GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5369
TO BE ANSWERED ON 12-05-2005

POTENTIAL EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTHERN PENINSULA

5369. SHRI T.T.V. DHINAKARAN:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government are aware of the new threat of seismological disturbances in the Southern Peninsula, particularly Tamil Nadu;

(b) whether Government have assessed the reasons for this new phenomenon and the potential earthquake/tremor in the region; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT

CHARGE) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OCEAN DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI KAPIL SIBAL)

(a): No unusual seismic activity has been recorded in the Southern Peninsula, including Tamil Nadu. As per Seismic Zoning Map of India, prepared under the auspices of Bureau of Indian Standards, the country has been divided into four seismic zones, i.e. Zone II-V. Zone-V is considered to be most seismically active, while Zone-II is the least. A major portion of the Southern Peninsula, including, Tamil Nadu fall in Zones II and III.

(b) & (c): Do not arise.