Mandra Lions Club - Emergency Flood Relief

Project Brief:
Project Type: Other (description)
Primary Focus: other (description)

Secondary Focus: other

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact: Stanford
Status: completed - requirements ended
Project Steward: Arvind Krishna
Project Partner(s): Somnath Singha Roy
Other Contacts:
Project Address: , Mandra Lions Club,Vill + P.O. - Baghmundi,Baghmundi,
WEST BENGAL  723152
Tel: 91-03252-250381,9434033145
Stewarding Chapter: Stanford

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In an unfortunate and cruel turn of events, a region heavily prone to seasonal drought, including one this year, is currently experiencing severe floods. The heaviest affected areas have been Murshidabad and Purulia districts in West Bengal. Asha Stanford currently supports one project in the area, Mandra Lions Club. http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=300

The continuous rain has badly damaged the mud houses in these districts and therefore, left the villagers with no protection from the elements. The areas need support on food grains, tent and bamboo, all the hour round mobile health care, drinking water safety, latrine and crop insurance is needed for revival of the area.
Mandra Lions Club was a youth group formed this organisation in 1975 by a well established NGO called Mandra Unnayan Sansad in a place called Mandra in Hooghly district. Somnath Singha Roy (one of the founder members of the youth club) grew up at his maternal uncle's place in Purullia district. Since be knew that Purullia district one of the drought pro- ne and deprived area in overall India. The club moved to Purullia in 1992 and has been working there ever since.