Because of which the disaster is also been called as Bhuj earthquake. As per Bhuj Area Development Authority, about 13,800 people died and 1,67,000 suffered injury.

Known as the Jaisalmer of Gujarat, Bhuj is the most important city in the Kutch region of Gujarat. The city was ravaged in the earthquake of 2001 which left a huge area destroyed and in shambles.

NEW DELHI: Bhuj's Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum has been named one of the world's seven most beautiful museums by the prestigious Prix Versailles Award for Architecture and Design ...