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HUDCO’S TECHNO-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR REHABLITATION/ RECONSTRUCITON PROGRAMME FOR AREAS AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS AND CALAMITIES
In addition to the financial assistance, HUDCO has also played a very major role in identifying the appropriate technological packages needed for earthquake resistant, cyclone resistant and flood protected housing options. This is based on the R&D work done in the various Research, Development and Technological Institutions like CBRI, SERC, RRL’s and Technological Universities and the work of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) through National Building Code, Special design and construction Code for Earthquake and Wind Resistant Construction. These are further converted into user friendly pictorial guidelines and manuals with DO’s and Don’t’s for disaster resistant construction using various technologies/local building components.
Further, HUDCO has also directly contributed in the in the construction and exhibition of demonstration demonstration houses using disaster resistant features depending on the requirements and also adoption of villages and urban bastis under the Model Villages and Model Basti development schemes for rebuilding completely destroyed villages/urban bastis. HUDCO’s Research and Training Wing namely the Human Settlements management Institute (HSMI) has played a major role in imparting training and capacity building programmes and the awareness on various facets of disaster mitigation to the officers of Governments, Exectives of various housing agencies as well as building professionals working in the sector. HUDCO’s Assistance for Earthquake rehabilitation in the Hill Districts of Uttar Pradesh Two major earthquakes have occurred at Uttar Kashi (1991) and Chamoli/Rudraprayag/Tehri-Pouri Garhwal (1999) in the hill districts of Uttaranchal State (earlier Uttar Pradesh State). The earthquake in the Chamoli area measured 6.8 on the Richter scale. HUDCO has offered its financial assistance for housing 20,000 families and also in establishing special Building Centres for imparting appropriate technology transfer. HUDCO also adopted the villages of Kansali in Rudraprayag and Gingrana in Gopeshwar, and also the Harijan Basti improvement in Chamoli. In addition, 21 demonstration units were also put up in various locations to demonstrtate the appropriate use of disaster resistant technologies. HUDCO established 11 Building Centres for technology dissemination in the disaster affected districts. HUDCO also provided training to 175 engineers and hundreds of artisans in cost effective disaster resistant building technology features for the region. In addition, Do’s and Don’ts technology manuals for eathquake resistant housing construction for hilly regions were also prepared and extensively distributed/disseminated by HUDCO. HUDCO was
also actively associated with the Task Force for the rehabilitation of
housing stock in the earthquake affected areas of Chamoli and Rudraprayag
regions and CMD, HUDCO, was the Chairman of the Task Force and a
comprehensive action plan with immediate term, short term, medium term
and long term measures have been identified including the `disaster management
plan’ for Uttarakhand region which is affected by frequent tremors.
Major earthquake rocked the Latur and Usmanabad areas in 1993 which had the magnitude of 6.4 in the Richter scale having its epicentre near Killari village in Latur and left an unprecedented destruction behind, with the human casuality of over 10,000 people. HUDCO had adopted four villages namely Tapse, Utka, Tungi and Tembhi and constructed 1319 houses for the people affected, with a financial assistance of Rs 20 crores as a joint collaborative programme with the Government of FRG and KfW Germany. HUDCO also established 10 Building Centres in Latur and Osmanabad districts which has played a major role in imparting training to the local population on earthquake resistant construction and also in the production of the walling, roofing and other components required for the massive reconstruction programme taken up by the various agencies in the two districts. HUDCO has also brought out Special brochures with guidelines of Do’s and Don’ts in Hindi for reconstruction, repairs and renewal of houses. HUDCO’s Contribution for Latur reconstruction programme has received a special citation for rehabilitation of earthquake victims in Latur district and Thembey village in the World Habitat Award 1996 by the Building and Social Housing Foundation of UK. It also received the JK Cement’s `Architect of the Year Award 1997’ for the rehabilitation project for earthquake victims of Latur under the category of `Rehabilitation Project. HUDCO has also been awarded a Shield of appreciation for the rehabilitation of earthquake affected regions of Maharashtra. HUDCO’s Assistance for Earthquake rehabilitation in Jabalpur
HUDCO has
extended assistance of Rs.58 crores (Rs.580 million) for the construction
of 7424 houses and repair and retrofitting of 12733 housing units.
HUDCO has assisted in the establishment of 5 Building Centres in the affected
areas. HUDCO has also adopted two villages of Kosamgarh and Guna
for redevelopment as model villages with its technical and financial help.
Special brochures have been brought out for reconstruction, repairs and
renewal in Hindi and circulated both in the urban areas of Jabalpur and
also separate brochures have been circulated in the village areas for reinforcement
concrete construction (RCC), construction using masonry and mud.
