COIMBATORE: "India and Canada will sign a
nuclear deal in the coming months paying the way for New Delhi to import
uranium and reactors from Ottawa," Canadian high commissioner to India
Stewart Beck said. He was speaking to TOI on Monday after attending the
inauguration of a factory unit of Velan Valves in the city.
"This
will allow India to obtain uranium and heavy water reactors from Canada, which
will help the country to develop nuclear power," he said. The Indian
nuclear reactors depend on heavy water reactors which can be obtained from
them. The Canadian government is also taking steps to initiate trade and
exchange of oil and gas between the two nations.
In
the next five years, India could get a large quantity of gas and oil, he said.
Beck said that Canadian firms were showing a keen interest to invest in India.
This is because of the vast market the country offers as well as the skilled
labour force the country offers, he added. "From automobiles to several
manufacturing units are setting their plants in India. The skilled labour force
here can get things done in much reduced cost than that of Canada," he
said.
The
engineering education in Canada is oriented towards problem solving while here
it concentrates on components. Moreover, the application of theories are also
lacking in India, he said. Their school students are better with the
application of the physics and mathematics concepts they learn. However with 50
to 60 students in a class, this may be hard to achieve. Their colleges face
this by reducing the number of students in the final year of their graduation
by putting them in smaller groups, he said.
Beck
said the country to develop may have to concentrate on the energy needs of the
country."Generating energy is a growing challenge for India. Steps have to
be taken in the near future," he said.
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