Editorial
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| Wake Up Call | | | | The Bureau of Indian Standards has created an entirely new risk category for earthquake zone i.e. — Zone VI — and placed the entire Union Territory of J&K squarely within it. Every single one of its 20 districts. No exceptions.
This revelation has sent alarm bells ringing across Jammu and Kashmir. The government has constituted an expert committee for Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, and the Design Inspection and Quality Control authority has been tasked with evaluating critical infrastructure across the region. After the catastrophic floods of 2025 alone, over 11,678 school buildings were put through safety audits — a staggering number that speaks to the sheer scale of vulnerab | |
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