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PHOTO GALLERY
A family-designed house in Aceh
Interior of tent accommodation at the Shaam-e-Sarhad community-run resort in
Banni
Sewage Treatment Plant that is the heart of Bhuj City's
new green belt
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Hunnarshala Projects
Socio-Technical Assessment of Post
Tsunami Reconstruction in Tamilnadu
Post-tsunami reconstruction in Tamilnadu was marked by large scale NGO
involvement within the framework established by the Government of Tamilnadu
through various Government Orders and Technical Guidelines. This framework
was based on NGO taking up different villages of reconstruction under
coordination of the District Collector and building as per the plans and
design as per the technical guidelines and CRZ regulations. Local Panchayats
and coastal communities in general did not have a defined systemic role in
reconstruction process. (more>)
Community-Run Tourist Eco-Resoirt
by Pastoralists of Hodka, Banni
Vaghabhai, a local artisan specialising in the skill of thatch work, was
assessing how much money he could get for different qualities of work that he
could offer for the project. But when challenged to work as a true artisan
and deliver the quality that was epitome of his knowledge, wisdom and skill,
he took up the work setting uncompromising standards and considering the
costs responsibly. (more>)
Recycling Sewage of a Rivulet to
create a Green Belt for Bhuj City
The city was devastated after the earthquake in 2001, destroying buildings
and killing more than 7000 people in the city. Few could have imagined that
the city would bounce back, and be recognized as one of the fastest and
finest examples of rehabilitation in the world. The city has gone beyond
providing basic services and infrastructure and the green belt project
epitomizes such an approach of placing bold new tools of planning and
technologies, that respond to the problems our cities of tomorrow will face. (more>)
Post-Tsunami Community-Led Housing
Design and Construction in Banda
Aceh, Indonesia
Baharuddin, survivor of 2004 tsunami in Banda Aceh, was busy gathering
whatever was left over after the devastation and making a pile of wooden
planks or any other sundry items that could still be retrieved. (more>)
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