Srinagar, May 25: The Jammu & Kashmir Government has approved installation of towers of harmonious call blocking system in all 14 jails of the Union Territory to prevent unauthorized communications from them.

As per an order issued by Home Department Jammu and Kashmir reads that the UT administration has approved  the project of installation of a harmonious call blocking system in all 14 jails of J&K for blocking 2G, 3G and 4G signals that could later also be suitable for 5G.

“The proposal involves financial outlay of Rs 21. 26 crore. Of which, Rs 19.04 crore is one time cost and Rs 1.76 crore is recurring cost per annum on account of rent to passive infrastructure providers @Rs 26000 per telecom service provider(TSP) per  month per tower-HCBS) and Rs 0.56 crore on account of annual maintenance charge @ Rs 1 lakh per TSP per annum,” it said.

A police official said installation of a harmonious call blocking system will help to reduce unwanted calls while maintaining an environment conducive to legitimate communication.

“Over the past several years, we have recovered hundreds of phones inside jails that were misused by jail inmates. We are trying to overcome this menace and we hope this step will help us,” he said.