Delhi govt converts 11 schools into night shelters for migrant workers: Sisodia

Delhi government has converted its eleven schools into night shelters in a bid to help migrant workers stay in city during lockdown period, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday.

move comes in wake of mass movement of migrant workers in big cities, including Delhi, to ir home states after y were rendered jobless due to lockdown that was imposed countrywide for checking spread of coronavirus.

In addition to existing 238 night shelters in city, Delhi government converted 11 schools into night shelters to help migrant workers.

"We have started night shelter facilities at two of our Delhi government schools near Ghazipur and Anand Vihar. We have made arrangements for food and accommodation for all those in need," he said on Twitter.

Sisodia appealed to poor and migrant workers to utilise food and accommodation facilities provided by Delhi government.

classrooms of Government Boys Senior Secondary School, Ghazipur and Sarvodaya Co-ed Senior Secondary School, IP Extension have w been converted into sleeping rooms, said a Delhi government statement.

Rugs and blankets have been laid out on floors of each room and provisions for food are also available, it said.

In wake of lockdown in country, a large number of migrant workers had started leaving Delhi to head towards ir homes in UP and Bihar, statement said.

In an effort to accommodate more people and provide m with food, Delhi government has converted 11 schools into night shelters, it said. 

Classrooms and halls of se schools have been converted  into sleeping rooms and rooms have been properly disinfected and cleaned. heads of schools are taking rounds and security guards have also been deployed, it said.

Provisions for meals, two times a day, have been made in each of se schools.

Social distancing is being taken seriously and one hall has t more than five occupants, statement stated.

government is also providing free food to four lakh needy people everyday at nearly 800 schools and night shelters, it added. 

(Im Credit: PTI)