No. 065 · Justice & Correctional
1,000-Capacity District Jail
Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
- Location
- Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
- Client
- UP PWD
- Built-up area
- 35,000 m²
- Site area
- 70 acres
- Project value
- ₹200 crore
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Sector
- Justice & Correctional
A new district Jail for 1,000 people on a 70-acre site at Amethi, planned for the Department of Home, Uttar Pradesh, as a safe but humane setting for rehabilitation.
About the project
The Department of Home, Government of Uttar Pradesh, is building a new Prison complex at Amethi for 1,000 inmates. The brief asks for safety and hygiene, but also for a humane environment in which rehabilitation can take place, and the plan follows the Indian Prison Act and Rules.
The 70-acre site holds accommodation blocks for inmates, administrative offices, medical facilities, a kitchen and dining hall, and quarters for staff. Landscaping is part of the scheme.
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