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30 high rises in city not quake resistant: IIT-K expert [1]

Kanpur: The only mantra that can protect an individual during tremors is an earthquake resistant building, says IIT-K civil engineering department's Prof Durgesh Rai.

Publication Date: 
14/05/2015
Abhinav Malhotra [2]
Times Of India (Kanpur) [3]
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh [4], Earthquakes [5], Kanpur (T) [6], Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) [7], Buildings [8], Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS) [9], Housing Construction [10], Natural Disasters [11]
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