PUNE: City-based college of agriculture plans
to set up an agriculture museum at its main building, a 100-year-old
heritage structure. The college has built a new building in its campus which
will be inaugurated by President Pratibha Patil on Sunday.
"We are planning to shift the existing
offices and departments that are located in the old heritage building to the
new one, after which the vacant space in the heritage building will be
developed as a museum," said Tukaram More, vice-chancellor of Mahatma Phule
Krishi Vidyapeeth.
More said that the old building has been
identified as a grade A heritage structure by the Pune Municipal
Corporation. Hence, it will be given special attention and steps will be taken
to preserve its beauty and aesthetics in future as well.
A museum will be set up in the building that
will display the historical milestones from the field of agriculture. Besides,
the museum will also cover education and research aspects in agriculture.
Students of agriculture, researchers and common people will benefit from the
museum.
More said that the college of agriculture
celebrated its centenary year in 2008. The new building that has come up in the
college campus is called is a replica of the old heritage building. The new
building covers a total of 12,627 sq mt and Rs 16 crore was spent in its
construction. Moreover, the building is eco-friendly with maximum use of
natural light.
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