Geology provides an interesting study on various wonders of deposits and surprising movement of water currents below the surface. Students of geology department should take up an intensive study on geological wonders, taking due advantage of the current-day advanced infrastructure, said Alumni of Department of Geology of National College here and former faculty members of the department.
Addressing the alumni “Geo Creta” (1991-94 batch) at the college on Saturday, P.R. Srinvasan, former Head of Department of Geology, said that the branch had developed in manifolds thanks to the advancement in science and technology. Obviously, the career scope for geologists in future would be brighter and more challenging than what it had been in the past. He specifically appealed to the geology students of the college to gain practical knowledge by visiting various rocks and terrains and coastal belts. “What we observe at our laboratory is just a bit of the ocean of geology,” he said.
M. Madhankumar, former Controller of Examinations of Anna University, said that many students, in the previous decades, could not distinguish between ‘zoology’ and ‘geology’ and, obviously, those who were interested in ‘zoology’ had joined the geology course.
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D. Boopathi, GSI, Tamil Nadu Unit, Chennai, said that there has, however, been a growing awareness among the present-day students about the vast scope for the course. He said that Rajasthan in general and Alwar district in particular was rich in copper deposits. An in-depth study has been taken up in that district to explore the possibility of finding deposits of other minerals, including gold.
K. Karikalan, Head of Department of Geology, Government Arts College, Karur, who is a member of the Geo Creta, said that the Alumni had been donating books to the students of Geology every year, as part of its service to budding geologists. Mr. Srinivasan gave away books to the students on the occasion.