The Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University

   Welcome To Centre For Applied Geology

  MISSIONS:

   Using the space and spatial technologies the following various Academic, R&D and extension programmes are envisaged independently and in interdependently with various Departments of GRI-DU..

MISSION:1  Rural Natural Resources Inventory and Management

            Mineral, Water, Hydrocarbon and Geothermal Resources inventory and creation of natural resources based rural development plans.

MISSION:2  Rural Water Management

            Specific Studies to bring out village wise / taluk wise water management plans including surface water potential, water quality pollution due to rock - water interaction and anthropogeny, rejuvenation of defunct water bodies inventory and modeling of Ground water, Artificial recharge etc.

MISSION:3  Rural Geo-energy Management

            Geo-Energy Resources inventory & Planning like Oil and Gas, Coal, radioactive and geothermal energy.

MISSION:4  Geological Eco system based development plans

            Creation of Rural development plans on the basis of geomorphic provinces like river systems and coastal systems, arid systems etc.

MISSION:5  Natural Disaster Vulnerability Mapping and Management Models

            Earthquakes, Landslides, Floods, Tsunami and other disaster predictive and preventive development plans for rural areas.

MISSION:6  

            Creation of Spatial Decision Support Systems for the development of rural areas.

MISSION:7  

            Conduct of PG Diploma, M.Sc. level Academic Programme & Ph.D. programmes with above aspects.

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