10 cyclone-hit villages selected for rebuilding with Indian help
Friday, 28 December 2007
BAGERHAT, Dec 27 (UNB): Ten villages worst hit by cyclone 'Sidr' in Southkhali Union under Shoronkhola Upazila have been selected for rebuilding with Indian help.
The villages are Sonatola, Bakultola, Southkhali, Rayenda, Chaltebunia, Bogi, Khuriakhali, Uttar Tafalbari, Dakkhin Tafalbari and Shoronkhola.
Bagerhat Deputy Commi-ssioner Shahidul Islam told the news agency that the decision had been taken officially after the Indian government decided to help rebuild ten villages destroyed by the devastating cyclone.
A report had already been sent to the Advisory Council after completing a survey in those affected villages, he said.
According to official count, Southkhali Union is the worst cyclone-hit locality where around 28,000 people of 7,500 families were critically affected. Over 600 people were killed only in Southkhali Union, according to the official count.
Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee during a visit to the cyclone-hit area in Bangladesh on December 1 had announced his government's decision to help rebuild 10 villages.
The villages are Sonatola, Bakultola, Southkhali, Rayenda, Chaltebunia, Bogi, Khuriakhali, Uttar Tafalbari, Dakkhin Tafalbari and Shoronkhola.
Bagerhat Deputy Commi-ssioner Shahidul Islam told the news agency that the decision had been taken officially after the Indian government decided to help rebuild ten villages destroyed by the devastating cyclone.
A report had already been sent to the Advisory Council after completing a survey in those affected villages, he said.
According to official count, Southkhali Union is the worst cyclone-hit locality where around 28,000 people of 7,500 families were critically affected. Over 600 people were killed only in Southkhali Union, according to the official count.
Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee during a visit to the cyclone-hit area in Bangladesh on December 1 had announced his government's decision to help rebuild 10 villages.