In his presidential address to the conference, Mr. Sudhakaran Nair,
President, Indian Plumbing Association & Deputy Chairman, World
Plumbing Council, said, "Poor plumbing and sanitation systems
lead to spread of epidemic. But unfortunately, only 10 to 15 % of the
plumbing work is done by the trained plumbers. This is because of the
fact that there is neither a system to recognize the trained people or
nor educational curriculum specially meant for the plumbing industry. In
last 5 to 7 years, IPA has published 5 plumbing codes and also
undertaken some special projects to create awareness about the
plumbing."
Addressing the conference as the chief guest, Dr.
Bimal Patel, President, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, said, "Getting right
kind of plumbing and sanitation is a big challenge and it requires
collective actions from all sections of the society. To promote good
practices in the plumbing, we need to bring in technology and build
capacity. At the same time, we also need to put in place codes and
regulations to ensure the use of the technology and the capacity."
Speaking at the event, Dr. Sudharsan Iyenger, Vice Chancellor, Gujarat
Vidyapith, Ahmedabad, expressed his readiness to conduct special courses
for plumbing provided IPA provides technical know-how and resource
persons.
He also urged IPA to provide urban amenities in rural areas as
advocated by Dr. Kalam.
Delivering key-note address at the
conference, Mr. Shridhar Tambrapani, Senior Vice President, Adani Gas
Ltd, Ahmedabad, informed that in terms of volume, use of plumbing in the
gas industry is very low, but as the industry needs specially trained
workforce for plumbing operations and use of gas is on the rise, the
industry's demand for trained plumbing personnel will also increase. The
demand for such personnel is expected double every five year at least
for next two decades.
Earlier, in his
welcome address, Mr. Sandeep Engineer, Chairman, IPA Gujarat Chapter,
Ahmedabad, extended warm welcome to all stakeholders and delegates and
informed that IPA is going to set up a plumbing laboratory in Ahmedabad
in due course to promote better plumbing practices for the sake of water
saving, energy saving and hygienic conditions. Mr. Kamal Khokhani,
Managing Director, Akar InfoMedia Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad, pronounced vote
of thanks at the end of the inaugural session of the conference.
An exhibition is also being held concurrently with the conference,
wherein 40 companies have displayed their latest products meant for
plumbing sector. The number of delegates participating in the two-day
conference is 600. While the central theme of this annual
conference is 'Dos and Don'ts for Efficient Plumbing', the conference
will also highlight the fact that better installation of pipelines is a
must for safe drinking water.
The event is jointly organized by
Indian Plumbing Association (IPA) and Akar InfoMedia Pvt. Ltd. (AIM). As
many as 20 eminent experts from stakeholder industry are participating
in this national conference and they will discuss some vital topics such
as plumbing codes, plumbing education, modern materials, plumbing
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