Cyclone-ravaged Berhampur University in Odisha’s Ganjam district is likely to reopen on November 12. The decision was taken at a joint meeting of the PG council and the board of residents yesterday.
“Classes will begin on the scheduled date only if power and drinking water supply are restored and construction of the boundary walls of the ladies’ hostels completed,” said PG council Chairman Ashok Kumar Panigrahi.
The decision would be conveyed to the high power committee constituted by Vice-Chancellor Deepak Kumar Behera to monitor the restoration work, he said, adding, a final decision would be taken on November 10.
The university was scheduled to open on October 21 after the puja vacation. The university authorities extended the vacation for an indefinite period after the cyclone left a trail of devastation on the campus.
Besides several buildings, the boundary walls of the three girls’ hostels had collapsed, while the doors and windows of all the hostels were damaged. Most of the trees on the campus were uprooted in the strong winds.
Sources said restoration work is on in full swing.
While the Odisha Forest Development Corporation cleared the debris, the public works department was undertaking the repair work.