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India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) is a particle physics research project under construction to primarily study atmospheric neutrinos in a 1,200 meters (3,900 ft)[1] deep cave under INO Peak near Theni, Tamil Nadu, India. It is planned to provide a precise measurement of neutrino mixing parameters. The project is a multi-institute collaboration and one of the largest experimental particle physics projects undertaken in India.[2][3][4]
The project was originally intended to be completed in 2015 at an estimated cost of ₹15,000,000,000 (₹15 billion or US$209.7 million), has been cleared by the Ministry of Environment for construction in the Bodi West Hills Reserved Forest in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu. After delay, the project was underway as of 2015[update].[5][6]
When completed, the main magnetised iron calorimeter (ICAL) experiment is planned include the world's largest magnet, four times larger than the 12,500-tonne magnet in the Compact Muon Solenoid detector at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.[7][8]