Odisha govt to spend Rs 150 cr for BPUT development

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government has decided to spend Rs 150 crore for the development of Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT).

A decision in this regard was taken at a high-level chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here yesterday, official sources said today.

Of the total amount, a sum of Rs 110 crore would be spent for infrastructure development of the head office of BPUT located at Rourkela, they said.

It was also decided that a new course on Urban Planning would be introduced by the university. Several other issues including filling of new posts in the university were also discussed at the meeting.