IIT-Patna campus work at standstill
The construction of IIT Patna's permanent campus at Bihta stands suspended due to the protest of a group of local farmers and landowners.
Subhash Pandey, registrar IIT Patna said the administration could not do much to break the logjam. "We have communicated with the state government to solve the issue. Right now the construction work has stopped," said Pandey adding, "The Patna DM has assured that the matter would be resolved and that the construction would start again soon.
According to reports, the local farmers have demanded a uniform compensation package for the people who have given their pieces of land for construction of the institute in the area. The IIT Patna campus will be built on a sprawling 500 acre land at Bihta. Therefore adjoining areas have also been acquired by the state government.Meanwhile Bihar pradesh congress committee spokesman Vinod Sharma and programme in charge Brajesh Pandey urged CM Nitish Kumar to accept the farmers' demands and make adequate payment to them for their land.
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