Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)

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The recent approval given to the proposed Pune-Nashik high-speed rail project could jeopardize the operations of the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), the world’s largest radio telescope near Pune.

                                                    Image Source: The Indian Express

About Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope:

• GMRT is a project of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), operating under the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). 
• GMRT is a unique facility functioning within the frequency bandwidth of 100 Mhz-1,500 MHz. 
• It is an array of thirty fully steerable parabolic radio telescopes of 45 meter diameter.
• Built and operated by TIFR’s National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Pune, it is a highly sought-after telescope both within India and by scientists from 30-plus countries. 
• As such, the GMRT enjoys special protection for carrying out its sensitive observations in the above frequency range.

   News Source: Indian Express 

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