River Erosion Allocation: No report on beneficiaries yet
Department of Disaster Management (DDM) distributed Tk 50 crore among victims of river erosion in October 2021 through upazila nirbahi officers of the affected areas.
According to relevant documents, DDM in two separate orders issued on March 8 and June 20, asked UNOs to submit details of the beneficiaries.
But even after almost a year, DDM is yet to get a proper response from the UNOs.
In this backdrop, the department issued a reminder letter to UNOs on November 7, asking them to submit all the details by November 14.
The allocation was made under Prime Minister's Financial Aid to the Extreme Poor and Destitute of River Erosion Prone Areas.
In 2021, a total of 51,094 families of 96 upazilas in 31 districts were proposed for the aid, and the money was allocated to the UNOs from the special fund under the 2021-22 budget, reads a letter issued on October 10, 2021.
DDM told UNOs to follow the guidelines and distribute money to families equally and also submit a report with the details of beneficiaries after distribution, since without their feedback, DDM will not be able to report to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.
On May 22, the ministry directed DDM to submit a report in this regard.
In the latest reminder, signed by Deputy Director (FFW) MD Nuruzzaman, UNOs and upazila project implementation officers were asked to submit reports within one week.
Contacted, Nuruzzaman said he could not immediately say how many UNOs have complied with their orders.
"If they [UNOs] fail to submit reports on time, we'll inform our director general for the next course of action," he said.
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