The prestigious Madras Medical
College is all set to move into the new building coming up at the old Central
Prison premises.
The construction work, which
began on the sprawling 11-acre prison land in October 2010, is nearing
completion and would be inaugurated by May, said sources.
The Medical College, currently
located at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, is more than 100 years
old and was not being able to satisfy the current requirements of the Medical
Council of India (MCI).
The council had pointed out
that the current classrooms in the old premises couldn’t accommodate additional
students and better infrastructure was required for sanctioning more seats.
The state-of-the-art new
building, which is being built at a cost of Rs 57 crore, has six floors (ground
plus five) and will house the Anatomy, Microbiology, Forensics, Physiology,
Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Community Medicine departments along with
laboratories, hostels, canteen, common halls and examination halls.
Though the classrooms were
designed to accommodate only 150 students, the MCI had made it clear that
unless the infrastructure was improved to accommodate more students, the
legendary institution would not be allotted additional seats.
“With the new building, we are
trying to meet the criteria set by the MCI and make sure that the
infrastructure is state-of-the-art and that it also meets future requirements,”
said Dr Kanagasabai, dean of Madras Medical College.
Once the college is shifted to
the new premises, the old building would be used for expanding the hospital.
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