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Manasadwip: Amphan Cyclone Relief and Rehabilitation


The super-cyclone Amphan hit Ganga Sagar island on 20 May 2020 and devastated the whole island severely. After completing primary relief, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Manasadwip has started extensive survey within the villages mainly at Rashpur, Purushottampur and also Baghbazar, Rudranagar, Kirtankhali, Mandirtala and Dhaspara to ascertain the number of houses the asbestos roof of which has been broken because of Amphan. The present status of the rehabilitation of damaged houses is as follows:

Total number of houses taken for rehabilitation214 houses
Building materials distributed to211 houses
Rehabilitation work completed97 houses
Work in progress50 houses
Work yet to begin67 houses

 

The ashrama distributed the following building materials under this project during June and July 2020 is as follows:

ItemsSizeUnitQuantity
Asbestos5 ftPcs25
6 ftPcs305
7 ftPcs432
8 ftPcs219
10 ftPcs720
GI Pipe20ftPcs279
Corogate Tin10ftPcs151
Concrete Pillar6Pcs5
8Pcs80
10Pcs54
12Pcs12
Tarpaulin18 x 24Pcs80
Motka1.5 ftFeet1069
BricksPcs22200
CementBags412
White SandCFT135
Red SandCFT2113
Stone3/4″CFT831
1/2″CFT120
Iron Rod6mmPcs106
8mmPcs308
10mmPcs138
12 mmPcs29

In addition to it, the ashrama has taken up the reconstruction of demolished Dhablat Kushodhwaj Sishu Vidyapith. The school building will also be used as a cyclone shelter in the hour of need.

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