Ward 99 residents cheer as KMC gets busy restoring pond
When a JCB, deployed by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation moved into action to restore a more-than-half-filled pond this morning, it gave the residents of Ward 99 some ray of hope.
There is good news for the dwellers of the city’s footpath and night shelters. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is exploring options to provide aadhaar cards to the homeless persons.
The issue of providing aadhaar card to the dwellers of night shelter in Kalighat was raised by one of the councillors during the question and answer session of the KMC House today. The councillor, in his question, pointed out that he had received several requests from the homeless at the Kalighat shelter for aadhaar cards. The councillor had asked if it was allowed to issue an aadhaar card to such persons.
Reacting to the question, KMC mayor Firhad Hakim said, “This is done by the officials of the election commission. Many times it happens that their names are taken but they do not turn up for a photo shoot. We are exploring options if a camp could be set up for those staying at our shelters,” informed the mayor.
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The civic body is mulling approaching the state election commission on the subject. According to Mr Hakim, for the address of the night shelter at Kalighat, the address would be mentioned as that of the shelter. For the footpath dwellers, the address is to be given that of the premise in front of which the people are living.
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