Orissa Governor backs demand for IIT

Orissa Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare has lent his voice for setting up of an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in the State. Addressing a function at an engineering college here, he said he was sad that the State was still deprived of an IIT. The entire audience present on the occasion was overwhelmed by the response of the First Citizen of the State, said a senior professor. "With the Governor's genuine concern for the State's casue, we feel emboldened," he said.