Assam group’s ‘Paani Campaign’ covers 3,000 flood-hit villagers

Flood-affected residents use a makeshift raft to navigate through inundated areas while shifting belongings in Sivasagar. File | Photo Credit: ANI

GUWAHATI

An Assam organisation has taken charge of seven flood-hit villages in Charaideo district for water-related issues, covering about 3,000 villagers under its Paani Campaign.

Charaideo and Sivasagar were two of the worst-affected districts when floods ravaged several eastern Assam districts in July. These two districts accounted for the bulk of the 82 people who died by August 1.

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Jeevan Initiative, a volunteer-run group, provided a specially designed water treatment device to each family in Chala-Garmur Basti, Halmaspara and Banhbari villages with financial support from individual donors. Four other villages—Khana Grant, Na-Gaon, Gajibil and Gultup-Barahi Grant—were covered in collaboration with IDBI Bank under its corporate social responsibility programme.

Suresh Ranjan Goduka, the managing trustee of Jeevan Initiative, said volunteers will monitor the impact of the intervention over the five-year warranty period of the devices and beyond, tracking key indicators in the villages and undertaking further community activities.