IIT to move to its own campus by July

Bhubaneswar: After much dillydallying, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here has finally decided to shift to its permanent campus at Argul by July. “A few minor issues regarding water, road and electricity will be sorted out soon and we have planned to shift the campus partially with 400 students in first phase by July,” Devraj Rath, registrar of IIT Bhubaneswar, said. At present, the premier institute operates from two temporary campuses at Samantapuri and Toshali Bhawan in the capital and has admitted 921 students. PNN