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Natural Hazards and Disasters
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State the high and very high-risk seismic areas of India.

Answer

The high-risk seismic areas are the Ganga plains and western Rajasthan.
Very high-risk seismic areas are Himalayan mountains, north-eastern India, Katchchh, west coast around Ratnagiri and Andaman and Nicobar islands.

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