Project Description Region: Asia Country: India Location: Belpara, West Bengal Total Budget: $53,225 Areas of Focus: Water, sanitation and hygiene, Community economic development View Online Proposal Form Due to ever increasing requirement of water specially for agriculture, the level of under ground water has been steadily going down and ponds & wells go dry in summer, leading to acute shortage of water. The project seeks to harvest rain water and re-charge the underground water and provide Sanitary Toilet and Clean Drinking water to 1,500 villagers of Vill: Belpara PO Dakshindihi Dist Hooghly, West Bengal. View : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoONNAYSKOU Project will provide equitable community access to safe water, improved sanitation and hygiene; Strengthening the ability of communities to develop, fund and maintain sustainable water and sanitation systems; Supporting programs that enhance communities' awareness of the benefits of safe water, sanitation and hygiene. View : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeEU_xMKgHY Primary Host Partner District: 3291 Rotary Club of: Central Calcutta Primary Contact: Binod Khaitan Email: binodkay@yahoo.com Primary International Partner District: 5790 Rotary Club of: Hurst-Euless-Bedford Primary Contact: Gary Short Email: gary.short@edwardjones.com Project Status Completed This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by The Rotary Foundation. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners. Project listed for the 2013-14 Rotary Year. The TRF Grant application number is #11353.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Central Calcutta (3291) 25-Sep-13 $8,150 $6,000 $14,150 Hurst-Euless-Bedford (5790) 25-Sep-13 $1,000 $10,000 $11,000 La Mesa (5340) 5-Apr-14 $5,000 $0 $5,000 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation $7,075 $16,000 $23,075 Total $53,225

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [2-Jul-14] Answers to TRF Questions [17-Feb-14] Copy of Online Application - Feb'14 [16-Jun-18] Final Reprot [2-Sep-18] Final Reprot [2-Sep-17] Interim Reprot Accepted [17-Nov-14] Payee Bank Account [4-Jul-16] Reprot as on 3st March'16 [15-Apr-14] Submitted Application [4-Jul-16] TRF Acceptance of Reprot

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History Log Entries 25-Sep-13 System Entry Creation of project page. 5-Apr-14 System Entry Pledge of $5,000 by John Fistere of the Rotary Club of La Mesa, District 5340. 5-Apr-14 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 5-Apr-14 System Entry Pledge of $5,000 by John Fistere of the Rotary Club of La Mesa, District 5340. 5-Apr-14 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 6-Apr-14 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 15-Apr-14 by Binod Khaitan Today, the project Application has been submitted to TRF. 15-Apr-14 System Entry Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access. 3-Jul-14 by Gary Short Memorandum of Understanding signed by HEB Club President and forwarded via email to obtain signatures from RC Central Calcutta and RCC Dakshindihi. 7-Aug-14 by Binod Khaitan RC Central Calcutta has forwarded their contribution US$ 8150/- to TRF/RFI. However, we need to forward a hard copy of the signed Agreement & a new project Bank Account details to Rotary Foundation (India). Await confirmation of action by International Partners. 7-Aug-14 System Entry Application approved by The Rotary Foundation. 17-Dec-14 by Binod Khaitan All formalities have been completed ... we expect to receive funds fro TRF in the next two weeks. Start implementation January'15. 4-Mar-15 by Binod Khaitan Project was inaugurated on Sunday 18th January'15 by Children of Vasant Valley School, New Delhi who raised substantial funds for this project. Since then approx 100 Soak Pits have been constructed and ten Toilets. 4-Mar-15 System Entry Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation. 16-Apr-15 by Binod Khaitan Project Chair - PP Subhas Kankaria visits Village Belpara regularly to oversee & guide the project. As on 14th April'15 he reports that 78 Soak Pits and 20 Sanitary Toilets have been installed. Photographs have been uploaded ... with his grand daughter. 2-Nov-15 by Binod Khaitan Pleasure to inform that the project is being implemented. The following completed - 100 Soak Pits for rain Water harvesting & underground water re-charge 75 Low cost Toilets out of 150. Several gatherings of beneficiaries to impart good Health & Hygiene and knowledge of use & maintenance of Toilets. 16-May-16 by Binod Khaitan RCCentral Calcutta has completed - 100 Soak Pits which have this year lead to availability of sufficient water for agriculture. 131 Toilets completed leading to improved health & hygiene In the last interim report have requested TRF to utilise funds saved for WinS in a school. Await response. 4-Jul-16 by Binod Khaitan The Project has been completed expect for Tubewells. These have been provided by the Government. We find that we will be able save funds from the project as follows - 1. Tubewells Rs 1,50,000/- (Govt has provided Tubewells) 2. 150 Toilets Rs - 3. 100 Soak Pits Rs - 4. Pamphlets Rs 1,00,000/- (Printed concessional Rate) 5. Honorarium approx Rs 20,000/- 6. Interest approx Rs 75,000/- --------------------------------------- T O T A L Rs 3,45,000/- ======================= We in the process to seek permission of TRF to use saved funds for WinS in Bright Academy School at Vill : Rampara 2-Feb-17 by Binod Khaitan The project is complete. FINAL REPORT would be submitted by end March'17 2-Sep-17 by Binod Khaitan Interim Report as on 31st March'17 submitted & accepted by TRF. 3-Apr-18 by Binod Khaitan System Entry: Final Report sent to The Rotary Foundation. 16-Jun-18 by Binod Khaitan Final Report submitted to TRF 2-Sep-18 by Binod Khaitan The FINAL REPORT for this project has been submitted online to TRF 17-Jan-19 by Binod Khaitan The Project is yet to be closed. Spoke to the concerned Grant Coord in New Delhi office who informs their one query which needs attention. Apologized for the delay and have requested him to please assist and re-send the query for me to re-reply and assist to close this Project. 16-Apr-19 by Binod Khaitan System Entry: Final Report approved by The Rotary Foundation.