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	D-431    India - Calcutta Integrated Village $20,889 A village Patharghata, 25 km away from Calcutta, where most of the people are below poverty line.With limited tubewells leading to acute water scarcity, residents are seen using the same pond water for washing ,bathing,drinking.Improper sanitation force villagers to go out in open and use makeshift toilets that contaminate the ground water leading to all types of water borne diseases like cholera, jaundice, worm infestation, diarrhoea . Grant budget will be utilised to provide 4 tubewells for safe drinking water, help villagers with materials and masonry tecniques to construct 100 low cost sanitation for 100 households. This gives additional skill for employment.Fruit plants will provide each family with sustainable monthly income.A health care centre to provide mother and child care. The said Village is Patharghata ,25 km. away from Calcutta. 632 families with 4170 people along with 500 families of adjoining villages benefits from this project. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Salt Lake City, Calcutta District: 3290 Primary Contact: Dr Aruna Tantia Email: arunatantia@gmail.com Check all projects from: [District 3290] [Salt Lake City, Calcutta Rotary Club] [Dr Aruna Tantia] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country Club: Gold Coast Lake Sucess District: 7250 Primary Contact: Manny Sethi Email: mannysethi@yahoo.com Check all projects from: [District 7250] [Gold Coast Lake Sucess Rotary Club] [Manny Sethi] Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Salt Lake City, Calcutta $6,963 Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Gold Coast Lake Sucess $6,964 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $6,963 Total $20,889 Status and Progress Information Completed This project is completed. Project listed for the 2005-06 Rotary Year. The Matching Grant application number from TRF is #60939. The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is Nicholas Lentz (nicholas.lentz@rotary.org). <23-Jan-06> System Entry Creation of project page. <11-Mar-06> System Entry Pledge of $6,964 by Manny Sethi of the Rotary Club of Gold Coast Lake Sucess, District 7250. <12-Aug-06> System Entry Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation. <17-Feb-07> by Aruna Tantia Announcement letter received from TRF but project funds are yet to be received from TRF. Awaiting funds transfer before project goes full steam. <3-Sep-07> by Aruna Tantia This project is still going on as grant funds were recieved only in May 2007. 1. Four deep tube wells have already been completed and handed over by our DG Debashish on 16th Feb07. 2. Fruit plants were distributed to 1000 villagers , 5 each to ensure constant source of income. 3. a health centre has been opened to serve the local people. 4 The last phase is to hand over 100 low cost sanitation to 100 families. Already 25 have been handed over while another 75 are in the process of completion. The project will stand closed once these are handed over . <6-Apr-08> by Aruna Tantia Project completed.Final report is being sent to Rotary foundation and international partner within May2008 <19-Aug-08> by Aruna Tantia Project stands completed.Final report was sent to Rotary Foundation south asia office on 28th june 2008. Acknowledgment reciept recieved from TRF , closure letter yet to come. <3-Mar-09> System Entry Grant status changed to "Completed". Web site design by Philippe Lamoise, D2G Pages, pictures and video on this site © Philippe Lamoise 2001, 2005 This website is a private initiative by Rotarian Philippe Lamoise, Torrey Pines Rotary Club, District 5340, to help the clubs and districts worldwide to do matching grants with The Rotary Foundation.