why has 82 and half degree east been selected as the Standard Meridian of India explain the reason
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82°30' E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India because
- it is situated in the centre of all longitudes and latitudes in which our country is located.
- Therefore each country selects a central meridian and the local time of this meridian is the standard time of that country.
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The standard meridian of India at 82'3 east mirzapur in uttar Pradesh was taken as the standard meridian because it splits the country into closely two equal parts.The 82•50 east longitude is smaller than 1 km from famous vindhyavasi temple.
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