Gandhi Nu Gam, Ludiya Village, Kutch, Gujarat, India
The 2001 earthquake had left this village devastated. The redevelopment of this entire village was carried out, re-creating everything bit by bit. While building the village again, the team took utmost care in keeping the village’s socio-cultural traditions intact. The project constructed 455 traditional bhungas together with three schools, a grass bank, community buildings, production centres, religious shrines, the electricity network and a water harvesting system. Sixty of these dwellings were on a new site situated centrally among the existing settlements in the area; the remaining dwellings were in the existing hamlets spread over a 10 km2 area. Each dwelling was provided with its own individual dual pit toilet system and a bathing cubical. Gandhi Nu Gam is a living example of sheer grit and determination that can preserve the past, as well as shape the future.
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Location: Gandhi Nu Gam, Ludiya Village, Kutch, Gujarat, India
Photo credit: © Arunabh Bhattacharjee / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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