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VOL. XXXXI, No. 01 September 2017 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ieiwbsc.org Chairman: Er. Kashmir Lal Mallik, FIE Er. Ranjan Dutta, FIE 98 years of relentless journey towards engineering advancement for nation building NEWS BULLETIN OF The Institution of Engineers (India) WEST BENGAL STATE CENTRE 8, Gokhale Road, Kolkata - 700020 Price : 0.50 paise per copy Registration No. 37245/80. Postal Registration No. KOL RMS/180/2016-18 01 News Bulletin September 2017 Calendar for May 2017 – January 2018 Shri Kashmir Lal Mallik, FIE Chairman, West Bengal State Centre, IEI For the Sessions 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 Shri Ranjan Dutta, FIE Honorary Secretary, West Bengal State Centre, IEI For the Sessions 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 The Committee for the Sessions 2016-2017 & 2017-2018 Aerospace Engineering Division Shri Sumantra Bhattacharya (AM – 1488603) Agricultural Engineering Division Dr. Debasis Nag (F-017049-2) Architectural Engineering Division Mr. Sandip Kr. Deb (F – 118142-0) Chemical Engineering Division Prof. N K Brahma (F - 113278-0) Civil Engineering Division Mr. Keshab Chandra Chakraborty (F-016972-9) Mr. Saibal Chakraborty (AM – 132206-3) Mr. Somnath Roy Choudhury ( F – 111713-7 ) Computer Engineering Division Prof. Indranil Basu (M – 108407-5) Electrical Engineering Division Mr. Manik Chandra Ghosh (F- 112826-0) Dr. Raju Basak (M – 152526 – 8) Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Division Mr. Harendra Nath Pradhan (F – 017357-2) Mr. Jayanta Kumar Dutta (M – 126607-6) Environmental Engg. Division Mr Avinash Singh (M-123267-8 ) Marine Engineering Division Mr. Ranjit Kumar Pal (F-119234 – 1) Mining Engineering Division Prof. (Dr.) Indranath Sinha (F – 114295 – 6 ) Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Division. Mr. Kali Pada Das, (M – 111550-7 ) Mechanical Engineering Division Mr. Tarun Kumar Ray Chaudhury (M – 058646 – 8) Mr. Sekhar Basu Ray Chaudhuri (F – 013550 – 6) Shri S K Sur (up to April 2017 ) Shri Shantanu Sengupta (from May 2017) (F-113240-3) Production Engineering Division Prof. (Dr.) Pradip Kumar Ray (F – 116482-8) Textile Engineering Division Prof. (Dr.) Swapan Kr. Ghosh (F-017824-8) Ex-Officio Member Prof. N R Bandyopadhyay, FIE (F-15680-5) Mr. Sisir Kumar Banerjee, FIE (F-16860-9) Mr. S C Rudra, FIE (F-13807-6) Prof. Himanshu Bikas Goswami, FIE (F-115995-6)

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Page 1: Registration No. 37245/80. Postal Registration No. KOL RMS ... · Chief Guest : Shri Biplab Kumar Biswas Ex. Chief Surveyor with Govt. of India Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai

VOL. XXXXI, No. 01 September 2017

E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ieiwbsc.org

Chairman: Er. Kashmir Lal Mallik, FIE Er. Ranjan Dutta, FIE

98 years of relentless journey towards engineering advancement for nation building

NEWS BULLETIN OFThe Institution of Engineers (India)WEST BENGAL STATE CENTRE8, Gokhale Road, Kolkata - 700020

Price : 0.50 paise per copy Registration No. 37245/80. Postal Registration No. KOL RMS/180/2016-18

01 News Bulletin September 2017

Calendar for May 2017 – January 2018

Shri Kashmir Lal Mallik, FIE Chairman, West Bengal State Centre, IEI For the Sessions 2016-2017 and 2017-2018

Shri Ranjan Dutta, FIEHonorary Secretary, West Bengal State Centre, IEI

For the Sessions 2016-2017 and 2017-2018

The Committee for the Sessions 2016-2017 & 2017-2018

Aerospace Engineering Division

Shri Sumantra Bhattacharya (AM – 1488603)

Agricultural Engineering Division

Dr. Debasis Nag (F-017049-2)

Architectural Engineering Division

Mr. Sandip Kr. Deb (F – 118142-0)

Chemical Engineering Division

Prof. N K Brahma (F - 113278-0)

Civil Engineering Division

Mr. Keshab Chandra Chakraborty (F-016972-9)

Mr. Saibal Chakraborty (AM – 132206-3)

Mr. Somnath Roy Choudhury ( F – 111713-7 )

Computer Engineering Division

Prof. Indranil Basu (M – 108407-5)

Electrical Engineering Division

Mr. Manik Chandra Ghosh (F- 112826-0)

Dr. Raju Basak (M – 152526 – 8)

Electronics and Telecommunication

Engineering Division

Mr. Harendra Nath Pradhan (F – 017357-2)

Mr. Jayanta Kumar Dutta (M – 126607-6)

Environmental Engg. Division

Mr Avinash Singh (M-123267-8 )

Marine Engineering Division

Mr. Ranjit Kumar Pal (F-119234 – 1)

Mining Engineering Division

Prof. (Dr.) Indranath Sinha (F – 114295 – 6 )

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Division.

Mr. Kali Pada Das, (M – 111550-7 )

Mechanical Engineering Division

Mr. Tarun Kumar Ray Chaudhury (M – 058646 – 8)

Mr. Sekhar Basu Ray Chaudhuri (F – 013550 – 6)

Shri S K Sur (up to April 2017 )

Shri Shantanu Sengupta (from May 2017) (F-113240-3)

Production Engineering Division

Prof. (Dr.) Pradip Kumar Ray (F – 116482-8)

Textile Engineering Division

Prof. (Dr.) Swapan Kr. Ghosh (F-017824-8)

Ex-Officio Member

Prof. N R Bandyopadhyay, FIE (F-15680-5)

Mr. Sisir Kumar Banerjee, FIE (F-16860-9)

Mr. S C Rudra, FIE (F-13807-6)

Prof. Himanshu Bikas Goswami, FIE (F-115995-6)

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02 News Bulletin September 2017

LOCAL CENTRE

Asansol Local Centre

Chairman

Mr. K V Rama Raju, FIE (F-017893-0)

Durgapur Local Centre

Chairman

Mr. Raj Kumar Roy, FIE (F-110350-0)

Kharagpur Local Centre

Chairman

Prof. O P Sha, FIE (F – 018378-0)

NORTH BENGAL LOCAL CENTRE

Chairman

Er. G K Panda, FIE (F-114476-2)

EMINENT ENGINEER

Shri Asok Kumar Ray Chowdhury, FIE (016443-3)

