City Desk :
State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr. Md. Enamur Rahman has said the government is working in a planned way to build a disaster-tolerant and sustainable country by reducing the loss of life and property in disasters.
He said this while speaking at the ground breaking ceremony of Mujibnagar main road in Char Fashion upazila of Bhola district on Saturday.
Earthen forts were constructed under the direction of Bangabandhu to protect human life and property from cyclones and floods, which is popularly known as Mujib Fort.
Now in its modern form, construction and development activities of 550 Mujib forts are underway in 148 coastal and flood-affected upazilas, he added, reports UNB.
Coastal distressed people will be able to take shelter there as well as protect their livestock from the damage caused by cyclones and tidal surges.
The Minister said that an adequate and necessary number of cyclone shelters are being constructed in all coastal districts including Bhola.
The government will provide adequate bridges, culverts, unpaved roads and HBB works as per the demand for the infrastructural development of Char Fashion in Bhola.
Besides, arrangements are being made to allocate necessary corrugated iron sheets for the construction of houses for the victims of river erosion.
Abdullah Al Islam Jacob, Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Youth and Sports and Secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief Md. Kamrul Hasan were present on the occasion.
