The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The government on Sunday allocated Taka 32 crore to different flood- affected districts from the Chief Advisers' Relief and Welfare Fund for house building purposes.

The allocation was made in favour of the Deputy Commissioners of 40 districts as per the decision taken by the Council of Advisers at a meeting held on Saturday with Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed in the chair.

Under the decision an amount of maximum Taka 10,000 will be given to each flood and river erosion-hit family for repairing their fully damaged house while Taka 5,000 for their partially damaged house, official sources said.

Of the total amount, Taka 6,68,00,000 was allocated for Sirajganj district, Taka 1,53,00,000 for Kurigram, Taka 48,00,000 for Bogra, Taka 2,91,00,000 for Gaiba-ndha, Taka 7,00,000 for Rangpur, Taka 4,00,000 for Nilphamari, Taka 73,00,000 for Lalmonirhat, Taka 41,00,000 for Pabna, Taka 8,00,000 for Rajshahi, Taka 22,00,000 for Natore, Taka 1,46,00,000 for Tangail, Taka 1,09,00,000 for Dhaka, Taka 1,94,00,000 for Manikganj, Taka 47,00,000 for Netrokona, Taka 3,00,00,000 for Jama-lpur, Taka 1,08,00,000 for Faridpur, Taka 95,00,000 for Rajbari, Taka 74,00,000 for Gopalganj, Taka 4,00,000 for Narshindi, Taka 40,00,000 for Kishoreganj, Taka 27,00,000 for Sherpur, Taka 12,00,000 for Narayanganj, Taka 19,00,000 for Mymensingh, Taka 54,00,000 for Madaripur, Taka 2,00,00,000 for Shari-atpur, Taka 74,00,000 for Munshiganj, Taka 40,00,000 for Gazipur, Taka 28,00,000 for Comilla, Taka 16,00,000 for Feni, Taka 57,00,000 for Chandpur, Taka 6,00,000 for Brahmanbaria, Taka 7,00,000 for Sylhet, Taka 46,00,000 for Sunamganj, Taka 21,00,000 for Magura, Taka 2,00,000 for Chuadanga, Taka 5,00,000 for Narail, Taka 5,00,000 for Satkhira, Taka 34,00,000 for Jhenidah, Taka 5,00,000 for Khulna and Taka 1,10,00,000 for the district of Barisal.