Union Minister opens Stable Isotope Lab at Wadia institute
Dehradun, November 2
Union Minister of Science and Technology Vilasrao Deshmukh today said a National Centre for Himalayan Glaciology will be set up at the hill resort of Mussoorie in Uttarakhand for an in-depth study of glaciers.
Inaugurating a three-day international conference on "Indian Monsoon and Himalayan Geodynamics" (IMHG), being held in the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun, Vilasrao Deshmukh said an institute for study of Indian glaciers in Mussoorie would go a long way to further the glacier studies in the Himalayas.
He said a lot of scientific know-how was now available on different aspects of climate change and there was no doubt about the impact in the form of rising environmental temperature, melting of glaciers, flash floods and skewed distribution of rainfall.
“Although it is well known that evolution of Himalaya and monsoon has come up together but what really is unknown, yet, is whether this scenario of global warming is a part of natural climatic cycles or is there any human folly involved in it”, he pointed out.
Lauding the activities of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Vilasrao Deshmukh said the Wadia institute had the honour of being the only organisation globally that strives to understand the geodynamic development of the Himalayas.
Welcoming the minister, Director, Wadia Institute, Prof. Anil K. Gupta, gave a brief report about the institute activities and also gave the details about the importance of the IMHG Conference. Prof Gupta said the Indian monsoon affected climate and societies over a large part of Asia, and plays an important role in Asian hydrological budget.
The Union Minister also inaugurated a new state-of-the-art-lab (Stable Isotope Laboratory) at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology. He also visited the institute museum and took great interest in the various Himalayan exhibits, rock samples and minerals displayed in the museum.
Dehradun, November 2
Union Minister of Science and Technology Vilasrao Deshmukh today said a National Centre for Himalayan Glaciology will be set up at the hill resort of Mussoorie in Uttarakhand for an in-depth study of glaciers.
Inaugurating a three-day international conference on "Indian Monsoon and Himalayan Geodynamics" (IMHG), being held in the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun, Vilasrao Deshmukh said an institute for study of Indian glaciers in Mussoorie would go a long way to further the glacier studies in the Himalayas.
He said a lot of scientific know-how was now available on different aspects of climate change and there was no doubt about the impact in the form of rising environmental temperature, melting of glaciers, flash floods and skewed distribution of rainfall.
“Although it is well known that evolution of Himalaya and monsoon has come up together but what really is unknown, yet, is whether this scenario of global warming is a part of natural climatic cycles or is there any human folly involved in it”, he pointed out.
Lauding the activities of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Vilasrao Deshmukh said the Wadia institute had the honour of being the only organisation globally that strives to understand the geodynamic development of the Himalayas.
Welcoming the minister, Director, Wadia Institute, Prof. Anil K. Gupta, gave a brief report about the institute activities and also gave the details about the importance of the IMHG Conference. Prof Gupta said the Indian monsoon affected climate and societies over a large part of Asia, and plays an important role in Asian hydrological budget.
The Union Minister also inaugurated a new state-of-the-art-lab (Stable Isotope Laboratory) at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology. He also visited the institute museum and took great interest in the various Himalayan exhibits, rock samples and minerals displayed in the museum.
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