With the increasing cold wave in the district, Sadar upazila administration has intensified warm clothes distribution to the cold affected poor people of the upazila in the district last couples of days to mitigate their sufferings.
Upazila relief and rehabilitation office source said the government allocated a total of 1057 pieces of blankets this season to distribute those to the cold victims of the 13 unions of the upazila through upazila administrations. All the blankets were distributed to the distressed and poor men including women of the unions of the upazila in the month of December under the direct supervision of upazila administration and local government bodies. Besides, as many as 684 pieces of blankets purchased from the upazila revenue fund were also disbursed to the distressed people of the upazila during the current month till January 11, said an official of the upazila administration.Sadar UNO M. Mamunur Rashid said the warm clothes were distributed
going to the door of the cold affected poor people including aged women in the unions of the upazila.A letter was sent to the higher authority concerned seeking more warm clothes to distribute those to the cold victims of the upazila during the current winter season, the UNO said.Deputy Commissioner (DC) M. Zahurul Islam Rhohel said warm clothes distribution programme was also intensified to the cold affected people in other six upazilas of the district side by side with Sadar upazila. –BSS, Gaibandha
