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Kishtwar opens observatory to strengthen earthquake monitoring

Indian minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated a seismological observatory in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, on 2 November 2026. It is the territory’s fourth such facility, according to authorities cited by DD India and PTI.

DD India says digital instruments are to transmit data in real time to the National Centre for Seismology in New Delhi. Continuous monitoring covers Kishtwar and neighbouring Himalayan areas.

The minister describes the equipment as supporting disaster preparedness and infrastructure planning. Those goals do not yet measure the new centre’s effectiveness; the sources consulted provide no operational assessment.

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