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Andhra CM rules out IIT at Basara

Andhra CM rules out IIT at Basara

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy on Friday ruled out the setting up of a proposed Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Basara in Adilabad district, saying the temple town lacked basic infrastructure for locating the prestigious institute.

Amid growing protest over shifting the IIT from the original location to Medak near Hyderabad, a delegation of legislators and leaders belonging to the ruling Congress party met Reddy and urged him to reconsider the decision.

The chief minister told the delegation that it was not possible to set up an IIT at Basara as the town lacked basic infrastructure and do not fulfil the necessary requirements to locate such an institute.

More : moneycontrol.com

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