New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually lay the foundation stone for three buildings at Delhi University on Friday and release a series of coffee table books at the closing ceremony of DU centenary celebrations, news agency PTI reported citing university authorities. These buildings will be 7+1 storeyed with state-of-the-art infrastructure for the faculty of technology, a computer centre, and an academic block, they said.
Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh said, "The prime minister will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony of centenary celebrations of the Delhi University (DU) on June 30. Prime Minister Modi will lay the foundation stone of three new buildings virtually."
Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education, will be the guest of honour for the ceremony.
A working model of a Mars rover, semiconductors, and sustainable bamboo products made by student startups will be part of the exhibition.
DU South Campus Director Prakash Singh told PTI that the prime minister will also release three coffee table books, including a logo book.
"The three buildings for which the prime minister will lay foundation stone are the computer centre and the faculty of technology (North Campus) and academic block at Maurice Nagar. These buildings would be completed in the next two years," he said.
Prakash Singh said the university has a computer centre but it is only two-storeyed. "We have plans to build a new computer centre. The building will be built with funds given by the Centre as part of the Institutions of Eminence (IoE) scheme. The second building would be the faculty of technology," he said.
"The prime minister will also launch three coffee table books, including a logo book which will have logos of various colleges and their motto. One will have the activities planned for the entire year and the other will have our historical achievements," Prakash Singh said.
The DU has offered B.Tech programmes with a capacity of 360 students beginning with the forthcoming academic session. The building for the faculty of technology will cater to them. For the closing ceremony, an exhibition commemorating the university's 100th anniversary will be held in the basement of the Multipurpose Hall.
According to an official, the preparation for the event is in full swing and Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh is monitoring all the activities.
On Tuesday, a meeting on advance security liaison was held under the auspices of the vice-chancellor. The vice chancellor also met separately with members of the university's academic and executive councils.
"The university administration is fully active regarding the proposed visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Delhi University on June 30," the official said.