State to set up mining varsity

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari on Wednesday informed the Legislative Assembly that the Telangana government would soon set up a Mining University in the State.

Replying to a question raised by MLA Thati Venkateshwarlu and others during the Question Hour, the Deputy Chief Minister said the proposed university would come up at Kothagudem in Bhadradri district.

However, he did not specify the time by which the university would be established and said the proposal was under consideration of the government.