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Volume 28 Number 9

Thirty-sixth National Convention of Civil Engineers and National Conference

Innovation, Mechanization and Modern Techniques


in Civil Engineering
Jharkhand State Centre of the Institution organized 36th National Convention Shakti National Master Plan, the Government has
of Civil Engineers and National Conference on the theme Innovation, showcased its commitment towards holistic and
Mechanization and Modern Techniques in Civil integrated infrastructures and logistic ecosystem
Engineering under the aegis of Civil Engineering in the country, ensuring ease of doing business.
Division Board (CVDB), IEI in virtual mode during 23- Further, he said it would gain importance due
24 October, 2021, in association with Birla Institute to the significant demand raised because of
of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. Shri Nitin Gadkari, targeted higher growth of development so as
Hon’ble Minister, Road Transport and Highways, to achieve our goal to become a seven trillion
Government of India graced the inaugural function economy by 2030. He emphasized that the focus
Chief Guest. In his address, Shri Gadkari stated that of technological advancement should be on
technology is perhaps the greatest changing agent cost-effective, qualitative and sustainable infra development in the county.
in today’s world and is evolving at an ever accelerating pace. Development Er Narendra Singh, President, IEI expressed his satisfaction for selecting
of innovative technologies will reduce costs, save natural resources, protect a very appropriate theme for the said National Convention. During his
environment and help improve quality of life and in this regard, the role brief speech, he said implementing construction work for buildings is a
of engineering becomes crucial. He highlighted that in post-independence complicated and labour intensive task and it also requires the use of various
era, rapid progress in the development of the country has taken place types of machines and equipment. Er Singh opined that technologies for
through the application of engineering sectors: roads and highways, dams building construction are still being developed and implemented to improve
and irrigation systems, different civil constructions including building of work efficiency and quality. Dr Hemant O Thakare, President-elect, IEI
smart cities; sanitation systems, etc; With the launching of the PM Gati- Contd on page 2

Thirty-fifth National Convention of Production Engineers and National Conference


Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Manufacturing
Durgapur Local Centre of the Institution organized the 35th National service rendering ability, which leads to capacity building and self-reliance
Convention of Production Engineers under the aegis of Production in production systems. He felt that organizing such technical events will
Engineering Division Board (PRDB) through hybrid mode during October enhance the technological awareness to develop the upgraded skills and
30-31, 2021. A National Conference on the abilities to support and develop sustainable manufacturing technologies
theme Emerging Technologies for Sustainable for the future. In his address, Prof Maitra discussed on different advents
Manufacturing was also organized along with of Industry 5.0, where personalization of customers is the major feature
the National Convention. Prof Saikat Maitra, Vice and there are phenomenal opportunities to apply the knowledge in the field
Chancellor, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of production engineering that integrates different digital technologies in a
of Technology (MAKAUT), West Bengal graced seamless manner.
the inaugural function as Chief Guest. Prof Maitra,
Er Narendra Singh, President, IEI in his address focused on new technological
in his address discussed at a length the global
developments on sustainable, environment friendly and cost-effective
paradigm shift in manufacturing, characterized by
manufacturing processes, which enables the practicing professionals,
introduction of smart and intelligent machines, enhanced applications of
researchers and students to be aware of advanced technologies for process
digital technologies, robotics, IoT, Artificial Intelligence etc and mentioned
industries.
these as the major facets of industrial development. Prof Maitra strongly
advocated for the collaborative functioning by industry, academia, R&D Dr Deb Kumar Tripathy, Chairman, PRDB, IEI in his address stated that digital
to develop advanced tools, techniques and methodologies to support transformation has significant impact on almost all areas of manufacturing
the industry 4.0 related manufacturing system and felt that knowledge- with rapid propagation on Industrial Automation, Robotics, Internet of
based industries and startups have taken the centre stage. He opined that Things etc, which lead to higher productivity and efficiency.
the economic development and growth of the country is shifted towards
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Innovation, Mechanization and Modern Techniques
in Civil Engineering
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in his address mentioned that the impact of the construction industry is innovative architectural and construction solutions. He also talked about
known to have significant effect on the economy and prosperity of the scope for improving work in the construction site introducing automation
country. He affirmed that the sector is progressing at a very fast pace and and computerisation of labour intensive processes.
bringing prosperity to the nation and the people. Dr Thakare added that the
At the onset, Er Siyaranjan Kumar Singh, Chairman, IEI Jharkhand State
last decade has witnessed significant shifts in Civil Engineering practices,
Centre welcomed delegates, participants and audience. During his welcome
speech he said India has been experiencing major transformation in both
physical and economic terms in order to meet the growing needs of built
space/infrastructure for the rapidly increasing population, industrialisation
and urbanisation. Mr Singh said that large scale constructions have been
taking place in the country which has led to the emergence of the construction
sector as the second largest industry in the country that makes significant
contributions to the national economy and generates huge employment.
All these have put increased pressure on the Civil engineers / Construction
Industry forcing them to think of mechanization and generating innovative
ideas to meet the demand, added Mr Singh. Er A K Saxena, Chairman,
Board of Governors, Sustainable Development Forum, IEI while giving the
overview on the theme, spoke on the transition of the construction sector
from ancient to modern era with some relevant examples of civil engineering
marvel and set the tone of the event.
especially innovations, mechanisation and incorporation of new techniques
have contributed significantly which resulted in making the construction On this occasion, Er Shivanand Roy, Former Engineer in Chief, Water
industry capable of overcoming the tag of labour-intensive industry. Resources Department, Government of Jharkhand; Er Sharad Jaipuriar,
Former Head of Civil Engineering & Architecture Section, MECON Limited,
Er V B Singh, Chairman, Civil Engineering Division Board, IEI congratulated
Ranchi; Dr Y P Gupta, Former Professor, Motilal Nehru National Institute of
Technology, Allahabad and Chairman, Yash Krishi Tacknique Evam Vigyan
Kendra, Allahabad and Er Jnan Ranjan Pal, Chief Engineer, Central Design
Directorate Irrigation Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow,
were felicitated as Eminent Engineering Personalities for their contribution
in Civil Engineering discipline. Padma Bhushan Prof Jai Krishna Memorial
Lecture was delivered by Er V N Heggade, Former CEO, STUP Consultant
Private Limited on the topic ‘Design & Construction of Signage Bridge of its
kind in Delhi’. In his address, Er Heggade covered various considerations
made in design and construction of Signature Bridge over River Yamuna in
Delhi which is a landmark project.
A Souvenir was released on the occasion by the Chief Guest and other
dignitaries present during the inaugural session. Finally the vote of thanks
was proposed by Er Jitendra Kumar, Honorary Secretary, Jharkhand State
Centre.
Jharkhand State Centre for selecting the theme, which is contemporary
Good numbers of papers were submitted embracing the theme of the
to the modern times, particularly when the construction industry is
National Conference which were reviewed by the Technical Committee
suffering from dearth of skilled manpower. He mentioned that there has
headed by Dr Sekhar Chandra Dutta, Professor, IIT - ISM, Dhanbad. Three
been a long standing requirement for introducing devices that lessen and/
technical sessions were organised where many of the accepted papers were
or replace manual intervention on machine construction, automation and
presented. These sessions were chaired and co-chaired by Er Aamir Ali Mir,
even robots as proposed by designers and technologists. Er V B Singh
Er Dinesh Kumar, Er Chinmay Debnath, Prof R K Prasad, Er S P Datta, the
further opined that technologies for building construction are still being
Council Members attached to the Civil Engineering Division Board of IEI.
developed and implemented to improve work efficiency and quality in

The following Papers were presented during the technical sessions:

A Review on Seismic Response of Concrete Arch Dam Rinku John and Deepa Balakrishnan S, Department of Civil Engineering, School of
Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala
Thermal/Fire Resistance Studies on Cermabond-569 and Ldam Coated Concrete Bishwajeet Chaubey, Chief Construction Engineer (R&D), DRDO South, Hyderabad,
Structures at Elevated Temperature Telangana
Sekhar Chandra Dutta, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of
Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand
Analytical Study on the Behaviour of Concrete in-filled FRP Tubular Columns Varunkumar V, Gajalakshmi P and Revathy J , Department of Civil Engineering, B S
Subjected to Lateral Cyclic Loading Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Risk Assessment of Earthquake on Historical Structures and Monuments P K Tiwari, Assistant Superintending Engineer, Archaeological Survey of India,
Sarnath Circle, Varanasi
G Pandey, Prof & Dean, Infrastructure & Planning, Madan Mohan Malaviya University
of Technology, Gorakhpur
V Kumar, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Central University of
Haryana
3D Concrete Printing: A Road Map for future of Automated Construction in India Raman Shaw, Kundan K Maurya and Damodar Maity, Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal
Application of Fly Ash Cenosphere in Cement Composites: A Comprehensive Review S K Patel, and A N Nayak, Department of Civil Engineering, VSS University of
Technology, Burla, Odisha
C R Mohanty
Department of Civil Engineering, Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Berhampur,
Odisha
Durability Properties of Pervious Concrete using Nanosilica D Tarangini, P Sravana and P Srinivasa Rao
Department of Civil Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University, Kukatpally,
Hyderabad, Telangana
Ecosystem Restoration – A Holistic Approach S Gnanasekaran
Former Deputy General Manager (Civil), M/s ONGC Ltd, Kuttalam
S Sankaran and A Deivigaan, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department,
University College of Engineering, Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
Benefits of Glulam Timber Roof Structure for Airport Passenger Terminal Buildings Ravi Lakshmanan, GMR Infrastructure (Singapore) Pte. Ltd, Bonifacio Global City,
Taguig City, Philippines
Feasibility of Plastic Waste as Reinforcement in the Mechanical Properties of M G Sreekumar and Dr Deepa G Nair, Department of Civil Engineering, School of
Stabilized Lateritic Soil Blocks Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala
Development and Validation of a Delay Assessment Matrix for Road and Highway Harish L Reddy
Projects Assistant Professor, National Institute of Construction Management and Research,
Pune
M S Nagakumar
Professor, R V College of Engineering, Bengaluru
Adoption of Modern Technology in Irrigation Projects – A Case Study of Ongoing I Satyanarayana Raju, Former Chief Engineer, Irrigation Department, Govt. of Andhra
Polavaram Project in Andhra Pradesh Pradesh and Former Chairman, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana State Centres, IEI and
Former Council Member, IEI
Design and Development of Underwater ROV for Dam Inspection Muniyandy Elangovan, B Yuvan Siddarth, R Govindram Uduupa and M Mohan Babu,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, VelTech Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala R&D
Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu
Studying Aggressive Clearing Behavior of Drivers at Uncontrolled Intersections Manish Dutta, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of
under Mixed Traffic Conditions Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Kamalnath Maddu, PhD Student, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute
of Technology Silchar, Assam
Suprava Jena, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National
Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam
Modelling and Exploring the Impacts of E-Grocery Shopping on Trip Generation in Suprava Jena, Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute
India of Technology Silchar, Assam
Momi Deb
PhD Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology
Silchar, Assam
Manish Dutta
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma
University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Statistical Modelling for Rainfall Time Series Analysis: Khurdha District of Odisha, Ankita Bohidar,
India Research Scholar, Civil Engineering Department, VSSUT, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha
Anil Kumar Kar
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Department, VSSUT, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha
Prof Pradeep Kumar Das
Registrar, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha

During Valedictory Function, Er Chandrakant Raipat, Former Chairman, the event organized during two days. Er Siyaranjan Kumar Singh, Chairman,
Jharkhand State Centre, IEI and Er N Shiv Kumar, Committee Member, Jharkhand State Centre, IEI delivered the concluding remarks and proposed
Jharkhand State Centre graced the occasion as Chairman and Co-chairman the vote of thanks at the end of the event. A large number of participants
respectively. Er Raipat and Er Shiv Kumar jointly summarized the Memorial attended the online event.
Lecture sessions and the technical sessions to give a precise overview of

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Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Manufacturing
While delivering the welcome address, Prof (Dr) Kartik Chandra Ghanta, ‘Sustainable Manufacturing’. He discussed the role
Chairman, Durgapur Local Centre & Council Member, IEI, explained the of manufacturing in national employment and GDP
objective of the National Convention. Prof Ghanta opined that sustainable and opined that combination of supply chain, policy
manufacturing basically concentrates on cut throat technologies in initiatives and efforts from private sectors with
multidimensional front, optimization of resources and invention of new appropriate research & development may let the
technologies in the context of environmental preservation and restoration country to be a renowned manufacturing hub.
for sustainable development. Mr Safikum Islam, Organizing Secretary of Mr Rashmi Ranjan Mohapatra, President, Titanium
the event briefed the audience about the theme of the National Convention. Equipment and Anode Manufacturing Company
A Souvenir was also released on the occasion. Mr M K Biswal, Honorary Limited (TEAM), Engineering, Membrane and Water
Secretary, Durgapur Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks. Divisions, Chennai delivered State of Art Lecture on the theme of the National
On this occasion, Mr Rashmi Ranjan Mohapatra, Conference. In his lecture, Mr Mohapatra discussed on various challenges
President, Titanium Equipment and Anode in manufacturing industry, industrial index of production, contribution
Manufacturing Company Limited (TEAM), of manufacturing to GDP and employment. He further discussed on the
Engineering, Membrane and Water Divisions, challenges and constraints in implementing Industry 4.0, which include
Chennai; Dr Nagahanumaiah, Director, Central adaptation to the technologies, skilled manpower, cost and ecosystem etc.
Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), Dr Nagahanumaiah, Director, Central Manufacturing
Bangalore; and Prof (Dr) Harish Hirani, Director, Technology Institute (CMTI), Bangalore delivered
CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research State of Art Lecture on the topic ‘Optimizing
Institute, Durgapur, West Bengal were felicitated as Factory Productivity by Addressing 4P Challenges,
Eminent Engineering Personalities for their immense contribution in the field Product-Process-People-Production’. In his
of Production Engineering. lecture, Dr Nagahanumaiah stated that survival
The F W Taylor Memorial Lecture was delivered of the organizations is driven by innovation and
by Prof Siba Sankar Mahapatra, Professor HAG, explained the roadmaps to address the 4Ps in terms
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National of Research-Technology-Training-Applications.
Institute of Technology Rourkela on the topic ‘A
Study on Flexible Flow Shop using Meta Heuristic
Approaches’. In his address, Dr Mahapatra
discussed on the significance to optimize and
standardize the production systems and processes
in the context of changing priorities, orientation and
dimensions of product output and mentioned that different mathematical
models have developed to improve the system effectiveness. He explained
applications of job scheduling, which is basically concerned with the
allocation of operations on machines to minimize make span, flow time
and tardiness. He explained applications of feasible scheduling, static and
dynamic scheduling, resource constrained project scheduling, job shop
scheduling, flow shop scheduling etc with different processing routes and
sequence of operations. Prof Mahapatra further discussed the application of
Particle Swarm Optimization to solve shop scheduling problems.
The G C Sen Memorial Lecture was delivered by
Dr Janakarajan Ramkumar, Professor, Mechanical He explained different machining operations with mechanical force, i.e.
Engineering Department, Indian Institute of cutting, grinding; material removal through melting and vaporization by
Technology Kanpur. Prof Ramkumar explained EDM, LBM, EDM; Ablation with decomposition of
sustainability as the concept of needs and the idea of atom, using incident photon energy and chemical or
limitations, imposed by the state of technology and electrochemical reaction based ionic dissolution. He
social organization, on the environment’s ability to deliberated at a length precision machining, different
meet the present and future needs. In his lecture, Prof industry ready technologies, Smart Factory Layout,
Ramkumar deliberated at a length the applications, Abrasive Flow Nano finishing, Micro Additive
operational & strategic implementations, dimensions Manufacturing, Smart Manufacturing, Smart
& principles of Lean & Green Business Models. He deliberated on Additive Foundry, implementation of IIoT in Metal Casting
Manufacturing and Subtractive Manufacturing for sustainability and explained and so on.
applications of JIT, Jidoka, Cobots in sustainable manufacturing. He further
explained different stages in Lean Production, Lean improvement, Green A Panel Discussion was organized on the
Thinking and the significance & benefit of creating green and sustainable topic ‘Future of Production Engineering’, which focused on generating
manufacturing. Prof Ramkumar concluded his lecture with the emphasis employability of the engineers through skill development and restructuring
to optimize our current resources, strive for lean and green technologies, engineering course curriculum.
elimination of waste, reduction of pollution and more stress on Reduce, Three Technical Sessions were organized on the subtheme ‘Advancements
Recycle and Reuse (RRR). & Sustainable Manufacturing’, ‘Emerging & Allied Technologies for Industrial
Prof (Dr) Harish Hirani, Director, Central Mechanical Engineering Development’ and ‘Internet & Information Technology for Modern Industry’,
Research Institute, Durgapur delivered State of Art Lecture on the topic Contd on page 5

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All India Seminar under the aegis of Mechanical Engineering Division Board, IEI

FEA and FMEA in Mechanical Design


Kanchepuram Local Centre of the Institution organized All India Seminar
on the theme FEA and FMEA in Mechanical Design during October 12-
13, 2021 under the aegis of Mechanical Engineering Division Board
(MCDB), IEI. The Failure Effect Analysis & Failure Mode Effect Analysis
helps identify potential failure modes based on experience with similar
products and processes. It is widely used in product design, development
and manufacturing through various phases of the product life cycle. Effects
analysis refers to studying the consequences of those failures on different
system levels. Functional analyses are needed as an input to determine
correct failure modes, at all system levels, both for functional FMEA or
Piece-Part (hardware) FMEA. An FMEA is used to structure Mitigation for
Risk reduction based on either failure mode effect severity reduction or
on lowering the probability of failure or both. Principally, FMEA is a fully
inductive or forward logic analysis, however the failure probability can only test of a vehicle roll over protective structure, structural analysis subject
be estimated or reduced by understanding the failure mechanism. Hence, to gyroscopic dynamic effects etc. Mr M Sugumaran, Head, Curriculum &
FMEA may include information on causes of failure (deductive analysis) to Product Development, CADD Centre Corporate Office Chennai deliberated
reduce the possibility of occurrence. on FEA and FMEA for Modern Engineering and Development and explained
Chief Guest on the occasion, Mr R Sundar, Scientist D, National Institute the applications of FEA and FMEA as the simulation of physical phenomenon
of Ocean Technology, Chennai, deliberated his presentation on the topic using numerical methods and simulation application software. Dr M S
‘Various FEA Applications in Ocean Technology’. In his address, Mr Sundar Alphin, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SSN
provided the insight about the role of engineers and importance of materials College of Engineering, Chennai delivered presentation on mathematical
in automobile industries. Prof (Dr) D Elango, Member, Board of Studies, formulation of FEA and FMEA. In his address, Dr Alphin discussed on the
Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University, Chennai graced the numerical methods, which are applied in many fields of engineering and
function as Guest of Honour. Numbers of Papers were presented during research and allows efficient and precise modeling of mechanical, thermal
the technical session. Dr D Elilraja, Associate Professor, Department of or other complex systems. Dr M Selvaraj, Associate Professor, Department
Mechanical Engineering, St Joseph’s Institute of Technology, OMR, Chennai of Mechanical Engineering, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai deliberated
deliberated his presentation on the topics ‘Applications of Finite Element lecture on the topic ‘Thermal Simulation of FSW for Predicting Defect Free
Methods’, ‘Modern Methods of Applications of Finite Element Methods’ and Weld using ANSYS’ and Various Deft Analysis using ANSYS’. Earlier, Prof
‘Advanced Technologies in FEA’. During his deliberation, he discussed on (Dr) D Ilango, Chairman, Kanchepuram Local Centre, IEI delivered the
impact tower for protective headgear as per ASTM F1446, energy absorption welcome address.

