
Economic hardship of inhabitants in Sunderbans is the key problem they are facing in the region. Mukti has already made a brief survey of the livelihood and occupation of the people in the Deltas. It has been found that the lands used for cultivation are mostly single-crop and depend primarily on rainwater for irrigation. Most of the people living in and around the delta do not have a job round the year, which is of course main reason behind poverty. Being surrounded by saline water, deltas are rendered unfit for cultivation. Moreover, owing to communication hurdles with the main land, villagers find it hard to sell their goods in the market.
Mukti is trying to set up a biotechnology lab to help in agriculture and will work to make land bi- fertile or tri-fertile so that the farmer can earn more from the same land. Youth are being trained in Pigery, Goatry, Poultry etc. for self-dependence. We need more cooperation from other NGOs as well so that our combined efforts could make the youth more self-dependent.
Current Projects
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Self-dependent training on Poultry and Goatry. -
Awareness program for use of pesticides. -
Preservation of rainwater for harvesting.
Upcoming Projects
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Setting up Biotechnology Lab. -
Help in alternative agriculture. -
Increase awareness for Organic agriculture and food. -
Coconut Tree Plantation projects. -
More self-dependent programs.
Mukti Project Wings
Education
Health
Livelihood
Ecology
Culture
Projects on Highlights
Talented Student Sponsorship (TSS)
Lack of education is one of the major causes of economic backwardness and helplessness of the people in Sunderbans, similar to the poorest regions of the world. Towards a goal of eradicating illiteracy in the region, and to encourage young talented children not only to complete school with good grades but also to go for graduate studies, MUKTI has been facilitating sponsorship of talented students.