MUMBAI: Following the suicide of a civil engineer and small time film producer in a municipal night shelter at Kashimira, civic leaders have demanded shutting down the shelters in the Mira-Bhayander region.
The body of Ashok Mewad (40), a resident of Gujarat, was found hanging from the ceiling of the shelter run by the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) on August 16. Questions were raised about how the shelter meant to house the homeless during the night hours was given to a film producer. Mewad was occupying the shelter for the past three months. Occupants of night shelters have to vacate the rooms in the mornings. The body of Mewad was found hanging from the ceiling of a room in the shelter in the afternoon, raising questions about the misuse of the shelters.
Nationalist Congress Party's leader of the house in the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) Bernard D'mello alleged that the night shelters were being misused. He said that the shelters should instead be used to house occupants of dangerous and dilapidated structures in the region. Residents of dangerous buildings refuse to vacate their premises for lack of alternative accommodations.
D'mello's concerns were echoed by Bharatiya Janata Party leader of the house Sharad Patil. Shiv Sena's house leader Neelam Dhawan said that the shelters should be made available for students looking for space to study and women in distress.
The MBMC has opened five night shelters in the region. The shelters are run by non-government organisations. Allegations of the shelters housing criminals and anti-social elements have been frequently made to the civic administration.
In 2010 the Supreme Court 010 had mandated setting up of year round night shelters while hearing a petition on urban malnourishment.
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