CMYK Felicitation of six Past Presidents (sporting mementos) during Diamond Jubilee Celebrations on July 7, 2017 held at Udaipur Presidents of six Past Felicitation CMYK CMYK Felicitation of six Past Presidents (sporting mementos) during Diamond Jubilee Celebrations on July 7, 2017 held at Udaipur Presidents of six Past Felicitation CMYK Mining Engineers’ Association of India SPECIAL ISSUE brought on the occasion of Annual General Meeting and Award Function at MEAI Mining Welfare Centre, Jaipur June 30, 2018 Compiled and Edited by Dr. P.V. Rao, Editor, MEJ MEAI Special Issue - 2018 1 MEAI Special Issue 2018 2 Mining Engineers’ Association of India National Council 2017-19 President Arun Kumar Kothari Vice President- I Vice President - II Vice President - III S.K. Pattnaik K. Madhusudhana S.N.Mathur Secretary General S.Krishnamurthy Joint Secretary cum Treasurer Kolli Umamaheswara Rao Ex-officio Council Members T. Victor, A. Bagchhi, Dr S.K. Sarangi, Dr V.D. Rajagopal, R.P. Gupta Council Members (Elected) A.L. Thakor, A.R. Vijay Singh, C.S. Dhaveji, D.A. Hiremath, Deepak Gupta, D.K. Saxena, D.S. Maru, Dr K. Srihari, Kolli Umamaheswara Rao, Maheem Kachhwaha, Mahesh A. Bongale, M.S. Raju, Pankaj Kumar Satija, R.H. Sawkar, Raghunath Singh, Rajendra Singh Rathore, Prof Sushil Bhandari, S.C. Suthar, S. Kumaraswamy, Vilas Teggi Representatives of Life Institutional Members The India Cements Ltd (LIM No. 16), The Ramco Cements Ltd (LIM No. 17), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (LIM No. 18), Associated Mining Company Ltd (LIM No. 19), NMDC LTD (LIM No. 20) Council Members (Nominated) T.N. Gunaseelan, A.K. Gupta, A.K. Sinha, S.M. Bothra, Deep Krishna Council Members (Co-Opted) Dr N.K. Nanda, Prof B.C. Sarkar, Prof B.B. Dhar, M. James, Akhilesh Joshi MEAI Special Issue - 2018 3 Mining Engineers’ Association of India Chapter Chairmen & Secretaries Chapter Chairman Secretary 1. Ahmedabad P.N. Rao Pulak Mathur 2. Barajamda Pankaj Kumar Satija Mukesh Ranjan 3. Bailadila A.K. Shukla C.V. Subrahmanyam 4. Bangalore Dr T.N. Venugopal K.R. Krishnamurthy 5. Belgaum D.S. Malkai Dr P.T. Hanamgond 6. Bellary-Hospet B. Sahoo K. Prabhakara Reddy 7. Bhubaneswar R.R. Satpathy Sabyasachy Mishra 8. Dhanbad Dr Pradeep K Singh Dr Santosh K Ray 9. Goa Cletus T D’souza E.Hymakar Reddy 10. Himalayan J.L. Sud S. Randhawa 11. Hutti-Kalaburagi Prakash Shiojee Roy 12. Hyderabad B.R.V. Susheel Kumar Dr C. Narsimulu 13. Jabalpur D. Roy Manoj Sankar Singh 14. Kolkata Dr A. Srikant Shameek Chattopadhyay 15. Nagpur D.K. Sahni K.T. Parag 16. New Delhi A.K. Bhandari Deepak Gupta 17. Rajasthan-Jaipur P.C.Bakliwal Dr. S. K. Wadhawan 18. Rajasthan-Jodhpur Dr P.C. Purohit A.K. Jaiswal 19. Rajasthan-Udaipur Dr S.S. Rathore R.D. Saxena 20. Raipur V.D. Mali Mukhesh Thawait 21. Rayalaseema Jayavelu A. Anil kumar 22. Singareni B. Ramesh Kumar K. Laxminarayana 23. Tamil Nadu P. Ramasamy M. Mayilrajan 24. Veraval-Porbandar Arun Kumar Sharma Manish Kumar Yadav 25. Visakhapatnam Prof. C. Kasipathi K. Venkata Ramana MEAI Special Issue 2018 4 Mining Engineers’ Association of India Presidents & Secretaries/Secretary Generals Period President Secretary/ Secretary Generals MINING ENGINEERS’ ASSOCIATION 1957-64 B.L. Verma Late B.N. Kanwar 1964-67 Late N.S. Claire Late R.C. B. Srivastava 1967-68 L.A. Hill Late S. Chandra 1968-69 H.L. Chopra M.G. Jhingran 1969-70 Late S.S. Manjrekar V.S. Rao 1970-71 Late R.C.B. Srivastava M.G. Jhingran 1971-72 Late R.K. Gandhi B. Roy Chowdhury 1972-73 I.N. Marwaha D.D. Sharan 1973-75 Late R.S. Sastry M.S. Vig 1975-76 Late G.L. Tandon K.K. Biran MINING ENGINEERS’ ASSOCIATION OF INDIA 1975-76 G.L. Tandon K.K. Biran 1976-78 D.L. Patni A.K. Basu 1978-80 R.C. Mohanty S.K. De 1980-81 M.K. Batra R.C. Dutta 1981-82 D.K. Bose S.B. Mukherjee 1982-83 P.R. Merh M.K. Srivastava 1983-86 V.S. Rao L.S. Sinha 1986-88 M.A.Khan D.K. Sen 1988-90 Saligram Singh A. Panigrahi 1990-93 M. Fasihuddin B. Mishra 1993-95 K.K. Biran S. Chandrasekaran 1995-97 N.S. Malliwal Dr. P.V. Rao 1997-2001 T.V. Chowdary C.L.V.R. Anjaneyulu (S.G) 2001-2003 R.N. Singh - do - 2003-2007 Meda Venkataiah - do - 2007-2009 R.P. Gupta C.L.V.R. Anjaneyulu & Shri A.S. Rao 2009-2011 Dr. V.D. Rajagopal A.S. Rao 2011-2013 Dr. S.K. Sarangi - do - 2013-2015 A. Bagchhi Koneru Venkateswara Rao 2015-2017 T. Victor - do - 2017-19 Arun Kumar Kothari S. Krishnamurthy MEAI Special Issue - 2018 5 Mining Engineers’ Association of India LIFE INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS 1. Aarvee Associates, Architects, 36. NMDC Ltd. (LIM-20) Engineers & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (LIM-049) 37. Obulapuram Mining Co. (P) Ltd. (LIM-54) 2. ACC Ltd (LIM-25) 38. Orient Cement (LIM-059) 3. A.P. Mineral Dev. Corp.Ltd., (LIM-12) 39. Panduronga - Timblo Industries (LIM-056) 4. Aravali Minerals & 40. Pearl Mineral Ltd., (LIM-39) Chemical Industries (P) Ltd. (LM-048) 41. Priyadarshini Cement Ltd., (LIM-5) 5. Associated Mining Co., (LIM-19) 42. Radials International (LIM-29) 6. Associated Soapstone 43. Rajgarhia Group of Industries (LIM - 050) Distributing Co. (P) Ltd. (LIM-057) 44. R.K. Marbles Pvt. Ltd., (LIM - 52) 7. Belgaum Minerals (LIM-64) 45. Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals (LIM-053) 8. Bharat Alloys & Energy Ltd., (LIM-36) 46. Sagar Cements Ltd., (LIM-21) 9. Capstone Geo Consultants (India) Pvt. Ltd. (LIM-66) 47. Sandvik Asia Limited (LIM-46) 10. Designer Rocks (P) Ltd., (LIM-32) 48. Sesa Goa Ltd., (LIM-11) 11. FCI Aravali Gypsum & Minerals India Ltd. (LIM-61) 49. Shree Cement Ltd. (LIM-051) 12. Grasim Industries Ltd., (LIM-26) 50. Shri Sharda Cold Retreads (P) Ltd., (LIM-24) 13. Ambuja Cements Ltd., (LIM-3) 51. Shree Engineering Services (LIM-15) 14. Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd., (LIM-6) 52. S.N. Mohanty (LIM-62) 15. Gujarat Mineral Dev. Copr Ltd. (LIM-18) 53. South India Mines & Minerals Industries (LIM-2) 16. Gujarat Sidhee Cements Ltd., (LIM-4) 54. South West Mining Ltd. (LIM-40) 17. Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd. (LIM-9) 55. Sri Kumarswamy Mineral Exports (LIM-43) (Formerly IDL Industries Limited.) 56. Sudarshan Group of Industries (LIM-047) 18. Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (LIM-60) 57. Tata Chemicals Ltd., (LIM-7) 19. The India Cements Ltd. (LIM-16) 58. Tata Steel Limited (LIM-8) 20. Indian Rare Earths Ltd., (LIM-35) 59. Terra Reserves Determination 21. J.K. Cement Ltd (LIM-058) Technologies (P) Ltd., (LIM-055) 22. JSW Cement Ltd. (LIM-63) 60. The K.C.P. Ltd., (LIM-22) 23. Jubilee Granites India Pvt. Ltd., (LIM-23) 61. Thriveni Earthmovers (P) Ltd., (LIM-31) 24. Kariganur Mineral Mining Industry (LIM-41) 62. Transworld Garnet India Pvt. Ltd. (LIM-67) 25. Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd., (LIM-33) 63. Tungabhadra Minerals Pvt. Ltd. (LIM-42) 26. Krishna Mines (LIM-27) 64. UltraTech Cement Ltd., A.P. Cement Works, (LIM-28) 27. Lafarge India Pvt. Ltd. (LIM-69) 65. Ultra Tech Cement Ltd. (LIM-10) 28. Madras Cements Ltd., (LIM-17) 66. Veerabhadrappa Sangappa & Company (LIM-44) 29. Manganese Ore (India) Ltd., (LIM-37) 67. V. Thirupathi Naidu (LIM-34) 30. M.P.L. Parts & Services Ltd., (LIM-14) 68. VS Lad & Sons (LIM-38) 31. MSPL Limited (LIM-30) 69. V.V. Mineral (LIM-68) 32. Mysore Minerals Limited (LIM-45) 70. W.B. Engineers International Pvt. Ltd. (LIM-13) 33. My Home Industries Limited (LIM-70) 34. Maheswari Minerals (LIM-65) INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS (Laterite Mine Owners and Traders) 1. B.L. Meena Marbles 35. National Aluminium Co. Ltd, (LIM-1) MEAI Special Issue 2018 6 CONTENTS 1. President's Report 2017-18 9 2. Awards 2017 - 18 12 MEAI - Lifetime Achievement Award 13 MEAI- Service Excellence Award 15 MEAI Annual Awards 22 3. International Initiatives SME News 27 CRIRSCO NEWS 30 4. Indian Mining Day 34 5. Inauguration of MEAI auditorium and new office premises 43 6. MEAI Chapters' News Ahmedabad Chapter 44 Barajamda Chapter 46 Bangalore Chapter 51 Belgaum Chapter 56 Bellary - Hospet Chapter 58 Dhanbad Chapter 61 Goa Chapter 64 Hyderabad Chapter 65 Kolkata Chapter 67 Rajasthan Chapter - Jaipur 68 Rajasthan Chapter - Jodhpur 74 Rajasthan Chapter - Udaipur 77 Tamilnadu Chapter 84 7. Recommendations made to NITI Aayog by MEAI 85 8. Recommendations made to Committee on National Mineral Policy by MEAI 87 MEAI Special Issue - 2018 7 VISUALS OF AUDITORIUM AND OFFICE INAUGURATION CEREMONY AT NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, HYDERABAD New Administrative Office and Auditorium New Auditorium Inaugural Function of New Auditorium Presidents Chamber Unveiling of Auditorium Plaque by Chief Guest Release of MEAI Introductory Brochure MEAI Special Issue 2018 8 PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2017-18 It is my proud privilege, as the leader of the National Council of the Association, to share with you the highlights of major achievements during the past one-year i.e. 2017-18. Our Office Bearers and the National Council, in coordination and cooperation with the leadership of our Chapters, worked hard to uplift the brand image of the Association in several quarters, both in government and non-government sectors of India and abroad. In persuasion of these goals, during the last one year, I have been travelling extensively for furthering the progress of the Association. Apart from visiting the Association’s Headquarters at Hyderabad every month, I participated in person in the activities of Jodhpur, Delhi, Udaipur, Jaipur, Barajamda, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneshwar and Dhanbad Chapters.