Project Period: 2008
Project Location: Bihar
Direct Impact: 5,000+ flood affected people In Kataiya
Punarwaas is a NGO that was set up by noted filmmaker Mr. Prakash Jha to provide relief to the 2008 flood victims in Bihar and to help them relocate and rehabilitate.
United Way supported Punarwaas by raising Rs. 2 Crores for Bihar flood relief which were used to reconstruct the lives of 5,000 flood affected people n Kataiya in Basantpur Panchayat in Supaul district.
It involved providing kitchens, balwadi, vocational training and health facilities and also involved providing toilets to maintain levels of hygiene
