624 families to get Asrayan houses in Rangpur Thursday

As many as 624 landless and homeless families will get new houses as gifts from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the Mujib Year under the third phase of Asrayan-2 project in Rangpur on Thursday next.  

“The Prime Minister will launch distribution of the houses with land ownership documents and keys to the beneficiary families through a videoconferencing from Ganabhaban on Thursday next,” said Deputy Commissioner Md. Asib Ahsan.

He disclosed the information while addressing a press conference held at his conference room in the Collectorate Building here today.  

Out of a total of 1,397 houses allocated under the third phase of Asrayan-2 project, the Prime Minister earlier distributed 675 houses to beneficiary landless and homeless families in the first installment on April 26 last in the district.

“After construction 624 houses out of 1,397 houses in the third phase, those will be distributed among the landless and homeless families on July 21 next in the first installment,” he said.

Besides, 98 more houses allocated under the third phase will be distributed later in Taraganj upazila of the district.
 
Earlier, 1,273 new houses and 991 new houses built under the first and second phases of Asrayan project were distributed in two phases among the homeless and landless families of all eight upazilas in the Mujib Year in Rangpur district last year.    

The climate-resilient colorful houses have been constructed under a strict monitoring system ensuring quality of works at a cost of Taka 2,59,500 for each on two decimals of land in the mainland and at Taka 2,33,500 for each in char areas.

“Asrayan Project, one of the Prime Minister’s 10 special initiatives, aims at ensuring shelter for all homeless people to help them rebuild life, improve living standard and health care and skill development on income generating activities,” he said.  

The government is distributing the brick-built tin-shed semi-pucca houses among homeless families marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the Mujib Year to ensure shelters of all citizens.    

“Each of the houses has two bedrooms, veranda, one kitchen and one sanitary latrine, electricity and pure drinking water facilities,” he added.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) AWM Raihan Shah and other officials concerned attended the event.