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Which one of the following cities has been recognised as the Regional Tsunami Service Provider (RTSP) for the Indian Ocean region by UNESCO?
Explanation
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), located in Hyderabad, houses the Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC). Established by the Ministry of Earth Sciences following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, it became fully operational in 2007. In October 2011, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO officially designated INCOIS as a Regional Tsunami Service Provider (RTSP) for the Indian Ocean region. In this capacity, it provides real-time tsunami advisories and data to 28 countries along the Indian Ocean rim, alongside similar centers in Australia and Indonesia. The facility utilizes a sophisticated network of seismic stations, Bottom Pressure Recorders (BPRs), and tide gauges to detect potential tsunamis and disseminate warnings within minutes of an undersea earthquake.
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