Fisheries Minister Abdul GhaniKohli Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a girls’ hostel in the Faculty of Fisheries of SKUAST-Kashmir at Rangil campus.
MLA, Ganderbal, Sheikh IshfaqJabbar, SKUAST-K vice chancellor Prof Nazeer Ahmed and Dean Faculty of Fisheries Prof MH Balkhi were also present at the occasion.
The hostel building is coming up at Rangil Campus at a cost of Rs. 5 crores and will be completed within one year period.
The minister, while taking a visit of the campus, appreciated the efforts of fisheries scientists for helping fish farmers in the state and co-ordinating various programmes with the fisheries development department.