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Mega Earthquake imminent in Uttarakhand warn scientists

Data from a day-long workshop on earthquake risk assessment, organised by Disaster Mitigation Management Centre (DMMC) at Dehradun on Friday has revealed that a mega earthquake could strike Uttarakhand any time in the near future. Several seismic experts from IIT Roorkee and other agencies took part in it.

Addressing the participants, Kamal, who is a senior earth scientist at IIT Roorkee, said: “One should always be prepared for an earthquake as we can predict the seismic vulnerable places, but can never predict the time when quake would strike.”

He further said: “We should lay emphasis on constructing earthquake-resilient buildings, choosing correct place for construction and have a family emergency plan in case an earthquake strikes.”

While throwing light on the nature of earthquakes, ML Sharma of IIT Roorkee said that Himalayas are always prone to seismic activities. He also told about the policies and practices evolved in different parts of the world to mitigate the impact of earthquake.

The hill state has been rocked by several low intensity tremors in the past few months. However, there was no report of any damage to property or to life.

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