Corporation evicts pavement dwellers near Egmore station
The Hindu
Gagandeep Singh Bedi says they have been taken to shelters
The Greater Chennai Corporation on Saturday evicted homeless residents from roads near Egmore railway station and provided alternative accommodation in shelters.
Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi said the homeless residents have been given accommodation and food in a shelter for the homeless ahead of the onset of the northeast monsoon. “We have provided shelter for 1,600 homeless persons in shelters in various parts of the city. We will develop more shelters for the homeless persons,” said Mr. Bedi.
The Corporation is holding discussions with the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board to explore the possibility of providing new houses to the pavement dwellers.
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