1st day     August 13, 2009

Time & Venue

SESSION

0900 – 1000 hrs

Registration

1000 – 1100 hrs

Inaugural Session

1100 – 1130 hrs

TEA BREAK

1130 – 1300 hrs

PLENARY SESSION – I : Roads & Highways

Chairman

: Mr. Brahma Dutt, Secretary MORTH *

Co-Chairman

: Dr. Brahm Datt,
  Vice Chairman & Managing Director
  SOM DATT  BUILDERS  LTD

Rapporteur

: Mr. Devashish Sarkar, Scott Wilson India Pvt. Ltd*

Speakers :

• Design Stage Management of a Road Network Project-A Case Study by Mr. S.K. Popli, Joint General Manager, Highways Division M/s. RITES Ltd

• Importance and hurdles in Road improvement by Mr. R. Ramakrishnan, Advisor Contracts, PAB Infrastructure Ltd

• Innovation in Construction by GMR

• Strengthening RCC (Road Construction Companies) by Mr. K.C. Sharma, Director, Sharikon Consultants

•  Indicative T &D approach for H.R.D in Highways sectorby Mr. K.B. Rajoria, Former Engineer-in-Chief, P.W.D. Govt of Delhi

Summery of the Papers -

• Project pre-planning and project partnering in the areas of Roads and Highways
• Non-Destructive Techniques for Rehabilitation of Highway Pavements-A State of ART
• Fair Flair in mindset for resolution of disputes

1300 – 1400 hrs

Lunch break

1400 – 1530 hrs

PLENARY SESSION – II : Railway/Metro Construction

Chairman

: Shri J P Shukla, Former Managing Director, RVNL *

Co-Chairman

: Mr. P R Mundle, Imm. Past President, BAI *

Rapporteur

: Mr. Simon Peter*

• Multi Modal Transport System : An Integrated Approach by Mr. Pawan Kumar,IIT Roorkee

• Development of High speed Rail System in India by
  Mr J P Shukla , Former MD, RVNL

• Knowledge and Data Management Strategy for Design, Construction and Operation of Large Infrastructure Projects by Mr. Ankush Krishn, Former MD, IRCON

• Urban  Metro Construction – Problem by Dr.S.A. Reddi

1530 – 1600 hrs

Tea Break

1600 – 1730 hrs

PLENARY SESSION – III : Power Sector 

Chairman

: Mr. B. D. Mundhra, Managing Director, Simplex   Infrastructures Limited

Co-Chairman

: Mr. Shriprakash Goel, Immediate Past President, BAI *

Rapporteur

: Mr. Devashish Sarkar, Scott Wilson India Pvt. Ltd*

Speakers :

• Paper by NBCC Ltd.

• Paper by  Simplex Infrastructure Ltd

• Experiences from the Construction of Tehri Dam Project by Dr. A.K.Dube

• Human Resource development in Power Sector-Present Scenario and the need by Mr. Jimutbahan De. Scientist E. National Informatics Centre

• Power Sector Human Resource Development–Needs, Availability, Gap, Suggestion by  Prof. KVR Rajandran

Summery of the Papers –

• Multipronged Strategy for Power Sector Development

1730 – 1830 hrs

PLENARY SESSION – IV Aviation Structures Construction

Chairman

: Dr. N. Ramachandran, Vice Chancellor, Periyar Maniammai University*

Co-Chairman

: Shri T K Das, Sr. Vice President, Reliance Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd*

Rapporteur

: Mr. Simon Peter *

Speakers :

• Decline of Aviation Business Confidence by Mr. T.K. Das, Sr. Vice President, Reliance Airport Developers Pvt. Ltd

• Assessment of HRD needs for Aviation structure construction by Dr. D. Rajasekaran, Department of Management Studies, Periyar Maniammai University

• Human Resources Development for the adoption of Quality, Safety, use of Innovative Construction Materials & Technologies in Aviation Structures by Mr. Rajendra Kumar Scientist E. National Informatics Centre

• Indian Aviation – Revival Strategies by Mr. T.K. Das, Sr. Vice President, Reliance Airport Developers Pvt. Ltd

2nd day August 14, 2009

Time & Venue

SESSION

0930 - 1100 hrs

PLENARY SESSION – V        :      Housing & Building  

Chairman

: Shri Arup Roy Choudhury,Chairman & Managing Director, NBCC Ltd*

Co-Chairman

Rapporteur

Speakers :

• Capacity Development for the Assessment of Working Capital requirements using soft computing approach in Construction Industry by Prof. V.S.S. Kumar, Professor & Head, Osmania University

• Alternative Building materials from Industrial Waste by Dr.(Ms) Mohini Saxena, Scientist-‘F’

• Safety Awareness at Construction Sites-Need of the hour by Lt Col. L Harsha, MEG & Centre, Bangalore

• Development of Human Resource in Retrofitting of existing Building by Dr. A.K. Sinha, Asst. Professor, College of Military Engineering

• A study on issues involved in training of construction workers through non-formal and adult education by Purushothaman Director, Centre for University Industry Interaction, Periyar Maniammai University

Summery of the Papers-

• Future Directions for Contractor Selection in Construction Industry using Multi Attribute decision making model

• Human Resources Development for the adoption of Quality, Safety, use of Innovative Construction Materials & Technologies in Housing & Building Sector

1100 – 1130 hrs

Tea break  :

1130– 1300 hrs

Summary Recommendations & Valedictory session

1300 – 1400 hrs

Lunch & Dispersal