Our Roots in Resilience
Born from the tides of necessity, Ichhe Puran stands as a beacon of sustainable hope for the coastal communities of India.
Rising from Cyclone Yaas
In May 2021, Cyclone Yaas devastated the coastlines of West Bengal and Odisha. What began as a spontaneous relief effort by a group of passionate individuals quickly transformed into a lifelong commitment. We witnessed firsthand the fragility of life in the Sundarbans. Ichhe Puran was founded not just to provide immediate aid, but to build lasting bridges toward economic independence and ecological security.
Our Vision
To create a world where every community thrives in harmony with a restored environment, where green canopies shelter every home and education is the birthright of every child.
Our Mission
To empower vulnerable coastal communities through climate-resilient livelihoods, education, and direct environmental stewardship.
Where we work
Our Geographic Reach
West Bengal
South 24 Parganas
Primary operational area — cyclone relief, agroforestry, pond restoration, school plantations, Miyawaki forest, medical camps.
West Bengal
Purulia
Khushir Pujo events, farmer plant distributions at Dhundikha village.
West Bengal
Purba Medinipur
Tree plantation and community outreach.
West Bengal
Kolkata
Newtown Miyawaki Forest, KKR Runs to Root (Behala and Dakshineswar), lassi distribution drive.
West Bengal
Falta
Sadhan Chandra Mahavidyalaya plantation — 950 trees.
West Bengal
Sundarbans
Mangrove restoration — 1,500 trees.
Jharkhand
East Singhbhum
Agroforestry and school plantations, Jadugora and Potka blocks.
Odisha
Rourkela, Balangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada
Community outreach and plantation drives.
Our journey
Milestones of Impact
FROM RELIEF TO DEVELOPMENT:
In the months following the cyclone response, Ichhe Puran began to formalise its operations and expand its areas of activity. Two complementary tracks emerged: environmental restoration and rural livelihoods on one hand, and community welfare and education on the other. The first agroforestry distributions took place in late 2021 and early 2022, with grafted fruit plants-primarily guava, mango, lemon, and coconut-distributed to marginal farmers in South 24 Parganas. This programme would later expand significantly, ultimately reaching 210 farmers across West Bengal and 20 in Jharkhand. Also in 2022, the organisation held its first Khushir Pujo event-a festive celebration providing clothing, meals, and community connection to underprivileged children and their families in Purulia district. This event became an annual institution, growing in scale with each passing year.
Formalisation and Growth
July 2023 marked a significant milestone with the formal registration of Ichhe Puran as an NGO. This formalisation unlocked new opportunities for corporate partnerships, government collaboration, and grant funding. Within a year of registration, the organisation had secured its CSR registration and engaged multiple corporate partners. In 2023, Ichhe Puran established a Miyawaki forest at Newtown, Kolkata-a landmark project that brought the Miyawaki dense plantation technique to urban West Bengal. The project planted 900 native trees along Biswa Bangla Sarani in Action Area II, creating a self-sustaining mini-forest amidst the rapidly developing urban landscape. In 2024, Ichhe Puran launched the Kriti Pathshala initiative, establishing informal education centres for migrant and underprivileged children working in brick kilns and other informal settings in South 24 Parganas. These children, often excluded from the formal schooling system due to poverty and mobility, found in Kriti Pathshala a safe space for learning and development. The Charcharia Plantation in 2024 became the organisation's single largest treeplanting event, with 4,000 trees planted in a single drive. The same year saw the distribution of 4,500 saplings to rural farmers in Kulpi under the Farmer Empowerment Programme.
SCALING UP
The Lassi Distribution Drive of 2025 reached over 3,000 workers and farmers across Kolkata with nutritious beverages, combining health promotion with community engagement. January 2026 saw the launch of Project Amrit Kund, the organisation's most ambitious water security initiative to date, funded through CSR support from Tega Industries. The project restored a village pond in Samali, returning 4.5 million litres of clean water storage to 250-300 families. In the 2025 - 26 do many corporate CSR implementation like KKR, Techno electrics, Alliance club in collaboration with Grow Billion Trees. The KKR Runs to Root partnership launched in 2025, combining the star power of the Kolkata Knight Riders cricket franchise with Ichhe Puran's plantation expertise to plant over 3,400 trees across Behala and Dakshineswar in Kolkata.
The people behind it
Meet Our Team
Rtd Sub Major Manas Kamal Das
(President)
Mrs. Gargee Das Mondal
( Founder & Secretary )
Full time social work.
Mr. Netai Mondal
(Co Founder & Treasurer)
Horticulture and Plant Nursery Expert with 18 years of experience.
Mr. Tarun Mondal
(Operation Manager)
Sourav Kumar
Coordinator
Jharkhand
Mr. Srimanta Malick
Coordinator
(Kolkata)
Mr. Suman Malick
Field Manager
Mr. Samriddha Das
Operation Manager
Rahul Sardar
Impact Reporting & story teller
Mr. Avijit Roy
Site Incharge
Guiding our mission
Advisory Board
Dr. Abhijit Mitra
Director, Research
Techno India University, West Bengal & Faculty Member and Former Head, Department of Marine Science, Calcutta University.
Dr. Samarendra Nath Khara
Former Joint Director
Former Joint Director of Horticulture Government of West Bengal.
Dr. Prosenjit Pramanick
Assistant Professor,
Department of Oceanography Techno India University
Transparency & trust
Certified & Accountable
80G Certified
Tax Exemption Benefits
CSR Form 1
Corporate Compliance
Platinum Seal
GuideStar Transparency
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