Waterproof tents for homeless in works

IN a bid to strengthen emergency accommodation before winter, the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has invited bids for the supply, installation and upkeep of 250 waterproof, fire-retardant pagoda tents across the city.

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The tender document floated last week states that the work, estimated to cost around ₹3.41 crore, calls for European- and German-style pagodas-hangars commonly used at camps, exhibitions and fairs - to be converted into temporary shelter homes at multiple sites in the national capital.

Under the contract, the successful vendor must provide wooden platform bases, beds and mattresses, basic first-aid kits, and comprehensive firefighting arrangements, including dedicated water storage.