Neglected areas
It is known that Lalmonirhat, Nilpharmari and Kurigram districts are the poorest districts in Bangladesh and every year people of these three districts are affected by various natural disasters like flood, drought, cold weather, river erosion etc. Since a large number of people of these areas fully depend on cultivation, the natural disasters harm them a lot and unemployment & poverty plague them continuously. For the well being of these ill-fated people, it is necessary to create alternative opportunities for employment by providing electricity to all for irrigation, bank loan, small & medium size agro based industries, manpower export after imparting proper training, allocation of high quality & productive seeds and fertilizers in time etc.
It is mentionable that inhabitants of Hatibandha and Patgram Upazila under Lalmonirhat district are getting the facility of electricity from 33 Kilo Volt (KV) single source line from the switching station located at Lalmonirhat town and this line is about 140Km long, extending up to Burimari land port. Due to power shortage and various technical & non technical reasons the inhabitants of these areas are always suffering from maximum power outage. Due to the acute power crisis no private entrepreneur feels secure to invest in agro-based and other industries in these areas.
Hence, for the well being of the inhabitants of Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari districts I am soliciting the kind attention of the government and requesting it to adopt the necessary steps in this respect.
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