Raman Singh, chief minister of Chhattisgarh, inaugurated the newly-built Institute of Technology (ITI) at Korba which has been constructed under stage III community development initiatives of NTPC Korba station. Built over an area of 10 acres at Chorbhati village in the vicinity of the power station, ITI is all set to start the sessions from this academic calendar.
An estimated 10 crore has been invested in the project for skill development. Courses in five trades, such as wielder, instrumentation and mechanics, electrician, COPA are being launched initially. He also visited the campus and interacted with the stake-holders of the new ITI. Among others, Jaisingh Agrawal, MlA, Korba, Renu Agarwal, mayor, Korba Nagar Nigam, Prakash Tiwari, group general manager, NTPC Korba, officials of the state government and NTPC were present.