JNU expedites repair work after videos of dilapidated hostels go viral

JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree D Pandit said repair work of hostels and libraries has been expedited and will be completed by next March. 

Vice-Chancellor Santishree D Pandit said repair work of hostels and libraries has been expedited and will be completed by next March. He said the university has received the first instalment of the funds from the University Grants Commission (UGC) for infrastructure improvement, and priority is being given to hostel and library repair work.  

Repair work to be done in phases 

The UGC released INR 14 crore as the first installment for renovation purposes. A committee has been formed to monitor the progress of work and the first phase of renovation will begin within a week.  

As per a circular issued by JNU, in the first phase, structural water proofing in Brahmaputra Hostel is being done rogress and likely to be completed by October 31. The repair work in Ganga, Kaveri, and Periyar Hostel has been awarded and work is likely to start within a week. Estimate renovation of kitchen and dinning hall of Sabarmati hostel has already been approved. The tender is being called and work is likely to be started by the first week of November.  

The circular read, “In the second phase, structural repair of Sabarmati, Narmada, Sutlej, and Jhelum hostels will begin. Renovation of dining and kitchen for Ganga, Kaveri, Periyar, Jhelum, Narmada, Mahi & Mandvi, Tapti, Lohit, and Chandrabhaga hostels and renovation of toilets for Ganga, Kaveri, Periyar, Jhelum, Narmada, Mahi & Mandvi, Tapti, Lohit, and Chandrabhaga hostels will also be done during the second phase.” 

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