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HYDERABAD: With 13 per cent of the world's cyclones occurring in the seas around the country, the Indian Tsunami Early Warning System would be a dual-use mitigation scheme and incorporates storm surge forecast also. Delivering the Prof. Y. Nayudamma Memorial Lecture on "India's initiative in mitigation of Tsunamis and storm surges", organised by the Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences here on Monday, Harsh K. Gupta, Secretary, Department of Ocean Development, said that the key elements of the Rs. 125 crore system would be in place by March next and it would be fully operational by September, 2007. Stating that an early warning system was imperative for the Indian Ocean to mitigate the loss of life and property due to Tsunamis and storm surges, he said the system encompasses near-real time determination of earthquake parameters in the two known tsunamigenic zones of Indian Ocean region, using a network of land-based seismic stations. It also comprises establishing a comprehensive ocean observational network of bottom pressure recorders, tide gauges and radar-based coastal monitoring stations. Apart from developing numerical models for tsunamis and storm surges, it would also generate coastal inundation and vulnerability maps. The Finance Minister, K. Rosaiah, presented the Prof. Nayudamma memorial gold medal to P.V.N. Raju, Chairman, Gland Pharma Limited. Receiving the award, Mr. Raju said the award was a recognition of the giant strides made by the pharmaceutical industry which had grown from Rs.50 crores in 1947 to Rs. 30,000 crores in 2005. Stressing the importance of science and technology, Mr. Rosaiah said the prevention and management of natural disasters had become pressing challenge.
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