In December 2004, an earth quake in the Indian Ocean produced a powerful Tsunami. The greatest damages occured in Indonesia, near the epicenter.

The Asian Development Bank provided a grant of USD 290 million for its Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project, ETESP.
The Housing Component was major component of ETESP, with a budget of USD 72 million.

I was Team Leader of Oversight Consultant to take lead of the Housing Component. (Ref.to ADB book "Rebuilding Lives and Homes in Aceh and Nias, Indonesia" , page 76. Download is free).

The picture below shows normal life in a Village in Indonesia

I went to Banda Aceh, Indonesia in November 2005 to start my work in situation with unclear responsibilities. Preliminary design of houses has been prepared but it needed some modifications and checking. The main responsibility of the reconstruction belonged to BRD.