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100			_aVats, Krishna S.
245			_aReducing earthquake losses: towards a national perspective
260			_c2002
300			_ap.1503-507.
362			_a20 Apr
520			_aThe Bhuj earthquake once again underlined India's exposure to enormous seismic risks. The frequency of earthquakes in the last decade has presented serious public policy challenges. What is required is a national seismic mitigation programme that encourages both the structural and non-structural measures as means of reducing seismic risk and builds institutional capability. - Reproduced.
650			_aEarthquake engineering
650			_aEarthquakes
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a52084
999			_c52084 _d52084