Earthquake
The commercial and national capital of the country lies squarely in the seismic zones and the threat of earthquake looms large. Despite such a precarious situation, it is surprising to note that the buildings in these two cities and many other cities of the country fall remarkably short when it comes to adherence to the [...] Continue Reading »
The building bylaws of 1983 have no provision for the structural safety and stability of existing buildings. More perturbing is the data from the Susceptibility Atlas of India (2007), which shows that out of 33.8 lakh buildings, over 31 lakh are at medium risk during an earthquake and 1.46 lakh are at high risk. On [...] Continue Reading »
After the earth shook on Tuesday in east Delhi, residents came out of their houses to safety and was reminded of the 2010 earthquake which killed almost 71 people.The maximum number of unsafe and illegal buildings are in East Delhi. East Delhi is prone to earthquakes due to illegal constructions and unauthorised colonies, where houses [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore, Chennai, Tirupati, Guwahati and Kolkata and other cities in the eastern coast felt mild earthquake tremors on 11th of April. The tremors were due to an 8.9 richter scale earthquake reported in Indonesia. The tremors were felt twice- once in the afternoon 2 pm and another at 4 pm. After the tremors, one of [...] Continue Reading »
Allahabad city in India is said to have a record for the well maintained localities even though it is quite old. This city has two and three-storied buildings which are very old and this locality is said to have nearly 60 years old buildings that are Heritage Buildings in Allahabad. However when it there is [...] Continue Reading »
