Products made by prisoners displayed at Saraswati Pushkaralu

HYDERABAD
The Telangana Prisons Department inaugurated its 'My Nation Prisons Stall' at the ongoing Saraswati Pushkaralu in Kaleshwaram on Friday.
The stall was formally opened by Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Telangana, Soumya Mishra. Also present were Jayashankar Bhupalpally Collector Rahul Sharma, DIG of Prisons (Warangal Range) M. Sampath and Central Prison Warangal Superintendent T. Kalasagar.
Eco-friendly products made by prison inmates such as incense sticks made of used flowers collected from the Vemulawada Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple, handmade soaps, woven products and traditional durries, were on display. The effort is part of the department's 'Waste to Wealth' initiative, which aims to combine sustainability with rehabilitation.

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