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Jail training school lacks facilities

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Trainees stand in formation during the passing out ceremony at the jail training school in Berhampur on Thursday. —

BERHAMPUR: Despite lack of facilities the jail training school in the city continues to produce wardens for the security of jails in Orissa.

The 41st batch of wardens, who completed their training in the institute, took part in the passing out parade held in its campus on Thursday. The Additional Director General (ADG) of Orissa Police and Inspector General (IG) of State prisons, V. Thiagarajan took the salute in the passing out parade of warders. Sanjay Kumar Pal was adjudged the best cadet during the training process.

Principal of the institute Sunil Kumar Mohanty elaborated the history and problems of the institute in his address. He urged Mr. Thiagarajan to take steps to improvise the training process at this institute. It is an irony that this only institute of the State for training of jail officials is yet to have an obstacle course for physical training. So, the cadets undertaking training at this institute does not get regular training of jumping walls, passing through trenches, rope climbing and various other obstacle training like balance bar, beam bar, ditch cross etc. The principal felt that due to lack of training in obstacle course the personnel passing out from this institute at times fail in their physical skills to deal with hardened criminals who are reaching the jails now. He urged the IG of prisons to instruct the police housing corporation to establish a modern obstacle course in the jail training school premises.

The principal also pointed out that they were unable to get good guest faculty from outside due to abysmally low allowance. At present the guest faculties are provided only 75 rupees per class. The principal wanted the State Government to increase allowance to at least 200 rupees per class. There was also need of filling up of vacancies of this 24 year old institute. The old bus and jeep of the institute also needed replacement for better transportation of the students and staff.

Speaking to newsmen after the passing out parade, Mr Thiagarajan said the State Government was planning to have a modern jail academy in Bhubaneswar in near future. He however added that the jail training school in Berhampur would continue to exist. He said during next few months 400 posts of wardens vacant in different jails of the State would be filled up. Some 200 posts would get filled up by the end of this year. He also accepted that the jail staff needed advanced training in personal combat and modern weapon training. It may be noted that the jail staff get training with .303 rifles at this training school.

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