Annual General Meeting of APSC, IE(India)

64 th Annual General Meeting :

THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA)
Andhra Pradesh State Centre
"Visvesvaraya Bhavan", Khairatabad, Hyderabad -500 004.

Minutes of the 64th Annual General Meeting of the Andhra Pradesh State Centre of the Institution of Engineers (India) held on November 16, 2001 at 4.30 p.m. at "Visvesvaraya Bhavan", Khairatabad, Hyderabad -500 004.

PRESENT
1. Er Radhakrishna Murthy R, FIE, Chairman (in the Chair)
2. Wg.Cdr.Nanda Kumar V L, FIE , Hony Secretary
3. Shri Purushotham P, Chartered Accountant, M/s Purushotham & Co and
70 Corporate Members of the Andhra Pradesh State Centre as per the
Register of Attendance.

1. TO PASS CONDOLENCE RESOLUTION ON THE DEMISE OF THE FOLLOWING CORPORATE MEMBERS :

The Chairman regretfully informed the untimely and sad demise of the following Corporate Members of the Andhra Pradesh State Centre of the Institution of Engineers (India):
1. Er K Ramana Rao, MIE M.102813-EL 12.07.1999
2. Dr P V Ramanayya, FIE F. 101870-CI 11.01.2000
3. Er B Giraiah, FIE F. 101241-CI 14.01.2000
4. Er Challa Seshagiri Rao, AMIE AM. 48436-CI 24.02.2001
5. Er K Veerabhadra Rao, FIE F. 2426-CI 04.04.2001
6.Er K Nageswara Rao, FIE F.1817-CI 12.06.2001
7. Er M B G Sastry, FIE F. 12990-CI 01.11.2001

The Corporate Members present at the Annual General Meeting stood in silence for one minute and paid homage to the departed souls and adopted the following Resolution to be sent to the bereaved families:

RESOLUTION:
"Members of the Andhra Pradesh State Centre of the Institution of Engineers (India) learn with profound shock, the demise of the following Corporate Members:
1. Er K Ramana Rao, MIE
2. Dr P V Ramanayya, FIE
3. Er B Giraiah, FIE
4. Er Challa Seshagiri Rao, AMIE
5. Er K Veerabhadra Rao, FIE
6.Er K Nageswara Rao, FIE
7. Er M B G Sastry, FIE

and convey their deep sense of sorrow and heart-felt condolences to the members of the bereaved families. The Members place on record their appreciation for the valuable contribution made by the above Corporate Members towards furtherance of the objectives of the Institution of Engineers (India)"

2. TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE BUSINESS SESSION OF 63rd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON DECEMBER 23, 2000.

The Minutes of the Business Session of the 63rd Annual General Meeting held on December 23, 2000 at 4.30 p.m. were already circulated earlier. These were taken as read by the Hony Secretary at the Annual General Meeting.
Er D Purnayya, FIE proposed that the Minutes of the Business Session of the 63rd Annual General Meeting held on December 23, 2000 be confirmed. This was seconded by Er V K Raju, FIE. The Minutes were confirmed unanimously.

3. TO RECEIVE THE ANNUAL REPORT (APPENDIX-B) AND AUDITED BALANCE SHEET, INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT (APPENDIX- C) FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 2001

The Hony Secretary informed that the copies of the Annual Report and Audited Balance Sheet, Income and Expenditure Statement of Andhra Pradesh State Centre for the year ending 31st March, 2001 were already circulated earlier. This was taken as read by the Hony Secretary at the Annual General Meeting. The Hony Secretary clarified on the two items raised by Er U K Raju, AMIE with regard to "Rates & Taxes" and "Election Expenses" as follows:

i) RATES & TAXES: The A P State Centre was paying a sum of Rs.877/- p.a.
towards Property Tax for a long time. As desired by the
Municipal Authorities, A P State Centre submitted Self Assessment Declaration Form in the year 1999-2000, at the old rate. But the same was not agreed to by MCH and as per the revised norms of Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, we were constrained to pay a sum of Rs.1,38,306/- during the year 2000-2001 for the plinth area of 39,516 sq.ft.
ii) ELECTION EXPENSES:We wish to inform you that the A P State Centre has conducted elections to the A P State Centre Committee (Division Wise) for the sessions 2000-2002 and one Corporate Member to the Council from A P State Centre for the Sessions 2001-2005.

The details of expenditure are:
a) Printing Charges for Call for Nominations, letters, Circulars; Ballot Papers, Envelopes etc. for .. Rs.26, 132.00
Corporate Members.
b) Postage .. Rs,43,752.00
c) Board of Scruitneers Meetings, Conveyance etc. .. Rs. 4,290.50

The Hony Secretary also presented the activities organised from 1st April, 2001 to 15th November, 2001.
Er K V Rangaiah, FIE proposed that the Annual Report and Audited Accounts for the year ending 31st March, 2001 be approved. Er K Viswanath, FIE seconded the proposal. The General Body unanimously approved and confirmed the Annual Report, Audited Balance sheet, Income and Expenditure account of A P State Centre for the year ending 31st March, 2001.

