Grants:Project/Rapid/WBG/Wiki Exploration 2021/Report

Report accepted
This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2021-22 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
  • To read the approved grant submission describing the plan for this project, please visit Grants:Project/Rapid/WBG/Wiki Exploration 2021.
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Goals

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Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?

A majority of the Heritage places targeted for Photo documentation has been achieved. Considering the fact Covid19 situation was prevalent throughout the grant period and I could go out to explore only three months, I consider this to be a great achievment.

Outcome

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Please report on your original project targets. Please be sure to review and provide metrics required for Rapid Grants.


Target outcome Achieved outcome Explanation
Wiki Explores Nadia - Phase I 18 historical and archeological heritage sites of Nadia district, West Bengal had been photo documented.

862 images has been uploaded to Commons till date, all of which were not previously documented on any Wikimedia sites.

This is the first time an event for photo documentation has been done for Nadia district for Wikimedia Commons
Wiki Explores Howrah I - Phase I 11 historical and archeological heritage sites of Howrah district, West Bengal had been photo documented.

530 images has been uploaded to Commons till date, all of which were not previously documented on any Wikimedia sites.

This is the first time an event for photo documentation has been done for Howrah district for Wikimedia Commons
Wiki Explores Dakshin Dinajpur - Phase I 20 historical and archeological heritage sites of Dakshin Dinajpur district along with Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal had been photo documented.

877 images has been uploaded to Commons till date, all of which were not previously documented on any Wikimedia sites.

This is the first time an event for photo documentation has been done for Dakshin and Uttar Dinajpur district for Wikimedia Commons
Wiki Explores Bankura - Phase III 13 historical and archeological heritage sites of Howrah district, West Bengal had been photo documented.

502 images has been uploaded to Commons till date, all of which were not previously documented on any Wikimedia sites.

Actually 14 sites were visited, but at one site the heritage structures were either demolished or converted beyond proper identification
Wiki Explores Paschim Medinipur - Phase II 26 historical and archeological heritage sites of Paschim Medinipur district as well as Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal and Balasore in neighboring State of Odisha, has been photo documented.

1021 images has been uploaded to Commons till date, all of which were not previously documented on any Wikimedia sites.

Actually 30 sites were targeted, 2 could not be visited due to time constraint and at the remaining 2 sites heritage structures were either demolished

or were converted beyond proper identification.

Wiki Explores Purba Bardhaman - Phase III 26 historical and archeological heritage sites of Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal had been photo documented.

1323 images has been uploaded to Commons till date, all of which were not previously documented on any Wikimedia sites.

Actually 28 sites were targeted, 2 could not be visited due to time constraint


Learning

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Projects do not always go according to plan. Sharing what you learned can help you and others plan similar projects in the future. Help the movement learn from your experience by answering the following questions:

  • What worked well?
    • The planning went well. Considering the fact that I was exploring three new districts, due to proper planning majority of the sites were properly documented
    • Involving new Wikimedians in the project was helpful. Many videos including drone shots of some major sites could be obtained and uploaded
    • We now have a major image bank for heritage sites over West Bengal which will help in enriching relevant Wikipedia articles.
  • What did not work so well?
    • Better photographic equipment could have resulted in more quality shots specially those shot in low light
    • Absence of proper identification card from West Bengal Wikimedians User Group sometimes caused difficulty in rural areas to explain the purpose of documentation
    • Due to Covid19 restrictions, time constraint was a major issue to complete the project. With more time more areas could have been covered.
    • Uploading photographs to the Wikimedia Commons server was a major issue. The interface was not user friendly and uploading process was very slow.
  • What would you do differently next time?
    • Propose the West Bengal Wikimedians User Group for identification cards and better photography equipment for future projects
    • Propose involvement of a drone operator for aerial videos
    • Propose better and faster interface for uploading images

Finances

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Grant funds spent

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Please describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on.

"The total amount of the grant money spent was Rs 134529.98. This was spent in expenses incurred in visiting the remote heritage sites which involved transportation, accommodation and food expenses."

