Gujarat's Seismological Institute To Study 8 Earthquake-prone Cities

In order to study the seismic activity and earthquake possibility, the Institute of Seismological Research, Gujarat will study eight earthquake-prone cities from four states. The ISR, which won the bid ahead of IITs and IISc Bangalore, will prepare seismic microzonation maps for Amritsar, Varanasi, Lucknow,  Kanpur, Agra, Meerut, Patna and Dhanbad. To be completed in 2-3 years, the study will create a map to help design the infrastructure in accordance with the region’s seismicity.