Bihar offers land for AMU centre

Aligarh: The Bihar government has offered 250 acres of contiguous land for an Aligharh Muslim University (AMU) centre, becoming the fourth such state after Kerala, West Bengal and Maharashtra.

The Bihar government has identified the land in Kishanganj district, along the highway to Bahadurganj.

A team led by AMU Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis will soon visit Kishanganj to select a suitable site and discuss other relevant issues with the district officers.

According to Aziz, Maharashtra has also decided to establish an AMU centre in the state.

The AMU centres in Murshidabad in West Bengal and Malappuram in Kerala have already become functional.

 

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