Dr. Goutam Sengupta, FIE (F-111939-3)

Chairman and Conveners of all Engineering Divisions of the West Bengal State Centre for the Sessions 2016-2017 and 2017-2018

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING DIVISION

Chairman : Dr. Debasis Nag (F-017049-2)

Convener : Dr. Laxmikanta Nayak ( F - 120358-0)

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING DIVISION

Chairman : Dr. Partha Bhattacharya (F-1181757)

Convener :Er. Sumantra Bhattacharya ( AM – 1488603)

ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING DIVISION

Chairman : Shri Ashok Kumar Guha (M-138340-4)

Convener : Shri Dilip Kumar Bhowmik ( F – 0156759)

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION

Chairman : Prof. (Dr.) Sarajit Basu ( F – 010703-0)

Convener : Prof. Nitosh Kumar Brahma (F-113278-0)

CIVIL ENGINEERING DIVISION

Chairman : Er. Somnath Ray Chowdhury (F – 111713-7)

Convener : Dr. Saibal Chakraborty (AM – 132206-3)

COMPUTER ENGINEERING DIVISION

Chairman : Prof.(Dr.) Samir Kumar Bandyopadhyay (F 15638)

Convener : Prof. Indranil Basu (M – 108407-5)

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION

Chairman : Er. Prabir Kumar Mukhopadhyay ( F - 119755-6)

Convener : Dr. Raju Basak (M - 152526-8)

E T ENGINEERING DIVISION

Chairman : Dr. Bhaskar Gupta (F – 111503-7)

Convener : Er. Harendra Nath Pradhan (F – 017357 – 2)

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DIVISION

Chairman : Er. Sujit Kr. Bhattacharya ( F – 104210-2)

Convener : Er. Avinash Singh (M-123267-8 )

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION

Chairman : Er. Yatish Kumar, IRSME ( F – 121590-2)

Convener : Er. Tarun Kumar Ray Chowdhury (M - 058646-8)

M M ENGINEERING DIVISION

Chairman : Dr. B K Sarkar ( F – 101883-5)

Convener : Er. K P Das (M-111550-7)

MINING ENGINEERING DIVISION

Chairman : Prof. (Dr.) Indranath Sinha (F-114295-6)

Convener : Prof. (Dr.) Netai Chandra Dey (M – 120376-7)

MARINE ENGINEERING DIVISION

Chairman : Shri Gautam Sen (F-014010-0)

Convener : Shri Ranjit Kumar Pal, FIE (F – 119234 – 1)

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING DIVISION

Chairman : Prof. (Dr.) Pradip Kumar Ray ( F-116482-8)

Convener : Prof. Bijan Sarkar (AM – 057142 – 6)

TEXTILE ENGINEERING DIVISION

Chairman : Dr. S.M.Chatterjee, (F – 04568-5)

Convener : Dr. Dibyendu Bikash Datta

OBITUARY

Er. Archan Kusum M a j u m d a r , F I E , Council Member of The Institution of Engineers (India) and a renowned C i v i l E n g i n e e r , breathed his last on December 9, 2016. Born on March 28, 1960, Er. Majumdar g raduated in C iv i l Engineering from B E College, Shibpur in 1982. He joined Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Ltd in the same year as Junior Project Engineer and rose to

the position of Deputy General Manager, CESC Limited. During his long association with CESC, he was deeply involved in construction of Titagarh, Southern and Budge Budge Thermal Power Stations. He specialized in use of fly ash and cost effective materials for construction of buildings. He joined the Institution in the year 1987 as Member and became Fellow in the year 2001. He was the Honorary Secretary of the West Bengal State Centre during the period 2004-06 and became the Chairman during 2010-2012. Er. Majumdar became Member of IEI Council from 2000 and became Vice President, IEI for the Session 2008-2009. He

thwas the Organising Secretary of the 20 Indian Engineering Congress held at Calcutta in 2005. West Bengal State Centre was adjudged Best Centre twice in the years of 2005-2006 when he was the Honorary Secretary and 2011-2012 when he was the Chairman. He took active role in refurbishment of West Bengal State Centre office to give it a corporate look. He also served the Institution in various committees namely Bye Laws, AICT, NLPC, CVDB, CRC, EISC, Committee for Engineers Bill, to mention a few. As a gesture that befits Er. Majumdar, he has donated his Eyes to the Eye Bank and Body to the Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research for advancement of Medical Education.

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03 News Bulletin September 2017

PROGRAMME ALREADY HELDFELICITATION PROGRAMMEFebruary 16, 2017 at 4.30 p.m. Mr. Navinchandra B Vasoya, FIE President And Mr. Subhas Chandra Rudra, FIE andMr. Jagroop Singh, FIEVice Presidents, The Institution of Engineers (India)Organised by ; West Bengal State CentreSTATUTORY DAYMarch 22, 2017 at 6.00 p.m.World Water Day 2017 Theme : 'Wastewater” Speaker : Shri R K Ghosh, Managing Director,Effluent & Water treatment Engineers (P) Ltd.,Organised by : West Bengal State CentreSTATUTORY PROGRAMMEMay 17, 2017 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2017 Theme : “Big Data for Big Impact” Panel Speakers : � Shri Joydeep Samajder� � Principal Consultant, TCS Kolkata &� � Dr. Abhik Mukherjee (Professor)� � Dept. Of Computer Science & Technology� � IIEST, Shibpore5th June 2017 at 6.00 p.m.World Environment Day 2017Theme : “Connecting People to Nature”Speaker : Dr Kalyan Rudra ,

Chairman, West Bengal Pollution Control Board

Venue : Sir R N Mookerjee HallOrganised by : Environmental Engineering Division

rd23 June 2017 at 6.00 p.m.th

164 Birth Day of Sir R N Mookerjee Speaker : Mr. Jawhar Sircar, IAS (Retd.)

Chairman The Centre for Studies in Social Science, Kolkata

Venue : Sir R N MookerjeeOrganised by : West Bengal State CentreSECTION A & B AMIE EXAMINATION OF THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA)

Summer Examination held on June 2017ALL INDIA SEMINARMay 19 – 20 2017Theme : “Membrane Based Separation Technology for Water Resource Management in Chemical Process Industries”.1. Dr.Dhrubojyoti Ghosh as Chief Guest;2. Prof. Dr. Asish K. Ghosh as Guest-of-Honour.3. Er. Kashmir Lal Mallik FIE, Chairman, WBSC, IEI.4. Prof. S. Basu , FIE, Chairman, Chem .Engg. Div. WBSC, IEI & also Chair Person of the Tech.Session-I5. Prof. Amalesh Sarkar, Co-Chairman, Chem. Engg. .Div, WBSC, IEI.6. Prof.N.K.Brahma.FIE, Convener, Chem .Engg. Div, WBSC , IEI,

