India is in the process of setting a Neutrino Observatory in Tamil Nadu, near Theni on Bodi Hills. A 1500 Feet deep, 2 KM long tunnel will be bored which will host a world ‘biggest, heaviest magnet, which will be 50,000 tonnes, four times bigger than the one in CERN, Geneva. The project will be beginning shortly as the Environment Ministry and the TN Govt gave green signal. Cost of the project Rs. 1000 Crore.
What is Neutrino?
A particle which comes from the sun, hits the earth always, which is very hard to feel or detect physically. Sun sends trillion trillion of these neutrino but we can’t detect it, as it’s so small, the only way we can gather these are deep inside the earth were its not affected by radiation.
Purpose of this Observatory, it’s a purely science projext in studying of sun and how it works. There is no commercial aspect involved in this project as of now. For Rs. 1000 Cr. !!!
Who heads it; the observatory is initiated by some 15 educational universities in India, headed by Dept. of Atomic Energy (DEA).
As per the recent postings in media it seems there might be some environmental issues,
· Fertile and agricultural lands will be occupied, for constructing roads and other activates.
· Granite dust and stones will be let free in the air when boring the tunnel which might dent the agriculture in the surrounding areas
· Harm when explosives are used in boring
· Due to radiation and neutrino, chances are there of leaking harmful gases, remember this is still a scientific project and this is only 4th in the world.
Since it comes under DEA, the govt. state and center doesn’t want to confront with DEA. Still Rs. 1000 Cr. ?
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