For many years, engineers across India used twisted iron rods to build skeletons of homes.
While these seemed to create quite a strong structure for homes during the construction, soon afterwards, they would start corroding when in contact with the moisture from the concrete.
India has witnessed many major earthquakes in the past few dehuj in 2001, various regions of India have been devastated due to this natural calamity.
Being seismic smart is the best thing to do if you are living in an earthquake zone. Most areas in India fall under the moderate-to-high earthquake zones.
India is one of the most earthquake-prone zones across the globe.
In the past few years, the country has witnessed a number of seismic activities.
This includes the earthquakes at Latur (in 1993) & Bhuj (in 2001).
Natural disasters are very unfortunate incidents to happen and the pain of the loss is felt by not only those who are directly affected by the disaster, but everyone as a whole.