The second Constro Organising Committee Meeting was held on
September 6th, 2013 at Hotel President, Pune.
The session began with Shri. Shrikant Nivasarkar, President PCERF,
welcoming all present on the dais and in the audience for this special function
based on the Pune Metro; and launch of the 3rd Constro newsletter. He mentioned
that PCERF saw an alliance with the Metro project because of the theme of
Constro2014 - these being the Pre-Engineered Building (PEB) and Pre-Engineered
Construction(PEC) techniques.
Along with Shri. Bavadekar, Chairman-Constro 2014, he
mentioned that the expo had a 43.7% booking done already.
Shri Sanjay Vaichal, gave a presentation on the various
activities and media partners the team was working on. This was followed by a presentation by Shri
Naren Kothari on his China visit and the potential tie-ups there.
A short presentation on the upcoming China visit was made by
Ibex Tours.
The Media Committee had put together an A/V film on PCERF
and Constro that can be shown in other cities. The film gave an overview to the
journey of Constro and highlighted the achievements over the years through
interviews of renowned participants from India and abroad. It also showcased
the themes of Constro2014 and shed light on how different and large the next
event will be.
The film screening was followed by the launch of the 3rd
Constro Newsletter of the year, which had a special focus on the Pune Metro.
The guest of honour Shri S. D. Limaye was felicitated and asked to give his viewpoints.
Shri Limaye touched upon various points during his talk –
right from how unbridled expansion of cities need good infrastructure schemes
like the Metro to having a positive attitude towards such a project. He
wondered why if other cities were constructing Metros, why not Pune? He
emphasised that as Indians we need to be proud of our engineering achievements
– an example being the Koyna Dam that has a tunnel below and the Bhadsa Dam
that got built in 7 years, with a canal system. He also mentioned how the
Bengaluru Metro is the world’s longest, and will cover 300-400 kms in the next
few years. Shri Limaye was in the
staunch opinion that if one shows their mettle /performs well, then the funding
will automatically come through; and especially from India. He categorically
mentioned that India is in no way lacking in technology with respect to the
world, and it is not always necessary to go by what the world has already done.
Instead we can chart our own course. He concluded his talk by reiterating that
the Metro will only boost business in the city, giving people the chance to
choose jobs due to the ability to manage distances.
His extensive talk set forth a platform for discussions,
which continued till later.
The vote of thanks and conclusion of the event was given by
Shri Vishwas Lokare , Hon. Secretary , PCERF.
Prepared by
Darpana
Athale
Convener, Media Committee
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