• To discover, assess and augment natural resources through intensive and extensive exploration
• To monitor past, present and future demands for natural resources and reorient activities accordingly
• To continuously update geological database of the land and offshore areas
• To map the country in progressively larger scale and commensurate with changing concepts
• To understand active geological processes affecting man and his environment
• To generate databases in the fields of environment, water resource development, natural hazards, etc.
• To play proactive role in natural and anthropogenic hazard assessment and mitigation
• To render geoscientific advice for water resource, power, communication and urban development projects
• To establish and maintain a comprehensive earthscience database
• To enhance interaction with the public for easy access to earthscience information, maps and knowledge product

NATURAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT

• Intensify specialised thematic mapping
• Intensify regional level assessment of mineral resources and standardise methods of exploration
• Integrate geological, geophysical and geochemical data in resource prognostication.
• Improvement of geoscientific database by making it denser, broader and deeper with higher level of precision.
• Priorititised but systematic coverage of the country through ground geophysical and geochemical survey.
• Delineate sub-alluvial and sub-trap geology through ground and airborne geophysical surveys to increase possible target areas.
• Induct high-resolution offshore surveys for assessment of marine resources.
• Develop viable interaction in collaborative activities with sister organisations, research institutes and universities to focus on exploration strategies in priorities.
• Creation of database on natural resources.

ENVIRONMENT AND EARTH SYSTEM STUDIES

• Develop comprehensive geoenvironmental database for usage in impact assessment and monitoring.
• Studies on hazards both natural (earthquake, landslides, floods etc.) and anthropogenic (pollution, waste disposal etc.) focussed on impact on the earth system.
• Studies on quaternary climatic changes.
• Enhanced studies in the field of solid earth geology and geophysics as Inter-institutional venture including seismic and geodetic monitoring.
• Geotechnical consultancy services for power, irrigation, transportation and various construction projects.

INFORMATION SERVICES

• Increase the visibility of the department to the outside world.
• Computerisation of database at all levels of activity.
• Switch over to digital technology for production of documents and maps.
• User friendly ways and means for dissemination of knowledge products.
• Pro-active role in earth-science education in the country.

RESOURCE SURVEY

• Mineral investigation and exploration
• Geological mapping
• Geochemical mapping
• Ground geophysical surveys
• Airborne surveys
• Marine surveys
• Laboratory data analysis
• Development of village economy through mineral appraisal programme (DOVEMAP).

ENVIRONMENT AND EARTH SYSTEM STUDIES

• Geotechnical survey and mapping.
• Preparation of earthquake and landslide hazard maps.
• Deploy rapid response team to assess natural disaster.
• Environmental impact assessment and environmental management plan for diverse anthropogenic activities.
• Neotectonic and active fault mapping. Establishment and operation of seismic and geodetic observatories.
• Study on geomorphology and quaternary climatic changes.
• Study on environmental hazards related to air, soil and water pollution.
• Laboratory backup studies.

DISSEMINATION OF GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

• Creation and updation of earthscience database.
• Compilation and publication of 1 : 250,000 and 1 : 50,000 scale maps through digital processing.
• Preparation and publication of utility thematic maps.
• Dissemination of value added knowledge products.
• Interaction and collaboration with sister organisations.

Send mail to GSI, CHQ for further information.
Last modified: April 24, 2003