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145 Homeless Have Succumbed to Cold in Delhi: NGO -Ronak Chhabra

-Newsclick.in

Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board rejects data provided by the Centre for Holistic Development.

More than 140 homeless people in Delhi have died due to the extreme cold so far, highlighting the urgent need for providing shelter to people living on the road.

“So far, 145 homeless people in Delhi have died,” Sunil Kumar Aledia, executive director, Centre for Holistic Development (CHD), told Newsclick over the phone on Monday. Backing its claim with data collected in January, the non-governmental organisation said that the figures surpass last year’s toll.

CHD comprises lawyers, policy researchers and volunteers who analyse government policies and prepare ground reports to identify gaps in their effective implementation.

“In last week alone, 39 homeless people died due to cold. They probably didn’t find shelter in any of the government homes. Such people spend nights either on the roadside or outside shops,” Aledia said.

A CHD survey found that a large number of people sleep in the open at and around Kashmiri Gate, Yamuna Pusta, Nigambodh Ghat, Jamuna Bazaar, Chandni Chowk, Delhi Gate, Asaf Ali Road, Jama Masjid, Azadpur, Okhla, Badli, Kingsway Camp, Nizamuddin and Sarai Kale Khan.

There are 308 shelter homes under the administrative control of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB)—the nodal agency responsible for sheltering the homeless—including permanent and temporary buildings, portacabins and tents. According to the Delhi Shelter Board’s latest data, these homes can provide shelter to 9,330 people. As of Sunday night, around 8,200 homeless people have been spending nights at these shelter homes.

Against this, the 2011 Census 2011 figures show that Delhi has 46,724 homeless people. There are, however, close to 1,50,000-2,00,000 homeless people “at any given point”, including around 10,000 women, according to Housing and Land Rights Network, a non-profit advocacy group.

Last week as the toll touched 106, CHD wrote to Delhi chief minister and DUSIB chairman Arvind Kejriwal urging him to make proper arrangements for the homeless during winters.

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