The Kozhikode Corporation is planning to partially fund the four shelter homes for the homeless under Udayam Charitable Trust as well as a new building for the shelter home at Chevayur.
A recent Corporation council meeting decided to divert funds set aside for a night shelter at Cheruvannur under the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) for the building at Udayam home at Chevayur.
“Setting up shelter homes for the homeless is the responsibility of the civic body, and we have funds to support them. However, the Corporation was not in a position to do anything in 2020 when COVID-19 struck, and hence, the District Collector took the initiative to set up Udayam Charitable Trust for the purpose. Now, the Corporation is trying to do its bit,” said P. Diwakaran, welfare standing committee chairperson.
