DLSA Udhampur extends helping hand to stranded Travelers in distress

UDHAMPUR, MAY-15, 2021:- In a view of ongoing lockdown imposed around the country due to COVID-19, the District Legal Services Udhampur proves a beacon of hope for  sixteen  family members of  Delhi  who have been  vacated by  local hotel owner for not paying rent today.
After getting the information of it that  16 standard   travelers  including  women and children are on road  due to  forcible eviction   by a local hotel owner  where they were putting up  from last fifteen days and  are appealing for help, on the  direction of Chairman District Legal Services Authority Chairman Y.P Bourney,   Secretary DLS A , Rajni Sharma  swung into action and initiated their efforts to mitigate the sufferings of  family in distress.
The Secretary DLSA took up the matter with local administration and local police regarding problems of standard travelers held up here .On the direction of Secretary DLSA a police team from  Udhampur police station  along with Retainer  Lawyer Sanjit Kumar reached the spot and rearranged  hotel accommodation  for  families in distress.
The DLSA team also arranged meals and dry ration for standard travelers and assured every type of help till arrangement of their transportation will be made by district administration. The 16 members  from Delhi  were teaching craft work in local schools here, but after lockdown  they became jobless and put up  in a local hotel. But when they ran out of money, the  hotel owner  forced them to vacate the hotel today .
Meanwhile, the district administration has launched an initiative  to send these  families  back to their homes shortly. The families in distress have  expressed gratitude to DLSA and district administration  for showing human face and extending  help at this juncture . It is pertinent to mention here that in view of last year lockdown imposed around the country, DLSA Udhampur has  proven a beacon of hope for 15  Udhampur based students standard at Nagpur due to lockdown. After taking up matter with the Nagpur administration, they were brought back to their homes.
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