Delhi homeless shelters packed to the rafters amid record-breaking winter
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi homeless shelters packed to the rafters amid record-breaking winter

Hindustan Times  

On Tuesday, the coldest January day in nine years, 88-year-old Chotelal Birla had just a bedsheet to ward off the chill from the cold pavement. By the time I wrap up and go there, there is no space left and I’m turned away,” said the octogenarian, as he lay next to 10-15 others on the footpath in Kashmiri Gate on Tuesday night. Sunil Kumar Aledia, executive director of the Centre for Holistic Development, an advocacy group that works with the homeless and migrant workers in the city, said a survey conducted by the organisation between January 1-24 showed that as many as 145 homeless individuals have died from the biting cold this winter. Our rescue vans work throughout the night to take individuals to shelters,” said Rai. Indu Prakash Singh, a member of the Supreme Court-appointed state-level shelter monitoring committee, said the DUSIB had been told to prepare more shelters this time.

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Ensure that homeless aren’t denied access to night shelters, civil society groups urge DUSIB
2 weeks ago

Ensure that homeless aren’t denied access to night shelters, civil society groups urge DUSIB

The Hindu  

Over 20 civil society groups on Wednesday wrote to the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, seeking its urgent intervention to ensure that homeless persons are not denied access to night shelters for not being able to produce Aadhaar cards or share their cell phone numbers. “With Delhi experiencing one of its coldest winters in 14 years, with temperatures dropping to …

Winter tents: Delhi homeless get roof but without electricity, clean toilets
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Winter tents: Delhi homeless get roof but without electricity, clean toilets

The Hindu  

As the Capital is reeling under a “cold wave conditions” with the minimum temperature reaching 4.5 degrees Celsius earlier this week, night shelter homes have become a refuge for hundreds of homeless who sleep on streets under an open sky. The Hindu visited three such tents and found inhabitants, besides praising the government’s efforts, complained of lack of electricity, clean …

Delhi Winter Chill Forces Many To Take Refuge At Night Shelters, No Respite From Cold Wave Any Time Soon
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi Winter Chill Forces Many To Take Refuge At Night Shelters, No Respite From Cold Wave Any Time Soon

ABP News  

Winter chill continues to persist in Delhi as the India Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert for a coldwave for Friday. People were seen taking refuge at night shelters set up by the Delhi government as the coldwave tightened its grip in the national capital. The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board has set up 235 tents across the city to …

Lack of night shelters force homeless to sleep out in the open in Cuttack city
1 month ago

Lack of night shelters force homeless to sleep out in the open in Cuttack city

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: The homeless people in Cuttack city are forced to spend the winter nights under the open sky, thanks to the inadequate number of shelters to house them. The Cuttack Municipal Corporation had during the 2009-2019 period constructed around six shelters for urban homeless - at Badambadi, Sishu Bhawan, Sati Chaura, Deula Sahi, Mangalabag and Jagatpur - to provide permanent …

Delhi’s homeless stare at another winter of discontent
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi’s homeless stare at another winter of discontent

The Hindu  

With the onset of winter in the Capital, the lack of accurate and updated data on the homeless population poses a challenge for authorities involved in rehabilitation work. The last official survey conducted in 2014 by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board — the nodal agency for improving the quality of the life of slum dwellers — estimated 16,760 homeless …

No shelter for homeless as Winter Action Plan falls flat in Delhi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No shelter for homeless as Winter Action Plan falls flat in Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Despite the Delhi government’s recent launch of a winter action plan aimed at supporting the homeless, significant gaps in infrastructure persist, particularly in areas around AIIMS. A daily occupancy report by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board listed 35 tents with a combined capacity of 350 people near AIIMS. The government’s winter action plan to support the homeless …

Heatwave killed over 190 homeless people in Delhi in 9 days: NGO report
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Heatwave killed over 190 homeless people in Delhi in 9 days: NGO report

Hindustan Times  

An unrelenting heatwave sweeping across northern India has killed over 190 homeless people in New Delhi between June 11 and 19, according to a report by a Delhi-based NGO on Wednesday. Delhi heatwave: 192 homeless deaths reported, authorities issue heatwave precautions Follow- Delhi Weather Today Live A total of 192 homeless people died due to the heatwave in Delhi during …

Supreme Court Stops Authorities From Demolishing Temporary Shelters For Homeless In Delhi Without First Approaching Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Stops Authorities From Demolishing Temporary Shelters For Homeless In Delhi Without First Approaching Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, Delhi Police, Delhi Development Authority and all other authorities operating in the National Capital Territory of Delhi from demolishing temporary shelters for the homeless without getting the prior permission of the Court.A bench comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta passed. The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained …

Cold wave, fog cripple Delhi-NCR as temperature drops to 1.8°C
2 years ago

Cold wave, fog cripple Delhi-NCR as temperature drops to 1.8°C

India Today  

The ongoing coldwave in North India intensified with parts of Delhi recording a drop in temperature on Friday morning. Delhi’s citizens resorted to lighting up bonfires to find respite from the prevailing cold wave conditions in the national capital. Delhi | People light up bonfires to find respite from the prevailing cold wave and fog conditions in the national capital. …

As winter chill sets in, Delhi’s homeless struggle to stay warm
2 years ago

As winter chill sets in, Delhi’s homeless struggle to stay warm

Al Jazeera  

When midnight approaches in New Delhi and a cold fog settles over the Indian capital, thousands of homeless people put down torn mattresses and blankets on the pavement and lie on them to keep warm. New Delhi’s 20 million inhabitants are conditioned to weather extremes from blistering heat waves in the summer to thick, grey smog that envelopes the capital …

Patna: Night shelters with beds and blankets for homeless as cold wave intensifies
3 years ago

Patna: Night shelters with beds and blankets for homeless as cold wave intensifies

India Today  

The Patna Municipal Corporation with a view to help the homeless during the winter season, is jointly running 20-night shelters in different areas of the state capital. The facilities include televisions, water heaters, toilets, drinking water, beds, woolen blankets, pillows, and mattresses near Patna Science College, Malahi Pakri, Gai Ghat, Saidpur and McDowell’s roundabout. While talking to Times of India, …

Hunger, joblessness subsumes Covid-19 threat as thousands throng Delhi shelters for food
4 years, 9 months ago

Hunger, joblessness subsumes Covid-19 threat as thousands throng Delhi shelters for food

India Today  

Every day, Rampal leaves his rickshaw at the edge of the road near Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat and joins a queue of hundreds, sometimes thousands, at a government-run shelter for food -- gnawing hunger subsuming the novel coronavirus threat and the need for social distancing. "Due to the lockdown, a huge number of people are thronging the night shelters in search …

At night shelters, food for most but not for all
4 years, 9 months ago

At night shelters, food for most but not for all

The Hindu  

Days after the Delhi government started distributing free lunch and dinner at its 220-odd night shelters, in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, the programme drew mixed response from the homeless. On Saturday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced that due to the pandemic, the government-run night shelters are open for all and would provide food for anyone. Today, we gave …

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