7. Prof.Chiranjib Bhattacherjee, Dean,FET (JU) and Dr Dwaipayan Sen8. Prof.M.K.Ghosh Roy, Ex-IIT- Madras, Chair Person of the Technical Session-II9. Prof. Amit Chakrabarty, Director, IGE, Badu-Kolkata.10. Dr.Somendra N.Roy, Ex CGCRI11. Dr.Sivabroto Chatterjee, Eminent, Environmentalist. CPB- New Delhi. India. & Chair Person of the Technical Session-III.12. Dr.Sudip K. Sarkar, Faculty WBSC , IEI.13. Miss Usha Amita Lakra, M.Sc. IGE-BaduONE DAY SEMINARApril 21, 2017 at 10.00 a.m.One Day Seminar Theme : “Development Of Technology A Challenge To Bio-Diversity”Speaker :Shri Debasish Chakraborty, Director General ( Parks & Square),

Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Prof. Sujay Basu, Retd. Professor & Head, Jadavpur University, Prof. (Dr.) Anita Chattopadhyay Gupta, Principal, Deshbhandu College for Girls , Shri P K Roychowdhury, Director, PCRA, Govt. of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Organised By: Mechanical And Environmental Engineering Div. West Bengal State Centre, Under the aegis of Interdisciplinary Co-ordination Committee The Institution of Engineers (India) In association with MOTHER EARTH FOUNDATION

st21 June 2017Theme : Solar Power – Present Perspective & Future PossibilitiesVenue : Sir R N Mookerjee HallOrganised by : Electrical Engineering Division

th4 August 2017Theme : “Modern Technology for Safe and Efficient � Shipping”Chief Guest : Shri Biplab Kumar Biswas Ex. Chief Surveyor with Govt. of India Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai Speakers : Shri Sadhan Kumar Sarkar, FIE, Ex. Director-in-Charge, MERIShri P K Bhattacharya, Ex. Senior Faculty, MERI / IMU, Kolkata Shri Subrata Mukherjee, Ex. Senior Faculty, MERI / IMU, Kolkata Venue : Sir R N Mookerjee HallOrganised by : Marine Engineering DivisionAugust 5, 2017 at 10.00 a.m.Theme : “Indian Non-Ferrous Metal Foundries: Opportunities And Challenges”In the Occasion of Haridas Nandi Memorial Function Life Sketch of H. Nandy: Prof. (Dr.) Samiran Chaudhuri, Past President, IEIAddress by: Er R. P. Gupta, Past President, IEIAddress by: Er Madan Lal, Past President, IEICommemorative Lecture : Dr. D. De Sarkar, CEO, ICDC, KolkataSpeakers: Prof. Ajit Kr. Chakraborti, Visiting Professor, IIEST, Shibpur Er. Subrata Chandra, Vice President (EZ), Indian Foundry Organisation Mr. Sujit Ganguly, Chairman(ER), Foundry Organisation IndianVenue : Sir R N Mookerjee HallOrganised by : M M Engineering DivisionAugust 29, 2017 at 4.00 p.m.Theme : “Recent Engineering Developments in Shipping Field” Address by : Shri Subir Banerjee President, Eastern Zonal Association of Marine Engineers, Kolkata Key-note Address by Chief Guest :Shri Ranjit Kumar Mitra Ex. Director ( B & T), SCISpeakers : Shri Sadhan Kumar Sarkar, FIE, Ex. Director-in-Charge, MERI Shri A K Mitra Shri Ritinkar SenVenue : Sir R N Mookerjee HallOrganised by : Marine Engineering Division In association with Eastern Zonal Association of Marine Engineers, Kolkata

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04 News Bulletin September 2017

MEMORIAL LECTUREMarch 28, 2017 at 6.00 p.m. 14th Prof. J K Choudhury Memorial Lecture Topic : “Smart Grid and its relevance to new infrastructure like UG Metro”Speaker : Er. Biswajit Chatterji Chief Manager, STUP Consultants Pvt. Ltd.Organised by : Electrical Engineering DivisionApril 1, 2017 at 6.00 p.m.

ST1 ARCHAN KUSUM MAJUMDAR MEMORIALLECTURECommemorativeLecture by : His Excellency Shri Tathagata Roy, Governor of TripuraOrganised by : West Bengal State CentreApril 26, 2017 at 6.00 p.m.

st31 A K Ghosh Memorial Lecture Topic : “Reduction Of Auxiliary Power Consumption In Coal-Based Power Plant”Speaker : Er. Rabi Chaudhury, Managing Director Haldia Energy Ltd.,Organised by : Electrical Engineering DivisionMay 18, 2017 at 6.00 p.m.

th18 Prof. Hem Chandra Das Gupta Memorial Lecture Speaker : Prof. Samir Kumar Saha, Dean (Academic) of MCKV Institute of Engineering, Liluah & Former Professor & Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Jadavpur UniversityOrganised by : Mechanical Engineering Division

th27 June 2017 at 6.00 p.m.th40 Prof. Asoke Kumar Sen Memorial Lecture

Speaker : Sriman Bhattacharya� Deputy Director, IIT, KharagpurVenue : Sir R N Mookerjee HallOrganised by : Civil Engineering DivisionSeptember 1, 2017Prof. A K Seal Memorial LectureCommemorativeLecture by : Sri Somdev Das Former Executive Director, Alloy Steels Plant (SAIL), DurgapurVenue : Sir R N Mookerjee HallOrganised by : M M Engineering DivisionLECTURE MEETINGJune 29, 2017 at 6.00 p.m.Topic : “Improved Mode I Fracture Resistance of Cfrp Composites By Reinforcing Epoxy Matrix With Recycled Short Milled Carbon Fibre”Speaker : Dr. Sri Bandyopadhyay Senior Visiting Fellow Specialist in Nanotechnology, Fly Ash, Composites (including Infrastructure) School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales AustraliaOrganised by : M M Engineering DivisionSeptember 6, 2017Theme : “ Impact of Information Technology in the field of Civil Engineering”Speaker : Dr. Sujoy Biswas, Director, Techno-India Group, KolkataVenue : Sir R N Mookerjee HallOrganised by : Computer Engineering Division in association with Techno-India GroupWORKSHOP

th th18 & 19 August 2017Theme : �Recent Trends in Productivity Management in

Manufacturing and Service OrganizationVenue : Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Indian

