2001 EARTHQUAKE
OF GUJARAT
BAPS Home Reconstruction Work - Detail Report
Three types of homes were selected depending on the size of the family. Help was also taken from the famous Vastushilpa Foundation for Studies and Research in Environmental Design.
- Type A homes: 54.08 sq. m.
- Type B homes: 43.20 sq. m.
- Type C homes: 36.44 sq. m.
Facts
- Earthquake-Resistant: Special tie beams at 3 levels - plinth, lintel and ceiling, make BAPS houses structurally strong and unique. The plinth is fully concreted to give added strength to the pillars. Masonry construction technique was used with hollow blocks and reinforced M-150 concrete.
- Work Force: An experienced team of 35 architects, engineers, supervisors and more than 1,100 workers worked tirelessly at the various villages and school sites.
- Workmanship: Quality and efficiency were not compromised - be it in design, materials or construction.
- Social Engineering: Rather than build houses in straight rows or in barrack-like format, BAPS villages have 7 to 9 courtyards where villagers have chosen their clusters, helping rebuild a micro-village environment.
- Ready to Live: A furnished 40 sq. m. medium-size BAPS house, with adequate natural light and ventilation, has 2 rooms, kitchen, toilet, bathroom, small terrace and a veranda fully outfitted with wiring, electricity supply, piped water supply, sewage tank, weatherproof external paint, wooden doors, and a spacious plot.
- Future Requirement: The foundation and pillars are constructed to support an extra added floor in the future.
- Shade and Fruits: BAPS planted 10 fruit trees, like, mango, pomegranate, chikoo, coconut, etc. within the plot space of every house.
- Access: Tarmac and stone chip roads leading to each house.
- Scientific Approach: After extensive surveys of the surroundings, comprehensive designs, layouts and models were made, incorporating the social requirements of the villagers.
- Environmental planning: Apart from cultivating farms around the barren wastelands, BAPS is greening the outskirts of the village with a thousand trees.
Successful Completion & Dedication Ceremony
After 13 months of dedicated construction work, BAPS started handed the newly built villages back to the villagers. A brief description of each village is given below:
Gunatitpur (Dhrangavadi), Sub-district: Bhachau, District: Kutch Dedicated: 4.28.2002 |
Location: 75 km from Bhuj and 9 km from Bhachau
Area: New 17 acre site
No. of Houses: 112 (82 homes of Type A and 30 homes of Type B).
Roads: 560 metres of 3 m-wide tarmac road and 350 metres of stone-chip road.
Underground water tank: 80,000 litres capacity.
School: Primary school with 5 classrooms (total area: 153.35 sq. m.)
Community Hall: 155.97 sq. m.
Mid-day meal hall with toilet block: 32.02 sq. m.
Health Centre: 61.34 sq. m.
Panchayat Office: 30.67 sq. m.
Sanskardham & Mandir: 531.25 sq. m.
Village Gate: As per model village specifications.
Other Facilities: Sewage and drainage systems, trees, kitchen gardens and streetlights.
Uniqueness: 300 aftershocks measuring 4.9 on the Richter Scale have occurred after construction. Not a single crack has appeared in any of the buildings.
Donors: GRECO, Sultanate of Oman |
Yoginagar (Ukhadmora), Sub-district: Bhuj, District: Kutch Dedicated: 4.28.2002 |
Location: 30 km from Bhuj along the Bhuj-Bhachau Highway
Area: New 11.5 acre site
No. of Houses: 87 (26 homes of Type A, 43 homes of Type B and 18 homes of Type C).
Roads: 20 ft. wide roads from main gate leading to each home.
Water tanks: Overground tank of 20,000 litres and underground tank of 45,000 litres capacity.
School: Primary school with 5 classrooms, 2 dining halls and large playground.
Kinder Garten: 41.82 sq. m.
Community Hall: 120.00 sq. m.
Mid-day meal hall with toilet block: 141.60 sq. m.
Health Centre: 480 sq. ft.
Panchayat Office: 54.44 sq. m.
Sanskardham & Mandir: 464.13 sq. m.
Village Gate: 26 ft. high & 31 ft. wide.
Other Facilities: Sewage and drainage systems, 1000 trees planted, Cattle care farm for 400 cows and streetlights.
Donors: Sunrise Radio , UK |
Narayannagar (Jiyapar), Sub-district: Nakhatrana, District: Kutch Dedicated: 5.25.2002 |
No. of Houses: 285 (43 homes of Type A, 173 homes of Type B and 69 homes of Type C).
Roads: 1410 metres of 3 m-wide tarmac road and 1500 metres of stone-chip road.
Water tank: 80,000 litres capacity.
School: Primary school with 5 classrooms (total area: 153.35 sq. m.)
Sanskardham & Mandir: 531.25 sq. m.
Village Gate: As per model village specifications.
Other Facilities: Sewage and drainage systems, trees, kitchen gardens and streetlights.