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when 22 papers were presented. The sessions were chaired by Prof (Dr)
Asit Baran Puri, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Durgapur; Dr manufacturing healthcare products and emphasized on the scalability of
Chittotosh Bhattacharya, Deputy Director, NPTI, Eastern Region and Prof manufacturing of medical products with mass replication and required
Amar Nath Mullick, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Durgapur. precision. He further opined that the major shift in supply chain with start
During the Valedictory function, Prof Suman Chakraborty, Dean, ups and innovation results a disruptive pattern in production engineering
Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy, IIT Kharagpur graced system, which leads to self reliance. Prof Chakraborty strongly advocated
the occasion as Chief Guest. In his lecture, Prof Chakraborty mentioned for organizing meaningful resources to initiate verticals for this emerging
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing as different paradigm in the field paradigm of manufacturing towards the realization of make in India initiative
of manufacturing. He deliberated on the applications of 3D Printing for in its’ truest sense.
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IEI Technical Webinar under the aegis of Civil Engineering Division Board

The Future of Construction and COVID Impact


The Civil Engineering Division Board (CVDB) of the Institution organized IEI of the companies. He also spoke on supply chain resilience, identifying
Technical Webinar on the theme The Future of Construction and COVID opportunities for shift work-off, redeploying capita and resources and
Impact on 5 September, 2021. Mr Suhas Sahebrao Jadhal, Director Product getting closer to the customers since market dynamics has changed during
Development, Hexagon AB, Dubai, UAE and President AACE UAE Section; this pandemic situation.
and Mr V Suresh, Former Chairman & Managing Director, Housing & Urban
Mr V Suresh commenced his talk with a brief overview on world population
Development Cooperation (HUDCO), Chairman, IGBC shared their thoughts
trend, urbanization scenario in India and implication
and views with the audience as Panelists. Mr Manoj Kumar Panigrahy, Senior
of growth of cities on GDP and national economy.
Project Controls Specialist, ADNOC Offshore-PMC, Abu Dhabi moderated
While explaining the importance of construction
the session and introduced the Panelists. Mr V B Singh, Chairman, Civil
sector as growth booster of national economy, Mr
Engineering Division Board, IEI in his welcome address stated that
Suresh touched upon various ambitious projects
construction field is an unorganized sector and mostly human - driven and
of Government of India especially smart cities, city
as a result, during the pandemic times, most of the construction sites were
infrastructure resurgence and special economic
shut down due to the risk of infection. Mr Singh opined that the COVID-19
zones. Construction sector is the second largest
outbreak results change in company policies, work culture and increase
employment sector after Agriculture and contributes
in use of automation in construction sector. He explained three types of
to 12% to GDP, added by Mr Suresh. He briefly
risks associated with construction projects with practical examples, namely
described Vernacular systems, Conventional systems, industrialized
completion risk, commercial risk, and contractual risk, which cause project
systems and Alternative systems as various Construction Systems used in
delays and financial loss. To mitigate such negative impacts, during this
India and presented a comparative analysis based on various parameters
pandemic situation, all the employers and construction companies should
like people associated, raw material used, site of construction, cost
implement the control measures to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and
effectiveness and sustainable technique. He told that the main aim is to
provide a safe work environment for the workers, he opined.
reduce the cost of construction without sacrificing any element of safety
Mr Suhas Sahebrao Jadhal, in his lecture, talked about worldwide GDP or serviceability of the process. Mr Suresh spoke about next generation
shrink during the pandemic and explained the sustainable construction techniques which involve PMI and BIM applications
impact of COVID 19 on the construction industry, which help to achieve sustainable, resilient and energy efficient designs
which accounts for the second major contribution on building projects. He elaborated on low-emitting materials, AFM &
to the GDP and economic growth. Mr Jadhal, in housekeeping and other hygiene protocols. Mr V Suresh also apprised about
his lecture stated that supply chain management, the NET ZERO Movement led by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and
manpower crisis, problems in transportation, the guidelines issued by IGBC for combating COVID 19 in construction field.
finance, contractual implications, unemployment He opines that Indian construction sector would undergo a paradigm shift
and protection of onsite employees are some of the by embracing green building concepts and facilitate tremendous benefits to
perturbing issues in construction industry, which the nation. Mr Suresh concluded his speech with the
create hindrances for transit to the new normal. hope that Green Buildings & Green Built Environment
To address these issues, Mr Jadhal advocated for adoption of digitization will provide excellent opportunities towards resource
in construction sector. While analysing the acceptability of digitization in optimization and to achieve long term UN-SDG
construction sector, he informed that majority of the companies will prefer Goals by the year 2030 & decarbonization Goal by
for revisiting the supply chain by choosing local options to avoid supply the year 2050.
chain bottlenecks and use the conventional mode of working whereas a
Moderator of the Session, Mr Manoj Kumar
significant portion agree that the crisis will change the way the companies
Panigrahy coordinated the Q&A session which was
function. It is found that some of the companies tried remote working for the
very interactive one. The webinar was concluded
first time, said Mr Jadhal, He further insisted on upskilling the employees in
with the vote of thanks proposed by Dr Nilanjan
the sector and building a centralized control tower across the entire portfolio
Sengupta, Director (Technical), IEI.

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Contd from page 5 Recommendations emanated from the two-day deliberations are furnished
as follows.
For product design and development, students from engineering institutions
should be inducted in R&D under the guidance of the professionals and
thus the Lab-to-Component mode should be facilitated.
Production Lead Time should be minimized for rapid product development
with process optimization and Skill Development Programmes may be
organized on the emerging topics.
More applications of Smart, Green, Lean and Additive Manufacturing are the
need of the hour with the objective to minimize waste and the engineering
curriculum and syllabi need to be modified.
Innovations and quality awareness need to be embedded with the emerging
production engineering practice.
Industry and academia must work together with MSME and other stake
holders with the objective to develop a new ecosystem of Production
Engineering, which is distinctive from the traditional one.

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IEI Technical Webinar under the aegis of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Division Board, IEI

Optical Fiber Communication


West Bengal State Centre, IEI organized Technical Webinar on the theme certifying the performance of new fiber optics links and detecting problems
Optical Fiber Communication on 26 November, 2021 under the aegis of with existing fiber links, Laser Source Power Meter (LSPM) for measuring
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Division Board [ETDB]. Mr optical loss on fiber link.
Abhijit Ghosh, State Training Lead, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, West
Mr Debmoy Bhattacharya deliberated on the
Bengal and Mr Debmoy Bhattacharya, Divisional Manager, BSNL deliberated
topic ‘Optical Transport Network’. He started his
lecture during the event as Panelists. The session was moderated by Mr Ram
deliberation with focusing on the growing demand
Chandra Chakraborty, Managing Director, PSI Metals India Private Limited.
for bandwidth for transportation of end user
Mr Sandip Kumar Deb, Chairman, West Bengal State Centre & Council
data consumption. He stated that the Telecom
Member, IEI delivered the introductory remarks. Mr Chanchal Chakraborty,
Transport Technology started the journey with
Joint Convenor, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Divisional
Plesichronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) and to cope
Sub-committee, West Bengal State Centre introduced the Panelists.
up with subsequent demand for more bandwidth
Mr Abhijit Ghosh started his presentation on ‘Optical requirement, Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
Fiber Basics’. He discussed the importance of evolved. Further, Wavelength Division Multiplexing
Fiber Optics, which include wide bandwidth, low (WDM) paved the way for using Optical Fibre in more efficient and precise
attenuations, electromagnetic immunity, small size,
light weight, safety, security & reliability, ease of
installation & maintenance upgradability and very
good price to performance ratio. He then narrated
basic principles of optical fiber communication,
applications of optical fiber, different modes and

specifications of fiber. He discussed different type of optical fiber cables manner; Multiprotocol Label Switching- Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) solved
like loose tube, Ribbon, All Dielectric Self Supporting, (ADSS), Ariel the problem of clock synchronization and network clogging, he stated and
Optical Fiber cable and their applications in the field. He then explained further added that Optical Transport Network (OTN) is so far the latest
different types of Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP), optical connectors platform to support variety of end user requirement in terms of bandwidth
used in Optical Fiber Network. He briefly touched upon dimensional and or interface.
transmission characteristics of fiber, different techniques for laying
He narrated that during nineties, PDH and later SDH bandwidth transmission
optical fiber like Open Trenching, Manual Boring, Horizontal Directional
technology helped a lot in developing mobile and office networking for
Drilling (HDD), Micro Trenching and Ariel Cabling. He then moved on to
automation. He also explained that PDH became costly technology for
explain applications of Splicing Machine for joining two end-to-end optical
point to point working, multiple network elements and application of high
fibers, Connector Inspection Microscope for ensuring proper inspection
quality clock; Also PDH has limitation of bandwidth transportation capacity
and cleaning processes, optical time - domain reflectometer (OTDR) for
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Ol d Vol u m e 7 1 December 2021
IEI Technical Webinar under the aegis of Mechanical Engineering Division Board

Basic Energy Economy of Power Plant and Electrical Tariff Structure


South Gujarat Local Centre of the Institution organised a Technical Webinar capita. He deliberated at length on Peak Load, low power demand, Peak
on the theme Basic Energy Economy of Power Plant and Electrical Tariff demand and explained the legal provision of tariff. He
Structure under the aegis of Mechanical Engineering Division Board mentioned that electricity tariff is determined based on
[MCDB] on 16 November, 2021. Mr Dinanath Akela, Competent Person for the provisions, as mentioned in Electricity Act 2003
Boiler Inspection and Certification, Central Boiler Board, New Delhi, BEE and Tariff Policy Notification by Government of India.
Certified Energy Manager & NDT Level II in RT & UT deliberated a lecture He further explained the roles and responsibilities of
on the occasion as Panellist. Dr Jignesh G Vaghasia, I/c Principal, Professor Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)
& Head, Mechanical Engineering Department, Shree Swami Atmanand and Power Purchase Agreement (PPa). He further
Saraswati Institute of Technology, Surat was the Moderator of the session. discussed different Electricity Tariff, demand and
consumption patterns, enhanced cost of coal and
Mr Dipak Gomanbhai Patel, Honorary Secretary, South Gujarat Local
its effect on power and tariff structure. He explained
Centre, IEI delivered the welcome address. Mr Jagroop Singh, Chairman,
Electricity Tariff in two parts, namely capacity drawn in KVAh and actual
MCDB, IEI in his address stated that, electricity demand in the country has
power drawn in KWh. He explained fixed charge and running charge tariff,
increased rapidly and is expected to rise further in the years to come. In
electricity billing and power costing, which consists of maximum demand
order to meet the increasing demand for electricity in the country, massive
charges, energy charges, Power Factor, fuel adjustment cost, electricity
addition to the installed generating capacity is required, he added. He further
duty, Meter rentals and impact of depreciation on tariff.
mentioned that India is the world’s third-largest energy consuming country,
and has seen extraordinary success in its energy development. In recent In his lecture, Mr Akela deliberated on implementation of clean energy
years, India has brought electricity connections to hundreds of millions of cost, associated steps for issuing the tariff order by SERC and Tariff Policy.
its citizens; promoted the adoption of highly-efficient LED lighting by most He discussed the tariff determination process, its objective, methodology
households; and prompted a massive expansion in renewable sources of and operational cost components. He explained the importance of
energy, led by solar power, he briefed further. transparency in utility performance metrics in terms of technical, financial,
operational, environmental and social factors. He further discussed the
Prof (Dr) Swapan Bhaumik, Chairman, Committee for Advancement of
functional modalities of electricity transmission
Technology and Engineering (CATE), IEI in his address stated that energy
and distribution, Fuel Adjustment Cost (FAC) and
is acknowledged as the key input towards raising the standard of living of
implementation methodology of ISO 50001 Energy
citizens of any country, as is evident from the correlation between per capita
Management System. The speaker concluded his
electricity consumption and Human Development Index (HDI); Accordingly,
lecture with a briefing on CAPEX, the investment
energy policies of India have over the years directly aimed to raise per capita
cost for power generation projects and OPEX, the
energy and electricity consumption. Moreover, the world is moving away
expenditure and revenue incurred during the project
from overwhelming dependence on fossil fuel and the decline in the cost of
period.
wind and solar technologies in the recent years led to change in the focus
on nonconventional energy sources, he opined. Moderator of the session, Dr Jignesh G Vaghasia
summed up the Proceedings of deliberation. An
Mr Dinanath Akela started his presentation with an overview on the Indian
interactive session was held at the end of the session. Mr Dipak Gomanbhai
power sector scenario. He briefed about the electricity demand forecast,
Patel, Honorary Secretary, South Gujarat Local Centre proposed the vote of
power consumption pattern, energy intensity and energy consumption per
thanks.

