Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 100 Thu. September 02, 2004  
   
General


Brac starts post-flood rehabilitation


Brac, a leading non-government organisation, has started a nine-month rehabilitation programme in 39 flood-affected districts with a budget of Tk 13 crore.

Under the agriculture rehabilitation scheme, it is now providing different kinds of seeds to vegetable growers and rice cultivators, said a press release on Tuesday.

The NGO has also started disbursing soft loans to the Brac group members for house repairing.

Under the social forestry programme, it will distribute plants among 45,000 people.

The Brac is also providing credit support for 1500 people under the sericulture programme.

In addition, it has a plan to reconstruct about 15,000 schools, including 2000 private primary schools and 2000 private high schools, in the flood-affected areas.

It has also started repairing damaged tubewells and installing new ones and slab latrines in villages.

As part of its relief operation with the support of WFP, Brac has been providing dry food package, including 15 kg of rice, 3.75 kg of pulses, 1.5 litres of oil and 375 grams of salt, for two lakh families for 15 days.

Biscuits are also being distributed among the schoolchildren in 37 districts.