পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৫৫৮

○○さ বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড available in East Bengal. Keeping this in view, the Government of India have prepared an estimate of about Rs. 132 crores which will have to be spent on necessary relief assistance to these refugees for a period of 6 months. These estimates have been conveyed to the UNHRC Delegation, which recently visited India and made an onthe-spot study of the situation by going round the refugee camps in the border States of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura. On the basis of their study and these estimates, the United Nations have already issued an appeal to all Member countries for contributing liberally for relief operations among the refugees from East Bengal. It is hoped that the response will be favorable and other foreign countries will come to India's assistance in tacking this terribly tragic human problem which has assume colossal proportions. In order to cope with the immense problem of refugee relief, a Branch Secretariat of the Department of Rehabilitation has been set up at Calcutta with an Additional Secretary in charge. The Branch Secretariat is co-ordination the efforts of the border State Governments and stepping up all work in providing relief. The Government of our border States of West Bengal, Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya are all doing their bit and have the assurance of the Government of India of full support in their extremely difficult and taxing relief effort.