Ministries directed to do pre-planning for post-flood rehabilitation
Thursday, 9 August 2007
The Council of Advisers of the caretaker government Wednesday asked the concerned ministries to do advance planning for post-flood rehabilitation operation and "immediately" introduce vulnerable group feeding (VGF) card to feed the distressed people in the worst affected northern districts, reports UNB.
A meeting of the council of advisers issued the directive as the advisers who visited the flood-affected districts after they were assigned to monitor the respective districts apprised the meeting of their firsthand experiences gleaned during their first trips through the swamps.
The advisers said the civil administration, joint forces, army and people of various professions are working jointly in relief and rescue operation.
They stressed advance preparation for post-flood rehabilitation, employment generation, prevention of flood-related diseases, including diarrhoea, advance supply of seeds to farmers to cope with colossal crop damage by the floods.
The meeting emphasised smooth and systematic coordination in relief operation to avoid any duplication in the relief activities and proper utilisation of funds for people, including in buying baby foods.
Chaired by Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed, the advisory council meeting also discussed a proposal placed by the Defence Ministry for increasing financial allowance of recipients of gallantry award and their family members.
The meeting asked for further examining it through inter-ministerial meeting between defence and home ministries and bringing proposals incorporating forces like police, Ansar and VDP as per 1982 order in this connection.
It also approved a proposal for signing Consular Convention between Bangladesh and the Russian Federation, according to Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Syed Fahim Munaim.
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, during his visit to Russia, would sign the convention, the first agreement between Bangladesh and the Russian Federation (after disintegration of the Soviet Union), according to an official.
A meeting of the council of advisers issued the directive as the advisers who visited the flood-affected districts after they were assigned to monitor the respective districts apprised the meeting of their firsthand experiences gleaned during their first trips through the swamps.
The advisers said the civil administration, joint forces, army and people of various professions are working jointly in relief and rescue operation.
They stressed advance preparation for post-flood rehabilitation, employment generation, prevention of flood-related diseases, including diarrhoea, advance supply of seeds to farmers to cope with colossal crop damage by the floods.
The meeting emphasised smooth and systematic coordination in relief operation to avoid any duplication in the relief activities and proper utilisation of funds for people, including in buying baby foods.
Chaired by Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed, the advisory council meeting also discussed a proposal placed by the Defence Ministry for increasing financial allowance of recipients of gallantry award and their family members.
The meeting asked for further examining it through inter-ministerial meeting between defence and home ministries and bringing proposals incorporating forces like police, Ansar and VDP as per 1982 order in this connection.
It also approved a proposal for signing Consular Convention between Bangladesh and the Russian Federation, according to Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Syed Fahim Munaim.
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, during his visit to Russia, would sign the convention, the first agreement between Bangladesh and the Russian Federation (after disintegration of the Soviet Union), according to an official.