Archive · 21 May 2025
Goa Orders Survey for IIT Campus on Sugar Factory Land
The government is planning to build a permanent campus for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Goa.
They're using the land of the old Sanjivani Sugar Factory.
Before they can build, they need to check if anyone is illegally using the land.
This is called an encroachment survey.
The government had other plans for this land previously, including a law university, but those plans changed.
IIT-Goa has been operating from a temporary campus.
Farmers had concerns about the land being used for the IIT campus.
The government aims to start construction soon and has the project officially approved.
The Goa government has ordered a land survey at the Sanjivani Sugar Factory site.
The survey aims to identify any encroachments before handing over the land to IIT-Goa.
The government initially planned to restart the sugar factory on the land.
The permanent IIT-Goa campus will be established on the former sugar factory land.
Farmers protested the land acquisition for the IIT-Goa campus.
- Who
- The Goa state government, IIT-Goa, and the South Goa district collector are involved.
- What
- A field survey has been ordered to detect encroachments on land for IIT-Goa's permanent campus.
- When
- The foundation stone is planned to be laid this year.
- Where
- Dharbandora, Goa.
- Why
- To prepare the land for IIT-Goa's permanent campus.
Farmers
Government
Land Acquisition
Farmers
Farmers protested the land acquisition for the IIT-Goa campus.
Government
The government aims to establish the IIT-Goa campus on the land.
- Land Required
- 10 lakh sqm
- Institution
- IIT-Goa
- Location
- Dharbandora
- Former Land Owner
- Sanjivani Sugar Factory
- IIT-Goa Operational
- 2016