Sangrur, April 1 -- The Baba Hira Singh Bhattal Institute of Engineering and Technology at Lehragaga town in Sangrur, which has been closed for over three years, may soon be repurposed into a medical college.

According to Ravinder Hundal, additional director, technical education, the Punjab government has proposed transforming the institute's land and buildings into a medical college, with the legal process currently underway.

Hundal confirmed that the proposal is under cabinet review and that a legal opinion has been sought from the advocate general regarding the transfer of the campus from the technical education department to the health department. "The land and buildings of the Baba Hira Singh Bhattal Institute will be used for a me...