Donors: People of USA |
Shrijinagar (Nani Mau), Sub-district: Mandvi, District: Kutch Dedicated: 5.25.2002 |
No. of Houses: 30 (1 home of Type A, 10 homes of Type B and 19 homes of Type C).
Roads: 150 metres of 3 m-wide tarmac roads.
Underground water tank: 10,000 litres capacity.
School: Primary school with 4 classrooms (total area: 47-56 sq. m.)
Panchayat Office: 40.32 sq. m.
Sanskardham & Mandir: 302.50 sq. m.
Village Gate: 26 ft. high & 31 ft. wide.
Other Facilities: Sewage and drainage systems, 12 fruit bearing trees planted in each garden, 1000 trees planted in the village, kitchen gardens and streetlights.
Donors: Community of South Africa and the Bhavnagar Nagrik Sahkari Bank Ltd. |
Pramukh Swami Nagar (Kukma Colony), Sub-district: Bhuj, Dedicated: 2.21.2003 |
No. of Houses: 155 homes of Type B.
Roads: Tarmac and stone-chip roads.
Water Tank: Special arrangements for water treatment and supply.
Village Gate: As per model village specifications.
Donors: People of Mumbai. |
Pramukh Swami Nagar (Khavda Colony), District: Kutch Dedicated: 2.22.2003 |
No. of Houses: 155 (30 homes of Type A, 110 homes of Type B and 15 homes of Type C).
Roads: Tarmac and stone-chip roads.
School: Primary school with 9 classrooms (total area: 324.63 sq. m.)
Sanskardham & Mandir: 6,167.12 sq. m.
Village Gate: 26 ft. high.
Donors: ENAIDU Group ( Hyderabad ) and People of UAE. |
Gunatitnagar (Modpar), Sub-district: Morbi, District: Rajkot Dedicated: 2.25.2003 |
No. of Houses: 200 (96 homes of Type A, 60 homes of Type B and 44 homes of Type C).
Roads: 460 metres of 3 m-wide tarmac roads.
School: Primary school with 10 classrooms (total area: 549.18 sq. m.)
Community Hall: 103.54 sq. m.
Panchayat Office: 148.61 sq. m.
Sanskardham & Mandir: 464.13 sq. m.
Village Gate: As per model village specifications.
Other Facilities: Sewage and drainage systems, trees, kitchen gardens and streetlights.
Donors: People of UK . |
Yagnapurush Nagar (Gariya), Sub-district: Vakaner, District: Rajkot Dedicated: 2.26.2003 |
No. of Houses: 96 (25 homes of Type A, 33 homes of Type B and 38 homes of Type C).
Roads: Tarmac roads.
Water tank: 20,000 litres capacity.
Sanskardham & Mandir: for cultural & spiritual activities.
Village Gate: As per model village specifications.
Donors: People of UK . |
Sanatan Nagar (Morjar), District: Kutch Dedicated: 3.27.2003 |
No. of Houses: 100
School: Primary school with 2 classrooms
Water tank: 20,000 litres capacity.
Community Hall: 1200 sq. ft.
Women's Training Centre: 400 sq. ft.
Administrative Office: 200 sq. ft.
Donors: Canadian organisations: CIDA, BAPS, Hindu Mandir, Sanatan Mandir & Others |
Canada Nagar (Madhapar Colony), District: Kutch Dedicated: 3.28.2003 |
No. of Houses: 64
Water tank: 20,000 litres capacity.
Community Hall: 1200 sq. ft.
Women's Training Centre: 400 sq. ft.
Administrative Office: 200 sq. ft.
Donors: Canadian organisations: CIDA, BAPS, Hindu Mandir, Sanatan Mandir & Others |
Bhirandiyara, Ramnagar, Jamkunariya, District: Kutch Dedicated: 3.28/29.2003 |
No. of Houses: 250 bunga (Bhirandiyara 159, Ramnagar 23 & Jamkunariya 50)
Facilities: Vocational help, kitchen gardens, community centre and women's training centre.
Donors: Canadian organisations: CIDA, BAPS, Hindu Mandir, Sanatan Mandir & Others |
Pramukh Swami Nagar (Bhuj Colony), District: Kutch Under Construction |
No. of Houses: 290 (220 homes of Type A, 26 homes of Type B and 4 homes of Type C). In addition, 40 homes for widows and underprivileged families will be constructed.
Roads: Tarmac and stone chip roads.
Donors: People of UK and People of India . |
Toronto Colony (Bhuj Colony), District: Kutch Under Construction |
No. of Houses: 44
Roads: Tarmac and stone chip roads.
Donors: Canadian organisations: CIDA, BAPS, Hindu Mandir, Sanatan Mandir & Others |
Repairing & Renovating homes
Apart from constructing 1,692 homes, BAPS also repaired and renovated over 2,500 homes damaged by the earthquake. Therefore, in total, BAPS provided over 4,192 homes to earthquake victims.
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