State may start 4 more civil engg colleges: Acharya

State may start 4 more civil engg colleges: Acharya

Mangalore Today News

Mangalore, June 11: The State government is thinking on the lines of starting four Civil Engineering colleges in the State to improve the face of Civil Engineering, said Home Minister Dr V S Acharya.

l benefits. “If slaughtering is considered as a sin, then why the ban is only on cattle slaughtering and not on other animals?” he questioned. Speaking on the occasion, Komu Sauharda Vedike Secretary K L Ashok said that similar kind of protests will be held in 18 districts of the State on different days which would conclude on June 28 in Bangalore urging Vidhana Parishath to disapprove the Bill. Movement Against Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill State President A K Subbaih, Rajya Raitha Sangha Secretary Veera Sangayya, Popular Front of India President Ilyas Mohammad, SDPI District President Haneef Khan Kodaje and others were present. The rally supported by various organisations like Rajya Raitha Sangha, Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike, Popular Front of India, CPI(M) and others was flagged of at Ambedkar Circle and ended up near the entrance of Deputy Commissioner’s office. DH News Service" width="300" height="183" align="left" />Addressing the valedictory programme of seminar on ‘Quality assurance in works implemented’ organised by Task Force of Quality Assurance in Public Constructions on Friday in Mangalore, Dr Acharya said that though Civil Engineering is said to be the mother of all engineering sciences, it is unfortunate that cream of students opt for medical or other branches of engineering while students on cut off line go for Civil Engineering, that too not by choice.

“The plan is to start separate Civil Engineering College of top standards and have 50 per cent seats for students from the State. The remaining 50 per cent seats could be filled through CET,” he said and added that every Civil Engineer should gain inspiration from Bharath Rathna Sir M Vishveshwaraiah.

“We have to understand today that the mantra is ‘improve or perish’. Changes are happening everyday and if we fail to cope up with the changes, then we will be left behind to stagnate,” said Dr Acharya hinting that the engineers of today have to have futuristic thinking.

Citing example of Golden Gate of USA, he said that the bridge was built between 1930-37 and those days though it was not an necessity, a 6 lane bridge was built. “We have to broaden our horizon, thinking and mentality,” he said.

He lamented that after 60 years of independence, India has developed drastically in social infrastructure like that of health centres, schools etc but when it comes to development of economic infrastructure, India has not developed the way it should have.

“The countries which have less resources than we do and which attained independence after us have done better than us,” he said and opined that in this regard, engineers of the country have greater responsibility on them to execute quality works in the country.

Task Force President Dr C S Vishwanath delivering his presidential address said that the Task Force has been the brainchild of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who wanted to ensure that top class works are done in the State from the Government.

He said that the Task Force was constituted about 18 months ago and it has inspected as many as 35 major roads in the State, buildings and irrigation projects and suggested changes and improvements wherever quality was seen suffering.

Task Force Member Mahadevappa, PWD (South) Chief Engineer C Mrithyunjay Swamy, Irrigation Expert P G Bellad, PWD Mangalore Circle Superintending Engineer B S Balakrishna among others were present.

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