PM Modi paying tribute to Veer Savarkar. (file photo)
A new college in the name of freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is likely to be established soon in the country’s capital Delhi. It is expected that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself may lay the foundation stone of this college on 3rd January. Let us tell you that two new campuses of Delhi University (DU) are going to be constructed in East and West Delhi. Along with this, there is also a possibility of laying the foundation stone of a college which can be named after Veer Savarkar.
Estimated cost of Rs 140 crore
Information about the new college in the name of Veer Savarkar has been given by the sources of Delhi University. Let us inform that earlier in the year 2021, the Executive Council of Delhi University had approved the construction of Savarkar College in Najafgarh at an estimated cost of Rs 140 crore. DU sources have said that PM Modi has been invited to lay the foundation stone of the college. Confirmation in this regard is awaited from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
Where will the East and West campuses be built?
Delhi University sources have said that the establishment of the eastern campus of the university is proposed in Surajmal Vihar and it will have an estimated cost of Rs 373 crore. At the same time, the western campus of the university will be established in Dwarka.
Proposals for these names also
The Executive Council of Delhi University had also approved the proposal of a college in the name of late BJP leader Sushma Swaraj in the year 2021. Apart from this, DU Vice-Chancellor was given the right to select names for the two proposed colleges. Names like Swami Vivekananda, Vallabhbhai Patel, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Savitribai Phule were included in the list of these names. (input language)
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