In Delhi's Shakur Basti, a birth follows death

December 15, 2015 08:16

In North-West Delhi's Shakur basti, life came full circle over the weekend at two households, 50 metres from each other.

Around 10 am on Saturday, six-month-old Rukaiyya died as her parents Mohammad Anwar and Safeena Khatoon rushed to save what they could as their home faced demolition by a bulldozer during a drive by the Railways.

That night, around 1.30 am, a girl was born to Manoj and Manisha under another tarpaulin sheet a little ahead.

The dwellers are now being forced to live in freezing conditions and are battling the extreme cold. The dwellers are just provided with blankets and food, but still it is not sufficient, especially for the children and the elderly. "They have given us blankets. But it is very cold and especially the kids are suffering in the open," said Mohammed Kuddu, one of the dwellers.

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