The Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre (KSREC) and the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) under the Department of Space are jointly setting up electronic display boards at Mariyanad and Anchuthengu in the district to provide real-time information on fish availability, direction of wind and change in weather to fisher folk.The display boards would have information secured through Oceansat I (IRS P4) The project can also be used for early tsunami warning and predicting adverse weather.The first of the display boards would be inaugurated by Fisheries Minister S. Sarma at Mariyanad on Tuesday, a press release said.
The Hindu, 26th July 2009
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