Govt allocates rice, cash, food for flood-hit 3 districts

Publish: 7:40 PM, June 25, 2022 | Update: 7:40 PM, June 25, 2022

The government has allocated rice, money and dry food as humanitarian assistance for affected people in flood and other natural disaster in Brahmanbaria, Cumilla, and Kishoreganj districts.

The allocation was made by the Disaster Management and Relief Ministryon Friday, according to a press release.

From the allotment, Brahmanbaria will get 2,000 packets of dry and other food products, Cumilla  200 MTs rice, Tk 17 lakh, 1,700 dry and other food packets, Kishoreganj  100 MTs rice, Tk 10 lakh and 2,000 packets of dry and other food products.

Earlier, 4,020 MTs rice, Tk 5.36 crore and 95,000 food packets were allocated for the 11 flood-hit districts across the country.

The allocated relief (cash) money will be distributed only as humanitarian assistance to the victims of various natural calamities including floods during emergencies, said the release.