Kathua: Administrative Council which met under the chairmanship of Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor, JK approved creation of 342 posts of different categories for high-security prison at village Dhambra Mahanpur of district Kathua.
Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor; Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting.
The high-security prison is being constructed at the cost of Rs87.81 crore. The prison shall have the capacity of lodging 240 high-risk prisoners. The construction of the prison, through police housing corporation, is expected to be completed by February 2025.
