Govt distributes 9, 221 tonnes rice among flood affected people
The government has also distributed Taka 2, 29, 08,700 cash among the flood victims and Taka 62.54 lakh has also been given for purchasing baby food till August 1, 2020
A total of 9, 221 tonnes of rice has so far been distributed among the flood affected people across the country.
"The government has distributed a total of 9,221 tonnes of rice among the flood hit people in 33 districts in the country," said an official release here today.
The government has also distributed Taka 2, 29, 08,700 cash among the flood victims and Taka 62.54 lakh has also been given for purchasing baby food till August 1, 2020, it said.
In addition to this, the district administrations have distributed more 1, 11,922 packets of dry food among flood affected people.
The government has opened 1,533 flood shelter centers in the flood prone areas where 63,409 people have taken refuge.
In the flood affected district, a total of 967 medical teams have been formed where 399 of them are functioning.
The flood affected districts include Dhaka, Gazipur, Tangail, Manikganj, Faridpur, Munshiganj, Gopalganj, Rajbari, Madaripur, Shariatpur, Kishorganj, Mymensingh, Netrokona, Jamalpur, Chandpur, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Brahmanbaria, Rajshahi, Naogaon, Natore, Sirajganj, Bogra, Rangpur, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, Hobiganj and Sunamganj.
