Maharashtra government to provide 200 acres of land to BHU to set up its campus in Amravati district

Updated on: Thursday, March 14, 2013

Banaras Hindu University will have a campus in Maharashtra by 2014. Maharashtra government had announced to provide 200 acres of land to the university to set up its campus in Amravati district.

BHU spokesman said that the proposal for a campus in Maharashtra was given by the alumni association of BHU Mumbai chapter. It has been accepted and was also announced in the alumni meet of the association held in Mumbai on March 10. Shiv Sena leader Uddav Thackerey was present as chief guest on the occasion. He praised the government's initiative for construction of a BHU campus in Maharashtra.

The campus will basically have an agriculture college. Formal procedures in this regard are yet to be made. The name of Shatabdi Municipal Hospital in Mumbai was also changed to Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital. There are over 800 alumni registered with Mumbai chapter of the association. Director, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Dr RG Singh was present as the special guest in the alumni meet. General secretary, alumni association, Mumbai chapter, GS Agrawal and over 200 alumni were also present on the occasion.

Maharashtra government to provide 200 acres of land to BHU to set up its campus in Amravati district

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