Chandigarh, May 23 -- Panjab University's South Campus will now get its own Student Centre and library-cum-reading hall with the UT administration granting conceptual approval to additions in the master plan of the university's Sector-25 campus. Work, that is a part of the second phase of development on the South Campus, will start after tendering and is likely to begin with the opening of the PU multipurpose auditorium.

The approval for the additions to the master plan follows a review by the town planning wing of the UT administration. It received clearance from the technical sub-committee of the Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee in May 2024, followed by approval from the main committee in August 2024. Based on these recommend...