State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Enamur Rahman on Wednesday said that the government has taken measures to forecast and warn people of lightning strikes 40 minutes ahead.
Talking to reporters in Rangour, he said the government has installed lightning protection devices in 15 lightning-prone areas already intending to bring deaths to zero.
He claimed that deaths in cyclones came down to zero. Besides, the government has taken up a project for setting up shelter houses across the country.
The minister said that necessary measures have been taken for the quick implementation of these projects.