In order to make fool proof security arrangements, an all-facility district jail will be established in a sprawling 25 acre area in Kondagaon district. looking to the increasing number of prisoners in all the district jails, including the central jail, upgradation work of all the jails in the division is on.
According to Central Jail Superintendent Rajendra Gaikwad, the Jail department had allocated funds for the construction of Kondagaon jail. After cutting the trees from the allotted land construction of the new jail would be started, he added.
He said land for the construction of a new jail with 200 prisoner capacity in Kondagaon district has already been allocated and the PWD engineers have already prepared the drawing of the new jail. After completion of formalities by the forest department, the construction work would be started.
As per the layout, besides barracks, garden, cultural hall, parking arrangements and fool proof security arrangements would be made in the new jail.
According to sources during the period from 2004 to 2012 crime rate in the state has shown an 8 per cent increase. With the increasing number of crimes, the number of prisoners has also been increased in the district jails. looking to the state of affairs, upgradation of all district jails and sub jails is being done.
Gaikwad said that at present the Jagadalpur central jail was overcrowded with prisoners, more than three-times the capacity. Hence a letter has already been written to the PWD to complete the construction of new jail in Jagadalpur also, he added.
He said that at present the Dantewada jail has a capacity of 300 prisoners, which was being upgraded to 600 prisoner capacity. looking to the situation of the naxal-infested Bastar region fool proof security arrangements are being done in the district jails. Along with Kondagaon, process for the construction of new jails in Narayanpur and Pankhajur is being done, he added.