It's been three months since nature shook Gujarat, killing over 30,000 and shattering dreams. Despite government promises and generosity of individuals, rehabilitation is still to touch the lives of many. The story in pictures. It's now three months since nature shook Gujarat till 30,000 lay dead and wastelands blossomed where people's dreams once stood. Much has happened since January 26, a lot of it a triumph of spirit and generosity.
Nobody doubts the magnitude of the earthquake.
Kobe, Japan, where a quake in 1995 killed over 5,000, took five years for complete rehabilitation. But the difference between Kobe and Kutch is in communication and attitude. There a nation decisively pulled together for speedy, common good. Here state machinery is often in the way. Now, one lakh have bare shelter.