The government has allocated Tk7.70 crore and 22,830 tonnes of rice for the people who have been walloped by natural disasters and Covid-19 restrictions.

The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief made the allocation Sunday.

Around 5,450 metric tonnes of rice and Tk3.01 crore have been allocated for 64 districts under the district administrations; 3,280 tonnes of rice and Tk3.28 crore in favour of 328 municipalities.

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Rice and cash will be distributed as aid on a priority basis to unemployed and deprived people, including transport workers, considering the impact of Covid-19 and natural disasters, Md Selim Hossain, senior information officer of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, said.

The eligible people can get food assistance – rice, pulses, salt, oil, potatoes – from the allotment after calling the national helpline 333, he added.

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"Also, 14,100 metric tonnes of rice and Tk1.41 crore have been allocated in favour of 64 district administrations to assist the people affected by Covid-19, floods, river erosion and natural calamities," Selim said.