New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Shelter homes in Delhi are being upgraded to make them all-weather homes so as provide a roof to the homeless during winter, summer and rains.
Work has started on improving the shelter homes provided during the 2011 winter and all of them are expected to get ready by June 15, according to the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB).
The walls and roofs are to be upgraded. Fans will also be provided to beat the intense summer heat, said DUSIB CEO Chetan Sanghi.
Assisted by NGOs, the DUSIB has decided that 30 of the total 150 shelter homes in the capital which report low occupancy would be used as special shelter homes.
Sanghi said they would cater to people with special needs such as physically challenged, senior citizens as well as those suffering from substance abuse, besides children, families and women.
In response to an appeal by the DUSIB to land-owning agencies to part with vacant land and unused buildings, the Delhi Development Authority has offered one plot at Narela and two at Rohini to build permanent shelter homes, he said.
Sanghi said that in addition, construction of permanent shelter homes or adding floors to existing shelter homes was under consideration at Nangloi, Raja Garden, Mangolpuri, Gautampuri and Dwarka.
It has been decided to provide electricity and water connections to all shelter homes. The possibility of providing Anganwaris as well as health and educational facilities is being explored.
A Monitoring Support Committee has been set up to undertake an independent audit of the shelter homes.
Other than official members, the committee will be made up of representatives from TISS, Delhi School of Social Work and IGNOU's School of Social Work.
There are 66 permanent and 84 temporary shelter homes in Delhi.
These homes are equipped with all basic amenities. Even temporary shelter homes are designed to protect the homeless from fire.
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