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BSS, Gaibandha

Corrugated Iron (CI) sheets and cash were distributed among the tornado hit families of Gidari Union under sadar upazila in the district on Thursday to build their houses.

Some 24 tornado hit families were given 120 pieces of CI sheets worth about Taka 60,000 and cash amounting to Taka 12,000 from the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, office sources said. Deputy commissioner Abu Mohammad Yousuf formally distributed the CI sheets on the premises of Sadar Upazila Parishad here as the chief guest. Sadar upazila Nirbahi officer M. Iftekhar Hossain, Project implementation officer of the upazila Mohammad Abdul Mannan and Union parishad chairman M. Anisur Rahman including the journalists were present on the occasion.

It may be mentioned that a tornado sweeping over a number of villages under Gidari Union of the upazila on March 3 and damaged standing crops particularly maize and a good number of houses, sources said.