He had shifted from Mumbai not only for a handsome raise but also for the quality of life in Ahmedabad and good security environment. One week after the quake, fed up with living in car outside his cracked up apartment block, he resigned and returned to Mumbai to look for a job. The complex runs on a wind-driven electric generator. But three times that number who used to live in the high-rise are now out on the streets. Not one has so far pointed a finger at the man who had built Shikhar - Subhash Nyalchand Shah.
Children are at the highest risk of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after a quake.
A traumatic event such as an earthquake can precipitate an emotional tremor that leads to a sudden halt in the child's development resulting in a regression to behaviour, previously outgrown. Gujarat government on Tuesday announced a rehabilitation and reconstruction package for the earthquake victims. Hiten Shah of Maninagar isn't really comfortable sleeping fully clothed. But the earthquake has changed all that. Apart from tents, Kutch needs children's films.