Samarth Proposal
Emergency funds – Cyclone Phailin
Cyclone Phailin
Cyclone Phailin, was a gigantic category 4 cyclone, the strongest to hit India in more than a
decade. Ganjam district in the state of Orissa was at the epicenter of the storm. Millions of
people was evacuated and moved to higher grounds ahead of the storm.
Links to some of the articles that discuss the damage and havoc caused by Phailin in Ganjam:
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ganjam-worst-hit-by-cyclone-phailin-2.4-lakh-housesdamaged/1/314645.html
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/odisha-floods-three-times-more-rain-in-cyclone-phailin-hit-ganjam437613
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/429761/odisha-ten-days-after-after-cyclone-phailin-ganjam-remainspowerless.html
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-cyclone-phailin-affected-victims-await-relief-in-ganjam-district1917992
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/after-cyclone-phailin-rain-adds-to-ganjam-woes/1186362/
The extent of damage to the school building and houses of Samarth families can be assessed
from the pictures below. I have also posted a small subset of pictures of funds received by
families, photos of damage to school building and houses.
Funds Requested and sent
In the wake of the cyclone Phailin, the project coordinator Mr Ananda, had requested for the
following funds:
Purpose
Amount (INR)
Repair to building, the building is flooded and partly damaged.
Notebooks (Perished/Damaged in cyclone). To be subtracted from the
2013-2014 budget proposal of Samarth
Text books (Perished/Damaged in cyclone). To be subtracted from the
2013-2014 budget proposal of Samarth
70,000
25,000
School bags (Perished/Damaged in cyclone). To be subtracted from the
2013-2014 budget proposal of Samarth
Compass, pencil, pen etc. To be subtracted from the 2013-2014 budget
proposal of Samarth
10*60*30*7 mid-day meal (1 meal for 7 months, 60 students). Families of
Samarth students have been affected severely and will not be able to
contribute towards 1 mid-day meal (originally paid for by them)
Additionally, Mr. Ananda has requested that the affected families of
Samarth students be given a relief of INR 5000 per family (60 families in
all). Most of this amount has been spent towards rebuilding the houses.
9,000
Funds sent: INR 565,000
30,000
2,700
126,000
300,000
Damage to School building
Damage to families
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