Reindeer & rajma give Indian team company in Arctic | Latest News Delhi - Hindustan Times
close_game
close_game

Reindeer & rajma give Indian team company in Arctic

Hindustan Times | BySatyen Mohapatra, New Delhi
Jul 07, 2008 01:39 AM IST

With icy glaciers and reindeer around them, Indian scientists find themselves in “seventh heaven” at India’s first research station in the Arctic, reports Satyen Mohapatra.

With icy glaciers and reindeer around them and the sun not likely to set for next few months, Indian scientists find themselves in “seventh heaven” at India’s first research station in the Arctic.

HT Image
HT Image

“We feel like we are on seventh heaven after becoming the 10th country to have a station on the most northerly research station at 80 degree latitude. The North pole is at 90 degrees latitude, only 1200km away,” said Rasik Ravindra, the director of the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research.

Hindustan Times - your fastest source for breaking news! Read now.

Union Minister of Science and Technology Kapil Sibal had inaugurated the Indian research base in the Arctic region to be called Himadri.

The station is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and will conduct round the year scientific research in contemporary fields of Arctic Science with special emphasis on climate change.

“We would do complementary bi-polar science, repeating research and experiments we have done in Antarctica matching data and experiments in both hemispheres,” he said.

“The Koreans, Chinese, Dutch, Japanese, Norwegians, Swedish, French, British and Germans already stationed here were very happy to have Indian presence in the Arctic,” said Ravindra. “There is no problem of food. We get rice, salad, rajma.”

Himadri will be managed by the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), the premier polar institute based in Goa.

Unveiling 'Elections 2024: The Big Picture', a fresh segment in HT's talk show 'The Interview with Kumkum Chadha', where leaders across the political spectrum discuss the upcoming general elections. Watch now!
SHARE THIS ARTICLE ON
Share this article
SHARE
Story Saved
Live Score
OPEN APP
Saved Articles
Following
My Reads
Sign out
New Delhi 0C
Friday, March 29, 2024
Start 14 Days Free Trial Subscribe Now
Follow Us On