MA Akmall Hossain Azad, senior secretary of the Planning Commission’s Physical Infrastructure Division, has said the Local Government Covid-19 Response and Recovery Project (LGCRRP) will enhance local capacity to respond to future pandemics and natural disasters.
He stated, “The Covid-19 pandemic caused massive livelihood losses. This project will help local bodies respond better to such crises in the future,” while speaking at a workshop on implementation challenges and strategies of the project held at the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) auditorium on Sunday afternoon.
Azad noted the initiative is designed to build climate-resilient local infrastructure and promote economic recovery through improved planning and management at the grassroots level.
He called upon officials to maintain transparency, ensure efficiency, and complete all project activities within the scheduled timeframe.
Highlighting the progress, he said infrastructure work under the project in the Khulna Division has achieved 84% completion. He expressed confidence that all targets would be met within the designated period. The workshop was chaired by Project Director Nazmus Sadat Md Jillarur Rahman.
Additional Secretary of the Planning Commission’s Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Institutions Division Md Babul Mia, Khulna Deputy Commissioner Md Toufiqueur Rahman, and Additional Chief Engineer of LGD Khulna Division Sheikh Md Nurul Islam attended the programme as special guests.
Senior officials from 37 municipalities across the Khulna Division were also present at the event.
