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Drought and Rangpur
Sir, In all earnestness we would request the honourable State Minister for Planning to go much deeper into the problems of the 'Drought affected areas' (The Daily Star report Sept: 29). Firstly. we would like to take up the case of the Greater Rangpur District. Even in normal times the Greater Rapgpur District (excepting Gaibandha) experiences a much higher unemployment and poverty level than any other area of, the country. Such a situation came to the attention of the media and the government in October-November '91. At that time various measures were suggested •and discussed for giving special.
medium and long range attention to the special poverty situation in the Greater Rangpur District.
The measures could be (I) giving to priority attention to the development of infrastructural facilities which are in their poorest as compared .to that in the other parts of the country: (III supply of all agricultural inputs at subsidised and concessional rates: (III) provision of agricultural loans at special concessional rates and terms; (IV) providing incentives to small entrepreneurs towards the development of agro-based and other relevant industries.
Doling out of alms to the people is an affront to human dignity. The two hands of the
worker have to be activated through the creatiop of jobs. The people ol kangpur would now like to see more of economic activity in their area, rather than short-term chanties. The 'Rangpur issue' has to be taken care of adequately in the Fifth Five-year Plan.
It should be known to the government channels that due to the drought situation in the northern region, the prospect of Aman crop is bleak.
We would request the honourable State Minister for Planning to examine the prob lem of 'drought' In its totality. The early warnings are already there. .
Shahabuddin Mahtab Sidilheswari Road. Dhaka
GO-NGO interaction
Sir. My attention has been drawn to the write-up 'GO-NGO Interaction: Some Lessons and Strategies’. I would like to. thank Dr Saleemul Haq for providing a brief but clear picture of GO-
NGO involvement in national development. Such reports fan be very useful and helpful to the general public so that they have a clear idea regarding developmental activities and GO-NGO relationship. We all know that recently a vested quarter is desperately trying to destroy the image of NGOs and obstructing the developmental process from functioning smoothly. As a result the public mind may suffer from confusion regarding NGO activities as well as their contribution towards national development.
I feel that the mass media can play a very .significant role here in raising people's awareness as well as clarifying confusions by revealing- real facts and figures. In this way. besides keeping the people well informed, they can also be encouraged to become a part of the whole developmental process.
Md Ikram Ahmed
3rd year (Hons), Deptt. of History
Dhaka University