Mangaluru youth Minan Hussain secures seat at prestigious IIT Roorkee on government quota
Mangaluru, July 24: In a proud moment for the coastal region, a youth from Deralakatte on the outskirts of Mangaluru has secured admission to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, one of the top educational institutions in the country.
The student, Minan Moydhu Hussain, aged 18, is the son of Moydhu Kunhi from Adkasthala in Enmakaje village of Manjeshwar Taluk, and Hawwa Moydhu from Mangaluru Taluk.
Minan completed his primary, secondary and pre-university education in Mumbai and Mangaluru. Initially, he had prepared for the NEET exam with the goal of pursuing MBBS. However, he later changed his mind and decided to pursue engineering instead. He went on to appear for both JEE Mains and JEE Advanced exams and successfully secured a seat at IIT Roorkee through the government quota.
He is now all set to begin his higher education journey at the prestigious IIT campus in Uttarakhand.
Speaking about his journey, Minan said, “I had initially planned to study MBBS after appearing for NEET. But later I changed my decision and wanted to get into an IIT. I prepared for JEE Mains and Advanced, and now I’m looking forward to pursuing higher studies at IIT Roorkee.”
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Karnataka govt seeks agency to manage rural drinking water units: Minister
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said the state government is working to appoint an agency to manage clean drinking water units in rural areas.
The state Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister was responding to a question by Hirekerur MLA U B Banakar in the legislative assembly.
"In the rural areas of the state, many clean drinking water units have been set up under corporate social responsibility (CSR) grants, including contributions by MLAs and MPs, and handed over to gram panchayats. After the maintenance period, problems have arisen in keeping these units operational," Priyank said.
He added that a proposal has been made to award a maintenance contract to one of the country’s reputed drinking water unit manufacturing companies, but so far, no companies have come forward to take up the work.
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"The government is continuing its efforts and will resolve this problem soon," he said.
On a query regarding fluoride content in water, the minister said water quality testing is being conducted monthly in all zilla panchayats.
"Laboratories have been opened for this purpose. Around 6.5 lakh water samples have been tested across the state, and water testing kits have been provided to villages," he added.
