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Yogi inspects Tent City for homeless coming up in Varanasi

Directing the officers, the CM said that no one should sleep in the open in the cold. Proper arrangements for beds, blankets, etc. should be made in the night shelters.

Yogi inspects Tent City for homeless coming up in Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh chief Minister Yogi Adityanath [File Photo]

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, during his visit to Varanasi inspected the Tent City on Sunday, made a surprise inspection of the Town Hall night shelter and distributed food and blankets to the destitute. He also garlanded the Sant Ravidas statue.

Yogi also visited Ravidas Park and paid tributes to him by garlanding him. After this, he reached the Tent City being built on the sand on the other side of the Ganga by cruise from Ravidas Ghat and watched a presentation on it. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also gave necessary directions to the officials here.

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Later, Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple amid chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev’.

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The CM conducted a surprise inspection of the night shelter at Town Hall set up by the Municipal Corporation to take stock of the arrangements there and distributed food and blankets to the needy. He also enquired about the well being of the people living there. The people who took shelter in the night shelter expressed satisfaction over the arrangement.

Directing the officers, the CM said that no one should sleep in the open in the cold. Proper arrangement for beds, blankets, etc. should be made in the night shelters. He also directed officers to pay special attention to toilets and cleanliness and ensure no shortage of any kind.

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