The State Government has decided to approve Rs 15 crore for infrastructure development in the extended wings of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) here.
Now development work is being carried out in the College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry and the College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology (CAET), according to OUAT Vice-Chancellor Surendranath Pasupalak.
Chairing a high-level meeting at the State Secretariat on Friday, Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi laid emphasis on the infrastructure development in the OUAT’s branch colleges.
Padhi asked Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary, Finance R Balakrishnan to sanction necessary funds in view of the requirements of the OUAT’s wings.
There are seven constituent colleges of the OUAT functioning at various locations of the State for agriculture-related research, extension services and planning, monitoring and evaluation.
The colleges are College of Agriculture, Chiplima, College of Agriculture, Bhawanipatna, College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar, College of Horticulture, Chipilima, Bhawanipatna, College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda, Brahmapur, College of Home Science, Bhubaneswar, College of Forestry, Bhubaneswar and Center for Post-Graduate Studies, Bhubaneswar.
Agriculture Principal Secretary Manoj Ahuja, CAET Registrar William Bilung and other senior officials participated in the discussion.