Smritivan Earthquake Memorial and Museum explained

Smritivan Earthquake Memorial and Museum
Location:Bhuj, Kutch district, Gujarat, India
Type:Local museum and memorial park
Curator:Design Factory India
Architect:Vastu-Shilpa Consultants

Smritivan Earthquake Memorial and Museum is a memorial park dedicated to the victims of 2001 Gujarat earthquake and museum on Bhujiyo Hill in Bhuj, Kutch district (Kachchh), Gujarat, India. It has seven blocks with displays on seven different themes.

History

The memorial park dedicated to the victims of 2001 Gujarat earthquake and celebrating resilience of people of Kutch along with a museum was proposed in 2004 by Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority.[1] The architect for the memorial and museum was Vastu-Shilpa Consultants while museum exhibition design and curation were done by Design Factory India.[2] [3] It was inaugurated on 28 August 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[4]

Features

The memorial park is spread over an area of 470acres. There are more than 13000 trees, each dedicated to a victim, planted in the park.[5] [6] There are 50 check dams, a sunset point, 8 km-long pathways, 1.2 km-long internal roads, 1 MW solar power plant and parking space for 3,000 people.

The museum has seven blocks spread over an area of 11500sqm. These blocks features seven themes: Rebirth, Rediscover, Restore, Rebuild, Rethink, Relive and Renew.[7]

!Block theme!Displays
RebirthEvolution of Earth
RediscoverTopography and natural disaster risk of Gujarat
RestoreAftermath of the 2001 earthquake with galleries depicting relief work
RebuildRebuilding efforts following the 2001 earthquake
RethinkTypes and preparedness for various disasters
Relive5D earthquake simulator
RenewMemorial space for the victims of the 2001 earthquake

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Ray . Joydeep . 16 April 2004 . Gujarat to set up quake memorial in Bhuj . .
  2. Web site: Sangath - Vāstu Shilpā Consultants . 2022-08-30 . www.sangath.org.
  3. Web site: Smritivan Earthquake Museum . 2022-12-30 . Design Factory India.
  4. Web site: 2022-08-28 . PM Modi Inaugurates ‘Smriti Van’ Earthquake Memorial in Kutch, Gujarat . 2022-08-30 . mint . en.
  5. Web site: 20 November 2018 . Modi to inaugurate first phase of 'Smriti Van' Kutch earthquake memorial in Jan 2019 .
  6. Web site: PM Modi inaugurates Smriti Van Memorial in Kutch - See pics of museum . 2022-08-30 . Zee News . en.
  7. Web site: 2022-08-28 . PM Modi to inaugurate Smriti Van: Know about Bhuj memorial based on seven themes . 2022-08-30 . Hindustan Times . en.