NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to ensure that all real estate projects launched in the country prominently display the earthquake-resistant category in which they fall and also explain the connotations of the category as defined by the government.
Justices Madan B Lokur and R Banumathi gave the directive on Friday after hearing a PIL filed by Sandeep Donald Shah, the country head of Miyamoto International, an earthquake and structural engineering firm, seeking directions from the court regarding educating the public about the different kinds of earthquake resistance in buildings.
Shah had cited in court a story published in ET in October 2014 with the headline "Towers with Open Ground Storey Car Parking Unsafe" in which the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) spoke of norms which should be followed in building high-rises
The petitioner argued that the government and the NDMA have shunned responsibility and have been blaming others when it is their responsibility to create public aware ness about earthquake safety.
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MCHI-THANE has always been very clear that fine housing complexes and shopping malls cannot stand in isolation. A great City is the sum total of great buildings, great infrastructure and great people. MCHI has been committed to growth of the real estate sector and is credited with the harmonious growth and rise in quality and standards of construction in Thane City in the past decade.
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