Ahead of a visit of a NAAC team to the Berhampur University, a meeting of the all stakeholders of the university and concerned departments was held at the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Southern Range) office here on Thursday to review the progress of the various development works. The RDC (SR) Sanjay Singh presided over the meeting, considered significant as the NAAC team will visit the university in February, 2016 and grade the university on which the release of grants to the institution depends.
Presiding over the meeting, Singh reportedly issued strict instructions to the concerned officers to complete all the development works of the university before the high powered NAAC team visits or else the matter will be viewed seriously. Among other works, the officials were asked to complete immediately the toilet complex in all the PG hostels for which a grant of `2.05 crore has already been sanctioned.
Similarly, Singh wanted to know the progress of the construction and renovation work of academic building, new hostel, library building and several such development works for which a grant of Rs13.35 crore has been sanctioned. He also reviewed the work progress of E-Content Centre building in which three hundred computers will be installed to disseminate electronic information to the students and research scholars instantly on various academic activities, academic schedules, lesson plans, projects and several such educational and research based works.
Completion of construction and renovation work of all internal roads of the university campus, functionality of WiFi system in the campus, celebration of Golden Jubilee, handover of the Deer Park to the Forest Department, land for development of a Zoological Park sought by the Forest Department also figured for discussion. Among others, the Vice-Chancellor of university Prof Deepak Kumar Behera, RDC’s Secretary Ranjan Kumar Sharma and officials of PHD, PWD, Southco, BSNl and CPWC were present.