Ministry of Earth Sciences
Seismological Observatories
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03 JAN 2018 6:12PM by PIB Delhi
National Centre of Seismology (NCS) maintains a National Seismological Network (NSN) of 84 seismological observatories. State-wise list of the Observatories is as below:
LIST OF SEISMOLOGICAL OBSERVATORIES OPERATED BY NATIONAL CENTRE OF SEISMOLOGY (NCS)
|
S.No.
|
Name of Station
|
State to which belongs
|
|
1
|
Allahabad
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
2
|
Asaura
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
3
|
Bisrakh
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
4
|
Bahraich
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
5
|
Bahraich
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
6
|
Jhansi
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
7
|
Meerut
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
8
|
Varanasi
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
9
|
Agra
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
10
|
Thakurdwara
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
11
|
Unchagaon
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
12
|
Lohaghat
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
13
|
Pithoragarh
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
14
|
Dehradun
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
15
|
Joshimath
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
16
|
Akola
|
Maharashtra
|
|
17
|
karad
|
Maharashtra
|
|
18
|
latur
|
Maharashtra
|
|
19
|
Mumbai
|
Maharashtra
|
|
20
|
Pune
|
Maharashtra
|
|
21
|
Nagpur
|
Maharashtra
|
|
22
|
Ajmer
|
Rajasthan
|
|
23
|
Jaisalmer
|
Rajasthan
|
|
24
|
Khetri
|
Rajasthan
|
|
25
|
Bhavnagar
|
Gujarat
|
|
26
|
Bhuj
|
Gujarat
|
|
27
|
Ayanagar
|
Delhi
|
|
28
|
Lodi Road, New Delhi
|
Delhi
|
|
29
|
Ridge, Delhi
|
Delhi
|
|
30
|
Bhubaneswar
|
Odisha
|
|
31
|
Rayagada
|
Odisha
|
|
32
|
Jharsuguda
|
Odisha
|
|
33
|
Bhakra
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
34
|
Kalpa
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
35
|
Shimla
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
36
|
Dharamsala
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
37
|
Bilaspur
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
38
|
Rohtak
|
Haryana
|
|
39
|
Sohna
|
Haryana
|
|
40
|
Kundal
|
Haryana
|
|
41
|
Kurukshetra
|
Haryana
|
|
42
|
Bahadurgarh
|
Haryana
|
|
43
|
Kodaikanal
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
44
|
Chennai
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
45
|
Salem
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
46
|
Jorhat
|
Assam
|
|
47
|
Guwahati
|
Assam
|
|
48
|
Dibrugarh
|
Assam
|
|
49
|
Tezpur
|
Assam
|
|
50
|
Silchar
|
Assam
|
|
51
|
Lekhapani
|
Assam
|
|
52
|
Dhubri
|
Assam
|
|
53
|
Kolkata
|
West Bengal
|
|
54
|
Siliguri
|
West Bengal
|
|
55
|
Jammu
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
56
|
Srinagar
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
57
|
Mangalore
|
Karnataka
|
|
58
|
Port Blair
|
Andaman & Nicobar
|
|
59
|
Diglipur
|
Andaman & Nicobar
|
|
60
|
Campbell Bay
|
Andaman & Nicobar
|
|
61
|
Bokaro Thermal
|
Jharkhand
|
|
62
|
Sahibganj
|
Jharkhand
|
|
63
|
Thein Dam
|
Punjab
|
|
64
|
Vijayawada
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
55
|
Visakhapatnam
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
66
|
Valmiki Nagar
|
Bihar
|
|
67
|
Goa
|
Goa
|
|
68
|
Hyderabad
|
Telangana
|
|
69
|
Agartala
|
Tripura
|
|
70
|
Belonia
|
Tripura
|
|
71
|
Gangtok
|
Sikkim
|
|
72
|
Kohima
|
Nagaland
|
|
73
|
Imphal
|
Manipur
|
|
74
|
Aizawal
|
Mizoram
|
|
75
|
Saiha
|
Mizoram
|
|
76
|
Tawang
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
77
|
Pasighat
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
78
|
Itanagar
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
79
|
Ziro
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
80
|
Minicoy
|
Lakshadweep
|
|
81
|
Thiruvananthapuram
|
Kerala
|
|
82
|
Shillong
|
Meghalaya
|
|
83
|
Bhopal
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
84
|
Shillong
|
Meghalaya
|
A project of setting up a total of 32 new seismological observatories is under implementation process and likely to be completed by end of FY 2017-18. A list of these observatories is as below:
PROPOSED SITES (NEW) OF SEISMOLOGICAL OBSERVATORIES
|
S.No
|
Name of the Station
|
State
|
|
| |
|
1
|
Talwara
|
Punjab
|
|
|
2
|
Sriganganagar
|
Rajasthan
|
|
|
3
|
Udaipur
|
Rajasthan
|
|
|
4
|
Leh
|
J&K
|
|
|
5
|
Hanley
|
J&K
|
|
|
6
|
Sunder Nagar
|
Himanchal Pradesh
|
|
|
7
|
Tisa
|
Himanchal Pradesh
|
|
|
8
|
Chandigarh
|
U.T
|
|
|
9
|
Ganaur
|
Haryana
|
|
|
10
|
Lodi Road
|
New Delhi
|
|
|
11
|
NPL
|
Delhi
|
|
|
12
|
Jhajjar
|
Haryana
|
|
|
13
|
Palwal
|
Haryana
|
|
|
14
|
Jamia University
|
Delhi
|
|
|
15
|
Narela
|
Delhi
|
|
|
16
|
Najafgarh
|
Delhi
|
|
|
17
|
Manesar
|
Haryana
|
|
|
18
|
Uttarkashi
|
Uttrakhand
|
|
|
19
|
Lucknow
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
|
20
|
FarukhabadSadar
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
|
21
|
Gorakhpur
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
|
22
|
Banda
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
|
23
|
Basti
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
|
24
|
Narmdanagar
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
|
25
|
Guna
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
|
26
|
Gaya
|
Bihar
|
|
|
27
|
Jamui
|
Bihar
|
|
|
28
|
Sitamarhi
|
Bihar
|
|
|
29
|
Jogbani
|
Bihar
|
|
|
30
|
Coochbehar
|
West Bengal
|
|
|
31
|
Kanker
|
Chattisgarh
|
|
|
32
|
Khunti
|
Jharkhand
|
|
The estimate of epicenter parameters and magnitude of earthquake events shall be more precise with increase in number of seismological records by establishing more observatories.
After installation of 32 new observatories, the strength of National seismological Network (NSN) shall be assessed and accordingly plan for setting of new observatories in gap area shall be planned.
This information was given by Minister of State for Ministry of Science & Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences Shri Y.S.Chowdary in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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