Post
Oct 8 Earthquake Scenario
Minister of State for Education, Ms. Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli called
for minimizing the risk of damage caused by natural disasters
and urged earth scientists of the country to come up with practicable
scientific solutions to cope with natural calamities in future.
She was speaking at a seminar on Post Oct 8 Earthquake Scenario:
achievements and challenges:” organized by National Geological
Society of Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan Museum of
Natural History and Pakistan Science Foundation. Speaking at
the occasion, the minister said that many countries were facing
potential threats of earthquakes, like Pakistan, but these countries
were dealing with disasters scientifically and had minimized
the risk of damage.
The President National Geological
Society of Pakistan, Dr. Shahid Hussain in his address highlighted
the activities of the society in the aftermath of Oct 8 earthquake.
Renowned geologists, seismologists, earthquake engineers, geotechnical
experts and disasters management experts prepared recommendations
and guidelines to enhance capacity building at national level
to overcome the challenges being faced in different scientific
fields pertaining to earthquake disaster mitigation. The experts
recommended preparation of a comprehensive seismicity map and
compilation of a detailed structural map highlighting active faults
in the region by using field studies, satellite images and seismicity
distribution. They also underlined the need for monitoring of
active faults and recommended microzoning to be delivered to the
planners and concerned authorities for application.
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