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Seva Bharti
Seva Bharati Gujarat
Gujarat earthquake on 26th January 2001 will be remembered for several
years. The devastation was phenomenal. Thousands of lives lost, cattle
lost, several thousand injuries, loss of properly in homes, industry,
trade the list can go on.
SEVA BHARATI humbled joining several NGOs and Government in helping
humanity by distributing daily needs, providing temporary shelter,
setting up a hospital, transferring patients to different hospitals in
the state, help remove dead bodies from debris and even helping military
and masses in cremation. This was not all. Volunteer groups went to over
800 villages for psychological rehabilitation of children and women.
Long term plans to help victims were chalked out. These included
rebuilding schools and reallocate villages that were razed beyond 70%.
SEVA BHARATI joined the government of Gujarat and became their partner
in setting up 62 new schools and 14 villages. Districts of Kutch,
Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Patan and Banaskantha have been covered
for school and villages reconstruction at a total cost of approx. Rs. 60
Crores.
SEVA BHARATI was readily supported by donors from within the country and
overseas. Individuals and organizations promoted by Sangh Parivar, State
government of Goa and Jarkhand have generously donated for this
programme.
Construction department was set up quickly. A staff of over 50
engineers, materials executive, account staff were appointed besides
volunteers who engaged in overall co-ordination and management of
projects.
Earthquake resistance designs were evolved. The technology of hollow
block that offers heat-cool balance was selected. A unified structure
from foundation to slab that could offer tremendous advantage during
severest earthquake was finalised. The teams then mobilized for
construction activity. Traditional homes, (Bhungas) were also made in
western Kutch so also few shops in bhachau, for quickly setting up
markets.
Our commitment to deliver quality workmanship, strength with design
excellence needed regular times rather than rush on competing for quick
completion. Schools were to be completed in 4 months, small villages in
7-9 months and villages beyond 200 homes in 12 months.
This is not merely a construction activity. The stupendous task is to
keep beneficiaries wait for a year for permanent shelter, interest
groups intervention, water procurement from government agencies in far
flung areas not serviced through tube well / pipelines but by water
tankers, procurement of canalized items at concessional rates through
government machinery the land availability from government /
agriculturists at reasonable prices, organise temporary electric
connection for construction and so on.
The challenge is to deliver a new village, keeping in mind the
traditions, socio-economic profile, the needs and perceived needs of
village men, socio-economic infrastructure that makes village, self
sufficient. Village Hamiramora is completed and delivered. Benificiaries
have moved into their new homes.
By early March 2002, 40 schools and a village were completed. Five more
villages were to be handed over in April 2002, one in May and the
balance were to be handed over by the end of the year. All the schools
were to be completed by March 2002. Model towns and schools, that will
be remembered for decades are in the making.
Charaiveti
.. Charaiveti
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Village / Taluka |
Donor
Agencies |
No. of
Houses |
Rs. in
Lacs. |
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Mithapasvaria - Anjar |
Seva-Coventry
U.K |
154 |
291.00 |
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Chapredi - Bhuj |
Seva-Nottingham
U.K |
295 |
817.00 |
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Hamiramora -
Bhuj |
Seva Bharati |
23 |
44.00 |
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Devgadh -
Maliya |
Govt. of Goa |
211 |
422.00 |
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Jivapar - Morbi |
IDRF USA |
188 |
384.00 |
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Mayapur -
Halvad |
IDRF USA |
81 |
171.00 |
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Jakhotra -
Santalpur |
Janakalyan
Samiti Maharashtra |
267 |
570.00 |
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Visnagar -
Dasada |
SEVA U.K. |
204 |
330.00 |
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Vachharajpur -
Patdi |
VIDE - USA |
49 |
114.00 |
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Vallabhpur -
Rapar |
Geyer Education
Trust |
90 |
285.00 |
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Badalpur Amran
- Jodiya |
Govt. of
Jharkhand |
60 |
114.00 |
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Rapar - Morbi |
Govt. of
Jharkhand |
160 |
370.00 |
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Rampur -
Radhanpur |
Govt. of
Jharkhand |
100 |
190.00 |
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Sayan - Lakhpat |
Govt. of
Jharkhand |
55 |
114.00 |
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