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Inmate Crafts ₹8 Radium Reflector Belts to Safeguard Stray Animals in Narmadapuram
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 08 Oct 2026, 05:16 PM
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A prisoner at Narmadapuram Central Jail is repurposing discarded blankets and cloth to produce low‑cost radium reflector belts that help drivers spot stray animals at night.
Narmadapuram Central Jail inmate has started converting unused blankets, old clothing and other waste material into radium reflector belts. Each belt costs roughly eight rupees to make, yet it can significantly improve visibility of stray animals for drivers on dark roads.
The initiative aims to reduce accidents involving livestock and stray dogs that often wander onto highways after dusk. By reflecting vehicle headlights, the belts make the animals appear as bright silhouettes from a distance, giving motorists extra reaction time.
Prison authorities have allowed the project to continue, noting its potential social impact and the skill development it offers to inmates. The belts are being distributed to local transport unions and volunteer groups in the surrounding districts of Madhya Pradesh.
If widely adopted, the low‑cost solution could complement existing road‑safety measures and provide a new avenue for inmate rehabilitation through community‑oriented innovation.
The initiative aims to reduce accidents involving livestock and stray dogs that often wander onto highways after dusk. By reflecting vehicle headlights, the belts make the animals appear as bright silhouettes from a distance, giving motorists extra reaction time.
Prison authorities have allowed the project to continue, noting its potential social impact and the skill development it offers to inmates. The belts are being distributed to local transport unions and volunteer groups in the surrounding districts of Madhya Pradesh.
If widely adopted, the low‑cost solution could complement existing road‑safety measures and provide a new avenue for inmate rehabilitation through community‑oriented innovation.