Retracting 2025 Seismic Zoning Map: Not a Wise Step

The Union government withdrew the recently revised Seismic Zoning Map of India, which provides earthquake design codes for buildings and other infrastructure projects across the country’s seismic zones. This map was prepared based on seismic data accrued from state-of-the-art digital instruments over the last three decades.

The 1993 Latur earthquake, which claimed more than 10,000 human lives, was the watershed moment that brought a paradigm shift in earthquake monitoring in the country. Post-Latur, the government undertook a mission-mode drive to overhaul seismic networks, transitioning from the age-old analog monitoring systems of the British era to digital instruments. This was a conscious and high-priority push by the government that led to a radical transformation in high-quality seismic data acquisition, matching international standards.https://orangenews9.com/retracting-2025-seismic-zoning-map-not-a-wise-step/