Decks cleared for GGSIPU campus in east Delhi – Today’s Paper … – The Hindu

The decks have been cleared for an integrated campus of the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) at Surajmal Vihar in east Delhi, modelled on the lines of the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad.

The new campus had found a mention in Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodias budget speech earlier this year and is among the three ambitious projects which also includes a Teacher Training Institute under Ambedkar University at Lodhi Road and a new campus for the Shaheed Sukh Dev College at Rohini of the AAP government related to higher education.

To cost Rs. 231 crore

The foundation stone for the sprawling campus, which will come up at an estimated cost of Rs. 231 crore over the next two years, had been laid by then Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani in December 2014.

However, issues related to ownership of land on which the campus was to come up had led to suspension of construction work. On Friday, the Delhi Works Advisory Board, headed by Ashwani Kumar, Principal Secretary, Public Works Department, unanimously decided to resume construction.

Various courses

The University School of Architecture and Planning (USAP) is planned for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in architecture and planning, while the University School of Design (USD) is planned for courses at the same levels in varied disciplines such as textile, production, furniture, interior, graphic, film and video design, said the official.

The university will have a proposed intake of 1,500 students across six courses in addition to offering residential facilities.

Not only is the area in east Delhi densely populated but it also has a sizeable student population. Thanks to connectivity to the Delhi Metro as well as the bus network, not only students residing nearby but also those based across the National Capital Region are expected to benefit from it, the official added.

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