File photo of the session room inside the Bangladesh Parliament Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneDisaster and Relief Ministry built 100 cyclone shelter centres from 2011 to 2015State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman has said the government will build 752 more cyclone shelter centres in the country’s coastal region and disaster-prone areas aiming to minimize the loss and casualties of natural disasters. The state minister said this while responding to a starred question placed by Barisal 2 MP Md Shah Alam in the parliament on Wednesday. He said: “After the cyclone Sidr in 2007, different ministries recommended setting up 2,097 multipurpose cyclone shelter centres in the country while the Planning Commission in 2008 instructed the Disaster and Relief Ministry to build 1,072 cyclone shelters.”In the first phase, Enamur said, the Disaster and Relief Ministry constructed 100 cyclone shelter centres during March 2011 to June 2015, while the construction works of 220 centres are expected to be completed in second phase by June this year. He said the government also has a plan to set up 752 more cyclone shelter centres gradually in the country’s coastal region and disaster-prone areas.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 27, 2019 19:30 UTC