Eight months after they moved to India from Pakistan, the Delhi Government’s assurance to provide water and electricity has given the refugees lodged at a temporary location in North Delhi’s Majnu—ka—Tilla a new ray of hope.

According to the Delhi Government, as many as 70 Hindu refugee families from Pakistan’s Sindh area had shifted base to India eight months ago.

Since then, they have been living in Majnu—ka—Tilla area here.

But, they have not got basic facilities like water and electricity.

The government’s move comes a few days after a delegation of refugees from Pakistan raised their problems at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s recent “Janta Samvad”.

“Since they shifted base to India, they, who are putting up at temporary structures in Majnu—ka—Tilla, were not getting basic facilities like water and electricity. A delegation of such families met Delhi CM Kejriwal at the Janta Samwad and apprised him about their difficulties,” said a senior government official.