Dimapur, July 26 (EMN): Union minister of State in-charge of DoNER and chairman of NEC, Dr. Jitendra Singh, had laid the foundation stone of Barak Hostel for Northeast students at JNU on July 24.
The hostel will have five floors. Apart from the student rooms, the hostel will have all the required facilities such as hostel offices, dining hall, common room and other facilities for students.
Vice Chancellor, Professor M Jagadesh Kumar, on the occasion, felt delighted that the North Eastern Council, Ministry of DoNER, is helping JNU to build the hostel. In his address, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, “To have a special hostel for the North East region is to bring the beauty and richness and wisdom of the region for larger dissemination.” He added, “North east is one of the fastest growing regions of India, where the growth rate is nearly 20 per cent.”
Secretary of DoNER, Naveen Verma, and the Secretary of NEC, Ram Muivah, also assured prompt action for speedy construction of the hostel.
Five Members of Parliament of the North Eastern Region were also present on the occasion.
