Shouldn’t your ministry put in place a techno-legal regime to ensure builders don’t make false claims of earthquake-resistant buildings?
The bylaws are there, the BIS codes were revised in ’02. But they are flouted. Why?
How do you sensitise people when they don’t know which building is unsafe?
But why can’t the ministry do test checks which could create awareness about risks?
Disaster management experts talk about an imminent earthquake in Delhi and Koyna that can affect Mumbai. How far is this true?
But experts fear a repeat of the 1905 Kangra earthquake leading to deaths in tens of thousands in Delhi...
