Bhubaneswar, Nov 23: With a view to encourage the swimmers of the campus and provide them a facility to practice, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar has opened its much-awaited, state-of-the-art swimming pool in its campus.

The swimming pool was inaugurated by Prof. Shreepad Karmalkar, Director of the institute, in the presence of Bamadev Acharya, Registrar; Prof. Sarat Kumar Panda, Chairman, Infrastructure and Dr. Kodandaram Mangipudi, President-Student Gymkhana.

To mark the inauguration, a grand splash was organized, wherein the students, faculty members, employees and residents of the campus enjoyed a ‘Dive-Jump-Splash’ moment. Director Prof. Karmalkar also joined them and encouraged them.

It is worth mentioning that the swimming pool at IIT Bhubaneswar is built as per international standards, with a minimum depth of 1.8 meter and a maximum depth of 5 meter. The length of the pool is 50 meter and width is 25 meter. A professional swimming instructor along with lifeguards are deployed to ensure safe training and practice for the swimmers of the institute.