Ashrayan’ families in Chandpur
‘Ashrayan’ families in Chandpur rendered homeless twice by Meghna
Chandpur, Aug 27 (UNB) - Over the past month, even the shelter homes built for erosion-affected families under the Ashrayan project suffered continued damages, with many eventually getting washed away under the relentless erosion by the Meghna River in Sadar upazila.
The government undertook the Ashrayan-2 project in 2010 for providing shelter to around 2.50 lakh families at a cost of Tk 4,840.28 crore, which is scheduled to be completed by 2019. An earlier version was initiated in 1997, after the Awami League first came to power under Sheikh Hasina.
Sadar upazila parishad Chairman Md Nurul Islam Dewan said a total of 135 one-storey barracks were constructed on the west bank of the Meghna River at a char of Laxmipur model union, some 8 kms of the district town, under seven projects – Harina, Harina Extension, Padma, Padma Extension, Elshepar, Gokkhuradi and Gokkhur Extension.