1,563 families in Jhenidah, Sylhet get houses free of cost

Our Correspondent | Published: December 18, 2018 21:36:35

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JHENIDAH, Dec 18: A total of 1,523 homeless families in the district have got houses free of cost under Prime Minister's Ashrayan Project II.
The total allocation for the construction of the houses was set at Tk 152.30 million.
Of the total, 488 houses have been built in Sadar, 309 in Shailakupa, 63 in Harinakundu, 57 in Kaliganj, 105 in Kotchandpur and 399 in Moheshpur upazilas.
The Ashrayan Project II has provided the insolvent families here with shelters to live in alongside arranging health services, sanitation and pure drinking water for them.
Sarah Begum of Mohishadanga village under Kalicharanpur union in Sadar upazila said she was very pleased having a house.
She expressed the view that the house appeared to be a boon for her family. Her husband had passed away. And they had no capability to build any house of their own. So, they were grateful to the PM for taking the initiative to make houses for poor people like them.
Sadar upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) Shammi Islam said a total of 488 houses were made for poor people in the upazila, adding that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took the step as she wants nobody to remain without house across the country.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) in Jhenidah Md Asaduzzaman said, "A total of 1,523 homeless families have been rehabilitated in six upazilas of the district."
"The government does not want that any people remain without home in the country. So, it has started making houses for the poor homeless people," the official added.
Meanwhile, our correspondent from Sylhet adds: A total of 40 poor families were allotted new dwellings in a clustre village at Puran Lakshmansree under Sunamganj Sadar recently.
Deputy Commissioner of Sunamganj MA Ahad handed over the documents to the recipients at a function.
Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Yasmin Nahar Ruma chaired the inaugural function of Lakshmansree Guchhagram-II while the DC attended it as the chief guest.
The chief guest said the clustre village on the government land (Khas land) had been established at a cost of Tk 6.35 million for accommodating 40 poor families.
The allottees should be self-reliant through getting involved with income generating activities. A mosque and a temple would be set up in the village soon, he added. Electricity facilities would also be there, he added.
The allotment would be cancelled for not adopting family planning methods, said additional deputy commissioner (Revenue) Md. Shafiul Alam.
Additional District Magistrate Prodip Sinha said each of the tin-shed houses had been built on four decimals of land while allotment is under a 99 years' lease.
However, the government have the right to cancel the allotments if needed, he added.
Sadar upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land), Nusrat Fatima conducted the function while Project Implementation Officer Manik Mia and Gourarang union council chairman Phul Mia also spoke in presence of the locals.

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