Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
The government must step in to ensure that housing facilities are affordable and inclusive in proposed smart cities and these modern urban hubs should have a plan for vertical expansion in future, says a report. The success of the Modi government’s ‘smart cities’ project will depend on better planning and …
NAINITAL: To promote safe housing which will be fire, water and quake-proof, the forest department is planning to promote a hybrid of bamboo, called 'Reinforcement Compact Bamboo Material' or 'Bullet proof Bamboo Board', which is currently being used to build army bunkers. The material, commonly known as defensive grade, is …
The Delhi high court on Wednesday criticised the Centre and the Delhi government over their apathy towards the issue of 90 per cent of buildings in the capital being “structurally unsafe” to withstand earthquake. The court directed the Centre and Delhi government to give a status report on action taken …
The Nepal earthquake has shifted the concern of experts towards unsafe buildings in the state. Falling in seismic zones IV and V, these high-rise buildings pose a threat to residents. Earthquake-proof buildings can be constructed in the future, but there is no option, except introducing earthquake-resistant features through retrofitting to …
A distinguished Geologist and earthquake expert, Prof G M Bhat today said that possibility of a 9.0 Mw earthquake in Kashmir Seismic Gap was a remote possibility but people should adopt all precautionary measures in advance to avoid deaths and destruction in such eventuality. He said this while delivering an …
CUTTACK: Almost a year after the district and civic authorities identified nearly 500 unsafe government and private buildings here, the administration has done precious little to demolish them in the thousand-year-old city - and is thereby waiting for a disaster to happen. Following an earthquake that had shaken Cuttack on …
The three municipal corporations on Wednesday told the Delhi high court that 80% of the city's buildings are unsafe and can't withstand an earthquake of high intensity. The corporations conceded these buildings are unsafe because they have come up without complying with structural stability norms as specified in National Building …
With Delhi still talking about the tremors it felt few days ago, the Delhi Development Authority is now planning to redevelop some of the old buildings which are not earthquake-proof. With Delhi still talking about the tremors it felt few days ago, the Delhi Development Authority is now planning to …
To assess the impact and cause of the recent earthquake in Nepal, a team of experts from IIT-Roorkee will visit the affected areas and asses various aspects, Dr ML Sharma, Head of Department Earthquake Engineering, IIT-Roorkee, has said. Sharma said this inspection will help know the exact reason for the …
The entire Dhauladhar range falls under the sensitive earthquake zone-V and haphazard and unplanned construction here has become the order of the day. State government agencies dealing with urban development and planning of towns in Himachal Pradesh have failed to streamline the system because of the fact that notifications of …
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government eventually came out with an affordable housing policy on Thursday. The policy that has come in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections was one of the promises made by the state BJP before the last assembly polls. The government plans to build 22 lakh …
Learning from the forgettable experience of the mega earthquake of September 18, 2011, the Government of Sikkim has initiated Rs 391 crore project for constructing resilient houses capable of withstanding earthquakes so to minimise the loss of lives and property in the event of a mega quake. The scenic North-Eastern …
Civic Bodies Train Engineers But No Survey Done To Categorize Buildings New Delhi: Tuesday’s mild tremors might not have caused any damage but with Delhi being the epicentre, concerns have been raised about the government’s preparedness to handle an earthquake. Delhi is vulnerable to earthquakes is no secret, considering it …
If a high intensity earthquake hits Assam, Guwahati city will be mostly affected but the affect of the earthquake will be devastating especially in the areas perched on the small and large hills dotting the city. This has been revealed by a survey recently conducted by an eight–member group from …
Noted geologist and senior professor at the University of Jammu GM Bhat has described the recurring tremors in the state as a “routine activity” but said it could be an indication of a major earthquake in the coming days. “There is nothing unusual about it (earthquake) and it is a …
The vulnerability of buildings designed before Chennai was classified under ‘seismic zone III’ should be reassessed, says an expert. Speaking on the sidelines of a conference on affordable housing, former IIT professor and consultant of United Nations Development Programme A R Santhakumar told City Express that vulnerability of Chennai buildings …
Increasing frequency and intensity of earthquakes has renewed the urgency in improving the preparedness and in making the infrastructure earthquake-resistant. Sikkim, a northeastern Indian Himalayan state, was hit by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake of intensity VII on 18 September 2011, which triggered hundreds of boulder falls and landslides, causing extensive …
With a view to address the issue of unsafe buildings, the Delhi Development Authority on Tuesday decided to set up a separate unit to work out systems for retrofitting or rebuilding buildings considered vulnerable during earthquakes. At the Authority meeting held on Tuesday, Delhi Lt Governor and DDA chairman Tejendra …
New Delhi: An estimated 70% of buildings in east Delhi are prone to damage in an earthquake, lieutenant governor Tejendra Khanna said on Thursday. “The buildings should be identified and retrofitted on a priority basis. Buildings where retrofitting is not possible should be rebuilt,” Khanna said at a seminar on …
A survey of East Delhi has revealed the area’s vulnerability to damage from earthquakes, due to unauthorised construction and lack of adherence to norms. The survey was carried out by the National Institute of Disaster Management with the help of MCD engineers, who were trained for the task. A representative …
