For us all, real estate is a term synonymous with structures and buildings. Since industries and plant & machineries get land banks around the outskirts, these units end up surrounding a fully developed city, which in case of a natural calamity can multiply the damage.When you’re sitting right above the seismic zones 4 and 5. “Modern day construction techniques and equipments can allow the structures to become resistant to some extent only. It does not mean that the structure won’t shake during an earthquake or there won’t be any damage to the property. It simply means that structures will hold there ground but doesn't guarantee safety of life or property. Indian structures located especially under seismic zones 4 and 5 require systems that can alarm the inhabitants in case of an earthquake”, shares Bijender Goel, MD, Terra Techcom Pvt. Ltd.“Developers in India, especially in NCR regions are working diligently towards providing Earthquake resistance by developing RCC framed structures and even increasing the depth of excavation to provide more strength to the towers. It is true though, that in case of a mega quake, our cities require a system that can help in allowing some time for people to evacuate the buildings before the quake takes full shape”, believes Vikas Bhasin, MD, Saya Group. In collaboration with a German based company, Secty Electronics GmBH, it brings ‘On site early earthquake warning and security system (On site EWS)’. “In India, before On site EWS, we had the Regional EWS which had been installed at Uttrakhand and was put under a series of tests. This product had been giving false alarms and thus, lost its credibility and effectiveness. Whereas, the On site EWS has been tested and approved by Chennai-based Structural Engineering Research Centre; that has allowed us to install the On site EWS device at HIPA office in Gurgaon and New Secretariat Building Haryana in Chandigarh”, adds Goel.“This product at present is the most ideal precautionary measure against Earthquakes, where people can get some time to react to the situation and evacuate the premises. The On site EWS if reaches out to the country, will allow countless lives to get saved and in some cases, even assets”, avers Rakesh Yadav, Chairman, Antriksh India.“In case of a calamity like an Earthquake, every second counts. In a country like India where real estate sector is on a boom and developing lakhs of units every year. Multiple researches and reports are suggesting that there is a big earthquake due, which will hit India anywhere. In such a scenario, On site EWS is the only technology available to mankind today which can help reduce the losses of life in future”, shares and further explains Goel. “With the land being limited and put to use for development, there is tremendous pressure on the ground below and with people residing on these lands, they are under the risk of getting exposed to such unforeseen damages, with the availability of On site EWS now in India, damage to life and property can be reduced”, says Dhiraj Jain, Director, Mahagun Group.“Indian real estate sector is on a development spree with numerous residential and commercial projects. With the presence of such a technology that can grant even a single second to save lives, it is highly welcomed by the realty sector and very soon we will see this system becoming operational in several townships and other commercial projects in India”, concludes Kushagr Ansal, Director, Ansal Housing.