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Meerut: Despite the dip in temperature , none of the 12 shelter homes in Meerut have opened their doors to the homeless. My children will survive the cold only if they open the shelter homes”“We look forward to spending nights at the shelter homes as they keep us warm. We have given instructions to the officials concerned to see to it that the shelter homes are cleaned. However, most of them are in a shambles and all of them are still locked.Gajendra Chauhan, Meerut municipal health officer, said, “The temperatures have dipped quite recently and it takes time for the arrangements at the shelter homes to be completed. The homes are yet to receive an electricity connection, mattresses or blankets..