Lessons not learned from the 2005 earthquake

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J&K was already hit by a major earthquake on October 8, 2005. After the death and destruction, some lessons were expected to be learned. But even after 17 years, it seems no lesson has been learned.

Most constructions are following the same pattern as before the earthquake of October 8, 2005. Khalid Bashir, senior researcher in the Department of Earthquake Engineering at IIT Roorkee, said during a conversation with Greater Kashmir that earthquakes do not kill but unsafe buildings do.

“It is inevitable that one will wonder if the structures that have been built since 2005 were specifically constructed to withstand a stronger shock,” he said. There are people who worry about what will happen in the event of another major earthquake.

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