WB assists communities to rebuild lives after disasters

The World Bank (WB) has been helping the people of Bangladesh rebuilding their lives and livelihood after the cyclones Sidr and Aila, through the Emergency 2007 Cyclone Recovery and Restoration Project (ECRRP), reports UNB. The project is facilitating restoration of agriculture and infrastructure in cyclone affected areas and also includes the reconstruction of multi-purpose shelters and coastal embankments. The project has initiated building 50 new and repairing 250 existing multi-purpose shelters. To increase food production during the Boro season, the project is focusing on introducing saline resistance agriculture crops in the coastal belt. This will assure higher income for the farmers and increase the resilient of the communities in cyclone prone areas. Some 104 power tillers are being distributed to 52 farmer groups and 8000 beneficiaries are receiving Boro rice seeds and accompanying fertiliser packs.