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Foundation stone laid for first public library in city at Ghole road
PUNE Pune’s first city library is set to come up at Ghole road area with foundation stone laid on Saturday
PUNE Pune’s first city library is set to come up at Ghole road area with foundation stone laid on Saturday. Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) old printing press, which is in a dilapidated condition, will be demolished to make way for the library. “The ‘Bhoomipoojan’ (groundbreaking) of ‘Swatantryaveer Savarkar City Library’ at Ghole road, Pune was held in the presence of Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Javadekar today. Maharashtra’s largest ‘city library’ will be home to over 50,000 books , 40+ computers and 400 seater reading room,” said Shivajinagar legislator Siddharth Shirole.
PMC in December 2021 had sanctioned ₹6.71 crore for construction of the three-storey building, which will house library, study hall and digital section. The estimated cost of the project is ₹13 crore.
According to the civic administration, the library will be a parking plus three-storey building with a construction area of 5,595.61 sqm. The first floor will house a commercial office and a mess to be given on lease to generate revenue for the civic body.
The second floor will have library, waiting room, magazine and newspaper department, new books department, reading room, meeting room, office, book gallery and modern reading room facility, while the third floor will include a sprawling study hall and ultramodern digital library.
The library will have a seating capacity for 100 persons and its parking facility will accommodate 64 cars, 315 scooters and 100 two-wheelers. The library will have round-the-clock surveillance with CCTV cameras and private security guards.
Javadekar has sanctioned ₹2 crore for the project from MP Local Area Development funds while PMC has allocated ₹6.71 crore for the project.
