Sheila said the government would ensure proper education for the 13 kids
Sheila said the government would ensure proper education for the 13 kids
Shibu is eight years old; just another victim of the Lalita Park disaster. Shibu lost his family to the November 15 catastrophe, when a multi-storey building collapsed in the area, killing 70 people. The class III student of an MCD school lived in the structure along with his parents, grandmother and a sister. They are no more.
Destiny's child: Shibu's family used to reside in the five-storey building
in Lalita Park, which collapsed. file pic
But now there's hope for Shibu and others like him. On Tuesday delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that the government would take special care of the 13 children orphaned in the accident.
"The government is concerned about the children who were orphaned after the building collapsed in east Delhi. But I promise that special care would be given for their education and later on in their life. They will also be housed," Dikshit said.
Shibu had gone to play out in the street when the incident took place. Unaware about the incident he along with his friends kept playing in the nearby area. But after sometime they realised that something had happened near the house. They then rushed towards the building and witnessed the disaster. They were searching for their family members but could not find them anywhere.
Shibu's mother Chanchal, father Vaishnav, sister Kalpana and grandmother Parvati, who were trapped under the debris, succumbed during the course of treatment at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital. One of his neighbours is taking care of Shibu and his brothers for now.
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