Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places
India: Gujarat villagers worried due to consistent series of Earthquakes
2010-10-06 19:40:00
The consistent series of Earthquake tremors being felt for over last
two weeks in Jalandhar Village of Gujarat's Junagarh district have made
the residents worried.
The local resident are so scared wit the tremors that have stopped
living inside their houses here.
"Since yesterday, the frequency of tremors has increased again. We hear
loud noises. The magnitude of the earthquake is about three to four on
the Richter Scale. The tremors were felt for the whole day yesterday,
and the village has been destroyed," said Ashok Dave, a resident of
Jalandhar village on Wednesday.
According to Junagarh's District Collector Shirvad Parmar, the
administration has given essential training to the villagers so that
they can save their lives in case there is a earthquake.
"We have made earthquake resistant buildings in the village. We have
also provided essential training in advance to the villagers, so that
they are aware of all the precautionary measures that can be taken if
the earthquake hits the village so that less damage happens. We have
provided all the information to the villagers and have also appointed
an administration for it," said Parmar.
Recently a 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit Gujarat's Patan District on
September 2.
On September 7, an earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter Scale,
struck Gujarat's Jamnagar District. By Uday Adhvaryu(ANI)