Cannot predict earthquakes, govt tells Lok Sabha

April 29, 2015 13:37

Technology to predict earthquakes has not been developed yet, government today said in Lok Sabha as members expressed concern over the massive destruction caused by the recent temblor in Nepal and wondered whether the disaster could be forecast.

Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh said India was second to none in the world in space technology but predicting quakes was still a work in progress the world over.

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