Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking at Monday's regular weekly Cabinet meeting at the Secretariat. -PID
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry and authorities concerned to accelerate the relief activities in Haor areas affected by the recent flashfloods to lessen the sufferings of people.
The prime minister gave the directives at the regular weekly meeting of the Cabinet held at the Bangladesh Secretariat. Briefing the media after the meeting, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam said the ministry and the agencies concerned have been asked to be more active in conducting relief operations in flood-affected Haor areas and do whatever necessary for the rehabilitation of the affected people. "Efforts are on so that people could feel that everything is being done for them," the Cabinet Secretary added.
He said the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry has taken prompt steps in the Haor areas following the flashflood and breaching of dams there. Shafiul Alam said the prime minister also ordered the authorities concerned to publicize more the ongoing relief and other operations being conducted by the government in the Haor areas.
An unusual flashflood struck the country's entire Haor region damaging Boro crops on 1.8 lakh hectares of land in Sunamganj, Netrakona, Moulvibazar and some other adjoining districts. Ministers, state ministers and secretaries concerned were present at the meeting.
Earlier, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya said that the government would distribute adequate amount of food along with money among the flash flood affected people in the Haor areas through the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF), Open Market Sale (OMS) and general relief programs.
“We have taken a 100-day programme for the flood affected people in the Haor areas of six northeastern districts of the country.”
Latest News