Provincial govt. also transferred 53 acre land to Sindh Agriculture University Campus for further expansion and carrying out research activities.
Umerkot
Sindh Government handed over various newly constructed buildings and agricultural land to the authorities of Sindh Agricultural University for further expansion of its sub-campus at Umerkot.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in this regard during a brief ceremony on Sunday at Umerkot. The new buildings have been constructed to establish more teaching departments in the sub-campus of Sindh Agricultural University in Umerkot and to provide academic environment to the students belongs to Thar and its related areas.
Beside buildings, 53 acres land has been given to the sub-campus administration of the University’s sub-campus Umerkot.
The buildings transferred through the education department, include the administrative blocks, faculty buildings, auditoriums and other infrastructure.
The MoU was signed between Dr. Jan Mohammad Marri, Director Sub-Campus, Sindh Agricultural University at Umerkot and Bilawal Ahmed Kumbhar, District Education Officer, Department of Education.
Speaking on this occasion, Dr. Jan Muhammad Marri said that SAU has pledged to provide modern teaching and research facilities to the students of Thar and adjoining areas. “We are further expanding the campus infrastructure and Sindh government is fully cooperating.”
He said that new degree courses are being introduced in the sub-campus for the students and more modern facilities are being provided in the laboratories, research fields and classes.
He said that the sub-campus would also include BSIT Information Technology and Diploma in Livestock Assistant, Food Security and Nutrition and Forestry and Range Management courses. This will help in solving various problems faced by the livestock farmers in Thar, while the youth of those areas will be able to help local farmers through courses related to agriculture, information technology, livestock and dealing with various diseases.
Prof. Dr. Zia ul Hassan Shah, Prof. Dr. Bachal Bhutto, Dr. Mukhtiar Memon, teachers of sub-campus, heads of teaching and administrative departments were also present. (PR)
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