For the proposed Odia Viswavidyalaya at Satyabadi, Higher Education Minister Ananta Das reviewed necessary arrangements in a meeting in Puri on Sunday.
Besides discussing on infrastructure, Das basically stressed on the transfer of required land near the Banavidyalaya before starting construction works. He heeded on protection of the existing trees from chopping inside the famous Bakulabana of Satyabadi.
Das discussed on construction side by the Works Department and ordered the officials not to chop a single tree inside Bakulabana.
Within the existing trees on the land, the buildings will be built so that its century old forestry environment is not hit, it was decided.
Discussions were also held on transfer of the project funds to the
Works Department for starting construction of boundary wall, administrative hall, staff quarters and all other infrastructure needed for a varsity.
Notably, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had laid the foundation-stone for the university on the 141st birth anniversary of Pandit Utkalmani Das on October 9 near the Bakulabana of Satyabadi. The Government set few months’ deadline to complete construction so as to inaugurate it in 2019.