STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The Deputy Commissioner of the Kamrup district has handed over around 70 bighas of government land at Bagta in Hajo to the Inspector General of Prisons for the construction of a high-security jail.
According to sources, the land was handed over to the IG (Prisons) recently and the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the construction of the high-security jail on that plot of land has already been prepared.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has given its approval to the establishment of high-security jails in Assam, Delhi, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, and Karnataka. Each of these six states will get funds amounting to Rs 100 crore for this purpose. CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces), apart from the Assam Police and jail personnel will be deployed in the high-security jails.
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