In the month of October 2009, North Karnataka was submerged in flood waters. Over 200 lives were lost and around 20 million people were rendered homeless. The flood destroyed crops and made agricultural land uncultivable.
HOPE foundation arrived at the flood affected area and provided victims with medical care, food and clothing. Apart from distributing immediate relief materials to the flood victims, we also distributed solar lamps to around 300 households.
HOPE foundation got involved in the long term rehabilitation of this area as well. The Karnataka government under its relief measures made 15 acres of land available for the Raichur Housing Project. The initiative helped us to build 90 homes and 2 multi-purpose community halls. The halls, one in Jagirvenkatapura and the other in Raghunathanahalli, include a computer lab and a health unit. During its construction, we received silent but steady support from several partners including SAP Labs, KPMG, Accenture, Sonata-Software, Allegis, Wal-Mart, Amicorp and Adobe among others.
At a function held on July 23 in Jagirvenkatapur, Raichur, a symbolic key (representing the 90 completed homes and two multipurpose community halls) was handed over to the government. The Deputy Commissioner of Raichur, V. Anbukkumar, and various government officials graced the occasion with their presence.
Neehar Raina who has helped HOPE foundation in many other projects like Village of HOPE, Delhi and Nursery and Primary school, Bhuj was the architect for this project.
true for India's flood victims.
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