Work still incomplete, but CM opens ‘renovated’ BCU campus

Work on only classrooms is complete; toilets are still being constructed

By Yashaswini Sri

As you enter Bangalore City University (BCU), you see debris lying on the sidewalks. With cement dust floating in the air, it is evident that renovation is taking place.

The office has been partially renovated. One room that has been renovated is crammed with office staff. On the left, a garden is being landscaped, with a JCB on the job.

Students cover their faces as they walk around the campus. Pebbles on the roads jump as vehicles move over them.

The vice-chancellor’s office is among the many areas that are still under renovation.

While much of the renovation is yet to be completed, chief minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated the BCU’s “renovated” campus on March 23.

Varalakshmi M, an undergraduate student studying in BCU, said: "The renova-

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tion started around December and has been continuing since then. Our classes were renovated first so we had almost no classes in January.”

Her classmate Tanya S shared: “The dust has been a huge inconvenience for us. Many of myfriends have allergies because of the constant renovation. As of now, only classrooms are renovated. Even the washrooms are under construction.”

Sandhya Sri, a BA student, said: “Compared to the past few months, I have to say it’s better now for us (students); 40 per cent of the renovation is still pending.” yashaswini.s@iijnm.org

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