Berhampur, Feb 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dedicated the permanent campus of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Odisha’s Berhampur virtually.
Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs and Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu and Chandra Sekhar Sahu, MP Berhampur graced the ceremony as guest of honour on the permanent campus, while Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan participated in it virtually.
The PM today inaugurated as many as 15 buildings on the new IISER campus constructed at the cost of Rs 263.79 crore.
The Ministry of Education had approved establishment of the institute in a transit/temporary campus on October 27, 2016. The institute was allotted 200.435 acre of land at Loudigam under Konisi tehsil by the state government on February 19, 2017.
On December 24, 2018, PM Modi had announced the establishment of its permanent campus.
The Centre had sanctioned Rs 1,582.78 crore, including Rs 1,229.32 crore of capital cost, for construction of the permanent campus, which began on September 5, 2019. The detailed project report was approved for the construction of 29 buildings with a sanctioned cost of Rs 773.76 crore for a student strength up to 1,855 inside its new campus.
The IISER Berhampur is imparting education in BS-MS dual degree, Integrated PhD and PhD as well as post-doctoral research trainings to the meritorious students and research fellows.
