Uplift programme in Gaibandha faces setback
MP-UP chairmen discord over sharing of foodgrains
Our Correspondent, Gaibandha
The Food for Works Village Infrastructure Renovation Progra-mme in Sundarganj upazila faces setback due to disagreement between the local member of parliament (MP) and the union parishad (UP) chairmen over sharing of allocated foodgrains.The Relief and Disaster Management Ministry allocated 80 metric tons of rice on February 22 and 50 tons of foodgrains on April 6 for implementation of renovation work under the village development programme. The Sundarganj Upazila Project Implementation Committee comprising local MP as advisor, upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) as president, project implementation officer as member-secretary and concerned UP chairmen as members were entrusted for sharing the allocated food for implementation of the work. But there arose a discord between the MP and UP chairmen over sharing of foodgrains. However, the member-secretary summoned a meeting of the committee on April 10, 2004 for approval and distribution of allocated foodgrains. But local MP Mowlana Abdul Aziz asked Sunderganj UNO to defer the meeting which led to uncertainity in the implementation of programme. Sundarganj UNO informed the matter to the Relief Ministry through the deputy commissioner (DC) of Gaibandha. However, no solution is still in sight causing uncertainty in the village development programme.
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