INDIA: Harsh conditions for New Delhi's homeless

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Updated January 16, 2008 07:34:33

With New Delhi in the grip of a harsh winter, the city's homeless are being forced to brave the chill. Few shelters are available to cater for the Indian capital's estimated 150-thousand homeless people. Aid groups blame the government for failing to prevent the scores of deaths from exposure and illness recorded every winter.

Presenter: Murali Krishnan
Speakers: Homeless citizens Pintoo and Nagendra; Sanjay Kumar, team leader for Shelter Rights Campaign

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