Tenting starts in Lahore to homeless

Lahore : The Punjab government Saturday started installation of tents in Lahore to accommodate the homeless people until the proper Panah Gahs (shelters) are constructed. Initially five points were selected for tenting including Thokar Niaz Baig ,Data Darbar ,Lorri Ada ,Badami Bagh and Railway Station.

Temporary toilets were also set up there besides these shelter homes tents .

Warm bed sheets ,blankets and food for 2 times will also be provided .

Earlier in the morning, Prime Minister Imran Khan had asked
the Punjab government to set up tents for people sleeping on footpaths and provided them food until the shelters were built as the weather was turning increasingly cold.

In a later tweet, the prime minister said that the tents
were being setup in Lahore as temporary shelters for the homeless
sleeping on the footpaths of the provincial capital.

He also shared the images showing packs of new quilts,
bedspreads and pillows placed inside the tents yet being erected by
the workers.

Another image also showed the homeless people enjoying food
served to them in the temporary shelter.

On November 10, he had broken ground for construction of
Panah Gahs in Lahore to provide roof to those who spend their nights out in the open. The government had identified five spots in Lahore for construction of shelters what the prime minister said would be turned into centers of excellence.

He said the spots for construction of shelters for down and
out people were also being located in Peshawar and Karachi.