The Institute of Seismological research (ISR) has prepared a new seismic zone map of India which gives a more accurate picture along with probability and magnitude estimate of possible earthquakes in specific areas of the country. ISR Director General B K Rastogi told PTI that their map has been prepared after a research work of over two years and it will be more accurate and will be distinct as it will give probability of occurrences of quakes of certain magnitudes. The new map has been prepared for the BIS. He said this map will be very helpful for installations like nuclear power plants, dams and industries, apart from helping domestic constructions. The present earthquake zoning map of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has divided India into four zones from two to five. Zone five is the most dangerous and outside the Himalayan faults line. Only Kutch district of Gujarat falls in Zone five, while the rest of the country is divided into other three zones. Mr. Rastogi said the entire Kutch has been shown in in Zone five in the present BIS zone map, while the new ISR map shows that Southern Kutch is not in Zone five. The ISR was established by Gujarat government in 2004 after the devastating 2001 Kutch earthquake, which killed more than 20,000 people.