Flood Rehabilitation Program
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The peculiarity of the flood in Kalahandi is that it comes quickly and flows speedily. The velocity of water is high and causing the damage of land, crops and animals. This year heavy flood came in the month of august and stays up to 3 days which damaged the road, sand caste at agriculture land in river bank villages of Junagarh, Golamunda and Kesinga. Regular flood at Junagarh happens due to Indravat Project (Hydro Electricity power generation). The water of power channel and the additional water from heavy rain put in the river Hati and then at Tel river. However this year natural water created a big flood and the village of Kendupati, Makarsola and Amathola were greatly suffered. More than 160 members’ loss their crops, land became sandy even that could not get any thing to eat.

KARRTABYA in support of CARE-India vested the place just after flood relief and submitted a proposal on sand extraction, labour intensive work for these areas and got the support. So far 160 selected farmer got benefit through laboring in their own land. At a time they got the financial support on the other hand their land became cultivable. In the latter they were supplied with seeds for their cultivation, creating drinking water facilities, repairing the un use and also defunct tube well. For the repair of the tube well 8 youths got the training facilities and they were supplied 2 sets of instruments which are using for repair. Through this programme: