OceanExpert ID : 10308
National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
NGRI
Uppal Road
Hyderabad 500606
Andhra Pradesh
India
Type
Government
Telephone
+91 40 23434700, 23434711
Fax
+91 40 27171564
Activities
National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), a constituent Laboratory of CSIR, was established in 1961 with the mission to carry out research in multidisciplinary areas of Earth Sciences. The Institute plays a pivotal role in the exploration of Hydrocarbons, Mineral and Groundwater resources in addition to studies in Engineering Geophysics, Seismology, Geo-dynamics and Geo-environment. The Institute has a staff strength of 550 that includes about 150 highly qualified scientists doing extensive research in Earth Sciences assisted by an equal number of highly skilled technical staff for data acquisition, data processing and field investigations.