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Delhi govt to give Rs 25,000 to those who have lost their homes: Kejriwal
The Delhi government announced alternative accommodation for those survivors whose homes have been destroyed in the violence which spanned over three days in the national capital.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced a slew of measures for those affected by the violent riots that rocked northeast Delhi and promised swift aid and rehabilitation for all survivors. The Delhi government also announced Rs 25,000 as compensation for all those who lost their homes in the arson earlier this week.
To help the riot survivors, the Delhi government has appointed 18 magistrates and four night magistrates. “There are 4 subdivisions in the area. Normally there would have been 4 SDMs, but now we have appointed 18 SDMs there. They are going among the public and talking to them. We have also appointed 4 night SDMs in the area to help people in case they need any kind of help at night,” Kejriwal said at a news briefing.
“The Delhi government has begun distributing food in the riot-affected areas. A number of trucks loaded with food and relief material have been sent to several localities of northeast Delhi,” he said.
The Aam Aadmi Party-led government has announced alternative accommodation for those survivors whose homes have been destroyed in the violence which spanned over three days in the national capital. “We’ve made arrangements for accommodation at 9 of our Rain Baseras, and local community centres for people whose houses are completely burnt down or those who cannot go back to their homes. If needed, we will also arrange temporary tents for people,” the Delhi chief minister said.
At least 42 people, including a police head constable and an IB staffer have died while around 200 people have sustained serious injuries in the violence that engulfed pockets in north-east Delhi.
The violence initially erupted on Sunday but escalated and took a communal turn on Monday when two groups supporting and protesting against the new citizenship law clashed in Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Chand Bagh and other areas of north-east Delhi. Shops, vehicles and houses were torched, policemen and locals attacked and property worth crores of rupees damaged during the violence which followed.
