The Village
:
Imagine a small village in a remote corner of Kachchh, away from the
main land and with history dating back to 250 years. The villagers,
over generations silently kept pace with the changing times and technology,
showing their grit and determination to win over any odds. That was
village Jiyapar, destroyed by the devastating earthquake of 2001,
rehabilitated as Narayannagar.
The villagers consider it as God's blessings
on them that although over 300 houses were destroyed or damaged, there
was not one human casualty as the people had gathered in the village
school's ground to celebrate Republic Day.
Some Interesting
Landmarks :
| 1963: |
People of Jiyapar had
water at their doorstep and it was the first place in Kachchh
to get such facility instead of stand posts unlike Bhuj, Mandvi,
Anjar. |
| 1972: |
A Cooperative Society
is formed to cater to their common needs like seeds, fertilizers,
crude diesel oil or even finance. |
| 1976: |
The village successfully
rescinds government orders of land acquisition for afforestation
and grows fodder for their livestock instead. |
| 1978- 80: |
Continuous droughts
forced the youngsters of the village to migrate to Gulf. At one
time, 185 youths from Jiyapar were in the Gulf. |
| 1980: |
Gulf migrants donate
one month's salary to electrify their village. |
| 1983: |
New technology was brought
to Jiyapar with the introduction of monoblock and submersible
pumps. There was a variety in the crop pattern viz. wheat, bajra,
cotton, castor, vegetables, banana. |
| 1987: |
Ex-students of Jiyapar
donate funds and build the village's own school. |
| 1999 - 2000: |
Six check dams are built
to recharge subsoil reservoirs. |
| 2001: |
Local people plan to
build their own community hall. The opening ceremony was fixed
on 17.05.2001……….
But the earthquake destroyed everything and shattered their dreams.
|
Details of Narayan
Nagar :
Narayan Nagar: 32 Kms from Bhuj
Population: 285 Houses with 1650 affected people
Composition Of Population
:
|
Caste
|
Families
|
Caste
|
Families
|
| Patel |
185
|
Brahmin |
07
|
| Muslim |
27
|
Koli |
04
|
| Harijan |
19
|
Soni |
02
|
| Rabari |
11
|
Valand |
02
|
| Goswami |
11
|
Darbar |
01
|
| Suthar |
08
|
Darji |
01
|
| Lohana |
07
|
|
|
Fact Sheet -
Construction
| Total Land Area |
32 Acres |
| Total Court Yards |
21 |
| Total Houses |
285 : Type A: 43, Type B: 173 Type
C: 69 |
| Main Road |
1500 Mts. (Coal tar surfaced, Paver
finished)
1700 Mts. (WBM or Murram surfaced) |
Fact Sheet - Timeline
| Foundation Ceremony |
30 June 2001 |
Allocation of land and
governmental procedures took some time. No sooner land for the
new village was allotted, Bhumi pujan was performed on 30.06.2001 |
| Construction Work
Started |
August 2001 |
| Dedication Ceremony |
25 May 2002 |
Fact Sheet -
112 Houses
|
Type
|
A
|
B
|
C
|
| Plot |
16 m. x 25 m. = 400
sq. m. |
12 Mt. x 20 Mt. = 250
sq. m. |
100 sq. m. |
| Built up |
54.08 sq. m. |
43.20 sq. m. |
|
| Actual |
50.00 sq. m. |
43.20 sq. m. |
30.00 sq. m. |
| Front |
7.20 m. |
7.20 m. |
|
| Sides |
9.20 m. & 6.0 m. |
6.00 m. |
|
| Accommodation |
3 rooms, kitchen, toilet,
veranda |
2 rooms, kitchen, toilet,
veranda |
2 rooms, toilet, veranda |
| Total Houses |
43 |
173 |
69 |
Infrastructural
Amenities In Narayannagar
1) Main Entrance Gate
-
The traditional entrance
gate is 24' high and 31' wide and welcomes all visitors. It has
two large donation plaques in black granite with gold-leafed letters,
one in Gujarati and another in English which gives the details of
the village, the Inspirer, the sponsors, inauguration and other
data.
5) Sahakari Mandali Godowns
6) Socio Spiritual Cultural Centre
-
An overhead tank of
80,000 liters capacity is connected to each house of the village.
Adequate pressure is ensured by the gradient of 25 to 40 feet due
of the hilly area and thus eases distribution of water. Water is
available in plenty all round the clock. Each house and building
is provided with a soak pit for sanitation purpose as per requisite
norms.
-
The village has 1500
mts of coal tar surfaced, paved and finished roads and 1500 mts
of WBM and murram roads. Main Road from the entrance is well connected
with side roads, connecting the entire village. Tree plantations
at a regular distance of 10' along all the roads help bring down
the temperature of the place as also provide serenity to the mind.
11) Electricity and Street lights
12) 'Pramukh Upvan' and Plantations
-
Each house has a minimum
of twelve trees in its courtyard. All the roads have trees planted
at a distance of 10' with areas earmarked for clusters of trees.
In a sprawling 12-acre area, about 8000 different varieties of trees
will be planted. The villagers have taken a vow to depute one person
per house for minimum two days to tend the trees of Pramukh Upvan,
situated between Dhrabuva hill and another unnamed hill.
13) Check Dams and Reservoirs
14) Total area under irrigation
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