Foundation Stone laid by Urban Development Minister

Kurseong : Bengal urban development minister Asok Bhattacharya today laid the foundation stone of a new building of Kurseong College on the institution’s 40th anniversary.

A new building has become necessary for the college to start undergraduate courses in microbiology, computer science and other subjects. It will come up on a 2,500sqft area on the college campus at a cost of Rs 48 lakh.

“The entire amount will come from the MP (Rajya Sabha) fund. As of now Rs 12 lakh has been sanctioned from the fund to initiate work,” said Prabhat Pradhan, the principal of the college. In the first stage, only two storeys of the building will be constructed

The minister asked Kurseong College to start professional courses apart from teaching general arts, commerce and science streams. “Military science, anthropology, BCA and MCA are some of the courses that can be started here. I will ask the government to generate funds for the development of the college.”

Source: The Telegraph