GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2793
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23RD DECEMBER, 2015/ PAUSHA 2, 1937 (SAKA)
NATIONAL GUIDELINES
EARTHQUAKES
2793.
ON
DISASTER
MANAGEMENT
VIS-A-VIS
SHRI HUSAIN DALWAI:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether as much as 59 per cent of the country's landmass is prone to
moderate to high intensity earthquakes;
(b) if so, the details of cities which lie in the high risk earthquake zone
and moderate risk earthquake zone;
(c) whether nodal agencies and State Governments are yet to adopt and
apply the national guidelines on disaster management;
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the steps taken to implement India's disaster preparedness plan?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)
(a) to (e): As per Seismic Hazard Map of India (IS 1893: 2002) prepared by
Bureau of Indian Standards 58.6% areas of the Country falls under
earthquake zone V (very high risk), IV (high risk) & III (moderate risk). The
rest 41.4% falls under zone II liable to intensity of MSK VI or low, referred
as Low Damage Risk Zone. The details of important cities/ towns, which lie
in the high risk earthquake zone and moderate risk earthquake zone, as
per National Building Code 2005 are at Annexure-I.
As per the National Disaster Management Policy, the primary responsibility
for Disaster Management rests with the States. The preparedness
measures with regard to seismic disasters is undertaken by the State
Governments concerned as they are primarily responsible for management
of natural disasters including preparedness in seismic active areas.
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RS.US.Q.NO.2793 FOR 23.12.2015
Improvement of disaster preparedness system is a continuous and evolving
process of governance. The Government of India supplements the efforts
of the State Governments in this regard.
Realizing the threat of damage likely to be caused due to earthquake, the
Guidelines for Management of Earthquake has been issued during 2007 by
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for improving earthquake
preparedness, public awareness on earthquake risk and vulnerability on
earthquake prone areas and improving the enforcement and compliance on
earthquake resistant building codes and other safety provisions. These
guidelines were widely circulated among Ministries of Government of India,
States and Union territories for its adoption to minimize the loss of life and
property due to earthquake. The guidelines, BIS Codes, National Building
Codes 2005, National Building Bye Laws 2004 etc. are available for State
Governments and nodal agencies to adopt them appropriately.
The structural safety of buildings including safety from earthquake is a
matter dealt with in the building bye laws, which is a state subject. The
Central Government has circulated model building bye laws which has
safety norms to be observed for saving the buildings from earthquakes.
The Central Government has also sent advisories to State Governments
and Union Territory Administrations from time to time to take up various
disaster mitigation and preparedness measures by way of adoption of
modern building bye-laws to ensure seismic resistant construction.
As per the provisions of Disaster Management Act, 2005, inter-alia, its shall
be the responsibility of every Ministry or department of the Government of
India to take measures necessary for prevention of disasters, mitigation,
preparedness and capacity building in accordance with the guidelines laid
down by the National Authority. Similarly, the Act provides preparation of
Disaster Management Plans by different departments of the State in
accordance with the guidelines laid down by the National Authority and the
State Authority.
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ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF THE RAJYA
SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2793 FOR 23/12/2015
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Agra
Ahmadabad
Ajmer
Allahabad
Almora
Ambala
Amritsar
Asansol
Aurangabad
Bahraich
Bangalore
Baruani
Bareilly
Belgaum
Bhatinda
Bhilai
Bhopal
Bhubaneswar
Bhuj
Bijapur
Bikaner
Bokaro
Bulandshahar
Burdwan
Calicut
Chandigarh
Chennai
Chitradurga
Coimbtore
Cuddalore
Cuttuck
Darbhanga
Darjeeling
Dharwad
Dehradun
Dharampuri
Delhi
Durgapur
Gangtok
Guwahati
Goa
Gulbarga
Gaya
Gorakhpur
Hyderabad
Imphal
Jabalpur
Jaipur
Jamshedpur
Jhansi
Jodhpur
Jorhat
Kakrapara
Kalapakkam
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Kanpur
Karwar
Kohima
Kolkata
Kota
Kurnool
Lucknow
Ludhiana
Madurai
Mandi
Mangalore
Monghyr
Moradabad
Mumbai
Mysore
Nagpur
Nagarjunasagar
Nainital
Nasik
Nellore
Osmanabad
Panjim
Patiala
Patna
Pilibhit
Pondicherry
Pune
Raipur
Rajkot
Ranchi
Roorkee
Rourkela
Sadiya
Salem
Simla
Sironj
Solapur
Srinagar
Surat
Tarapur
Tezpur
Thane
Thanjavur
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