why has 82 a half degree selected as standard meridian of india
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As India's longitudinal extent is from 68° 7' 53" E to 97° 24' 47" E. The mean comes out to be 82°46'20". So 82"30 minutes east has been selected as theStandard Meridian Time of India. ... Therefore to set at our standard time, the middle of our longitudinal expanse was chosen.
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