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Inauguration and Establishment of the CELL
The Inaugural function for the establishment
of Ocean Science & Technology Cell [OSTC] in the Centre of Advanced
Study in Marine Biology of Annamalai University and the National
Colloquium on Marine Biology funded by the Department of Ocean
Development [DOD], Government of India was held on the forenoon of 4th
January 1999 in the Senate Hall of Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar.
Presiding over the function Dr. M.G. Muthukumarasamy, Vice Chancellor of
the University after listing the achievements of the Centre, paid rich
tributes to late Prof. R.V. Seshaiya, who started this Centre way back
in the year 1951. Acknowledging the assistance of the DOD, he stressed
that need based and community oriented research should be initiated.
Dr. V. Sampath, Director, DOD and Vice Chairman of the OSTC, in
his inaugural address explained in depth about the various activities of
the DOD ranging from support to national institutes, coastal
Universities and others with the lofty goal of extracting chemicals,
drugs, metals from the sea, through deploying of two coastal research
vessels one in the east coast of India and the other in the west coast
of India for monitoring with regard to coastal environment, to Antarctic
expedition all aimed with the ultimate purpose of harnessing vast ocean
wealth for human welfare. Prof. Dr. PL. Sabarathinam, Registrar of
Annamalai University, Prof.Dr. PR. Karpagaganapathy, Dean, Faculty of
Science, Annamalai University and National Professor Dr.T.J.Pandian,
Madurai Kamaraj University offered their felicitations.
Earlier Prof. Dr. L. Kannan, Director of Centre of Advanced
Study in Marine Biology welcomed the gathering and Prof. Dr. T.
Balasubramanian, Research Coordinator of OSTC proposed the vote of
thanks.
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