BIS conducts sensitisation programme for HESCOM officials
Deputy Director General (South) of Bureau of Indian Standards, Praveen Khanna has emphasised the need for close coordination between BIS and electricity supply companies in implementing standards.
Delivering keynote address at the Sensitisation Programme of officials of Hubballi Electricity Supply Company (HESCOM) on Friday, Mr. Khanna said that implementing standards was essential to ensure safety, reliability and efficiency.
Earlier welcoming the participants, Director of BIS Hubballi Branch Officer P.N. Murali highlighted the role of BIS in supporting infrastructure, especially in the power sector, through the promotion of Indian Standards, certification schemes, and technical capacity building.
Presiding over the inaugural session, Managing Director of HESCOM Vaishali M.L., commended BIS for the initiative and called for regular knowledge-sharing initiatives to keep field officials updated with evolving technical standards. Directors of HESCOM S. Jagadeesh and Prakash Patil and others were present.
In all over 330 officials from various departments and divisions of HESCOM participated in the programme.
In the subsequent sessions, Ritwik Anand, Director, Electrotechnical Department, BIS HQ, New Delhi conducted a session on 'Electrotechnical Standards and the National Electrical Code of India'; Scientist Tushar Sharma spoke on 'Electrical Standards and their Implementation', Deputy Director of BIS, Hubballi M. Pradeep Kumar gave an 'Overview of BIS and its Functions'. In the open house discussion that followed, the participants raised field-related queries and shared practical experiences.
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