The Union government has issued an order sanctioning an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Palakkad.
A press note issued from Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb’s office said the State government had received a copy of the order to set up the IIT in 400 acres at Puthussery in Palakkad district that the State had promised to make available for the project.
According to the order, the IIT would function out of the Ahalia Integrated Campus at Kozhippara till buildings came up at Puthussery, Mr. Rabb said in the press note. — Special Correspondent