Institute of Technology, KharagpurOrganised by : Production Engineering Division, WBSCFORTHCOMMING EVENT ONE DAY SEMINAR September 12, 2017Theme : “Promotion of Rooftop Solar Power in India” Venue : Sir R N Mookerjee HallOrganised by : Electrical Engineering DivisionNovember 10, 2017Theme : “Advancement of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

in Securing Health, Energy and Food”Venue : Sir R N Mookerjee HallOrganised by : Chemical Engineering DivisionWORKSHOPOctober 27 – 28, 2017Two Day Workshop Theme : “Quality Improvement in Products and Processes : Principles, Methods and Applications” Venue : Indian Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah Organised by : Production Engineering DivisionSTATUTORY PROGRAMMESeptember 15, 2017 at 5.00 p.m.

th50 Engineers' Day 2017Theme : “ Role of Engineers in a Developing India”Venue : Sir R N Mookerjee HallOrganised by : West Bengal State CentreSTATUTORY PROGRAMMEOctober 3, 2017 at 6.00 p.m.World Habit Day 2017 Theme : Housing Policies : Affordable Homes Venue : � Sir R N Mookerjee Hall� The Institution of Engineers (I)� West Bengal State CentreALL INDIA SEMINARSeptember 8 – 9, 2017Theme : “Automation In Welding”Venue : Sir R N Mookerjee HallOrganised by : The Institution of Engineers (India)West Bengal State Centre in association with RDSO and The Indian Institute of Welding, KolkataUnder the aegis ofMechanical Engineering Division, IEIWest Bengal State CentreNATIONAL CONVENTIONOctober 15 – 16, 2017

st31 National Convention of Marine Engineersand National Seminar on“Inland Water Transport - Technical Challenges and Opportunities” , Kolkata, West BengalVenue : Sir R N Mookerjee Hall, Organised by : Marine Engineering DivisionDurgapur Local Centre, The Institution of Engineers (India)January 19-20, 2018

ST31 National Convention of Metallurgical & Materials EngineersTheme : Role of Stakeholders in Development of Roadmap for Steel Vision Venue : Sir R N Mookerjee HallOrganised by : Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Division BoardIn association with M N Dastur & Company (P) Ltd.INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEJuly 27 - 28, 2018Theme : “Emerging Technologies for Sustainable and Intelligent Heating, Ventilating, Air-conditioning & Refrigerating (H V A C & R) Systems”Organised byMechanical Engineering Division, Electrical Engineering Division & Architectural Engineering Division, The Institution of Engineers (India), West Bengal State CentreUnder the aegis ofInterdisciplinary Co-ordination Committee The Institution of Engineers (India)In Collaboration withINDOOR AIR QUALITY ASSOCIATION, U S A&Institute of Mechanical Engineers, LONDONCo-Sponsored byInternational Institute of Refrigeration (IIR)In association withM C K V INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING, HOWRAH, INDIA,ISHRAE, KOLKATA CHAPTER, INDIA & RDSVenue : KolkataNovember 01-03, 2018

Theme : Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Nanomaterials (SCAN)Organised by : Under the aegis of M M Engineering Division BoardIn association with University of New South Wales, AustraliaVenue : Hotel Taj Bengal, Kolkata

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05 News Bulletin September 2017

NOTICE

ToAll Corporate Members attached toWest Bengal State CentreThe Institution of Engineers (India)

thThe Ninety-seventh (97 ) Annual General Meeting of West Bengal State Centre, The ndInstitution of Engineers (India), will be held on Sunday, the 22 October, 2017 at 3.00

p.m. at Sir R N Mookerjee Hall of The Institution of Engineers (India), West Bengal State Centre, 8, Gokhale Road, Kolkata – 700 020.

AGENDA

1.� To read the Notice convening the Meeting.

th rd2.� To confirm the Minutes of the 96 Annual General Meeting held on 23 December 2016 (Minutes circulated herewith).

3.� To receive the Annual Report and Audited Accounts of the West Bengal State Centre for the Financial year 2016-2017, year ended 31.03.2017.

4.� To appoint the Auditors for the Financial Year 2017-2018 and to fix their Remuneration.

RANJAN DUTTA HONORARY SECRETARY

Date : September 20, 2017

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06 News Bulletin September 2017

The Institution of Engineers (India)West Bengal State Centre

th rdMinutes of the 96 Annual General Meeting of the West Bengal State Centre, The Institution of Engineers (India) held on 23 December 2016 Friday at 5.00 p.m. at Sir R N Mookerjee Hall, 8, Gokhale Road, Kolkata – 700 020.

PRESENTShri Sisir Kumar Banerjee, FIE, Chairman

Shri Kashmir Lal Mallik, FIE, Honorary Secretary&

205 Corporate Members attached to West Bengal State Centre

Shri Sisir Kumar Banerjee, FIE, Chairman and Shri Kashmir Lal Mallik, FIE Honorary Secretary welcomed all the Corporate Members of West Bengal State Centre present in the AGM and greeted them along with their families for a very Happy Merry X-mas and Prosperous and Peaceful New Year 2017. Before taking up the main agenda the Chairman informed with heavy heart the sad news of demises of Prof. (Dr.) R N Banerjee, FIE, Past Chairman, WBSC ( 2000 - 2002), Asok Kumar Das, FIE, Convener, Chemical Engineering Division, WBSC, Archan Kusum Majumdar, FIE, Past Honorary Secretary ( 2004-2006), Past Chairman of WBSC, IEI (2010 - 2012), Past Vice President, IEI (2008 - 2009) and a National Council Member, IEI and P R Das, Member attached to M M Engineering Division, WBSC who were past away recently for heavenly abode. Two minutes silence was observed to pay the respect to the departed souls. It was also decided that

thCondolence letters be sent to each of the bereaved families. The Chairman then called the 96 Annual General Meeting of West Bengal State Centre in order.

Item No. 00 :� Opening of the Meeting

thAt the outset Chairman read out the Notice convening the 96 Annual General Meeting which was published in November 2016.

th stItem 01 :� To confirm the Minutes of 95 Annual General Meeting held on 1 November 2015 th stThe Minutes of the 95 Annual General Meeting held on 1 November 2015 at Sir R N Mookerjee Hall of the Institution, 8, Gokhale Road,

Kolkata – 700 020 was circulated to all Corporate Members through West Bengal State Centre November News Bulletin, WBSC Website and also by e-mail. Shri Sisir Kumar Banerjee, Chairman invited Members for observations, if any, on the recording of Minutes. In the discussions Shri S C Rudra, FIE (F-013807-6) Council Member, IEI pointed out whether the Annual Report and Audited Accounts have

thbeen approved in the State Committee Meeting. Chairman informed that it was duly approved in the last 790 State Committee Meeting only after that the same was published. Shri R K Samanta, (M – 011230-0 ) Dr. S K Das ( F- 13928-5) and a few other Members pointed

thout some observations which Chairman & Honorary Secretary clarified. Members satisfied and the minutes of the 95 Annual General Meeting of West Bengal State Centre were confirmed unanimously and duly proposed by Shri G C Dutta, FIE (F-015671-6) and seconded by Dr. Subhas Ch. Saha (AM-0833307).

