Interim Shelter Support

Shelter was the first requirement for the earthquake affected people as most of the houses were damaged due to earthquake. Altogether 1,400 interim shelters have been provided in nine villages with support from Oxfam GB, German Agro Action Care India and Plan India.

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The prototypes for the shelters of dimensions of 12’ x 10’ x 8’, with corrugated roof and walls, insulated with foam and with a lining of plywood were constructed for demonstration. Design for these shelters was standardised by a team of experts from Centre for Eenvironment Planning and Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad as per government approved guidelines. People in the villages were provided with CGI sheets, Ply wood, Thermocol and a tool kit, containing basic tools needed for restructuring their own houses. People constructed their shelters on their own with necessary modifications as per their needs. CEE team facilitated the construction of shelters.

Interim Classroom Shelters

Due to delay in reconstruction of damaged schools the teachers and students were forced to run the school in open under harsh weather conditions. On the request of school administration, interim shelters for classrooms have been provided to 13 damaged schools in Lachhipora, Bugna and Noorkhah villages. Provided with the support from Care India these interim classrooms in Primary and Middle schools are helping 760 children and 39 teachers to continue their studies.

Capacity Building Trainings for Local Technicians

Capacity of local technicians including masons, plumbers, carpenters etc was build for earthquake resistant construction through the trainings organised in Uri sub-division. Though the conventional architecture, wherever it was followed, proved to be best to sustain the earthquake shocks but local technicians lost confidence in their skills due to the extent of damage. The training of local technicians reinforced their confidence and provided them the scientific facts for making improvement in their construction techniques.

Training was also provided on rebuilding houses by making use of the salvaged material from the old damaged house saving on the cost. Some of the houses got superficial cracks but people were scared of using those as there were frequent aftershocks. Many of these houses were inspected by the engineers during the trainings and certified for their safety thus given tips on certification.