It will house major research centres, besides academic blocks and hostels
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the satellite campus of the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras coming up at Thaiyur in Chengalpattu district.
“Friends, the Discovery Campus of IIT-Madras will have a 2-lakh square metre infrastructure to house world-class research centres. I am sure that very soon, the Discovery Campus...will be a leading centre of discovery. It will draw the best talent from all over India,” Mr. Modi said.
The campus will host not only major stand-alone research centres that require large and dedicated facilities but also academic blocks, hostels and other amenities. The provision of 163 acres of land was approved by former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa around 36 km from the main campus at Guindy, IIT-Madras said in a release.