1,604 more families to get houses in Rangpur, Khulna

As many as 1,604 landless and homeless families will get new houses as gifts from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina under the fourth phase of Asrayan-2 project in Rangpur and Khulna on Wednesday next.

Deputy Commissioner Dr Chitralekha Nazneen of Rajshahi said, “ The Prime Minister will launch distribution of the houses with land ownership documents and keys to the beneficiary families through a videoconferencing from Ganabhaban on the day.”

She disclosed the information while addressing a press conference held at his conference room in the Collectorate Building in the city in the afternoon.

Out of a total of 1,338 houses allocated under the fourth phase of Asrayan-2 project, the Prime Minister will distribute 758 houses to beneficiary landless and homeless families on Wednesday in the district.

Besides, the other houses allocated under the fourth phase will be distributed later in the district after completion of ongoing construction works.

Earlier, 1,273 new houses, 991 new houses and 991 new houses built under the first, second and third phases of Asrayan-2 project were distributed in three phases among the homeless and landless families of all eight upazilas in the Mujib Year in Rangpur.

Under the fourth phase, the climate-resilient colorful houses have been constructed under a strict monitoring system ensuring quality of works at a cost of Tk 2,84,500 for each on two decimals of land.

"Asrayan Project, one of the Prime Minister's 10 special initiatives, aims at ensuring shelter for all homeless people to help them rebuild life, improve living standard and health care and skill development on income generating activities," she said.

The government began distributing the brick-built tin-shed semi-pucca houses among homeless families marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the Mujib Year to ensure shelters of all citizens.

"Each of the houses has two bedrooms, veranda, one kitchen and one sanitary latrine, electricity and pure drinking water facilities," she added.

Different government departments are conducting awareness raising programs for the rehabilitated families and providing necessary training and assistance to make them self-reliant through income-generating activities in the Asrayan projects.

"Rehabilitation of homeless and landless people in newly-built houses will continue until every family receives their own house with land ownership documents in the process of building a smart and developed Bangladesh leaving no one behind," the DC added.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Md. Rezaul Karim, Revenue Deputy Collector Md Aminul Islam, Assistant Commissioners Md Nazmul Hasan and Farhan Labib Jisan and other officials attended the event.

In Khulna, Government is going to distribute new houses in fourth phase of the Ashrayan-2 project among 836 landless families in Khulna on Wednesday.

Deputy Commissioner Md Khondokar Yasir Arefin has revealed it in a press briefing at the deputy commissioner's conference room here today.

Earlier, the Government has distributed 922 houses in first phase, 1,351 houses in second phase and 827 houses in third phase under the Ashrayan-2 project respectively.