After many objections raised by the management of the Indian Institute of Technology-Rajasthan (IIT-R) over the location chosen by the state government for the premier institute, a high-power committee of the union HRD ministry will visit the proposed IIT-R and IIM sites on October 8 and 9. Headed by ministry additional secretary Ashok Thakur, the committee will visit the locations suggested by the state government-constituted Vyas committee. The Vyas panel had identified Karwad, Jhipasni and Ghadav villages, some 22 km from Jodhpur town on Jodhpur-Nagaur NH-65, as location for IIT-R. The other members of the committee will be director, IIM-Ahmedabad, Dr SK Barua, acting chairman of AICTE, SS Mantha, higher education secretary, Rajasthan, Vipin Chandra, and IIT-R director PK Kalra.
Besides Jodhpur, the panel will visit Udaipur, where the state government had recommended the IIM. According to sources, the current management of the IIT-R has expressed reservations over its location at Jodhpur citing three reasons. First, the representatives of French government, who are the collaborators in setting up the IIT, were not happy with Jodhpur as its location. Secondly, there is no proper connectivity to Jodhpur from major cities of the country. Besides, the city has plenty of dust, which can hamper the proper functioning of the instruments and the labs.
Besides Jodhpur, the panel will visit Udaipur, where the state government had recommended the IIM. According to sources, the current management of the IIT-R has expressed reservations over its location at Jodhpur citing three reasons. First, the representatives of French government, who are the collaborators in setting up the IIT, were not happy with Jodhpur as its location. Secondly, there is no proper connectivity to Jodhpur from major cities of the country. Besides, the city has plenty of dust, which can hamper the proper functioning of the instruments and the labs.
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