Alagappa University gets a facelift

— Photo: L. Balachandar

IMPOSING:Workers giving finishing touches along the driveway to Alagappa University in Karaikudi. SIVAGANGA: The sprawling campus of Alagappa University has got a new look thanks to a massive facelift programme being undertaken at a cost of around Rs.7 crore.
The buildings, which were constructed by the late Alagappa Chettiar in the 1950s with the main building of the university having been constructed in 1985, have been renovated. Besides undertaking repair works, all buildings were repainted in light sandal and white colour. Repairs have also been undertaken at hostels for men and women, staff quarters among other buildings.
S. Sudalaimuthu, Vice-Chancellor, told The Hindu that the university had about 470 acres and compound walls had been constructed around the campus at a cost of Rs.1.5 crore. Encroachments had been removed.
Approach roads for staff quarters and other buildings had been re-laid at a cost of about Rs.1 crore. Alagappa Model school, with one the oldest buildings in the campus, had also been given a facelift. All furniture and fittings of the university were repaired or given a new look with a coat of paint and varnish.