MANIKGANJ, Dec 27, 2021 (BSS) - The government has allocated a total of

31,490 blankets for the poor and distressed cold-stricken people of 65 unions
and two municipalities in the seven upazilas of the district.

   District Relief and Disaster Management Office sources said a total of 470
blankets have been allocated for each of the Union Parishad and Municipality.

   They said the allocated blankets have already been sent to the upazila
authorities and the concerned authorities have started to distribute the
blankets among the cold-hit distressed people.

   The sources added that the government also allocated TK 5,41,000 for each
of the upazila and TK 6,41,000 for each of the municipality to buy blankets
for the poor people.

   Manikganj Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Abdul Latif said the Prime
Minister's Relief Fund allocated the blankets to reduce the suffering of the
poor people.