Update: Indian express mentions that the clearance from the center comes with several conditions. Following is an excerpt.
In its letter to the Foundation dated April 16, the Ministry cleared the project while setting about 50 conditions. As per the condition, the Foundation has to get necessary permission and no-objection certificate from the Ministry as the project is situated less than 200 metres of Balukhanda reserve forest and wildlife sanctuary. Besides, the Foundation cannot draw ground water, restrict local fishermen from fishing and construct in CRZ area. The MoEF letter also makes it clear that the clearance order can be challenged before the National Environment Appellate Authority within a period of 30 days.
Following is from this IANS report at Indiatalkies:
… ‘The union ministry of environment and forests (MOEF) has granted the environment and CRZ clearances to the Vedanta University project,’ Sasanka Patnaik told IANS.
‘We received the letter from the ministry today (Saturday),’ he said.
The Anil Agarwal foundation is promoted by NRI billionaire and chairman of Britain’s Vedanta Resources Anil Agarwal.
It has proposed to set up a multi-disciplinary Vedanta University over 6,000 acres of land near the Konark-Puri marine drive, some 60 km from here.
This not-for-profit university, being built on a global scale, has been envisaged as one-of-its-kind institution for quality higher education and cutting-edge research facility in 95 academic disciplines for 100,000 students.
In March 2009 it had received conditional clearance from the state.
April 17th, 2010
It was established in 2008 with the first batch entering in 2008-09. It is the 5th IIHT of the country. (There are now 8 of them.) It now has a website at http://iihtbargarh.webs.com/. The following information is from that site.
Its current full time faculty and technical staff are:
1. MUKHTAR AHMAD, Director, B.Sc., B.Text.(t.c.) Kanpur university
2. Y.K.Suryavanshi, Senior Lecturer in textile design, B.Tech. ,Bangalore university, M.Tech. Chennai
3. Jitender Tak, Senior Lecturer in textile chemistry, B.Tech. from Bhilwara(raj.)
4. Siddharth Singh, Sr. Lecturer in text. designs, B.Tech. Kanpur & M.Tech.Delhi
5. Bishu Mondal, Art Designer, BFA
6. Sandeep Kumar, Instructor cum Demonstrator, Diploma in Handloom Technology from IIHT, Varanas
Its part time faculty for 2009-10 are:
- Mrs. Krishna Dutta – Engg. Physics
- Shri Suraj Prakash Bank – Engg. Chemistry & Pollution, Control in Textile Industry
- Shri C.R.Sahu – English I &II
- Shri R.C.Tosh – F.S.&C.A. I & II
- Shri Soumyajeet Mishra – Engg. Drawing & Material Sc. & Engineering
- Shri Rajender Sikandar – T.D.C. – II
- Shri Dileswar Karmi – Engg. Mathemetics & Computer Applications and I.T.
- Shri H.K.Biswal – Chemistry Practice
- Shri Bhaskar Bhue – Physical Education Instructor
The main course currently being offered there is a 3 yr Diploma in Handloom Technology. There are currently 30 seats in this program with 13 seats for students from Orissa. This is the main course that is offered in the various IIHTs. The IIHTs in Salem and Varanasi are the only ones that offer a post diploma in textile processing.
It is presently functioning in the campus of Panchayat College, Bargarh (a 50 yrs. old college in the district). It is about 4 Kms. from the Railway station, 3 kms. from private B.S. & 2 kms. from Govt. bus stand. The road called as ‘college road’ links the campus with other parts of the town.
Permanent campus of the institute is coming up 8 kms. away from the town on Bhatli road in a 33.02 acres land provided by the Orissa Govt.
The plan of the permanent campus is given below.
April 17th, 2010