Institute of Seismological Research
Overview
The Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) has been established by the Science and Technology Department, Government of Gujarat vide Government Resolution No. ISR-2003-687-DST dated August 27, 2003. The ISR has been registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act. The Governing Council of the Society is chaired by the Hon'ble Chief Minister, Gujarat State.
About the institute
Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) is unique in India being the only institute fully dedicated to seismological studies. The vision of the institute is to understand the science of earthquake occurrences in intraplate and other regions and use this knowledge to save lives and minimize damage due to earthquakes. The strategic thrusts of the institute are:
- Near real time earthquake monitoring and reporting through a dense network of broadband seismographs (BBS) and strong motion accelerographs (SMA).
- Improve seismic safety and performance in built environments especially in highly vulnerable urban areas through site specific hazard assessment and seismic microzonation.
- Quantifying long and short term deformation using active fault mapping, paleo-seismology and tectonic geodesy.
- Shallow surface investigations for resource exploration.
- Earthquake precursory research through multi-parametric geophysical observations
- Undertaking steps and efforts to communicate earthquake science to engineers and use the knowledge base for creating public awareness
CONTACT DETAILS
- Department : Institute of Seismological Research
- Phone : 91-79-66739000, 66739010
- Fax : 91-79-66739015
- Address : Knowledge Corridor, Raisan, Gandhinagar- 382009.
- Email : dg-isr[at]gujarat[dot]gov[dot]in
- Website : isr.gujarat.gov.in
Head of the Department
- Phone: 079-66739001
- Address: Knowledge Corridor, Raisan, Gandhinagar- 382009.
- Email: dg-isr[at]gujarat[dot]gov[dot]in