while (<$outFile>) {
		chomp;
		$lno++;
		@line = split(/\t/, $_);
          ## $line[0] is for the first column
		push (@idmatrix, $line[0]) 
		if (0 == $lno % 2){
			## Trying to store the even columns apart from the first column values

			}
			else if (1 == $lno % 2){
			## Trying to store the odd columns apart from the first column values
			}
	    }
	}
shift @idmatrix; 
## To delete the first row (Is there any other way to 
## delete the first row of the file)