IIT Bhubaneswar to setup Centre for Management, Training & Research on Rural Roads

PRESS RELEASE

                To improve the quality of rural roads a “Centre for Management, Training & Research on Rural Roads” is going to be established in the permanent campus of IIT Bhubaneswar at Argul funded by the Rural Development Department, Govt. of Odisha.

            A MoU to this effect was signed between IIT Bhubaneswar and Govt. of Odisha in presence of Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik and the Chief Secretary Shri Gokul Chandra Pati on 30.11.2015. The Director of IIT Bhubaneswar, Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar and Dean (Research & Development), Prof. R. K. Panda as well as a few senior Professors represented the Institute. 

            This is the first time that such a Centre is going to be located in an IIT and it is expected to sharpen the skills and boost the morale of the Govt. Engineers trained through the Centre. The training will be imparted to the Engineers associated with the construction and maintenance of rural roads through refresher courses and workshops.

            The focus of the training will be on effective use of locally available and affordable materials and innovative technology. The training will include preparation of DPRs, Planning & Design, and Waste Utilization in rural roads with emphasis on quality control. The Centre will be an integral part of the School of Infrastructure at the Institute. Necessary funding for construction, maintenance, infrastructure and salary of the staff of the Centre will be provided by the State Govt. on a regular basis.