Three days Training of Trainers Programme on “Strengthening of Techno Legal Regime to Ensure Structural Safety” was organized at IIT Mandi by H.P. Institute of Public Administration (HIPA), Fairlawns, Shimla and Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority from 21st to 23rd January, 2019. The objective of this course was to train the officials to ensure safe construction by following the existing laws, development control rules and building byelaws and to make their use mandatory for effective techno-legal regime in the State.

The programme has witnessed total 33 participation from various departments of Himachal Pradesh State Govt. and nominated practicing structural engineers, apart from 10 structural engineering students of IIT Mandi. The group included Engineers from HPPWD, I&PH, HPSEB, Town and Country Planning and several others from Bilaspur, Chamba, Dharmshala, Hamirpur, Kullu, Mandi and Una.

In the inaugural session Dr Viswanath, Acting-Chairperson, School of Engineering (SE) who introduced IIT Mandi and School of Engineering to the participants and extended the possible support from IIT Mandi towards the natural disaster management and response. Prof. S. C. Jain, Dean (Infra), IIT Mandi elaborated the vision of IIT Mandi and encouraged the participants on productive discussion and knowledge sharing. Later, Dr. Maheshreddy Gade and Dr Sandip Kumar Saha conveyed the importance and schedule of the programme.