AP: Collector directs to expand Rangaraya Medical college without shifting of adjoining ITI

The Collector along with Joint Collector Revenue wing Dr G.Lakashmisha and RDO Chinnikrishna has inspected the medical college and also the ITI on Thursday in the wake of the proposed expansion of the medical college for accommodating GGH as the teaching hospital in the same premises.

He said the oldest ITI which has a maximum number of 14 courses need not be shifted. The Collector has went round the Laboratories in the ITI such as welding, motor mechanism, Fitter, Turner, Machinist, Refrigeration and air conditioning and enquired the ITI officials on the number of constructions in its premises spread over 15.76 acres.

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They explained the collector that apart from ITI the offices of the district employment exchange, regional deputy directors office,200 bedded ST hostel and 33KVA electric substation were there in the premises.

They also told him that there was a driving track in an area of six acres used for imparting training to students in diesel mechanism and motor mechanism and Crores of rupees worth of laboratory equipment .

Every year one thousand students were passing out completing their course in the ITI established in 1947. Later the Collector inspected the vacant site in the medical college and discussed with the Principal Dr Babji over the site requirement for the construction of a teaching hospital in the campus.

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