Bahawalpur :Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob (T.I.), Vice Chancellor, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur inaugurated the state-of-the-art laboratory in the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. Vice Chancellor has said that this laboratory is a great addition to the Faculty of Engineering. He said that Bachelor, Master and M.Phil and PhD students in Civil and Mechanical Engineering will benefit from these devices. The latest equipment for this laboratory was imported from Germany. With the formation of laboratories, the engineering laboratories of Islamia University of Bahawalpur have been equipped with unique and modern machines of their kind all over the country. According to Prof. Dr. Muhammad Amjad, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, these equipment of worth Rs. 65 million contain practical training equipment for Hydraulic Engineering and Fluid Mechanics. Similarly, Flume, costing Rs. 10 million, will help students in research on open channel flow, sediment transport, hydraulic and flow machinery. Dr. Akbar Malik, Head of Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. Shahab Ahmad Niazi, Chairman Electronics, Dr. Muhammad Ali Qureshi, Chairman Information and Telecommunication System, Dr. Muhammad Kashif, Chairman Computer System and faculty members of Civil Engineering Department and students were also present on the occasion.