Item 02 : To receive the Annual Report and Audited Account of West Bengal State Centre for the Financial Year 2015-2016 (Year ended 31.03.2016)

At the outset Shri Sisir Kumar Banerjee, Chairman, kept the house informed about the details of Loans and Advances of Rs. 14,98,474/- is as under. 1) Rs. 47,500/- for Festival Advance to Staff

2) Rs. 17,976/- for Security Deposit to CESC Ltd.,

3) Rs. 28,495/- for TDS Receivable

4) Rs. 14,04,503/- for Receivable Rent of Building at Salt Lake

Chairman clarified that rent of Salt Lake Building which is receivable should be separately mentioned as “Rent Receivable”. He also assured the house this will be ratified and followed in future. Members noted the same. Corporate Members namely Sri R K Samanta,(M – 011123-0) Dr. S K Das, ( F-13928-5) Sri Arun Kumar Basu, ( AM 029833-5), Sri Sudip Kumar Sarkar, (F -121615-1) Dr. Subhas Ch. Saha, ( AM-0833307 ) and Shri Avinash Singh ( M – 123267-8) deliberated some issues. They pointed out that the News Bulletin is not published regularly. Hence the interested Corporate Members could not participate in the technical activities as the date and venue were not known to them. They suggested that it would be better to send the programme through e-mail as well as SMS so that interested Members could turn up. Honorary Secretary Shri Kashmir Lal Mallik informed all the Members that their suggestions had already been noted. E-mail ID of all members were taken and we used to communicate the programme of technical activities to these members on regular basis. Response was found to be satisfactory and presently participants in each Technical Activity was very much increased. Shri Samanta also expressed satisfaction on the activities of the Committee both qualitatively and quantitatively. The functioning of the West Bengal State Centre was satisfactorily improved. Dr. S K Das expressed that Income from Technical Activities was increased and if the News Bulletin could be published in time then the fund would be further increased. It was also pointed out that a big amount of donation was collected which was a good sign. Shri Arun Basu pointed out that in the Auditors Report, Auditors has signed the pages but without any date though it was mandatory. Chairman asked the Honorary Secretary to look into this. Members were pleased to note that their suggestions were well taken to transfer excess cash to Fixed Deposit Accounts for generation more interest which might be utilized during the requirement of the State Centre. The Annual Report and the Audited Accounts of the West Bengal State Centre of The Institution of Engineers (India) for the Financial Year 2015-2016 were received, confirmed and accepted unanimously.

Shri G C Dutta, (AM – 043682-0) proposed for acceptance of the Annual Report and Audited Accounts for the Financial Year 2015-2016 which was seconded by Shri M Chatterjee (M – 143092-6). Annual Report and Audited Accounts for the Year 2015-2016 were accepted.

Item 03 :� To report about the Composition of the Committee for the Sessions 2016-2017 and 2017-2018

Shri Sisir Kumar Banerjee, FIE Chairman announced that the retiring Committee of West Bengal State Centre had unanimously elected Shri Kashmir Lal Mallik, FIE (F-017989-9) as the Chairman of the West Bengal State Centre, The Institution of Engineers (India) for the

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Sessions 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and Shri Ranjan Dutta, FIE ( F – 119414-5) as the Honorary Secretary of the West Bengal State Centre, The Institution of Engineers (India) for the Sessions 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. Members welcomed the announcement with big applause. Thereafter, Shri Sisir Kumar Banerjee left his Chair and requested Shri Kashmir Lal Mallik to take the Chairman's Chair and preside over the remaining part of the meeting.

Shri Sisir Kumar Banerjee handed over the Report of the Board of Scrutineers for Election to the Committee for the Sessions 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 to Shri Kashmir Lal Mallik, newly elected Chairman, West Bengal State Centre and requested him to announce the name of the elected Members division-wise for the Sessions 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 who would be the Members of the Committee of West Bengal State Centre. Shri Kashmir Lal Mallik, FIE, Chairman then announced the names of the elected Members of all the 15 Divisions and requested them to come to the Dias so that all Corporate Members present could recognize them individually.

Out of 15 Divisions there was no contest for the following 8 (eight) Divisions, so the following Members were declared elected uncontested :

Aerospace Engineering Division : Shri Sumantra Bhattacharya (AM – 1488603) Agricultural Engg. Division� : Dr. Debasis Nag, (F-017049-2) Architectural Engg. Division� : Mr. Ashok Kumar Guha, (M-138340-4) Chemical� � � : Prof. N K Brahma (F - 113278-0) Environmental Engg. Division� : Mr Avinash Singh, (M-123267-8 ) Mining Engg. Division� : Prof. (Dr.) Indranath Sinha (F – 114295 – 6 ) Metallurgical and Materials Engg. Divn.� : Mr. Kali Pada Das, (M – 111550-7 ) Textile Engg. Division� : Prof. (Dr.) Swapan Kr. Ghosh (F-017824-8)

Election was held for the following 7 Divisions

( 1 ) Civil, ( 2 ) Computer , ( 3 ) Electrical, ( 4 ) Electronics and Telecommunication, ( 5 ) Mechanical, (6) Marine ( 7 ) Production. Election was also held for the Post from State to Council

The following members have been duly elected from the respective divisions.

Civil Engineering Division

1. Mr. Keshab Chandra Chakraborty, (F-016972-9)� � � � 2. Mr. Saibal Chakraborty, (AM – 132206-3)� � � � � � 3. Mr. Somnath Roy Choudhury, ( F – 111713-7 )

Computer

1. Mr. Indranil Basu, (M – 108407-5)

Electrical Engineering Division

1. Mr. Manik Chandra Ghosh, (F- 112826-0) 2. Mr. Raju Basak, (M – 152526 – 8)�� � � � Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Division

1. Mr. Harendra Nath Pradhan, (F – 017357-2) 2. Mr. Jayanta Kumar Dutta , (M – 126607-6)

Mechanical Engineering Division

1. Mr. S K Sur, (M – 111119-6) 2. Mr. Tarun Kumar Ray Chaudhury, (M – 058646 – 8) 3. Mr. Sekhar Basu Ray Chaudhuri, (F – 013550 – 6)

Marine Engineering Division

1. Mr. Ranjit Kumar Pal, � (F-119234 – 1)

Production Engineering Division

1. Prof. (Dr.) Pradip Kumar Ray,� (F – 116482-8)�Name of Archan Kusum Majumdar, (F – 016022-5) who elected as Council Member from State to Council for the Sessions 2016-2020 was not announced due to his sad demise on 09.12.2016.

Item 04 : To appoint Auditor for the Financial Year 2016-2017 and fix their remuneration.

