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India: Preparing for a big earthquake

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An opinion piece by N. Gopal Raj of the India-based news agency the Hindu, discussing earthquake preparedness in India.

“Are we going to wait for a massive disaster before we wake up?” asked Sudhir K. Jain, a leading earthquake engineer and Director of the newly-established Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, in a telephone interview with Raj.

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Hazards Earthquake
Themes Governance Disaster risk management Structural safety
Country and region India
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