Rain Basera

Description

A dozen baseras became a canvas for this project. Overall, the capital has 270 sanctuaries, run by various NGO’s according to the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), the nodal agency. According to the website, it shows that there are 92 shelters in permanent buildings, 112 in porta cabins, 55 in tents and 5 in unused buses. Each shelter has dhurries and blankets, water and toilet facilities and caretakers. Some shelters are chargeable, others are free but charges are nominal. The latest figures available put night-time occupancy at around 6000 people, though the total capacity is around 2000.