(Following
are some of the best arguments in support of IIM-Berhampur as suggested by some readers in this forum)
"When
the IIT-Kharagpur was established, Kolkata was the biggest city in India apart
from the capital of Bengal. However, the decision to go for Kharagpur paid off
and the Institute is today rated one of the best in India. Infact, the town of
Kharagpur has only one identity and that is the ‘IIT’. Similarly, the decision
to establish IIM-Kozhikode turned out to be a good decision even though there
were more deserving cities in the State of Kerala. Seen in this context,
establishment of the IIM at Berhampur city will be a decision that generations
to come will appreciate as a visionary step".
"The IIM
proposed for Odisha will start from the coming academic year and that leaves
just 7-8 months for the new IIM. The Berhampur University campus can be used
for the upcoming IIM till a new campus is built for the same. If the Berhampur
University campus and its infrastructure facility such as classrooms, hostels,
library, gymnasium and guest houses are put to use for the upcoming IIM then
the infrastructure will be available at the shortest possible time."
"Bhubaneswar
houses the XIMB which is considered one of the top-10 B-schools in India.
Therefore an IIM in close vicinity will kill the brand and reputation of XIMB
which would fade into irrelevance. Additionally XIMB is opening its campuses in
Sambalpur and Balangir. Similarly, the NIT and BPUT in Rourkela have been the
major centers of technical and professional education in Odisha. Therefore this
leaves Berhampur as the city with the right infrastructure to house the
proposed IIM in Odisha".
"As
far as the suitability of Berhampur city to host an IIM is concerned, in recent
times several states have established or have proposed to establish the IIMs in
cities like Rohtak (Haryana), Kashipur (Uttarakhand), Dhaulakuan (Himachal),
Tirchy (Tamil Nadu), Udaipur (Rajasthan). As is evident, none of these are the
capital cities of their respective States and none of them have good air
connectivity. So, for a less urbanised State like Odisha air connectivity
should not be the only criteria for selecting a location for the IIM. Since
Odisha has only one airport in the State capital, adopting this criteria will
deprive all other cities in terms of central Institutes. Besides, Berhampur is
only 2 hours drive from the Bhubaneswar airport connected by a 4 lane Highway.
Additionally, since a low-cost domestic airport has been sanctioned for
Berhampur city, this should address the need in due course. Therefore there is
absolutely no doubt that the IIM in Berhampur city will be able to attract the
best of students and faculty given its several positives".
"Odisha
has so far established several premier Institutes like IIT, AIIMS, NISER, IIPH,
NIFT at Bhubaneswar, NIT and BPUT at Rourkela, Central Rice Research Institute,
Cuttack, VSSUT at Sambalpur, IIMC at Dhenkanal, National Steel Institute at
Puri, CIPET & AIIMS mini campus at Balasore. Therefore, the establishment
of IIM at Berhampur will lead to fair distribution of Central Institutions in
the State".
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Dear writer, there should not be any politics regarding the opening of such a prestigious institution like IIM. You have given examples of Kozhikode kharagpur etc. I expect that you are aware of the fact that when kharagpur was selected for IIT, there were very few IITs at that time. Thus obviously a central govt institution will be preferred and that exactly happened with IIT kaharagpur. But now situation is different. Simply selecting berhampur for IIM will not help. Theres no such facilities in berhampur like a big shopping mall, big movie complexes like INox, or international airport. Currently Bhubaneswar is developing, even this pace of development is not at par with that of cities like raipur, patna ranchi where IIMs were setup. IIt is in state`s best interest with optimum development of the institute which will be a matter of state`s pride. IIM in berhampur will be disastrous. There will not be any such good placements for which the IIM is famous for. If residents of berhampur want any such govt instituin then demand for medical colleges or other engineering colleges, but not an IIM, please. It is the bitter truth that Berhampur is nit fit for hosting such a premier brand like IIM. So, lets cooperate with the state govt. and let it allow to set it up on BBSR-CTCK highway or BBSR-Puri highway.