Subsidies & Cross- Tariff determination


subsidies process

Affordability &
alignment with
national goals

Support for Energy Tariff determination:


Efficiency & DSM Methodology
Essential Elements

Support for Operation costs


Renewable Energy

Tariff structure Utility performance

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IEI Technical Webinar under the aegis of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Division Board

Cloud Computing & Telecom Business Support System


West Bengal State Centre, IEI organized IEI Technical Webinar on the theme able to function independently as well as part of the whole composite, i.e.
Cloud Computing & Telecom Business Support System on 22 October, the micro-services can be linked together to form a larger application, he
2021, under the aegis of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering stated. He briefly touched upon security considerations for & governance
Division Board [ETDB], IEI. Panelists on the occasion, Mr Saibal Ghosh, in the Cloud. The speaker opined that, the primary issue about governing
Security Lead & Principal Solution Architect, Ericsson India Limited; and cloud computing is, an organization can never outsource responsibility for
Mr Indrajit Nandi, IT Architect, Ericsson India Limited delivered lecture and governance, even when using external providers. He concluded his with
shared their views and expertise. Mr Ram Chandra Chakraborty, Managing the forecast that in the foreseeable future, there will be an explosion in the
Director, PSI Metals India Private Limited moderated the session. application of Cloud computing, with its massive storage capabilities and
elasticity and the maturing of micro services and
Mr Saibal Ghosh deliberated his presentation on
cloud native architectures.
the topic ‘Cloud Computing and Telcom’. He had
started his deliberation with the definition of Cloud Mr Indrajit Nandi deliberated his presentation on
& the benefit it provides and mentioned Cloud as the topic 'Telecom Business Support System'. He
the ubiquitous back end for all forms of computing, started his deliberation with conceptualize Business
including the Internet of Things (IoT). He stated Support System (BSS) and mentioned that BSS has
that Resource pooling is the most fundamental taken the centre stage of the Telco network, where
characteristic of Cloud. He further discussed about product, order, revenue and customer management
Service Models & Deployment Models in the Cloud. take place in order to transform operator´s assets
Cloud computing is offered in three different service into revenue. In recent years there has been much
models, each of which satisfy unique set of business requirements; These progress in the way BSS applications interact with the underlying infra-
three models are known as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a structure, mainly through virtualization, he added. But this was not enough
Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS); he added. Mr Ghosh also to meet the growing Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) demands of automation,
discussed on different Deployment Models, namely Public Cloud, Private speed, lower operational costs and agility. He stated that the Telcos are
Cloud, Community Cloud, & Hybrid Cloud. He further mentioned some of the at a critical juncture, especially when they are entering a new era with 5G
Popular Public Clouds, which include Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure monetization challenges and opportunities and a re-architecture to cloud
Cloud of Microsoft, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud & IBM Cloud. The speaker BSS is the answer. He explained further that Cloud BSS refers to the evolved
then moved on to explain, how virtualization has become the backbone BSS applications architecture that leverages all the benefits of the cloud
of Cloud. He discussed about microservice based applications and its' infra-structure, such as deployment automation, automatic scalability,
benefits, where, instead of using a single monolithic codebase, applications resources usage efficiency and built-in high availability.
are broken down into a collection of smaller components, termed as
Moderator of the Session, Mr Ram Chandra
microservices. He mentioned that each component can be individually
Chakraborty, summed up the deliberations. A brief
developed, tested, deployed, and scaled. There is no dependency on other
question-answer session was held at the end of the
applications and the service enables the use of different programming
session, where the Panelists answered number of
languages, databases, and other tools, he further added.
queries raised by the attendees.
He then explained about the principle of Containerization. He explained that
Earlier, Mr Ram Chandra Chakraborty, who is also
the containers encapsulate an application into a single executable package
the Convenor, Electronics & Telecommunication
along with all its related configuration files, libraries, and dependencies
Engineering Divisional Sub-committee, West Bengal
required for it to run.
State Centre delivered the introductory remarks. Mr
It is not an idle coincidence that micro-service based architecture has Chanchal Chakraborty, Joint Convenor, Electronics & Telecommunication
become very popular along with the growth of containers because the Engineering Divisional Sub-committee, West Bengal State Centre introduced
containers allow the leeway for creating self-contained applications, the Panelists. Prof Nitosh Kumar Brahma, Honorary Secretary, West Bengal
which are micro-service-based applications, loosely coupled and can be State Centre, IEI proposed the Vote of Thanks at the end of the Session.
independently deployed, he further mentioned. Each individual application

Optical Fiber Communication


Contd from page 7 He further explained the variants of WDM technology, namely Coarse
Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) and Dense Wavelength Division
Multiplexing (DWDM). He also discussed on Optical Transport Network
a maximum of 565 Mbps. He then described that SDH replaced PDH very
and its components, namely Optical Add Drop Multiplexer (OADM),
fast in terms of capacity as high as 10 Gbps.
Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexer (ROADM), In Line Amplifier
Mr Bhattacharya discussed about Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM), (ILN) and Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA). He
a fiber optic transmission technique that enables the use of multiple light discussed the automatic switching of the path in
wavelengths or colours to send data over the same medium. He explained case of failure with dynamic restoration philosophy
that two or more colours of light can travel on one fiber, and several signals using features like Dynamic Re-routing, Preset
can be transmitted in an optical waveguide at differing wavelengths or Re-routing and Soft Re-routing. Moderator of the
frequencies on the optical spectrum. Multiple high-bit-rate data streams of Session, Mr Ram Chandra Chakraborty, summed
10 Gb/s, 40 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s, 200 Gb/s and more recently, 400 Gb/s and up the deliberations. Prof Nitosh Kumar Brahma,
800 Gb/s, each carrying distinct throughputs, can be multiplexed over a Honorary Secretary West Bengal State Centre
single fiber, he explained further. extended Vote of Thanks at the end of the session.

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Ol d Vol u m e 7 1 December 2021
IEI Celebrates
54 Engineers’ Day
th
Engineers for Skill Development & Employment in Combating COVID
The 54th Engineers’ Day was celebrated by the Institution all over the country on September 15, 2021 to commemorate
the 161st birth anniversary of legendary Engineer-Statesman Bharat Ratna Sir M Visvesvaraya. Brief accounts of
the celebration as received from various Centres are highlighted hereunder.

