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OAST proposes PG courses in marine microbiology and marine geophysics

Staff Reporter

BERHAMPUR: The management board of the Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology (OAST) of the Central Ministry of Earth sciences has proposed to open up post graduate courses in marine microbiology and marine geophysics in the Berhampur University.

The authorities of the OAST have also held discussions with the Vice-Chancellor of the University, B.K.Sahu over it.

According to R.C.Panigrahy, Head of the Department of Marine Science of the university, post graduate course in marine microbiology is available only in Annamalai University and marine geophysics course is only available in Andhra Pradesh. So, these two departments would be of great help for students and researchers in the field of marine sciences of eastern India.

The OAST is also taking up two long term research projects with the Marine Science Department of the Berhampur University. One of them is related to the study of population dynamics of marine turtles on Orissa coast.

This research is expected to put some light on the behaviour of endangered marine turtles that come to nest near rookeries on Orissa coast and the reason why they do not nest during some years. Senior scientists of the OAST like V.Sampad and T.J.Pandian would be actively attached with this project. There would also be a study of changes in water quality, benthic fauna, sediments and micro fauna of Rushikulya estuary.

Nine centres

The OAST has nine centres in different universities of the country and Berhampur University is one of them. It has also decided to take up projects through other institutions.

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