Mathura's Night Shelters Fail Homeless Amidst Biting Cold; Travelers Sleep Under Open Sky

• Govardhan Nagar Panchayat's night shelters are mostly closed or lack facilities, forcing travelers to sleep outside in severe winter.
• Despite dropping temperatures, the administration has made no bonfire arrangements at main squares, unlike previous years.
• Local 18 team found night shelters dilapidated, dusty, and without essential items like mattresses or quilts for warmth.
• Devotees Hariom Soni, Ashok Kumar, and even police personnel are forced to buy their own wood for bonfires due to administrative inaction.
• Concerns raised about the lack of separate facilities for women and the administration's symbolic gestures.

Why It Matters: Mathura's night shelters are failing to provide basic warmth and shelter to the homeless during extreme winter.