Rs 20 crore sanctioned for New Engineering College

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Silchar, Sept. 6: The Assam government will set up the fourth engineering college of the state in the Barak Valley districts with the aid of grants from the Centre. Altogether, Rs 20 crore has been earmarked for the college in its first phase, and the state government wants the classes to begin from the next academic session in at least four engineering subjects. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, during his two-day visit to the state from August 26, had promised that the college would be set up soon. Dispur yesterday sent a three-member team of experts to Karimganj and Hailakandi districts to select a site for the proposed college of technical higher education. The director of the state science and technology directorate, Pradut Goswami, led the team. Official sources at Hailakandi town said the team inspected sites, including one at Burnie Brase tea estate, where the district administration has nearly 94 bighas of ceiling surplus land. Burnie Brase is situated only 4km away from National Highway 53, and 20km away from Hailakandi town. At present, the state has three engineering colleges. The National Institute of Technology (NIT) at Silchar offering both the BTech and MTech courses, while the state engineering colleges in Guwahati and Jorhat offer the BE course. source: telegraph india