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Rishra
today
is
not
the
same
as
Rishra
25
years
ago.
Older
citizens
of
this
town
says
that
as
a
suburb
of
Kolkata,
it
was
an
important
center
of
industries
and
commerce. It
is
a
fact
that
owing
to
these
industries
the
town
got
it's
cosmopolitan
composition.
Since
the
year
1975
more
&
more
people
moved
into
Rishra
for
and
explosion
of
Hindi
speaking
population
is
going
on.
These
Hindi
speaking
families
remain
loyal
to
their
culture
and
heritage.
With this growth of population some spirited youths assembled with an idea to do some community services for the locals of Rishra. Some of them like, Mr. R.K.gupta, Mr. Pawan Goenka, Mr. Ramesh Bahl, Mr. Keshav Jalan, Mr. Arjun Gupta,Mr. Shanker Agarwal and Vinod Tibrewal etc. On 13th April 1977 the day of Bengali New Year those service minded gave birth to an organisation "
In the year 1978 those spirited members brought out a souvenir in a cultural programme held at Vidya Mandir, Kolkata, as their first fund raising programme. During the same period a land consisting 60,000 Sqr feet was purchased with an idea to expand the medical services. In the year 1979 many more new members came forward to join this organisation. A new executive committee was formed headed by Mr. Ramesh Bahl as president. It was then the child immunization programme was started on every Sunday evening which is smoothly continuing till date, significantly without skipping on any Sunday during last 24 years. In the year 1980 in order to provide relief to Tarkeshwar pilgrims during Shrawan month of Indian calendar, a camp was started at Basudeopur, on Sheoraphully-Tarkeshwar route. Three years back due to certain reasons beyond control the camp was shifted to Baghkhal, Rishra, on G.T.Road. With an idea to brings the citizens of Rishra close to each other and to make them fell intimate The Sangh started get-together of Holi & Dipawali festivals every year. Thereafter many more persons attracted towards the Sangh. The foundation ceremony of new building for dispensary at the present site of the Sangh was performed on 30th January 1983, the "Nirvana " day of Mahatma Gandhi. On the auspicious day of Vijoya Dashmi of the year 1984 the new dispensary was inaugurated. A Vastu Bhandar was established with a view to provide utensils and other utilities like beds, linens and blankets etc. for marriages and other big occasions. First floor hall was inaugurated by Shree Pushker Lal Kedia on 13th April 1977 when prominent socialite Mrs. Alka Bangur and Shree Govind Ram Dhaniwala were also present. These two community halls with all modern facilities, along with the Vastu Bhandar are being utilised by the community within Rishra and outside Rishra with 100% occupancy in the marriage seasons. A 3000sqr feet second floor is also completed for Naturopathy Dept. where Yoga classes are being conducted in the morning everyday and naturopathic/ Alternative Medicine treatment is being given thrice in a week. Construction of a roof-garden consisting of 4000sqr feet is under progress. It is true that money never becomes constraint for any good work, Rishra Sewak Sangh has been patronized by many donors and dedicated workers since 1977. With their generous help Rishra Sewak Sangh has been established as a esteemed social organisation of Rishra town.
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