The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

A nine-member need assessment team of the Japanese government for the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Cyclone Sidr will visit the Sidr affected areas in southwest region of Bangladesh as well as will hold discussions with other concerned officials of the Bangladesh government and stakeholders on various issues relating to Sidr.

The team, comprising officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation, and staff from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, has been dispatched from Tokyo to make need assessment for the rehabilitation and reconstruction from the damage by the cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh.

The team arrived in Dhaka on December 9 and called on Dr Mohammad Ayub Miah, Secretary, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management. They exchange views on how best the Japanese government can support Bangladesh to overcome the damage caused by the cyclone. The government of Japan has already provided emergency relief goods worth US$390,000 and grant assistance of US$3.67 million through WFP, UNICEF and WHO. The result of the mission will contribute to the consideration of further necessary Japanese support in this area.