Project Facilitator : Bibeksheel Nepali Project Initiator/ Guidance : Govinda Narayan Timilsina Project Leader : Pratisha Shakya Project Assistant : Suraj Silwal Project Volunteers : Jeewan Shrestha, Janak Khadka, Nanu Tamang, Suzaana Shrestha, Anusa Sharma, Sadhana Thulung Rai, Sagar Chand, Diwas Shrestha, Ashish Rai, Krishna Pal, Er. Saurav Sharma, Saroj Kumar Sharma, Prakash Gurung, Niwas Neupane. Other Involvement : Star Yuwa Club, Dhoksan Project Data collection : Survey Department(Baneshwor), Survey Department(Sankhu), Kathmandu Living Lab[KLL], Nepal Tourism Board, Nepal Agricultural Research Council [NARC], Shankarapur Municipality(Sankhu),
BIBEKSHEEL NEPALI’s 5-R STRATEGY ( http://leadnepal.com/2015/05/27/earthquake-5r-strategy/ )
1. RELIEF
9000 killed 40,000 homes destroyed 7.3 Mag.(May 12th) 7.9 Mag.(April 25th)
2. RESCUE
2015 A.D.
? 1934 A.D. 8.0 Mag. 10,000 killed
1980 A.D.
1988 A.D.
2011 A.D.
6.5 Mag. 178 killed 40,000 homes destroyed
6.8 Mag. 722 killed 12,000 injured 460,000 homeless
6.9 Mag. 6 killed 30 injured 13,000 displaced
12th Baisakh(April 25th, 2015) EARTHQUAKE AN OPPORTUNITY
3. REHABILITATION
4. RECONSTRUCTION (volunteers in action)
INTRODUCING MODEL VILLAGE “Model Village” is a self- sustained / self-sufficient village. This village is a sustainable role model that is based on detailed site analysis (it’s topography, geography, culture, settlement pattern, ecology, climate, soil type, opportunity), as per need of it’s community after April 25th, 2015 (Baisakh 12th, 2072) earthquake. Objectives Our main target is to come up with a model village planning solution and guide the locals staring from Dhoksan in rebuilding their community after devastation caused by April earthquake. Through this project, we want to influence people to be independent and encourage them to rebuild their community by themselves - “ Afno gaon, afai banau”. Hence, this project will be a model idea that could be replicated in other villages of Nepal. (Note: Idea can be replicated, but not design- since design varies based on the site) Other objectives of this project that have been considered while designing are as follows: -To reinvigorate the place to create a healthy community and economic stability with preserving natural resources and vernacular architecture. - Design self-sustained community and address long term needs. - Connecting nearby Communities and create opportunities. -To accentuate local people and culture to outer world. -Provide a platform for locals to train and guide them on utilizing those skills. The design idea is to uplift the community from grass root level, understanding its need and providing a model proposal for a sustainable and resilient community. The implementation of this proposal will provide the locals an opportunity to live and work in Dhoksan without need to migrate to other cities or countries.
12th Baisakh, 2072 (April 25th, 2015) around 12noon, an unfogettable moment in Nepal’s history, when a devastation earthquake (worst natural disaster to strike Nepal after 1934’s Nepal-Bihar earthquake) killed approximately 9000 lives and left many city and villages with demolished structures.
For the first phase proposal, we have listed out seven components of Model Village which will be implemented based on individual funding for each component. The illustrative graphics shown in the following sheets will provide you a glimpse of Model Village at Dhoksan corridor.
Looking at a silver lining to this crisis, we can take this crisis as an opportunity to plan and rebuild the community in a more sustatinable way.
5. RESURGENCE