PM for speedily repairing broken embankments as a consequence of ‘Remal’ – Bd24live

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at this time requested the authorities involved to speedily restore the broken embankments within the coastal areas because of the latest tropical cyclone “Remal” that lashed the nation.

The Premier gave the directive whereas chairing the tenth assembly of the Government Committee of the Nationwide Financial Council (ECNEC) held at this time on the NEC Convention Room within the metropolis’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar space.

Briefing reporters after the assembly, Planning Minister Main Common (Retd) Abdus Salam stated the Prime Minister within the assembly requested the authorities involved to speedily restore the broken embankments within the coastal areas owing to the influence of the cyclone “Remal”.

State Minister for Planning Md Shahiduzzaman Sarker, Planning Division Senior Secretary Satyajit Karmakar, Planning Fee members and secretaries involved had been current on the briefing.

“The broken embankments should be repaired speedily as monsoon is approaching,” Salam stated quoting the Premier.

He knowledgeable that the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina additionally directed for guaranteeing protected water within the affected areas in order that water-borne ailments couldn’t unfold.

Abdus Salam stated the premier herself monitored the cyclone state of affairs all through that evening and gave mandatory directives to the involved companies for tackling the state of affairs.

He stated the state minister for Catastrophe Administration and Aid knowledgeable the ECNEC assembly that the lack of lives was much less within the cyclone since all the federal government companies, district and upazila administrations had been cautious sufficient to face the state of affairs.

Planning Division Senior Secretary Satyajit Karmakar stated the day’s ECNEC assembly authorized a complete of 11 tasks involving an general estimated price of Taka 14,337.38 crore. “Of the whole mission price, Taka 6,541.52 crore will come from the federal government of Bangladesh portion, Taka 7,879.15 crore from the event companions whereas Taka 83.29 crore from the involved organisation’s personal fund,” he added.

Of the authorized 11 tasks, eight are new whereas three are revised tasks.

Turning to the cyclone “Remal”, Satyajit stated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina monitored the cyclone state of affairs intensively all all through and thus gave mandatory directives to the field-level officers at district and upazila
degree to take care of the state of affairs in a coordinated method.

The Prime Minister reminded of all of the involved officers and stakeholders to maintain operative the land telephones alongside the cell phone networks in such calamities, he added.

Sheikh Hasina additionally directed the federal government officers no matter their portfolios to face beside the affected individuals of the tropical cyclole “Remal”.

The Premier additionally requested the Ministry of Catastrophe Administration and Aid to evaluate the lack of lives and properties within the cyclone “Remal” (verifying media studies if wanted) and thus publish its transient by subsequent Sunday.

Satyajit stated the ECNEC assembly at this time authorized two separate cluster tasks for the advantages of the forcibly displayed Rohingya individuals and the host communities within the Chattogram Division.

These two tasks are–Host and Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN)/Displaced Rohingya Inhabitants (DRP) Enhancement of Lives By means of a Multi-Sectoral Strategy Mission (HELP): Infrastructure Associated Mission with Taka 4,081.84 crore the place the World Financial institution would offer Taka 2,329.89 crore as
mortgage and Taka 1,485 crore as grant.

The one other mission is Inclusive Providers and Alternatives (ISO) for Host Communities and FDMN Populations Mission with Taka 4,401.13 crore the place the World Financial institution will present Taka 2,145.38 crore as mortgage and Taka 1,759.37 crore as grant.

For the primary time, these aforesaid two tasks had been authorized by the Prime Minister by means of Mission Planning System (PPS) software program which might ultimately infuse extra dynamism into the operations of the Planning Fee in addition to make these time-bound, Satyajit continued.

He stated the premier requested all involved officers concerned within the execution of those two tasks to assume ‘out of the field’ and train their improvements to efficiently implement these by means of going through doable challenges and obstacles.

The Planning Division Senior Secretary additional stated that the World Financial institution would offer the grant quantity for the Rohingya individuals whereas the mortgage quantity can be spent within the areas of well being, schooling, roads, forestry, railways for the advantages of the host group since they’re additionally affected for the forcibly displaced Rohingya individuals.

He stated on the very starting of the negotiations with the World Financial institution for availing assist, the lending company solely pressed for lending assist to the Rohingyas, not for the host group. However, because of the sturdy stance of the federal government, the World Financial institution later agreed to assist the host group additionally alongside the Rohingyas.

Satyajit additionally knowledgeable that the World Financial institution mortgage can be very smooth.

He knowledgeable {that a} central coordination unit can be there on the Financial Relations Division (ERD) for these two tasks for Rohingyas and the host group whereas a committee headed by Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary would oversee the operations.

When requested whether or not the recent Annual Improvement Programme (ADP) for the following fiscal 12 months (FY25) is loan-based, Satyajit stated neither the nation’s financial system, nor the recent ADP is loan-based.

He stated regardless of varied challenges and adversities, the funds deficit of the nation by no means crossed 5 p.c of GDP.

Replying to a different query, the Planning Minister stated Bangladesh has been witnessing balanced growth in the course of the rule of Awami League authorities.

For the reason that current authorities put a lot emphasis on implementation, he stated a report variety of 356 tasks are going to be accomplished inside this fiscal 12 months ending in June.

The opposite tasks authorized within the assembly are– Embankment safety work to avert erosion in varied areas of Karnaphuli River and its adjoining canals beneath Boalkhali upazila in Chattogram district with Taka 134.09 crore, Sustainable water administration at Bashkhali and Anwara upazilas in South Chattogram (first section) with Taka 874.57 crore, Building of contemporary metal silo with capability of 48,000 tonnes at Mohadebpur upazila in Naogaon district with Taka 367.52 crore, Rural infrastructural growth of Rajshahi, Natore and Chapainawabganj districts with Taka 2,100 crore, Technical Help for Repurposing Agricultural Public Help In the direction of a Sustainable Meals System Transformation in Bangladesh (TARAPS) with Taka 180.50 crore, Procurement of 35 business and eight ancillary vessels for BIWTC and development of two new slipways, second revised with a further price of Taka 518.96 crore, Upgrading Cumilla-Lalmai Chandpur-Lakshmipur-Begumganj (R-140) and Begumganj- Sonaimuri-Ramganj regional freeway into 4 lane, second revised with a further price of Taka 1,679.32 crore, Cox’s Bazar Airport Improvement (first section), fourth revised with a further price of Taka 129.69 crore, Institution of water remedy plant and deep tube properly at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpi Nagar, second revised with a further price of Taka 129.14 crore.