vadodara it was a gift that the maharaja sayajirao gaekwad iii had given to the baroda state over a century back but all efforts to conserve this heritage structure which acts as a prominent landmark for both m s university and gujarats cultural capital have remained a jinxed affair the central dome of faculty of arts asias second largest masonry dome structure was designed by british architect r f chisholm in 1880s but restoration and rejuvenating of the dome and the heritage building the faculty of arts that houses it has constantly faced hurdles in fact the latest efforts by msu to conserve the heritage building had started three years back but there is no clarity on when this project will get over for two years during the pandemic the heritage building remained unused with construction debris lying unattended now even as offline classes have started students and teachers have to depend on buildings of other faculties simply because the conservation project has not ended msus officiating registrar dr k m chudasama said that the first phase of the project had already ended we have floated tenders for the second phase which will include internal works flooring glass wooden and electric works it will be in the third phase that work on external surfaces including that of the exposed bricks will be carried out he said since it is a heritage building each step has to be taken with utmost care he said