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114 PIONEERING A NEW FUTURE
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Above: A commemorative postage stamp was released on the birth centenary of Prof. DN Wadia on 23 October 1984
Top Right: Prof. VS Ramamurthy, the then secretary of Department of Science and Technology (DST), during a visit to the institute’s museum on 9 February 2003
Below: Geophysical survey in the High Himalayan region
On the pursuance of Prof. DN Wadia, the then Scientific Advisory Committee to cabinet on 15 January 1965 felt the need for a research facility that focused on
Himalayan geology. A grant-in-aid institute was registered and the first governing body of the institute with Prof. Wadia as president and Prof. RC Mishra as president of its first Research Advisory Committee in 1970.
The institute, in the honour of its
founder Prof. DN Wadia on his demise,
was renamed as Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology in the year 1969. Since then, the institute has grown manifold in
its research activities, human resources, and analytical facilities.
RESEARCH AND LABORATORY FACILITIES WIHG has embarked on a multi-disciplinary research programme on ‘Characterization and
Assessment of Surface and Subsurface Processes in Himalaya (CAP-Himalaya): Implications on Geodynamics, Seismogenesis, Natural Resources and Hazards for Sustainable Development’.
The institute has almost all analytical state-of- the-art instruments capable of characterizing
the geological and environmental samples (rock/soil/water/air) with varied
compositional matrix. The institute utilizes these instruments to trace the geological processes and their time-
frame (geochronology) strengthening the project and to provide scientific data to
geoscience community nationwide.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Mapping of Himalayas: The institute has produced regional geological maps for northwest and northeast Himalayas covering rugged and remote regions of Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh,