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Mangaluru prone to earthquakes, says survey

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May 6, 2015

Mangaluru, May 6: According to an experts survey, it has been found that buildings in Bejai-Balmatta, Attavar -Hampankatta, have not adhered to IS 1893 : 2002, Part 1, which is the criteria for earthquake resistant design of structures, NITK?Civil Engineering Department Professor D Venkat Reddy said.

He was delivering a talk on ‘Earth, oceans and coastal zone management’, organised by Institution of Engineers (India) local centre an Institution of Valuers Mangalore Branch in Mangaluru.

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The city falls in seismic zone-3 which means that the quakes of intensity six could occur. The buildings could withstand the earthquakes up to five in the Richter scale. As per Indian Standards on Earthquake Engineering, IS1893:1984 criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures, the country has been categorised into five seismic zones, based on the seismic intensity. IS is about earthquake resistant design of structures and is applicable to buildings, and other structures such as bridges, dams etc. Earthquakes of magnitude of eight take place in zone five. Nethravathi and Gurupur river basins are tectonically active.

As observed in Nepal, the structural failure of buildings have caused more amount of damage. In contrast, the Pashupathinath Temple is intact, though the building in its surrounding have been badly effected, which is due to the difference in structural pattern.

He further said that seismic waves alone are not responsible . Seismic activities take place round the clock. The earthquakes take place due to the sudden failure of strata. As per an estimation, around one thousand take place across the world everyday and three of them could be serious.

A lineament which is a fault in the underlying geological structure and the constructions on these lineaments such as railway tracks, bridges etc could cause more danger. IIS?has established a network system which records the seismic activities and which can even record 0.1 mm change in the crest of the earth. As per the movement of earth plates, a region will be displaced in a span of hundred years.

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Arjun Neil Menezes
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Tuesday, 20 Feb 2018

I'm building a 1story house with slab on load bearing walls instead of the concrete frame structure. Will this be resistant agaianst earthquakes?

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July 26,2020

Ballari, July 26: Karnataka's minister for forests and environment Anand Singh has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in quarantine at his residence in Hospet town of Ballari district.

Minister's son-in-law Sandeep Singh confirmed it and said he has been home-quarantined and the doctors are treating him at home. It is not known who have contracted the virus from him, he told.  

A few days back, the car driver of the minister had tested positive for Covid-19. Old house of the minister located at Ranipet here was sealed down and he was quarantined at his bungalow off the ring road. 

A week ago, the minister held a meeting which was attended by doctors, hotel owners, the officials and journalists. Hence, they have been advised to undergo Covid-19 test, said a Government hospital doctor.

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January 4,2020

Puttur, Jan 4: As many as 27 passengers travelling in a private bus escaped with minor injuries after it toppled and fell into a roadside trench at Amai near Perne on Mangaluru-Bengaluru national highway last night, police said on Saturday.

Police said that the driver of the Bengaluru-bond bus lost control over the vehicle while traversing through the narrow bridge at Amai.

The bus was damaged in the mishap.

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SAYED HUSAIN
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Sunday, 5 Jan 2020

this is one of the important case that now seen to be increasing these days.  and one of the most problem that is faced and had has to be found a solution is overspeeding by bus driving which have resulted in enomours numbers of accidents with negligence of passengers lifes inside the bus.  passengers safety and lifes are not given value anymore. and another important factor is overspeeding in humps  which have resulted in backbone injuries in high number of passengers

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March 31,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 31: With the Dakshina Kannada district administration relaxing the lockdown from 6 am to 3 pm to purchase essential commodities, panic-stricken citizens rushed to the shops early in the morning itself.

The citizens had formed a serpentine line in front of shops and supermarkets in different parts of Mangaluru and on the outskirts of the city to purchase their requirements.

As a precautionary measure, many were seen wearing masks.

“In spite of waiting in a long queue to purchase, we are not able to get the required essential commodities. Why can’t the district administration ensure enough stock of commodities in the shops and supermarkets,’’ asked a customer who had stood in a queue outside a supermarket at Chilimbi.
People were seen crowding outside markets at Kankanady, Mallikatte, Urwa and Central Market, violating the purpose of social distancing.

Consequently, vegetable prices have increased in the markets and shops. This is despite abundant stocks being available in these markets.

Trucks had unloaded the vegetables at Central Market on Sunday, according to sources. The prices of onions are skyrocketing yet again and is sold from Rs 50 to Rs 55 while a kg of carrot costs Rs 100.

"Why can’t the authorities check the rise in the price of vegetables and ensure that the poor are not inconvenienced," asks Lakshmi, a housewife.

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