Aftermath of Cyclone Amphan Kazi Fazla Rabbi/Dhaka TribuneThis year’s proposed allocation is Tk36 crore lower than the outgoing year’s, reports UNBAllocation for the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry has been reduced in the national budget for the FY21 compared to the outgoing financial year. “In the past few years, we have been moving away from traditional disaster management and focusing more on reducing disaster risks and improving adaptability and resilience. But due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have quickly expanded our humanitarian relief and support activities,” he added. “We have established a National Disaster Response Coordination Cell (NDRCC) to transmit coordinated early warnings and critical disaster information to the grassroots level. “We will continue with this gesture of humanitarian response in the coming fiscal year as well,” Kamal added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 11, 2020 16:41 UTC