International donors will start assessment of cyclone damage next week in a bid to make a package of financial aid to rebuild the calamity-ravaged economy of Bangladesh, local newspaper The Financial Express reported Wednesday.
A joint assessment team of the donors will meet with different government officials, private sector representatives and make an extensive field visit to assess cyclone losses, a senior official was quoted as saying.
The cyclone Sidr hit the country's southwestern districts on Nov.15, killing at least 3400 people and destroying crops in the field and infrastructure. At least 8.7 million people were affected by the cyclone, one of the worst cyclones in the country's history.
Last month, the government formally briefed the donors about the losses and sought 2.21 billion U.S. dollars to finance post-cyclone rehabilitation and for a sustainable disaster protection program in the Sidr-hit coastal belt.
After completion of the assessment, the donors will announce a package of assistance to rebuild the cyclone-ravaged infrastructure and the economy, the official said.
The donors include the World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japan, United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) and European Union.
The donors are expected to complete the assessment by end next month.
Source: Xinhua
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