<p>"We are in talks with Indonesia and Australia to integrate our tsunami warning systems," Earth Sciences Minister Prithviraj Chavan said at a function to release the guidelines for Management of Tsunamis formulated by the National Disaster Management Authority.<br />Launched three years back, the Indian Tsunami Warning System provides advisories to concerned government departments and to vulnerable communities of an impending disaster.<br /><br />The system comprises a real-time network of seismic stations, bottom pressure recorders (BPR), tide gauges and 24x7 operational tsunami warning centre to detect tsunamigenic earthquakes and to monitor tsunamis.<br /><br />Indian scientists and engineers are currently evaluating the Indonesian Tsunami Warning System and exploring ways on how to integrate the two, Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences told PTI.<br /><br />The Australian system was in an advanced stage of being set up and Indian scientists had held consultations with them.<br />The system has a dedicated tsunami warning centre operating on 24x7 basis for generation of timely advisories.<br /><br />It also has a network of land-based seismic stations for earthquake detection and estimation of focal parameters in the two known tsunamigenic zones for real-time communication to the early warning centre.<br /><br />The system has a network of bottom pressure recorders capable of detecting and measuring a change in water level of 1 cm at water depths of up to 6 km to detect and monitor tsunami around these two tsunamigenic zones.<br /><br />A network of real time tide gauges, radar-based coastal monitoring stations and current meter moorings have also been set up to monitor progress of tsunami and storm surges.<br />The Indian and Indonesian warning systems were set up in the aftermath of the devastating tsunami that hit the region in December 2004.</p>
<p>"We are in talks with Indonesia and Australia to integrate our tsunami warning systems," Earth Sciences Minister Prithviraj Chavan said at a function to release the guidelines for Management of Tsunamis formulated by the National Disaster Management Authority.<br />Launched three years back, the Indian Tsunami Warning System provides advisories to concerned government departments and to vulnerable communities of an impending disaster.<br /><br />The system comprises a real-time network of seismic stations, bottom pressure recorders (BPR), tide gauges and 24x7 operational tsunami warning centre to detect tsunamigenic earthquakes and to monitor tsunamis.<br /><br />Indian scientists and engineers are currently evaluating the Indonesian Tsunami Warning System and exploring ways on how to integrate the two, Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences told PTI.<br /><br />The Australian system was in an advanced stage of being set up and Indian scientists had held consultations with them.<br />The system has a dedicated tsunami warning centre operating on 24x7 basis for generation of timely advisories.<br /><br />It also has a network of land-based seismic stations for earthquake detection and estimation of focal parameters in the two known tsunamigenic zones for real-time communication to the early warning centre.<br /><br />The system has a network of bottom pressure recorders capable of detecting and measuring a change in water level of 1 cm at water depths of up to 6 km to detect and monitor tsunami around these two tsunamigenic zones.<br /><br />A network of real time tide gauges, radar-based coastal monitoring stations and current meter moorings have also been set up to monitor progress of tsunami and storm surges.<br />The Indian and Indonesian warning systems were set up in the aftermath of the devastating tsunami that hit the region in December 2004.</p>