00:00This is the story of a man who lost his home in Amphan, India.
00:05He has been living in Amphan since 2014.
00:10The mud house in Amphan was blown away by the wind.
00:18Now, everything is back to normal.
00:21He has been living in Amphan since 2014.
00:25This is the story of a man who lost his home in Amphan, India.
00:30He has been living in Amphan since 2014.
00:35He has been living in Amphan since 2014.
00:40He has been living in Amphan since 2014.
00:45He has been living in Amphan since 2014.
00:51Sundarban is a region which is known for its honey.
00:55We wanted to give the people an indigenous livelihood.
01:21Their wives are involved in the self-help groups that we have created,
01:38which has various fruit and tree plantations,
01:40where they also earn a certain amount of wage through the selling of these fruits and vegetables,
01:46where we have connected them with organic vendors in the city of Kolkata.
01:50They go into the forest to get absolutely pure, raw, organic honey,
02:05which is then transported from the Sundarbans to our storage room in Kolkata.
02:12One litre of honey is stored here.
02:16There are two to three people living in a small boat in the forest.
02:20A 100 litre to 150 litre drum weighs 50 kilos.
02:25A 1 litre bottle of water is stored in it.
02:30They collect the honey and store it in that bottle.
02:34In that boat, the amount of honey is not more than 100 to 150 litres,
02:41because it sinks into the water.
02:46In the past seven months, we know the approximate average quantity of honey that we would be selling every month,
02:59which varies between 2,000 to 4,000 bottles a month.
03:04This has helped farmers increase their income from about Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 10,000 a month.
03:17We are doing well.
03:20We used to live outside for a couple of months,
03:24but now we are able to stay at home.
03:27We are able to live with our family,
03:30with our brothers-in-law,
03:32we are able to eat and sleep together.
03:35We earn more than Rs. 8,000 a month.
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