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International Training Workshop on Maintenance of Infrastructure

Engineering Staff College of India conducts

International Training Workshop on Maintenance of Infrastructure

09 Oct to 11 Oct 11

Engineering Staff College of India conducted a three day International Training Workshop on “Maintenance of Infrastructure” from 09–11 October, 2011.

The workshop was sponsored by International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation under the Auspices of UNESCO (ISTIC).

Participants from Myanmar, Malaysia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Mauritius, Oman, Maldives, Kenya, Jordan, Ghana and Uganda attended the Program.

Inaugural Address was delivered by the Chief Guest, Shri Madan Lal – Past President of Institution of Engineers (India),

Cdr Arvind Poothia IN (Retd), Director General ESCI addressed the participants about the program.

Shri S Ranga Rao Head, Civil & Transportation Engineering Division, welcomed the chairman & the participants and Vote of Thanks was proposed by Shri K Muralidhar Sr. Faculty CTE Division.

Group Photograph Taken on the occasion

The training workshop comprehensively addressed the various issues of good maintenance practices. The need for developing and implementing a maintenance plan which is the major input for maintaining the value of an asset effectively were discussed.

The advantages of a maintenance plan to maintain an infrastructure in organized and systematic rather than ad-hoc way, to monitor various infrastructure services and to assist their efficient use and to avoid extensive damage and safety or fire hazards that could arise due to neglected maintenance were also discussed.

The roles of Building Maintenance Personnel who play an important role in various maintenance activities were also addressed.

Maintenance of various components of Infrastructure like Land Management, Power generation and distribution, institutional and regulatory issues, fire, safety, security and other amenities were extensively discussed.

Different types of maintenance like Corrective maintenance, Planned maintenance, Emergency corrective maintenance and Operational maintenance of Roads and Bridges were also addressed as per standards.

The Importance of Financial planning, Budgetary Control, Monitoring and Evaluation related to Infrastructure was addressed during the course of training program.

Issue like landscaping, horticulture and green building concepts which play a vital role in climate control was also discussed.

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Cdr Arvind Poothia (IN) Retd, Director General, ESCI Addressing the Participants

Mr.Madan Lal, Immediate Past President of Institution of Engineers delivering the Inaugural Address

Mr.Muralidhar giving Vote of Thanks

Workshop Sessions in Progress

List of Participants

NO	NAME	COUNTRY
1	Mr. Win Naing	Myanmar
2.	Mrs. Maziah Bt Abu Hassan	Malaysia
3.	Mr. Dzulhadi Bin Sapari	Malaysia
4.	Mr. Swaleh Kassera	Tanzania
5.	Eng. Prof. Joseph O.Odigure	Nigeria
6.	Ir. HJ. Zulkifly Bin Yaacob	Malaysia
7.	Mr. Hj. Mohd Azlan Bin Abdul Aziz	Malaysia
8.	Mr. Muhammad Fakru Razi Bin Abdul Aziz	Malaysia
9.	Ir. Mohd Sabri Bin Mat Deris	Malaysia
10.	Mr. Abdul A’dzim Bin Abd Rashid	Malaysia
11.	Mr. Ayodeji Akanmu Jegede	Nigeria
12.	Dr. Aftab Sadiq	Pakistan
13.	Mr. Ajis Bin Sitin	Malaysia
14.	Mr. Ahmad Marzuki Bin Mahat	Malaysia
15.	Mr. Rameshwur Dass Ramdhan	Mauritius
16.	Mr. Ali Nassar Salim Al-Qasmi	Oman
17.	Mr. Amir Musthafa	Maldives
18.	Mr. Nurein Abubakar Hatimy	Kenya
19.	Mr. Najib Mohd Nasser	Jordan
20.	Mr. Fares L. L. Washa	Tanzania
21.	Mr. Steven D. M. Mlote	Tanzania
22.	Mr. Abdul Rasool Shiran Al-Balushi	Oman
23.	Mr. Michael O. Manteaw	Ghana
24.	Mr. Akankwasa Justus	Uganda
25.	Mr. Ocheja E.ISAAC	Nigeria