Summary
New buildings will fit about fifteen thousand seven hundred fifty‑eight students.
Two older hostels will be rebuilt, and more will appear on other campuses.
Key Points
3 points1
Total cost is about five thousand eight hundred eighty‑nine crore Indian rupees.
2
Construction includes new dorms, dining halls, shops, and study rooms.
3
Designs aim to use space efficiently for the next hundred years.
New Words to Learn
10 wordsexecutive council
group of university leaders who make big decisions
proposal
a plan that is suggested for approval
crore
a unit equal to ten million
accommodation
places where students live
multi‑storey
having many floors
permissible floor area ratio (FAR)
rule that tells how much building space can be used on a piece of land
wardens
people who look after the hostels
scarcity
not having enough
urged
strongly asked
funding agency
organization that provides money for projects
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