Winter relief expanded, gaps remain

'MY DAUGHTER KEEPS FALLING SICK, BUT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING...'

- AIMAN FATIMA

As temperatures continue to dip in the Capital, conditions inside several night shelters have once again drawn attention to gaps in Delhi’s arrangements for the homeless.

While the Delhi government has expanded shelter capacity and intensified rescue operations on Thursday, many residents say the facilities remain overcrowded and inadequate to withstand the harsh winter.

Several shelters are reportedly exceeding capacity, leaving people to sleep on cold floors after beds run out. “We are given blankets, but surviving with just one blanket in this cold is impossible” said Shabina Bano staying in Vasant Vihar shelter. “My daughter keeps falling sick, but we can't do anything”