lntensive lnduction Training for Newlv Recruited Graduate JE in Tripura

way2barak, July 8 : ln a decisive step toward strengthening Tripura’s infrastructure ecosystem, the School of Logistics, Communication & Waterways, SIPARD, AD Nagar and the lnstitution of Engineers (lndia), Tripura State Centre (TSC) yesterday launched an intensive five day long training programme for the State’s freshly appointed Graduate Junior Engineers (Grade l).

The programme was formally inaugurated  by Shri Jitendra Kumar Sinha, Chief Secretary, Government of Tripura, at lE(l)  auditorium in Pundit Nehru Complex, Agartala. The inaugural ceremony was chaired by Er. Paramananda Sarkar Banerjee, Chairman, lE(l)-TSC, and graced by Shri Apurba Roy, lAS, Secretary (Finance,  Agriculture Departments) and Director, SIPARD, as Guest of Honour.

Er. Susanta Dutta, Head, School of Logistics, Communication & Waterways, SIPARD, AD Nagar while delivering his welcome address, briefed about the purpose of these type of training and shared that inclusion of diverse topics viz. engineering ethics, conduct rules, contract and work management, disaster preparedness and site safety would enrich them in discharging their role and responsibilities. Sri Apurba Roy in his address stated that SIPARD is continuing efforts to build capacity at all level of public functionaries by way of organizing regular trainings on different topics.

Delivering a galvanising keynote, Chief Secretary congratulated the recruits and issued a stirring four-point charge:

1. “Engineers are nation-builders.” “We trust you to shoulder this noble responsibility and craft a society that is safer, stronger and sustainably built,” he affirmed.

2. Uncompromising ethics. He urged the trainees to be “intelligent managers”-fearless in resisting any unethical actions inside or outside the department. “Reclaim the public’s faith by delivering quality assets, on time, every time, and every rupee accounted for.”

3. He exhorted engineers to “embrace the tools that make good engineering great.”

4. Stand tall against wrongdoing. “Do not bend when confronted with unethical directives. You are the hope of a new era.”

Er. Paramananda Sarkar Banerjee in his chairman address reinforced the Chief Secretary’s message: “Every length of road you design, every bridge you certify, is built with hard-earned public money. Let this training be your launchpad-question relentlessly, learn voraciously, and translate knowledge into impeccable field practice.”

Prof (Dr.) Priyanath Das, Honorary Secretary, the lnstitution of Engineers (lndia), Tripura State Centre delivered the vote of thanks.

Four batches of training to cover all one hundred ninety-three newly recruited JE will continue for the entire month of July.