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Telangana Today
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2017
FOR A BETTER LIFE
As part of Mahaparivarthan programme, prisoners of Karimnagar jail
will work at a petrol bunk established by the authorities
KARIMNAGAR
P
risoners of Karimnagar jail
are all set to run a petrol bunk
right in front of the prison
soon. Works are under progress
and the petrol bunk is expected to
be ready within a month. With a
vision to bring change in the atti-
tude of jailbirds and to make
them stay away from com-
mitting crimes later, the
State Prisoners Depart-
ment is gearing up in INMATES WILL
designing innovative
concepts under Maha- RS 3,000 AS
parivarthan pro-
gramme. SALARY
As part of this pro-
gramme, jail authorities
are providing an opportunity
for convicts to practice on how to
lead a normal life. And their inten-
tion is to get them used to it in
order to keep them away from
committing crimes later. So, the of-
cials want the prisoners to work
in a petrol bunk from now.
Establishing small scale indus-
tries along with a few ayurvedic
SANGAREDDY GETS
MUNICIPAL NOSTALGIC
PARK LACKS
FACILITIES
With authorities
turning a blind eye, the
park has lost its glory
centres apart from the petrol bunk
are being taken up by the depart-
ment. While there are a few petrol
bunks running by the prisoners in
cities like Hyderabad, Warangal,
Mahabubnagar and others, the offi-
icials are still counting on for
more.According to an agreement
between Indian Oil Corpo-
ration Limited and the
Department of Pris-
ons, the oil com-
THE pany will set up
bunks and hand
BE GIVEN them over to
jails.
Karimnagar
EVERY district jail au-
MONTH thorities have
provided 1,200
square yard land to
establish a bunk which
was provided to the oil company
on 20 years lease. There is a possi-
bility to provide employment to 30
life sentenced prisoners through
this initiative. Only open jail pris-
oners are eligible to work outside
the jail and since there are only
three such prisoners in district jail,
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the authorities will be brining 20
more prisoners from Warangal
jail.
The inmates will be given Rs
3,000 as salary every month.
Though the authorities are ex-
pected to get Rs 95,000 per month
towards rent besides commission
on sales, they are unable to pay
more salary as according to rules,
prisoners should not be paid more
than Rs 100 in a day. Jail Superin-
tendent N Shivakumar Goud said
that he is also planning to engage
some of the released prisoners in
the bunk. When asked about the
section of inmates, he said that
open jail prisoners who have a
good relation with family mem-
bers would be selected.
He informed that they are plan-
ning to open ve more petrol
bunks which includes the reopen
of two closed ones. Negotiations to
reopen closed bunks at Lower
Manair Dam and another at Ped-
dapalli bypass road in Karimnagar
town are ongoing along with the
search for lands.
Raghu Paithari
P.3
CHAMALAPALLY
IN A FIX
Confusion follows after
the reorganisation of
districts
From Adilabad
to America
This assistant professor shares his
journey of struggles and success
ADILABAD happy life to his father 10 years
ago from being a mason after Es-
While a few youngsters get dis- tari was posted as an assistant
heartened by unpleasant solu- professor of KU in 2005.Signi-
tions, this young lad from cantly, the 39-year-old assistant
Adilabad has fought hard against professor earned post-doctoral
poverty by excelling in academ- fellowship from the University of
ics. Dr Estari Mamidala is work- West Georgia in Atlanta in the
ing as an assistant professor at US through CV Raman fellow-
Metabolic Disorders and Infec- ship provided by University
tious Diseases Research Lab, Grants Commission (UGC). He
which is a part of Department of had schooled and graduated from
Zoology, Kakatiya University a government degree college of
(KU), Warangal. His passion for the town before pursuing post-
studies fetched him international graduation and doctor of philos-
recognition and many awards. ophy in KU.
Estari was always keen on in- Estari bagged awards and fel-
venting something new. His fa- lowships from national and inter-
ther was a mason who struggled national organisations for his
hard to full the needs of the contributions to the eld. He has
family and that was what made recently been selected for the
Estari a focus on his academics. prestigious Canada-US Research
He always wanted to extend - Academy. He will work along
nancial support to his family and with the scientists of other coun-
so, he didnt allow his father to tries for a month in a year for
take up any construction work three continuous years with the
after securing a government job. help of this title.
My parents used to be en- He was conferred as American
gaged in construction works to Radiolabelled Young Scientist
make a living. They were some- Award from ASIOA at Boston,
times unable to generate income USA in 2015. He was awarded
in meeting day-to-day expenses. with the Fellow of International
I even used to draw paintings to Association of Science Impact
help my father in running the (FIASI).
family, said Estari. He gifted a Santosh Padala
Estari receiving Junior Scientist award.