Foundation laid for Trinco campus new building complex

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 18:10 GMT]
Foundation stone was laid Wednesday morning for the 91 million rupee-project to construct a building complex to house the Trincomalee campus of the Eastern University in 250 acre-land allocated in Konesapuri, 16 km north of Trincomalee town along Trincomalee-Pulmoddai road. Trincomalee campus is currently functioning in rented buildings in the east port town without adequate space for its academic activities and lack of hostel facilities for students, sources said.

The project includes the construction of a two-storied administrative block, dormitories for students, library building and other related academic infra structure facilities, the sources said.

Religious rites are held according before foundation stone is laid.

Campus Rector Rev.Fr Rajendram at the site in Konesapuri where the new building complex is to come up.

Mr.V.S.Swaminathan, Deputy Chief Secretary (Planning) of the North East Provincial Council (NEPC) laid the first foundation stone followed by Rev Fr.Dr.C.P.Rajendran, Campus Rector, Attorney-at-Law Ms Subashini Chitravelu, a member of the East University Council, Dr.K.Thiyagarajah, member of Campus Faculty and the Deputy Chief Secretary (Audit) of the NEPC and other distinguished guests, the sources said.

Work on clearing the shrub jungle commenced soon after foundation is laid for campus new building complex.

State Engineering Corporation (SEC) has undertaken the construction of the campus complex. Mr.Lalith Liyanarachchci, Senior Project manager of the SEC said they would complete the construction by the end of the December this year.

Campus Rector Fr.Dr.Rajendran said by January next year the academic activities now being conducted in Trincomalee town would be permanently shifted to the new complex in Konesapuri.

Mr.T. Pirapaharan, Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Business Studies in the Trincomalee campus, Mr.Velmanickam, NEPC Building Department Director, Mr.V.Sritharan, Senior Assistant Registrar and members of academic and non-academic, students and well-wishers attended the event.