<The earthquake of Sichuan is only 7.8 richter( remember it is Logarithmic
scale) and already 22000 are dead>
Earthquakes do not kill. Concrete falling on people do. The whole 3 storey
school fell and buried 1100+alive.RIP
In Jorhat Earthquake 1950 -me classX - We ran out- but I came back to drag a
sick boy out of thee Sick room. Next moment a brick partition wall( constructed
later) fell. He would have been hit and---. The British- built Assam Type
Hostel with Tin Roof still Survives.
Shillong earthquake1897 must have made Brits shy away from Concrete
multistorey.
That was a good move.
But Steel and Cement and Bank and Govt. do not like it any more.
I was trying hard to propagate low-mass optimum Section Precast slabs for
Construction of all Assam houses. 1980>1990+ I did build some 30 housesbig and
small in Guwahati. 3 fell in Constructing.Rest exist. All at 20% PWD cost.
Govt.,University, Public should have developed further from my general designs
and ensured Assam's Disaster-free Concrete housing.
But PWD hates my designs,Banks hate them ,the New Rich cannot stand them at
all. The New Rich whose Mothers are still polishing their village home floor
with cowdung - mustnow have 1"Thick Makrana Marble in their Guwahati Nth Floor
Cage-- over 5" thick cast-in situ (1000s of Bamboos lost) concrete floor--
instead of mine 40mm.
The Builders( generally non-Matric) boast "Earthquake Proof Designs Checked by
Computer"
Everybody is Happy for now.
Ahmedabad,Latur--etc where 10,000 s died in Quakes afew years back are in
India's "SAFE BELT".
'
GOI Brains Trust lists Assam (call NE) in Zone V-most' Earthquakeprone and
dangerous'--.
Nobody Died in 1950 Quakes--as we never heard.
So where did you get this Manoj?:<1500 people were killed> and the drainage of
the region was greatly affected. The resultant floods> were the cause of most
of the fatalities aftermath of this earthquake.>Floods--May be.
Till end of 1950 we saw at Neamati Ghat Whole Massive Coniferous Dried trees
floating down as far as eyes could see. And Dazed Massive Fish going for a
song. Smell of Sulphur /H2S all over Jorhat that night-and for many more.
Rethink Housing.
Rething Cities.
Rethink Lifestyles.
Live well -rurally- with disseminated Jobs and Healthy Work from homes- maybe
through Internet.
You need clever LEADERS.
MM
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Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 23:15:40 +0530> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]> Subject: [Assam] eartquake in assam- a stark reality> >
Hi all> > The earthquake of Sichuan is only 7.8 richter and already 22000 are
dead.> > Guwahati has partly become a concret jungle and most of the
construction> doesn't have the minimums to withstand the kind of earthquake
that recurs in> our region.> > > > 1897:> > The great Assam earthquake of 1897
(8.7 richter) is the largest known Indian> intraplate earthquake. It raised the
northern edge of the Shillong Plateau> by more than> 10 m, resulting in the
destruction of structures over much of the Plateau> and> surrounding areas, and
causing widespread liquefaction and flooding in the> Brahmaputra and Sylhet
floodplains.> > 1950:> This "Independence Day" earthquake was the 6th largest>
earthquake of the 20th century. Though it hit in a mountainous region> along
India's international border with China, 1500 people were killed> and the
drainage of the region was greatly affected. The resultant floods> were the
cause of most of the fatalities aftermath of this earthquake. The> initial
shock was followed by thousands of aftershocks, some of which> were big
earthquakes enough to be reckoned.> It had a magnitude of 8.7 and struck a
relatively sparsely populated> region along the Indo-China border. This
earthquake is often referred to> as the "Assam Earthqake of 1950".> The
earthquake occurred at 19:39 pm on August 15, 1950. It was felt> throughout
north-eastern India and in many parts of eastern India. It was> also felt
throughout Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar. Damage> occurred in the entire
region as far as Kolkata. It was felt across a wide> area of the subcontinent,
over an area totalling 4.5 million square miles.> > -- > Manoj Kumar Das> C 172
GF, Sarvodaya Enclave> New Delhi 17 India> 0091 9312650558 (HP) 9910972654> > >
> -- > Manoj Kumar Das> C 172 GF, Sarvodaya Enclave> New Delhi 17 India> 0091
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