 Coastal area has a major shortage of fresh water. Rivers, canals, ponds everywhere have shallow (salty) water. Bill after bill of salt water shrimp farming. Especially Gabura, Padmapukur, Nildumur, Munshiganj of coastal Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district. All areas of Koira Upazila of Khulna. Mengla and Bagerhat district There is a big shortage of fresh water in all the coastal areas of the nineteen districts of the coast, including all the unions of the Samarankhaela upazila. About 40,000 people live in Gabura, an island union of Shyamnagar Upazila, which does not have access to fresh water except during the monsoon season. The people of that area are in London to fill the lack of water
Minha Foundation before last Ramadan. Minaha water treatment plant was established in the remote chakbara of Gabura union surrounded by Sundarbans. Every day from this water refinery installed at a cost of around 20 lakh rupees and installed at its own place. 10,000 liters of water is being provided free of cost.
The people of the area praised Minha Foundation for such a great initiative before the holy month of Ramadan. Chakbarar A: Barik told Upkul News, “We have been in severe shortage of drinking water for a long time. Half of the day was spent collecting a pitcher of food water. Water had to be brought from a distance of 2/3 km. Now we are getting enough fresh water easily.
Minha Foundation authorities said that these philanthropic works are being done with the funding of the entire foundation. Gradually, more water treatment plants will be established to meet the shortage of fresh water in other areas. Recently Khulna University of Engineering and Technology has tested the water of Minha water refinery and certified it as pure water. They have set up Minha Hifzul Quran Madrasa and Orphanage at their own place in Chakbara. In addition, he has printed a book containing modern and scientific Arabic alphabets and rules under the supervision of learned scholars to easily teach the Quran, which he named Qawaidoo Ta Leemul Quran. Qur’an education program is ongoing by setting up separate Maktabs for elderly men and women in the neighbourhoods, mohallas. Apart from this, Minha Foundation has plans to undertake various programs including road construction on its own land for easy movement of the people of Chakbara and neighboring villages, planting salt tolerant trees along with palm trees on both sides of the road to improve the environment, and setting up a hospital. The Foundation authorities gifted new Pajamas, Punjabi and caps to all the students of Hifzul Quran and Yatim Khana on the occasion of Holy Eid. Some London expatriates have established the Minha Foundation in London. It is a registered foundation in London. This foundation is carrying out various philanthropic programs. The directors of Minha Foundation announced plans to expand its activities in the future.
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