Advanced Institute for Integrated Research on Livestock and Animal Sciences 

 
Category: Live 
Typology: Institutional 
Client: Government 
User: Students | Researchers | Visitors | Staff | Support Staff 

Introduction 
Animal  husbandry  contributes  significantly in supplementing the income of small, marginal farmers and 
landless  labourers  and  in  generating  gainful  employment  opportunities  especially  self-employment  to  a 
substantial  number  of  the  rural  and  urban  population  many  of  whom  are  women  who  play  a  significant 
role  in  the  care  and  management  of  livestock.  Moreover,  they  are  also  intricately  associated  with  the 
social, cultural and traditional values of the region. 
It  plays  a  significant  role  in  providing  veterinary  health  care  and  improving  the  genetic  production 
potentialities  of  livestock  and  poultry  reared  in  the  State.  Apart  from  this,  various  beneficiary  oriented 
schemes  are  also  being  implemented  for  the  economic  upliftment  and welfare of the poor, downtrodden 
and  weaker  sections  of  the  society.  Various  veterinary  institutions  spread  throughout  the  State  provide 
the  above  services.  With  the  dedicated  and  sustained  efforts of the department in the implementation of 
various  beneficiary  oriented  programmes  and  judicious  utilisation  of  animals  and  the  natural  resources 
in an eco-balanced way, the livestock sector of the State has been elevated to a prominent position. 

Project Justification 
 

 
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 ● To  strengthen  the  Animal  Husbandry  Sector,  an  allied  sector of agriculture to provide additional 
income to the farmers. 
● To conserve and raise awareness about indigenous cattle breeds, desi dogs, etc. 
● “An  in-depth  study  of  infection  in  animals  will  help  curtail  the majority of zoonotic viruses. It is 
an  area  which  hasn’t  had  enough  focus  in  the  past.  The  need  is  to  synergise  both  veterinary and 
medical  science.  The  one  world  one  health concept is picking up, and this helps tame 90 per cent 
of  viral  and  bacterial  infections.”  -  Dr  S.  Prathapan,  Director  of  Clinics  at  Madras  Veterinary 
College (Retired). 
● Chief  Secretary  Shanmugam  hopes  that  at  least  500  new  job  opportunities  will  be  created  once 
the livestock park is set up (TOI Article). 
● Persons  and  farmers  interested  in  starting  businesses  related  to  meat  processing  can  undergo 
training  at  the  incubation  centre,  and  they  would  be  offered  necessary  assistance  in  setting  up a 
business. 
● The  plan  to  set  up  a  new  veterinary  college  in Salem comes after the TANUVAS Registrar stated 
that  the  establishment  of  new  veterinary  colleges  in  the  northern  part  of  the  central  region  will 
help  to  extend  quality  services  and  capacity  building  of  farmers  and  entrepreneurs  involved  in 
livestock and poultry development.  
● Currently  TANUVAS  360  students  in  Madras  Veterinary  College,  VCRI  Namakkal,  Tirunelveli 
and  Thanjavur.  The  government  has proposed to increase the seats to 440 from 2022-23 academic 
year,  due  to  the  growing  demand  of  veterinary  education  programmes,  evident  from  the number 
of applications received over the years. 

Aim 
To  design  a  state  of  the  art  veterinary  campus  complete  with  a  business  incubation  centre,  hostel 
facilities and faculty housing. 

Objectives 
● To  study  and  understand  the  design  of  campuses  through  case  studies  and  how  a  veterinary 
college is different from others. 
● To study and understand the site conditions, analyse them and make inferences. 
● Design the zoning and master plan. 
● To  design  a  campus  and  business  incubation  centre  adhering  to  the  standards,  with  adequate 
lighting.  
● To design comfortable living arrangements for the faculties, students and trainees. 
● To design recreational and landscaped spaces. 

Scope 
Due  to  Time  considerations  and  other  factors,  the  TN  Veterinary  and  Animal  Sciences  University 
enclosing  an  area  of  50  acres(approx)  will  be  designed  with  the  master  plan  of  the above mentioned and 
detailed building plans, landscape and open space design.  

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Limitations 
Due  to  the  ongoing  COVID-19  pandemic  all  data  including  case  studies,  site  visits,  may  not  be  done 
effectively  and  would  have  to  rely  on  secondary  sources  such  as  contact  persons,  net  studies,  literature 
studies, etc. 

Site 
The  Livestock  Park  will  come  up  close  to  National  Highway  97  near  Thalaivasal  Koot  Road,  ​Salem 
District. 
Area: 1
​ 000 acres​ (approx.) 

