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Bamboo house resists earthquake!

No Comments Sub Category:Cities,Realty News Posted On: Apr 16, 2012

Fearing of losing your property with earthquake disasters? Do not worry, the Environment Ministry in New Delhi has recommended bamboo-based houses.

These bamboo-based houses has been developed and guaranteed after a successful test by a government institute especially for earthquake-prone areas in India.

It has been revealed that the Bangalore-based Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI) has developed and also tested the bamboo house for disaster-prone areas.

The properties in India can be secured from earthquake disaster by constructing bamboo-based houses in future.

The environment ministry officials say that the bamboo-based house constructed for experimenting resisted seven repetitions of a typical Zone 5 earthquake, showing no signs of falling apart.

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Source: The Hindu Business Line

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