Simple, cheap, and life-saving solutions can make our houses earthquake safe but we need institutional instruments like creation of National Retrofitting Fund, for making our neighbourhood safe.
Earthquake safety
Enhancing Seismic Resilience: Delhi NCR’s Race Against the Central Himalayan Gap
The Afghan earthquake is a chilling reminder of the Central Seismic Gap threatening Delhi NCR. This article details the urgent strategies required, from a National Retrofitting Fund to code enforcement, to avert a major urban catastrophe.
Mounting Earthquake Risk in Uttarakhand
Ignorance or indifference, be what we are faced with mounting earthquake risk in Uttarakhand and but for immediate and serious corrective measures we are to face disastrous consequences.
Climate Change and Disaster Management in Uttarakhand
Climate change impacts are a major challenge for disaster management professionals, and more so in the Himalayan region where the stakes are high and changes are irreversible.
Traditional genius or coincidence
Are the disasters becoming frequent? Are you convinced that the frequency of disaster incidences is increasing? Whatever the database, or assertion to support your views, and despite you possibly being right; I have one point to make that the available data shows that the frequency of earthquakes has not changed. On an average every year we on […]