Sanjib Sabhapandit is one Assamese who has been trying to do something for the society. Asom Jatiya Vidyalaya, his brainchild, has been a wonderful success. APOL died after the group broke up due to political intervention. Now, he is running a dye unit and doing well. He is starting a project called "Mother Shelter" which he wants to get off the ground. Sanjibda's newly initiated "Mother Shelter" project can be of tremndous developmental value. NEDFi is going to support a few such units. I am requesting you all to play a part in this effort to allow people to live with the floods with dignity. A bit of help from you will mean a lot to him. If any of the US based organizations would like to support one or two of such units then these could be put up with sufficient publicity to the donor.
Sanjibda has conceived, designed and developed the prototype of a flood relief camp called Capsule ?"Mother Shelter?" to allow people to live and cope with the ubiquitous floods in Assam as human beings. This is a capsule that has been designed such that children can have a study table, women can use bathrooms, potable water facility by harvesting rain water and filtering, disposable/ biodegradable septic tank etc all kept on a flotilla. The prototype has made a good name. In fact the same capsule can be used in times of a fair, mela where there are big gatherings without any toilet facilities, like the ones we see in the US or developed countries. Even if a Panchayat has one such unit, it would do a whole lot of good. The total cost is about Rs 50,000/- to produce one unit.
Here are some details on Sanjibda:
- Academic qualification: BE, MBA
- Five years as lecturer in Assam Engg college
- Founder director of APOL, the largest composite textile mill of NE India
- Founder President of Axam Jatiya Vidyalaya
- Conceived, scripted and directed the first Light and Sound show of the NEI at Karmonaxa Island in the Brahmaputra.
- Designed and implemented a humane mode of goat transport in the city of Guawahati (from the goat markets to the slaughter houses)
-Scripted, directed and produced the India National Best Film (Environment) ? Juye Poora Xoon?, 2004.
- Written two books.
His mailing address is:
Sanib Sabhapandit, C/O Maanpee Creation, Axam Jatiya Vidyalaya, Noonmati Guwahati 781020.
Email:kuhkhal@yahoo.com. Mobile: 98640-44470, Phone: 0361-2556647
- Amiya K. Sharma
(amiyo_sharma@hotmail.com)
Dr Sharma is an economist and currently working
at North Eastern Development Finance Corporation
Ltd (NEDFi) , Guwahati as Deputy
General Manager.
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