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Planning Commission rejects HSD plans due to fund crisis

Housing projects for the poor shelved

By Inam Ahmed
Housing projects for the
by the Housing and Settlement Directorate (HSD) has almost come to an halt as the Plan ning Commission did not approve any of Its proposals in IMO-91. sources said.
jetted new proposals due to fund constraints The Directorate now does not have even fund to acquire land for erect
Presently, there are only two howto* projects funded by World Bank (WB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) going tn full swing to provide home for more than nine thousand families in Mirpur and Chit tagong
World Bank provided about Taka 24 crore for 4. 144 houses in Chittagong while ADB provided Taka 35 crore for 4.974 houses in Mtrpur Field work has already been started for the projects which will end by '94
Sources said these houses will be distributed among the poorest section of slum dwellers A committee, formed by the Directorate, has already registered selected slum dwellers and provided them with cards for owning the houaes.
Sources said the slum dwellers will not have to pay any down payment and will pay the money tn small inslal ments in 40 years for a half katha one room house in Chittagong Payments for the Mir pur houses will have to be 20 yearn
Plans have also been taken to provide tubewell and at tached pit latrine for the dwellers
The plan also includes a school, a health centre and a vocational training centre for each project. The vocational centre is aimed at training the homeless people tn income generating trades Relevant department will supervise the work of these centres. Sources said World Bank and ADB will provide future funds depending upon the success of these two projects.
Recently. Houslr* and Set dement Directorate has completed another housing project for the homeless in Mirpur Bhasantek at a cost of Taka 20 crore. This project funded by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will house some 3000 iamihrs Allotment
The other project tn Tongi
1 (attapara which started during the Ershad regime is now stalled tn midway Sources said only one thousand of the tar get rd 3.444 houses have been
bulk Planning Commission stalled the project after al leged malpractices tn akot ment of houses to the real homeless were charged