BSS-62 Govt provides Tk 9.52 crore for flood victims: Enamur

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Govt provides Tk 9.52 crore for flood victims: Enamur

DHAKA, Aug 25, 2020 (BSS) – State Minister for Disaster Management
and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman today said the government has so far
allocated over Taka 9.52 crore to help the flood victims cope with
their plights.

“Of those, Taka 4.42 crore in cash was allocated for the flood
affected people, while Taka 1.58 crore for procuring cattle feed and
Taka 19.5 lakh for rebuilding homes,” he told a press briefing after
an inter-ministerial meeting at the Secretariat here.

Besides, Enamur said, the government allocated 1.81 lakh dry food
packets and 650 bundle CI sheets to the people affected from flooding
this year.

On the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the government given an
allocation of over 1.68 lakh metric tonnes of rice under its
vulnerable group feeding (VGF) programme in 64 districts, including 33
flood-hit ones, he said.

The state minister said about 1,00,06,869 families were benefited
from the progarmme, while each family got 10 kg of rice.

He said his ministry has already received the reports sent by the
district administrations assessing the loss and damage caused by
flood, and a future work plan will be finalised accordingly.

Enamur said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already asked the
authorities concerned to start rehabilitation process to this end and
she assured of providing additional allocation if necessary.

He said as flood situation improved, now people started returning to
their homes. So, he said, the local administrations were asked to
rebuild the damaged homes of the flood victims and provide money in
cash for them so that they can deal with the flood consequences.

The state minister said since June 26 following the recurrent
floods, the government provided adequate food assistance for the flood
affected people.

Local administrations and public representatives have been
distributing the food assistance, he added.

Disaster Management and Relief Secretary Md Mohsin was present at
the press briefing.

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