4. TO APPOINT AUDITORS FOR THE YEAR 2001-2002 AND FIX THEIR REMUNERATION:
The Hony Secretary brought to the notice of the General Body that M/s Purushotam & Company, Chartered Accountants were appointed as Auditors for the year 2000-2001 with a remuneration of Rs.5,000/- per annum. The Hony Secretary further informed the General Body that the Monthly Internal Audit was being conducted at a nominal remuneration of Rs.500/- per month. Er P L N Murthy, FIE proposed that the same Auditors be continued for the financial year 2001-2002 and the A P State Centre Committee may finalise the remuneration. The members appreciated the services being rendered by M/s Purushotam & Co. Er Ch. Srirama Sarma, FIE and Er G Venkataramana, MIE seconded the proposal. The General Body unanimously carried the same.

5. ANY OTHER PERMISSIBLE BUSINESS(Matters of Technical Interest )

The Members suggested the following:
a. To organise a Round Table Conference on "Strategies available for Indian IT professionals seeking jobs in USA under the present circumstances (i.e. after September 11, 2001 developments)
b. To develop a web-site enabling members to take advantage of
the various programmes being organised by A P State Centre.
c. To approach Heads of Engineering Departments to accord
necessary permission to their technical officers to attend various
activities being organised by A P State Centre from time to time.
d. To publish/make available amendments to IS standards

Since there being no other business, the Chairman declared that the 64th Annual General Meeting as closed.
The Meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the Chair.

(R RADHAKRISHNA MURTHY)	(Wg.Cdr.V L NANDA KUMAR(Retd))
CHAIRMAN	HONY SECRETARY

APPENDIX-B

THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA)
Andhra Pradesh State Centre
"Visvesvaraya Bhavan", Khairatabad, Hyderabad - 500 004.

ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2001

1. The Andhra Pradesh State Centre has great pleasure in presenting the Annual Report for the year 2000-2001.
2. The Members of the A P State Centre Committee for the year 2000-2001:

2.1 OFFICE BEARERS:

Er Radhakrishan Murthy R,FIE Chairman
Wg Cdr Nanda Kumar V L, FIE Hony.Secretary
Er Chandra Mohan, FIE Jt.Hony.Secretary
Er Hanumantha Chary D, MIE Jt.Hony.Secretary
Prof Ramesh Reddy R, FIE Jt.Hony.Secretary

2.2 MEMBERS :

Dr Sarma B S,FIE Aerospace Engg.Division
Dr Sriram, FIE Agricultural Engg.Division
Er Ambuja Deshpande, MIE Architectural Engg. Divn.
Er Murthy P L N,FIE Chemical Engg.Division
Dr Nagabhushana Rao S,FIE Civil Engg.Division
Er Sastry C L N, FIE Civil Engg.Division
Prof Ramesh Reddy R, FIE Civil Engg. Division
Prof Malaviya K K, FIE Electrical Engg. Division
Dr Chandra Mouly M C, FIE Electronics & Telecommunication Engg.Division
Er Hanumantha Chary, D,MIE Envirionmental Engg.Division
Dr Kamala V,FIE Mechanical Engg.Division
Er Hanumanthu K,FIE Mechanical Engg.Division
Er Jagannadha Rao N, FIE Mechanical Engg.Division
Er Viswanathan, B FIE Metallurgy & Material Science
Engg. Division
Er Chandra Mohan,FIE Mining Engg.Division
Er Ranga Reddy M, FIE Production Engg.Division

2.3 MEMBERS CO-OPTED

Er Ravi Vishnu, MIE Computer Engg.Division ( March 19, 2001)
Er Rangaiah K R, FIE Marine Engg.Division(March 19, 2001)
Er Abimanyu P, MIE Textile Engg.Division (March 19, 2001)
Er Narayana T (for specila purpose) Electronics and Telecommunication
Engg. Division(Feb 19, 2001)

2.4 MEMBERS ELECTED TO THE COUNCIL:

Er Rao G L,FIE (elected from Andhra Pradesh State)
Er Prabhakar G, FIE (elected to Council from Mechanical Engg. Division)

