Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today directed the deputy commissioners in the state to personally ensure that no person, whether homeless or otherwise, sleeps in the open or on the road in view of the prevailing cold conditions in the state.
All deputy commissioners must ensure that roads and open
areas in their district are closely inspected by senior
officers during the night with immediate effect, he said.
The inspecting officers should carry with them sufficient
number of blankets to make sure that during the process of
shifting every such person to the nearest night shelter; he or
she is adequately protected against the cold, he said.
Khattar, according to an official release, also directed
them to ensure that all night shelters were in perfect order.
Apart from this, they should keep local MLAs and
ministers informed of these steps, and seek guidance, support
and participation, he said.
