In view of the lockdown period due to coronavirus pandemic, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has given its community centers and baraat ghar to the district management for converting it into night shelters to accommodate homeless people.
The civic body has also given its bharat ghar to police forces personal, medical staff, disaster management officers and old age, handicapped, widow pensioner with the aim to provide better livelihood in this crisis.
“The NDMC has provided Barat Ghar at Sarojini Nagar and Palika Dham Community Centre to New Delhi district administration for setting up of temporary night shelter for homeless people,” a senior NDMC official said.
Nine community centres such as Lal Bahadur Sadan, Babar Road, Ullas-Laxmi Bai Nagar, Palika Niwas-Lodhi Road, Hailey Lane, North-West Moti Bagh, Aditya Sadan, Krishna Menon Lane and Club Daksh have also been provided for night stay
of officers and medical staff deployed on essential services on the requisition of New Delhi district administration, he said.
NDMC Barat Ghar at Mandir Marg and Bapu Dham has also been provided to Delhi Police for staying of extra police force engaged in lockdown management, he said.
The official also said that pension for old age, widow and handicapped is also being released to 1,359 beneficiaries amounting to Rs 6,000 to Rs 7,500 each for the period January to March 2020 is being released of an amount of Rs 1 crore.
All three working girls hostels (Aakansha, Indira Niketan and Swati) and three old age home hostels (Sandhya, Aaradhna and Aashirwad) of NDMC are running smoothly with smooth supply of food and other essential items with strict enforcement of health protocol and social distancing norms issued by the Government of India, he said.
A Relief have also been provided by NDMC to the inmates living in these institutions (working girls hostels and old age home) by extending the date for payment of hostel fees till 31st May.
All these institutions like NDMC barat ghar, community centers and hostels are being sanitised by the Health Department of NDMC on regular basis.
All Staff of NDMC Welfare Department including the controlling Staff in Head office has been kept on alert for providing adequate services during the COVID-19 epidemic Disaster Management as Essential Services.
