Lok Sabha Question No. 12 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-16
Subject: Earthquake-Resistant Housing
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA, BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 12*

TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 16, 2016

## EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT HOUSING

No. 12*

SHRI AJAY MISHRA TENI: DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  URBAN  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)    the  details  of  earthquake  prone  areas  in  the  country,  location and State-wise
- (b)  whether  steps  have  been  taken/being  taken  to  identify  unsafe
- monument,  residential  and  other  buildings  alongwith  details  of buildings if so, the details thereof along with the building identified unsafe, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the Government  has  constructed  or proposed  to construct earthquake-resistant houses/buildings in the country, and if so, the details thereof, State-wise along with their percentage to the total construction;
- (d)  whether the Government proposes to formulate a rehabilitation programme and to set-up a relief  fund after making assessment of damage  caused by earthquakes,  and If so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)

(a)to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  12  FOR  ANSWER  ON  16.11.2016  REGARDING EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT HOUSING

(a): Bureau of Indian Standards, based on the past seismic history has categorized the country into four seismic zones, viz. Zone-II, III, -IV and -V. Of these, Zone V is the most seismically active zone, while zone II is the least in terms of earth vulnerability Seismic Zone vulnerability

| Zone   | Intensity   |
|--------|-------------|
| II     | Low         |
| III    | Moderate    |
| IV     | Severe      |
| V      | Very Severe |

State wise details are given as under:

Broadly, Zone-V comprises entire northeastern India, parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, parts of North Bihar and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Zone-IV covers remaining parts of Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh,  Union  Territory  of  Delhi,  Sikkim,  northern  parts  of  Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, parts of Gujarat and small portions of Maharashtra near the west coast and Rajasthan. Zone-III comprises Kerala, Goa, Lakshadweep islands, and remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and West Bengal, parts of Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and Karnataka. Zone-II covers remaining parts of the country. (b):  The  identification  &  action  regarding  unsafe  monuments  & other  buildings  is  within  the  purview  of  respective  Urban  Local Body/ State Government. (c):  All  the  buildings  construction  by  CPWD  follow  BIS  norms  for earthquake-resistant building. In the Guidelines for Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana,  Housing  For  All  (Urban),  it  is  specifically  mentioned that  'The  houses  under  the  Mission  should  be  designed  and constructed to meet the requirements of structural safety against earthquake, flood, cyclone, landslides etc.  Conforming  to  National Building Code and other relevant Indian Standards (BIS) Codes'. (d):  There  is  no  proposal  to  formulate  a  new  relief  fund  for rehabilitation programme.

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