Top Indian metros like New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata fall under the country's moderate to highrisk seismic zones, theNational Disaster Management Authority says.
"Earthquakes are a major concern. Over 58.6 per cent of land in India is highly vulnerable to earthquakes and 38 cities fall under moderate to high risk-seismic zones," said NDMA vice-chairman Shashidhar Reddy. Pune, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Patna, Ahmedabad and Dehra Dun are also in the vulnerability zone. Mr Reddy noted a large number of buildings built in the past were not made earthquake resistant.
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