Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone
It caused widespread damage in Eastern India, specifically in West Bengal and Odisha, and in Bangladesh, in May 2020.
It was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike the Ganges Delta.
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Yaas was a relatively strong and very damaging tropical cyclone that made landfall in Odisha and brought significant impacts to West Bengal during late May 2021
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After Cyclone Amphan hit West Bengal in May 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Sumita Mukhopadhyay and her son visited the Sundarbans with relief material.
Prof. Mukhopadhyay, a teacher at Bethune College, realized the widespread destruction required more help, leading her to connect with four women teachers from other State Government-run colleges.
The NGO's core mission now focuses on helping "tiger widows," women whose husbands were killed by tigers in the Sundarbans due to escalating human-tiger conflicts.
Aims to empower and uplift the lives of these vulnerable women through research-based programs.
Funding for the NGO's relief work comes from donations by members, friends, and relatives, according to Prof. Mukhopadhyay.
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