MHRD approves the Argul site for IIT Bhubaneswar: PTI
January 13th, 2009
Following is from the PTI report on this.
The government today approved an area of 935 acres near Jatni in Khurda district of Orissa as the site for the proposed IIT in the state.
"There were four possible sites for the top institute. But the government approved the location near Jatni as it has vast land area and is near to airport. The rail and road connectivity is very good to this place," a top HRD Ministry official told PTI here.
HRD Minister Arjun Singh will visit the state soon to lay the foundation stone for the elite technical institute, the official said.
He said the ministry had sent its site identification committee to the state on December 24 and 25 last year. The committee visited the sites near Jatni, Banki, Ramdaspur and Gayabandha.
"Among all the places, the committee found location near Jatni was the best from the point of view of future and growth prospects of the institute," he said.
… "The Centre also asked the state government to transfer the land to the IIT Society of IIT Bhubaneswar immediately so that the construction of the building and other facilities can be started," he said.
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