Updated June 23, 2005 In India, the World Bank partnered with other donors to determine the scale of the damage and is providing over half a billion dollars towards the reconstruction. | Back to the Sea | | |  June 23, 2005—World Bank funding has helped fishermen in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh go back to work. The funding has done more than just enable fishermen to earn a living again, it’s also helped them psychologically to deal with the effects of last December’s devastating tsunami.Â
   More | | | | | | Weighing the Options: Rebuilding in Tamil Nadu | |  | 
June 2005—As relief gives way to reconstruction, it is Akkamma’s duty to assist her small and hardy community in rebuilding their shattered lives. Those who lost their homes will have access to new, earthquake and cyclone-resistant housing.   More | | | |
|
| | | Â Â Looking Ahead: Learning From Disasters |
 June 2005—As part of the reconstruction process, the World Bank has been giving cash grants in some of the tsunami affected countries. The grants have been used for cleaning up debris, repairing damaged homes and buildings and helping people resume their livelihoods.          Â
   More  |
|
| | | | | Â Report:Â India Reconstruction Needs Assessment |
 March 2005—A preliminary report shows that India faces great challenges as it recovers from the tsunami.  Yet in those challenges, India also has opportunities to not rebuild the vulnerabilities that made life precarious for the people living along the coast of the country.
 More
Â
|
|
|
| Â | | Â News and Events:Â India Tsunami Recovery | Â |
| Â | Â |
 | |
|
|
|
 |
RSS