Jagan lays stone for Central Tribal University in Vizianagaram

Vizianagaram: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan laid the foundation stone for a Rs 830-crore Central Tribal University at Chinamedapalli village in Vizianagaram district’s Mentada mandal on Friday. Being built on 562 acres, the university is expected to be ready in three years.

“In this tribal area, we are constructing permanent buildings for the Central Tribal University, a project of Rs 830 crore. In another three years, this project will be dedicated to the country,” said Jagan, addressing a public meeting after laying the foundation stone at Maradam village in Dattirajeru mandal.

Pradhan termed the foundation-stone-laying ceremony as another step towards fulfilling prime minister Narendra Modi’s dream of making tribal welfare a concrete reality.

Jagan thanked Modi for sanctioning the project, which was endowed to the state as part of the bifurcation of united Andhra Pradesh in 2014. The chief minister said the varsity would further education among the tribal communities and prepare them to compete in the world.

To benefit the tribal region, Reddy said that three medical colleges are being built at Narsipatnam, Paderu and Parvatipuram, including a tribal engineering college at Kurupam.