19th June 2017. Today, the Coastal NGOs Alliance led by COAST Trust demanded immediate budget allocation for urgent repairmen of the embankments in Bhola and Cox’s Bazar. The alliance placed the demand from human chain and rally organized in Bhola and Cox’s Bazar. At both the human chain local leaders, Journalists, NGOs and civil society representatives and community peoples participated. After the human chain in Bhola the participant also met the local press to reaffirm their demands. They upheld the current situation of water inundation due to high tide during 11th and 12th June’17. They urged the government for allocating budget for immediate repair of embankment damaged by Roanu. They also emphasized on undertaking broader plan for construction of permanent embankment in the coastal area. The also demanded reform of the Water Development Board.
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