IIT-BHU celebrates its 12th foundation day with plantation drive

Varanasi: To mark the 12th foundation day of IIT (BHU), a plantation drive was launched at the new faculty apartment complex of the institute by director Prof Amit Patra on Saturday.
Computer Science and Engineering department’s Dr Ravi Shankar Singh told the participants that several varieties of mango, neem, amla and other saplings were being planted on the campus as a part of this drive.Prominent among others Shyam Kamal, Vineet Singh, Manoj Rai and other teachers and staff of the campus also remained present on the occasion.
The credit for the establishment of Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, goes to the vision and tireless efforts of Bharat Ratna Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, the founder of BHU. Three engineering and technical institutions were established by Malviya, which were known as Banaras Engineering College (BENCO) in 1919, College of Mining and Metallurgy (MINMET) in 1923 and College of Technology (TECHNO) in 1932. To provide a highly integrated educational base, BENCO, MINMET, TECHNO and College of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, established in 1932, were merged together to form the IIT (BHU) in 1968. On June 29, 2012, by an Act of Parliament, the Institute of Technology, BHU was converted into IIT(BHU) Varanasi.