The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIIT-A) will organise a two day Global Alumni Meet at Jhalwa campus from September 2 . Prof Anupam Agrawal, Dean, Alumni Affair, IIIT-A, said on Wednesday that the alumni get-together and felicitation programme will be organised on September 2 at IIIT Jhalwa, Allahabad, especially for alumni in Prayagraj and nearby places and Global Virtual Alumni Meet (GVAM), on September 3 for alumni all over the globe in online mode. “These events are an opportunity for us to come together and celebrate the accomplishments of our alumni as well as to foster closer ties within our alumni community”, he added. The alumni affairs office has now planned to reach out to all the alumni located all over the globe by organising its second “IIITA Global Virtual Alumni Meet 2023” on September 3.
Prof Mukul S Sutaone, Director, IIIT-A and patron, will inaugurate the first day programme on September 2 at 10 am. Anand Deshpande, Chairman Board of Governors, IIIT-A will be the chief guest at the virtual meet on September 3. Three IIIT-A alumni Kunal Srivastava, Director (IES), Ministry of Communication, Delhi, Vishwa Nath Pratap Singh, Senior Computer Scientist, Adobe, Bangalore and Vineet Sagar, Cofounder and Managing Partner, Venture Garage, Delhi will be honoured on the first day programme. “Based on the suggestions received from the Executive Committee members of the 6 Chapters (four in India and two abroad), an event schedule has been prepared and valuable suggestions from the director are also included in the schedule. During this meet the alumni will recreate memories of their college days, connect with old friends and other alumni from different parts of the world, reconnect with their professors, rekindle long-forgotten tales, discuss new ideas, resolutions and visions for the college with professors. There are opportunities for tons of interaction with present students and other alumni through break-out sessions”, said Prof Agrawal. A series of cultural programme will be held in the Jhalwa campus on Saturday evening.
PROPOSAL: Rail passengers from Sangam city and Mumbai could soon be able to avail of the facility of Duronto express between both cities daily. Likewise, those bound for Ahmedabad too may get a direct train that runs more frequently. A proposal in this regard has been sent to the Railway Board by Phulpur MP, Keshari Devi Patel.
Presently, Duronto Express runs between Prayagraj Junction and Lokmanya Tilak Terminal (LTT) twice a week (Saturday and Tuesday), departing from Prayagraj on Monday and on Friday from Lokmanya Tilak. The train, which takes around 19 hours to complete the journey, is popular because it is available from Prayagraj Junction and also for its timing. Since most trains leaving for Mumbai are from Prayagraj Cheoki station, this train becomes the first choice of the passengers.
But since the frequency of the train is limited to twice a week, there has been a long-standing demand for increasing its frequency.
Following the proposal sent by the Allahabad MP, who is also member of the standing committee for Railways, the Prayagraj-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Duronto Express will run daily, before Mahakumbh-2025.
Those travelling to Ahmedabad too will get relief if the proposed train begins as, presently, the train connectivity for this major city of Gujarat is limited and the only train from Prayagraj for Ahmedabad is once a week (Friday). The MP has requested to increase the frequency of this superfast express too, from once to weekly to thrice a week. “On my request, a proposal to raise the frequency of Mumbai Duronto and Prayagraj Ahmedabad Superfast Express has been sent to the Railway Board by the Railways and it is expected that the request will get approved before Mahakumbh”, said Kesari Devi Patel.
