Tourists can now peek inside Pune s historic Yerwada jail
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Quaid Najmi ( IANS) |
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Sat, Jan 23 2021 16:48 IST |
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Pune : , Jan 23 (IANS) Marking a new chapter for tourists, the Maharashtra government will throw open important prisons in the state for jail tourism , starting this Republic Day on January 26 with the historic 150-year-old Yerwada Central Jail in Pune.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will inaugurate the initiative on Republic Day in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and other top officials, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh announced on Saturday. This is the first phase of jail tourism Later, it will be extended to other prisons like Nagpur, Nashik, Thane, Ratnagiri, etc. A small fee of Rs 5 for school students, Rs 10 for collegians and Rs 50 for general tourists shall be levied, Deshmukh said.