Delhi, Lucknow and Patna areas will be affected
Scientists have sent study report to Ministry of Earth Sciences
Kanpur, March 06: According to the study of the scientists of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, a severe earthquake could occur in the Himalayan region at any time and its intensity would be around eight on the richer scale. Â
The country can never forget the devastating earthquake that occurred in Kutch area of ​​Gujarat, but now the situation has developed once again. However, this time the area of ​​earthquake will be the enclave of Patna, Delhi and Lucknow because the epicentre is the region of Himalayas.
This information came to the scientists of Kanpur IIT after a study in the Himalayan region. Scientists have sent a report of their study to the Ministry of Earth Sciences and warned that a severe tremor in the offing.
Professor Javed N. Malik and his team from the Civil Engineering Department of IIT, Kanpur one of the country’s premier engineering institutes, recently studied deep into the ground in Ramnagar, Uttarakhand. The scientists identified the site 200 meters from the ground towards the mountain and later started digging with the help of JCB. This study, which took place five to six kilometres from Jim Corbett National Park, found evidence of earthquakes in 1505 and 1803.
After digging down to eight meters here, the surface of the soil was found climbing on each other, indicating that everything in the earth is not normal. Scientists have also indicated that the activation of tectonic plates under the earth has increased here, which can lead to heavy and destructive earthquakes at any time.
Earthquake intensity may be eight on Richter scale
Professor Javed said that between 1885 and 2015, seven major earthquakes have been recorded in the country. The intensity of three earthquakes ranged between 7.5 and 8.5 Richter. One of these 2001 earthquakes in Bhuj also caused large scale devastation in Ahmadabad, about 300 km away.
The professor informed that the signals from the plates of the Himalayan region can cause a severe earthquake in the central Himalayan region, which can exceed the intensity of eight Richter. In such a situation, it can prove to be a devastating tremor.
The area up to Bihar along with Uttarakhand will be affected
According to scientist Malik, the impact of this earthquake can be in Delhi-NCR, Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi and Patna along with Uttarakhand.
“It is common for any major earthquake to have an impact in the radius of 300-400 km. The second major reason for this is that the earthquake’s low intensity waves cause far-reaching effects to vibrate in buildings. The soft soil of the Gangetic plains collapses due to this vibration,” Malik apprised.
Digital active fault map atlas is being prepared
IIT scientist Professor Javed Malik said that a digital active fault map atlas is being prepared at the behest of the central government to create awareness among builders and common people. Apart from identifying the active fault line, records of old earthquakes are also being prepared. People will know from Atlas how close they are to the earthquake fault line and precautions should be taken in new construction.
