Muktsar shelter home goes rough patch
Archit Watts
Tribune News Service
Muktsar, December 9
Though winter has arrived, the lone ‘raen basera’ (shelter home) set up by the Municipal Council, Muktsar, on the premises of the fire brigade office has failed to serve its purpose.
Reason: The authorities concerned had failed to display signboards on the roads to make the homeless aware about the place.
A majority of the needy are not aware of it, thus usually found sleeping on the roadsides.
A storeroom in the fire brigade office, which was converted into a ‘raen basera’, was found was found in a dilapidated condition and was storing documents. Despite the claims by the authorities concerned, the toilets were also found to be in a filthy condition.
Jagsir Singh, Executive Officer (EO), Municipal Council, Muktsar, said, “A room in the fire brigade office building has been converted into a raen basera, but nobody has shown interest in taking shelter there.”
A rag-picker, who was sleeping near the railway station, said, “I am not aware of any raen basera, which provides free shelter to the homeless people. The administration must shift us there, especially during winter.”
A shopkeeper outside the fire safety office said, “If the MC authorities are concerned about the homeless, they must install signboards on “raen basera” in the town. They must shift it to near the bus stand or the railway station, where most of the people are sleeping in the open.”
Courtesy: The Tribune
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