NAGPUR: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) in association with the police department and NGOs has started a force to shift the homeless to night shelters. Some 18 homeless, mostly beggars, had been shifted to night shelters on Saturday night time itself.
TOI had on Saturday wondered civic and police officials in regards to the hundreds of homeless drowsing alongside roads and on footpaths. The government had been neglecting a seven-year-old Supreme Court order, and insurance policies of the central and state governments meant to ensure no one sleeps at the roads all through the night time. After a talk over with to 8 places, TOI had on Saturday contacted NMC deputy municipal commissioner Ranjana Lade. Taking cognisance of TOI’s queries, Lade directed NGOs working NMC’s 5 night time shelters to start out the force straight away.
NGOs Sanskruti, Sahara, Vaishnavi, Sahyadri and Janjagruti Awahan Samiti made a joint staff and kicked-off the force.
NGOs coordinator Devendra Gade told TOI the force used to be carried out at Chhota Neem Durgah, RBI Square, Zero Mile and different places in Civil Lines on Saturday night time. “We may guide 18 homeless and shifted them to night shelters. Now, overall collection of homeless in 5 night time shelters have larger to round 200,” he stated.
Gade stated the force will proceed throughout the iciness. “Actually, we feature out the force throughout the year. There used to be a gap for a while. We behavior the force in association with crime department. Sometimes, we use our own staff and cars,” he stated.
However, the force is but to cover the Banjaras who are living in massive numbers with small kids, girls and senior voters at various squares alongside Kasturchand Park, Yashwant Stadium and so on. The men from Banjaras promote items on the squares whilst girls with kids in their arms and babies can also be noticed begging.
NMC claims to operate and maintain 5 night time shelters — Sitabuldi (40 beds), under railway station flyover (30), Dipti Signal (30), Indora (40) and Hansapuri (100) with overall capability of 240 beds. The collection of homeless alongside roads and footpaths proves no longer all are lined by way of the NGOs. Also, the capability of 240 beds is quite much less as compared to the collection of homeless at the roads and footpaths. The negligence continues in spite of the central and state governments giving finances for building, operation and upkeep of night time shelters beneath Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM).
TOI had on Saturday wondered civic and police officials in regards to the hundreds of homeless drowsing alongside roads and on footpaths. The government had been neglecting a seven-year-old Supreme Court order, and insurance policies of the central and state governments meant to ensure no one sleeps at the roads all through the night time. After a talk over with to 8 places, TOI had on Saturday contacted NMC deputy municipal commissioner Ranjana Lade. Taking cognisance of TOI’s queries, Lade directed NGOs working NMC’s 5 night time shelters to start out the force straight away.
NGOs Sanskruti, Sahara, Vaishnavi, Sahyadri and Janjagruti Awahan Samiti made a joint staff and kicked-off the force.
NGOs coordinator Devendra Gade told TOI the force used to be carried out at Chhota Neem Durgah, RBI Square, Zero Mile and different places in Civil Lines on Saturday night time. “We may guide 18 homeless and shifted them to night shelters. Now, overall collection of homeless in 5 night time shelters have larger to round 200,” he stated.
Gade stated the force will proceed throughout the iciness. “Actually, we feature out the force throughout the year. There used to be a gap for a while. We behavior the force in association with crime department. Sometimes, we use our own staff and cars,” he stated.
However, the force is but to cover the Banjaras who are living in massive numbers with small kids, girls and senior voters at various squares alongside Kasturchand Park, Yashwant Stadium and so on. The men from Banjaras promote items on the squares whilst girls with kids in their arms and babies can also be noticed begging.
NMC claims to operate and maintain 5 night time shelters — Sitabuldi (40 beds), under railway station flyover (30), Dipti Signal (30), Indora (40) and Hansapuri (100) with overall capability of 240 beds. The collection of homeless alongside roads and footpaths proves no longer all are lined by way of the NGOs. Also, the capability of 240 beds is quite much less as compared to the collection of homeless at the roads and footpaths. The negligence continues in spite of the central and state governments giving finances for building, operation and upkeep of night time shelters beneath Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM).
NMC begins drive to shift homeless to night shelters
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