VISAKHAPATNAM | Sept 25, 2016 : THE Geological Survey of India (GSI) has identified 5.71 lakh sq km area with the obvious geological potential (OGP) for mineral search, M Raju, GSI director-general, said here on Saturday.

Delivering a lecture on ‘Mineral investigations by the GSI’ at Platinum Jubilee guest house, Andhra University, Raju said that majority of the identified sites were in the Peninsular India.

“The programme will help students understand the significance of the geo-science data. The need of the hour is to enrich mineral resources of the country by tapping it with the right technology and hence the students pursuing their career in geo-science must be trained accordingly,” said G Nageswara Rao, vice-chancellor, Andhra University, who was the chief guest of the programme.

Interested students can also apply for training and capacity building courses offered by the GSI, Hyderabad, he added. AU registrar V Uma Maheswara Rao, College of Science and Technology principal and director of AU Delta Studies Institute CV Raman and others were present.

(Source: http://www.newindianexpress.com/)