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New IIT for Residual Andhra Pradesh: Proposal to Set up New IIT in Vijayanagaram or Prakasam?

Prestigious Indian Institute of Technology is going to be set up in Seemandhra region after the bifurcation of the state. union human resource department is making proposals to set up the institute in either Prakasam or Vijayanagaram districts. Central government write a letter to Andhra Pradesh governor Narasimhan to acquire land to set up the educational institute near to road, rail or airport.

Vijayanagaram: Union human resource minister Pallam Raju mentioned in the letter that central government of India is ready to set up an IIT in Andhra Pradesh in 12^th five year plan. Land around five hundred to six hundred acres is needed for setting up IIT and the weather conditions should also be comfortable to the students.

Since the new IIT will be visited by lecturers and scientists from other countries and the representatives of foreign universities will also come to take up classes at the institute twice in a week, the institute should be near an airport.

Central government has already confirmed setting up to IIT in Kakinada and the newly allotted IIT is likely to be set up in either Prakasam or Vijayanagaram district. According Seemandhra leaders and officials there are thousands of acres of government lands in Prakasam district and Chennai airport is nearer. The district is also well connected by road, rail ways and national highways pass through these districts thus there will be no problems even if the institute is set up in either of the two districts.

There is an IIT in Peeleru in Chittoor district in government and private partnership and thus there are no chances that it will be set up in Rayalaseema districts. Kurnool. Kadapa, Anantapuram, Chittoor and Nellore have universities and Chittoor district has Sri Venkateshwara University as well as Mahila universities and thus the newly allotted IIT will not be set up in Chittoor district.

Coming to Kadapa district an engineering college was set up six years ago. the district also has Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences and thus it is doubtful whether the new IIT will come to this district. Kurnool has no airport and Krishna, Guntur and West Godavari districts are already are educational hubs. Thus setting up IIT in Prakasam or Vijayanagaram districts is most likely possible.

Land acquisition for the newly allotted IIT will begin after the completion of general elections in the state. there are high chances that the institute will start functioning in this very academic year.