PM to inaugurate 140 cyclone and flood centres tomorrow, says state minister
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate 140 cyclone and flood shelters besides laying foundation of 50 Mujib Killas across the country tomorrow, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Mohammad Enamur Rahman has said.
Thirty district relief and disaster management information centres and five Mujib Killas will also be inaugurated by the premier, Dr Enamur told a press briefing today.
Besides, construction, renovation, and development activities of 550 Mujib Killas' are underway in 148 coastal and flood-hit upazilas, according to the minister.
Mujib Killa are earthen strongholds which were built to protect people's lives and property from cyclones and floods under the direction of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after independence.
The minister said that 92,000 people and 23,000 cattle have found shelter in 230 two-storey flood shelters constructed for the vulnerable people at the flood-prone and river-eroded areas.
Dr Enamur said around 66 district relief warehouses and disaster management information centres were set up in 64 districts alongside adequate relief supplies so that the affected people can get help immediately after disasters.
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