IEP Chandigarh, January 24
The Haryana Government has designated the Haryana State Industrial Infrastructure and Development Corporation (HSIDC) as the project executing agency for constructing Shri Krishna Ayush University in Kurukshetra. This decision has received approval from Chief Minister Mr Manohar Lal.
In the fourth meeting of the Committee of Secretaries for AYUSH Education and Research, held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Shri Sanjeev Kaushal, today approved the project consultant for the project. The Chief Secretary said that the project consultant’s role would involve planning, designing, providing architectural services for the university building, and facilitating infrastructure development in various buildings. This strategic move aims to expedite the construction process, enabling the commencement of building and other related works in the near future.
The university, set to be built at a cost of approximately Rs 1000 crore, will be established in Fatehpur village of Thanesar in Kurukshetra. The campus will encompass academic buildings, hospitals, hostels, outpatient departments (OPD), Panchkarma buildings, faculty and staff residential buildings, among others.
Additional Chief Secretary of Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Mr. T.V.S. N. Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary Industries and Commerce Department, Shri Anand Mohan Sharan, Additional Chief Secretary Health& Auysh Departments, Smt. Anupama, Director-General, Development and Panchayat Department Mr, D.K. Behera, Director-General of AYUSH Department Dr. Ashanj Singh, Managing Director of HSIIDC Yash Garg, and many other senior officials were present in the meeting.
