The Nagpur Local Centre of The Institution of Engineers (India) will organise the 36th National Convention of Mining Engineers and National Seminar on September 11 and 12 at Hotel Radisson Blu, Wardha Road, Nagpur. The theme of this year’s national seminar is ‘Mining for Viksit Bharat @ 2047’. The inaugural function will be held on Friday, September 11, at 11 am. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be the chief guest, while Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy will be the guest of honour. Er. Manish Kothari, President, The Institution of Engineers (India), will preside over the function.

 

The dignitaries will release the convention souvenir and felicitate eminent engineers with the IEI Young Engineers Awards. The two-day convention will bring together experts, engineers, entrepreneurs, researchers and academicians from the mining sector. The event will provide a platform for the exchange of technical knowledge, professional interaction and discussions on emerging developments in mining engineering. As many as 40 research papers have been received for the convention.

 

Technical sessions on various topics will be organised along with an exhibition. Representatives from organisations including Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), MOIL, CMPDI, Geological Survey of India (GSI), Bajaj Steel and Surya Jagat Ispat, among others, will participate in the event. More than 450 delegates are expected to attend the event. Dr Suresh Chandra Suman, Chairman, MNDB; Dr Sandeep Shirkhedkar, Chairman, Organising Committee; Dr Anupam Kher, Convenor; and Er. Jayant Joshi, Organising Secretary, have appealed to mining professionals, engineers and other stakeholders to attend the convention in large numbers. Engineers who have made significant contributions to the field of mining engineering will be honoured with the ‘Eminent Engineer Award’. The awardees include Dr Hemant Pandey (WCL), Franklin Jayakumar (SECL) and Shripad Naik (NIRM). In addition, Dr I M Muthreja, Er. B Prabhakaran, Vedansh Joshi and Dr R. T Mandekar will be felicitated for their notable contributions in the fields of education, entrepreneurship and regulatory institutions.

 

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will be the chief guest at the valedictory ceremony of the convention on September 12 at 5 pm. Varsha Aglave, Director General, Geological Survey of India, and Dr Hemant Pande, CMD, WCL, Nagpur, will be the guests of honour.