As per seismic zoning of the country, over 59% of India’s land mass is under threat of moderate to severe seismic hazard, i.e. prone to shaking of MSK Intensity VII & above. Several important cities lying in seismic zone III, IV and V are vulnerable to earthquakes. EREC is mandated to provide scientific inputs for mitigating the disastrous impacts of earthquakes, and it’s prime responsibility is to extend activities in a phased manner and take up studies for other cities and coordinate future activity as a national endeavor for providing inputs for construction of earthquake resistant structures and disaster management in the event of occurrence of damaging earthquakes. The main objectives of the program are given below:
National Centre for Seismology, Noida
It is proposed to take up Seismic Microzonation studies of about 30 cities lying in high seismic zones - III, IV & V:
(Rs. In crores)
Name of the Scheme | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | Total |
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Earthquake Hazard Assessment | 2.00 | 10.00 | 23.00 | 35.00 | 33.00 | 105.00 |
Last Updated On 04/06/2015 - 17:46 |