Department of Civil Engineering (Roorkee)

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The Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (Formerly University of Roorkee) is the oldest and the largest Civil Engineering Department in the country. It was established on October 19, 1847 as the Thomason College and was given the status of a full-fledged University in 1948. The department has in the past produced several eminent engineers who have made notable contributions in the planning and execution of Civil Engineering project in most part of India as well in other developing countries.
-Makhan Virdi (www.mlvirdi.com)

It is also known as the Department of "Royal" Civil Engineering
www.iitr.ac.in/departments/CE/index.htm

The Institue has Industrial Bounary Layer Wind Tunnel, the first in India for it's type.
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Coordinates:   29°51'46"N   77°53'56"E

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