GAIBANDHA, Dec 29, 2020 (BSS) – A total of 846 homeless people of all the seven upazilas of the district will get brick built houses having shed with corrugated iron sheets free of cost from the government this year, an official said.
District and upazila administrations are implementing the construction works of the houses under the Ashrayan project-2 of the Prime Minister Office (PMO).
After completion of the construction work, the houses would be handed over to the homeless people.
Among 846 homeless people, 105 will get brick-built houses in Sadar upazila, 272 in Sundarganj upazila, 120 in Gobindaganj upazila, 179 in Sadullapur upazila, 75 in Fulchhari upazila, 35 in Shaghata and 60 in Palashbari upazila
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abdul Matin himself is superintending the construction works.
Talking to BSS, Abdul Matin said with the completion of the work, the houses would be handed over to the selected beneficiaries formally.
Apart from this, more 17 houses were also being built at the direct supervision of the district administration with the financial support of the solvent and well-off persons of the district, he said.
Hearing the news of providing houses to homeless people free of cost, a number of beneficiaries burst into tears with joy and happiness and wished good health and long life of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
They also thanked the premier for building brick built houses for them.