Prof. N K Brahma, FIE (F-113278-0) proposed that M/s. Gupta & Mitra Chartered Accountants, Windsor House , Room No. 14 Second Floor, 29 R N Mookerjee Road, Kolkata – 700 001 be appointed as the Auditor of West Bengal State Centre for the Financial Year 2016-2018 with same remuneration of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only ) + Service Tax as applicable thereon. Shri P C Pal (F – 007868-5) seconded the proposal.

As there was no other proposal M/s. Gupta & Mitra Chartered Accountant was appointed unanimously as the Auditor of West Bengal State Centre for the Financial Year 2016-2017.

The meeting was ended with vote of thanks to the Chair.

(RANJAN DUTTA)

HONORARY SECRETARY

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The Institution of Engineers (India)West Bengal State Centre

Annual Report 2016-2017 (01.04.2016 – 31.03.2017)

The Committee of West Bengal State Centre takes pleasure in presenting its Annual Report of its activities for the Year 2016 - 2017 (ending on 31.03.2017) and extending sincere thanks and gratitude to all Honourable Corporate Members for their valuable contribution, meaningful suggestions and services for smooth and eventful functioning of the State Centre during the period. The Committee pays respectful homage to the departed souls of the Members who have expired during this period and convey its sincere condolence to the members of the bereaved family. The Committee also welcomes the new Members who have been enrolled during the year and invites them to join with the activities of the Centre and to contribute for enriching its noble causes.Pursuant with its objective to further the cause of engineering fraternity, in particular and society in general, West Bengal State Centre of IEI have been continuously taking move to formulate and implement decisions through WBSC Committee to extend efficient and transparent services to the large number of its corporate members. During the year WBSC Committee which met number of times to manage the affairs of the State Centre and various Sub-Committees assigned with specific responsibilities assisted the WBSC Committee in formulation and implementation of number of decisions for better management of the State Centre.This Committee had given special endeavour in increasing Institutional Membership and establishment of Student Chapters in different Engineering Colleges. We are happy to announce that we achieved modest success in this venture and continuing our endeavour. We are talso committed to establish IEI Student chapters in every department of all Engineering colleges and every Polytechnic Colleges in West Bengal.Having our own Website and it is being periodically updated members are accessed to all information of the activities of West Bengal State www.ieiwbsc.orgCentre, while visiting the website.The Committee had been seized with the perennial problem of low growth in the strength of Corporate Membership, which, is the vital concern, and likes to request all Members to extend their special support in the matter to encourage all the Engineering Graduates who did not take our Membership still now. Membership statistics is given hereunder:CORPORATE MEMBER (Divisionwise as on 31.03.2017)

Total: 17,023

THE WEST BENGAL STATE CENTRE COMMITTEE

The composition of the State Centre Committee for the Session 2014-2016 (Up to December 23, 2016) under report was as follows :

THE COMMITTEE

Shri Sisir Kumar Banerjee, FIE : Chairman

Dr. Chandidas Saha, FIE : Immediate Past Chairman

Shri Kashmir Lal Mallik, FIE : Honorary Secretary

Shri Sandip Kr. Deb, FIE : Immediate Past Honorary Secretary

MEMBERS EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Shri Sumantra Bhattacharya, AMIE (AE)� :� Prof. (Dr.) N R Bandyopadhyay, FIE

Dr. Debasis Nag, FIE� (AG)� :� Shri Archan Kusum Majumdar, FIE

Shri Ashok Kumar Guha, MIE� (AR)� : � Shri S C Rudra, FIE

Shri Keshab Chandra Chakraborty, FIE (CV)� :� Shri Gopal Chandra Dutta, FIE

Shri Rajib Chattaraj, FIE� (CV)

Shri Santanu Dutta, MIE� (CV)� � ASANSOL LOCAL CENTRE

Prof. Nitosh Kumar Brahma, FIE� (CH)� � CHAIRMAN

Shri Nirmal Das, FIE� (CP)� � Shri Ghandikota Viswanadham, FIE

Shri Raju Basak, MIE� (EL)

Shri Manas Kumar Sanyal, FIE� (EL)� � DURGAPUR LOCAL CENTRE

Shri Jayanta Kr. Dutta, MIE� (ET)� � CHAIRMAN

Shri Shankar Nath Goswami, FIE� (ET)� � Shri Jahnabi Konar, FIE

Shri Avinash Singh, MIE� (EN)

Shri Gautam Sen, FIE� (MR)� � KHARAGPUR LOCAL CENTRE

Shri Ranjan Dutta, FIE� (MC)� � CHAIRMAN

Shri Asoke Kumar Ghosh, FIE� (MC)� � Prof. N R Mandal, FIE

Shri Tarun Kumar Ray Chowdhury, MIE (MC)

Shri Kali Pada Das, MIE� (MM)� � NORTH BENGAL LOCAL CENTRE

Prof. Subhash Chandra Ray, FIE� (MN)� � CHAIRMAN

Prof. Bijan Sarkar, AMIE� (PR)� � Shri Subrata Sanyal, MIE

Prof. (Dr.) Swapan Kumar Ghosh, FIE� (TX)

