Delhi was shrouded in dense fog as a cold wave gripped the city on Saturday morning. As the harsh winter continued many homeless people were seen staying at night shelters.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in Delhi has plummeted to 12 degrees Celsius. A thin layer of fog enveloped the national capital, Delhi, on Sunday.
On Tuesday, the maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 21 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature settled at 9 degrees Celsius, intensifying the need for night shelters, where homeless people found relief from the biting cold.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami distributed blankets to the destitute and homeless people, people living in slums at ISBT, Dehradun late on Tuesday evening to protect them from the cold, said a statement from CMO.
Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, the scheme aims to provide proper housing to the economically weaker sections of society and to the homeless people in rural areas in order to improve their standard of living.
As part of the preparations for the rain and winter storm that are expected until the end of the week, Israel's Ministry of Welfare and Social Security will provide accommodations in hotels throughout the country to homeless people who need a roof over their heads.
At the beginning of the New Year, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma inspected shelter homes in Jaipur and distributed warm clothes to homeless people.
According to a study led by UC San Francisco, those who are homeless have a 16-fold increased risk of sudden death from heart attacks and other reasons.
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