Odisha proposed to establish National Institute of Human Settlement (NIHS) in Bhubaneswar

Note: This is a very good initiative by Odisha state Government. Earlier we had appealed the state Government to establish Institute of Conflict Analysis and Resolution in similar line.

Orissadiary, March 28, 2014
Bhubaneswar: The State Government has proposed to establish a National Institute of Human Settlement (NIHS) in Bhubaneswar. A high-level meeting was recently held in the Secretariat chaired by Chief Secretary JK Mohapatra to fast-track establishment of the proposed institute. Discussions in the meeting revealed that a prefeasibility study assigned to the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) was conducted and its findings were presented by Prof Kajri Mishra at the meeting. As per the in-principle decision taken at the meeting, it was agreed to set up the NIHS in Bhubaneswar. The institute would solve the crisis of shortage of planners and provide training and capacity building in human settlement planning and development. In the meantime, the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) has reportedly agreed to support funding a detailed project report (DPR) or a detailed feasibility report preparation. The DPR would be prepared by the XIMB for establishment of the NIHS, sources said. Besides, the meeting discussed about exploring the possibilities of assistance from Union Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Planning Commission for the purpose. The Chief Secretary advised Housing & Urban Development Department to immediately constitute a steering committee, a taskforce and an inception cell and expedite the process of preparation of DPR for establishment of the NIHS. - See more at: http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=48840#sthash.d1kGqfdP.dpuf