To achieve a comprehensive knowledge of several aspects of the eastern continental margin of India and thereby transfer this knowledge to the user community

Objectives:

• To study the structural discontinuities and seismic hazards over the coastal and offshore regions of the Eastern Continental Margin of India (ECMI)-from geological and geophysical data.
• Detailed mapping of geomorphological features such as sedimentary faults, palaeo channels, V-cut valleys, gas seepages over some parts of Eastern Continental Margin of India (ECMI).
• Study of the Land-Ocean Tectonics and Neo-tectonic activity in the shelf regions
• To study the deep crustal processes of Bay of Bengal.

Facilities available:

• Digital Sparker
• Magnetometer
• Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS)
• AAS /ICP
• CTD Unit Advanced version
• Electronic Balance ‘Mettler'
• RCM Current Meter Batteries
• Niskin Bottles
• Shieve Shaker & Sieves