5 lakh people will die if epicentre of quake was in Patna: Nitish

May 14, 2015 09:48

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar warned that five lakh people would die if the epicentre of an earthquake was in Patna, and stressed the need to make buildings quake-proof. "We only felt the tremors as the epicentre was in Nepal. If it would have been in Patna, at least five lakh people would lose their lives in minutes," the Bihar CM said.

Nitish Kumar said high-rise buildings have been constructed in congested lanes, violating safety norms. "Last month's earthquake and Tuesday's earthquake were warnings for all of us to make buildings earthquake-proof for safety,' he added.

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