ON THE DANGER LINE
Bihar is sitting on a faultline. An earthquake even a moderate one  will reduce it to rubble. Don't say we didn't warn you, say satellite data

*Faultlines are developing in Motihari, Madhubani, Saharsa and areas along the Himalayan range. Saturated energy under the earth crust may explode any time here

*The faultlines are radiating towards Patna in a straight line from Motihari and will go on to Fatuha and to Munger and Samastipur in the highly unstable Gangetic belt

*The rocky three-tier strata under Bihar might slide north. Regions closer to the Himalayan plains are at greater risk

*Smaller `energy lines' run south to north throughout the unstable alluvial plains of north Bihar

*An estimated 6.13 lakh houses will be razed, 11.33 lakh dwellings will be partly destroyed and nearly 20 lakh houses will develop cracks if the state is hit by a quake above 6 on the Richter scale

WARNING: BIHAR is on unsteady ground. Even a moderate earthquake could wipe out its urban centres, turning most of it into rubble.

Satellite images of Bihar suggest that faultlines are developing in Motihari, Madhubani, Saharsa and areas along the Himalayan range and that saturated energy under its earth crust may explode any time. A faultline extends from Motihari to Patna in a straight line. It goes on to Fatuha, Munger and Samastipur in the "highly unstable Gangetic belt".

The satellite data, recently submitted to the Bihar government, suggest that the rocky three-tier strata under its Gangetic belt, might slide north. Regions closer to the Himalayan plains are shown to be developing a "big energy line" near Motihari. Smaller 'energy lines' run south to north throughout the unstable alluvial plains of north Bihar. Sources said the Motihari line was "almost saturated and energy could be dissipated any time".