Smritivan Earthquake Memorial and Museum

Smritivan Earthquake Memorial and Museum

Established	28 August 2022;2 years ago (2022-08-28)
Location	Bhuj, Kutch district, Gujarat, India
Coordinates	23°14′31″N69°41′29″E / 23.24206469°N 69.69133959°E / 23.24206469; 69.69133959
Type	Local museum and memorial park
Curator	Design Factory India [1]
Architect	Vastu-Shilpa Consultants

Smritivan Earthquake Memorial and Museum is a memorial park dedicated to the victims of 2001 Gujarat earthquake and museum on Bhujiyo Hill in Bhuj, Kutch district (Kachchh), Gujarat, India. The project is developed by Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) and managed by KPMG Advisory Services Pvt Ltd.

History

The memorial park dedicated to the victims of 2001 Gujarat earthquake and celebrating resilience of people of Kutch along with a museum was proposed in 2004 by Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority. ^{[2] [3]} The architect for the memorial and museum was Vastu-Shilpa Consultants while museum exhibition design and curation were done by Design Factory India. ^{[4] [5] [6]} It was inaugurated on 28 August 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ^{[2] [7]}

Smritivan under construction in 2016

Features

The memorial park is spread over an area of 470 acres (190 ha). ^[2] There are more than 5,00,000 trees, dedicated to Earthquake victims, planted in the park. ^{[8] [7]} There are 50 check dams, a sunset point, 8 km-long pathways, 1.2 km-long internal roads, 1 MW solar power plant and parking space for 3,000 people. ^[2]

The museum has seven blocks spread over an area of 11,500 square metres (124,000 sq ft). ^[2] These blocks features seven themes: Rebirth, Rediscover, Restore, Rebuild, Rethink, Relive and Renew. ^{[7] [9]}

Block theme [9]	Displays [9]
Rebirth	Evolution of Earth
Rediscover	Topography and natural disaster risk of Gujarat
Restore	Aftermath of the 2001 earthquake with galleries depicting relief work
Rebuild	Rebuilding efforts following the 2001 earthquake
Rethink	Types and preparedness for various disasters
Relive	5D earthquake simulator
Renew	Memorial space for the victims of the 2001 earthquake

See also

• Veer Balak Smarak

References

1. ":: Design Factory India ::". designfactoryindia.org. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
2. "PM Modi Inaugurates 'Smriti Van' Earthquake Memorial in Kutch, Gujarat". mint. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
3. Ray, Joydeep (16 April 2004). "Gujarat to set up quake memorial in Bhuj". Business Standard .
4. ":: Design Factory India ::". designfactoryindia.org. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
5. "Sangath - Vāstu Shilpā Consultants". www.sangath.org. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
6. "Smritivan Earthquake Museum". Design Factory India. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
7. "PM Modi inaugurates Smriti Van Memorial in Kutch - See pics of museum". Zee News. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
8. "Modi to inaugurate first phase of 'Smriti Van' Kutch earthquake memorial in Jan 2019". 20 November 2018.
9. "PM Modi to inaugurate Smriti Van: Know about Bhuj memorial based on seven themes". Hindustan Times. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.