Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna undertook a round of the city on Wednesday night to interact with homeless fighting the cold. He distributed warm blankets to the homeless at Rain Basera, Astley Hall and Parade Ground.
"He gave directions to the DM, Dehradun, to set up shelter homes for the homeless without delay and also put up temporary tents for those who stay in the open at night," an official said. The CM also directed DMs of all districts to establish shelters for the homeless and to ensure that no one stayed out in the open at night.
He has asked the officials concerned to tour the city and help those staying unprotected from the cold. He has also asked the NGOs to come forward and help the homeless.
Present with him on the occasion were MlA Rajkumar, DM Dehradun Dr BVRC Purushottam, SSP Kewal Khurana, Ashok Kumar and ADM Harak Singh Rawat.