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2,900 tonnes rice allocated for flood victims

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The government has allocated 2,900 tonnes of rice and Tk 5 million in cash for the flood-affected people in five districts.

The Ministry of Food and Disaster Management on Wednesday allocated Tk 1 million and 500 tonnes of rice each for Sylhet, Gaibandha and Bogra districts, Tk 1 million and 800 tonnes of rice for Kurigram, and Tk 1 million and 600 tonnes of rice for Jamalpur district.

The government has so far allocated Tk 31.5 million and 10,300 tonnes of rice for the distressed people in the flood-hit areas.

According to the Disaster Management and Relief Division, around 810 special medical teams are now providing healthcare services to the people and monitor post-flood diseases in the affected areas.

The bdnews24.com Correspondent for Gaibandha district reported that though the waters in the Brahmaputra, Jamuna and Ghaghat rivers started going down, the flood-hit people were leading a miserable life with virtually no food, shelter and medical care.

Some 300,000 people have remained marooned by floodwaters in 26 unions in the district. The floodwaters have inundated most of the roads and many villages in the district.

G M Chowdhury Mithu, Ward Councillor of Gaibandha Municipality, said the floodwaters started receding in the district but the people were facing severe food crisis.

Gaibandha Relief and Rehabilitation Division Officer Shah Alam said the district administration so far distributed Tk 1.5 million in cash and 500 tonnes of rice among the flood-hit people.

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