Staff Reporter
SHILLONG:
The state has informed the Division Bench of the High Court of Meghalaya that it has proposed to earmark a larger area in the modern Shillong correctional home complex.
The Court has closed the PIL in light of the present satisfactory state of the correctional homes in the state, and has requested the state to ensure that the quality of food, hygiene and discipline at the correctional homes is maintained as per the expected standards.
The Court was informed by the state that the major problem of congestion at the Shillong correctional home has been taken care of and new buildings have come up, even though it is proposed to shift the entirety of the Shillong correctional home to new premises.
However, the proposal is that the new correctional home will come up in New Shillong where government departments are proposed to be moved and a commercial hub is planned around the area where the new Assembly has been built.
“The state government is requested to look into the desirability of having a correctional home in or around a commercial hub and the State may consider locating the correctional home at the other end of Shillong where sufficient land may be available. However, it is for the State government to take a decision in such regard,” the Court said.
The Court observed that there is a new correctional home coming up at Nongstoin and the lack of funds has delayed the project already and the Court suggested that the State should make every effort to ensure that the work is completed as expeditiously as possible.