IIT at ANDHRA PRADESH

The prestigious Indian Institute of Technology will come up in Andhra Pradesh on 600 acres of land near Patancheru in Medak district, near Hyderabad.Patancheru is infamous as the most polluted place in the state. Unregulated industrialization over the last two decades has polluted the air and groundwater in the area.Of the nearly 4000 students in IITs all over the country, students from Andhra Pradesh on an average bag 850 to 1000 seats, and IIT Medak may finally bring some cheer to the people of Patancheru.The government also plans to set up three water treatment plants in the area. Despite the controversy, the announcement of an IIT in Andhra Pradesh has also generated much euphoria among the student community. Experts say, with institutes like the ISB, a branch of the Bits Pilani, an annexe of the IIM being proposed, the IIT will put the state on the global education map.