Tsunami warning centre in Tuticorin

A three-member team from Survey of India visited Kanyakumari as part of its initiatives to set up a tsunami warning centre there.

Speaking to reporters, Dr B Nagarajan, Director, Geodetic and Research branch of the organisation, who leads the team said 36 such centres would be set up at different parts of the country.

In Tamil Nadu itself, centres will be set up at Tuticorin, Rameswaram, Chennai, Cuddalore and Nagapattinam.

Work on these centres have already started at many places.