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PRAYAGRAJ : Construction of district jail completed shifting of prisoners from December

The construction work  of high tech district jail in Prayagraj has been completed by the Yogi government , at a cost of ₹ 173 crore. The prisoners will be shifted from this month of December.

This new building of  district jail  is built in Naini area will be having  more capacity of prisoners than all the district jails of Uttar Pradesh. This  jail has the capacity to hold 2800 prisoners, which is more than any other district jail in the state. This  jail has been  constructed by Uttar Pradesh Government Construction Corporation Limited.

According to RS Rizvi, project manager, the cost of this building is  Rs 173. 33 crore, and has been built in an area of ​​65 acres. Two circles, 18 barracks, 2 quarantine cells, one women’s barrack and one juvenile barrack have been constructed in the jail.

The barracks have been given a two-story shape. There are also two high security barracks in this district jail, in which 12 prisoners can be kept.

This  jail is equipped with  most hi-tech facilities and security in the state. Rain water harvesting has been made for water conservation . Apart from this, a sewage treatment plant has also been constructed inside the jail.

According to RS Rizvi, project manager of the organization that is constructing the jail, a crèche has also been built in the jail for the upbringing of the children of female prisoners. The entire district jail complex will be under surveillance system and CCTV surveillance.

At present only under trial prisoners will be kept in District Jail Prayagraj. Whose number in Central Naini Jail is 2870. Two deputy jailers, one Babu and 26 constables have been deployed in the district jail.

The committee constituted by the DM also inspected it a few days ago. After this, preparations are underway to shift the prisoners here in the first week of December.

 

Vishal Talwar

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