2.5 EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Er Prabhakar G ,FIE Immediate Past Chairman & Council Member
Er Rao G L, FIE Council Member
Er Mohan Rami Reddy G,FIE Chairman,Cuddapah Local Centre
Er.Dr Badam Balakrishna,MIE Chairman,Kakinada Local Centre(upto 13.10.2001)
Er Madhasudhana Raju Y W,FIE Chairman, Kakinada Local Centre(from 14.10.2001)
Dr Prabhakar M,FIE Chairman,Warangal Local Centre
Er Ranganatham K,FIE Chairman,Tirupathi Local Centre
Er Lingeswara Rao M,FIE Chairman,Vijayawada Local Centre
Er Ratnam V V, FIE Chairman,Visakhapatnam Local Centre Chairman, Nagarjunasagar Local Centre

3.0 SUB-COMMITTEES

a) Applications Scrutiny Sub-Committee
b) Finance and Purchase Sub-Committee
c) Infrastructure Sub-Committee
d) Library Sub-Committee
e) Academic Activities Sub-Committee
f) Technical Activities Sub-Committee
g) Staff Sub Committee

4.0 The strength of membership as on 31.3.2001 was 5463 Corporate Members, 2732 Associates and 16197 other members including Technicians and Senior Technicians.(Total strength of membership was 24392).

5.0 TECHNICAL PROGRAMMES

1. National and International Events 4
2. National Workshops 1
3. Popular Lectures/
Lecture Meetings/Paper Meeting 14
4. Round Table Conferences 4
5. SEMINARS:

a) All India Seminar 1
b) Regional Seminar 1

6. XV Indian Engineering Congress
7. Others:

a) Get-together 1

5.1 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

5.1 National Survey Day 10.4.2000
5.2 Water Resources Day 21.4.2000
5.3 World Telecommunication Day 17.5.2000
5.4 33rd Engineers' Day Celebrations 15.9.2000
(in commemoration of 140th Birthday
Celebrations of Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam
Visvesvaraya)

5.2 NATIONAL WORKSHOP:

5.2.1 All India Workshop on "Survey Education 9-10 April, 2000
and Training"
(on the occasion of National Survey Day Celebrations)
(in association with Institution of Surveyors(India) Hyderabad Branch and Rural Development Forum SRC)

5.3. SPECIAL EVENTS

5.3.1 Tenth Koka Krishna Mohan Rao Endowment Lecture 24.4.2000
5.3.2 198th Birthday Celebrations of General Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton 15.5.2000
5.3.3 99th Birthday Celebrations of Padmabhushan
Dr K L Rao,Hon.Life FIE 15.7.2000
5.3.4 Er A P Ranganathaswamy Third Endowment Lecture 27.7.2000
5.3.5 Er Matur Gopala Rao Third Endowment Lecture 10.9.2000

5.4 ROUND TABLE CONFERENCES:

5.4.1 Round Table Conference on"Water Resources 15.4.2000 in A P Scenario-for Sustainable Development and Integrated Development and Integrated
Management"
5.4.2 Round Table Conference on "Mobile Communications" 17.5.2000
5.4.3 Round Table Conference on "Draft Electricity Bill - 2000" 9.6.2000
5.4.4 Round Table Conference on "Earthquake - Engineering Challenges" 18.2.2001

5.5 SEMINARS:

5.5.1 All India Seminar on "Electrical Eergy in A P 15-16 July, 2000 Vision - 2020"
(on the eve of 99th Birthday Celebrations of Padmabhushan Dr K L Rao, Hon.Life FIE)
5.5.2 33rd Engineers' Day Seminar on 15.9.2000 "Innovation in Manufacturing for Global Competitiveness"

5.6 XV Indian Engineering Congress and
National Seminar on "Role of Engineers-e-Governorance"

The Andhra Pradesh State Centre had the privilege of hosting the XV Indian Engineering Congress at Hyderabad from 18th to 22nd December, 2000.
Shri N Chandrababu Naidu, Hon'ble Chief Minister of A P inaugurated the XV Indian Engineering Congress on 19th December, 2000 at Sri Satya Sai Nigamagamam, Srinagar Colony, Hyderabad. The delegates, elite and budding engineers gave a standing oration to the Chief Guest. The Congress received high appreciation from all and it is another feather in the cap of Andhra Pradesh State Centre.

After the Inauguration, Five Technical Sessions were held wherein 20 papers were presented by the people of high eminence and 5 invited Lectures also organised.
On this occasion, the following Memorial Lectures were organised:

1. The 9th Dr Amitabha Bhattacharya Memorial Lecture
on" Emerging Chapability for A Global World: The Institution's New Agenda"
by Er Chandra Mohan, Chairman,Twenty First Century Battery Ltd.
2. 43rd Sir M V Memorial Lecturee on "Institution of Engineers - Vision for the Nation" by Bharat Ratna Dr A P J Abdul Kalam,Principal Scientific Advisor to Govt. of India.
3. 26th Bhaikaka Memorial Lecture on " Managing Speed - An Aspect of
e-Governance" by Prof. P N Murthy, FIE Head, Systems Engineering,
Tata Consultancy Services
4. 13th Dr A N Khosla Memorial Lecture on "Hydro Power Development-
A National Perspective" by Shri Arun Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director, Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation Limited, Shimla.
5. 35th Nidhu Bhushan Memorial Lecture on "What Ails the Power Sector" -
by Padmashri Dr Narla Tata Rao, Hon.Life FIE Former Chairman, APSEB

