A refuge from biting cold: 3 night shelters come up outside PGIMER

As the temperature continues to dip, night shelters set up by the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) outside the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) are providing a huge respite to the needy in beating the winter blues.

- Aarya Kumari

CHANDIGARH:

Set up at an estimated cost of ₹1.6 crore, the shelters will remain functional until February 28, 2025. The civic body is setting up shelters at seven more locations in the city.

At least three night shelters have been established outside PGIMER, and two of them are already operating at full capacity. Ram Bahale Gupta, in charge of overseeing security at the shelters, said, "Shelter has already been provided to 131 individuals and the place offers a safe place to sleep and much-needed respite from the biting cold."