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Gurugram NGO Begins Haryana’s 5,000-Bed Free Shelter Project
A charity called the Earth Saviours Foundation is building a very large free home in Haryana.
It plans to help more than 5,000 people who have been abandoned or are living without support.
These people may include elderly people, people with illnesses or disabilities, and abuse survivors.
The charity already helps about 1,300 people at two other shelters.
Residents receive a place to stay, food, medical care and help rebuilding their lives.
The project was planned by founder Ravi Kalra, who died before construction began.
His son Jas Kalra is now leading the foundation and continuing the work.
The charity is asking people to donate or volunteer.
The Earth Saviours Foundation has begun developing a free shelter in Haryana planned to house more than 5,000 people.
The six-acre project was initiated by late founder Ravi Kalra and is being continued by his son, Jas Kalra.
The foundation already operates shelters in Bandhwari and Mandawar, housing around 1,300 people.
Residents receive free accommodation, food, medical treatment and rehabilitation support, funded largely by public donations.
The foundation says it has rescued more than 1,500 people, reunited over 10,000 residents with families and conducted more than 12,000 unclaimed-body funerals.
- Who
- The Earth Saviours Foundation, led by president Jas Kalra, is developing the shelter.
- What
- A free shelter planned to accommodate more than 5,000 abandoned and destitute people.
- Where
- On six acres in Haryana; the foundation also runs shelters in Bandhwari and Mandawar.
- When
- Work has begun; Jas Kalra became foundation president in December 2021 after Ravi Kalra’s death.
- Why
- To provide free housing, food, medical care and rehabilitation to people without support.
Key facts
- Planned capacity
- More than 5,000 residents
- Project size
- Six acres
- Existing shelter residents
- Around 1,300 people
- Services provided
- Free accommodation, food, medical treatment and rehabilitation
- People rescued from streets
- More than 1,500
- Residents reunited with families
- More than 10,000
- Unclaimed-body funerals
- More than 12,000 conducted by the organisation
Quotes
Jas Kalra
President of the Earth Saviours Foundation and son of its late founder, Ravi Kalra
“My father bought these six acres years ago and never lived to see them break ground.”
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