Huge potential for Subsurface engineering in highway tunnels : Nitin Gadkari
There is huge potential for Subsurface engineering in highway tunnel projects especially in Jammu & Kashmir, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said while inaugurating a School of Subsurface engineering by MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU) here.
There are about 20 tunnel projects currently being implemented in Jammu & Kashmir, which could absorb Subsurface engineers.
In his address Gadkari further said, with rapid urbanization, there comes a need to have the robust infrastructure. In India, we have seen the emergence of newer technologies which are addressing the infrastructure issues. Subsurface engineering is one such area, which will help in easing not just infrastructure issues but can help in many other domains.
While elaborating on the academic aspects he said, the school will have a postgraduate course and will be available to students as a Certificate course (3 months), M Tech programme (2 Years) and PhD programmes.
According to the statement by MIT-WPU,Students can apply for these courses both through online and offline media. The teaching pedagogy will be a blend of theory and practical training so that engineers will have hands-on exposure to the real world
According to MIT World Peace University Executive President Rahul Karad ,India is at a take-off stage in terms of its infrastructure and civil projects in sectors as diverse as transport to hydropower. Even though there are professionals in this field, India is facing a dire deficit in terms of skill. We at MIT-WPU recognize this gap and have therefore introduced this platform to formally teach subsurface engineering at this new school. All aspects of this course are at par with our international counterparts
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