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UNB, Barisal

Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) will start construction work of 398 cyclone shelters in 12 Sidr-hit districts in August at a cost Tk 571 crore. According to the Barisal divisional LGED office, 77 shelters will be built in Barisal, 67 in Barguna, 10 in Bhola, 70 in Patuakhali, 54 in Pirojpur, 24 in Madaripur, 31 in Shariatpur, 12 in Chandpur, 40 in Bagerhat, six in Gopalganj, two in Khulna and five in Satkhira districts. Nurul Islam, additional chief engineer of LGED, said that 11 donor agencies will provide funds for the project, which will be completed by next two years. Besides this project, some other cyclone shelters will also be constructed with the financial assistance of World Bank and Japan. Hemayet Hossain, superintending engineer of Barisal LGED, said that these shelters will also help in expanding mass literacy, primary education as well as development of socio-economic condition of the local people.