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The Centenary Auditorium of the University of Madras, which has remained closed for the past fewer years, is acceptable to reopen successful a fewer months aft renovation. The Public Works Department is expected to implicit the restoration task by aboriginal adjacent year.
The historical operation successful the University’s Chepauk field has been a important venue, which has hosted swearing-in ceremonies and large world and authorities functions. The Building Centre and Conservation Division of the PWD, which specialises successful conserving practice structures, is executing the ₹26.33 crore project.
Spread implicit 64,157 sq.ft. and including a mezzanine floor, the auditorium was inaugurated by Sir Jaya Chamaraja Udaiyar Bahadur, the past Governor of Madras successful October 1965.
The 17. 50 metre gangly structure, with its striking facade adorned with earthy white-blended stones, had suffered harm to its roof, signifier flooring, and walls owing to ageing. It was declared unsafe for usage a fewer years ago, according to PWD officials.
About 35% of the enactment has been completed truthful far, with the task delayed initially owed to backing constraints. Though insignificant repairs had been taken up successful the past, this is the archetypal clip the auditorium is receiving a large facelift successful respective decades, officials said.
The section is progressive successful assorted works, including repairing the leaky extortion and walls, replacing damaged tiles, and fixing teak windows and doors. Work is besides successful advancement to make seating capableness for 2,400 persons isolated from upgrading assorted facilities successful the auditorium’s stage, officials said.
A squad of PWD officials held a treatment with Public Works Minister E.V. Velu connected the advancement of enactment connected Tuesday.
“We purpose to implicit the renovation task by January adjacent year, up of the deadline. The enactment volition assistance reconstruct the operation to its archetypal grandeur portion equipping it with modern facilities, said officials.
