Hyderabad:

Due to lack of space for expansion in Chennai, the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has decided to set up a larger campus at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. Dr M.A. Atmanand, director, NIOT, said the institute had been on the lookout for a large piece of land for expansion near Chennai, but the institute has now decided to set its new campus outside Tamil Nadu.

“We are trying to get 250 acres in Nellore and our negotiation with the AP government is on,” he said. The district administration has identified 211.75 acres of land at Vakadu and Kota mandals of Nellore for NIOT.  NIOT deposited Rs 8.5 crore towards the cost of land which includes some private land as well.

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