Mumbai University's New Library Will Be Thrown Open On 'This' Date

Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant announced that Mumbai University will finally start using the new library building from March 15. The library has been in the limelight owing to its poor state with books and research papers rotting.

This decision was taken in a meeting held by the minister with officials of the university and BMC on Wednesday, March 2, to understand the status of different developmental plan works for Kalina campus which are incomplete.

मुंबई विद्यापीठ परीक्षा केंद्र, सांस्कृतिक केंद्र, ग्रंथालय इमारत, अपूर्ण बांधकामे आणि कलिना परिसराच्या विकासाबाबत आज माझ्या अध्यक्षतेखाली बैठक संपन्न झाली. यावेळी, सिनेट सदस्य, प्र - कुलगुरू रविंद्र कुलकर्णी, कला संचालक राजीव मिश्रा व सर्व संबंधित अधिकारी उपस्थित होते. pic.twitter.com/bLtsOZuio9

— Uday Samant (@samant_uday) March 2, 2022

Samant also spoke about completing the university’s development plan on priority which has to be done in association with the MMRDA.

Moreover, a nodal officer from BMC has also been appointed to ensure rapid movement on projects, including setting up of a hostel for international students and another one for girls.

He also instructed the university administration to begin paying minimum wage for contractual employees in varsity, especially those in the security and cleaning department who are currently paid measly salaries.

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Meanwhile, last week, the minister had paid a visit to the Jawaharlal Nehru Library of MU in Kalina campus, which has come under the scanner for its poor condition, putting books and lives of students in danger.

The minister was quoted by narratives elaborating on how even though the new building is ready, it doesn’t have an occupancy certificate thus he will request the mayor, Kishori Pednekar to pay attention to this. The meeting is anticipated to finalize a plan to commence the work of shifting.

Samant commented on the unfortunate conditions of the books, he said that whilst it is the university’s responsibility, the Maharashtra government has taken interest in the problem so he visited the library. The priority according to him, will now be to bring the library back to its original glory.  

Besides, after the demise of the veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar, the Maharashtra Government decided to establish an international music college in Mumbai in her name.