IDEAZ B: SUSTAINABLE TEMPORARY SHELTER

An estimated 11 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of the civil war in
March 2011. Now, in the sixth year of war, 13.5 million are in need of humanitarian assistance.
Among those escaping the conflict, the majority have sought refuge in neighbouring countries
or within Syria itself.

Refugee shelters are structures ranging from the most temporary tent accommodation through
transitional shelter to building permanent houses and settlements and include the most basic
kind of ad hoc structure. They are created in the aftermath of a conflict or natural disaster as a
temporary residence for victims who have lost or abandoned their homes. Living in these
shelters refugees may face crowded, noisy, dirty, disease filled grounds where thousands of
families are cramped together and surviving day by day. When considering emergency,
temporary, housing the following revolve around the success of such shelter and relief efforts:
Cost, availability, transport time, setup time, quality, durability, size, security, weather proof,
design/ look, privacy, noise, Cleanliness, distance to work/ school/ religious services/
washroom.

Kavad Yatra is annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias, to Hindu pilgrimage
places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch holy
waters of Ganges River, Ganga Jal, which is later offered at their local Shiva temples The Yatra
takes place during the sacred month of Shravan (Saawan) (July -August), according to the Hindu
calendar.

During the Basant Panchmi, Maha Shivratri and other important Hindu occasions, the number
of Kanwariyas increase many fold. During a calendar year approx. 2 Crores Kanwariyas perform
this holy journey. Heavy security measures are undertaken by the government and the traffic
on Delhi-Haridwar national highway (National Highway 58) is diverted for the period.

CHALLENGE
This time we are looking at innovative techniques that can be thought of, to make sustainable
temporary shelter which can be used as module on waterfronts such that it can be replicated in
our town for kawad yatris. Our emphasis is directed to see new methods or enhancement in
existing one which are cost effective and accessible to all.
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● Jatin Dhandey : 7060334170

GUIDELINES :
1. ELIGIBILITY: Student pursuing Undergraduate/Master’s Degree in any discipline.
2. TEAM SIZE: Maximum size up to 4 members.
3. NO DOUBLE TROUBLES: Only one entry would be acceptable. In case of multiple entries,
by default the first one would be taken for granted.
4. ZERO PLAGIARISM: The documents would be tested via special software for plagiarism.
If some duplication would be found, the entire work would be rejected from the
competition.
5. MULTISTAGE RULES: The event is comprised of 2 stages.

STAGE – 1 (ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS)

1. Abstract of the idea needs to be uploaded on the Cognizance website before the given
date.
2. Abstract should not exceed 500 words and the covering page of the abstract must have:
Name(s) of the Institution of study, Email address(s) of the members, their (members)
contact number(s) & Topic of paper presentation.
3. Deadline for Abstract Submissions is 28th February 2017.
4. The confirmation of acceptance of the abstract will be informed via e-mail to the
participant.
5. For any particular queries regarding paper presentations, please contact the Event
Coordinator.

STAGE-2 (FULL PAPER SUBMISSIONS)

1. The second round will be conducted at IIT Roorkee during COGNIZANCE 2017 (March 24
- March 26).
2. Selected Candidates should email their full paper in “.pdf” format by March 20, 2017.
3. Formatting rules should be strictly followed. A font type of Bookman Old Style with a
font size of 12 should be kept.
4. Do remember to include all relevant figures, tables and bibliography.
5. Submissions, in any case, should not exceed 12 pages in length, double-columned.
FINAL PRESENTATIONS
1. The teams will be presenting their respective papers through a power-point
presentation (10 minutes long) in front of a panel of judges during Cognizance, 2017.
2. The decision of the judges would be final and binding.