PM Modi inaugurates eco-friendly permanent campus of IIM Sambalpur

The IIM Sambalpur new campus has several key structures, including the Koutilya – administration building, Takshasila 1 and 2 – academic blocks, Konark – auditorium block, I2 hub: incubation, innovation and library, faculty block, and MDP block, which includes a guest house.

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur finally has its permanent campus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated IIM Sambalpur's permanent campus. The Union Minister of Education and Social Justice, Dharmendra Pradhan also graced the inauguration ceremony with their presence. The new permanent campus is set up at Basantpur on a 200-acre land.

The IIM Sambalpur new campus has several key structures, including the Koutilya – administration building, Takshasila 1 and 2 – academic blocks, Konark – auditorium block, I2 hub: incubation, innovation and library, faculty block, and MDP block, which includes a guest house, an institute statement said.

The new IIM Sambalpur campus has multiple lecture halls, video conferencing facilities, and 11 hostels with accommodation for 600 students. It comprises dedicated blocks for faculty and staff residences, a dining hall, sewage and water treatment plants, a lecture hall equipped with traditional chalkboards, digital boards, blended boards, a computer centre, and an extensive library open 24×7. The commitment to environmental sustainability is evident with planting almost one thousand trees, contributing to a lush and green campus environment.

The GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) council is expected to award a 4-star rating to the IIM Sambalpur campus for a large development master plan involving designing and constructing a green, smart and world-class campus with state-of-the-art infrastructure.

The campus, according to IIM Sambalpur, is designed to be 100% daylit in regularly occupied living areas, with fresh air-ventilated interior spaces. Treated water from the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) is efficiently utilised for irrigation and flushing. Photovoltaic solar power plant rooftop installation and the incorporation of LED lighting and energy conservation building code (ECBC) compliant electric appliances, including DG sets, transformers, lifts, pumps, motors, etc., significantly reduce electricity consumption, it added.

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