Delhi University (DU) has decided to expand residential facilities for students. DU in this category Rs. A new hostel will be built at a cost of 5889 crores. Construction of new hostels will provide accommodation to 21895 students of DU. The proposal to this effect has been approved in the 284th meeting of the Executive Council (EC) held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Yogesh Singh, Vice Chancellor of DU Prof. Presiding over the meeting, Vice Chancellor Prof. Yogesh Singh said that the design of these buildings will be prepared keeping in mind the requirements of the 21st century.

The Vice Chancellor of DU said that the circumstances were different whenever hostels were built in the university and the circumstances will be different in future too. So the work is being done keeping in mind the next 100 years.

Along with the new hostels, two old hostels will also be reconstructed.

As per the proposal passed by the DU EC, an estimated Rs. New hostels will be constructed at a cost of Rs 4027 crore, which will provide additional residential facilities to 15758 students in the university. Apart from this, a proposal for reconstruction of two old hostels has also been passed, the construction of which will cost around Rs 1862 crore, after which accommodation facility for 6137 students will be available.

New hostels will be built here, old ones will not be renamed.

In response to a question, Vice Chancellor of DU Prof. Yogesh Singh said that none of the existing hostels will be renamed after the reconstruction. He also said that currently a decision has been taken to construct additional multi-storied hostel buildings at Delhi University’s Dhaka Complex, Surajmal Vihar Campus and Najafgarh Campus.

Apart from the construction of new hostels, the proposal for reconstruction of Jubilee Hall and PG Men’s Hostel has also been approved. He said that in view of the scarcity of vacant space for construction of buildings in the university, it was also decided that each hostel block would be designed in such a way that the maximum floor area ratio (FAR) prescribed for that campus could be fully utilized.

Apart from this, facilities like dining hall, shops, common room, reading room, warden’s accommodation etc. will also be provided in these blocks. Keeping these needs in mind, hostel complexes were planned in all the three campuses.

There are hostels for boys and girls

As per the proposal passed by the EC, apart from the construction of hostels in Dhaka Complex, hostels for girls and boys are also to be constructed at Veer Savarkar College in Roshanpura (Najafgarh). Apart from this, a hostel for girls and boys will also be constructed in the west campus of the university in Dwarka (Najafgarh). A hostel for girls and boys will also be constructed in the East Campus of the University located at Surajmal Vihar, Karkduma. The EC also called upon all colleges to prepare proposals for construction of new hostels in their colleges and send them to the funding agency.