In one of its kind initiative, the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) is planning to provide permanent shelter to hundreds of individuals who are forced to live on the roads, beneath bridges or even on dirty pavements. It is expected to benefit the underprivileged section.
This very first shelter for the homeless in its jurisdiction which will accommodate 100 persons on permanent basis.
The corporation has invited bids for the construction of the shelter home.
An official stated that the civic administration is in the process of getting the plot transferred from CIDCO. The work is almost done and in a matter a day or two, the handover will be complete as the agreement is in its final stage.
A G+3 structure is to be constructed and cost estimated to be incurred in constructing the building is ₹3.96 crore. The structure is to come up on plot 7 A, situated in sector 12 of Khanda Colony, Panvel.
The civic body is planning three more such buildings in other wards like Taloja, Kharghar and Kalamboli. However, based on the response it will be decided whether to have more such set up in other wards of the corporation, said the official.
Simultaneously the administration will also be conducting a survey on the number of homeless people residing in the area. Similar survey was earlier undertaken in 2019 wherein 169 were found to be homeless. Of the 169 persons found to be homeless 100 were categorised as active cases and the remaining 69 seems to be on the move.
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