The Hingoli revenue department has given the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) project 225 hectares of land in Maharashtra for the construction of the country's first such facility.
In the United States, two such facilities are now studying gravitational waves: one in Hanford, Washington, and the other in Livingston, Louisiana.
The central government granted 'in principle' approval to the LIGO-India mega science proposal for gravitational-wave research in 2016.
The LIGO-India project is a massive astronomy research project on Indian soil. It promises groundbreaking research results, the development of cutting-edge technology, and opportunities for students and researchers.
The project's scientific goals are in astronomy and fundamental physics.
It is the world's largest gravitational wave observatory and a marvel of precision engineering.
