Top police officials in Assam conducted a late-night drive in Guwahati to remove beggars from under the flyover and rehabilitate them, on the directions of CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Kamrup (Metro) Deputy Commissioner Pallav Gopal Jha visited the Ulubari area in the state capital. Speaking to the media Jha said, “CM keeps visiting the city at night and sees the issues the city faces. A new problem has been developing in Guwahati for the last 3-4 months, number of beggars & street-dwellers has increased considerably. That poses a challenge of different sorts. We are conducting a drive to send them to govt shelter homes and NGOs. We are trying to understand why they are outside on the streets.”
The drive comes after CM Sarma asked the Deputy Commissioner to provide immediate accommodation and income opportunities for the family, which was staying under the flyover in Ulubari.
Earlier in the day, the CM had asked Deputy Commissioner Jha to rehabilitate the family that is living under the flyover in Ulubari, which he sees during his night visits in the city. He asked the police officer to provide immediate accommodation and income opportunities to such families. It would be fatal for children of these families to live on the road, the CM warned.
Jha said the CM conducts such visits at night in Guwahati to see the issues the city is facing.
According to reports, Jha said the number of homeless people and street-dwellers has increased considerably.
