Condemned buses transformed into evening shelters in Rohtak : The Tribune India

Tribune Information Service

Sunit Dhawan

Rohtak, January 6

In a novel initiative geared toward offering shelter to the poor, particularly within the biting chilly, the native authorities have transformed condemned buses of the Haryana Roadways into evening shelters for the homeless.

Watchman for safety

• NGO roped in to offer meals to the homeless
• Quilts and mattresses, potable water, washrooms, watchman and different services accessible

A bus painted in pink, has been transformed into an evening shelter for girls, whereas a blue bus has been transformed into an evening shelter for males. The bus shelters have been positioned on the new bus stand, and have the capability to lodge as much as 20 individuals every.

“Quilts and mattresses have been offered in each buses. The shelters have been positioned close to services of consuming water and washrooms. A watchman can also be there to make sure security,” says Jagdish Chander, metropolis mission officer (CPO), Rohtak Municipal Company.

The CPO states {that a} porta-cabin evening shelter can also be useful close to the previous bus stand. “This evening shelter is being managed by a neighborhood NGO, Jan Sewa Sansthan, which additionally arranges meals for the homeless aside from offering the lodging services,” he maintains.

Nonetheless, plenty of poor and homeless individuals might be seen sleeping on the native railway station and different public locations, and only a few utilise the evening shelters.

“We have no idea of any such evening shelter within the metropolis,” says Binnu, who was seen mendacity on the ground on the railway station.

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