COIMBATORE: The Government College of Technology (GCT), which is celebrating the platinum jubilee, is all set to use the Rs 10 crore fund that the state government had allocated to it in the budget to renovate auditorium and drainage system, which are more than 60 years old. The fund would also be used to construct a sewage treatment plant, new classrooms and repair dilapidated compound walls.
College principal P Thamarai said they had sought around Rs 100 crore from the state to carry out major renovation work on its campus on Thadagam Road to mark the platinum jubilee.
“But we have been given Rs 10 crore and we are happy that we have got the fund. We would meet Public Works Department officials and carry out the work.”
Pointing out that the drainage system of the college was laid more than 60 years ago, she said, “We are looking to relay it. We would also renovate the auditorium, which is also constructed more than 60 years ago.”
The principal said the new classrooms and sewage treatment plant might cost Rs 5 crore. Presently, the college doesn’t have a sewage treatment plant.
She said the portion of compound wall bordering Venkatapuram, a residential area adjacent to the campus, was damaged and needed rebuilding. The wall on the hostel side also needed attention, she said. “These works would be done with the fund.”
Last year, a faculty training centre, constructed at a cost of Rs 9 crore, was inaugurated on the college campus. The centre is being used conduct training and development programmes for teachers from colleges across the state.
College principal P Thamarai said they had sought around Rs 100 crore from the state to carry out major renovation work on its campus on Thadagam Road to mark the platinum jubilee.
“But we have been given Rs 10 crore and we are happy that we have got the fund. We would meet Public Works Department officials and carry out the work.”
Pointing out that the drainage system of the college was laid more than 60 years ago, she said, “We are looking to relay it. We would also renovate the auditorium, which is also constructed more than 60 years ago.”
The principal said the new classrooms and sewage treatment plant might cost Rs 5 crore. Presently, the college doesn’t have a sewage treatment plant.
She said the portion of compound wall bordering Venkatapuram, a residential area adjacent to the campus, was damaged and needed rebuilding. The wall on the hostel side also needed attention, she said. “These works would be done with the fund.”
Last year, a faculty training centre, constructed at a cost of Rs 9 crore, was inaugurated on the college campus. The centre is being used conduct training and development programmes for teachers from colleges across the state.
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