STATE CENTRES Aurangabad


Rajasthan Aurangabad Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September
Rajasthan State Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September 2021 at Aurangabad. Mr Vijay Ghogare, Chief Engineer, Water Resource
2021 through hybrid mode. Hon’ble Governor of Rajasthan, Shri Kalraj Mishra Department, Aurangabad Region was the Chief Guest & Mr P L Kokil, Director,
graced the occasion as Chief Guest with his virtual presence. Dr T M Gunaraja, Sanjay Technoplast Private Limited, Aurangabad was the Keynote Speaker of
Immediate Past President, IEI and Mr Sisir Kumar Banerjee, Past President, IEI the programme. Dr D C Gour, Chairman, Aurangabad Local Centre, IEI delivered
were the Guests of Honour. Earlier, Mr Sajjan Singh Yadav, Chairman, Rajasthan the welcome address. Prof Sandeep Bagwanrao Mundhe, Honorary Secretary,
State Centre and Council Member, IEI welcomed the Chief Guest, Guests Aurangabad Local Centre, IEI presented the life sketch of Bharat Ratna, Sir M
of Honour and other dignitaries. Mr Mahendra Kumar Chauhan, Honorary Visvesvaraya and at the end, proposed the vote of thanks.
Secretary, Rajasthan State Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks. Bhimavaram
Uttar Pradesh
Bhiavaram Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September
Uttar Pradesh State Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September 2021 through online platform. Chief Guest of the event, Dr Enti Ranga Reddy,
2021 through online mode. Chief Guest & Keynote Speaker of the event,, Prof Council Member, IEI delivered speech on the topic ‘Post Pandemic Conditions
Bharat Raj Singh, a Noted Environmentalist and Director General of SMS Institute, of Covid’. The programme was started with welcome address by Dr V K
Lucknow addressed the gathering on the ancient education system and opined Viswanadha Raju, Chairman, Bhimavaram Local Centre. Mr Karnam Suresh
that the culture, ethics and skill based knowledge in the education system be Babu, Honorary Secretary, Bhimavaram Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote of
revived. The convenor of the programme, Mr V B Singh, Council Member, IEI thanks.
discussed on the theme and Mr R K Trivedi, Chairman, Uttar Pradesh State
Centre and Council Member, IEI welcomed the guests. Mr Masarrat Noor Khan, Brahmapur
Chairman (Elect) Uttar Pradesh State Centre highlighted the life sketch of Sir M
Visvesvaraya. The programme was concluded with the vote of thanks delivered Brahmapur Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September
by Dr Jaswant Singh, Honorary Secretary (Elect), Uttar Pradesh State Centre, 2021 at Brahmapur. Chief Guest of the session, Mr Ashim Kumar Mahapatra,
IEI. Engineer-in-Chief cum Special Secretary, Department of Water Resources,
Government of Odisha delivered speech on the present industrial scenario of the
West Bengal state as well as the country. Mr Ashesh Kumar Padhy, Vice President & Head,
West Bengal State Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September Project, Integrated Steel Project, PARADIP JSW Utkal Steel, Odisha being the
2021 through online mode. On the occasion, Dr S S Mallick, Associate Professor, Chief Speaker of the occasion. Dr Rajat Kumar Panigrahy, Principal, Government
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Industrial Training Institute, Brahmapur was the speaker on the occasion. During
Technology and Managing Director, Bulk Solids Innovation India Private Limited deliberation of lecture he explained the innovative ideas which were utilized for
graced the occasion as Chief Guest and delivered the thematic address. Dr creating some equipment to provide support to the COVID-19 patients as well
Mallick deliberated his presentation on skill development and opined that as the corona warriors at affordable cost. Dr Arun Kumar Padhi, Chairman,
software based design development and implementations are important to Brahmapur Local Centre, IEI welcomed the august gathering and conveyed
improve the employment strategy in the post pandemic times. Mr Sujit Kumar heartfelt thanks to all. Mr Surendra Kumar Panigrahi, Honorary Secretary,
Banerjee, Council Member, IEI also spoke on the occasion. Earlier, Mr Sandip Brahmapur Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks.
Kumar Deb, Chairman, West Bengal State Centre and Council Member, IEI Gorakhpur
welcomed the august house. Prof Nitosh Kumar Brahma, Honorary Secretary,
West Bengal State Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks. Gorakhpur Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September
2021 at Gorakhpur. Mr A K Asthana, Member, Uttar Pradesh State Centre,
LOCAL CENTRES IEI expressed his views on the theme. Mr Dhirendra Chaturvedi, Chairman,
Gorakhpur Local Centre, IEI briefed the life sketch of the great visionary. Mr Ved
Prakash Gupta, Honorary Secretary, Gorakhpur Local Centre, IEI proposed the
Agra vote of thanks.
Agra Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September 2021 at
Agra. On the occasion, Mr Umesh Chand Sharma, Member, Environment Impact Jabalpur
Committee, Government of Uttar Pradesh was the Guest of Honour. Dr Ajay Jabalpur Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 19 September 2021
Kumar Sharma, Associate Professor and HoD, Department of Bio-technology, at Jabalpur. Mr Shobhan Chaudhuri, Additional General Manager, West Central
Farah Mathura delivered lecture on the topic ‘Nature Inspired Engineering’. Mr Railway, Jabalpur graced the function as Chief Guest and Brigadier Suresh S,
Ajit Faujdar, Managing Director, CEMG Engineering & Consultant Private Limited. Commandant and Managing Director, 506 Army Base Workshop, Jabalpur was
spoke on employment generation of the engineers, Engineers’ Bill etc. Earlier, the Guest of Honour and Keynote speaker. Mr Tarun Kumar Anand, Chairman,
Dr Ashok Yadav, Chairman, Agra Local Centre, IEI welcomed the gathering. Mr Jabalpur Local Centre, IEI delivered the welcome address. Mr Prakash Chandra
Devendra Singh Chaudhary, Honorary Secretary, Agra Local Centre also present Dubey, Honorary Secretary, Jabalpur Local Centre proposed the vote of thanks.
in the programme. The function was concluded with vote of thanks proposed by
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10 December 2021 Ol d Vol u m e 7 1
IEI Celebrates Royal Charter Day
The Institution of Engineers (India) was incorporated by Royal Charter on September 9, 1935 by King and Emperor
George V at the Court at Buckingham Palace, London and remains the only professional body in India to be accorded
this Honour. This endowed the Corporate Members of the Institution with the right to use the title ‘Chartered Engineer’
after their names, implying that they are qualified engineers deemed worthy to hold a Charter. The ‘Royal Charter
Day’ was celebrated by IEI all over the country on September 9, 2021. A brief accounts of celebration as received
from various Centres are reported hereunder.
LOCAL CENTRES IEI welcomed the gathering and explained about the Royal Charter Day. The
Bhimavaram function was concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Mr Pravesh Kumar
Dhawan, Honorary Secretary, Jamshedpur Local Centre, IEI.
Bhimavaram Local Centre, IEI observed Royal Charter Day on 9 September
2021 through online mode. Chief Guest of the event, Prof (Dr) K Brahma Raju, Kalpakkam
Council Member, IEI deliberated lecture on the occasion. The programme was Kalpakkam Local Centre, IEI observed Royal Charter Day on 17 September
started with welcome address by Mr Vegesna Kasi Viswanadha Raju, Chairman, 2021 at Kalpakkam. On the occasion, Mr R Kannan, Scientific Officer/E, Indira
Bhimavaram Local Centre, IEI. Mr Karanam Suresh Babu, Honorary Secretary Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam delivered presentation
and Dr Jasti Sudhir Kumar, Past Chairman, Bhimavaram Local Centre, IEI also on the topic ‘Role of Dynamic Strain Ageing during Cyclic Deformation’. Earlier,
present during the function. Mr M Shanmuga Sundaram, Honorary Secretary, Kalpakkam Local Centre, IEI
Jamshedpur welcomed the audience and at the end of the session, proposed the vote of
thanks.
Jamshedpur Local Centre, IEI observed Royal Charter Day on 9 September
2021 via online platform. A technical webinar was organised on this occasion. Tuticorin
Mr Harendra Verma, Head, T&D, Tata Steel Limited deliberated lecture on Tuticorin Local Centre, IEI observed Royal Charter Day on 13 September 2021
the topic ‘Power System Reliability Improvement Initiatives at Electrical T&D, at Tuticorin. On the occasion, Mr M Nagarajan, Executive Engineer (O&E),
Tata Steel’. Mr Somnath Chatterjee, Group Head of TG and Switchyard in the Tuticorin Thermal Power Station graced the event as Keynote speaker. Earlier,
Electrical Maintenance Department, Tata Power Limited deliberated lecture Mr I Maria Michael Raj, Past Chairman, Tuticorin Local Centre welcomed the
on ‘Reliability Improvement Initiatives by Electrical Maintenance Department, participants. Mr A Ravichandran, Honorary Secretary, Tuticorin Local Centre
Tata Power’. Earlier, Mr Anurag Saxena, Chairman, Jamshedpur Local Centre, proposed the vote of thanks.

IEI Celebrates 54
th
Contd. from page 10 Engineers’ Day
Kalpakkam
Parishad, Mumbai deliberated presentation on ‘Opportunities Entrepreneurship
Kalpakkam Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 29 September, and Employment in post Amritmohotsov of Independent India for Next at
2021 at Kalpakkam. Chief Guest of the session, Prof R Velraj, Vice-Chancellor, Least 100 Years by Giving Typical Process Engineering Details of Hydrogen
Anna University, Chennai deliberated lecture on the theme. Dr M Jayashree, and which is Tomorrows Need’. Earlier, welcome address delivered by Prof Kamal
Dr J Ashraj Ali, Department of Atomic Energy Hospital, Kalpakkam deliberated on Kumar Ghosh, Chairman, Pune Local Centre, IEI and Council Member, IEI. Dr
how the DAE hospital effectively handled Covid-19 during the first wave. Earlier, Aaradhana Arvind Deshmukh, Honorary Secretary, Pune Local Centre proposed
Mr Raju Ramakrishnan, Chairman, Kalpakkam Local Centre, IEI welcomed the the vote of thanks.
audience. Mr M Shanmuga Sundaram, Honorary Secretary, Kalpakkam Local
Centre, IEI introduced the speaker and, at the end, proposed the vote of thanks. Tuticorin

Kochi Tuticorin Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September 2021
at Tuticorin. Mr S Kaja Moideen, Superintending Engineer, Electrical System,
Kochi Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September 2021 Tuticorin Thermal Power Station graced the event as Chief Guest and delivered
through online mode. On the occasion, Mr S Suhas, IAS, Managing Director, address on the theme. He cited various challenges in post COVID times, that
Cochin International Airport Limited and Former Ernakulam District Collector include depletion of conventional fuel resources, widening gap between the
deliberated lecture on the session. Mr V Vijayachandran Nair, Council Member, existing education modules & expectations of employers and accelerated
IEI; Mr T P Raveendran, Chairman, Kochi Local Centre and Council Member, IEI application of digitization in every sector. He felt that innovative changes and
and Mr M P Eldhose, Honorary Secretary, Kochi Local Centre, IEI also spoke initiatives in product, process and system development is the need of the hour.
on the occasion. Earlier, Mr I Maria Michael Raj, Past Chairman, Tuticorin Local Centre welcomed
Palghat the participants. Mr A Ravichandran, Honorary Secretary, Tuticorin Local
Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks.
Palghat Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 26 September 2021
through virtual platform. Panellist, Prof (Dr) Vishal R Sardeshpande, Associate Varanasi
Professor (Adjunct), Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai deliberated lecture Varanasi Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September 2021
on the theme. In his address, he focussed on employment generation, job through online mode. On the occasion, Prof Durg Singh Chauhan, Former
enrichment and sustainable environment. Earlier, Mr K Unni Krishnan, Chairman, Vice-Chancellor, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Uttrakhand Technical
Palghat Local Centre, IEI welcomed the Keynote speaker and other participants University, Lovely Professional University, Jaypee University of Information
of the webinar. Mr A Ramesh, Honorary Secretary, Palghat Local Centre, IEI Technology and Secretary General, Association of Indian University and
proposed the vote of thanks. presently Vice-Chancellor, GLA University, was the Chief Guest and Dr Madhu
Pune Ranjan Kumar, IRSS, Former Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education,
Ministry of Education, Government of India, the Guest of Honour. Earlier, Prof
Pune Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September 2021
(Dr) Siddh Nath Upadhyay, Chairman, Varanasi Local Centre, IEI welcomed the
in hybrid mode. On the occasion, Keynote speaker, Prof Charudatta S Pathak,
participants of the webinar and mentioned that engineers are expected to carry
Vice Chancellor, Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences, Indore deliberated
out professional activities in an eco-friendly and sustainable manner to avoid
lecture on the theme. Padmabhushan Dr J B Joshi, Institute of Chemical
adverse impacts on the ecosystem. Mr Santosh Kumar, Honorary Secretary,
Technology, Mumbai Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai Marathi Vidnyan
Varanasi Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks.

