E. Senthil, Chief Engineer, Public Works Department (Technical Education Circle), wrote to the Higher Education Secretary on Thursday, contending that there was no compromise in the quality of construction of a building and auditorium, executed by the PWD, at Bharathidasan University in Tiruchi.
Th letter came against the backdrop of a report in The Hindu highlighting how an audit by the Office of the Principal Accountant-General (Audit-I), Tamil Nadu, found serious compromises in the construction of the ₹4.94-crore Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Career Hub (EICH) building and auditorium.
Mr. Senthil said in his letter that the costing of the auditorium was in keeping with the reduced budget of ₹94 lakh preferred by the university. “However, there has been no compromise in the quality of construction due to the change in the budget,” he said.
