Govt Provides Sheep, Goats to Manikganj Char Communities
Under the Coordinated Animal Resource Development Project, the distribution of sheep and goats started among the poor people of the char areas in the district.
As part of the programmes, a total of 57 sheep were distributed among 19 poor people of Teota union under Shibalaya upazila of the district. Each of them got three rams for rearing.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md. Zakir Hossain and Upazila Animal Resource Officer Md. Mahbubur Rahman distributed the rams among the 19 listed people.
District Livestock Officer Dr. Mohammad Mojibur Rahman said the government has taken a massive programme to develop the life of poor people in the char areas of the country rearing rams, goats, ducks and hens as an income generating initiative.
He said 8,800 people of Harirampur, Shibalaya, Daulatpur, Ghior and Saturia upazilas are getting three rams or two goats or 20 ducks or 25 hens for rearing.
In addition, people will also get a shed and three months feed for ducks and hens free of cost, Mojibur Rahman informed.
It is a new project taken by the present government for the development of the people under char areas in the country, he added.
