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Geological Survey of India (GSI), a subordinate organization of Ministry of Mines, completed its field season year 2003-04 in September, 2004. During the period October, 2003 to September, 2004, its survey and exploration activities has found 2987 million tonnes (MT) of coal, 98 MT of lignite and two diamonds weighing 0.13 carat and 0.04 carat in Chigicherala Pipe in Andhra Pradesh. Two new Kimberlite pipes have been discovered near Timmasamundram village in Atmakuru and Penukounda Blocks, Anandpur distt. Andhra Pradesh and 10 small lamproit bodies have been identified in Ramadugu in Nalgonda district of the State. In Jaintiya Hill District, Meghalaya, a reserve of 407.45 MT of limestone have been added to the earlier reserves. This information was given by the Director-General, GSI, Dr. K. N. Mathur, today in a performance review meeting taken by the Mines Secretary, Shri C. D. Arha.
Dr. Mathur said that under regional systematic surveys, 6798.50 sq. kms. covered by specialized thematic mapping, 21,806 sq. kms. by geo-chemical mapping and 16,689 sq. kms. by ground geo-physical mapping. The Marine Wing of GSI during the period has successfully completed its sponsored work of ONGC. GSI led and participated in the 23rd Indian Antarctic Expedition and its studies revealed annual average retreat of pola rice sheet margin at the rate of 3.51 meter on southern flank of Schirmacher Oasis. Besides, it took up a number of specialized investigations and research and development work.
GSI net remains one of the thrust areas in the field of IT. Local area net work is under progress at all the regions and central headquarters. The project GSI Portal envisages knowledge management and business process integration through intranet and extranet. It completed successfully the 'Jaladhatri' Project of the Government of Andhra Pradseh and 'Jaladhara' Project of the Government of Maharashtra is under completion. The organisation has taken up the compilation of the geological maps on 1 : 50,000 scale and soft copy conversion has been taken up on priority basis. It has published 16 geological quadrangle maps and geological and mineral maps of Kerala, Karanataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Andhra Pradesh.
The Secretary advised to further gear up its activities to establish GSI as a temple of excellence. He asked GSI to complete the digitization work and to strengthen its Planning and Research Wing to face challenges ahead.
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