Homeless Residents to protest outside DUSIB Office
Greetings from Shahri Adhikar Manch - Begharon Ke Saath (SAM-BKS)!
Friends,
the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has been treating
CityMakers (homeless residents) in Delhi inhumanly by not providing
basic facilities in the shelters. Despite the orders of Hon'ble High
Court of Delhi (dated 31.05.2012), DUSIB has refused to take action and
several pleas to provide drinking water, fans, and proper sanitation
facilities, have been ignored immensely. The situation is such that at a
few places (Yamuna Pusta, Majnu Ka Tilla, etc) the tents have collapsed
and in many shelters the electric wire is lying open. With monsoons
approaching, a disaster is just waiting to happen. Also, there are no
fans in the shelters and CityMakers are being forced to sleep in the
heat. Drinking water is reaching CityMakers once in four days, that too
after desperate calls from CityMakers. Under such circumstances the
CityMakers are running out of patience.
In order to make the authorities take note of the issues, CityMakers and Civil Society Organisations will be protesting outside
DUSIB office
Punarvas Bhawan,
Opposite Azad Bhawan,
ITO, New Delhi
from 11 am on June 8, 2012.
Like always, we'll be extremely grateful
if you could please be present in the protest and make the citizens of
Delhi, the government and the officials take note of the problems of
CityMakers by covering the protest.
We look forward to your continuous support.
Regards,
Abhilasha Sihag.
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