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Published: 12:56, 14 August 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Govt has enough preparation to face flood: Minister

Senior Correspondent: Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya said that the government has enough preparation to face possible massive flooding.

The minister opined this while addressing a press conference at conference room of the ministry in the capital on Monday.

He said there is a possibility that flood could be freshly occurred in more districts in the country. However, the government has enough preparation to face any kinds of massive flooding.

Highlighting the latest flood situation, the minister said that 56 upazilas of 20 districts were affected by flood. A total of 4,950 flood affected families took shelter in 562 flood shelter centers.

"Some 128,769 families were affected by the flood. And the number is increasing gradually," he added.

He also revealed that 10,630 metric tonnes of rice, Tk3.10 crore and 60,000 packets of dry food were allotted for the flood affected districts. Sufficient relief goods were ready to face flood situation.



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