Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Chandigarh Approves New Boys Hostel at PEC for Students
The Chandigarh government is building a new hostel for the boys at Punjab Engineering College (PEC).
This is because there aren't enough rooms for all the students who need them.
The new building will have a ground floor and six more floors with over a hundred rooms.
There will also be parking, along with facilities like an electrical room and fire safety systems.
The project will cost a lot of money.
The new hostel will help solve the problem of not having enough rooms for students at the college.
The Chandigarh administration approved construction of a new boys' hostel at the Punjab Engineering College (PEC).
The project is estimated to cost around Rs 30 crore and will cover approximately 86,000 square feet.
The new hostel will have a ground floor and six additional floors with over 100 rooms and various facilities.
A spacious basement will provide parking for 34 cars, electrical and fire safety rooms.
The new hostel is meant to address a shortage of 679 hostel rooms for PEC students.
- Who
- The Chandigarh administration.
- What
- The Chandigarh administration approved the construction of a new boys' hostel.
- When
- The approval was recently given by the standing finance committee, and the tendering process will begin soon.
- Where
- At the Punjab Engineering College (PEC) in Chandigarh.
- Why
- To address the shortage of hostel rooms for PEC students.
- Project Cost
- Rs 30 crore
- Building Area
- Approximately 86,000 sq ft
- Number of Floors
- 7
- Number of Rooms
- Over 100
- Parking Spaces
- 34
- Rooms Shortage
- 679