Why 82.30'e has been selected as the standard meridian of India?

Answer 1

from gujarat to arunachal pradesh there is time lag of 2 hours. hence,time along the meridian of India(82 degree 39'east)passing through mirzapur (in u.p.) is taken as the standard time for the whole country.

Answer 2

India lies to the east of the Prime Meridian between 68O7' to 97O25'E Longitude which makes a vast longitudinal extent of India about 30O. To have one uniform time in the country, India has accepted 82O30'E as the Standard Meridian of India. The local time at this Meridian has been accepted as the Indian Standard Time (IST) throughout the country. It has helped to avoid a lot of confusion which would have been there by following different local times or in absence of a uniform time.

Answer 3

82.30 degree E is selected as standard meridian because it prevent a lot of confusion since from gujrat to arunachal pradesh there is a time lag of two hours.Hence time along the Standard Meridian of India (82&1/2 degrees East longitude) has taken Standard meridian of India

Answer 4

82 degree and 30' is taken as the standard meridian of India Because:

It aviods confusion regarding train and flight timings as there is a time lag of 2 hours from Gujrat to Arunachal Pradesh.

82 degree and 30' is divisible by 7 degree and 30'.

It divides the two hour lag from west to east into one hour by passing through mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.

82.30 degree E is selected as standard meridian because it prevent a lot of confusion since from gujrat to arunachal pradesh there is a time lag of two hours.Hence time along the Standard Meridian of India (82&1/2 degrees East longitude) has taken Standard meridian of India

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Answer 5

The local times which lie on different meridians are bound to differ. The sun rises two hours earlier in Arrunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujrat. This causes a time lag of two hours from Gujrat to A.P. To avoid confusion and to have a standard time for reference, the time along the meridian(82.30'E) passing through Mirzapur(In UP) has been taken as the standard time for the whole country. This is why the watches show the same time.

Answer 6

from gujarat to arunachal pradesh there is time lag of 2 hours. hence,time along the meridian of india(82 degree 39'east)passing through mirzapur (in u.p.) is taken as the standard time for the whole country.

Answer 7

it is taken because it passes from almost centre of india and from mrizapur(uttar pradesh)

Answer 8

because it is the center of the longitude of India and it prevent confusion

Answer 9

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