Almost 30 families, who were rendered homeless in various natural calamities have been rehabilitated at the Purbamadla Guchchhagram (cluster village) project under Sailkupa upazila in Jhenaidah.
They were given the keys to their new home yesterday at a simple ceremony.
The ministry of Land under their Climate Victims Rehabilitation Project (CVRP) carried out the cluster village project on 2.25 acres of government khas land at an estimated cost of Tk4.946m.
The project also includes a multipurpose hall, for the education and socio-economic development of its inhabitants.
One of the new residents at the village, Reba Khatun was said to be impressed after the government constructed the village for people like her. Now, she, her day labourer husband and their family can stay at the shelter.
Another house wife, a widow from Panchphul said: “I am happy to have a house for my own.
I have been moving here and there for a small piece of land for couple of years after my house was devoured by the Gorai River.”
The handing over ceremony was presided over by the Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Shailkupa, Mohammad Ali Prince, where State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock, Abdul Hyee was also present
Deputy Commissioner Safiqul Islam, Women Vice Chairman Afroja Nasrin Lipi, Bangaldesh Muktijoddha Sangshad district unit Commander Makbul Hossain, Awami League thana unit acting president Babar Ali, Secretary Mosarraf Hossain Sikder and local union parishad Chairman Qamuzzaman Jiku were among others who addressed the programme.
