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The history of the Survey of India dates back to the 18th century. [5] "First modern scientific survey of India" was undertaken by John Mather in 1793–96 on instructions of Superintendent of Salem and Baramahal, Col. Alexander Read. The present Dharmapuri district, Krishnagiri district and North Arcot in western Tamil Nadu were then called ...
In 1875, the decision was taken that the Survey budget should be reduced from 240,000 to 200,000 pounds. This resulted in a reorganization under Surveyor-General Colonel J.T. Walker to amalgamate the Great Trigonometrical, Topographical and Revenue Surveys into the Survey of India. [9] Survey towers used by George Everest to elevate the instruments
Robert Bruce Foote (22 September 1834 – 29 December 1912) was a British geologist and archaeologist who conducted geological surveys of prehistoric locations in India for the Geological Survey of India. For his contributions to Indian archaeology, he is called the father of Indian prehistory.
Survey of India: 1767 Ministry of Science and Technology [1] Geological Survey of India: 1851 Ministry of Mines [2] Archaeological Survey of India: 1861 Ministry of Culture [3] Botanical Survey of India: 1890 Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change [4] Zoological Survey of India: 1916 Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate ...
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is a scientific agency of India.It was founded in 1851, as a Government of India organization under the Ministry of Mines, one of the oldest of such organisations in the world and the second oldest survey in India after the Survey of India (founded in 1767), for conducting geological surveys and studies of India, and also as the prime provider of basic ...
Map 2: Boundary of Kashmir in the 1888 Survey of India map of India. W. H. Johnson was the lead surveyor of Ladakh in the Kashmir Survey team instituted 1847–1865 by the Survey of India. [a] He surveyed the region now called Aksai Chin in 1865. [4] [5] The results of the survey were published in a "Kashmir Atlas" in 1868. [6]
Lieutenant-Colonel William Lambton FRS (c. 1753 – 20 or 26 [1] January 1823 [2]) was a British soldier, surveyor, and geographer who began a triangulation survey in 1800-1802 that was later called the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. His initial survey was to measure the length of a degree of an arc of the meridian so as to establish ...
National Geological Monuments are geographical areas of national importance and heritage, as notified by the Government of India's Geological Survey of India (GSI), for their maintenance, protection, promotion and enhancement of geotourism. [1] [2] [3]