Word: bachchau
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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...terrain is home to the Kutchi people, former nomads renowned for their hardiness. They, along with Gujaratis from the interior, have fashioned a sturdy local economy from the only two gifts nature has bestowed on this land: salt and sea ports. Over centuries, that economy built cities like Bhuj, Bachchau, Anjar and Rapar. It took the quake just 45 seconds to flatten them...
...tent cities that have sprouted around Bhuj, Bachchau and Anjar, news of fabulous rivers and ponds is greeted with healthy skepticism. For the moment, though, most survivors are too busy grieving for their dead to be distracted by faux miracles. Many families remain in a state of suspended mourning, uncertain about the fate of missing relatives...
...tapping into its traditions of private enterprise and self-reliance, Gujarat will bounce back on its feet faster than many people expect. There will be a New Bhuj, a New Bachchau, a New Anjar. Today's rubble will be turned into tomorrow's construction material. Many of those who have been bereaved by the quake will also be enriched by the massive reconstruction effort. My own guess is that in 10 years the quake will have faded from public memory...
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