Bhagalpur prisoners make 25,000 face masks

BHAGALPUR: The jail inmates in the district are busy manufacturing face masks to protect people from the coronavirus. The objective is to engage them in creative activities besides helping them earn as well, said Sanjay Kumar Chaudhary, jail superintendent at Special Central Jail and Shahid Jubba Sahni (SJS) Central Jail at Bhagalpur.
He said the manufacturing cost of a double layer cotton mask is Rs10.Nearly 25,000 face masks have been supplied to various state government establishments, including 5,000 to SJS Central Jail (Bhagalpur), 3,000 to Khagaria district jail, 2,000 to police lines through SSP (Bhagalpur) office, 6,000 to police lines through Naugachia SP office and 1,500 to Begusarai SP office.
The jail officials and staff besides the inmates also wear the face masks manufactured there, Chaudhary said and added that the priority was to fulfil the demands at the district jails at Sheikhpura, Lakhisarai, Jamui, Munger, Khagaria, Begusarai, Banka, Bhagalpur and Naugachia.
It He said the jail administration has endeavoured to provide necessary raw materials and training to the inmates for manufacturing masks.