11/15/2019 IIT Roorkee researchers claim their earthquake warning system can alert people before disaster strikes

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The system, already deployed in some areas of Uttarakhand, consists of a network of sensors
that detect different types of seismic waves travelling through the layers of the Earth after a
quake.
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Sharma said that for a quake originating due to tectonic plate

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movements in the Himalayan region, people in Dehradun will SPECIAL

get a warning 11 seconds before the tremors, while those in

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Other precautions like switching off nuclear power plants,
stopping metro trains, and cutting off gas supply etc, can be
taken care of with a minute's warning.

"We can not save buildings, but perhaps we can save a few
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While the sensors, costing Rs 1.5 lakh each, are being currently
imported from the US, Sharma's lab has successfully developed
an indigenous version that could be made available for Rs
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At least 6,000 sensors would be required to set up the system

across north India -- a region that is at maximum risk of quakes
from the Himalayan region.

However, since no major earthquake has yet affected the region

since the warning system was deployed, it is not clear how
beneficial it will be in a real disaster scenario.

More time is needed to ascertain the system's effectiveness.

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