Project Description

BHUJ AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, FORMED AFTER THE EARTH QUAKE OF 26TH JAN 2001, HAD TO RETROFIT ALL FIVE HEAVILY DAMAGED GATES OF FORTIFIED OLD CITY OF BHUJ, AS A PART OF THEIR HERITAGE RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAM . WE AS THE KACHCHH ASSOCIATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS (KACEA) JOINED HANDS WITH BHADA, SUPPORTED THEIR HERITAGE CONSERVATION PROGRAM , AND TOOK UP SARPAT GATE AS A PILOT PROJECT. IT WAS MORE THAN INTERESTING TO WORK ON THE GATES DESIGNED TO LOCK ENTIRE CITY AND BUILT BY THE KINGS IN 15TH CENTURY...........! THE STONE ARCHED STRUCTURE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED, WALLS HAD CRACKS OF SAVIOR NATURE, MANY STONES WERE MISSING FROM THE MASONRY AND SO REQUIRED LOT MANY SIMILAR EXTRA STONES TO BE ADDED UP..............WITH SIMILAR POINTING WORK TOO. WE ALSO ADDED A COMP WALL WITH CHISELED STONE MASONRY TO THIS MONUMENT AND AN OTLA (PLAT FORM) FOR PLAYERS OF TRADITIONAL FOLK MUSIC, IN FRONT......... AS ADDITIONAL FEATURE TO THE MONUMENT.

Client

THE BHUJ AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Completion

2002

Work Area

NOT APPLICABLE

Category

Heritage Conservation