Admn looks for CUHP campus land in D''sala
Blurb — A GSI team from Shimla found Jadrangal land unsafe for campus
Lalit Mohan
Tribune News Service
Dharamsala, September 9
As uncertainty is prevailing over the allotment of land offered for Central University Himachal Pradesh (CUHP) at Jadrangal in Dharamsala, the district administration of Kangra is looking for an alternative land for the north campus. The land for south campus at Dehra has been transferred in the name of the institute.
Sources said the university had proposed to start the construction of the campus. However, the Union Ministry of Education had asked the CUHP authorities to make a comprehensive plan for the campus before the construction could start.
In July, a Geological Survey of India (GSI) team from Shimla had found the land, offered at Jadrangal, unsafe for the campus. The university administration had written to the GSI head office in Kolkata to carry further investigations to ascertain the geological stability of the proposed campus in Dharamsala. A team from Kolkata head office is expected to visit Dharamsala.
VC Sat Prakash Bansal said he would not like to comment on the development until something was finalised regarding the CUHP north campus land.
Deputy Commissioner Nipun Jindal said, “We are looking for an alternative land for the campus. If the GSI team finds Jadrangal land unfit for development, we should have an alternative land ready for immediate transfer to the CUHP so that the construction could start soon.” The land was identified at Sakoh by CUHP authorities, however, they did not find it fit as it also involved forestland.
Minister for Forest Rakesh Pathania said the land offered for the CUHP at Jadrangal was in patches. They were trying to consolidate it so that the forest clearance could be received easily.
Meanwhile, the issue has started gathering political heat as Congress leaders are alleging discrimination against the Dharamsala region.
However, the real sufferers are the students and faculty members.
