BSS, Rangpur :
A total of 6,371 people living in 16 hardly reachable char villages under Ulipur and Nageswari upazilas in Kurigram received post-flood emergency health assistance and pure drinking water facilities, a press release said yesterday.
LAMB Hospital under its Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Project conducted the 45-day programme till October 15 last to provide health assistance to 16 health camps with assistance of Kurigram district and health administrations, local NGOs and public representatives.
Specialist physicians of LAMB Hospital, upazila health complexes and RDRS Bangladesh provided treatments to 4,251 char people of all ages, including men, women, children, babies and physically challenged people in the camps.
Supplementary nutritious foods were distributed among 480 under-five children suffering from malnutrition and personal hygiene kits among 515 adolescents and women of the char villages.
Besides, 42 raised-bed tube wells were set up on dual platforms in nine wards of Kochakata, Berubari and Narayanpur unions in Nageswari upazila of Kurigram to ensure pure drinking water for char people round the year.
With assistance of the Public Health and Engineering Department, 84 men and women of the char villages were provided with necessary training and tools for proper maintenance of the newly established tube wells.
In addition, led by Senior Medical Officer of LAMB Hospital Dr FM Mostafa Sarker, a team of specialists provided training to 1,125 men and women of the char villages on health and hygiene related issues.
Earlier, Country Representative of Tearfund Bangladesh Suchitra Behera formally inaugurated the cost free post-flood emergency health assistance programme at Saheber Alga BGB camp under Ulipur upazila of Kurigram on September 2 last.
Kurigram District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer of Kurigram Abdul Mottalib Mollah extended strategic support in conducting the medical camps coordinated by Civil Surgeon Dr SM Aminul Islam, the release added.
Agri incentives assisting flood-hit farmers recouping crop losses
The post-flood agriculture incentives have been assisting flood-affected farmers to recoup the crop losses they incurred during recent floods in Rangpur agriculture region.
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, the government has been implementing a massive post-flood agri-rehabilitation programme to assist the affected farmers in cultivating various crops on one bigha of land each.
Under the programme, distribution of incentives in terms of seedling, seed and fertilisers worth Taka 7 crore continues in full swing among 69,096 flood-hit farmers of five districts in the region.
With the assistance, 12,410 farmers of Rangpur, 15,580 of Gaibandha, 19,968 of Kurigram, 10,638 of Lalmonirhat and 10,500 farmers of Nilphamari districts would be benefited.
“Distribution of Aman seedling and vegetable seed completed last month though delivery of winter crop seed and fertilisers will continue till January next,” Horticulture Specialist of the DAE Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam said.
According to the DAE sources, the government completed distribution of Aman seedling worth Taka 7.64 lakh among 1,146 flood-affected farmers and 42,400 packets of vegetable seed among 5,300 farmers.
The affected farmers are getting seed, Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and Muriate of Potash (MoP) for cultivating vegetables, wheat, maize, mustard, ‘Mashkalai, groundnut, mungbean and ‘Til’ under the programme.
Distribution of 380 tonnes of wheat seed among 19,000 farmers, 44 tonnes of maize seed among 22,000 farmers and 12.40 tonnes of mustard seed among 12,100 farmers continues in full swing.
Distribution of 12.50 tonnes of summer mungbean seed among 2,500 farmers of Rangpur and Kurigram and 32 tonnes of ‘Mashkalai’ seed among 6,400 farmers of Rangpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Gaibandha continues.
Besides, 150 flood-affected farmers are getting 1.50 tonnes of groundnut seed and 500 farmers getting 500-kg summer ‘Til’ seed in Kurigram alone.
Each beneficiary farmer has been getting 20-kg DAP and 10-kg MoP fertilisers for cultivation of wheat, maize, mustard and ‘Til’, 10-kg DAP and 10-kg MoP for mungbean cultivation and 10-kg DAP and 5-kg MoP for cultivation of groundnut and ‘Mashkalai.’
Regional Additional Director of DAE Shah Alam said the beneficiary flood-hit farmers already completed re-transplantation of Aman seedling last month and they would start to cultivate early variety winter crops in full swing soon.
“The recent floods have damaged standing crops on 13,486 hectares of land worth Taka 105.80 crore affecting over 2.85 lakh farmers in Rangpur agriculture region this season,” he added.
