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FROM THE FEBRUARY 2007 ISSUE Editor's Desk Letters to the Editor Asian Slap on Racism Small Cities in for big development Fusion Music Fell Silent... Literary World Mourns Kamleshwar's Demise Chhoo Lo Asman Muslims just need equality Real Game Behind the Reality Game Testing waters for Amitabh Shahrukh Writing revolution in Cyber Space Fixed in heaven, facilitated on earth by mouse-click Sip Your Coffee No Need To Be Panic How to Remain Disease Free? Beauty Queries Sex in Advertising - A Necessary Evil? Spring Brings Cheers Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya Let the day be special.. Providing Solutions for Safe Living Loving Yourself EverydayBeing a Healer Grand Venezia Romance All The Way Bringing Nature Indoor When Will BCCI Wake up from slumber? New Launches Horoscope Future Perfect By S P Singh

Providing Solutions For Safe Living

Who can forget the tragedy of earthquake witnessed by Jammu & Kashmir and Gujarat in the recent past? India has witnessed its massive toll in the form of human beings as well as buildings being razed to ground. Actually, it is not the earthquake, which kills people but the unsafe constructions make people suffer. Earthquake is the biggest and most painful tragedy that continues to wreck havoc across the world. Keeping this in mind Omaxe Foundation, the humanitarian face of well-known real estate giant OMAXE has taken the initiative and brought together all stakeholders i.e. government, architects, engineers, etc to discuss techniques to construct safer buildings and to clear myths about the cost of safe structures.

Key Facts
Large parts of India comes under high and

moderate seismic risk (seismic zones IV and V)

Earthquakes disasters have caused huge losses

to life, property and economy in the last couple of years

Construction industry is a major employer in

both the organised and unorganized sector.

There is a growing need of all the stakeholders

to be aware of the advancements in technology and long term benefits of adopting disaster mitigation measures to ensure that all the constructions earthquake resistant.
The investments made in the area of disaster

mitigation and preparedness yield rich dividends in the long run and help the socio- economic development of the nation and ensure a safer habitat for all citizens.
Liberalization and Globalization has lead to rapid

In its effort to make safer habitats, Omaxe foundation took an initiative and organized workshops to train the groups personnel. The first workshop was held for Civil Engineers, Project Managers, and Architects conducted by UNDP (India) Resource Persons. Over150 experts from a cross section of Professional Bodies and Institutions attended the workshop to discuss the factors, which should be taken care of while building any structure. Speaking on the occasion the Chairman of Omaxe Foundation Rohtas Goel said, In an era of vertical growth of building the risk factor has increased and it is the duty of the construction companies to ensure the safety of the occupants by building Earthquake Resistant buildings. He further emphasized on the role of corporate in ensuring the safer living for the people. An eminent specialist Mr P K Das conducted the second training programme for the Maisons and other supplementary staff.

increase in investment in infrastructural and construction activities resulting in new opportunities and challenges. The workshop was attended by Prof. A S Arya, Prof. Harsha Sinvhal, Dr. P S Rana, Sh. Malay Chatterjee, Sh. Hari Kumar, Rajeev Issar, Prof. Protima Rani Bose, Sandeep Donald Shah and experts and professionals from various institutions. The workshop was inaugurated yesterday by Sh. K M Singh, Hon'ble Member (NDMA) and presided by Sh. M Ramachandran, Secretary Ministry of Urban Development, GOI. The participants at the workshop also include representatives from, Earthquake related statistics in the Indian context:

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Delhi College of Engineering, HUDCO, Galgotia College of Engineering and Technology construction industry, architects, planners, practicing structural and earthquake engineers, NGOs, social workers and Media.

59% of the country is prone to earthquake. Over 1 million houses are destroyed in a year. Shallower the earthquake, more the damage. Unplanned construction is prone to major loss of life

and property.

Facts About Earthquake Protection of Buildings

Earthquake Resistant is the Minimum permissible

earthquake protection.
When someone advertises that a building has been

constructed to Earthquake Resistant specification it means that it has been constructed to Minimum Permissible Safety Standards.
Earthquake Resistant buildings whether Zone III,

IV or V are all based on Life Safety Concept.

Earthquake Resistant buildings are so designed so

as to prevent a Total Building Collapse thereby saving lives.

Incase the damage is more than a threshold level

the owner/user will have no option but to demolish and re-construct the building.
There exist many technologies when used make

Omaxe Foundation has received a proposal from UNDP India regarding the opening of resource centre and also training its personnel in earthquake resistant design and structures. Apoorva Joshi, Vice Chairman of the foundation speaking on the objectives said, "This is one of our activities where the endeavour is to reach out beyond the boundaries of corporate growth and the reflection of our commitment towards the society as well as underprivileged. The foundation is planning to provide scholarships especially to the underprivileged students in the area of Earthquake Resistant structures and encourage them in making their dreams come true. The experts are of the opinion that the Government and the regulatory agencies should enact suitable legislation to make it mandatory to follow earthquake codes. Omaxe Foundation is geared up to take on the challenges; and the Foundation is functioning as a vanguard of change, which through community participation is setting new standards of Corporate Social Responsibility and build human and fund capital to usher in the 21st century.

the building nearly Earthquake Proof. Building will not suffer structural damage even in case of major earthquake.
These Earthquake Proof Devices are called Seismic

Dampers and they absorb the Earthquake Energy just like a Shock Absorber.
Dampers

increase the building cost approximately Rupees (Indian) 150-200 square foot.

by per

Dampers come with a performance Guarantee of

35 years and even existing buildings can be upgraded by installing Dampers. Taylor Devices Inc are the world leaders in Seismic Dampers.

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