125 hectares at Puthur set apart for university

With the State Cabinet giving its nod for setting up a World Class University' at Puthur and a Science
City in Kainur, Thrissur district is all set to become a major education hub of the State.
About 125 hectares of land at Puthur Village in Thrissur, owned by the Kerala Forest Development
Corporation, would be handed over to the Higher Education Department for establishing the
university.
The site, located less than 10 km from NH 47 and about 12 km from Thrissur Railway Station, is just
50 km away from the Nedumbassery International Airport.
Rajaji Mathew Thomas, MLA, said the proposed university would be one of the 14 world class
universities proposed by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development in the country.
The world-class universities would train students in a variety of disciplines, including humanities,
social sciences, basic sciences, commerce and professional subjects, at both the undergraduate and
post-graduate levels. They would foster links between universities, research laboratories and
industry.
They would not have any affiliated colleges. The Planning Commission has already allocated money
for establishing these universities.
About 30 acres in Kainur village of the district has been identified for establishing a science city.
The state government had already allotted Rs. 2 crore for setting up the science city, the MLA said.
Senior government officials would soon inspect the sites for the ambitious projects and work would
be initiated soon, according to education department sources.

It will be one of 14 proposed world class universities

30 acres in Kainur identified for science cit