Three girls' hostels for Berhampur University

BERHAMPUR: The Berhampur University will construct three new girls' hostels that will accommodate around 300 students. The foundation stone for one these hostels was laid by vice-chancellor J K Mohapatra on the university premises recently. The UGC has given Rs 1.25 crore for the construction work, Mohapatra said, adding that this hostel will house 90 girls. Two more hostels, each of 100-student capacity, will be constructed with financial assistance from the department of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes development. The state government has sanctioned for the construction of the hostels and work is likely to start soon," the vice-chancellor said. The cost of construction will be estimated by the engineers of public works department (PWD), sources said. Construction of these three hostels was likely to be completed by March-end next year, Mohapatra said, adding that will solve the accommodation problem of girl students due to shortage of hostels. 

Source: Times of India