Take steps to reduce earthquake vulnerability in J&K: Guv
27/05/2016
SRINAGAR, May 26: Reiterating that J&K is predominantly located in a high earthquake risk zone, Governor N N Vohra has urged Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to take time bound steps to reduce vulnerability to this natural disaster.
The Governor in a letter to the Chief Minister has urged to take personal cognizance and issue firm directives to each and every stakeholder to forthwith start preparing for dealing with an earthquake of 8.0 magnitude and above.
“Our people had, as recently as, in the 2005 earthquake, suffered considerable losses, he said.
Noting the response of the administrative system to the September 2014 floods, the Governor expressed concern that the administration was totally unprepared on all fronts.
The Governor has urged that the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) must take urgent and time bound steps for strengthening all possible structural and non-structural mitigation measures to reduce the risk vulnerability in every part of the State, particularly the two capital cities and all the other densely populated high risk urban areas.
“Side by side, the various urban administration authorities, Governmental and elected, shall need to strictly enforce a techno-legal regime to ensure earthquake resilient structural measures in every new construction, and, side by side, retro-fitting of all life-line structures, particularly hospitals, schools, colleges, universities, railway stations, airports and buildings housing important Government offices,” he said.
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