Punjab Government on Monday approved setting up of a veterinary science college and hospital in Bathinda district. The institute, which will also house a livestock farm complex, will come up on a sprawling 25 hectares of land in Rampura Phul area of the district.
A decision to this effect was taken by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal during a meeting with senior officers of the Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries department, an official spokesperson said.
The college and hospital will be built over five acres of land besides other facilities. The college will be affiliated with ludhiana’s Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), which will undertake the project. Emphasising the dire need to strengthen veterinary education as well as generating more employment opportunities for the youth especially in rural sector, Badal also asked the GADVASU Vice-Chancellor to prepare a comprehensive plan for initiating new short-term diploma courses for the proposed college, besides the regular degree courses.