category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh Haryana Government will construct 47 additional residential houses at District Jail, Yamunanagar at a cost of Rs. 13.57 crore. Chief Minister Manohar Lal has given administrative approval in this regard here today. Giving more information in this regard, an official spokesperson said that currently there are 41 residential houses built in the Jail office premises and with the construction of 47 additional houses a total of 88 residential houses will be ready to adequately accommodate 191 jail officers employees. He said that Haryana Police Housing Corporation (HPHC) has been set-up for taking up the work of construction of residential non-residential buildings of the Police department and deposit works throughout the state of Haryana. He added that 3 houses will be constructed on the area of 1900 sq. ft., 2 on 1300 sq. ft., 6 houses on 800 sq. ft., 24 houses on 650 sq. ft., and 12 houses on 550 sq. ft. area. Spokesperson informed that the Standing Committee of the Parliament has also praised Haryana for the excellent improvements made in the jails of Haryana and the facilities provided to the prisoners here. Recently, this committee under the chairmanship of former Deputy CM of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi had inspected Bhondsi (Gurugram) jail. After the inspection, Modi commented in the visitor s book of the jail that the facilities in the jails of Haryana are better than in homes. (editor dailyworld.in)