Odanadi Seva Samsthe, Mysore 
A WAH-2003 Project

An Update on construction of the new Residential Building
01/16/04
- By Ramesh Dodamani

Latest photos of the building uploaded at:
http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/129/photos_odanadi_012004.html

The construction of the new building continued at a faster pace to make it ready for the Asha Sanctuary Conference on Dec 14th.

The conference hall, two dormitories and four toilets were ready for use during the conference. The required plumbing, temporary fixing of water tank and the septic tank were ready at that time.

Many of the Asha volunteers had an opportunity to see the progress of the construction at the time of the conference.

Almost all the funds from WAH for the building has been used up at this time. The construction cost has gone up by 20% I am told. A little bit of construction is going on at this time.

As of now, the following is the status:

Completed:

• The building structure and the roof
• Outside plastering of the building (except for a small portion in front)
• 3rd floor wall plastering is complete
• 2nd floor wall plastering is complete except for the hallway
• About 10% wall plastering done on first floor
• All windows have been fitted
• About 80% plumbing done on the dormitories side.
• Overhead watertanks have been purchased
• Septic tank completed

To be Done:

• Remaining inside plastering to be done
• Plumbing for the other side of the building
• Electrical wiring and fittings to be bought and installed
• Window shutters and doors to be made. Glass panes to be bought.
• Toilet and other fittings like taps, sinks etc to be bought
• Fittings for doors and windows to be bought
• Floor tiles to be bought and flooring to be done
• Solar Heaters to be bought and installed
• Painting of the entire building
• Compound Wall finishing

Current donations and expenditure for the building:

Donor Source	Amount
Asha - Cornell	Rs. 1,02,606.00
Asha - Silicon Valley(Including for compound wall)	Rs. 7,22,848.00
From Work-An-Hour 2003	Rs. 15,00,000.00
Govt. of India (SWADHAR)	Rs. 12,50,000.00
Donations from Public (local)	Rs. 2,30,500.00
TOTAL	Rs. 38,05,954.00

Detailed accounts will be available soon.

At this time, another 30-35 lakhs is required for the completion of the building.

The second half of the grant from the government of India, which included a construction cost of Rs. 12.5 lakh has been delayed. It is not known at this time, when it will get released. So we are looking for other sources for the building.