UIT building project stalled, shift planned to Sasthamcotta

THE dedicated building for the University Institute of Technology (UIT), a network of regional centres under the University of Kerala offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, in Poruvazhy panchayat remains incomplete, with only the first phase of construction having commenced.

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Now, after five years of the stalled work, authorities plan to relocate UIT to Sasthamcotta following a court order mandating the vacating of the panchayat building where it has operated for the past nine years.

The primary cause of the delay in construction is a lack of funds. In 2017, 49 cents of land were allocated for the project, and a contract was awarded in 2020 to build a two-storey structure with six classrooms and additional facilities, with an estimated cost of ₹75 lakh funded through the MLA fund. However, progress was interrupted when the Covid-19 pandemic struck.