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Lack of an adequate number of shelter homes leads to people to sleep on footpaths outside AIIMS, Delhi. Patients, who, along with their relatives, come from other states, and are forced to stay on the pavements due to the lack of free accommodation. The main problem is the poor condition of the washroom. The stench of urine from the partially closed toilets is indomitable. All these people stay outside the hospital till the next appointment, many too poor to go home and come back. Many night shelters have been set up by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), an agency of the Delhi government, for the convenience of patients near the hospital. These shelters provide a covered area to sleep, with blankets and mattresses to protect against the cold. AIIMS and the hospitals at Safd
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