Project Location:

Block: Kakdwip, Namkhana, Basanti, Gosaba, Mathurapur II and Kultali.

Total Staf :

Project Coordinator-1, Accountant: 1, Animator: 3

Strategic Partners:

Farmers, fishermen, PRI, BDMO, Govt. Departments, CSO, IAG

The project is aimed Poverty Reduction and Food Security, Promoting Social Inclusion of Marginalized Groups and Increasing Resilience to Disasters in High-Risk Areas of 12 Gram Panchayats in 6 blocks of Sundarbans.

These areas face frequent floods and cyclones, causing significant damage to livelihoods, especially in agriculture. The floods bring saline water from the Bay of Bengal, making the soil less fertile and reducing crop yields. Cyclones and floods also lead to soil erosion, loss of mangroves and saltwater intrusion. People depend on the ecosystem for their livelihoods, but this exploitation is unsustainable. Now early warning system is very prompt and community awareness exacerbates the vulnerability of the population, making disaster preparedness less effective.

Major Achievements

1. The community people submitted the plan for concrete road, Culvert and High Raised Water Tank in local Gram Panchayet with the facilitation of project personnel.
2. 1600 farmers apply for Crop Insurance with the facilitation of project personnel. The farmers are very happy for this opportunity and thankful to project staffs & volunteers.
3. 298 farmers received vegetable seeds, Boro max, zinc fertilizer and vitamin and saline tolerant paddy seed from ADA as part of Demonstration.
4. 200 Farmers received Water testing kit through Community Managed Sustainable Agriculture (CMSA).
5. 20 fishermen received Fisherman Identity Card in Basanti Block. The fisherman, who received this Identity Card, will access all the benefits under “Banga Matsya Yojona”, Government of West Bengal.
6. 93 Farmers tested soil with the support of Agriculture Department of Mathurapur II, Basanti and Kakdwip Block.
7. Project Personnel helped people to fill up the Karmasathi Prakalpa (Migrant Welfare Scheme Registration of Migrant Labour) at Duware Sarkar.