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New neutrino project approved in India
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| Photo by TIFR |
India's Ministry of Environment and Forests just approved on 18 October 2010, the building of the Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO) to be constructed in the Bodi West Hills Reserved Forest in Theni district of Tamil Nadu. The INO will be a world-class laboratory for underground science, primarily for conducting research on neutrino physics. This project will be executed by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and 20 other scientific institutions in the country.
First discussed in 1989, the proposal for the INO was stalled mainly because of a lack of resources and strong opposition from environmental groups. The approval this time is subject to the conditions such as there will be no cutting of trees and damage to forest cover.
The construction of the INO is to be completed by 2015, and India expects over 200 scientists’ participation in this new project.