New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has made its Barat Ghars and Community Halls available as night shelters for needy people, NDMC Vice Chairman Kuljeet Singh Chahal said on Saturday.

Chahal said that in compliance with the directions of the High Court, NDMC is providing Barat Ghars and Community Halls as night shelters for patients and their attendants coming for treatment at AIIMS, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Lady Harding Hospital. He said the arrangement is being made in coordination with the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), which functions under the Government of Delhi.

He further informed that NDMC is making available only those Community Halls or Barat Ghars which do not have any prio...