Japan to upgrade quake monitoring system in Turkmenistan
The earthquake monitoring system will be modernized in Ashgabat,
“Neutral Turkmenistan” newspaper reported.
The implementation of this project is envisaged in a separate
paragraph of the joint statement on new partnership between
Turkmenistan and Japan.
The document was signed by Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly
Berdimuhammadov and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Recently, Turkmenistan has hosted a meeting with the delegation of
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the sites for
installing the equipment were reviewed, the tasks of the joint
coordinating committee were determined and the action plan for the
future was agreed upon, said the report.
The joint work carried out by the sides is aimed at developing the
seismological research and, consequently, to further enhance the
population’s safety in Turkmenistan, according to the
newspaper.
JICA is expected to hand over the modern seismological equipment,
digital seismic stations, and the data processing and
interpretation software to Turkmenistan.
It is planned to install three digital seismic stations and 10 sets
of equipment (including installation on high-rise buildings) around
Ashgabat.
Turkmen specialists will pass training and study the modern seismic
data processing technologies in Japan, said the newspaper.
Turkmenistan sits on a seismically dangerous zone. On October 6,
1948, Ashgabat was hit by a catastrophic earthquake, the strength
of which reached 10 points, leading to numerous casualties.
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