Having carried out immediate relief while paying scant attention to his own personal tragedy, Qasim Bhai looked up to the men in olive green to restore normalcy to the lives of his students. When Engineers in Army uniform arrived Adhoi for rescue, relief and rehabilitation, Qasim Bhai's knowledge and guidance optimised the yields of relief operations.

As the immediate rescue and relief operations stabilised and civil administration started regaining their foothold, Qasim Bhai's dharma as a teacher beckoned him. The Commanding Officer of 13 Engineer Regiment, Col Hardeep Dhanny, analysed that after the initial task of rescuing live persons and recovering dead bodies, it was imperative to get the trauma of the devastating earthquake out of children's minds. He realised that the surest and earliest way to provide a helping hand to village children was by restoring and restarting the schools.

A total of four schools were functioning in this prosperous village of western Gujarat before the earthquake. The buildings housing these schools had been ravaged by the earthquake and were full of rubble comprising a mangled mass of concrete, steel, bricks and broken furniture. It was impossible to clear these four locations and restart those schools.

The Primary Boys School complex was least devastated and had the framework structure intact permitting renovation. The open area in the school complex was also available for establishing a school. Hence, it was decided to amalgamate these four schools to restore and restart them as one school. To restart the same, three US aid store tents were erected. The tents were then partitioned using polystyrene sheets to create separate classrooms for different classes.

The technical ingenuity and innovation of the Thambis came to forefront when they found an ingenious way of disposing the rubble. They utilised the broken concrete slabs and beams to produce improvised furniture including benches and tables for the classrooms. They also constructed permanent flooring for the tents by creating a mosaic using the broken slabs. An improvised semi-permanent quake-proof shelter was also erected to house the distribution point for mid-day meal for children.

As most of the staff and teachers were from outside the township, it was decided to construct quakeproof semi permanent shelters to accommodate them. These shelters were constructed using wooden framework and polystyrene sheets designed to last for a considerable period to time. The ancillaries including bathing cubicles and toilets were also constructed in the school complex. The accommodation complex was provided with all the facilities including power and water supply. The school complex was dedicated to the residents of Adhoi when opened by the Army Commander, Southern Command
Lt Gen NC Vij. The Principal and the locals expressed their gratitude to the Army Commander and 13 Engineer Regiment for their untiring efforts in trying to restore normalcy in their lives.