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Dear, ODISHA does not mean BBBSR OR CTC OR PURI. development of ODISHA does not mean development of BBSR CTC OR PURI HISTORY WITTNESSES what had been DEVELOPED IN PAST IN ODISHA AND ITS PARTS.FEW BEUROCRATS POLITICIANSN IAS LOBBY FROM EVERY CORNERS OF ODISHA CAME AND SETTLED IN BBSR. NOT ONLY THEM BUT QUITE NOS OF ENGRS DOCTERS EVERYONE ALSO SETTLED THERE.NOW THEY PROUDLY SAY THEY R FROM BBSR THEY DISLIKE TO TELL ANYONE THEIR NATIVEPLACE AND SHOW AS THEY R THE BEST And rest r worst.NOW ODISHA PUBLIC HAS NO NATIONAL IDENTITY,THIS IS DUE TO OUR INEFFICIENT LEADERSHIP WE R EMPLOYED IN OUTSIDE ODISHA FOR MORE THAN 30YEARS. EVEN C,GARH HAVE AN IMPORTANCE.I TELL U AFTER FORMATION OF C.GARH WHEN SAINIK SCHOOL WAS SET UP IN AMBIKAPUR IN A VERY REMOTE AND ACUTE TRIBAL PLACE NOONE SHOUTED.WHEN FEW PEOPLE AND MONEY LORDS DEMANDED A PERM HIGH COURT BENCH AT RAIPUR THEN ALL ADVS OF RAIPUR STRAIGHTLY DENIED FOR THE BENCH AT RAIPUR. BUT IN OUR CASE CTC AND BBS PEOPLE DOES NEVER ALLOW THIS. TO SET UP IN BAM OR SBP WHY BECAUSE THEY NEVER WISH ANYOTHER MAY DEVELOP.WHEN TATA STEEL PLANT IN G,PPUR WAS UNDER SET UP NAVEEN PATNAIK WAS STEEL MINISTER AT CENTRE WHAT HAD DONE BY HIM.U THINK IF WE DO NOT HAVE PURI CENTRE WOULD NOT PROVIDE BETTER TRAINS FOR ODISHA. ONE MORE THING I TELL U IN C,GARH NO OF TRAINS STARTS FROM DURG ABOUT 40 KMS FROM RAIPUR TO FACILITATE MORE PUBLIC OF C,GARH BUN IN OR CASE SOUTH ODISHA SUFFERS AS HIGE NO OF TRAINS STARTS FROM BBSR. RATHER IT WOULD START FROM BERHAMPUR NO OF PEOPLE MAY BE IN GAIN.SHOPPING MALL AND MOVIE COMPLEX IS NOT MATTER OF SETTING AN IIM.TO BOOST UP AN EDUCATION ATMOSPHERE REPUTED INST R REQUIRED .SO IT IS NOT A POLITICS. OUR ALL HIZDA POLS OF SOUTH ODISHA R SILENT THIS IS OUR ALL PUBLIC DEMAND. TO TELL U ON THE MATTER OF OUR NEGLECTED AREA BY OUR OWN PEOPLE THERE R A NO OF MATTERS NOW PL TAKE A PART OF REGEIONAL BALANCE AND EQUALITY AND SUPPORT THA IIM SET UPAT BERHAMPUR WITH TIME EVERY SIDE THINGS WILL BE COMPLETED BCZ ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN A DAY . THANKS A LOT .I
DeleteDear, ODISHA does not mean BBBSR OR CTC OR PURI. development of ODISHA does not mean development of BBSR CTC OR PURI HISTORY WITTNESSES what had been DEVELOPED IN PAST IN ODISHA AND ITS PARTS.FEW BEUROCRATS POLITICIANSN IAS LOBBY FROM EVERY CORNERS OF ODISHA CAME AND SETTLED IN BBSR. NOT ONLY THEM BUT QUITE NOS OF ENGRS DOCTERS EVERYONE ALSO SETTLED THERE.NOW THEY PROUDLY SAY THEY R FROM BBSR THEY DISLIKE TO TELL ANYONE THEIR NATIVEPLACE AND SHOW AS THEY R THE BEST And rest r worst.NOW ODISHA