Tibetans plan to secure heritage buildings in quake-prone Dharamshala

9 months ago

Dharamshala: The Tibetan stone buildings with colourful porch columns, yellow bands, red-sheet roofing, so much a part of Dharamshala's architectural tapestry, are set to undergo a seismic change, literally.

Understanding the vulnerability of the town to earthquakes and the high concentration of culturally and politically important institutions around the place, Tibetan planners have started looking for ways to secure the safety of these buildings.A New York-based architecture and engineering firm, Studio Nyandak, has begun the process for Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) of the Central Tibetan Administration's buildings and will soon submit a comprehensive plan to guide their earthquake preparedness efforts.

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