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.
• You may still comment on this report on its discussion page, or visit the discussion page to read the discussion about this report.
• You are welcome to Email rapidgrants at wikimedia dot org at any time if you have questions or concerns about this report.

Goals

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

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

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

Grant funds spent

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

Financial Report

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

Financial Report

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

Financial Report

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

Financial Report

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

Financial Report

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

Financial Report

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

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

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.