LG calls for frequent checking, surveillance of prisons
Jammu, Dec. 21 -- Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha, on Saturday, called for frequent checking and surveillance of prisons across Jammu and Kashmir at a high level review meeting of sub-departments under the home department at Lok Bhavan here.
The budget and expenditure of prisons, prosecution, home guards, civil defence and SDRF, fire and emergency services, forensics, Sainik welfare and advisory board were discussed at the meeting.
The meeting was attended by chief secretary Atal Dulloo, director general of police (prisons) Deepak Kumar, home department principal secretary Chandraker Bharti, finance department principal secretary Santosh D Vaidya, principal secretary to the LG Mandeep K Bhandari and commandant general, home guards, Abdul Ghani Mir, among others. He took a comprehensive review of progress achieved under vital ongoing projects including construction of high security prison at Mahanpur in Kathua district, establishment of cyber division at FSL Jammu, upgrade of cyber division at FSL Srinagar and construction of bunkers in border districts of J&K. Addressing the meeting, Sinha directed for expediting the pace of works and strengthening of various wings of the home department through coordinated efforts....
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