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A novel modular Training
Programme on 'Rainwater Harvesting - Design and Estimation Module'
backed by experimental setup for the first time in Eastern India
in different phases, was conducted successfully on 20th April,
2007 with twenty participants (1st phase) and on 29th June,
2007 with 18 participants (2nd phase) The second training programme
(1st & 2nd phase) were organized on 28/09/07 & 29/09/07
with eighteen participants. Two prototype rainwater harvesting
structures have been installed at the Association's premises
for demonstration purpose and also to spread awareness among
participants about rainwater harvesting techniques. This will
also send a signal to the visitors that rainwater harvesting
can be taken up and implemented successfully by them for their
households / offices / residential colonies. The programme was
attended by representatives from Municipalities, Realtors, Universities
and Individual students.
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A prototype Rainwater Harvesting
structure for Civil Engineering Building at Jadavpur University
campus in collaboration with Jadavpur University is almost finalized.
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Different companies were approached
for Conducting Campus Interviews for the students of different
courses namely Diploma in Safety Engineering, Construction Supervisor
‘O’ & ‘A’ level and Amin Surveyor
run by the Association; all the courses being affiliated to
the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education. M/S HCC,
GAMMON INDIA, ITD CEMENTATION, SIMPLEX, L & T, SHAPOORJI
& PALLONJI and GANNON DUNKERLY etc are regularly recruiting
our boys either on campus or off campus. This year 100 % placement
has been completed. All the students passing out from the Association
in previous years are also in employment.
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A renowned homeopath oncologist
is attending free clinic at the Training Centre of our Association
every Wednesday.
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We have instituted 'Jayanta
Choudhury memorial medal’ for the first boy of the Diploma
in Safety Engineering course from the session 2006-07.
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We are giving freeship or
one time grant to the deserving students of different courses
and an account is being maintained separately for this purpose.
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Seven meetings of the Executive
Council were held during the year 2006-07.
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The 87th Annual General Meeting
was held on 23-06-07 at 6-30 pm at the office of the Association
at 1A-11 Salt Lake, Kolkata-700097 with Prof (Dr.) Madhusudan
Bhattacharyya on the chair. The members present deliberated
on agenda-points followed by adoption of unanimous resolutions.
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Dr. J. N. Kanjilal's 28th
birthday was celebrated on 31/08/07 by Institute of Hydt Research
and Education in collaboration with AEI.
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Coverage of Training Programme
on Rainwater Harvesting by the Print
& TV media
- The Statesman reported about our programme
on 20/05/07, 30/06/07, 22/07/07.
- The Telegraph reported on 30/07/07.
- ETV has telecast our Training Programme on 30/07/07.·
- Doordarshan, Kolkata telecast our programme on 28th August,
2007.
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Admission for DSE course for
the session 2008-09, Construction Supervisor 'O' and 'A' &
Amin Surveyor for the session January – June, 2008 is
on.
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Next executive council meeting
will be held on 7th Nov, 2007 at 6.00 p.m. at Association's
Training Centre at IA-11, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700097.
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Results of DSE examination
for the session 2006-07 is likely to be out in Nov’07.
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One hundred students are pursuing
DSE course for the session 2007-08 & their examination will
be over by mid-June. We invite all the Corporate Sectors of
Manufacturing & Construction Industries to come for interview
at our campus.
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Fifteen students are pursuing
Construction Supervisor ‘A’ level for the session
July-December, 2007 and their examination will be over in January,
2008. We invite Corporate Sectors and other companies of Construction
Industries to come for interviews at our campus.
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We would like to bring out
a special issue of our Journal on Construction Safety wholly
dedicated to the student community in June, 2008. We request
the Head, HSE of all corporate sectors of construction industries
to contribute articles by April, 2008.
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Dr. Sunil Ranjan Bandopadhyay
our life member wishes to donate quite a few books on Power
Engineering (Electrical) in Russian Language. Interested person
may contact him at Flat-2, Block-20, 131, NSC Bose Road, Kol-700040.
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Our Institute is planning
to construct rainwater harvesting structures in rural area schools
having neither access to drinking water nor funds. We solicit
generous donation from benevolent public.
