All the Rohingya refugee camps were brought under the electricity coverage as a fresh nine-km line of electricity and streetlamps and floodlights were installed in the camp areas.
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya said on Wednesday while talking to reporters at Ukhia Degree College field in Cox's Bazar, reports UNB.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) donated Tk 2 billion for the welfare of the Rohingyas, Maya said.
This fund will be used for processing proper sanitation, health services, building shelters and safe water for them, the minister said.
The government will seek another Tk 10 billion for Rohingya refugees in the next conference of IOM in Geneva on October 23, he said.
A total of 9,000 latrines and over 4,000 tube-wells have already been built for the refugees along with over 100,000 sheds in the 3,000-acre area, Maya said.
He said some 679,000 refugees were vaccinated for cholera while 653 pregnant women gave birth to children and 16,833 Rohingya orphans have so far been identified.
Of the refugees, at least 24 were found to be HIV positive and eight affected with malaria, he added.
Mentioning that the registration of 200,000 Rohingyas has so far been completed, the minister said the rest will be completed in the next three months.