The Maharashtra state authorities is able to welcome vacationers to the well-known Yerawada Jail in Pune, ranging from January 26, 2021.
The target behind selling jail tourism is to allow folks to go to and see the historic jail. Reportedly, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will flag off the jail tourism enterprise at Pune’s Yerawada Central Jail on the Republic Day. The identical has been introduced by Maharashtra Dwelling Minister Anil Deshmukh in a press convention at Police Gymkhana.
Reportedly, jail tourism will begin from Yerawada jail within the first part. It might profit college students from faculties, schools and most people to go to historic jails.
Yerawada jail is legendary for the truth that outstanding freedom fighters together with Lokmanya Tilak, Motilal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai, Subhas Chandra Bose and Sarojini Naidu had been imprisoned right here throughout their lifetime. Recollections associated to those personalities have additionally been on show on the jail.
Information has it that tour guides will likely be current for the guests on the jail and ticket costs will vary from INR 5 to INR 50. Nevertheless, authorities had put a cap on the variety of guests to be allowed to go to the jail premises each day.
The jail tourism drive would additionally function jails in Nashik, Thane and Ratnagiri.
In India, the Mobile Jail aka Kala Pani, which is a colonial jail within the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, can also be open for vacationers. As well as, Goa’s CM introduced revamping of Aguada jail for selling tourism just a few weeks again.
Supply: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