On this occasion, the following four eminent Engineering Personalitis were felicitated:
1. Shri T H Chowdary, FIE
Advisor to Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
2. Shri Yogendra Prasad
Chairman and Managing Director
National Hydro Electric Power Corpn.
Faridabad.
3. Shri Jaiprakash Gour
Chairman, Jaiprakash Industries, New Delhi
4. Shri C R Prasad,
Chairman and Managing Director, Gas Authority of India, New Delhi.

BEST STATE CENTRE AWARD:

The President of IEI, Er Jagman Singh, FIE declared at the 81st Annual General Meeting of IEI held at Hyderabad on 18.12.2000 that the Council of IEI has selected the Andhra Pradesh State Centre of IEI as the Best State Centre for its best all-round performance during the year 1999-2000.
Er G Prabhakar, FIE Chairman, IEI, A P State Centre received the Best State Centre Award for the year 1999-2000 from Er Jagman Singh, FIE President, IEI at 81st AGM of IEI held at Hyderabad on 18.12.2000. The Award consisted of Rs. 1,00,000/- cash Award, a Certificate and a Memento.

6.0 63rd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING:
6.1 BUSINESS SESSION
Business Session of 63rd Annual General Meeting was held on December 23, 2000 at 4.30 p.m. under the Chairmanship of Er G Prabhakar,FIE, Chairman, IEI, A P State Centre.

6.2 TECHNICAL SESSIONS:

Technical Sessions were held from 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.on 23.12.2000 wherein six papers in Civil Engineering, one paper in Environmental Engg. one paper in Electrical Engg.Division; one paper in Electronics; one paper in Computer Engg; were presented. Shri K Lakshminarayana, Chief Engineer, A P Health, Medical Infrastructure Finance Corporation, Hyderabad presided over the Civil Engg. papers and Environmental Engg. Paper; Er T Sugunakara Rao, FIE Former Member, A P S E B presided over the Electrical Engg.,Electronics and Computer Engg.papers.

6.3 DILDAR HUSSAIN MEMORIAL LECTURE 23.12.2000

Er P V Ramana, FIE Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation and CAD Department,
delivered Dildar Hussain Memorial Lecture.

6.4 MAIN FUNCTION OF THE 63rd ANNUAL 23.12.2000
GENERAL MEETING
Chief Guest Er Mandava Venkateswara Rao
Hon'ble Minister for Major & Medium
Irrigation, Government of Andhra Pradesh

6.5 STATE CENTRE PRIZES

The Chief Guest Mandava Venkateswara Rao, presented following Prizes:
1. Er V Verreyya, FIE Civil Engineering Division
2. Er V Subba Rao, FIE Environmental Engg. Division
3. Er S Sivarama Krishnan, AMIE Electrical Engg.Divn
4. Smt. K S Nayanathara, MIE Electronics and Telecommunication Engg.
5. Prof K K Malaviya, FIE Computer Engg. Divn.
6. Er K Koteswara Rao, FIE Agriculture Engg. Division
7. Dr K V Reddy, FIE Mechanical Engg. Division

C C DALAL PRIZE:

Paper on "Floods! Floods!! Floods!!! with a special reference to Hyderabad"
by Er M Nageswara Rao, FIE, Superintending Engineer (Retd0, I & P Dept.,

7.0 AUDITED STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

The Audited Balance Sheet, Income and Expenditure Statement for the year ending 31st March, 2001 are shown in Appendix -C.

8.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Committee wishes to record its deep sense of gratitude and appreciation to the Members of the Andhra Pradesh State Centre,various professional Institutions for their continued patronage; Experts and Dignitaries who have delivered Popular Lectures/Talks/Lectures
and presented papers.

The Andhra Pradesh State Centre places on record its gratitude to the Government of Andhra Pradesh for various Awards on the occasion of Engineers' Day Celebrations and continuous support to our activities.
The Andhra Pradesh State Centre places on record its gratitude to C.S.I.R, D.R.D.O, ISRO, State and Central Govt. Departments, Industrial Houses, Educational Institutions and well-wishers for their patronage and support in the successful organisation of various technical activites. The Andhra Pradesh State Centre record its appreciation to the Staff of Andhra Pradesh State Centre for their unstinted efforts from time to time, and cooperation in the cause of furtherance of the objectives of IEI.

(Wg.Cdr V L NANDAKUMAR) (Retd)

Hony.Secretary

Hyderabad - 500 004
Date: October, 2001