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Ol d Vol u m e 7 1 December 2021
IEI Celebrates World Habitat Day
Theme
Accelerating Urban Action for a Carbon-free World
The World Habitat Day was celebrated by the Institution on October 4, 2021. Brief accounts of
celebration as received from various Centres are reported hereunder.

STATE CENTRES Adhvaryyu, Director, Siliguri Institute of Technology also shared their views. Mr
M K Biswal, Honorary Secretary, Durgapur Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote
Himachal Pradesh of thanks.
Himachal Pradesh State Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day in collaboration Gwalior
with NSDF, IEI on 4 October 2021 through hybrid mode. Er Narendra Singh,
President, IEI graced the function as Chief Guest and presided over the Gwalior Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day on 4 October 2021 at
function. Keynote speaker of the day, Dr Sanjay Sood, Additional Principal Chief Gwalior. Mr Rajendra Singh Bhadoriya, Retired Chief Engineer, PHE Department
Conservator of Forest (M&E) delivered online lecture on the theme ‘Role of delivered lecture explaining the importance of the occasion. Mr Pramod Saxena,
Ancient India towards Modern Day Science and Environmental Conservation’. Retired General Manager, Hindusthan Aeronautics Limited, Lucknow; Mr R K
Mr Pankaj Dadwal, Chairman, Himachal Pradesh State Centre and Council Khetan, Visiting Professor, IPS Institution also spoke on the occasion. Earlier,
Member, IEI welcomed Er Narendra Singh, President, IEI; Mr Suneel Grover, Mr Prabhat Kumar Bhargava, Chairman, Gwalior Local Centre, IEI delivered the
Chairman, NSDF, IEI; Dr H R P Yadav, Director HQ Cell, New Delhi; Speaker and welcome address. Mr P Y Khanwilkar, Honorary Secretary, Gwalior Local Centre,
all participants. Dr H R P Yadav, Director HQ Cell informed the august gathering IEI in his concluding remarks, opined that engineers needs to proceed further
about the theme of the webinar. Ms Kusum Sharma, Honorary Secretary, for improvement in technologies and skills for better economy and sustainable
Himachal Pradesh State Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks. development. At the end of the session, he also proposed the vote of thanks.

Telangana Jamshedpur

Telangana State Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day on 4 October 2021 Jamshedpur Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day through virtual
through online mode. On the occasion, Prof G Radhakrishna, Joint Honorary mode on 4 October 2021. Keynote Speaker of the session, Prof Anil Kumar
Secretary, Telangana State Centre, IEI deliberated lecture on the theme. Prof Choudhary, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Jamshedpur spoke about the
(Dr) Ramana Bhanothu, Chairman, Telangana State Centre, IEI presided over importance of World Habitat Day and introduced the theme. He highlighted that
the function. Mr B Brahma Reddy, Chairman-Elect, Telangana State Centre, IEI World Habitat Day principally amplifies Race to Zero campaign and encourage to
and Past Chairmen, Past Honorary Secretaries of the Host Centre and Council develop actionable zero carbon plans. The function was started with welcome
Members of IEI were also present in the function. Mr T Anjaiah, Honorary address delivered by Mr Anurag Saxena, Chairman, Jamshedpur Local Centre,
Secretary, Telangana State Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks. IEI. The function was concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Mr Pravesh
Kumar Dhawan, Honorary Secretary, Jamshedpur Local Centre, IEI.
LOCAL CENTRES
Kochi
Bareilly
Kochi Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day though online platform on
Bareilly Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day on 4 October 2021 at 4 October, 2021. On the occasion, Mr P A Abdu, CEO & Chief Consultant, M/s
Bareilly. Mr S C Mehra, Past Chairman, Bareilly Local Centre, IEI deliberated Envalyu Engineers & Valuers, Cochin delivered presentation on urbanization of
lecture on the theme. Earlier, Mr Sudhir Kumar Gupta, Chairman, Bareilly Local Kerala State. Earlier, Mr T P Raveendran, Chairman, Kochi Local Centre and
Centre, IEI delivered the welcome address and briefed the audience about the Council Member, IEI welcomed the gathering. At the end, Mr M P Eldhose,
theme of the World Habitat Day. The programme was concluded with vote of Honorary Secretary, Kochi Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks.
thanks by Mr Mahendrakumar Agarwal, Honorary Secretary, Bareilly Local
Centre, IEI. Palghat

Bhimavaram Palghat Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day on 4 October 2021 via
online platform. On the occasion, Keynote Speaker, Dr P R Sreemahadevan
Bhimavaram Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day on 4 October 2021 Pillai, Director, Ahalia Group of Academic Institutions deliberated lecture on
through virtual mode. Chief Guest of the day, Dr Siva Ramakrishna Mandeti, the theme and deliberated on greenhouse effect, mitigation strategy to reduce
Associate Professor, University of Santiago, Chile delivered lecture on the carbon emission etc. Earlier, Mr K Unni Krishnan, Chairman, Palghat Local
occasion. Earlier, Mr Vegesna Kasi Viswanadha Raju, Chairman, Bhimavaram Centre IEI delivered the welcome address. Mr A Ramesh, Honorary Secretary,
Local Centre, IEI welcomed the Chief Guest and other participants of the webinar. Palghat Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks.
Prof (Dr) K Brahma Raju, Council Member, IEI also explained the importance of
the day. The webinar was organised by Mr Karanam Suresh Babu, Honorary Tiruchirappalli
Secretary, Bhimavaram Local Centre, IEI. Tiruchirappalli Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day on 4 October
Durgapur 2021 through online platform. Chief Guest of the function, Dr R Gandhimathi,
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of
Durgapur Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day through hybrid mode on Technology Tiruchirappalli delivered the theme address and highlighted the
9 October 2021. Speaker of the event, Ms Tishya Roy, Assistant Town Planner, issue of poverty and pledges to create shelter for all. He also emphasized on
Asansol Durgapur Development Authority, deliberated lecture on the theme. Prof enhanced applications of renewable resources. Earlier, Prof (Dr) Natarajan
(Dr) Kartik Chandra Ghanta, Chairman, Durgapur Local Centre, IEI delivered Kumaresan, Chairman, Tiruchirappalli Local Centre, IEI welcomed the gathering.
the welcome address and mentioned about the initiative and contribution of Mr S Samidoss, Past Chairman, Tiruchirappalli Local Centre introduced the
engineers in urbanisation with less or reduce carbon foot print. On the occasion, speaker to the audience. Dr S Karuppasamy, Past Chairman, Tiruchirappalli
Mr Parasuram Shaw, General Manager, SAIL-MTI; Prof (Dr) Pradosh Kumar Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks.

