Geography, asked by deeprajchatterjee91, 6 hours ago

Why 82 degree 30 minutes East longitude

has been selected as the standard Meridian

for India​

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Answered by harshith5610
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The 82.30' Eastern Longitude will be taken as the standard time for the entire country. ... It has served to avoid confusion that would have arisen by following separate local times or in lack of a uniform time. 82degree 30 minutes is chosen as standard Meridian mainly because it lies almost in the middle of India.

Answered by Anonymous
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1) The 82.30' Eastern Longitude will be taken as the standard time for the entire country.  It has served to avoid confusion that would have arisen by following separate local times or in lack of a uniform time. 82degree 30 minutes is chosen as standard Meridian mainly because it lies almost in the middle of India.

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