Delhi govt assures full cooperation to rlys in shifting slum dwellers

Delhi | Thursday | 17th September, 2020

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New Delhi: The Delhi government on Wednesday assured its "full cooperation" to the railways in shifting slum dwellers living along train tracks in the city and offered to prepare a detailed plan for their rehabilitation. If the Railways Ministry approves, Delhi can prepare the plan," Jain said in his letter. He also assured "full cooperation" of the Delhi government and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in providing houses to the slum dwellers. The court said that no coercive action be taken against the slum dwellers for four weeks. The minister said that Delhi government believed that slum dwellers should not be removed during COVID-19 pandemic..