SC asks for detailed report on shelter facilities for homeless

Considering the approaching harsh winter in the Capital

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought details from the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) on the facilities available for housing homeless persons in the national Capital in view of the impending chilly winters.

"We are concerned. We are on the eve of what is going to be a very chilly winter," a bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan observed.

The apex court asked the DUSIB to give details about the number of persons who could be accommodated in shelter homes and an estimate of those requiring such facilities.

The bench said if there was any deficit in the facilities available, the DUSIB would also apprise how it proposes to deal with such a situation.