The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur (JNTU-A) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) for introducing an M.Tech programme on bridge and tunnel engineering at the JNTU-A College of Engineering, Anantapur.
Additional Director General Dharmananda Sarangi signed the MoU documents on behalf of the MoRTH, while the university was represented by its Registrar C. Sashidhar.
“Bridge and tunnel engineering is a first-of-its-kind course in the country. It will be fully funded by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The Civil Engineering Department will offer the course,” said Mr. Sashidhar at the MoU documents exchange programme on the university campus on Wednesday.