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Oil slick may have polluted well: expert

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 27. Investigations conducted by the Mining and Geology Department following reports about the presence of oil in a borewell at Kovalam have discounted the possibility of an oil deposit in the region. Scientists who analysed water samples collected from the well said the greasy film on the water surface could have originated from an oil slick in the sea near the coast. The Mining and Geology Director, N. Krishnakumar, said the oil could have entered the borewell through crevices in the underground rocks or the upper sandy layer. "There is also the possibility that some miscreants had poured oil into the well," he said.

Technical symposium

Colloquium 2005, the all-India annual technical symposium of the Mohandas College of Engineering and Technology, is being held on January 29 and 30. Besides paper presentation, the symposium includes technical events like electronic synthesis, debugging, network gaming, project contests and quiz in the streams of biotechnology, computer science and IT and electronics and communication. It will be inaugurated by the Managing Director of the Hindustan Latex, M. Ayyappan. The valedictory function will be presided over by the Director of Technical Education, S.K. Mohan.

Computerised facility

The computerised public grievance redressal cell has started functioning at the District Collectorate under the Modernisation Government Programme. The District Collector, Tinku Biswal, opened the visitors' room for the public. Receipts would be given to the public for the complaints they submit at the cell. The facility would soon be introduced in taluk offices and the Revenue Divisional Office.

Diabetes awareness

A diabetes awareness programme would be conducted at the city centre of the Indian Institute of Diabetes on the Public Health Laboratory campus from 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. on Friday. Experts will speak on how to improve compliance and cope with diabetes, cardiovascular diseases in diabetics. Those interested in participating should contact on the phone 2460102.

Quits post

Mudambadi Kesavan Subramanian who belongs to the Mathilakom Akkaradesi Ikya Samooham has quit the post of Panchagavyathu Nambi of Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple and Mudambadi Narayanan Gopalakrishnan took over today. Both Mr. Subramanian and Mr. Gopalakrishnan hail from Kokkada village in Mangalapuram, a samooham release said.

`Yagnam'

The Bodhananda Seva Society is organising a `Gita Gnana Yagnam' by Swami Bodhananda Saraswati, which will be inaugurated by Princess Gouri Parvathy Bayi at Hassan Marikar Hall in the city on January 29.

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