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Foundation stone for state of the art plumbing lab laid at Farmagudi

Foundation stone for state of the art plumbing lab laid at Farmagudi

PANAJI

Govind Gaude, Minister of Sports, Art & Culture and RDA laid the Foundation Stone of the Centre of International Plumbing Practices, at Goa Engineering College, Farmagudi. The Centre of International Plumbing Practices is a joint initiative of Goa Engineering College and the Indian Plumbing Association.
Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE (All India Council of Technical Education) and other dignitaries from the Directorate of Technical Education, Goa Engineering College and Indian Plumbing Association were also present at the Foundation Stone laying for COIPP.
Speaking at the occasion, Govind Gaude said, “This is a welcome step to make Goa an education and skilling destination, as this lab will be visited by engineering and architecture students and building professionals from across the country. It will also strengthen Skill India Program by developing a learning destination for imparting proper installation skills”.
Anil D Sahasrabudhe added, “Plumbing is a science directly connected to human health, hygiene and environment. COIPP will showcase good plumbing practices and warnings on bad plumbing installations. This will not only increase the awareness on the significance of correct plumbing practices for healthy buildings but will also fill the learning gap that lies in this sphere of education.”
Gurmit Singh Arora, IPA National President said, “This is a red-letter day for IPA as with this we start one of IPA’s biggest initiatives for building a healthy nation”.
COIPP is a joint initiative of the Indian Plumbing Association, the apex body of plumbing professionals in India and Goa Engineering College. This will be a state-of-the-art, working plumbing lab with an area of 625 sq m area and will be a one-stop learning, knowledge and practice hub for plumbing and building fraternity. The plumbing lab will demonstrate the latest plumbing equipment and fittings for every modern building “ office, residential, hotels, hospitals and institutions.
Goa is a holiday destination. This lab will be an iconic attraction featuring Codal-based plumbing practices and the relationship between good health and correct plumbing installation for many to visit the lab. IPA is the only apex body of plumbing professionals in India having international affiliation. Indian Plumbing Association develops plumbing labs under its Centre of Excellence, for best practices, research, support and training in the field of plumbing in India. Indian Plumbing Association conducts a learning and skilling competition, IPPL (Indian Plumbing Professionals League) which empowers thousands of building professionals on correct plumbing practices every year.
This lab will be a must-visit destination for building and allied industry fraternities where plumbing plays an important role to gain practical knowledge on plumbing.   
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Sanvordem MLA inaugurates health mela at Dharbandora

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Apr 20, 2022, 12:35 AM IST
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PANAJIChairman GTDC and Sanvordem MLA Dr Ganesh Gaonkar on Tuesday urged the people to avail the utmost benefits of the various health services provided by the government at the rural level thereby realising the movement of 'Health for All' in its true sense.MLA Dr Gaonkar was speaking at the inaugural programme of the Block Health Mela organised by the Directorate of Health Services at Primary Health Centre “ Pilliem Dharbandora as a part of the celebration of 'Azadi ka…

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