By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, April 10, 2015 :

Indian Institute of Technology, [IIT], here is all set to move to its new sprawling campus at Argul in July next, officials said here.

A high level meeting held under the chairmanship of chief secretary Gokul Chandra Pati here has decided to make all required infrastructure ready by the end of this month. IIT director Madhusudan Chakrabarti presented the progress of various infrastructural projects required for shifting of the campus.

An interim water supply arrangement for the IIT campus is now being made ready by the public health department till the proposed mega water supply project to IIT and other leading institutions in the area comes up in 2018-19. The interim water supply project has been taken up to facilitate the shifting of IIT to its new campus, officials said.

Pati has advised Chakrabarti to construct roof top rain water harvesting structures in the campus to reduce dependence on ground water. The structures are targeted to come up before coming rainy season.

Pati also directed Roads & Buildings department to expedite the construction of approach road and complete it well before scheduled time.

A police out post will be set up at Argul near IIT in a strategic place for catering to the need of various institutions coming up in the area. Lighting of the road from NISER Jn to IIT campus has also been put on the table. CESU has been asked to take necessary steps for the purpose.

Additional Chief Secretary Revenue & Disaster Management Dr Taradatt, Principal Secretary Home Sri C.J. Venugopal along with Collector Khordha and senior officers from various departments and Police Commissionerate took part in the meeting.