State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman on Tuesday said the government is working relentlessly for rehabilitating the flood victims living in different parts of the country.
He made the remarks while exchanging post-Eid greetings at his office in the Secretariat.
“The data on the extent of damage has already reached us. The government is taking immediate steps to compensate the losses. We have enough food, rice, tin, housing materials in stock,” he said.
Enamur said the government has provided adequate humanitarian assistances, including cash, so that the flood victims can relish the joy of Eid.
State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman addressing after a meeting on cyclone preparedness at the secretariat on Thursday, May 5, 2022 UNB“On the occasion of Eid, we have already paid Tk2 crore in cash, 1,000 tons of rice, 4,000 bundles of tin and Tk1.20 crore for housing wages. We have plans to increase relief further. We have adequate relief stocks including cash, clothes and tin. The government has the capacity to provide the amount of relief that will be needed,” he added.
When the floods in Sylhet-Sunamganj were happening, the ministry faced the shortage of GR cash, he said, adding that the ministry sought Tk10 crore to the prime minister and she allocated Tk20 crore the next day.
Besides, the prime minister has allotted Tk10,000 to 5,500 people and Tk10 crore in Sylhet and Sunamganj, Enamur added.
Secretary of the Ministry Md Kamrul Hasan, Director General of Department of Disaster Management Atiqul Haque and senior officials of the Ministry were present.
