Back in the 1860s, the British took seven years to construct the Governor’s House — what is now the main building of the University of Pune (UoP) — at a cost of what was then £1.75 lakh (R1.75 crore). Today, it’s been eight years that repairs on the 150-years-old Grade I heritage building have been going on, with expenses set to touch £13.5 lakh pounds, or R13.5 crore.

Patching up: Work on Pune University’s main building will get over by Match 2015. Pic/Mohan Patil

The varsity administration has once again extended the deadline for its main building’s renovation, which began in 2006. March 2015 is the new time limit. Exactly a year ago, the university vice-chancellor (VC) had declared December 2013 as the deadline for finishing the renovation.