National meet on coastal resources

Thiruvananthapuram: As many as 225 delegates from all over the country are expected to participate in a three-day national conference on coastal processes, resources and management, to be organised by the Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS), here from Friday. Lead papers will be presented on themes such as coastal resources, coastal zone management, coastal hazards and pollution, coastal processes, coastal hydrodynamics and coastal engineering. A press note issued by the Centre for Earth Science Studies said the conference assumed significance because of the emergence of India as a major economic and scientific power among the Indian Ocean countries. Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, is scheduled to inaugurate the conference. Eminent scientists, including A.D. Rao, Anjan Chakki, S.S.C Shenoi, Rajiv Nigam, P.V. Joseph, M.R. Ramesh Kumar and Kusala Rajendran, will participate in the sessions.

Source: The Hindu, Dated: 4.02.2010