explain why 82.30'E an odd value has been chosen as the standarf meridian of india?
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82°30E has been selected as the standard meridian of india as it passes through the center of the country .
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The odd value has been chosen as the standard meridian of India because the longitudinal extent of India 68.7'E to 97.25'E and this meridian passes through the centre of India.
It passes through Mirzapur i.e. the centre of India. Then there is an understanding among the countries of the world that the degrees of the meridian should be divisible by 7₁/² i.e. 82.30'E.
This enables us to overcome the difference of 2 hours between Arunanchal Pradesh and Gujarat. The times is Indian Standard Time (IST).
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