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IEI Celebrates World Standards Day
Gwalior
Theme
Gwalior Local Centre, IEI observed World Standards Day on 14 October 2021 at
Our Shared Vision for a Better World Gwalior. Speaker of the session, Prof S K Agrawal, Former Processor and HoD,
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad delivered lecture on process
standardization. Mr U S Pande, Retired Superintending Engineer, PHE Department ;
The World Standards Day was celebrated by the Mr Rahul Khanvilkar, Comviva Limited; Prof P K Jain, Former Professor, Madhav
Institution on October 14, 2021. Brief accounts of Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior delivered lecture on the topic. Earlier,
celebration as received from various Centres are Mr Prabhat Kumar Bhargava, Chairman, Gwalior Local Centre, IEI welcomed the
speakers and all other dignitaries. Mr P Y Khanvilkar, Honorary Secretary, Gwalior
reported hereunder.
Local Centre proposed the vote of thanks.
Kalpakkam
STATE CENTRES
Kalpakkam Local Centre, IEI observed World Standards Day on 13 October 2021 at
Puducherry Kalpakkam through hybrid mode. Speaker of the day, Mr M Krishnamoorthy, Head,
Puducherry State Centre, IEI observed World Standards Day on 25 October 2021 at Fabrication Section, Central Workshop, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
Puducherry. Dr K Sankaranarayanasamy, Director, National Institute of Technology (IGCAR), Kalpakkam deliberated lecture on the topic ‘Our Shared Vision for a Better
Puducherry graced the occasion with his august presence and addressed the World in Metal Joining’ through virtual mode. He explained the importance of quality
audience. Dr Narendran Rajagopalan, HoD, Department of Computer Science & control and standards in welding for manufacturing nuclear components. Mr M
Engineering, National Institute of Technology Puducherry and Dr N Sendhil Kumar, Shanmuga Sundaram, Honorary Secretary, Kalpakkam Local Centre, IEI welcomed
Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Associate the audience and at the end, proposed the vote of thanks.
Dean (Faculty Welfare) National Institute of Technology Puducherry delivered lecture Madurai
on the theme. Prof (Dr) Raman Saravanane, Chairman, Puducherry State Centre &
Council Member, IEI and Prof (Dr) B Radjaram, Honorary Secretary, Puducherry Madurai Local Centre, IEI observed World Standards Day on 15 October 2021 and
State Centre, IEI addressed the audience. organised a lecture meeting through online platform. Chief Guest of the session,
Prof Elangovan Rajagopalan, KCG College of Technology, Retired Scientist, ISRO
Punjab & Chandigarh GSLV Team delivered lecture on the theme. Earlier, Mr S Rajagopal, Chairman,
Punjab & Chandigarh State Centre, IEI observed ‘World Standards Day on 14 October Madurai Local Centre and Council Member, IEI delivered the welcome address.
2021 through online mode. Chief Guest of the event, Prof (Dr) N R Bandyopadhyay, Mr P Rajamani, Council Member, IEI was present during the event. At the end of
Visiting Professor & Former Head, School of Materials Science & Engineering, the session, Mr R Narayanasamy, Honorary Secretary, Madurai Local Centre, IEI
Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology Shibpur concurred the wisdom proposed the vote of thanks.
of sustainable development through the need of standardization and accented on Palghat
development of standards which sustain material civilization. On the occasion,
Prof P Thareja, Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt & Lead Auditor (QMS & EMS) Palghat Local Centre, IEI observed World Standards Day on 18 October 2021 in
delivered the coveted theme address. Earlier, Mr Sukhvir Singh Mundi, Chairman, online platform. On the occasion, Speaker, Mr Rajeev P, Scientist F & Head, BIS,
Punjab & Chandigarh State Centre & Council Member, IEI welcomed the Chief Guest, Kochi Branch Office deliberated lecture on the topic ‘Our Shared Vision for a Better
Keynote Speaker and participants. Prof (Dr) Baljit Singh, Honorary Secretary, Punjab World’. Earlier, Mr K Unni Krishnan, Chairman, Palghat Local Centre, IEI welcomed
& Chandigarh State Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks. the Keynote speaker, dignitaries and participants attending the webinar. Mr A
Ramesh, Honorary Secretary, Palghat Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks
Telangana at the end of the session.
Telangana State Centre of the Institution observed World Standards Day on 14 Rourkela
October 2021 through online mode. On the occasion, Mr B Brahma Reddy, Chairman-
Elect, Telangana State Centre, IEI delivered lecture on the theme. Prof (Dr) Ramana Rourkela Local Centre, IEI observed World Standards Day on 22 October 2021
Bhanothu, Chairman, Telangana State Centre, IEI presided over the function. Mr T through hybrid mode. On the occasion, Mr Peddina Satyanarayana, General Manager,
Anjaiah, Honorary Secretary, Past Chairmen, Past Honorary Secretaries, Council Research & Control Laboratory, SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant deliberated lecture on the
Members of IEI and other committee members of the centre also present in the theme ‘Our Shared Vision for a Better World’. Earlier, Dr Rama Chandra Pradhan,
session. Prof G Radhakrishna, Joint Honorary Secretary of the State Centre, IEI Honorary Secretary, Rourkela Local Centre, IEI welcomed the audience. Mr Ajay
proposed the vote of thanks. Kumar Goswami, Chairman, Rourkela Local Centre, IEI expressed his thankfulness
to the speaker and audience. At the end, Dr Rama Chandra Pradhan, Honorary
LOCAL CENTRES Secretary, Rourkela Local Centre proposed the vote of thanks.
Bathinda Tiruchirappalli
Bathinda Local Centre, IEI observed World Standards Day on 31 October 2021 Tiruchirappalli Local Centre, IEI observed World Standards Day on 14 October 2021
by organising a webinar. Prof (Dr) Tara Singh Kamal, Council Member, IEI graced through virtual mode. Chief Guest of the event, Dr S Dharmalingam, Past Chairman,
the occasion as Chief Guest and addressed the audience. Dr Labh Singh, Former Tiruchirappalli Local Centre delivered the theme address on the topic ‘Standards
Advisor to DoT, Government of India was the speaker. Mr Gagandeep Kaur, Assistant for Sustainable Development Goals – Shared Vision for a Better World’. Earlier, Prof
Professor, Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, Yadavindra (Dr) Natarajan Kumaresan, Chairman, Tiruchirappalli Local Centre, IEI welcomed
College of Engineering, Talwandi Sabo moderated the session. Earlier, Prof (Dr) the audience and introduced the speaker. Dr S Karuppasamy, Past Chairman,
Jagtar Singh, Chairman, Bathinda Local Centre and Council Member, IEI welcomed Tiruchirappalli Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks.
the panellist and other participants. Mr J S Deol, Honorary Secretary, Bathinda Local
Varanasi
Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks.
Varanasi Local Centre, IEI observed World Standard Day on 14 October 2021 in
Gorakhpur
virtual mode. Speaker, Prof K R C Reddy, Former Head, Department of Rasa Shastra
Gorakhpur Local Centre, IEI observed World Standards Day on 20 October 2021 at and Bhaisajya Kalpana, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU,
Gorakhpur. Prof (Dr) Shantanu Rastogi, Professor and Head, Department of Physics, Varanasi deliberated lecture on the topic ‘Need for Standardization of Ayurvedic
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University was the speaker of the day. Earlier, Drugs’. Earlier, Prof (Dr) Siddh Nath Upadhyay, Chairman, Varanasi Local Centre, IEI
Mr Dhirendra Chaturvedi, Chairman, Gorakhpur Local Centre welcomed all. Mr Ved delivered the welcome address. Mr Ramashanker Prasad Gupta, Chairman (Elect)
Prakash Gupta, Honorary Secretary, Gorakhpur Local Centre introduced the theme Varanasi Local Centre, IEI introduced the theme of the day. Mr Santosh Kumar,
of the day and at the end, proposed the vote of thanks. Honorary Secretary, Varanasi Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks.

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News-in-Brief
Telangana
Organised Dr N V R L N Rao 4th Endowment Lecture on the topic ‘Urban
Transportation – Smart Infrastructure – Needs and Challenges’ on 26
October 2021 through online mode. On the occasion, Prof (Dr) Molugaram
The following are the brief account of Technical Activities Kumar, Principal, University College of Engineering, Osmania University
organised by various Centres and Fora of the Institution. addressed the gathering as Chief Guest and shared his expertise and
experience. He mentioned that policy makers should focus on the
STATE CENTRES importance of prioritizing implementation of intelligent infrastructure, which
will underpin the smart initiatives, while being able to accommodate further
Gujarat technological augmentation in the future.
Organised the inaugural function of an exclusive six-day online training Organized Mr R L Raju Seventh Endowment Lecture on ‘Enhancing Water
programme for students on ‘Soft Skills, Life Skills and Career Planning’ Use Efficiency in Irrigation Water Management – A Way Forward for
on 14 August 2021 jointly with L D College of Engineering, Ahmedabad. Water Conservation & Irrigation Development in the State of Telangana’ at
Chief Guest of the programme, Dr Ing. A K Singh, Director, IITE, INDUS Hyderabad on 10 October 2021. Chief Guest of the event, Dr I Satyanarayana
University, Ahmedabad graced the occasion as Chief Guest and addressed Raju, Past Chairman, Telangana State Centre, IEI delivered lecture on the
the audience. Keynote Speaker, Dr Ketan P Badgujar, Porfessor & Head, topic and stressed on enhancement in water use efficiency through the
Electrical Engineering Department, S & S Government Engineering College, management of irrigation water by water reservation, crop rotation etc.
Bhavnagar explained the objective and background of this training program
in detail. He deliberated on different soft skills and career planning. LOCAL CENTRES
Organised technical talk jointly with Water Management Forum, IEI on the Tirunelveli
topic ‘Internet of Things (IoT) for Monitoring Water Quality in Piped Network’ Organised seminar on the topic ‘Demystifying Digital Transformation for the
on the occasion to celebrate the 62nd Foundation Day of Gujarat State Centre Industrial Engineers on 3 September 2021 at Tirunelveli. Mr Balaji, CEO &
on 1 September 2021. Mr Navinchandra Vasoya, Past President, IEI and Founder, Jilaba Software Solutions, Chennai graced the seminar as Chief
National Member, Executive Council, WFEO was the Chief Guest of the Guest and delivered the Keynote address. In his speech, he insisted about
session. Guests of Honour were Mr Bharat S Patel, Council Member, IEI and the industry expectation from fresh engineers and encourage the students
Mr P M Chaudhary, Chief Engineer & Additional Secretary (Capital Project), to be aware about the digital technologies including Artificial Intelligence,
Roads & Building Department, Government of Gujarat and Chairman (Elect) Big Data and Data Science.
of Gujarat State Centre also addressed on the occasion. Keynote Speaker, Dr
Vrushank Shah, Head, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Indus Bareilly
Institute of Technology and Engineering, INDUS University, Ahmedabad In association with ANA Institute of Management & Technology, Bareilly
delivered speech on the theme ‘Internet of Things (IoT) for Monitoring Water organised technical webinar on 27 July 2021 on the theme ‘The Need
Quality in Piped Network’ with illustration and examples. & Modes of Spurring Students Innovation’. On the occasion, Mr Sanjay
Nagi, Managing Director, Tomorrow’s Market Innovations Private Limited,
Maharashtra
deliberated lecture on the topic.
Organised technical lecture meeting through online mode on 4 September In association with SRMS Institute of Management & Technology, Bareilly
2021 on the topic ‘Production and Environmental Challenges in a Chemical organised webinar on 29 July 2021 on the topic ‘Material Selection in Rapid
Industry’. On the occasion, Mr Hariharan Mahadevan, Advisor/Consultant Prototyping’. Mr Kamlesh Verma, Vice President, Alps Industries Limited;
to ANRAK Aluminium Limited, Hyderabad and Maa Kudargarhi Group, Dr Pankaj Sharma, Director, Rajshree Institute, Bareilly and Dr Sudhakar
Raipur deliberated lecture on the topic and discussed on the applications of Jain, Dean & Acting Director of Shri Siddhi Vinayak Group of Institutions
chemical industry with special reference to hydrated and calcined Alumina deliberated lecture on the topic.
Industry.
Bathinda
Puducherry
Observed World Environment Day on 5 June 2021 through online platform.
In association with Department of Electronics Engineering, School of Prof (Dr) Gursharan Singh Randhawa, Director, Punjabi University, Guru
Engineering and Technology, Pondicherry University (A Central University) Kashi Campus Talwandi Sabo graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Dr
organised webinar on the topic ‘Accelerating Digital Transformation in Adarash Pal Vig, Professor & Head (UGC-HDRC), Department of Botanical
Challenging Times’ to commemorate the World Telecommunication and & Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar delivered
Information Society Day on 31 August 2021. Dr A Athif Shah, Founder the Keynote address. Prof (Dr) Pushpinder Singh Gill, Dean, Academic
and CEO, M/s ABE Semiconductor Designs, Chennai delivered the lecture Affairs, Punjabi University, Patiala also spoke on the occasion.
on the theme of the day. Prof T Chithralekha, Professor and Dean, School Belagavi
of Engineering and Technology, Pondicherry University addressed the
audience. Organised technical talk through virtual platform on the topic ‘Concrete Mix
Design for Provisions in IS: 456 and Guidelines in IS: 10262’ on 17 July,
Tamil Nadu 2021. Dr N P Rajamane, Founder & Former Head, Centre for Advanced
Concrete Research (CACR), SRM University, IST, AML, CSIR-SERC, Advisor
Organised Panel Discussion on the theme ‘Academia Perspective : Challenges
(R&D), CASHUTEC, Raichur & Technical Advisor, Gopolymer Concrete,
faced by Aerospace Training Sector to Meet Future Industry Demand with
Madhuri was the Keynote speaker of the webinar.
Respect to COVID Operational Constraints’ on 17 July 2021 through online
mode. Dr S Pandian, Former Director, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, ISRO, Organized technical talk through virtual platform on the topic ‘Aircraft
Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor was the Chief Guest of the event Development Procedure – Military Aircrafts’ on 9 August 2021. Mr Ashok G
and Prof S Thanigaiarasu, MIT Chennai; Mr K Vadivuchezhian, NIT Surathkal Pai, Additional General Manager (Retd.), HAL, Bengaluru was the Keynote
and Prof G Ramesh, GCEM, Bengaluru were the Guest Speakers. speaker of the webinar.

