Inmates of Poor home gets new roof after nine long years

After a long wait of nine years, the inmates of Sree Chitra Poor Home have finally got a new roof over their heads. However, it took constant intervention from various agencies such as District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) , Youth Commission and Women's Commission to make the authorities wake up from their slumber.

Though the first floor was inaugurated in 2005 and the second floor in 2006, the inmates were not shifted to the new building from the old one, which was in a dilapidated condition. In the last one year, the DLSA, Youth Commission, Women's Commission and various other agencies had lashed out against the authorities against the poor conditions at the Home. Even some of the inmates had come out against the administration, alleging that they had to live in very poor conditions.

The children aged 5 to 11 and 16 to 18 were shifted to the new building on Wednesday. The children aged 12 to 15 will remain in the same old building.

Though inaugurated nine years ago, the only reason said for not shifting the inmates was that flooring and some electric works were not complete. In the old building, the inmates mostly slept on the concrete floor. The long hall where the inmates were housed was almost dark with no proper lights. Only a few of the toilets were in working condition and that too pathetic. 

Source:  The New Indian express  

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