LMKR Reconstruction Campaign
7th February 2006


From our initial earthquake relief efforts, LMKR has been focusing on continuing its efforts for the rehabilitation and ultimate reconstruction phase for earthquake affected victims. With the continuing relief efforts in the surrounding areas of the Bagh District including Sudungali, LMKR is now ready to step into the phase of reconstruction for the earthquake affectees in these areas.

To date, most reconstruction plans are focusing on the urban areas affected. LMKR has operated in the remote rural areas of the Jhelum Valley from the outset and now continues to extend this relief effort to reconstruction in two destroyed villages: Rairbun and Muldara, which are located in the surrounding area of Bagh District, at altitudes of above 2000 meters. Each of these villages has around 750 destroyed houses within an approximate radius of one kilometer. LMKR plans to construct 50 earthquake-resistant, pre-fabricated houses, available in three different sizes, for each of these villages. Plans have been drawn up in conjunction with the residents of both villages to ensure that the houses provided meet the needs of the communities.


LMKR's four-member Assessment Team (Ghufran Amanullah, Lucy Monro, Allan Greenfield, and Jahanzeb M. Khan) made a two-day assessment trip to the villages to evaluate suitable locations, further assess the damaged buildings within the villages, and discuss building designs with residents. We are currently conducting material evaluation for construction. LMKR will commence its Reconstruction Phase in the first or second week of March.

LMKR will carry out the rebuilding process by setting up an initial base camp in Bagh for the storage of material and equipment. Moving ahead, a warehouse, a workshop and living quarters for the volunteers will be constructed for each of the two villages. A team of volunteers from Dubai with heavy duty equipment will soon be joining LMKR to participate in the rebuilding efforts within these villages. Our target will be to rebuild a single house within a three-day time period. At the same time, we aim to teach the owners of these houses to set up and maintain these houses themselves: the aim is, not only to build seismic houses, but to establish construction skills within the local communities.

Lucy Monro is a journalist- Editorial Director for LCM Publishing. She has been an active participant of LMKR's Earthquake Relief Efforts from the earliest. Throughout the relief, rehabilitation and rebuilding efforts, Lucy has provided LMKR with monetary, media and volunteer support which made it possible for these efforts to be worthwhile and successful. We are thankful to Lucy for her ongoing support and consider it extremely valuable for our current and future relief and reconstruction efforts.

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Please mail us your contact information on the following address: jmkhan@lmkr.com

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