| Sanction Date: | 14.03.2023 | |||
| W.E.F | 30.03.2023 | |||
| Project Category | SG | |||
| Year | 2022-2023 | |||
| Project Duration | 3 Year | |||
| BTA : | Infrastructure Development | |||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, 140001, Punjab, India. | |||
| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | ||
| 1. | Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Agency (HPSDMA) | |||
| 2. | Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Agency (USDMA) | |||
| 3. | Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Management Agency (JKSDMA) | |||
| 4. | Himachal Pradesh Council For Science, Technology & Environment (HIMCOSTE) | |||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Aditya Singh Rajput |
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| Project Brief Description: | The traditional housing techniques in the North-western Himalayan Region popularly called as the ‘Vernacular Building/Architectures’ is one of India's most prestigious tangible heritage. Our ancestors judiciously utilized the locally available materials to construct houses that withstand severest manmade and natural hazards. As a result, these vernacular houses have survived for centuries without requiring major structural or maintenance interventions. However, due to modernization, these eco-friendly, climate cum disaster resilient and cost-effective structural heritage (vernacular houses) are now facing a crisis of extinction. From the past 10 years of the field experiences related to housing in hilly regions, the primary reasons identified for the extinction of these vernacular houses include the lack of skilled workforce/craftsman’s knowing the vernacular construction practices, the charm of using modern materials such as reinforced-concrete (actually oversold by academia) in the relatively newer generations, strict norms of government against deforestation, availability of cheaper alternative modern construction materials. In addition, a rapid increase in housing demands has also changed the housing preferences of the Himalayan communities. As a result, the whole of the north-western Himalayan region has witnessed construction of brick masonry and reinforced-concrete buildings at a massive scale, which are neither environment friendly, nor climate and disaster resilient. Hence, to ensure this traditional heritage to continue and grow in the Himalayan region, it is important to resolve the various challenges being faced by all the stakeholders in constructing climate cum disaster resilient vernacular buildings. The present project aims to address this problem by adopting a holistic approach starting from identification and documentation of various vernacular housings that are prevalent in the states/UT’s of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, and root cause determination for their extinction and creating community awareness to promote the vernacular housing in the north-western Himalayan region. Accordingly, it is planned to conduct the extensive field surveys to gather information on all climates cum disaster resilient vernacular housing techniques prevalent in the study region and investigate their specific architectural and structural features which are beneficial for their climate and disaster resilience. The gathered information and acquired knowledge related to the vernacular building practices will be disseminated to the local communities through district level administration and state level implementing partners. The specific workforce including masons are craftsman will be trained for construction of vernacular buildings. Further, simplified handbooks, video demonstrations and digital knowledge centers will be developed to know how the vernacular buildings can be constructed incorporating the climate and disaster resilient features. Overall, the proposed project work will help in climate and disaster risk reduction in the north-western Himalayan region. | |||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | The underprivileged communities and people belonging from low-to-mid socio-economic group will be benefitted from the specific outcomes of the project. Further, the project outcomes will also help to reduce the climate and disaster related risks in the sub-urban and rural areas of the study region. |
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| Activity Chart (For 3 years) | Click Here | |||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 37,65,800 (Rupees: Thirty seven lakh sixty five thousand eight hundred only) | |||
| 1st Installment (in Rs.) : | Rs. 15,62,600 (Rupees: Fifteen lakh sixty two thosuand six hundred only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| • Identification of all the vernacular housing
typologies of the North-western Himalayan
region. • Identification of climate resilient architectural features in housing typologies of the Northwestern Himalayan region. • Identification of disaster resilient structural features in housing typologies of the Northwestern Himalayan region. Disaster includes earthquakes, landslides, forest fires, floods, and cloud bursting. • Studying earthquake-resilient features using simplified analytical assessment, numerical and experimental modeling along with the suggestive alternative option • Suggest measures to further improve the climate and disaster resilience of vernacular housing using modern interventions. • Knowledge dissemination on identified climateresilient architectural features and disasterresilient structural features in housing typologies of the North-western Himalayan region. • Training of local masons and communities to adopt best practices to achieve climate and disaster resiliency in housing |
• Open Source Digital
Knowledge Centre on
vernacular housing
typology (1) • Simplified database based on analytical/ numerical assessments, experimental investigations, and validation • Handbook and SoPs on measures for improving climate and disaster resilience of vernacular housing using modern interventions • 02 Review articles and 03 technical reports • Training/workshops (50 local SC masons & communities). |
• Digital Knowledge
Centre (No.) • Database/ Detailed Organised Digital Documentation (Nos.) • Technology demonstrated (Nos.) • Workshop, Training, and Video lectures organized (Nos.) • Case Studies developed (Nos.) • No. of Reports/Research articles/Policy documents prepared and published (Nos.) |
| S.No. | Name (Sanctioned) | Salary (Sanctioned) |
| 1. | 01 JPF | @ Rs.20,000/- + HRA |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Digital Camera (DSLR)-1 nos @ 0.60 Lakh, Drone-1 nos @ 1.30 lakh, Workstation-1 nos @ 4.10 lakh and Laptop-01 nos @ 1.00 lakh | 7,00,000/- |
