Lucknow,

21 Feb (HS): The Uttar Pradesh jail administration had plans to transport holy

water from Prayagraj's Sangam to 75 jails around the state. UP Jail Minister

Dara Singh Chauhan, who monitored the procedure in Lucknow Jail, stated that

while people from all over the world may access Sangam, convicts from our jail

cannot. So we decided to make provisions

for our prison inmates. According to Prison Department authorities, more than

90,000 convicts are presently housed in 75 facilities around the state, including

seven central prisons. PV Ramasastry, Director General (DG) of Prisons, stated

that the minister oversaw the arrangements for detainees to bathe in holy water

from Sangam.

The

holy water from the Sangam was delivered to each prison, mixed with normal

water, and preserved in tiny tanks. According to authorities, the convicts then

took a bath in the water after praying. The Maha Kumbh Mela is taking place in

Prayagraj and will end on February 26.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi