Seismology Institute should come under jurisdiction of Emergencies Ministry, President
ASTANA. May 12. KAZINFORM President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev suggests the Institute of Seismology being under the jurisdiction of the Kazakh Emergencies Ministry, the Presidential press service reports following the results of the Almaty session.
Besides, the President proposed to consider attraction of new specialists to work in the said institute, and modernize its laboratories.
The Head of State stressed that the Government and akimat should speed up the work on updating the microseismic zoning map of the city and oblast, elaborate seismic hazard population warning efforts, and intensify buildings and facilities seismic amplification works.
As the President said, it is crucial to study Japan's experience where despite devastating strokes the rescue services operated as one team.