Govt determined to complete post-cyclone rehabilitation programme: CA
Monday, 3 December 2007
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Sunday said his government is determined to take necessary measures for the complete rehabilitation of the people affected by the November 15 cyclone, reports UNB.
He expressed the government stand while receiving donations for the Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund from a number of individuals and organisations at the CA's office in aid of the cyclone-affected people.
The Chief Adviser said that VGF programme for 2.6 million families in the cyclone-hit areas had already started partially from Saturday (Dec 1).
The objective of the vulnerable group feeding (VGF) programme, he said, was to ensure that the people who lived below the poverty line did not face any scarcity of food and would have a minimum stock of food.
The VGF programme would also help set up an institutional base in conducting relief and rehabilitation operations in a well-coordinated manner, he added.
Dr Fakhruddin said the government had taken multifarious steps to bring life back to normal in the affected areas. Life was gradually returning to normal in the affected areas following combined efforts of the government, people and various non-government and private organisations.
He, however, said it would take a long time for rehabilitation - rehabilitation of houses, communication infrastructure and embankments.
The Chief Adviser expressed the hope that more individuals and organisations would come forward with generosity to help the cyclone victims.
He expressed the government stand while receiving donations for the Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund from a number of individuals and organisations at the CA's office in aid of the cyclone-affected people.
The Chief Adviser said that VGF programme for 2.6 million families in the cyclone-hit areas had already started partially from Saturday (Dec 1).
The objective of the vulnerable group feeding (VGF) programme, he said, was to ensure that the people who lived below the poverty line did not face any scarcity of food and would have a minimum stock of food.
The VGF programme would also help set up an institutional base in conducting relief and rehabilitation operations in a well-coordinated manner, he added.
Dr Fakhruddin said the government had taken multifarious steps to bring life back to normal in the affected areas. Life was gradually returning to normal in the affected areas following combined efforts of the government, people and various non-government and private organisations.
He, however, said it would take a long time for rehabilitation - rehabilitation of houses, communication infrastructure and embankments.
The Chief Adviser expressed the hope that more individuals and organisations would come forward with generosity to help the cyclone victims.