PUBLIC HAS NO NATIONAL IDENTITY,THIS IS DUE TO OUR INEFFICIENT LEADERSHIP WE R EMPLOYED IN OUTSIDE ODISHA FOR MORE THAN 30YEARS. EVEN C,GARH HAVE AN IMPORTANCE.I TELL U AFTER FORMATION OF C.GARH WHEN SAINIK SCHOOL WAS SET UP IN AMBIKAPUR IN A VERY REMOTE AND ACUTE TRIBAL PLACE NOONE SHOUTED.WHEN FEW PEOPLE AND MONEY LORDS DEMANDED A PERM HIGH COURT BENCH AT RAIPUR THEN ALL ADVS OF RAIPUR STRAIGHTLY DENIED FOR THE BENCH AT RAIPUR. BUT IN OUR CASE CTC AND BBS PEOPLE DOES NEVER ALLOW THIS. TO SET UP IN BAM OR SBP WHY BECAUSE THEY NEVER WISH ANYOTHER MAY DEVELOP.WHEN TATA STEEL PLANT IN G,PPUR WAS UNDER SET UP NAVEEN PATNAIK WAS STEEL MINISTER AT CENTRE WHAT HAD DONE BY HIM.U THINK IF WE DO NOT HAVE PURI CENTRE WOULD NOT PROVIDE BETTER TRAINS FOR ODISHA. ONE MORE THING I TELL U IN C,GARH NO OF TRAINS STARTS FROM DURG ABOUT 40 KMS FROM RAIPUR TO FACILITATE MORE PUBLIC OF C,GARH BUN IN OR CASE SOUTH ODISHA SUFFERS AS HIGE NO OF TRAINS STARTS FROM BBSR. RATHER IT WOULD START FROM BERHAMPUR NO OF PEOPLE MAY BE IN GAIN.SHOPPING MALL AND MOVIE COMPLEX IS NOT MATTER OF SETTING AN IIM.TO BOOST UP AN EDUCATION ATMOSPHERE REPUTED INST R REQUIRED .SO IT IS NOT A POLITICS. OUR ALL HIZDA POLS OF SOUTH ODISHA R SILENT THIS IS OUR ALL PUBLIC DEMAND. TO TELL U ON THE MATTER OF OUR NEGLECTED AREA BY OUR OWN PEOPLE THERE R A NO OF MATTERS NOW PL TAKE A PART OF REGEIONAL BALANCE AND EQUALITY AND SUPPORT THA IIM SET UPAT BERHAMPUR WITH TIME EVERY SIDE THINGS WILL BE COMPLETED BCZ ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN A DAY . THANKS A LOT .I
Deletedear prabir, for development of Berhampur demand industries and other SEZ corridors... not an IIM... It seems that some people are taking advantage of this issue and politicizing it... Do you know what an IIM is?? about its students?? an IIM is simply not a aga maga khaga college... the placements go around Rs 10-12 lacks per annum... multinational companies come and recruit... the students are not some guys coming from rural village.. they are highly talented and come from good and financially strong background..... if you want you can google about it....
ReplyDeleteThe crime rates are already so high in berhampur.. no multiplexes like INOX etc...not even a hotel of international standard...no good airport..how will the recruiting companies come?? where will they stay??... how will the IIM develop??? the IIM brand value will be damaged so as the reputation of Odisha.. By the way, central Govt. will outrightly reject berhampur or nearby locations as it doesnt suit its criteria... even an IIt can be opened at berhampur.. but not an IIM...