India to join mock tsunami drill in Indian Ocean

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Calcutta News.NetTuesday 11th October, 2011 (IANS) India, along with 20 other nations, will participate in a mock tsunami drill Wednesday to test the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWS), officials said Tuesday.Organised under the auspices of Unesco's Inter-governmental Oceanographic Commission, the drill will also see the responsibility for Indian Ocean tsunami advisories being handed over to the Regional Tsunami Advisory Service Providers (RTSPs) of the region --

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