The government has allocated 1,751.11 tonnes of rice for the
distressed and ultra poor including flood and disaster affected people
of the district on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr under Vulnerable Group
Feeding (VGF) programme.
District relief and rehabilitation office source said the rice would
be distributed to 1,75,111 VGF cardholders of all the seven upazilas
in the district before the holy occasion.
Of the total, 17,161 cards were allocated for Fulchhari upazila,
32,632 for Sundarganj upazila, 21,746 for Saghata upazila, 32,431 for
Gobindaganj upazila, 22,326 for Sadullapur upazila, 28,539 for Sadar
upazila and 20,276 for Palashbari upazila.
Each of the beneficiaries would get 10 kilograms of rice so that they
could celebrate the forthcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest
religious festivals for the Muslims, without food crisis, said
district relief and rehabilitation officer Shah Alam.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr Quazi Anwarul Haque said instructions were
given to the UNOs to distribute the rice smoothly within very short
time.
Apart from this, initiative had been taken to distribute rice to the
15,054 beneficiary women of government supported VGD (Vulnerable Group
Development) programme of the district before the festival, the DC
added. -BSS, Gaibandha
