A field visit was organized to Sirajganj District to meet local communities in the selected project areas and understand the ground situation. A local well known NGO, Manab Mukti Sangstha (MMS) hosted the team comprising of IWMI and IWM members and took them to flood affected villages where the team had the chance to interact with the local people for site selection for pilot implementation and to understand how they cope with floods and what disaster risk reduction mechanisms are in place.