{"id":262165,"date":"2023-09-28T19:14:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=262165"},"modified":"2023-09-29T18:34:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T13:04:49","slug":"drawing-the-line-information-aids-public-safety-and-is-not-a-trigger-for-panic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/drawing-the-line-information-aids-public-safety-and-is-not-a-trigger-for-panic\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawing the line- Information aids public safety, and is not a trigger for panic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201c<strong>Drawing the line- Information aids public safety, and is not a trigger for panic<\/strong>\u201d published in <strong>\u201cThe Hindu\u201d<\/strong> on 28th September 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus:<\/strong> GS3- disaster management<\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Article discusses land-subsidence in Joshimath, Uttarakhand due to infrastructure projects, causing safety concerns. Reports reveal non-compliance to building codes and highlight need for sustainable development, public risk information, and informed policymaking.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What do the technical reports say about the sinking of Joshimath?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Non-Compliance to Building Codes:<\/strong> The Central Building Research Institute revealed that 99% of construction in the region isn&#8217;t compliant with mandatory building codes, raising safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sensitive Geological Conditions:<\/strong> The reports emphasize the fragile geology of Uttarakhand, making it risky for city-like infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need for Monitoring:<\/strong> The National Institute of Hydrology highlighted the importance of monitoring springs, drainage systems, and areas of subsidence to understand their influence on land subsidence.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the recommendations for the future?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Adherence to Building Codes:<\/strong> The technical reports stress adherence to mandatory building codes to ensure structural safety in the unstable geology of the region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monitoring of Geological Aspects:<\/strong> Monitoring springs, drainage systems, and areas of subsidence is crucial to understand their influence on land subsidence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Awareness and Information Dissemination<\/strong>: Information on risks should be widely disseminated, and the public should be made aware of the risks involved in the region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent Scientific Counsel in Policymaking:<\/strong> The incorporation of advice from independent scientific counsel is essential to form policies that respect the geological limitations of the region.<\/p>\n<p>Read more<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/unseal-and-pause-ndma-finding-that-joshimath-has-overshot-carrying-capacity-was-expected\/\">: Unseal And Pause- NDMA finding that Joshimath has overshot carrying capacity was expected<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cDrawing the line- Information aids public safety, and is not a trigger for panic\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 28th September 2023. Syllabus: GS3- disaster management News: Article discusses land-subsidence in Joshimath, Uttarakhand due to infrastructure projects, causing safety concerns. Reports reveal non-compliance to building codes and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/drawing-the-line-information-aids-public-safety-and-is-not-a-trigger-for-panic\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Drawing the line- Information aids public safety, and is not a trigger for panic<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[411,216,10498],"class_list":["post-262165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-disaster-management","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":4,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698412280},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262165\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}