Catering to the increased demand for hostel facilities for girl students, the newly constructed wing of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) girls hostel was thrown open for the use by students here at a simple function held in hostel No. 5 premises. The new wing houses 32 furnished cubicles, which have been allotted to both under graduate and postgraduate level students.
The Director Students’ Welfare Mr. Kulbir Singh Sandhu said in wake of the increased strength of girl students in university colleges, there was a growing demand for additional housing facility in existing girl’s hostel. “Last year the matter was taken up with the Vice chancellor who readily agreed to the proposal and the new wing was constructed in record period of time”, said Mr. Sandhu.
With the addition of this new wing spread over an additional area of 16400 sq. ft., the existing girls hostel (Hostel no.5 )of GADVASU now can accommodate more than 100 boarders against the earlier capacity of 74 cubicles.
Designed in line with the modern architectural advances, the new wing offer spacious accommodation as special care has been taken to ensure proper ventilation and natural lighting. Furthermore, said Mr. Sandhu, the ceilings have been provided with advanced waterproof technology so as to reduce any chances of roof leakage during monsoons. “There would have been no better time than this year to shift into this new wing as at a time when power pangs are virtually keeping us on toes. The ample provisions for natural lighting has solved our biggest problem to a greater extent”, remarked Harsh Shaveta, a post graduate student of department of veterinary microbiology.
Talking about future plans of the estate office in bringing “revolutionary” changes in housing facility for outstation students the DSW said that an international hostel, a scientist’s hostel and a farmer’s hostel would be constructed in near future.
Earlier during the day, before occupying the rooms the girls organized Sukhmani Sahib Path in new wing and prayed for well being of hostel inhabitants. Later all hostellers and employees were served community lunch.
