SANGSAD BHABAN, Feb 17, 2019 (BSS) – Housing and Public Works Minister SM
Rezaul Karim today said the National Housing Authority (NHA) under the
Ministry of Housing and Public Works has taken a rent basis 533 residential
flat construction project for the slum dwellers at Mirpur.
“As per the declaration by the Prime Minister that nobody will be remained
homeless by ensuring housing for all.. the NHA with its own financial
assistance has taken the project of housing for the lower income people at
Mirpur section-11, “ said the minister while responding a starred question
placed by treasury bench lawmaker Mahfuzur Rahman of Chattagram-3 in the House
with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhruy in the chair.
On October 26 in 2017, he said the Prime Minister has laid the foundation
stone of the project,saying that the implementation of the project is now
underway.
As per the latest approved DPP, the minister said the project will complete by
December 2020.
In addition to this, Karim told the JS that implementation of a project for
development housing is now underway at three municipality/ city corporation
area in Cumilla, Sirajganj and Narayanganj for the lower income people by the
NHA with its own assistance.
With the assistance of the World Bank, he said a total of 5,700 unit housing
will be constructed under the project, adding that the project will complete
by March 31 in 2020.
Besides, approval of more flat construction project is now under process where
rental basis more 10,530 flats for slum dwellers and lower income people
under two separate project at Mirpur in Dhaka and 2,688 residential flats will
be constructed at Bakulia in Chattagram.
Necessary steps will be taken for cost-effective flat and plot allotment among
homeless people of the all the districts in phase, the minister added.