Question : Unsafe and Disaster Prone Buildings

(a) whether any step has been taken/being taken to identify unsafe memorials, residential buildings and other buildings and if so, the details thereof including such buildings found unsafe;

(b) whether the Government has constructed/ proposes to construct earthquake-resistant houses/ buildings in the country and if so, the details along with the percentage thereof in comparison to the totalconstruction, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government proposes to chalk-out rehabilitation-programme and to set up relief fund after assessing the loss suffered on account of earthquakes and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of the earthquake prone areas of the country, State/location-wise?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) No Sir. Land and Colonisation isa State subject. Details regarding identification of unsafe memorials, residential buildings and other buildingsrest withthe respective State/Union Territory Governments concerned.

(b) No Sir. The construction activities are regulated by the building bye-laws of the respective States/ Urban Local Bodies concerned. For the guidance of the States, the Ministry has issued Model Building Bye-Laws (MBBL) 2016. Chapter 6 of MBBL – ‘Provisions for Structural Safety’ contains the standards to be followed for construction of earthquake resistant buildings.

(c) Rehabilitation is a State subject. Details regarding the rehabilitation programme and the setting-up of relief fund, rest with the respective State/ Union Territory Governments concerned.

(d) According to the Seismic Zoning Map of India, prepared by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the country is divided into four Seismic Zones viz. Zone V, IV, III and II. Out of these zones, Zone V exhibits the highest seismic risk and Zone II the least. Details of states and areas in the country falling in different Seismic Zones are given in the Annexure.

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