PM orders ministry of disaster management to report on damage incurred from Cyclone Remal
The ministry will report the details by Sunday (2 June)
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief to find out and present the exact amount of damage incurred from Cyclone Remal which hit Bangladesh coasts on 26 May.
The premier gave the directive while chairing the last ECNEC meeting of the present government held at the NEC Conference Room in the city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Tuesday (28 May).
Briefing the reporters after the meeting, Planning Minister Abdus Salam and Planning Secretary Satyajit Karmakar said the ministry will report the details by Sunday (2 June).
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Planning Secretary Satyajit Karmakar said the premier also asked government officials to stand by the victims of this natural disaster.
Sheikh Hasina directed the authorities to speedily repair the embankments damaged by cyclone Remal in the coastal areas, reports UNB.
"The damaged embankments must be repaired speedily as monsoon is approaching," she was quoted Abdus Salam.
He said the prime minister also directed for ensuring safe water in the cyclone-affected areas so that water-borne diseases could not spread.
Abdus Salam said the prime minister monitored the cyclone situation throughout the night and issued necessary directives to the relevant agencies for tackling the situation.
State Minister for Planning Md Shahiduzzaman Sarker, Planning Division Senior Secretary Satyajit Karmakar, Planning Commission members and secretaries concerned were also present at the briefing.
Planning Secretary Satyajit Karmakar said the Ecnec meeting approved 11 development projects involving a total of Tk14,337 crore.
"The total estimated cost of 11 projects approved in the meeting is Tk14,337.38 crore (only additional costs of revised projects were counted here)," he said.
Of the cost, Tk 6,541.52 crore will be financed from the national exchequer, while Tk7,879.15 crore from the foreign sources and the remaining Tk83.29 crore from the own funds of the organisations concerned, he said.
The 11 projects include eight fresh schemes and three revised projects.
