A Glimpse Into The 2001 Gujarat Earthquake Memorial Set To Be Unveiled By PM Modi | IN PICS

Smriti Van, a museum, is a tribute to the people who lost their lives during the earthquake in Kutch in 2001.

The museum is a tribute to the people who lost their lives during the earthquake in Kutch in 2001

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the 'Smriti Van' in Kutch on August 28. The museum is a tribute to the people who lost their lives during the earthquake in Kutch on January 26, 2001. (Source: ANI)

Bhujio Dungar was selected site for establishment of Smriti Van, which is spread over 470 acres of land. Back in 2004, the then chief minister Narendra Modi,had come up with the idea of planting trees in the name of each victim. The memorial will have names of all 13,805 victims and an equal number of trees in their memories. (Source: ANI)

The museum has been built repotedly at a cost of Rs 300 crore. The museum will have an emotive experiential space that would give visitors an experience of the earthquake. (Source: ANI)

The museum will have a permanent exhibition featuring several aspects of the tremor, rescue operations, damage suffered, reconstruction and restoration of infrastructural facilities after the quake. (Source: ANI)

On January 26, 2001, an earthquake devastated Gujarat, especially Bhuj in Kutch, claiming the lives of 13,805 people and causing widespread destruction in a matter of seconds. (Source: ANI)

The museum and the memorial has been constructed in the lines of the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution set up at Hanshin Awaji (Kobe) in Japan. (Source: ANI)