New Delhi (NVI): There is no need to panic over the recent quakes in Delhi-NCR but it is vital to undertake preparedness and take precautionary measures in this regard, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) has said.
With nearly 14 earthquakes in 2 months, jolting the Delhi-NCR regions, there have been apprehensions if it is a prelude to a big temblor, but experts say there is nothing unusual in this seismic activity.
Speaking at a meeting convened by the National Disaster Management Authority yesterday, NCS Director BK Bansal said that given the seismic history of Delhi, minor earthquakes in Delhi-NCR are not unusual.
He said that there is no proven technology in the world to predict earthquakes with certainty in terms of location, time, and magnitude, according to an MHA statement.
The NDMA has requested the state governments to take steps that include ensuring compliance of building bye-laws to make upcoming construction earthquakes resilient and avoid the addition of vulnerable building stock.
It suggested they identify the vulnerable structures, especially lifeline buildings, and retrofit them. Private buildings should also be retrofitted in a phased manner.
According to experts, the Delhi-NCR region is very peculiar with regard to seismic activities. It has several fault lines that generate earthquakes, but it also feels the impact of quakes that are epicentral as far as the Hindukush mountains in Afghanistan and even in Nepal.
