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Spudding of the first 3000 m deep borehole KFD-1 in the Koyna region, on 20 December 2016 marked the beginning of the Pilot Phase of the Koyna Scientific Drilling Project. The scientific drilling and associated investigations are being carried out by the Borehole Geophysics Research Laboratory (BGRL), Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi, to comprehend the genesis of artificial water-reservoir triggered earthquakes in the Koyna intraplate seismic zone. The region has experienced continued seismicity during the past five decades, since the impoundment of the Koyna and the nearby Warna reservoirs.
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