Reporting an earthquake in north india

 The Bureau of Indian Standards has classified the entire country into four seismic groups – ranging from zone II (low intensity) to zone V (very severe). Large parts of NCR, including Delhi and Haryana, however fall in Zone-IV (severe), making them particularly prone to earthquakes.

After a series of earthquakes struck the region last year, corporations in Delhi have been carrying out an exercise to identify older buildings, which had come up before the seismic provisions were incorporated in Delhi’s building bylaws, to obtain a structural safety certificate. All three corporations have fixed a deadline of six months for the process. Plans to retrofit buildings have also been revived recently.