Palayamkottai prison inmates reach out to flood-hit victims
Authorities of the Palayamkottai central prison decided to collect the contributions in cash.
TIRUNELVELI: Inmates of the Palayamkottai central prison here down South plan to donate a minimum of Rs 1 lakh towards the relief aid for the victims of the floods in Chennai and Cuddalore districts.
The prison ADSP Arumugam said that some life convicts voluntarily came forward to contribute from their earnings by working in the prison. Following this, 570 under-trials, 470 remand prisoners and 75 detainees under the ‘Goondas Act’ have also expressed their willingness to follow suit.
Hence, after a formal permission from the ADGP of prisons, the authorities of the Palayamkottai central prison decided to collect the contributions in cash. Arumugam added that prison staff members have also come forward to contribute for the relief fund for the flood victims in the state. Several relatives of the prisoners too have come forward with generous contributions, he added.
It may be noted that inmates of the Palyamkottai central prison are engaged in crafts like tailoring, envelope-making, sanitary napkin manufacturing, pave-block making, farming and poultry farming.
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