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Official figures show the city's homeless shelters are only able to accommodate around 9,300 people.

20 million inhabitants are accustomed to year-round weather extremes

The sprawling megacitys 20 million inhabitants are accustomed to year-round weather extremes

According to the NGO Centre for Holistic Development (CHD), 106 people died in Delhi as a result of the cold in January. Officials, however, denied any deaths were caused by the cold.

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Officials denied that fatalities have occurred because of winter

At least 106 people, mostly homeless persons, have died in Delhi this month due to cold conditions, non-government organisation Centre for Holistic Development (CHD) has claimed and written to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal requesting him to make proper arrangements for such people during winters. While officials from the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) denied

India’s COVID-19 Cremation Crisis Calls for Stricter Policy as Bodies Dumped in Rivers Raise Alarm © REUTERS / DANISH SIDDIQUI Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202105211082954773-indias-covid-19-cremation-crisis-calls-for-stricter-policy-as-bodies-dumped-in-rivers-raise-alarm/ According to Hindu tradition, a dip in the River Ganges can wash away all sin. Similarly, immersing the ashes of the dead in the river can help t...

India Covid-19: Delhi adds makeshift crematoriums as deaths climb Published image copyrightGetty Images image captionMakeshift pyres are being built in parks in Delhi as the city runs out of space for cremations Makeshift pyres are being built in crematoriums in Indias capital Delhi as the city runs out of space to cremate its dead. Deaths have been steadily rising in India as a deadly second wave of Covid infections devastates the country, with 380 recorded in Delhi alone on Monday. Medical o...

BBC CREMATORIUMS in the Indian capital Delhi have been forced to build makeshift funeral pyres, as the city runs out of space to cremate its dead. Staff are working around the clock, while parks and other empty spaces are also being utilised for cremations. Families have had to wait hours before being allowed to cremate their dead due to the rise in demand. Deaths have been surging in India as a second wave of infections devastates the country. The rising number of deaths – 380 were recorded ...