Arun Kumar Das[ 2 Jul, 2006 0053hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
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NEW DELHI: Decks have been cleared for establishing the first maritime university in the country. The Indian Maritime University will come up in Chennai on the patterns of the World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmo, Switzerland, and will have three regional campuses - in Mumbai, Vizag and Kolkata. The draft Bill for the proposed university is being finalised by the shipping ministry in consultation with maritime experts and academicians. "The Indian Maritime University Bill, 2006, is ready and will be sent to the cabinet for approval before being introduced in the monsoon session of Parliament," says shipping secretary, A K Mohapatra. "The ministry has already procured 300 acres of land in Chennai and earmarked Rs 200 cr for the university. Work on the complex will commence shortly," he says.
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