Kishan Reddy to Inaugurate Three Major Facilities at GSI Hyderabad on November 10

Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy will inaugurate three major facilities at the Geological Survey of India Training Institute (GSITI) in Bandlaguda-Nagole, Hyderabad, on November 10 at 9:30 AM. The facilities are aimed at strengthening GSI’s capabilities in mineral exploration, geoscientific research, international training and digital learning. The programme will begin with the inauguration of the international hostel, followed by the geophysical data processing laboratory and the digital studio. GSI Director General Dinesh V. Ganvir will deliver the welcome address. Malkajgiri MP Eatala Rajender, Kishan Reddy, Union Mines Ministry Joint Secretary Farida M. Naik and other dignitaries are expected to attend.

The international hostel, built at a cost of ₹4.27 crore, has been named Nalanda and Takshashila. It features 32 fully furnished suites along with a dining hall, gym, recreational facilities, a mini library and laundry services. The advanced geophysical data processing laboratory, jointly established by NMET and GSI at a cost of ₹4.55 crore, is equipped with 25 high-end computers and modern software to support data analysis, processing, modelling and inversion for mineral exploration. A digital studio, set up jointly by CBC and GSI with an investment of ₹30 lakh, will produce video lessons, podcasts and webinars for the iGOT Karmayogi portal under Mission Karmayogi. Established in 1851 to explore coal deposits for railway requirements, GSI has since grown into a leading geoscientific organisation involved in geological surveys, mineral exploration, disaster-related research and resource assessment.