Government of India awards contract to establish Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Auditorium in the University of Ruhuna, Matara

          As part of its development partnership with Sri Lanka in the field of higher education, the Government of India is undertaking a project to set up the  Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Auditorium in the University of Ruhuna, Matara at a cost of SLR 265 million.
Following a process of competitive bidding, a contract to construct the building complex was signed on March 17, 2016 with M/s. Link Engineering (Pvt.) Ltd in the presence of Mr. Y.K. Sinha, High Commissioner of India; Mr. D.G.M.V. Hapuarachchi, State Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education; Prof. Gamini Senanayake, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ruhuna; Dr. A M N Alagiyawanna, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Ruhuna;  Mr. T. M. Rihan, Assistant Director, Department of External Resources and other officials of the Government of Sri Lanka.
The auditorium will reflect the close cultural links that bind India and Sri Lanka as well as cater to the needs of the students of the University of Ruhuna and the people of the Southern Province. The auditorium will have well equipped theatre facilities with 1500 seating capacity, constructed in an area of about 3000 sqm. The auditorium can also be a venue for hosting international conventions, conferences and symposiums as well as training programmes.
The project is being implemented in close consultation with the Ministry of Higher Education of Sri Lanka.

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18 March 2016