 
 
 
Area  Demarcated  for  TN  Veterinary  and  Animal  Sciences 
University comprising - 
● Education Complex 
● Skill Development Centre 
● Business Incubation Centre 
Site Area: 49.23 acres 

Design Requirements  
● Education complex UG and PG (Student Intake: 80) 
○ Administrative Block 
■ Lecture Halls 
■ Multi-Purpose Hall 
■ Canteen and dining facilities 

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 ■ Faculty Rooms 
○ Laboratories 
○ Hostels 
○ Faculty quarters  
● Skill  Development  and  Training  Centre  -  5  acres  ​(​Capacity  :  To  conduct  three  programs 
simultaneously with 30-40 trainees each). 
○ Administrative and Technical Block 

 
○ Residential Block 

 
● Business Incubation Centre - 3 acres 
○ Reception 
○ Lobby 
○ Office/Co-working Space 
○ Internet Facility 
○ Conference Rooms 
○ Demonstration Labs 
○ Guest House/Hostels 
● Common  Facilities  including  Multi-facility  administration  building,  staff quarters, guest houses, 
internal  water  supply  arrangements,  water  harvesting  structures,  Electricity  transformers  and 
transmission  lines,  service  and  internal  roads,  drainage  systems, waste management, model solar 
power generation units, parking facilities, compound wall, gates and arches etc. 
● Livestock  farm  complex  comprising  of  indigenous cattle unit, sheep and Goat unit, Piggery Unit, 
native  dogs  unit,  animal  quarantine  and  isolation  facilities,  farm  veterinary  hospital,  clinical  lab 
and poultry units.  
● Dairy  processing  and  Product  manufacturing  complex  comprising  a  cross/  bred  dairy cattle unit, 
Dairy  processing  and  product  manufacturing  facility  and  cattle  feed  and  mineral  mixture 
manufacturing units. 
● Fisheries  Demonstration  complex  comprising  Intensive  fish  seed  rearing  with  aeration  facility, 
modern fish kiosk, Aquaponics unit and Ornamental fisheries unit.  
● Research complex comprising of Livestock Breeding and technology Unit and Research Units  

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 ● Meat  production  and Processing complex comprising separate slaughter and processing facilities 
for Sheep and Goats, Poultry and Pigs.  
● Forage  Research  Zone  with  demarcated  areas  for  irrigated  fodder,  Dry  fodder,  hay,  silvopasture 
and fodder seed production  
● Public  Interaction  Zone  comprising  of  Public  Interaction  Zone  including  children's  park, 
amphitheatre,  Interpretation  centre  with  AR/VR  facilities,  car  park,  marketing  facilities  for 
livestock  products,  farm  inputs,  fodder  inputs  and  farm  equipment,  food  court  and  restrooms, 
rest kiosk for public and Bank branch and ATM  
● Common  Facilities  including  Multi-facility  administration  building,  staff quarters, guest houses, 
internal  water  supply  arrangements,  water  harvesting  structures,  Electricity  transformers  and 
transmission  lines,  service  and  internal  roads,  drainage  systems, waste management, model solar 
power generation units, parking facilities, compound wall, gates and arches etc. 

Thrust Area 
● Vernacular materials and techniques 
● Optimum utilisation of the site 

Case Study 

Live Case Study 

Net Case Study 

Literature Study 
● Veterinary College and Research Institute Tamil Nadu, Felicia Chandani 
● The Other Beings, Nidhi Rajesh Kankaria 
● Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019   
● Designing the University Campus 
● THE  MORPHOLOGY  OF  THE  “WELL-DESIGNED  CAMPUS”  CAMPUS  DESIGN  FOR  A 
SUSTAINABLE AND LIVABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, Amir Hossein Hajrasouliha 
● Healthy campus by open space design: Approaches and guidelines 
● Barcelone Youth Hostel, Maelene 

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Resource Person 
● Dr M.Prabhu - HOD Livestock Business Management Department and Professor at TANUVAS 
● Ar. Shaunak Singh, Priyanka Arjun and Associates 
● Mr Kumar (Point of Contact, Salem) 
● Structural Consultant, Dhinesh Baud 
● Services, Raj groups 

References 
● https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/integrated-livestock-park-to-be-set-up-in-salem/
articleshow/67979004.cms  
● https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/go/ahf_e_187_2019.pdf  
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPkwOhLoNqk  
● https://www.academia.edu/41441967/Animal_Welfare_and_Veterinary_Center_B_Arch_Thesis_Re
port  
● https://library.ndsu.edu/ir/bitstream/handle/10365/24893/thsbk.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y  
● http://kubanni.abu.edu.ng/jspui/bitstream/123456789/5591/1/KADUNA%20VETERINARY%20HO
SPITAL.pdf  
● https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/salem/tamil-nadu-govt-announces-new-veterinary-colleg
e-in-salem/articleshow/71908258.cms  
● https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/aug/22/veterinary-sciences-seats-to-go
-up-to-480-this-year-2186801.html  
 

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