Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh inaugurated a training center and three night shelters for Building and Other Construction Workers (BOC) on Thursday.
To ensure adequate arrangements at 'Rain baseras' during the ongoing heat wave, Delhi's Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Monday afternoon conducted a surprise inspection of several night shelters in Delhi,
The park authorities said that they have installed water ponds and fans at night shelters for animals, which are running 24 hours a day to protect them from the heatwave.
The decision was taken after the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) convened a crucial board meeting on Friday, where important decisions were taken to benefit the public.
Those out in the cold were immediately taken to the night shelter. The Chief Minister also gave Rs 2.50 lakh from his personal fund to the District Commissioner for making "proper arrangements" for them.
On Friday, the city saw the season's first cold wave day, which, according to the India Meterological Department, is recorded when the minimum temperature goes below 4 degrees Celsius.
Following Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's directives to ensure that no one sleeps in the open during cold nights in the state, the Local Government Directorate has finalized its preparations within the urban bodies.
"The cold is increasing. In such a situation, today I met the patients staying in night shelters, their families and citizens, to know about their well-being. It is the responsibility of all of us to ensure that the people staying in night shelters do not face any kind of problem, necessary
A cold wave has gripped Delhi and parts of NCR as the minimum temperature recorded was 6.8 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road on Monday morning by the Indian Meteorological Department.