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New Indian Express
06-07-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Pradhan lays foundation for Rs 480 crore Net Zero campus of CUO at Koraput
JEYPORE: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan laid foundation stones for a slew of infrastructure projects worth Rs 480 crore at Central University of Odisha (CUO)'s Sunabeda campus in Koraput district on Saturday. The new infrastructure projects for which foundation was laid seek to build a Net Zero Campus which is environmentally sustainable, technologically advanced, and socially inclusive. The proposed project includes multi-storey academic blocks, 10 modern hostel buildings, a grand auditorium, a gymnasium and indoor sports complex. Besides, shopping centres, fully equipped health centre, and an international guest house will also be built. Designed with green building standards, renewable energy systems, and climate-resilient infrastructure, the Net Zero Campus will significantly reduce the university's carbon footprint while enhancing quality of life for students and faculty. The Minister also inaugurated newly completed facilities of the university, including the academic building, health centre, vice-chancellor's residence, officers' quarters, and staff quarters worth about Rs 130 crore. The minister witnessed MoU signing among six universities - CUO Koraput, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Berhampur, and Shri Sadashiva Campus of the Central Sanskrit University, Puri.
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Business Standard
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates, lays stones for ₹480 cr projects in Odisha
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 480 crore aimed at boosting the infrastructural development of the Central University of Odisha (CUO) in Koraput district. The ceremony was also graced by Odisha Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj, School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond, and Koraput MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka and Vice Chancellors of the various Universities. At the event, six Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were exchanged between leading educational institutions. The collaborations involved IIT Bhubaneswar, NIT Rourkela, NISER Bhubaneswar, IIM Sambalpur, Central Sanskrit University, and Central University of Odisha. . @cuokoraput ଏକ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନ ନୁହେଁ ବରଂ କୋରାପୁଟ ଏବଂ ଜନଜାତି ସମୁଦାୟର ଯୁବଶକ୍ତିଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ସୁଯୋଗ ଓ ସମ୍ଭାବନାର ଏକ ନୂଆ ଦିଗନ୍ତ । ଭାରତ ସରକାର ଏହି ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟର ସ୍ଥାୟୀ ଭିତ୍ତିଭୂମି ନିର୍ମାଣ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରାୟ ୭୫୦ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କା ନିବେଶ କରିଛନ୍ତି । ଆଜି ଏଠାରେ ଲୋକାର୍ପିତ ଓ ଭୂମିପୂଜନ ହୋଇଥିବା ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ ସହ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଅଗ୍ରଣୀ… — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) July 5, 2025 These MoUs are expected to strengthen academic ties and promote research and innovation in the region. Further in a post on X Pradhan wrote, "On the occasion of the holy 'Bahuda Yatra' at 'Shabar Srikhetra' Koraput, @cuokoraput will see the inauguration of a new academic building and various projects, along with the foundation stone laying for three educational buildings worth approximately 480 crore rupees, a 1200-seat auditorium building, a shopping complex, 10 hostels, a guest house, a sports complex, and other projects, bringing joy." Apart from this, Pradhan also participated in the Bahuda Yatra by pulling the chariot of Goddess Subhadra at Sabar Srikhetra in Koraput district. Odisha Ministers Suryabanshi Suraj and Nityananda Gond, Congress MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, and other senior leaders, and several senior leaders were also present on the occasion. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Time of India
05-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Pradhan visits HAL facility in Koraput, CUO
1 2 Koraput: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan began his two-day visit to Koraput district on Saturday with a visit to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) engine and component manufacturing unit at Sunabeda. Emphasising its strategic importance in national defence, Pradhan called for development of a HAL-based MSME cluster to spur employment and entrepreneurship in the region. He urged HAL to collaborate with IIT Madras and Central University of Odisha (CUO) to offer diploma and undergraduate programmes in aerospace, defenc, and related sectors. "The objective is to develop a skilled workforce with domain expertise and promote innovation from the school level," he said. Pradhan also advised establishment of HAL-sponsored STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) laboratories in schools across Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Rayagada districts. "The laboratories would provide early exposure to scientific disciplines and lay the groundwork for future careers in technology," he said. Applauding HAL Koraput's contributions to the aviation sector — particularly its role in manufacturing components for MIG and Sukhoi aircraft — Pradhan said the unit has been instrumental in India's self-reliance in defence and aerospace. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like local network access control Expertinspector Learn More Undo In alignment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Vocal for Local' mission, the minister encouraged HAL to support the promotion of Koraput Coffee, Kotpad handloom and the region's tribal heritage to strengthen local identity and boost the rural economy. Later in the day, Pradhan visited CUO campus in Sunabeda, where he inaugurated hostels and staff quarters and laid the foundation stone for an infrastructure project aimed at transforming the institute. A total of Rs 750 crore has been sanctioned for campus development. To elevate the university to global standards, an MoU was signed between six centrally funded higher education institutes in Odisha — CUO, IIT Bhubaneswar, IIM Sambalpur, NIT Rourkela, IISER Berhampur and National Sanskrit University, Puri. Updating the status of academic staff, Pradhan said 70 posts have recently been filled and CUO aims to fill at least 130 out of sanctioned 153 teaching positions in the next year. He also announced that CUO will introduce new diploma and undergraduate courses in artificial intelligence, machine learning and agri-business from the next academic year.
Time of India
03-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Dharmendra to visit CUO
Koraput: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan will visit the Central University of Odisha (CUO), Sunabeda, on Saturday. He will lay the foundation stone for a large-scale infrastructure project in CUO campus and inaugurate several newly-completed facilities, including the academic building, health centre, the official residence of the vice-chancellor, and residential quarters for university officers' and staff. These developments aim to upgrade academic and residential standards at the university, reinforcing its position as a centre of learning and growth, reads a varsity release. According to the release, a major highlight of the occasion will be the signing of an MoU among six premier centrally funded higher education institutions in Odisha CUO, IIT Bhubaneswar, IIM Sambalpur, NIT Rourkela, IISER Berhampur, and the National Sanskrit University, Puri. The pact is designed to foster academic synergy through multidisciplinary research, faculty and student exchange, and joint use of resources and credits, it reads. The collaboration will also focus on community engagement, particularly empowering tribal and underprivileged population, boosting digital and entrepreneurial education, and integrating traditional Indian knowledge systems — all in alignment with the goals of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020. The initiative is also expected to contribute toward improving the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in higher education across the region.
