VIT University, vellore is 3Km away from the Katpadi railhead (Katpadi Jn.) and is 5.5 Kms away from the Chennai-Bangalore National Highway. India Today 2010 rankings says that VIT University is the 8th best in India after the 5 IITs, IT-BHU and BITS, Pilani. What makes the campus really great and to no. 8 is its green canopy of grass, trees, plants, shrubs, a man made water body (linked to drainage system - only treated water is flowed into it). Many birds, animals (mostly monkeys, cats and dogs), insects, reptiles, etc are our co inhabitants in the campus. Spread over 300 acres, this campus boasts of 75% of land used for greenery, 15% for buildings and remaining for roads and footpaths.
From its inception as Vellore Engg. College in 1985, it has made many strides in engineering education in various fields of electrical, mechanical, computer science, Infotech., Biotech and Management education. Now, it also has a school of languages and humanities and advances sciences. Nanotechnology is also added as a masters program 4 years back. Many sponsored R&D projects are undertaken by its faculty. Research is given high priority in academics and hence teaching is oriented towards doing things practically. Its ECE and Mechanical UG programs are accredited by ABET, USA. It is one of the first institutes in India to start a nanotechnology program sponsored by DIT, Govt. of India.
Many eminent visitors have planted saplings in this campus to mark their august presence in numerous events and cultural programs. The Hon. Chancellor, Dr. G. Viswanathan is an eminent educationalist himself and is the sole driving force in the process of making VIT a global University that ranks among the top 100.
Stay tuned for some excellent pics of VIT and its green miracles.......alternately visit www.vit.ac.in for more insights into the University affairs.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Dusty tales.........
As I see it, there is hectic construction activity going on in the city and suburbs. the population ogf TVM will have a phenomenal impact on it.......from a mere 1million city population, it can jump to 1.5 million in next 3-4 years as lots of IT, Electronics, R&D, Education and related service industries are coming in a big way........ Also will the no. of motor vehicles be increasing drastically...........including heavy vehicles and of course traffic due to VISL will hit the pollution levels to a new high.......As many cities have witnessed rapid development at certain stages, they succumbed to pressure due to population, lack of natural resources, pollution, waste, sewage...etc....It is good to have high speed data cables landing in Trivandrum including Reliance FLAG that act as catalyst to IT and ITeS development......but also it should be ensured to have high speed road corridors for traveling from one end of the city to another very fast. Moreover, some of our roads in the city dosen't have proper footpaths or shoulders so that dust will not be generated. Our ever increasing vehicle population is causing dust pollution and is a cause of immediate concern......
Monday, May 30, 2011
Back from Hyderabad......
Hi all, after a lull in research and yoyo in fun, I'm back recharged to troubleshoot the research problems at hand. This time, the trip was a good one in terms of experiences and some not so nicely eye opening facts. The dusty air and the grump of metro buses onto my face has dipped my spirits..........But I traveled a good 150 Kms inside the city in 3 days! The metro buses are low floor and have rear engines. this the worst thing.......Atleast 100 tonnes of Carbon dioxide is released into the air every day in Hyderabad! Add to that the odd 8 million population using ACs, refrigerators, Coolers, etc to add to the Carbon footprint by emitting CFCs. As a whole, I visualize this city as a Carbon producing factory. If this city is like this, we can imagine about Mumbai and Delhi........they are the forefathers of Hyderabad in generating Carbon dioxide........Disastrous..........isn't it? So, can we do something about reducing such carbon emissions??
Monday, May 23, 2011
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