In the wake of the falling temperature, Deputy Commissioner Bokaro Rajesh Singh ordered distribution of blankets among slum dwellers and poor in the urban and rural areas of Bokaro district.
Sources said that a total of 42400 blankets are to be distributed in the urban, rural, municipal and municipal council areas of Bokaro district.
The officials should ensure the provision of bonfire for the poor and people sleeping on the pavement in Chowk intersection and night shelter, the DC said.
The Deputy Commissioner instructed the concerned officials to make arrangements for bonfire there, marking the places where poor people take shelter at night.
At the same time, the officials were asked to ensure the arrangement of all bus stops, square intersections, passenger stops and bonfires around the temples where the poor take shelter.
Following the order of the Deputy Commissioner, the work of distribution of blankets by the officials in wards and panchayats has started.
In Chas block and other blocks of Bokaro district like Kasmar, Bermo etc., the work of blanket distribution is being done rapidly by the officials among the poor and needy people.
Blankets were provided to the helpless and disabled people by Block Development Officer Chas Sanjay Shandil visiting several Panchayats of Chas Block. Blankets were also distributed by the Block Development Officer Kasamar Rajiv Kumar, including Bagda Panchayat, among other Panchayats through blanket distribution programme among needy poor and disabled beneficiaries.