With the new block of the Brahmapur Industrial Training Institute (ITI) handed over to the Indian Institute of Science Education Research (IISER) Brahmapur on Tuesday, regular classes of the institute are all set to commence from August first week.
The newly-constructed second floor of the ITI building was handed over to a three-member IISER team led by Director BK Singh by the ITI Principal Dr Rajat Panigrahi.
“As per the instruction of the Chief Secretary at a review meeting on March 31,we have officially handed over the new floor to the IISER authorities. Construction of third and fourth floors of the building has started and will be handed over to the IISER authorities soon after its completion,” Panigrahi said.
He said the new floor has 16 rooms with an area of 14,000 sqft.
The IISER authorities would start regular classes in the first week of August after completing the laboratory infrastructure work, he informed.
Talking to mediapersons, the IISER Director said the renovation work of the new building would start very soon. “We have decided to commence regular classes after completing the construction work of the laboratory and classrooms,” he added.