Rangaraya Medical College New Look Awaits Pawan Kalyan
The remaining projects are waiting for laying of the foundation stone by Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan: Reports
KAKINADA: The 68-year-old famous Rangarayana Medical College (RMC) at Kakinada is all set to have a new look, with college authorities taking up various development works at a cost of ₹11 crore.
Some of these projects have been completed. The remaining projects are waiting for laying of the foundation stone by Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan.
Having assumed charge as the RMC principal, Dr. A. Vishnu Vardhan is paying attention to developing and modifying the college to suit the needs of both the students and administration.
Significantly, Rangaraya Medical College Old Students’ Association (RAMCOSA) as well as some corporate companies in the area are supporting the principal’s initiative through mobilisation of funds. The state government has already sanctioned ₹3.57 crore for repairs and renovations to the auditorium on the main campus of RMC.
MBBS students of 2018, 2019 and 2020 batches have donated ₹8.19 lakh for air-conditioning of the Examination Halls 1 and 2. A gym facility has already been provided for female MBBS students at the main RMC campus at a cost of ₹6.28 lakh. A new wooden-synthetic flooring has been put in place at the Indoor Badminton Court on the campus at a cost of ₹5.20 lakh.
RMC administration is waiting for Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan to lay the foundation stones for works worth ₹7.1 crore, which will use modern structural engineering techniques to strengthen the more than 100 years’ old administrative block, while retaining its existing façade.
Further, a prefab G+2 building of 30,000 square feet will be constructed behind the existing Administrative Block to house the biochemistry department, lecture halls, faculty rooms, conference hall, and a nursing lab.
“All the expenses, including execution of the work, is being undertaken by RAMCOSA,” Dr. Vishnu Vardhan disclosed.
The principal indicated that Pawan Kalyan will soon lay foundation stones for the construction of amphitheatre and fountains on the front side of the building at a cost of ₹1.50 crore, sports courts for basketball, tennis and volleyball at the backside of the building at a cost of ₹1.50 crore by Dr. Moturi Bhanu Prasad Memorial Trust and RMC Alumni of North America (RMCANA) at a cost of ₹30 lakh.
Dr Vishnu Vardhan said the generous initiative of RAMCOSA will enhance the standards of medical education and aesthetics of the prestigious institute.