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Organized webinar on the topic ‘Social Media Awareness’ on 28 August human, natural resources and society. He explained that technology is the
2021. Mr Pramod Alappanavar, System Analyst, S G Balekundry Institute of application of science, knowledge, methods and systems, which effects
Technology, Belagavi was the speaker of the webinar. economic growth and change the human lives.
Gwalior Organised Lecture meeting on the topic ‘Vision and Legacy of Dr A P J
Organised seminar on ‘Concrete R Failure & Repairs’ on 4 August 2021 at Abdul Kalam’ on 31 July 2021 through online mode. Chief Guest of the
Gwalior. Speaker of the session, Mr Vaibhav Anil Shinde, Sales Engineer, programme, Thiru A P J MJ Sheik Saleem, Managing Trustee of Dr A P J
Madhya Pradesh Fosroc Chemicals (India) Private Limited, deliberated Abdul Kalam International Foundation, delivered lecture on the theme and
lecture on the topic. During deliberation he discussed the cause of defects strongly advocated for Green India concept.
of concrete structures and repairs of the same. He further discussed on Pantnagar
Reinforcement Corrosion and remedial measures. In the inaugural session,
Mr Prabhat Kumar Bhargava, Chairman, Gwalior Local Centre, IEI briefed Organised Saturday Talk on ‘Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Building’
about the repair of the historical office buildings at Gwalior. on 3 July 2021 through online mode. Dr Virendra Kumar Verma, Honorary
Secretary, Pantnagar Local Centre, IEI, delivered lecture on the topic and
Indore
shared his views on the construction of building considering earthquake
Organised webinar on the topic ‘Sustainable Practices in Textile Industry’ aspects.
on 31 July 2021. Dr Nilesh Kanoongo, Director, Uttar Techno Consultancy
Organised Saturday Talk on the topic ‘Why and How Soil and Water
deliberated lecture on the topic and explained optimum utilization
Conservation : A General Perspective’ on 10 July 2021 through online
of resources, implementation of Quality Management System, best
mode. Dr Akhilesh Kumar, Professor & Head, Soil and Water Conservation,
practices in innovation, product design, development and advancement in
Engineering College of Technology, G B Pant University of Agriculture &
manufacturing. Dr Shilpa Tripathi, Chairman, Indore Local Centre, IEI in her
Technology, Pantnagar delivered lecture on the topic. In his lecture, Dr
address spoke on how textile industries are one of the top contributors in
Kumar shared his views on soil and water conservation, impact of climate
pollution because of harmful dyes and other chemicals in wastage water
change on water resources, soil and water conservation strategies, how to
coming out from industry.
save water and soil in future etc.
Jamshedpur
Organised Saturday Talk on the topic ‘Energy Conservation, Energy
Organised technical lecture on the topic ‘Application of Solar Cell in IoT’ Efficiency, Use of Renewable Energy, Environment, Climate Change, etc.’
on 23 July 2021 through virtual mode. Dr (Mrs) Shalini Kumari, Assistant on 17 July 2021 through online mode. Lecture delivered by Mr K K Mahajan,
Professor, RVS College of Engineering and Technology, Jamshedpur was the Lead Auditor, Energy Auditor, Ex-Senior Executive, Tata Chemicals Limited,
speaker of the webinar. During lecture she discussed about the applications Gujarat. During the talk, he shared his views on energy conservation, energy
of IoT in renewable energy production and its benefit for the industries. efficiency, application of renewable energy, environment, climate change,
Kanpur etc.
Organised Lecture on Bacterial Cellulose and its Application in Medical Tiruchirappalli
Textiles’ on 27 November, 2021 at Kanpur. Prof Mukesh Kumar Singh, Former
Organised Lecture meeting on 31 August 2021 through virtual mode. Dr M
Director and Dean, Academics, Uttar Pradesh Textile Technology Institute,
Santhi, Professor and Head, Department of Electronics & Communication
Kanpur was the Guest Speaker of the event. He explained the significant
Engineering, Saranathan College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli delivered
attributes of bacterial cellulose, a natural nanostructure biopolymer network
lecture on the topic ‘Image Processing Using Deep Learning Neural
including its’ purity, biodegradability, non-toxicity, three dimensional porous
Networks’.
fibrillar structure, high water retention potential and so on. He also explained
the promising future of bacterial cellulose for biomedical applications. Organised Lecture meeting on 7 September 2021 through virtual mode. Dr X
Kanyakumari Susan, Principal, MAM College of Engineering & Technology, Tiruchirappalli
delivered lecture on the topic ‘Photonics Crystal – A New Frontier in Modern
Organised webinar on the topic ‘Overview of Electric Vehicle Charging Optics’. As part of the presentation, he mentioned that the Photonics Crystal
Infrastructure’ on 5 October 2021. Dr Sheik Mohammed S, Assistant – A new frontier in modern optics of the engineering of electromagnetic
Professor, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, TKM College modes at optical frequencies in artificial dielectric structures with periodic
of Engineering, Kollam was the Keynote speaker on the occasion and and random variation of the refractive index, enabling control of the radiative
explained the need of electric vehicles, development of infrastructure etc. properties of the materials and photon localization.
Kharagpur
Tirunelveli
Organised webinar on the topic ‘Energetics of Walking in Old and Young
Organised technical seminar on the topic ‘Choosing Software Testing as
Adults and Valorization of Scientific Knowledge through Start-ups in Europe’
your Career’ through virtual mode on 12 October 2021. Mrs Sindhuja Sunil
on 1 September 2021. Panellists of the session were Mr Sauvik Das
Kumar, Test Lead, Indium Software, Chennai was the speaker of the seminar
Gupta, Erasmus Mundus Joint Directorate, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
and delivered lecture on the topic. During lecture, she explained the benefit
and KU Leuven, Belgium. Co-founder, Fitsurance BV, The Netherlands and
and important of software testing and discussed various categories of
Fitsurance India Private Limtied; Mr Stef Beijk, Co-founder, Science and
software testing.
R&D Lead, Fitsurance; Mr Tommie Koppens, Co-founder & CEO Fitsurance
and Mr Marcel van der Kuil, Data – Tech, Finance-Risk-Legal-IT, Sports- Varanasi
Health, Entreprenuer-Researcher.
Organised technical webinar on the topic ‘Electricity Amendment Bill 2021:
Madurai Upcoming Transmission Policies and Business Models’ on 26 September
Organised Lecture Meeting on the topic ‘Relationship between Technology, 2021. Speaker of the event, Mr Sanjeev Kumar Bhasker, Executive
Society and Environment’ through online mode, held on 14 August 2021. Engineer, Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited, Lucknow
Dr Colonel P Nallathambi, Sakthi Consultancy Private Limited, Chennai deliberated lecture on the topic. During deliberation, he opined that as per
was the Chief Guest of the lecture programme and delivered lecture on the the industrial and economic situation, the electricity regulations need to be
theme. During deliberation, he explained briefly how the technology affects modified.

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Obituary
Er P M Chako, Past President, IEI left for his heavenly abode on 24 November, 2021. Er P M Chacko, a distinguished
mechanical engineer, an acknowledged authority in design, manufacture and commissioning of plant and machinery
was born on 18 February, 1929.
He maintained an outstanding scholastic record all over his career. He obtained his BSc degree from the University of
Madras in 1948 and BSc (Engg) degree from the University of Travancore in 1952.
He had carried out many challenging duty assignments within India and abroad. He joined with the multinational
organization, Harrisons & Crosfield Limited, Cochin in the year 1963 as Engineering Executive and became the first
Indian to occupy the position of the In-charge of the company’s engineering operations all over India. In 1978 he set up
his own practice and has assisted in the establishment of many industrial units in different parts of India. He had tie-ups
with world leaders in many fields in order to ensure adoption of latest appropriate technologies.
He was closely associated with the Institution for more than two decades having joined it as Associate Member in 1966
and became Fellow in 1977. He activated the functioning of the Cochin Local Centre. As Chairman of the Cochin Local
Centre his services were laudable.
Ever since he entered the National Council of the IEI, he had been rendering his humble services for 11 years to the Institution by being on various
Committees, namely Chairman & Co-chairman – Bye Law Committee; Chairman, Mechanical Engineering Division Board and Member, Finance
Committee.
He had assumed Office as the President, IEI in 1994 and continued for two sessions 1994-95 & 1995-96.
He was one of the founder members of the Cochin Stock Exchange and also had served on its Board of Directors more than one term.
A multi-faceted personality and a keen sports lover, he was responsible for organizing various social service projects. He was actively associated with
the establishment and running of several schools and colleges in the state of Kerala.
He was reputed for his perseverance and persistence in carrying out his mission – giving support to the technical triumvirate of engineering science,
engineering technology and engineering practice. His election as President of the Institution was a momentous recognition of his distinguished
attainments and underscores the Institution’s commitment and continuing efforts to assume the highest level of technological excellence and professional
competence in serving the nation.

First Technical Activity by Disaster Awareness Management Forum, IEI


A mock drill on earthquake preparedness was organised on 8 December,
2021 by the District Disaster Management Authority, Srinagar, National
Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), in
collaboration with Disaster Awareness & Management Forum (DAMF), The
Institution of Engineers (India) at Srinagar. Drones were also put into use for
facilitating the Rescue Teams and for obtaining live video feed of the disaster
affected sites.

Superannuation from IEI


Mr Archan Basu, an employee of the Maharashtra State Centre of the Institution will be superannuated from the services
of IEI on December 31, 2021. He joined the Institution on September 01, 1993 and rendered his services to the Institution
over a period of 28 years.
IEI wishes Mr Archan Basu and his family a happy and healthy life in the future.

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