New Delhi: Delhi Government will host the first slum festival  in New Delhi on the occasion of World Homeless Day on October 10^th.  According to a statement issued by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), the slum festival will be organized for week- long celebrations by the DUSIB towards sensitizing the public about homelessness.

Separately, Delhi’s first Slum Festival will also be conducted on October 10 at the night shelter complex at Sarai Kale Khan. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will be the Chief Guest at the event.

As a part of week-long celebrations, activities such as medical camps, yoga, meditation classes, a special drive on cleanliness, tidiness and tree plantation will be conducted across all the DUSIB shelters and basti vikas kendras.

Camps in collaboration with the departments concerned for issuing Aadhaar cards and voter identity cards will also be organized. Clothes, blankets, medicines and nutritious food will be distributed among homeless people during the event.

According to the DUSIB, the World Homeless Day has been providing an opportunity for educating people about the issues of the homeless, identifying alternatives for policy makers and measures which could be taken by individuals as well as at non-Governmental levels in a collaborative manner for the improvement of the situation.