Mangalore :

Chief minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the new post-graduate centre of Mangalore University, science block, women’s hostel and staff quarters at Chikka Aluvara in Kushalnagar of Kodagu district on Tuesday.

The new post-graduate centre has come up in 70.47 acres of land and the work on it wad commenced on November 15, 2010, vice-chancellor T C Shivashankara Murthy said.

The university had sought grants of Rs 24.50 crore for setting up the science, commerce and arts blocks, library, administrative office, hostels for students, staff quarters, auditorium, ground, guest house, health centre, commercial complex and roads and Rs 20 lakh towards staff salary in 2008.

The government in 2009-10 had sanctioned Rs 2 crore and released Rs 1.50 crore.

The VC said the science block was built at a cost of Rs 4 crore. The compound was constructed at a cost of Rs 72 lakh. There are separate hostels for men and women and it was built at a cost of Rs 3.20 crore. The centre also have a house constructed at a cost of Rs 1.04 crore.

The Construction works of arts and commerce blocks (at a cost of Rs 4 crore) and water supply system (Rs 50 lakh) are under progress .

The Syndicate has approved work of constructing the commerce and arts blocks respectively. The university has requested the state government to provide a special grant of Rs 20 crore during 2013-14 for the various works that are being taken up at an estimated cost of Rs 30 crore.

The Existing PG departments of bio-chemistry and microbiology will be shifted from Field Marshal KM Cariappa College, Madikeri to the PG centre from January 8.

With the work on the arts and commerce block nearing completion, the university will start PG courses in economics, political science, commerce and MSW at the new PG centre from the next academic year. Plans are afoot to start two additional PG courses in the science block of Chikka Aluvara centre. Power and water connections will be up by the time the Centre formally start functioning from January 18.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / TheTimes of India / Home> City> Mangalore> Commerce / TNN / January 06th, 2014