Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board sets up 235 tents for homeless in this winter
The Hindu
DUSIB sets up 235 tents for homeless in Delhi as IMD predicts drop in temperature, worsening air quality.
The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has set up 235 pagoda tents to provide shelter to homeless individuals, an official said on Sunday.
It comes as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast of minimum temperature reaching 6 degrees Celsius or three to four degrees below normal on Wednesday.
“Each tent is equipped with essential amenities such as mattresses, blankets, toilet facilities, and health checkup services, along with three meals a day,” the official said. These will be in addition to 197 shelter homes with a total capacity of 7,092 people being run by the board, the official added.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the DUSIB to file a detailed affidavit explaining the night shelter facilities available for the Capital’s homeless. “We are at the eve of what seems to be a chill winter,” the apex court stated.
On Sunday, a minimum of 7.4 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal, and a maximum of 23.7 degrees Celsius, one degree below normal, was recorded, the IMD said.
The Met Office reasoned active western disturbance bringing snow in the west of the Himalayan region and rain in Punjab and Haryana, behind the dip in temperature in the northern plains.
The IMD has also issued a “cold wave” alert in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and western Uttar Pradesh from December 11 to 14.
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