Daijiworld Media Network - Beltangady (RD)

Beltangady, Jul 14: “Engineers and scientists should strive hard to develop technologies to improve the condition of agriculture in India. Comparatively, we are lagging behind in the agricultural sector,” said Dr D Veerendra Heggade, chairman, SDM Education Society, Ujire.

Dr Heggade was speaking at the inaugural session of the 35th seminar and exhibition of student project programme jointly hosted by Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute of Technology (SDMIT), Ujire, and Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST), Bangalore, at SDM College of Naturopathy and Yogic Science, Ujire, on Friday July 13.

“Foreign nations gives much heed to technologies related to agriculture, as a result they are ahead in development ratio,” added Dr Heggade.

Professor B N Raghunandan, divisional chairman, Earth and Environmental Science, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, inaugurated the session.

Speaking on the occasion, Professor N Raghunandan said, “Nearly 2,000 engineering colleges and more than 5, 00,000 engineers and engineering students are there in India. If everyone contributes the fruit of their knowledge to our nation, then we can become a super power nation within a short span of time.”

Professor S Prabakar, deputy chairman, SDM Education Society, Ujire; and secretary D Harshendra Kumar released SPP and bio-fuel projects compendium on the same occasion.

Dr S G Sreekanteshwaraswamy of KSCST, Bangalore, Prof M S Mohan Kumar, secretary of KSCST, Bangalore; Dr B Yashovarma, secretary, SDM Education Society, Ujire, and M G Anatha Prasad, faculty of SDMIT, Ujire, were present.

Dr Rajkiran Ballal, principal, SDMIT, Ujire, welcomed the gathering.  Dr M Prithviraj, executive secretary, KSCST, Bangalore, proposed the vote of thanks.