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AILA – The ravaging storm
Moments of Relief
Designed By Destiny
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A Beginning
On June 5, 2009, friends of Sandeepan decided to do something for some AILA victims.
We were searching for places which were in urgent need for relief.
Our friend Parimal helped us in identifying some places in Gosaba where relief had not yet reached.
On June 6, we decided on the extent of the goods to be distributed based on the number of people and their needs.
In a haste, we arranged to load a truck with 10.5 tons of material in less than six hours.
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Adventurous Planning [1/2]
Our destination 5500 people in 4 Villages: Ranipur, Rajapur,
Bakbagan, Uttardanga in an island in Rangabelia Police Station: Gosaba
Our materials:
Rice 7500 Kg
Dal 1500 kg
Potato 1000 kg
Mustard Oil 225 kg
Turmeric Powder 100 kg
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Adventurous Planning [2/2]
The team Debanjan, Debarshi, Parimal, Samiran
Schedule of events Truck starts at 9:00 p.m on June 06, 2009
from Arambagh with relief materials Boarding the truck at 0:00 hours on June 07
at Science City Reaching Gandkhali ghat at 4:00 a.m Loading material onto a boat. Departing for an island at 6:00 a.m
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Late Start
Starting at midnight on June 07, 2009
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It dawns at gandkhali ghat
People waiting on a boat greets us after a sleepless night
Unloading from truck to boat
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Unloading Continues…
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Crossing the riverPeeping through utter devastation during the 2
hours of journey along Vidyadhari river
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The Devastation Re-visited
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The Fragile Dam
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The Fragile Dam
Dam Dwellers
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Where to Live!
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School Teacher: Reminiscing the horrors
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The Hungry Tide
The dam no longer protects
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Untroubled Distribution
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Our First Descent
People waiting in eager expectation
The only speech
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Disciplined Dismantling
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Distribution starts
Coupons were provided to every family of the 4 panchayats from 4 booths.
Materials were distributed from 2 counters against the coupons.
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Patient Queue: Quiet Expectations
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At Afternoon
People arriving from across the river
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The Crowd
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