As parts of the country shift to a celebratory mode for the grand opening of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, not many are unaware that a ‘2,500-year return period’ test was carried out to ensure that the temple structure can withstand the biggest earthquake that happens once in 2,500 years.
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The team behind that test and also the health monitoring of the massive structure and retaining walls is headed by an engineer from the Old City of Hyderabad. Pradeep Kumar Ramancharla as the director of the CSIR-Central Building Research Institute (CSIR-CBRI) in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, has been responsible for the 3D structural analysis and seismic resilience of the project.
