Kaushambi jail inmates stitch blanket covers for cow shelters

Prayagraj: Inmates of Kaushambi district jail are stitching covers for cows for the winter seasons using old and torn blankets. The woollen covers will be supplied to gaushalas across the state.
These covers are being made from worn out blankets collected from Kaushambi and other district jails of the state. A blanket allotted to an inmate during winter usually lasts around three years.
Superintendent of Kaushambi district jail BS Mukund said, “A team of 10 inmates are stitching the covers for the cattle.A pack of 50 woollen covers is being supplied to a gaushala in Manjhanpur. We have collected old and torn blankets from many jails and are using those to make the cover for cattle by stitching them with a thick sheet of cloth\ polythene.”
He claimed that this is the first time when inmates have started such an initiative.
“We aim to prepare around 1,000 covers for the cattle in a month and are trying to make at least 400 covers this week,” he added.
Once the woollen cover is made, we put a logo on it and dispatch it to gaushalas.