VGF rice being distributed to fishermen in Gaibandha

GAIBANDHA, Oct 18 (BSS): Rice under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) activity is being distributed for the last few days to the fishermen who are residing on the bank of the river Brahmaputra and whose families are fully dependent on catching fishes in the river.

The government imposed a 22-day ban on hilsa catching, selling, hoarding and transporting across the country from October 14.

As the livelihood of most of the fishermen is dependent on catching fishes in the river and selling the fishes to the customers at nearby hat and bazaars, the fishermen face more trouble during the ban period for want of food.

For this reason, the government took the initiative to mitigate their hardships by distributing VGF rice to the fishermen and 5550 fishermen were selected for the rice.