Mudhalvar Padaippagam to come up in Tiruchi
The facility is designed to function as a co-working space for entrepreneurs and a learning space for students with modern infrastructure.
A sum of ₹3.05 crore under the Corporation's Education Fund would be utilised for the project. The civic body had identified a vacant land on Hospital Road in Ward 9 of Zone V. The proposed three-storey facility will have a learning space on the ground floor and co-working spaces on the first floor.
The Corporation has finalised the DPR and submitted the report to the State government seeking approval to execute the project. 'Once the State government accords the administrative and technical sanctions, tenders would be floated to take up the construction,' said a senior Corporation official.
The centre is designed to accommodate around 50 persons at a time to enable students preparing for national and State-level competitive examinations such as the public service commission, engineering, banking, and so on to utilise the study material available there. An entire floor would be dedicated to the learning space, featuring a common study hall equipped with computers and internet facilities to enhance the studying experience.
Similarly, a floor would be developed as a co-working space for accommodating over 30 persons at any given time to support entrepreneurs and start-ups, who are facing challenges due to a dearth of space. The co-working space will feature three conference rooms and can be booked online on an hourly basis.
The centre will have a separate floor dedicated to the cafeteria. Facilities, including a sanitation complex, a parking lot, an admin room, surveillance cameras, and a security room, are planned. The centre would remain open from morning to night on all days.
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