Kapil Sibal lays foundation of IIT-Patna Campus
The government was committed to the development of all new
Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister
Kapil Sibal said while laying the foundation stone of IIT-Patna.
The premier technology institute is coming up on 500 acres of land near Bihta, about
30 km from here. Sibal, who arrived here on Monday night, said construction work
would be completed within three years.
"The central government was committed to the development of all new IITs, including
IIT-Patna," Sibal said after he laid the foundation stone.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was also
present on the occasion, said the state government had last year handed over 463
acres of acquired land. He formally handed over the papers for the 500 acres of
land to IIT-Patna director Anil K. Bhowmick.
Bhowmick said the campus was being designed by the Kolkata-based Development Architect
Private Ltd.
IIT-Patna has been running at a temporary polytechnic campus here since August 2008.
Courtesy: indiaedunews.net
