India, Jan. 28 -- New Delhi

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to draw up annual short-term plans to address the challenges faced by residents of night shelters near government hospitals during extreme cold and heatwaves, and to prepare a summer action plan for this year by March.

A bench comprising chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tejas Karia issued the direction while dealing with a suo motu petition on inadequate night shelters in the Capital, prompted by a news report highlighting the poor conditions at a shelter located near AIIMS.

"Accordingly, we direct that every year a short-term plan be prepared by DUSIB in January and February for meeting the exigencies which the ...