Here is the complete break up of the expenses exploration project wise

WIKI EXPLORES NADIA - Phase I

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Financial Report

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Financial Report
Purpose Particulars Date Price (INR) Receipt Remarks
Train Cost (Going) KOAA LGL SPL 2-Mar-21 566.38 Yes
Train Cost (Returning) LGL KOAA SPL 5-Mar-21 566.38 Yes
Uber cost Home to Kolkata Station 2-Mar-21 103.17 Yes
Uber cost Kolkata Station to home 5-Mar-21 128.75 Yes
Accomodation Cost Asian Lodge 2-Mar-21 to 4-Mar-21 5182.00 Yes
Car cost Lokenath Tour and Travels 5-Mar-21 11574.00 Yes
Dinner and Snacks Cost Asian Lodge, Krishnanagar 2-Mar-21 to 4-Mar-21 1830.00 Yes
Breakfast Adhar Sweets, Krishnanagar 3-Mar-21 163.00 Yes
Lunch Joy Maa Kali Hotel, Shikarpur 3-Mar-21 555.00 No
Breakfast Mother's Hut, Krishnanagar 4-Mar-21 100.00 Yes
Lunch Mini Hotel & Restaurent and lodge, Pungalia 4-Mar-21 480.00 No
Breakfast Road Side eatery 5-Mar-21 120.00 No
Lunch Nipbithi bar cum restaurant, Bholadanga 5-Mar-21 557.00 yes
TOTAL COST 21925.68

WIKI EXPLORES HOWARH - Phase I

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Financial Report

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Purpose Shop Date Price (INR) Receipt Remarks
Car cost Raj Travel Services 07.03.2021 4000 Yes
Lunch Hyat Hotel & Restaurant 07.03.2021 845 yes
Toll National Highway Authority of India 07.03.2021 210 Yes
Total 5055

WIKI EXPLORES DAKSHIN DINAJPUR- Phase I

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Financial Report

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Financial Report
Purpose Particulars Date Price (INR) Receipt Remarks
Train Cost (Going) KOAA RDP SPL 24-Nov-21 2106.10 Yes
Train Cost (Returning) RDP KOAA SPECIAL 28-Nov-21 2106.10 Yes
Uber cost Home to Kolkata Station 24-Nov-21 153.43 Yes
Taxi cost Kolkata Station to Home 29-Nov-21 211.43 Yes
Accomodation Cost Vinyak Lodge 25-Nov-21 to 27-Nov-21 3358.00 Yes
Accomodation Cost Hotel SurajLaksmi 27-Nov-21 to 28-Nov-21 1680.00 Yes
Car Cost M/s Shubho Travels, Raiganj 25-Nov-21 to 28-Nov-21 21660.00 yes
Breakfast Balaka Sweets, Raignaj 25-Nov-21 90.00 yes
Lunch Sonar Gaon, Gangarampur 25-Nov-21 745.00 Yes
Dinner Joy Maa Tara Hotel 25-Nov-21 240.00 Yes
Breakfast Road side eatery 26-Nov-21 120.00 No
Lunch Dwip Hotel, Balurghat 26-Nov-21 800.00 Yes
Snacks and Dinner Vinyak Lodge 26-Nov-21 457.00 yes
Breakfast Road side eatery 27-Nov-21 115.00 No
Lunch Hotel Chowdhury and Lodge 27-Nov-21 725.00 yes
Snacks and Dinner SurajLaksmi Restaurant 27-Nov-21 832.00 yes
Breakfast Dutta Hotel, Raiganj 28-Nov-21 205.00 No
Lunch Renu Hotel, Hemtabad 28-Nov-21 480.00 yes
Packed Dinner Panna Restaurant 28-Nov-21 435.00 No
Entry fee to Raiganj Bird Sanctuary of two persons Government of West Bengal, forest department 28-Nov-21 80.00 yes
TOTAL COST 36599.06

