Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT Chandigarh visited the Model Jail, Chandigarh
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The Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT Chandigarh visited the Model Jail, Chandigarh for the inauguration of following 05 Projects:
CONFERENCE HALL:- The Prison Department has set up a State of Art Conference Hall in the Jail. The benefits of Conference Hall is for Holding internal coordination meeting and inter departmental meeting, Virtual conferences, physical as well as online training.
MODERN CONTROL ROOM :- A Modern Control room has been set up in the Jail from where the monitoring is done round the clock through CCTV Cameras. Control Room in a prison is a critical component for maintaining security, enhancing efficiency, and supporting rehabilitation efforts.
NURSERY (MANOHAR VATIKA):- Nursery (Manohar Vatika) has been set up in the jail where different varieties of medicinal plants have been planted and inmates are being trained to grow different variety of ornamental & fruits plants.
JEEV VATIKA:-The Prison Department has set up a Jeev Vatika in the Jail premises where some birds have been kept for promoting rehabilitation and emotional healing of inmates. It turns the prison environment into a space of compassion, responsibility towards animals and ultimately responsibilities toward the society and human kind.
GYMNASIUM HALL:- Gym has been upgraded by installing the new modern machines/equipment for the physical fitness of the inmates/staff so that they may stay away from drugs etc and remain involved in positive activities.
The Administrator appreciated the rehabilitation program undertaken by the jail authorities. In his speech, the Administrator said that the Jail authorities should work with more sincere efforts for the inmates to provide them better environment inside the Jail so that we can make this Jail best in the Country. He suggested that the Jail authorities should install more CCTV Cameras so as to cover every part of the Jail. He stressed upon to plant fruit trees in the Jail so that the inmates can use the fruit and more green vegetables should be produced in the Jail farm for the consumption of inmates. He also stressed upon the setting of Gaushala in the Jail so that pure milk can be supplied to the inmates. Sh. Gulab Chand Kataria further said, “I hope that the inmates will also cooperate with the Prison Administration and will take the benefit of such reformative activities”.
Rajeev Verma, IAS, Chief Secretary, UT Chandigarh, Vivek Pratap Singh, IAS, Principal Secretary to Governor Punjab, Mandeep Singh Brar, IAS, Home Secretary, UT Chandigarh, Raj Kumar Singh, IPS, DGP, Chandigarh Police, Dr. Palika Arora, PCS, Addl. IG Prisons and other Jail Officers were also present on this occasion.
