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Imphal: A five-day seismic hazard training program wrapped up at Manipur University on Friday. Thirty-nine academic participants from across India attended the sessions, with more than half of the attendees being women. The CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute and the university Department of Earth Sciences jointly hosted the event.
Funding for the initiative came from the CSIR-Integrated Skill Initiative of the Union Ministry of Science and Technology. The curriculum targeted postgraduate and PhD scholars to build skills for assessing earthquake hazards. Participants traveled from Delhi University, Osmania University, and Bangalore University to join the study.
Environment and Climate Change Director Tourangbam Brajkumar Singh addressed the closing ceremony. He urged the state to increase specialized scientific training because of the severe seismic risk in the area. "Local studies were essential to generate data for disaster risk reduction," Singh said.
Vice-Chancellor R.K. Hemakumar Singh opened the program on October 12 by calling for broader regional partnerships to boost scientific capacity throughout the Northeast. CSIR-NGRI scientist Abhey Ram Bansal and CSIR-HRDC scientist Vinay Kumar led discussions on practical, research-based training. Coordinator Avinash Kumar Chauhan stated that collaboration helps local researchers reach national facilities.
Scientists from the CSIR-NGRI inspected the Manipur University Seismic Observatory during the week to audit monitoring gear. The event ended with a tree plantation drive organized by Department of Earth Sciences head Y. Raghumani Singh and a final vote of thanks to the participating institutions.
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