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Rs. 1 crore to set up tsunami forecast centre at Karwar

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SIRSI: A sum of Rs. 1 crore has been granted to set up a tsunami forecast centre at Karwar, Indian National Ocean Information Centre officer K.V. Radhakrishna said in a press release on Friday.

An electronic floating apparatus and a device that measures ocean currents, set up in the sea, would send information about tsunami to a satellite, he said and added that the satellite message would be received at the information centre at the Fishermen’s Association office in Karwar.

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Information about the device would be given to fishermen’s representatives in Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada through a workshop, he added.

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