No Need To Panic Due To Recent Earthquakes In Delhi-NCR: Seismology Centre

There isn’t any must panic because of the current earthquakes in Delhi-NCR however it’s important to undertake preparedness and take precautionary measures, Director of the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) BK Bansal has stated.

Speaking at a gathering convened by the National Disaster Management Authority on Wednesday, Mr Bansal stated given the seismic historical past of Delhi, minor earthquakes in Delhi-NCR are usually not uncommon, in keeping with a Home Ministry assertion.

There isn’t any must panic however it is very important undertake preparedness and mitigation measures to cut back the dangers, he stated, including there isn’t any confirmed know-how on the planet to foretell earthquakes with certainty when it comes to location, time and magnitude.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has requested the state governments to take steps that included making certain compliance of constructing bye-laws to make upcoming constructions earthquake resilient and keep away from addition of weak constructing inventory.

It instructed them to establish the weak buildings, particularly lifeline buildings, and retrofit them. Private buildings also needs to be retrofitted in a phased method.

The NDMA suggested the state governments to conduct common mock workouts and are available out with SoPs for fast response after an earthquake.

Undertake public consciousness programmes concerning “dos and don’ts” throughout an earthquake, it stated.

The assembly, convened to debate the assorted mitigation and preparedness measures to cut back the earthquake danger in Delhi-NCR area, was attended by voice conferencing by NDMA members, Director General of the National Disaster Response Force and senior officers of Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

Nearly a dozen low-intensity earthquakes have jolted the Delhi-NCR area in final three months.