Follow old ways to mitigate impact of quakes: Mukhi

Guwahati: Assam governor Jagdish Mukhi advocated good use of best traditional practices and indigenous knowledge to help reduce destruction and casualty from earthquakes.
Speaking at a seminar on earthquake and mitigation at Raj Bhavan here on Friday, the governor said, “As Assam is located in a seismically active zone, the state needs to build local capacity to enhance its disaster risk mitigation. Making good use of traditional best practices and indigenous knowledge will also go a long way in reducing the destruction and casualty resulting from earthquakes.”
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who essentially believes on human capacity building besides a strong and responsive risk management and mitigation system, Mukhi said construction sectors must imbibe the principles of disaster risk management in all development schemes.