With a view to providing relief to the homeless people of the state by providing them pre-fabricated shelters before winter, the State Urban Development Authority, Haryana (SUDA-H) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hindustan Prefab Ltd.(HPL) in Chandigarh.
Giving details, an official spokesperson said the Director General, Urban Local Bodies, Haryana, Nitin Kumar Yadav, signed the MOU on behalf of SUDA-H with Regional Co-ordinator, Hindustan Prefab Ltd. (HPL), M K Sharma, for construction of faster and more effective, pre-fabricated shelters for urban homeless across the state.
As compared to the conventional method, the erection of pre-fabricated construction is faster and the material used for construction is insulated and resilient to extreme weather conditions. Basic amenities like bed, bedding, potable water, first aid, provision for washing and bathing, recreational facilities (television, radio etc) would be provided in these shelters which would remain open round the clock, he added.
