Haveri med college may run from engg college building

Haveri: The much-awaited Haveri Government Medical College (HGMC), located in Devagiri, is all set to function from the Government Engineering College building from the next academic year (2021-22). According to norms, there is no provision to start classes in a private building on a rental basis. So the medical college authorities have chosen a government building to start with.
The authorities are in touch with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to get permission to function from the government building, and are hopeful of getting the same.Meanwhile, the works on the HGMC building will take off shortly with the tender process having been finalised.
HGMC special officer Dr Uday Mulagund said that they have to start first batch of classes from 2021-22 academic years at any cost as they have already completed the necessary formalities. Meanwhile, owners of some private hospitals and buildings are ready to rent out their buildings for the medical college. “But we can’t take any of them. We can only choose government building to run the classes till HGMC has its own building,” he explained.
Mulagund said that they have inspected many government buildings in Haveri, “but most of them are unfit to run classes”. “The government engineering college is suitable for us because it has educational environment. We have approached AICTE for providing us some classrooms in their premises. We hope they would consider our appeal,” he said.
Speaking on the tender process on HGMC building works, an engineer said it has been completed and KBR Infratech Construction Company has bagged the project by bidding Rs 347 crore. It will house academic blocks, hostels for boys and girls, quarters for dean, principal, teaching/ non-teaching staff and nurses,” the engineer added.