A super cyclone
with a wind speed of over 250 kms per hour hit the coast of Orissa
in October, 1999 which very severely affected 14 districts of the
State. In addition to the damage to the housing, over 14800 primary
school and other public institutional buildings were also damaged.
HUDCO has extended a total financial assistance of Rs 1287.5 crores for
construction of 3.25 lakh houses and an additional Rs 3.9 crores
for promoting Building Centres and Model Villages. HUDCO has
supported setting up of 20 special Building Centres in the cyclone affected
regions. Four villages were adopted as Model Villages. In addition,
Do’s and Don’t’s in Oriya launguage was also prepared indicating the
appropriate technologies and construction methods which are cyclone resistant
in nature. HUDCO’s technical assistance is also being extended for
taking up construction of school buildings in all the affected districts
in Orissa.
HUDCO’s Assistance for Rehabilitation of Earthquake Affected Regions of Gujarat
A major comprehensive Action Plan entailing rapid assessment of the extent of damages to houses and buildings, financial assistance, dissemination of appropriate technology, establishment of building and community centres to demonstrate the use of disaster resistant housing including earthquake resistant technologies, adoption of villages and bastis for comprehensive development and setting up of HUDCO offices in Bhuj and Anjar was drawn up to provide techno-financial assistance for a massive rehabilitation and reconstruction programme for the earthquake ravaged areas of Gujarat. As part of the Action Plan, HUDCO and BMTPC in collaboration with the State Governments would carry out, in the shortest possible time, a rapid assessment of the extent of damages both qualitatively and quantitatively for reconstruction of fully damaged houses, repairs and renewal of partially damaged houses and retrofitting of existing vulnerable stock. Based on the overall assessment, the programme for reconstruction of houses for various income categories in rural, semi-urban and urban areas as well as for redevelopment of infrastructure such as damaged roads and water supply, toilets and other civic amenities, would be decided by the State Government and financial assistance will be provided by HUDCO. The total extent of financial assistance upto Rs.1500 crores would be provided depending upon the extent of support needed by the State Government and its various agencies. The financial assistance from HUDCO would be backed up with an appropriate technology package needed for re-building earthquake resistant houses, using local building materials like mud, stone, bricks, concrete etc. and this will be widely disseminated through use of instructive guidelines in the form of simple and user friendly Do’s and Don’ts. Further, with a view to propagate earthquake resistant technologies in the cities and towns and villages, HUDCO and BMTPC would extend support for the establishment of 30 Building Centres, construct demonstration houses and community buildings in all the disaster affected districts for technology transfer, training of local artisans, production of building materials and components, construction assistance and for guidance and information of the people. HUDCO would also adopt a few model villages and bastis for comprehensive development of fully damaged villages and bastis. In addition, HUDCO will immediately set up its Field Project Management offices in Bhuj and Anjar, the worst affected areas. It was also decided that assistance from HUDCO would be made available for the construction of temporary shelters. In respect of the villages or towns which are extensively damaged, it is also proposed that the entire village or town is rebuild in a nearby new locality not only in respect of housing and other community facilities but also with a view to provide wider roads instead of existing narrow alleys and incorporating other disaster resistant safety features. Disaster
Mitigation & Vulnerability Atlas of India. For complete details visit
:www.bmtpc.org/disaster.htm
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The
country is affected by various natural calamities like earthquake and land
slides in the hilly terrains of Northern and North-Eastern States and the
Kutch region of Gujarat, Koyna and Latur of Maharashtra; cyclone,
sea erosion and flooding in the coastal States and flood prone damage in
many States. After each of these natural calamity, substantial damage to
property and life takes place, rendering large number of families homeless
and communities without basic and social and utility infrastructure. As
a part of the rehabilitation for the affected people and reconstruction,
repair and retrofitting programmes and other requirements taken up by various
State Governments, HUDCO has extended its special financial and technical
assistance for rehabilitation housing and other programme. HUDCO’s assistance
has helped in the rehabilitation of 41.14 lakhs (4.1 million) families
affected by natural calamities.
An
earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit Jabalpur in 1997 having
its epicenter near Koshamghat village causing widespread damage to properties.
A
major earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hit various towns
and villages of Gujarat with its epicenter 20 KM from Bhuj. While
the overall damage assessment of losses in life and houses and other properties
are under way, based on the initial assessment, it is observed that over
30,000 people have lost their life and nearly 175,000 houses which are
fully damaged would required to be reconstructed and over half a million
houses which are partially damaged would required to be repaired and renewed.
