📊 Mahara Prison Riot Damages Exceed Rs. 150 Million

• Financial & Infrastructure Impact: Initial estimates place damages above Rs. 150 Mn. Key facilities—including the kitchen, main boiler system, prison hospital, library, and rehabilitation offices—were destroyed. • Losses in Prison Industries: Equipment in woodwork, weaving, and apparel & textiles (tailoring units)—much of it UN-funded—was vandalized or destroyed, hindering skill-building and rehabilitation programs. • Capacity & Operational Strain: • Severe overcrowding: Facility holds 4,447 inmates against a design capacity of 991. • Majority of inmates are remandees facing drug-related charges. • 104 inmates transferred to other facilities following the unrest (1 dead, 10 injured). • Destruction of administrative files forces officials to reconstruct records from scratch amid staff shortages.