Sixty lakh people of state living in high-risk seismic Zone V

Experts says robust disaster management needed to avoid damage Nearly 60 lakh people in Jammu and Kashmir live in the high-risk seismic Zone V and a high-intensity earthquake in the state, as predicted by American geologists, could have devastating results. The total population of the state is 1.25 crore as per the 2011 Census. The major worry is that the high-intensity earthquake could spell doom in Jammu and Srinagar cities as they have a high concentration of population and rapid unplanned construction of commercial buildings and houses. As per a…

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