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Ecology, economy and engineering a 3-in-1 formula

Ecology, economy and engineering a 3-in-1 formula


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Mangalore, Oct 20, 2014:  Discussing as one of the panelists of ‘The last word,’ a discussion on social responsibilities of engineers, organised by ‘Genesis’ Club of NITK, as a part of ‘Engineer-2014’ at the NITK Physics department on Sunday oct 19, NITK former Professor M N Madhyastha stated   Stressing on the need for maintaining ecological balance while carrying out development activities, he said that only a balance of this 3-in-1 balance can help development.

India is an energy starved country and there is a need to gather energy from different sources. But, one has to be careful while choosing the sources of energy as the region wise requirement of energy is not static but dynamic. The process of energy generation must suite to the geography of the region and should not create imbalance in nature. People have to be the watchdogs and make sure that industries do not harm their lives, he said.

Madhyastha stressed on the need for sustainable use of resources and said all branches of engineering to contribute to the energy saving.  Department of Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Dr Ajay Kumar Yadav who was part of discussion said that India has been ranked 55 in the Global Hunger Index and everyday 3,000 children in the country succumb due to hunger. There is need for all of us to be food savvy and to make sure that food is not wasted.

Dr Manu of Department of Civil Engineering said that the engineers need to concentrate upon the waste management, which in a serious problem these days. He told the engineers to come up with an environment friendly technology to deal with the problem. The necessity has it that the system has to strike a balance between development and nature, he added. Event Convener Gaurav Jain was the moderator of the discussion.


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