Friday, May 7, 2010

Mussoorie buildings unsafe

Tourists and residents in the hill resorts of Mussoorie and Nainital in Uttarakhand, which fall under the high seismic zones, may be living on the edge.Under the European Macroseismic Scale (EMS-98), grade IV and V are important for vulnerability and risk assessment as these have the potential of threatening lives of the occupants. Since Mussoorie falls in zone IV of seismic risk map of India, the scale of damage during an earthquake might be very high.
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