Srinagar, Sep 24 (PTI) Professor HK Gupta, a former member of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), called on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at a public outreach office here to deliberate on strengthening earthquake resilience and disaster preparedness in the Union territory.

The interaction was also attended by Professor Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, Vice-Chancellor of the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), a statement said.

Professor Gupta, a former Ministry of Earth Sciences secretary, in his detailed presentation, underlined the urgent need to develop earthquake-resilient infrastructure in Kashmir, which lies within the vulnerable Himalayan earthquake belt.

Drawing from the example of a successful medium-term earthquake forecast in the northeas

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