Thirty Metre Telescope Likely To Be Installed At Hanle In Ladakh, India

The world's largest telescope called the 'TMT - The 30 Meter Telescope To Be Built By India With 4 Other Nations On Hawaii Island' aka TMT is likely to be installed at Hanle village in Ladakh, India. Back in 2013, we had Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Construction To Begin In 2014 In Hawaii that the telescope's construction would begin in Hawaii; however the project's been facing major hurdles. The Supreme Court of Hawaii cancelled the permit for construction of the TMT in December 2015 after it was claimed that proposed site was sacred. The TMT board has began looking for a new location for the telescope and Hanle is one the top choices.

The international inspection team will visit Ladakh in the next few weeks. The main aim of the TMT board is to stop further delay as the state of Hawaii looks for renewal of the permission. The TMT board had issued a statement in February 2016 that because of the large investments and challenges involved in the construction of the TMT, they are reviewing alternate locations.

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Hanle Village, Ladakh​

The TMT India programme coordinator, Dr. B Eswar Reddy informed that the TMT board is exploring two possible choices, one in Ladakh and in Chile. He further said that the cancellation of permit by the Hawaiian Supreme Court was unexpected. The TMT team is exploring locations in both north and south hemisphere.

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India is expected to make an investment of about $212 million in the TMT project. Indian engineers and scientists are already developing high-tech sensors, software and hardware systems to support the project. The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) and the IUCAA in association with the concerned departments of the government have been actively involved in the project since last 3 years.

Source: Ladakh to get world's largest telescope? - Times of India

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