The
Geological Survey of India has taken up the investigation of
the earthquake on 26 December 2004, [06:28:51.1hrs.
IST (IMD)]and resultant tsunami in the
Andaman - Nicobar region and other parts of the country. In this
connection
a team
of senior
scientists of the Department, headed by Dr. K.N.Mathur, Director
General reached Port Blair on 7th January 2005. The
GSI team (Dr S.K. Ray, Dr S. Sengupta, S/Shri Prabhas Pande
and Sujit Dasgupta) visited different parts of South Andaman and
Baratang Islands
to study the effects of the earthquake and tsunami. This
team has submitted a report after
initial surveys in the area.
This report contains the observations from the studies carried
out between 7th and 12th January 2005. A detailed report with analysis
on the effects of the earthquake and tsunami and other related issues
will be brought out on completion of the work.