PU regional centre gets land; session to start next year

Archit Watts
Tribune News Service

Muktsar, March 9

There is good news for those studying in the Panjab University Regional Centre (PURC), Muktsar, or aiming to get admission here.

The PURC building, which is in a shambles, will soon get a new lease of life. It is expected to run from a new place, close to the Government College from the next academic session in July.

Dr PS Dhingra, Director, PURC, said, “The state government has handed over five acres to the varsity for the construction of the PURC building. The tender for construction of boundary wall of the land has already been floated. Besides, the vice-chancellor and registrar are trying their best to make the centre operational from next academic session by setting up a prefabricated structure as the permanent structure will take some time to come up.”

The PURC is presently functioning from a rented building on Tibbi Sahib road which was declared unsafe about four years ago. Besides, a portion of its roof had also collapsed during the rains.

Started in 1998, this prestigious centre offers education to 520 students in various courses, including LL.B, MCA, M.Phil (Punjabi) and MA (Punjabi, English, Political Science and Economics).

However, it took 17 years to get land from the state government.

The PU authorities are planning to set up 20 classrooms, library, canteen, common room for girls, staff room, director’s office, teachers’ offices, storerooms and lawns in the new complex. All the expenses on construction work, running the centre will be borne by the university.

Courtesy: The Tribune