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BAPS Rehabilitation Work
 
Earthquake Victims Rehabilitation Project
Inspirer: HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Past major relief activities by BAPS:
Latur earthquake 1993
Kachchh cyclone 1998
Orissa cyclone 1999

  BAPS has worked out the plan for the permanent rehabilitation of the earthquake victims. It has planned to adopt 8 villages in Kachchh district. Some of the facts of this plan are as follows:
Some of the information presented here may change over the period of time.
Plans For The Relief And Rehabilitation Of Earthquake Victims In Gujarat, 2001
 
1. Villages Adopted Total of 8 villages, 1,157 families
2. Housing  
  Internal infrastructure Electricity, kitchen with utensils, furniture and more.
  External infrastructure House, tank, hall, temple, road, etc.
Electricity using underground cables
3. Environment Water purification plants
  Fresh water Water tanks  in every village
  Fresh air Tree plantation – 200 in each village
4. Education Schools and kindergartens
5 classrooms
Classes being held in our camps for 10th /12th
5. Health Basic Primary Health Centers in all adopted villages
Polyclinic in Bhuj
Psychological health also important
6. Why BAPS? Existing network since past 50 years
People trust us, will co-operate and work side by side
Section 1 : Villages Adopted
  BAPS plans to begin their rehabilitation efforts to house 1,157 families in the Kachchh and Saurashtra regions. We will be adopting 8 villages where we fulfill their needs for all structures – from individual houses to water tanks to community halls. The list of villages which BAPS is adopting is as follows:

No.

Village

Sub-District, District

Number of  Families
(Population)

Adopted Villages:

1.

Devisar

Bhuj, Kachchh

51

2

Ukhadmora

Bhuj, Kachchh

88

3

Nana Khirsara

Anjar, Kachchh

82

4

Jiyapar Anjar, Kachchh
287
5

Gunatitpur
( Dhrangawadi)

Bhachau, Kachchh

112

6

Nani Mau

 

31

7

Garia

Vankaner, Rajkot

256

8

Modhpar

 

250

  TOTAL FAMILIES
1,157

Facilities to be built by BAPS in adopted villages:

No.

Structure

Numbers to be built

1

House

As per Population – One per family

2

Primary school & Kindergarten

One per village. Each school to have minimum five classrooms, maximum ten classrooms

3

Roads

Roads to be built in each village

4

Water Tank

One per village

5

Water Stand

Minimum of one per village, may be more as per population of village

6

Panchayat Office

One per village

7

Primary Health Center

As per size of the village

8

Bus Stand

As per need – depending on bus route

9

Community Hall

As per size of the village

10

Temple

One per village

11

Underground Electricity Cables and street lights

In each village, as per size of village

12

Shops and Kiosks

As per need and size of village

Section 2 : Housing
 

BAPS has designed the houses to be built, taking into account the following factors :

  • Specific usage and customs of the local populace
  • Earthquake resistance and nonfatal designing
  • Seasons – harsh winters and summers to be borne by the structure
  • Size of the families


  • Following is the detail of houses to be built by BAPS:
     

    Houses

    Village / District

    Number of houses

    1

    New Houses in adopted villages

    8 villages

    1157

    2

    New Houses

    Bhuj city

    400

    3

    Repairs to old houses

    Surendranagar

    350

    4

    Repairs to old houses

    Limbdi

    90

    5

    Repairs to old houses

    Dhrangadhara & Halvad

    150

    6

    Repairs to old houses

    Other scattered locations

    150

     

    Total Houses

     

    2297

    New Houses :

    Three different sizes of new houses will be constructed, to accommodate small and large families, from 2 persons to 7 persons per family.

    The size and cost of these houses will be as follows:

    No.

    Size

    Model & Plan

    1

    30 sq. mt. (333 sq.ft.)

    Scheme 1

    2

    40 sq. Mt. (430 sq.ft.)

    Scheme 2

    3

    50 sq. Mt. (538 sq.ft.)

    Scheme 3

    The infrastructure to be provided as part of our construction services for houses will include internal and external infrastructure.

    A.  Internal Infrastructure to be provided in each house:

    1. Earthquake Resistant Design (Refer Enclosed Design Drawing)
    2. Electricity
    3. Light (Fan if Needed)

    B.  External Infrastructure to be provided in the adopted village

    1. Water Tank, Water Stand, Water Purification System
    2. Roads
    3. Underground Electricity Cables
    Section 3 : Environment
      Fresh water:
  • Water Tanks with ground water supply in each village. Each of the villages has a     high enough water table to supply drinking water for all families.
  • Water purification plants are being supplied to the villages where there is a need to     purify water before drinking
  • Fresh air:

  • Tree plantation – We will be planting 200 trees per village, mostly marking the     boundaries of public places such as the school, the water tank and other such     structures.
  • Section 4 : Education
      Schools will be built in all the adopted villages.

    Facilities like a blackboard, chairs and benches, a playground, space for a library will be provided.

    We will be focusing on the construction of Primary schools and Kindergartens. These would have an average of 5 classrooms per village, costing approximately Rs. 540,000 per school. Each classroom would be 25 feet x 25 feet (approx. 7.5 mts x 7.5 Mts.) , and have a capacity of seating around 40 to 50 children.

    Section 5 : Health
      Medical attention will be administered through a primary health center (PHC) in each village. The health center will have the facilities to handle all basic medical needs, including first aid and non-surgical procedures.

    We also intend to set up a multi specialties hospital at Bhuj by our team of dedicated doctors and paramedics.

    Facilities will include:
    Out Patient Department (OPD) :Gynecology, Pediatric, General Medicine, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), Skin & Venereal Diseases (VD), Psychiatry, Urology, Nephrology, Ayurvedic (Traditional Indian herbal system of medicine), Homeopathy, Physiotherapy
    Indoor Department : 50 bed indoors will accommodate : 10 medical patients, 10 gynecology and obstetrics patients, 10 surgical patients, 10 pediatric patients,10 ICCU / ICU / NICU patients

    Other facilities:
    X Ray Department Sonography Echocardiography with Color Doppler Respirator EEG
    Attendance recording system Pathology Lab with autoanalyzer Ophthalmic examination unit Treadmill Test Pharmacy
    Ambulance service Two Operation Theaters Labor room with Neonatal unit Pulmonary function test Canteen
    Blood Bank Medical waste disposal system CSSD - Central Sterilization Unit Computer system ECG
    Central Oxygen and suction system        

    Further medical services for district of Bhuj

    1 Two mobile dispensaries for surrounding rural areas
    2 Diagnostic Camps for surrounding rural areas (Skin, Dental, Ophthalmic, ENT, Diabetes, Hypertension, Cardiac)
    3 Reference system for further treatment at Ahmedabad, Baroda, Rajkot, Jamnagar etc.
    4 Guidance and follow-up for super speciality institution for cardiac, cancer and kidney diseases
    Section 6: Why BAPS?
     
    Existing network since past 50 years
  • We have a network of more than 50,000 volunteers, actively involved in many     social activities
  • Experience of more than 25 years of Relief Work
  • 1979 flooding of Morbi, through the Latur earthquake and the Kandla cyclone -     BAPS has been at the forefront of relief operations
  • People trust us, will co-operate and work side by side
  • The total trust of one million devotees
  • Reputation as a socially active, honest organization
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