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| India capital Delhi in massive earthquake drill | India capital Delhi in massive earthquake drill |
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| Disaster management forces in the Indian capital, Delhi, have begun a massive drill to assess the preparedness of various agencies in the event of a big earthquake. | |
| The two-hour-long drill is being held in schools, colleges, markets, hospitals and on public transport. | |
| A number of metro railway stations will be shut for up to 30 minutes and road traffic will be diverted in many areas. | A number of metro railway stations will be shut for up to 30 minutes and road traffic will be diverted in many areas. |
| Delhi is among 30 cities in India that fall into a high-risk seismic zone. | Delhi is among 30 cities in India that fall into a high-risk seismic zone. |
| Officials say Wednesday's drill will be the first of its kind in India. | Officials say Wednesday's drill will be the first of its kind in India. |
| Authorities will "create a number of simulated situations like collapse of flyovers, crack in metro pillars, damage to hospitals and collapse of residential buildings due to an earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale". | Authorities will "create a number of simulated situations like collapse of flyovers, crack in metro pillars, damage to hospitals and collapse of residential buildings due to an earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale". |
| Reports say the exercise will involve 242 schools, 31 colleges, 22 hospitals and 13 government buildings. | Reports say the exercise will involve 242 schools, 31 colleges, 22 hospitals and 13 government buildings. |
| Two petrol stations, three high-rise buildings, eight shopping malls, seven metro railway stations, six fly-overs, and the new airport terminal are also among places taking part. | Two petrol stations, three high-rise buildings, eight shopping malls, seven metro railway stations, six fly-overs, and the new airport terminal are also among places taking part. |
| "There will be no tremors felt, but there will be a response to the eventuality of an earthquake," Vijay Dev of Delhi Disaster Management Authority told The Indian Express newspaper. | "There will be no tremors felt, but there will be a response to the eventuality of an earthquake," Vijay Dev of Delhi Disaster Management Authority told The Indian Express newspaper. |
| "There will be dummy injuries and casualties. There will be large-scale evacuation exercises. The [mock] injured would be rushed to hospitals." | "There will be dummy injuries and casualties. There will be large-scale evacuation exercises. The [mock] injured would be rushed to hospitals." |
| Mr Dev said disaster management forces needed to learn from the drill. | Mr Dev said disaster management forces needed to learn from the drill. |
| Delhi, along with the cities of Amritsar and Chandigarh, falls under the high risk (zone IV) seismic zone. | Delhi, along with the cities of Amritsar and Chandigarh, falls under the high risk (zone IV) seismic zone. |