Overview
- A nonprofit count found about 7,882 people sleeping outside major facilities including AIIMS, Safdarjung, Ram Manohar Lohia and Lady Hardinge.
- The city reported 197 operational shelters housing 7,092 people, and DUSIB has asked AIIMS for permission to set up makeshift tents on its campus.
- A Hindustan Times spot check of nine shelters found only two broadly met prescribed norms, with frequent overcrowding, unusable toilets and no hot water.
- AIIMS cited 694 beds at Vishram Sadan and 250 at the Ashray camp, yet notices indicated the dormitories were full.
- Delhi recorded a low of 4.2°C with a yellow alert, dense fog and very poor to severe air quality, heightening health risks for those staying outdoors.