![]() ![]() "Most of these earthquakes were of low magnitude measuring from 2.3 to 4.5. During this period, four tremors in Uttarakhand and six in Himachal Pradesh were also recorded. Since April 12 to May 29 this year, ten earthquakes have been recorded in Delhi-NCR by National Centre for Seismology. ![]() Their quality of construction can resist tremors measured at 7.5 or even 8.0 (at Richter scale)," he added. "Look at Japan, the entire country falls in seismic zone-5, but they religiously follow the construction codes. So, on any given day, if an earthquake of higher magnitude strikes here, the consequences would be grievous," said Professor Chandan Ghose. There is a nexus between architects and builders which somehow compromise the stringent earthquake (resistant) codes. "Everyone knows that Delhi-NCR falls under seismic zone-4, and it's prone to tremors but still most of the builders do not conform to the norms of BIS. ![]() In fact innumerable high rise buildings in Noida, Gurugram and neighbouring areas of Delhi blatantly violate BIS norms. ![]()
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