A special meeting for the members of Fulchhari Upazila Disaster Management Committee (UDMC) was held at the conference room of the upazila parishad here this morning.
The meeting was arranged to help the victims for reducing their sufferings and losses caused by seasonal floods and cyclones.
Presided over by Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Fulchhari Anisur Rahman, the meeting was addressed among others by Upazila Chairman GM Salim Pervez, Upazila Project Implementation Officer Shahiduzzaman Shameem, Upzila Rural Development Officer Sohel Rana, Kanchipara Union Parishad Chairman Sohel Rana Salu, Fulchhari Union Parishad Chairman Azharul Hannan and Gozaria Union Parishad Chairman Golam Mostafa Kamal Pasha.
The speakers in their speeches said as the river Brahmaputra, one of the mighty rivers of the country, has flown through the upazila, the people of the chars and river basin people of the upazila face seasonal floods every year and for this they suffered a lot.
If the early preparedness is taken and the affected people are made aware about the flood, the extent of sufferings and losses caused by the floods would reduce significantly, they commented.
After elaborate discussion, various preparations were taken to face the seasonal floods in a bid to reduce the losses of life and properties.
Apart from this, working plans have also taken in the meeting to save the chars and river basin people from the possible hit of Mocha.
Almost all the members of the UDMC, social workers, NGO activists and journalists took part in the meeting.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha