Three new vans for the rescue of the homeless in Chennai

Chennai | Wednesday | 12th June, 2019

Summary:

KV Navya ByExpress News ServiceCHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is going to procure three vans for the rescue of homeless people, at the cost of Rs 10 lakh each in two months. After the arrival of the vans, the rescue of the homeless would be carried out dailyy as against the fortnightly rescues happening at present. The hotspots where major rescue drives are conducted include Koyambedu bus stop, MGR Chennai Central railway station, Egmore railway station, Guindy railway station, Mylapore Kapaleeshwarar temple and Broadway among other areas. More sheltersThe Greater Chennai Corporation is currently setting up 33 more shelters across the city at the cost of Rs 1.38 crore. Currently, there are 37 homeless shelters run by the Corporation across the city with 1,678 inhabitants..