INDORE: Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) will get 40 acre in return for some portion of the land the varsity is giving to the district administration for a police station and temple.
The varsity that wasn’t ready to give a portion of UTD campus to Bhanwarkuan police station has come on mid ground in a meeting with education minister Dr Mohan Yadav, district administration and Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) officials at EMRC on Saturday.
While district collector Manish Singh had two demands which included the land for police station and temple, IMC commissioner, Pratibha Pal demanded land on university campus on Ring Road side for building an overhead water tank. In return of some portions of the UTD campus, DAVV will get a total of 40 acre of land. This 40 acre land includes the 25 acre of land at Bada Bangrada which was in possession of DAVV for construction of medical college but the project had lapsed due to delay and an additional 15 acre land at some other place.
The land dispute between DAVV and district administration has been resolved, Yadav told reporters. “In the deal, DAVV is at advantage as the varsity has got 40 acre for expansion of its infrastructure,” he added.
Bhanwarkuan square often faces traffic congestions as left turns on two sides, one at police station side and the other at Shiva Temple side are not broad enough. District administration had sought land from DAVV on UTD campus for shifting the temple and the police station. While the varsity had given a nod to give space for temple but had initially refused space for police station. Besides transferring the same land of Bada Bangarda in the name of DAVV, the district administration has also agreed to give 15 acre land in some other place after the intervention of Yadav as compensation.
Yadav suggested the varsity to come up with new courses in line with National Education Policy (NEP). He also suggested the varsity to come up with agriculture related courses. Yadav assured DAVV that the issues if any arise during the implementation of NEP will be resolved.
“As DAVV is the biggest university of the state, we have more expectations,” he added.
