PM to inaugurate IIT Dharwad new campus on March 12

As many as 295 Vivek classrooms constructed at a cost of INR 42 crore and 15 works worth INR 353 crore under Smart City will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister on the occasion.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Dharwad on March 12 to inaugurate the new campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dharwad. He will inaugurate various development works and initiate projects worth INR 5,000 crore, The Hindu reported. 

Speaking to the mediapersons after inspecting the new campus of the IIT at Mummigatti on the outskirts of Dharwad, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi said the main programme of the day on March 12 will be the inauguration of the third generation IIT Dharwad new campus and it will take place at 2 pm.  

Along with it, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and initiate works worth INR 5,000 crore, he said. The world’s longest railway platform at the Hubballi Railway Station will be inaugurated by Modi on the occasion. Besides, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for Tupparihalla Lift Irrigation Project worth INR 312 crore. And, work order has already been issued for works worth INR 150 crore under the project, he said.  

The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the Hubballi branch of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research to be built at a cost of INR 250 crore and for Jal Jeevan Mission projects worth INR 1,200 crore for providing tap water to 144 gram panchayats.  

As many as 295 Vivek classrooms constructed at a cost of INR 42 crore and 15 works worth INR 353 crore under Smart City will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister. The foundation stone for a hi-tech sports complex coming up in Hubballi at a cost of INR 166 crore will be laid on the occasion and the Hubballi-Hosapete rail electrification project will be inaugurated. 
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