WIKI EXPLORES BANKURA-Phase III

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Financial Report

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Purpose Particulars Date Price (INR) Receipt Remarks
Train Cost HWH PRR SUF Express 01.12.2021 430.75 Yes
Train Cost PRR HWH SUF Express 04.12.2021 430.75 Yes
Uber cost Home to Howrah 01.12.2021 179.42 Yes
Taxi cost Howrah to home 04.12.2021 150 No
Accomodation Cost Hotel Annapurna 01.12.2021 to 04.12.2021 7239 Yes
Car cost Dilip Dutta - Transport Operator 04.12.2021 7000 Yes
Hotel Annapurna Dinner cost (01.12.21 to 3.12.2021) 04.12.2021 1482 yes
Lunch Tripti Hotel & Restaurant 02.12.2021 538 Yes
Lunch Roadside eatery 03.12.2021 350 yes
Petrol cost Greenlands Garia 15.01.2022 630 yes
Lunch Banalata 16.01.2022 618 yes
Total Cost 19047.92

WIKI EXPLORES PASCHIM MEDINIPUR-Phase II

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Financial Report

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Financial Report
Purpose Particulars Date Price (INR) Receipt Remarks
Train Cost (Going) HWH PRR SUF EXP 20-Dec-21 350.75 Yes
Train Cost (Returning) ISPAT EXPRESS 24-Dec-21 350.75 Yes
Uber cost Home to Howrah Station 20-Dec-21 163.88 Yes
Uber cost Howarh Station to Home 24-Dec-21 300.85 Yes
Accomodation Cost Suchana Guest House, Kharagpur 20-Dec 21 to 23-Dec-21 6496.00 Yes
Car Cost M/s Shubho Travels, Raiganj 21-Dec-21 to 24-Dec-21 12000.00 yes
Snacks and Dinner Dreamz Roof top Restaurant 20-Dec 21 to 23-Dec-21 790.00 yes
Lunch Aviruchi restaurant, Digha More 21-Dec-21 365.00 Yes
Lunch Flyover restaurant, Debra 22-Dec-21 410.00 Yes
Lunch P-99 Restaurant, Narayngarh 23-Dec-21 320.00 Yes
Lunch Hotel Rajdeep, Inda 24-Dec-21 430.00 yes
Toll Gopinathpur ferry ghat 22-Dec-21 50.00 Yes
Total Cost 22027.23


WIKI EXPLORES PURBA BARDHAMAN-Phase III

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Financial Report

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Financial Report
Purpose Particulars Date Price (INR) Receipt Remarks
Train Cost (Going) HWH RPH SPL 26-Dec-21 300.75 Yes
Train Cost (Returning) HOOL EXPRESS 30-Dec-21 350.75 Yes
Uber cost Home to Howrah Station 26-Dec-21 140.55 Yes
Taxi cost Howarh Station to Home 30-Dec-21 150.00 No
Accomodation Cost The Bless Inn, Bardhaman Town 26-Dec 21 to 30-Dec-21 10519.04 Yes
Car Cost New SiddiVinyak Travels 27-Dec 21 to 30-Dec-21 14000.00 Yes
Snacks and Dinner The Second Wife, Bardhaman Town 26-Dec 21 to 30-Dec-21 1951.00 yes
Lunch Joy Maa Kali Hindu Hotel, Orgram 27-Dec-21 460.00 Yes
Breakfast and Lunch Santiniketon Lodge, Singhi 28-Dec-21 700.00 Yes
Lunch Rik Restaurant 29-Dec-21 507.00 Yes
Lunch Nakshatra Restaurant 30-Dec-21 796.00 yes
Total Cost 29875.09

Remaining funds

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Do you have any remaining grant funds?

Yes, at present I have Rs 12,727.02 with me. I would like to use the remaining funds on a similar or new project."

The funds remaining from this grant may be allocated to another grant submission if it is approved: [[]].

Anything else

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Anything else you want to share about your project?

I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude towards Wikimedia Foundation for allocating me rapid grant to conduct my project.