Excelsior Correspondent
BHADERWAH, Nov 24: Bhaderwah Campus, University of Jammu, organized one- day workshop on ‘Sustainable resource development in Himalayas’, here today.
Dr Jonathan Craig, Chairman of Advisory Board, Meghreb Petroleum Research Group (MPRG) and visiting Professor, University of London, Department of Geology, JU, spoke at length about the sustainable resource development in the Himalayas and highlighted the renewable energy resource potential in Himalayas.
Prof G M Bhat, Rector, Bhaderwah Campus and an eminent Geologist, highlighted the thrust areas in academics and research which shall be adopted and carried forward to make the campus par excellence. He declared that each student at the entry level at Bhaderwah Campus shall have to undergo a short term course in language improvement and communication skills.
Dr Bindra Thusoo, Fellow Geological Society of London and Research Supervisor, Meghreb Petroleum Research Group (MPRG), University College London, UK, gave an overview of this part of Himalayas and impressed upon the identification of potential sites for carrying out trans-disciplinary research on various facets of mountains and their ecological, physical, social, cultural and physical linkages.
The lectures were followed by two interactive sessions wherein all the experts very lucidly responded to the queries of the audience.
At the end, Bhaderwah Campus identified few thrust areas to work upon. These include tectonic and geologic evolution (Faculty of Earth Sciences, IME), renewable energy resources (TBS /IME), Hydrocarbons and mineral resources (IME), climate change and global warming (Faculty of Life Sciences, IME) Tourism opportunities and challenges (TBS, Bhaderwah Campus), Biodiversity conservation and management (Faculty of Life Sciences, IME) and natural hazards and risks (IME). Institute of Mountain Environment, Bhaderwah Campus shall be the nodal agency for the purpose.
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