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Diarrhoea death toll now 23

Low-cost housing for cyclone victims in islands begins

By Staff Correspondent
A low-cost housing project for the landless people of the cyclone-hit islands was launched yesterday, said Jawadul Karim. Press Secretary to the Prime Minister.
In his regular briefing at the Prime Minister s office, Karim told reporters last night, an Army contingent left Dhaka yesterday to start building the houses, initially in the St Martin's Island.
Ten families would be accommodated in each unit of the Housing Barracks' — comprising 20 rooms, one tubewell, two toilets, verandah and kitchens as designed by the works division in the Army Headquarters. A ninety feet by 27 feet unit would cost Ik 3.11,000. Each family would get 243 sq feet of space.
It would take an Army pla-
toon three days to bulla each unit, said an Army officer showing a design of the 'Housing Barrack.'
Replying to query, the Press Secretary, however, could not say how many units would be built or how much money was allocated for the purpose.
He added that Bangladesh Red Crescent Society has taken up a programme to build 10,000 houses and distribute ration worth 30,000 US dollars among the cyclone affected people.
Meanwhile, the death toll from last Monday's cyclone rose to 111 yesterday. Deaths from diarrhoea also rose to 23 yesterday from six the day before.
Jawadul Karim said that a total of 4.932 people were attacked by diarrhoea in the cy-
clone-hit areas, of whom 12 died in Noakhali, six in Laksmipur, four in Chittagong and one in Cox's Bazar.
He said the Saudi government had sent relief by two aircraft yesterday and the day before, while an Indian government aircraft carrying relief was due to arrive late last night. The Saudi relief goods include. 804 packets of tents and 800 packets of foodstuff.
Karim said the government has distributed and sanctioned relief in cash and kind worth Tk 46,35.16,000. Besides, medicines worth Tk 30 lakh and six lakh water purifying tablets were also distributed, he said adding that 581 medical teams. Including five army medical units and three navy medical units, were deployed in the cyclone-hit areas.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday received a total of Tk 31,16,470 in donations to the PM's Relief Fund from various organisations and members of the public. Over the last four days, a total of Tk 79.82,378 was received by the Prime Minister, he said.