Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan yesterday told the Jatiya Sangsad that the present government has a plan to build housing projects at district and upazila headquarters for ensuring housing for all by 2021.
"The government is committed to ensuring accommodation for all by 2021 in line with the Vision-2021," he said replying to a question from treasury bench member Begum Farida Rahman on behalf of State Minister for Housing and Public Works Advocate Abdul Mannan Khan.
On a supplementary question of lawmaker Atiur Rahman, the minister said all the projects taken by the present government must be completed within its tenure.
The shipping minister, replying to a query from Imajuddin Pramanik, said the Housing and Public Works Ministry has started constructing multi-storied buildings with modern facilities at different district and upazila headquarters even at the union growth centres.
The National Housing Authority is implementing flat construction projects for the small and middle-income groups in some districts and upazilas, he said.
In reply to query from Shahriar Alam, Shahjahan informed the parliament that the buildings that have been built violating the Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) are being identified in the city.
"A total of 5,500 buildings, constructed without approval from Rajuk or violating its rule, have been detected in the city," he said.
Source : The Daily Star
