TIFR plans campus in Hyderabad
October 15th, 2008
This is an abstract from Times of India.
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) has decided to set up its campus in the city. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to lay foundation stone for the campus soon. This will be the second campus in the country after Mumbai.
TIFR director Mustansir Barma called on chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy on October 12 and presented a proposal to set up the campus during the centenary birth year of its founder Dr Homi J Bhabha.
The TIFR, according to official sources, sought about 210 acres of land at the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) for the campus and has projected an investment of over Rs 2,500 crore over a period of 12-15 years.
NOTE: Andhra Pradesh has done excellent in attracting high quality institution of higher learning. Recently it received IIT, WCCU (National University), NIPER, SPA, BITS campus (private), ISM campus (proposed), and now a new TIFR campus with 2500 crore investment. Central University Hyderabad, IICT, CCMB and DRDO research Lab have already mentained a nationally high standard in their respective field. With all these facilties coming over, Hyderabad would emerge as top center for higher education and research in India. Like Chief Minister of AP, Orissa CM should be proactive in attracting independent institution like TIFR, BARC, DRDO, IISc, BITS etc to establish campus in Orissa.
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1. R. K. Ghosh | October 16th, 2008 at 2:50 am
TIFR had a small facility called Balloon Facility near ECIL Hyderabad. They had a presence there. The reason for AP doing better has nothing to do with their current CM. The facilities and infrastructures were created during Chandrababu Naidu has paid dividends, besides it has now a congress govt. Orissa CM should be more proactive like Narendra Modi who snatch Nano from West Bengal. Kandhamal trouble has not been handled properly and if affected his image. Posco land acquisition also creating ripples among industrial circles. Mittal’s project has not made much progress. I think state bureaucracy has to be blamed more than the politicians.