Advanced Welding Centre supported by Vedanta Aluminium Inaugurated at JITM, Parlakhemundi

Parlakhemundi: An Advanced Welding Centre with state of the art training equipments was inaugurated by Mr. Pyarimohan Mohapatra, hon’ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) at Jagannath Institute for Technology and Management (JITM), Parlakhemundi on October 31, 2009. Mr. Surya Narayan Patro, Revenue Minister, Mr. Narayan Rao, MLA and Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Chief Operating Officer of Vedanta Aluminium Limited were present during the Inauguration. The Advanced Welding Centre is equipped to provide basic to high precision welding training to students. People can seek employment in ship building industry after training from this sophisticated welding centre. They could pass non-destructive test after being trained here. Vedanta Aluminium Limited supported Rs. 54 Lakhs for setting up the Advanced Welding Centre at JITM. “The advanced training centre will help in developing skilled manpower, which is required for current as well as future industrial projects,” said Dr. Mukesh Kumar, COO, Vedanta Aluminium Limited. He also expressed Vedanta’s commitment for improving education standard in the area. Currently, 39 Project Affected Persons from Lanjigarh are being trained at JITM. This Engineering Institution will not only help the students to get employment but also will encourage them to become entrepreneurs by using this centre as common facility centre, according to Prof. Mukti Mishra, Chairman of Centurion Group of Institutions and JITM. The welding centre will help youth of the tribal area in getting gainful employment as well as opening welding shops. This will enhance their employability, so that they can seek suitable employment in industrial projects. Orissa Chapter of Indian Institute of Welding (IIW) was also launched during the program. IIW is a professional body devoted to the cause of promotion and advancement of welding science and technology in India.