The Yogi government has bought a total of 4,96,883 blankets for distribution in all 75 districts of the state of which more than 2,86,740 have already been given to the needy.
Keeping in view the biting cold wave night shelters have been arranged for the homeless people of Delhi. 197 shelter homes have been built across Delhi.
Delhi LG V.K. Saxena recently transferred the Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) CEO K. Mahesh, shunting him to Union Territory Civil Services (UTCS) as Special Director after night shelters were found overcrowded and deficient in toilet facilities.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena paid a surprise visit to Raen Baseras (night shelters) at ISBT and the adjacent Hanuman Mandir on Friday night.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed all the District Magistrates to make necessary arrangements for the safety and assistance of common people including the destitute and the elderly, travelers amid the rising cold in the state.
To ensure proper protection and maintenance of cows, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed the Department of Animal Husbandry to improve the condition of the cow protection shelters on priority.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday reviewed the state's preparations for the approaching cold wave and directed the officials to provide necessary winter aid to the beneficiaries by December.
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"Being an MP he must not do all such things. What should we say when he lacks common sense? Who is he to destroy the bus stop when it's the government that spent money to build it? Is it his money? It's the government's money," said Siddaramaiah.
I have seen gumbaz-like structures in bus shelters, one big gumbaz in the middle and two small in both sides of it. It is nothing but a masjid (mosque). The engineers have to remove this type of shelters. Otherwise, I'll bring JCB and bring them down, BJP MP Simha said.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that for many of the world's forcibly displaced, this coming winter will be far more challenging than in recent years. Many displaced families will have no option but to choose between food and warmth as they struggle to heat their shelters, source warm cl