Government to rehabilitate 21,500 landless families in four new chars
The government will rehabilitate some 21,500 landless families in four newly emerged chars in the Bay of Bengal, near the coasts of Noakhali and Chittagong.
A total of 33,400 acres of khas land will be distributed among the families under Char Development and Settlement Project-4 (CDSP-4) of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), project coordination director M Shamsuddoha told UNB.
Five ministries are jointly implementing the Tk 579-crore project at
Nangoliar Char, Nalerchar and Char Ziauddin of Noakhali and Urir Char of Chittagong.
The government has made an allocation of about Tk 96 crore for the project while the International Fund for Agricultural Development
(IFAD) and the Netherlands government are providing the remaining amount.
The Water Resources Ministry, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, the Land Ministry, the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Agriculture Ministry are involved in the project launched in January, 2011.
Shamsuddoha said although the project is scheduled to be completed by December 2016, its period is expected to be extended by another one year.
About the project's objectives, he said the overall objective is to reduce poverty and hunger for the poor living in newly emerged chars by improving their livelihood.
These people will be provided with legal title to land, he added.
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