Homeless people shifted to shelters in special drive by AMC

Ahmedabad: Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC), in a special drive on 4th October, shifted a total 185 homeless people living riskily at footpaths, under bridges, on roads, gardens and public places to 27 night-shelters in the city through AMTS buses with a complete humanitarian approach.

Urban Community Development (UCD) Department of AMC has organised a special drive on 4th, 6th and 8th October from 9 PM onwards for shifting the homeless people across the city to the night shelters built for them after convincing them with humanitarian approach. On 4th October, a total 185 homeless people including 128 men, 32 women and 25 children across 7 zones of the city were shifted to 27 nigh-shelters of UCD department managed by various NGOs in the city. Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Assistant Municipal Commissioner, officers of the estate department, officers and employees of UCD department had joined the special drive.