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Andhra Pradesh earmarks 45 acres for INCOIS centre in Kakinada
Andhra Pradesh has set aside 45 acres on the Kakinada coast for a regional centre of the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, or INCOIS.
The state’s Maritime Board signed an agreement with INCOIS, which comes under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
The centre is expected to cost ₹100 crore and serve nearly seven lakh people along the Andhra Pradesh coast.
INCOIS provides services such as fishing-zone information, ocean forecasts and tsunami early warnings.
The nearest existing INCOIS centre is in Hyderabad, so the new facility would bring these services closer to coastal communities.
The proposal was approved in September after Rajya Sabha MP Sana Satish Kumar appealed for it in July.
The sources do not say when construction or operations will begin.
Andhra Pradesh has identified 45 acres along the Kakinada coast for a regional centre of the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services.
The Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board signed a memorandum of understanding with INCOIS on October 12.
The centre is estimated to cost ₹100 crore and is expected to serve nearly seven lakh people along the Andhra Pradesh coast.
INCOIS provides services including fishing-zone information, ocean-state forecasts, tsunami early warnings and marine advisories.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board and the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS).
- What
- The state has identified 45 acres for an INCOIS regional centre, and the two bodies signed a memorandum of understanding.
- When
- The memorandum was signed on October 12. The centre was approved in September.
- Where
- Along the Kakinada coast in Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The centre is intended to provide ocean and marine services to nearly seven lakh people along the Andhra Pradesh coast.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Rajya Sabha MP Sana Satish Kumar appealed to the Ministry of Earth Sciences for a regional centre.
The proposed regional centre was approved.
The Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board and INCOIS signed a memorandum of understanding at a regional conference of the 31st CII Partnership Summit in Kakinada.
The Hindu reported that 45 acres had been identified for the centre.
- Land
- 45 acres along the Kakinada coast
- Estimated cost
- ₹100 crore
- Expected reach
- Nearly seven lakh people along the Andhra Pradesh coast
- MoU date
- October 12
- Nearest existing INCOIS centre
- Hyderabad
Sources
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