Imphal, 18 February 2017 ( Evening News ) : Editors Guild Manipur today hosted one day  seminar on Earthquake Resistant Building In Manipur at Classic Regency Hall. Speaking at the seminar Works Commissioner, K. Radhakumar stressed the need to make a survey of the multi storyed buildings constructed in the city under the By-Law of Imphal Municipal Corporation to ensure safety during earthquakes. He said as a tradition in Manipur, most people do not consult Architects and Engineers while constructing their houses but consult the chief mason. Radhakumar also said even though the Architects are consulted there is big gap between the masons and architects. He insisted that the training program provided by the Public Works Department to the masons need to be done in a larger scale. The works commissioner also said the dept can issue certificates to trained masons so that people can consult them during construction. Professor Suresh of MIT, Professor Arunkumar of Earth Science Department, Manipur University and PWD Additional Chief Engineer Kh. Tenba were the Resource Persons at the seminar.