Winter has settled in the northern city of Rajshahi. Nice cool breeze blowing. People are shivering from the cold wind that has been blowing since Wednesday. In this case, the crowd of people coming to buy winter clothes from sidewalk shops in Rajshahi city increased. They are in trouble. The blankets officially allocated for air-conditioned people are said to be inadequate.
According to the Rajshahi Meteorological Office, Rajshahi recorded a minimum temperature of 9.8 degrees Celsius at 6 am (January 3) on Friday. The minimum temperature for the previous day on Thursday was 10.5 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature was 20.4°C.
“The temperature dropped to 9 degrees at the beginning of December,” said Raheel Islam, head of the Rajshahi Meteorological Observatory. There was no cold air then. Cold winds have been blowing in Konkan for a few days. As a result, although the temperature does not drop as much, it feels more like winter.
Meanwhile, the suffering of low-income people has increased due to the moderate cold wave that began on Friday. They try to get rid of the cold in the morning and evening by burning straw. The blankets were allocated to 9 upazilas and 14 municipalities of the district for distribution to the needy. However, distribution of blankets has not begun in most areas. Blankets are lying in the warehouse. But in winter, people are in distress.
Housewife Munira Begum from Dharikarpuna area of Rajshahi said: “It has been cold for several days. So I bought some warm clothes from a bazaar owner.
“Due to the cold, it is difficult to work in the field,” said Mokhlesur Rahman, a farmer from Durgapur upazila. “Until then, life will not stop.”
Cold wind blows. The sun did not rise. Old lady Taslima Biwa sat in front of her house hoping the sun would rise on Friday morning. Torn jacket and cloth. In winter, Katar Taslima Biwa said: Father is very fat. It would be nice to have a blanket. Who will give? No one gave. So look at the sunrise. “If the president and members come, the blanket will keep the cold away.”
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Taslima Biwa’s house is located in Bhatpara village in Nimbara union of Charghat upazila of Rajshahi. Four years ago, a union council member once gave the area a blanket, he said. He was devastated. He’s been wearing the jacket for two years.
Union Nimbara Parishad (UP) president of Sharghat upazila in Rajshahi, Mizanur Rahman, said the population of his union was more than 50 lakh. This time, 300 blankets were allocated to them. The blanket hasn’t arrived yet. He said: How do you distribute 300 blankets to whom? Every day more than 300 people come to ask for blankets. I’m in danger now.
Although the government allocated 2,600 blankets in Sharghat upazila, they did not reach the poor. Although the allocation of blankets came two weeks ago, they are in the Upazila Parishad warehouse, the UP chiefs said. They said they have not received a single blanket yet.
“Most of the people of my union live on the banks of the Badmar river. A little bit of wind can feel very cold. I have heard for the past two weeks that the allotment of blankets has arrived, but I have not received it yet,” Yusufpur Union Parishad President of Sharghat Upazila Ariful Islam Makhan said.
Charghat Upazila Project Implementation Officer Farhad Latif said: “I got the allocated blankets two weeks ago. About 500 pieces have been distributed to some places, including orphanages. 300 have been allocated to each union. They are being delivered to the unions in phases.”
Relief and Rehabilitation Officer of Rajshahi District. Salah al-Din al-Wadud said that 10,000 blankets were found for the entire area. Apart from this, Rs 78 lakh has been allocated. About 35,000 more blankets were purchased with this money. It has been sent to the federal and municipal levels for distribution. I received a message saying another 5,000 blankets would be provided. And this blanket is not enough either. You can never have everything you need. This is the way it must continue. He said more blankets may be coming for distribution.