The temblor snapped communication lines with Bhuj, where an air force base was ... pained and distressed to know about the devastating earthquake," Vajpayee said in a statement, and put government ...

Gujarat's Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum in Bhuj has been listed as one of the seven most beautiful museums in the world by the prestigious Prix Versailles Award for Architecture and Design ...

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.

Pawar further pointed out that the then Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee had made him the Vice Chairman of the Disaster Management Authority after the Bhuj earthquake despite being in the ...