Ludhiana, Nov. 7 -- As winter has begun to set in, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) has failed to reopen the city's night shelters, which usually start operating in the early days of November. With temperatures dipping steadily, hundreds of homeless and daily wage workers continue to struggle for a safe place to sleep.

Most of the existing night shelters in Ludhiana remain either closed for renovation or under repair, exposing the civic body's poor preparedness for the winter season. According to information, the night shelter at Miller Ganj is currently shut due to renovation work, while the ones near Ghoda Colony (Cheema Chowk) are still undergoing whitewash and maintenance. The only remaining shelter at Haibowal is also in poor...