Homeless

Recent earthquakes have left 1.5 mn people homeless in Turkey: UNDP

The amount of rubble that needed to be cleared was enormous, and that the UNDP was seeking to minimise the threat of hazardous waste

5.3 mn people may be homeless in Syria after devastating earthquake: UNHCR

Roads have been damaged due to earthquake and that is hampering humanitarian access to the affected people

DUSIB to conduct drive to spread awareness about facilities for homeless

The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) will conduct an awareness drive this week to inform the homeless about the facilities being provided by it under its winter action plan, officials said on Monday. Thirty volunteers have been working for rescue drives and 15 rescue vans have been deployed at several locations in the city. "There are two volunteers in each rescue van and so far, 15 such vans have been deployed across the city. We will also start another awareness drive so that more homeless people can avail the benefits we are providing under our winter action plan," DUSIB member Bipin Rai told PTI. The awareness drive will be started by Wednesday. As the temperature has been dropping in the national capital, around 150 tents have been set up at 33 locations so far by the DUSIB for the homeless. "So far we have set up 150 tents with all the facilities that we have been providing at our shelter homes. We have been increasing the number of tents as per requirements in

Los Angeles govt taps hotel rooms as around 40,000 people homeless

The new mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, has said her administration will start moving homeless people from tent encampments into hotels and motels through a new program that launches Tuesday. Bass told NBC's Meet the Press host, Chuck Todd, on Sunday that her plan to move homeless people into rooms immediately will not address everybody, but it is going to address, hopefully, a significant number. She said people will not be forced to move, but that sanitation crews will stand by to clean up areas after people have left. But this is not coercing people. This is not ticketing people or incarcerating people. This is moving people from tents to hotels or motels, she said. On her first day as mayor of Los Angeles, Bass declared a state of emergency on homelessness. She vowed to get people housed and more housing built so that residents can see a real difference, which hasn't been visible despite billions spent on programs to curb homelessness, including USD 1.2 billion in the current

Rain, coldwave grapple Delhi, homeless people take refuge in night shelters

With rain lashing several parts of Delhi and the temperature dipping further, homeless people are taking refuge in night shelters."Today many people are coming here because of the rain. We provide many facilities including blankets, hot water, medicines. Tonight there are 19 people at the shelter. Some are rickshaw pullers, some do job, homeless people come here to take shelter," Manoj Kumar, caretaker of the night shelter at Lodhi Road told ANI.Rishipal, caretaker of Raja Garden night shelter said that COVID protocols are followed there adding that doctors visit the place twice a week."We provide food. There are beds and blankets. There are medicines, sanitizers and temperature scanners. COVID rules are followed here. We have an ambulance facility in case of an emergency," Rishipal said.Rain lashed parts of Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) on Wednesday under the influence of a western disturbance.The maximum temperature in the national capital was recorded at 16 degrees ...

Cold wave grips Delhi, homeless take refuge in night shelters

As the national capital grapples with the cold wave getting severe with every passing day, homeless people are taking refuge in night shelters.

Homeless, beggars should work; everything can't be provided by state: HC

The BMC informed the court that food packets were being distributed to such people all over Mumbai with the help of NGOs

Coronavirus hasn't devastated the homeless in the US as many feared

While shelters saw some large Covid-19 outbreaks, the virus so far doesn't appear to have brought devastation to the homeless population as many feared

Goa's Madgaon railway station to provide shelter to homeless amid lockdown

Madgaon railway station in Goa has direct rail connection with several major cities in India like New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai

30% of homeless, 27% of third-gender residents don't have Aadhaar: Report

Survey report by Dalberg says Aadhaar usage widespread, but problems remain

How demonetisation has affected the homeless

The Geeta Ghat shelter for homeless men in Old Delhi is unnaturally crowded in the afternoons these days