OUAT Auditorium With 1000-Seat Capacity To Be Completed By December

By December of this year, the state-of-the-art auditorium being built on the campus of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) in Bhubaneswar will be finished. The chief minister’s secretary (5T) said this when visiting the OUAT on Thursday night. During the visit, he looked over a number of initiatives related to the 5T Transformation Programme.

Taking stock of the progress of the construction work of the auditorium with 1000 seat capacity, Pandian said it would host training programmes, workshops and conferences on agricultural education from the state to the international level. It will be the largest auditorium in the country. He also said all steps will be taken to make the university a leading educational and research institution at the national level. All classrooms of OUAT will be converted into smart classrooms, he added.

He also reviewed the construction work of the boys’ hostel which would have 500 beds and the renovation of the women’s hostel. During interaction with the students, he said steps would be taken on their demand for opening badminton courts and gymnasiums in the hostels. The works of bother hostels are targeted to be completed by December.

Pandian visited the renovation work of the 200-bed Farmers’ Hostel. The works of the hostel, which will accommodate the farmers coming for agriculture training, will be completed by September.