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Follow building code to reduce vulnerability to earthquake

Experts urge people

Staff Correspondent
Experts at a seminar yesterday urged the people to follow Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) during the construction of any build -ing to reduce vulnerability to earthquake.
They also called for raising awareness among the people about a moderate to severe earthquake in a bid to reduce the extent of damage in the country.
The seminar was organised by Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (Bapa) at the National Press Club in the city with its Chairman Prof MuzafferAhmadin thechair.
Vice-chancellor of Brae University Prof Jamilur Reza Choudhury in his keynote paper said there are a large number of buildings which have been constructed in the city without following die BNBC.
"To avoid a catastrophe in case of a severe earthquake, it is imperative that measures are initiated to strictly enforce the provisions of the BNBC," headded.
Vice-president of Bangladesh Earthquake Society Prof Mehdi Ahmed Ansary ofBuet said theinten-sity of the earthquake, which was recorded on July 27, was seven at Haluaghatandfourin Dhaka.
Damages were done at Dhuraura and Haluaghat in Mymensing, Durgapur in Netrakona and
Nalitabari in Sherpur during the earthquake, he added.
ASM Maksud Kamal, national expert on earthquake and tsunami preparedness, said as the nation has not faced any strong earthquake in last 100 years, there is lack of awareness among the people.
He said the govemmen t is prepar -ing a micro-zoning map giving all about a city, and the people will be able to know what kind of structures they will be able to build on their
selected places.
Stressing the need for building awareness Associate Professor of Asia Pacific University Dr Iftekhar Anam said due to lack of awareness many students of Dhaka University jumped out of their dormitories in panic.
"First we have to think whether the house where we live and the office where we work is safe or not and then we have to take steps to make it safer," he added.
"An earthquake does not kill man, our activities and our structures kill us," said ATM Asaduzzaman. a geologist of the Survey of Bangladesh.
People will have to decide how they will live with earthquake, he added.
Abdul Latif Helali of Rajuk hoped that as the Building Construction Rules 2008 have the provisions for punishment to all concerned, future buildings would be constructed without anydeviation.