Saturday, January 10, 2009

Earthquake

The occurrence of earth quake is due to the drifting of the so called Indian Plate. Scientists divide the globe into a number of tectonic Plates that drift very slowly. Whenever and wherever these plates slide each other, a tremendous amount is released and causes the terrific destruction. In the last decade the worst affected areas in India are Latur in Maharashtra on 30Th September 1993 and Kachch in Gujarat on 26 January 2001 killing thousands of people and heavy damages to life and property.

The recent earth quakes of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andaman and Nicobar islands give us good estimate of the damage caused by natural disaster. To mitigate this disaster Early warning system can help the people to evacuate to safer places. If a person at out door can move to an open area away from electrical poles and wires

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