In October 2005 India and Pakistan were involved in another disastrous earthquake, which had its epicentre in the region of Kashmir at a magnitude of 7.6. It cost life of about 86.000 people. When faced with a calamity of that kind, the Divisional Commissioner and the Government of Kashmir and Jammu invited a selected team coming from different organizations in Kutch, like Hunnarshala, which already witnessed the earthquake in 2001. Based on the experiences in post disaster rehabilitation in several stations (Kutch, Nagapattinum, Aceh), the work of the mentioned team should ensure that the victims had interim shelters before the onset of winter.
This team, composed of technical resource persons and professionals from the disaster response network, that emerged in the District of Kutch, elaborated the Interim Shelter Program. It contained e.g. the initial demonstration of the approach, methodology and design of the shelter, the dissemination of the house design and norms and policies through pamphlets. Moreover, the coordination with the Deputy Commissioner, various Government departments and NGOs, cluster planning and field assessment to identify vulnerable, indigent families.
