Goa University to get its largest indoor auditorium by 2013

PANAJI: The Goa University is set to get its largest indoor auditorium so far, which is expected to be ready by September 2013. The university's biggest indoor auditorium presently has a seating capacity of 150, while the new one will be able to accommodate 720 persons at a time. The new auditorium, for which chief minister Manohar Parrikar laid a foundation stone on Wednesday, will be built at a cost of 5.34 crore with a total built up area of 3,210 sq m. The auditorium will be a framed structure with concrete columns and galvalium sheet roof and will consist of a stage of 428 sq m with wooden flooring. The auditorium will also have a balcony. The structure will have provision for a kitchen with cafeteria too. The university's largest auditorium at present is an open air one built with grants from the University Grants Commission on completing 25 years.