Smritivan Museum

Published: 1st Sep, 2022

Context

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated Smritivan, a museum in Gujarat's Kutch built as a tribute to those who died in the 26 January 2001 Gujarat earthquake.

About

Smritivan museum:

Important Blocks

Smriti Van Earthquake Museum is segregated into seven blocks on seven themes:

Rebirth
Rediscover
Restore
Rebuild
Rethink
Relive
Renew

Location: The 470-acre Smritivan Memorial Project is situated atop Bhujiyo Dungar, Bhuj, Kutch.
The journey of Bhuj following the 2001 earthquake is narrated in the form of a presentation.
It carries the names of around 13,000 people who had lost their lives during the earthquake.
The museum's floors and walls were created from indigenous Kutch stone.
This stone's fascinating trait is that it only gets stronger with use.
The project boasts of an earthquake museum spanning over 11,500 square metres, 50 check dams, sun point, and pathways with an overall length of eight kilometers.
In addition to providing a glimpse of the rich Harappan civilisation, the science of seismology, Gujarat's legacy, culture, and art, and real-time emergency circumstances via a control room.

2001 Bhuj Earthquake:

On 26 January 2001, India was struck by one of the worst earthquakes in its history.
Gujarat’s Kutch district reported a powerful quake of 7.7 magnitudes, which upended the lives of around 3.78 crore people.
Tens of thousands of people were killed and around 1.5 lakh others were injured due to the earthquake.

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