Why 82°30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India?

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Most of the countries accept the central meridian as standard meridian. This passes through Allahabad and hence is taken as the standard median.
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Most of the countries accept th central meridian as standard meridian. This passes through Allahabad and hence is taken as the standard median
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