DPR prepared for Central University’s Tiruchi campus

A detailed project report (DPR) has been prepared for building a satellite campus of the Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) at Suriyur near Bharathidasan University.

The central university, which was established under the Central Universities Act, came into being in September 2009. It functions on 500 acres of land at Neelakudi on the outskirts of Tiruvarur. Taking into account the fact that many central universities have one or more campuses, in addition to their main campus, the CUTN proposed to set up a satellite campus in Tiruchi, which is well connected by air, road, and rail. It has identified five acres of land at Suriyur near the Bharathidasan University.

According to sources, the State government has fixed ₹3 crore as cost of the land. The CUTN is said to have initiated the process of taking control of the land from the Revenue Department by paying the cost.

As per the DPR, which has formulated a plan to construct classroom buildings, guest, staff quarters and other basic infrastructure, it will cost about ₹23 crore.

M. Krishnan, Vice-Chancellor of the CUTN, told The Hindu that a meeting had been scheduled on July 30 in New Delhi to finalise the budget for the project. Once the allocation of funds was finalised, all other steps, including floating of tender, would be taken.

The new campus would enable the university to improve student intake as Tiruchi was well connected by air, he said and added that it could conduct conferences, seminars, and so on by attracting experts from different parts of the country, the Vice-Chancellor said.