Model house, Gupsipakha integrated settlement
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Title:
Model house, Gupsipakha integrated settlement
Creator:
Hutt, Michael (Michael J.) ( Photographer )
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Copyright Date:
© 2019 Michael Hutt
Language:
English

Notes

General Note:
The village of Laprak was badly damaged as it lies near the epicentre of the 25 April 2015 eathquake. The villagers built temporary shelters at Gupsipakha, about 600 metres above Laprak, and spent more than a year there. In November 2016, the government gave permission to the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) to build 573 houses for the people of Laprak at Gupsipakha. The construction was planned to be completed within a year, but it was unfinished even after three years. While funding is mainly by NRNA, the Nepal Army has been involved in the construction phase and other INGOs are involved in water supply and road connection for the new settlement. The houses themselves are too small to fulfil the needs of the agropastoralist villagers and Gupsipakha is prone to snow during the winter months.
General Note:
Funded by GCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund) through AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council), Grant number AH/P003648/1, as "After the Earth's Violent Sway: the tangible and intangible legacies of a natural disaster", Dr. Michael Hutt, Principal Investigator.

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Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
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All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
Resource Identifier:
MH photo 90 ( SWAY )