The Salvation Army commenced activities in Dumuria in 1989. Prolonged water inundation had caused huge losses to property and life. In order to handle the broad spectrum of problems, The Salvation Army began a Community Development and Rural Health Project.
Community participation is the key concept in all three areas.
Each tube well is owned by one committee of village people who set up a small savings account to meet the expenses of keeping the tube well in operation. These groups have helped women to succeed by improving their economic status. They have now started a loan system on their own initiative and are using the income earned from the sale of Nakshi Katha embroidery. That is not the only success story of the project. And there is the story of young Liton Mondol, a student at the Komrail School.