A total of 6,371 people living in 16 hardly reachable char villages under Ulipur and Nageswari upazilas in Kurigram received post-flood emergency health assistance and pure drinking water facilities, a press release said yesterday.
LAMB Hospital under its Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Project conducted the 45-day programme till October 15 last to provide health assistance to 16 health camps with assistance of Kurigram district and health administrations, local NGOs and public representatives.
Specialist physicians of LAMB Hospital, upazila health complexes and RDRS Bangladesh provided treatments to 4,251 char people of all ages, including men, women, children, babies and physically challenged people in the camps.
Supplementary nutritious foods were distributed among 480 under-five children suffering from malnutrition and personal hygiene kits among 515 adolescents and women of the char villages.
Besides, 42 raised-bed tube wells were set up on dual platforms in nine wards of Kochakata, Berubari and Narayanpur unions in Nageswari upazila of Kurigram to ensure pure drinking water for char people round the year.
With assistance of the Public Health and Engineering Department, 84 men and women of the char villages were provided with necessary training and tools for proper maintenance of the newly established tube wells.
In addition, led by Senior Medical Officer of LAMB Hospital Dr FM Mostafa Sarker, a team of specialists provided training to 1,125 men and women of the char villages on health and hygiene related issues.
Earlier, Country Representative of Tearfund Bangladesh Suchitra Behera formally inaugurated the cost free post-flood emergency health assistance programme at Saheber Alga BGB camp under Ulipur upazila of Kurigram on September 2 last.
Kurigram District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer of Kurigram Abdul Mottalib Mollah extended strategic support in conducting the medical camps coordinated by Civil Surgeon Dr SM Aminul Islam, the release added.
Agri incentives assisting flood-hit farmers recouping crop losses
The post-flood agriculture incentives have been assisting flood-affected farmers to recoup the crop losses they incurred during recent floods in Rangpur agriculture region.
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, the government has been implementing a massive post-flood agri-rehabilitation programme to assist the affected farmers in cultivating various crops on one bigha of land each.
Under the programme, distribution of incentives in terms of seedling, seed and fertilisers worth Taka 7 crore continues in full swing among 69,096 flood-hit farmers of five districts in the region.
With the assistance, 12,410 farmers of Rangpur, 15,580 of Gaibandha, 19,968 of Kurigram, 10,638 of Lalmonirhat and 10,500 farmers of Nilphamari districts would be benefited.
“Distribution of Aman seedling and vegetable seed completed last month though delivery of winter crop seed and fertilisers will continue till January next,” Horticulture Specialist of the DAE Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam said.
According to the DAE sources, the government completed distribution of Aman seedling worth Taka 7.64 lakh among 1,146 flood-affected farmers and 42,400 packets of vegetable seed among 5,300 farmers.
The affected farmers are getting seed, Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and Muriate of Potash (MoP) for cultivating vegetables, wheat, maize, mustard, ‘Mashkalai, groundnut, mungbean and ‘Til’ under the programme.
Distribution of 380 tonnes of wheat seed among 19,000 farmers, 44 tonnes of maize seed among 22,000 farmers and 12.40 tonnes of mustard seed among 12,100 farmers continues in full swing.
Distribution of 12.50 tonnes of summer mungbean seed among 2,500 farmers of Rangpur and Kurigram and 32 tonnes of ‘Mashkalai’ seed among 6,400 farmers of Rangpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Gaibandha continues.
Besides, 150 flood-affected farmers are getting 1.50 tonnes of groundnut seed and 500 farmers getting 500-kg summer ‘Til’ seed in Kurigram alone.
Each beneficiary farmer has been getting 20-kg DAP and 10-kg MoP fertilisers for cultivation of wheat, maize, mustard and ‘Til’, 10-kg DAP and 10-kg MoP for mungbean cultivation and 10-kg DAP and 5-kg MoP for cultivation of groundnut and ‘Mashkalai.’
Regional Additional Director of DAE Shah Alam said the beneficiary flood-hit farmers already completed re-transplantation of Aman seedling last month and they would start to cultivate early variety winter crops in full swing soon.
“The recent floods have damaged standing crops on 13,486 hectares of land worth Taka 105.80 crore affecting over 2.85 lakh farmers in Rangpur agriculture region this season,” he added.
