Mizoram govt clarifies Centre has no intention to shift NIT

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KnDKD2MGO_B7VO8K_VAbViv0Nk_Rd34RCRKfxX6egpp3MmR3-PHtSf0eiy6sURm3b0QPKG4Jcb2dRTmNd08cKgiaQWSfgTKEwZfaVDstja77GDKGQHp8xrAf5wS5IOizLs1Fbaldy5Pg/s1600/NIT+MIzoram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KnDKD2MGO_B7VO8K_VAbViv0Nk_Rd34RCRKfxX6egpp3MmR3-PHtSf0eiy6sURm3b0QPKG4Jcb2dRTmNd08cKgiaQWSfgTKEwZfaVDstja77GDKGQHp8xrAf5wS5IOizLs1Fbaldy5Pg/s200/NIT+MIzoram.jpg" /></a></div>Aizawl, September 11, 2014: Mizoram government today said that the Central government did not have any intention to shift out the National Institute of Technology (NIT) from the state due to non-availability of sufficient land for establishment of the NIT campus. <br /> <br /> According to an official statement the land allotted for the NIT by the state government near the lone Lengpui airport, about 40 km from Aizawl, after ground demarcation, was found to be smaller than the initial measurement. <br /> <br /> "The state Land Revenue and Settlement department issued Land Lease no DLL 58 of 2012 for an area of 164.2 acres to the NIT on October four, 2012," the statement said, adding, however that when the IRCON International undertook ground demarcation in June this year, the allotted land was found to be only 140.16 acres. <br /> <br /> The state chief secretary was informed about the shortage and the state Land Revenue and Settlement department has been conducting detailed verification, it said. <br /> <br /> Though the Centre wanted 300 acres for the purpose, the required size could not be available in Lengpui area, the statement said. <br /> <br /> "It was unfortunate that a press release issued by some people said that the Centre intended to shift the NIT from Mizoram and it was confirmed from Joint Secretary (Technical Education) Ministry of HRD Pravin Prakash that there was no such move," the statement added.<br /> <br /> Source: Business Standard

Mizoram govt clarifies Centre has no intention to shift NIT

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