Haryana to build 3 satellite jails

Chandigarh, Aug 2 (UNI) The Haryana government has decided to construct three satellite jails in Mewat, Rewari and Panipat districts with a view to keeping undertrials separate from the convicts in the state.

This was decided at a meeting which was presided over by the Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to review the working of Jail Department.

Mr Hooda said that the construction work of new jails at Faridabad, Jhajjar and Yamunanagar would be completed by the end of this year. After construction of these district jails, as many as 14,260 prisoners could be accommodated in the state.

The Chief Minister directed the Home Secretary that the renovation work of jails should be completed within a stipulated period. He directed them that steps should be taken to make arrangements of separate stay of convicts and undertrials in each jail.

He said the convicts of Rewari and Nuh would be lodged in district jail Gurgaon and the convict of Panipat would be lodged at district jail Karnal.

Mr Hooda said that the computerisation of jail work and Video Conferencing System would soon be completed and made operational by the end of November.

He also directed that Gaushalas should be set up at the farm land available at various jails and the first such Gaushala should be set up at district jail Karnal as a Pilot Project.

UNI