<Report carves out quake belt> - Aiport in high-risk, GU in moderate and eastern river bank in low-risk zones A STAFF REPORTER Jan. 18: The city today got its “microzonation report” which will help planners, administrators, builders and residents of the city identify areas that fall under high-risk seismic zones.> The report, the first of its kind in the state, was prepared by an expert group set up by the department of science and technology.> QUACKERY--Not Again!! mm
> Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:25:37 +0000> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: [Assam] Report carves out quake belt-Aiport in > high-risk, GU in moderate and eastern river bank in low-risk zones (The > Telegraph, 19.01.2008)> > Report carves out quake belt> - Aiport in > high-risk, GU in moderate and eastern river bank in low-risk zones A STAFF > REPORTER Jan. 18: The city today got its “microzonation report” which will > help planners, administrators, builders and residents of the city identify > areas that fall under high-risk seismic zones.> The report, the first of its > kind in the state, was prepared by an expert group set up by the department > of science and technology.> Minister of earth sciences and science and > technology Kapil Sibal unveiled the report “Seismic microzonation of Guwahati > region” at a programme at the Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra auditorium > today.> “The government will carry forward the findings and recommendations > of the report and integrate it with the building bylaws to tackle earthquake > in high-risk areas,” he said. > “The need of the hour is to generate > awareness and take corrective measures to minimise loss of lives and property > during earthquakes. The Centre has spent Rs5 crore to prepare the project. > Guwahati is the fourth region in the country where seismic microzonation > study has been carried out.” > Assam’s minister for information technology > and Guwahati development Himanta Biswa Sarma, managing director of the Assam > Electronics Development Corporation Limited (AEDCL) M.K. Yadava and the chief > executive officer of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority, Preetom > Saikia, were present at the programme.> Sarma thanked the Centre for > preparing the report and said the date would help in the development of > Guwahati. The secretary to the Union ministry of earth sciences, P.S. Goel, > was also present on the occasion. > Following requests by Assam chief > minister Tarun Gogoi, the department constituted a national-level expert > group on August 19, 2002 to carry out seismic microzonation of Guwahati.> It > comprised domain experts from various organisations such as the Geological > Survey of India, Indian Meteorological Department, IIT Kharagpur, IIT > Guwahati, IIT Roorkee and the AEDCL.> Other special invitees were from > organisations like Assam Engineering College, Regional Research Laboratory, > Jorhat, Central Ground Water Board and the state directorate of geology and > mining. An official associated with the project said the expert group had met > for the first time at the AEDCL office in Guwahati on September 12 and 13, > 2002. > “It must be acknowledged that seismic microzonation of the Guwahati > was difficult compared with similar work being carried out by the department > of science and technology for Jabalpur and New Delhi. In case of Guwahati, > most of the data had to be collected afresh, which required extensive ground > survey,” he said. > The report has marked the city’s western part as a > high-risk zone. The areas that fall under this zone are Beharbari, Azara, > Lachitpur, Teteliya, Mirzapur, Dekapara.> “The Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi > International Airport also falls under high-risk zone,” the official said.> > Most parts of the city, including Dispur, Gopinath Nagar, Rehabari, > Shantipur, Chatribari with vital installations, Guwahati University fall > under high-hazard zone.> The eastern flank of the Brahmaputra, the periphery > of Fatasil Kalapahar hills and some areas in the eastern part of the city > have been shown as low seismic zone.> The director in charge (seismology) of > the department of science and technology, Brijesh K. Bansal, said the > Northeast witnessed two major quakes — on June 12 in 1897 and another on > August 15, 1950, that affected Guwahati. > According to him, population > growth and encroachment make areas susceptible to earthquakes.> “The problem > is more severe for a sprawling city like Guwahati,” Bansal said.> (The > Telegraph,19.01.2008) > > > > > ---------------------------------> Save all > your chat conversations. Find them online.> > _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> > [email protected]> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _________________________________________________________________ Post free property ads on Yello Classifieds now! www.yello.in http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=220 _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