EMINENT ENGINEERS

Shri Asok Kumar Ray Chowdhury, FIE

Shri Somnath Roychowdhury, FIE

AG 78 CH 514 EL 3132 MC 4275 MR 520

AR 72 CP 439 EN 140 MM 314 PP 200

AS 73 CV 5049 ET 1738 NM 298 TX 231

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THE WEST BENGAL STATE CENTRE COMMITTEE The composition of the State Centre Committee during the year under report was as follows :THE NEW COMMITTEE FOR THE SESSION 2016-2018The composition of the State Centre Committee during the year under report was as follows :Shri Kashmir Lal Mallik, FIE� � � :� ChairmanShri Sisir Kumar Banerjee, FIE� � :� Immediate Past ChairmanShri Ranjan Dutta, FIE� � � :� Honorary SecretaryShri Kashmir Lal Mallik, FIE� � � :� Immediate Past Honorary SecretaryMEMBERS� � � � � � EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS� � � �Dr. Debasish Nag, FIE� � � :� (AG)� Shri S C Rudra, FIEShri Sandip Kumar Deb, FIE� � � :� (AR)� Prof. N R Bandyopadhyay, FIEShri Sumantra Bhattacharya, AMIE� :� (AS)� Prof. H B Gosmai, FIEProf. Nitosh Kumar Brahma, FIE� � :� (CH)� Shri Indranil Basu MIE � � :� (CP)� CHAIRMAN OF THE LOCAL CENTRESShri Keshab Chandra Chakraborty, FIE� � :� (CV)� Asansol Dr. Saibal Chakraborty, AMIE � :� (CV)� Shri K V Rama Raju, FIEShri Somnath Roy Choudhury, FIE � :� (CV)� Durgapur Dr. Raju Basak, MIE� � � :� (EL)� Shri Raj Kumar Roy, FIEShri Manik Chandra Ghosh, FIE� � :� (EL)� Kharagpur Shri Avinash Singh, MIE� � :� (EN)� Prof. O P Sha, FIEShri Jayanta Kumar Dutta, MIE� � :� (ET)� North Bengal Shri Harendra Nath Pradhan, FIE � :� (ET)� Shri G K Panda, FIEShri Tarun Kumar Ray Chowdhury, MIE� :� (MC)�Shri Sekhar Basu Ray Chaudhuri, FIE � :� (MC)�Shri S K Sur, (Up To April 2017) MCShri Shantanu Sengupta, FIE (MC) (from May 2017) :� (MC)�Shri Ranjit Kumar Pal, FIE � � :� (MR)Shri Kali Pada Das, MIE� � :� (MM)�Dr. Indranath Sinha, FIE � � :� (MI)�Prof. (Dr.) Pradip Kumar Ray, FIE � :� (PR)�Prof. (Dr.) Swapan Kr. Ghosh, FIE� :� (TX)EMINENT ENGINEERSShri Asok Kumar Ray Chowdhury, FIEDr. Goutam Sengupta, FIEACTIVITIESGeneralDuring the year the State Centre felicitated Mr. Navinchandra B Vasoya, FIE , President, The Institution of Engineers (India) also Mr. Subhas Chandra Rudra, FIE and Mr. Jagroop Singh, FIE, , Vice Presidents, IEI.

nd rd162 Birth Day of Sir Rajendra Nath Mookerjee, the founder of The Institution was observed befittingly by the State Centre on the 23 June 2016. thThe State Centre also celebrated 49 Engineers' Day to commemorate the Birth Day of Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, the great

Engineer – Statesman, a visionary and an ever respected social worker whose entire life was devoted for advancement of engineering science & technology for the betterment of common people.The State Centre observed the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on 17.05.2016, World Environment Day on 05.06.2016, World Water Day on 22.03.2017 and World Habitat Day on 03.10.2016 in a befitting manner. The State Centre successfully conducted Section A & B Examinations of IEI during June & December 2016. Total number of examinees appeared in the above examinations were as under:

Guidance classes for students of section A & B Examination of IEI were arranged under Supervision of Technical Education Cell of the State Centre wherein good number of candidates enrolled.TECHNICALDuring the year under review, several Lecture Meetings by various Divisional Sub-Committees were organized where distinguished speakers from across the country and also from abroad delivered the lectures. Lecture meetings were well attended. The State Centre organized both All India & One Day Seminars under the aegis of Architectural, Agricultural, Aerospace, Civil, Chemical, Computer, Environmental, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication, Mechanical, M M Engineering, Marine, Production and Textile Engineering Division, where a good number of quality technical papers by distinguished authors from all over India were presented.

th th rdThe 96 Annual General Meeting of the West Bengal State Centre and 97 Inaugural Session were held on 23 December 2016. Brahmachari Mural Bhai, General Secretary cum Trustee, Dakshineswar Ramkrishna Sangha Adyapeath graced the occasion as Chief Guest.TECHNICAL ACTIVITIESEvents Division Date AttendanceLECTURE MEETINGInauguration of Guidance Classes Winter 2016 WBSC July 15, 2016� 53Speaker : Prof. (Dr.) Siddhartha Ray Dean, Heritage Institute of TechnologyInauguration of Guidance Classes Summer 2017 WBSC January 17, 2017 70Speaker : Dr. Abhijit Dasgupta Joint Managing Director M N Dastur & Co. (P) Ltd.,ONE DAY SEMINAR Theme : “CivilEngineeringStructures–Failures CV June 3, 2016 54 And Remedies”

Examination Section - A (D) Section - A (ND) Section - B Total

Summer 2016 948 115 653 1716

Winter 2016 773 72 588 1433

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Address by Guest of Honour: Shri Indrajit Chowdhury HOD, Civil Engineering Department Gargi Memorial Institute of Technology & Ex. Head, Civil, PETROFACTheme : “Application of Lock Bolts in Wagons” MC & RDSO July 19, 2016 136About the Seminar : Shri Parinay Gupta, IRSME Director, Wagon, RDSOChief Guest : Shri R L Gupta, IRSME, CME, Eastern RailwayGuest of Honour : Shri Debasis Ray, IRSME CME (Retd.) Eastern RailwayKey-note Address by: Shri Yatish Kumar, IRSME Director, I&L, RDSO, KolkataTheme : “Disaster Management” WBSC & August 25, 2016 62About the programme: Shri C Debnath Tripura Honorary Secretary State Centre Tripura State Centre, IEIAddress by the Guest Speakers: Prof. Gopinath Bhandari� � Department of Civil Engineering� � Jadavpur University Dr. R P Nanda Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering National Institute of Technology,Durgapur Shri R K Majumdar, Chairman, Tripura State Centre, IEI Shri Yatish Kumar, IRSME Director, Research Design & Standard Organisation, Govt. of India, Ministry of Railways Shri Debasish Nandi, WBCS (Exec.) Director, Disaster Management Govt. of West Bengal Shri Sudip Roy� Managing Director, A C Roy & Co. Ltd.Theme : “Application of Image Processing in Chemical CH October 1, 2016 62 Engineering - Biology and Medicine”Speaker : Prof. (Dr.) Amit Chakraborty Principal IGE, BaduALL INDIA SEMINARTheme�: “Environmental Impact Assessment of CH May 6 – 7, 2016 111 Chemical and Allied Industries for Sustainable Development and Climate Change”Address byGuests of Honour : Prof. Ajoy Kumar Ray Director Indian Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology (IIEST) Dr. M P Sukumaran Nair Chairman Chemical Engineering Division Board, IEI Shri P K Raychaudhuri Director & CRC PCRA (ER) Petroleum Conservation Research Association, (Min. Of Petroleum, Govt. of India)Address by Chief Guest : Dr. G P Sarkar Chairman Allen Group Industries & President, BNCCITheme : “Post Harvest Management of Fruits & Vegetables” AG June 1-2, 2016 83Address byGuest of Honour : Shri S N Mitra Chairman & Managing Director Mida & Company Private LimitedAddress byChief Guest: Dr. H N Mishra Professor, Agricultural & Food Engineering Department IIT , KharagpurTheme : “Emerging Trends in Telecommunication” E. T. September 21-22, 2016 85Address by : Shri S C Rudra Council Member, IEIAbout the Seminar : Prof. Bhaskar Gupta Chairman Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Divisional Sub-Committee, WBSC, IEIChief Guest: Shri Pradeep Kumar Executive Director, Eastern Region RailTel Corporation of India Ltd.,Key-note Speaker : Dr. K S Dasgupta Ex. Director IIST, Trivandrum, Department of Space Government of IndiaNATIONAL CONVENTION

th 30 National Convention of Textile Engineers and TX March 3 – 5, 2017 386 National Seminar on:“Intervention of Frontier Technologies in Textile and Jute Sector”Chief Guest : Prof. Ashutosh Ghosh Hon'ble Vice Chancellor University of CalcuttaSpecial Guest : Mr. Arvind Kumar Secretary, National Jute Board,Ministry of Textiles, Government of India

