KOCHI:
Maharaja’s College
administration has decided to submit a
fresh detailed project report
(
DPR
) before
directorate of collegiate education
for undertaking relaying and repair works at
Maharaja’s College ground
.
Principal Mathew George said, “Though the college has submitted a Rs 6-crore worth proposal to repair and relay the ground, it has been decided to revise this proposal. The fresh proposal will go into the finer details and the college will rope in the services of experts to decide on the aspects that need to be brought in while taking up repair and relaying works.”
The fresh proposal will be submitted before April, he said. A fresh estimate will be prepared after consulting experts, George said. “The plan is to get the funds sanctioned for the fiscal 2021-22,” he added. A NAAC team will visit the college on February 25-26, and once the college completed these procedures, they will start working on the fresh DPR, the principal said.
As public pressure mounts on the need to relay the synthetic track at the ground, the office of Ernakulam MLA T J Vinod gathered the details from the college administration. College authorities said the matter is also taken up before finance department. However, if funds are available with the directorate of collegiate education, then it can be directly implemented by them.
The principal said the senior officials from the higher-education department have involved in the issues related with Maharaja’s College ground. Following a complaint raised with the chief minister by certain citizens, the public works department has taken up the task of addressing issues related to poor lighting. “In fact, director of collegiate education V Vigneshwari contacted us on Friday,” he said.
Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden said he was aware of the issue at the Maharaja’s ground. Eden said he had taken up the case of the track many years ago. “The ground is a source of revenue for the college. I had raised the matter with Kerala Sports Council. There will be conscious effort to follow up the matter,” he said.
The synthetic track is completely damaged. The reasons include wear and tear and the lack of time-bound maintenance. It is not possible for people to walk or jog. The track needs to be completely relayed for hosting sporting events. Athletes say those who train here get injured.
(Concluded)
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