VP urges scientific organisations to work for improving

Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu today asked various scientific organisations in the country to work in synergy for improving people's lives.

According to an official release, he interacted with scientists of the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services and the National Tsunami Warning Centre here.

Naidu said he was extremely impressed with its capabilities and work being carried out by scientists in the areas of ocean observation, information and advisory services.

At the National Tsunami Warning Centre, Naidu enquired about tsunami alerts and the ongoing research on tsunami detection.

Director of INCOIS Satheesh C Shenoi gave an overview of the Tsunami Warning Centre's activities, it said.

Lauding INCOIS for developing operational services for predicting oil spills, Naidu advised the institution to constantly interact with user agencies like the coast guard, maritime police and seek their feedback to improve advisories and services.

"Glad that the Indian Coast Guard, the agency responsible for the mitigation of oil spills occurring in the seas around us, was now using the oil spill trajectory predictions and working closely with INCOIS to improve the accuracy of predictions," the release quoted Naidu as saying.

Telangana deputy chief minister Mohammad Mahmood Ali and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.