Gajjar Marut Mukeshbhai

AR2022

Memorial on Machchhu Dam Disaster

The Project is a Memorial Kachchh Dam Disaster which was happened 40 years ago. Machchhu dam is in the Morbi, Gujarat.
The site for the memorial is on the edge of the Machchhu dam in Morbi. Morbi known as Paris of Saurashtra. The biggest Ceramic Industry is in the city.
Machchhu dam disaster was the biggest disaster. It is recorded as 'Worst dam Burst Ever' by Guinness Book of World Records. In the result of the disaster city faces Economic Loss, Damage in the Farmland, Decreasing in Productivity of crops & many more.
The Idea of Memorial is to Question the incident with Curse or Act of God. The Act of Dominance of Human on the Nature and because  of that whatever the situation happens, the act of taking responsibility  is no there in the human nature.
The Idea of coexistence with nature and the living with nature. Journey of Memorial is from Nature to  Manmade and the return to Nature.


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