Srinagar Metropolitan Region (SMR) plan will require at least 11 more colleges in the region to cater the student population in the city by 2035.
The official documents reads, “About eleven additional academic colleges have to be provided by 2035 in Srinagar Metropolitan Region with one college for one lakh population respectively.”
The authorities have further said that the backlog of three Technical Education Centres of category (B) shall include an Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Technical Centre and a Coaching Centre that are recommended for the planning period.
“Besides, three Engineering Colleges, and four Professional Colleges are also proposed to be established during next 20-25 years within the local area,” reads the SMR master plan 2035.
SMR master plan further reads, “Known for its serene environment and picturesque setting in the lap of Himalayas, Kashmir Valley in general and Srinagar in particular provides huge potentials for developing the city into a Knowledge Hub which shall include the development of a Cyber city and a Tech-city.”
The Srinagar Development in a final draft has said that the master plan envisages that the Government should facilitate joint ventures PPP format engaging the local entrepreneurs and the investors from country and abroad. (KNO)
