Orientation programme held at Vikas PU College
Mangaluru: Vikas Pre-university College, Mangaluru organized an orientation program for freshers to reported to the college on sunday.
Dr. Priya Ballal K. MD and Trustee, K Pandyarajah Ballal Educational Institutions, and Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, KMC Mangaluru, who was the Chief Guest, inspired the students to work hard for two years of PUC and maintain a balance between personal life and professional life in future. She guided the new comers to choose the area of their aptitude and also to compete with themselves rather than with others.
Asserting that success is not a matter of chance but a matter of choice, the Guest of Honour, Dr. M.S. Moodithaya, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Nitte University, Mangaluru, directed the students to reorient themselves for today’s requirements. He also stressed on the importance of acquiring a well balanced emotional intelligence to lead a successful life.
Toppers of the college in the academic year 2017-18, Mr Arjun A. S. (585/600), Ms Rachana P. (583/600) and Ms Apeksha B. Malipatil (583/600) in Science and Mr Sangeeth Sharath (584/600) and Ms Prajna C. K. (582/600) in Commerce in PU Board Examinations were honoured by the Chief Guest, Guest of Honours and other dignitaries and they shared their thoughts and thanked the management and teachers for their success.
Toppers of X Standard who joined Vikas PU College Ms Bhagya Shree, (621/625) (State Board), Mr Sandeep A (CBSE Board), Ms Siddhi Uchale (ICSE Board) were also felicitated on the occasion.
Sri Krishna J Palemar, Chairman of the College, who presided over the function, said that the institution, a ragging free campus, is providing a good education with parental care. During adolescent stage, students might make various mistakes which might affect their life, but in Vikas they will be moulded to take the right path in the life, he continued. He assured the students and parents that a conducive environment, healthy food with organic vegetables grown in the campus itself, and knowledge are guaranteed in Vikas.
Prof. T Rajaram Rao, Principal Vikas PU College, gave an overall information about the college to the students including the infrastructure facilities and efficient academic body. He also presented the proud results the college achieved in the PU Board Examinations.
Dr. Ananth Prabhu G, Advisor, Vikas PU College, delivered a motivational speech. The session boosted the students’ morale and spirit.
Yogarathna Sri Gopalakrishna Delampadi enlightened the students to develop optimistic approach to attain success. He proposed practicing ‘Yoga’, ‘Pranayama’ and ‘Mudras’ to restore life’s natural rhythm of happiness. He also led a brief session of yoga for both students and their parents.
Sri. Parthasarathi Palemar, coordinator, Vikas Education Trust, Trustees Sri. J. Koragappa, and Sri. Suraj Kumar Kallya, were also present on the occasion.
Mrs. Aishwarya PSP, Commerce in-charge, compered the programme, Dr. D. Shripathi Rao, Correspondent, Vikas PU College, welcomed the gathering and Ms. Vaishali S., lecturer in Biology proposed Vote of thanks.
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MP: 40 years after Bhopal gas disaster, toxic waste leaves Union Carbide factory for disposal
Bhopal, Jan 1: Forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the shifting of some 377 tons of hazardous waste began from the defunct Union Carbide factory on Wednesday night for its disposal, an official said.
The toxic waste is being shifted in 12 sealed container trucks to the Pithampur industrial area in Dhar district, 250 km away from Bhopal.
"12 container trucks carrying the waste set off on a non-stop journey around 9 pm. A green corridor has been created for the vehicles which are expected to reach Pithampur industrial area in Dhar district in seven hours," said Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department Director Swatantra Kumar Singh.
He said around 100 people worked in 30-minute shifts since Sunday to pack and load the waste in trucks.
"They underwent health check-ups and were given rest every 30 minutes," he added.
Highly toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide factory on the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, killing at least 5,479 people and leaving thousands with serious and long-lasting health issues. It is considered to be among the worst industrial disasters in the world.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on December 3 rebuked authorities for not clearing the Union Carbide site in Bhopal despite directions from even the Supreme Court and set a four-week deadline to shift the waste, observing that even 40 years after the gas tragedy, authorities were in a "state of inertia".
The high court bench had warned the government of contempt proceedings if its directive was not followed.
"If everything is found to be fine, the waste will be incinerated within three months. Otherwise, it might take up to nine months," Singh told PTI on Wednesday morning.
Initially, some of the waste will be burnt at the waste disposal unit in Pithampur and the residue (ash) will be examined to find whether any harmful elements are left, Singh said.
The smoke from the incinerator will pass through special four-layer filters so that the surrounding air is not polluted, he added.
Once it is confirmed that no traces of toxic elements are left, the ash will be covered by a two-layer membrane and buried to ensure it does not come in contact with soil and water in any way.
A team of experts under the supervision of officials of the Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Board will carry out the process, Singh said.
Some local activists have claimed that 10 tons of Union Carbide waste was incinerated on a trial basis in Pithampur in 2015, after which the soil, underground water and water sources in surrounding villages became polluted.
But Singh rejected the claim, stating that the decision to dispose of the waste at Pithampur was taken only after the report of the 2015 test and all the objections were examined.
There would be no reason to worry, he said.
A large number of people had on Sunday taken out a protest march in Pithampur to oppose the disposal of Union Carbide waste in the city which has a population of about 1.75 lakh.
12 trucks carrying 337 tonnes of toxic waste from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, stored for 40 years, left at 9:05 p.m. for Pithampur near Indore. The waste is expected to arrive early on January 2nd, following a 250-km green corridor with heavy security.
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