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B K Chakraborty MemorialSpecial Lecture : Prof. (Dr.) Prabir Kumar Banerjee Ex. Professor and Former Head of Textile Eng. Dept. of IIT – DelhiENGINEERING CONGRESS

st31 Indian Engineering Congress, KolkataTheme : “SMART Technologies for Natural Resource WBSC December 16-18, 1200 Conservation and Sustainable Development” 2016 Approx. Inaugural Ceremony of the Congress presided by : Shri H C S Berry, FIE President, IEIInaugurated by :� Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi His Excellency, Governor of West BengalGuest of Honour : Shri Sovandeb Chattopadhyay Honourable Minister of Power Government of West BengalValedictory Session : Shri N B Vasoya, FIE, President, IEChief Guest : Shri Tathagata Roy His Excellency, Governor of TripuraMEMORIAL LECTURE

th17 Prof. Hem Chandra Dasgupta Memorial Function MC May 25, 2016 72CommemorativeLecture by : Dr. Santanu Das Head, Mechanical Engineering Department Kalyani Government Engineering College, Kalyani.

th13 Prof.JKChoudhuryMemorialLecture EL June 15, 2016 53Topic : “Near Infra Red Spectroscopy for Agricultural Applications : Possibilities and Challenges”Commemorative Lecture by : Prof. Rajib Bandyopadhya Professor and Head Instrumentation and Electronics Engineering Jadavpur University, Salt Lake CampusHaridas Nandy Memorial Lecture MM August 5, 2016 79Topic : “Metal Component Manufacturing- Perspectives and Prospects”Guest of Honour : Prof. (Dr.) Samiran Choudhuri Past President, IEICommemorative Lecture by : Prof. P P Chattopadhyay� � Director� � National Institute of Foundry & Forging Technology, (NIFFT) Ranchi

th30 A K Ghose Memorial Lecture EL August 19, 2016 59Topic:“Power Scenario of India – the Present and future”Commemorative Lecture by: Prof. Amar Nath Sanyal Former Faculty Member Jadavpur UniversityProf. A K Seal Memorial Lecture MM September 1, 2016 80Topic : “Advances in the Steel Sector – a TATA Steels Perspectives”Commemorative Lecture by : Dr. Sandip Bhattacharya Chief Scientific Services (JSR & KLNR)

th14 Prof. J K Choudhury Memorial Lecture EL March 28, 2017 86Theme : “Smart Grid and its relevance to new infrastructure like UG Metro”Speaker : Shri Biswajit Chatterji Chief Manager STUP Consultants Pvt. Ltd.STATIUTORY PROGRAMMEWorld Water Day - 2016 WBSC wbsc May 10, 2016 73Theme : “Water and Jobs”Address by Special Guest : Shri Kausik Chatterjee Secretary Irrigation & Waterways Department Government of West BengalAddress byGuest of Honour : Prof. Arunabha Majumdar Former Director All India Institute of Hygiene & Public HealthAddress byChief Guest : Dr. S P Sinha Roy Former Director Central Ground Water Board Government of IndiaWorld Telecommunication and Information Society Day – 2016 ET May 17, 2016 86Theme : “ ICT Entrepreneurship for Social Impact”Address by Guests of Honour : Prof. Asish Majumdar Dean, Jadavpur University Dr. Pranab Pal Managing Director Microline India Pvt. Ltd., Shri Surajit Sanyal CEO, Apex Systems

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World Environment Day – 2016 EN & June 5, 2016 87Theme�: “Illegal Trade in Wildlife” IISWBMAddress by : Prof. (Dr.) K M Agarwal Dean, IISWBM, KolkataAddress byChief Guest : Prof. Subrata K Dey Vice Chancellor, MAKAUT, West Bengal

Address byTheme Speaker: Shri Sachikanta Chakrabarti, IFS Former Principal Chief Conservator of Forest & Chief Wildlife Warden, Karnataka, Consultant Wildlife, Ecotourism

rd163 Birthday Celebration of Sir R N Mookerjee WBSC June 23, 2016 107Topic : “Lean Engineering and Technology”Address by : Shri H C S Berry President The Institution of Engineers (India)CommemorativeLecture by: Dr. Gautam Sengupta Vice President Videocon Group and Co-Founder and Managing Director Institute of Management Studies and Research

th49 Engineers' Day WBSC September 15, 2016 158Topic: “Skill Development for Young Engineers & to Reform the Core Sector : Vision 2025” BCCIInauguratethe Function : Prof. (Dr.) Saumen Kumar Mahapatra, Hon'ble Minister-in-Charge, Water Resources Investigation and Development Department, Government of West BengalChief Guest : Shri Sovandeb Chattopadhyay Hon'ble Minister-in-Charge, Power and Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Government of West BengalGuest of Honour & : Shri Sutanu GhoshDeliver the PresidentTheme Address Bengal Chamber of Commerce & IndustryWorld Water Day 2017

Theme : “Wastewater” WBSC March 22, 2017 95Speaker : Shri R K Ghosh

Managing Director “Effluent & Water Treatment Engineers (P) Ltd.,

BIJAYA SAMMILANI

Cultural Programme WBSC October 18, 2016 101

CONDOLENCE MEETING

Condolence Meeting ofArchan Kusum Majumdar WBSC January 4, 2017 95FELICITATION PROGRAMME

Felicitation of President & Vice Presidents of IEI WBSC February 16, 2017 104 Mr. Navinchandra B Vasoya, FIE President, IEI & Mr. Subhas Chandra Rudra, FIE Vice President, IEI Mr. Jagroop Singh, FIE Vice President, IEIFelicitation of �Padmashree Prof. (Dr.) Ajoy Kumar Ray, FIE WBSC March 7, 2017 81DirectorIndian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur(IIEST)

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGth96 Annual General Meeting & WBSC December 23, 2016 203th97 Inaugural Session

Chief Guest : Brahmachari Mural Bhai, General Secretary cum Trustee Dakshineswar Ramkrishna Sangha Adyapeath

CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE

Guidance Classes Section A & B: WBSC-TEC April to June 312Section – A / AD : 2 Classes each day &52 students each class July to DecemberWBSC Committee Meetings: 07

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