Chennai, Aug. 19 -- A media delegation comprising 11 Editors from Assam, accompanied by officials from the Press Information Bureau (PIB) Guwahati, visited the CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC), Chennai, on Wednesday.
Organised under the Central Sector Scheme "Development Communication and Information Dissemination", the visit aimed to showcase the scientific advancements and industrial developments of Tamil Nadu to the Northeastern media fraternity.
Dr. N. Anandavalli, Director, CSIR-SERC, briefed the delegation on the Centre's core research and development capabilities in structural engineering. Addressing the specific disaster vulnerabilities of Assam and the Northeast region-including high seismic activity, flood...