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INDIAN PLUMBING TODAY
INTERACTION
What are your views about skill development
for better plumbing practices in the country?
This is a very crucial factor for doing good
plumbing installation especially in our country.
At present, we are very very short of skilled
manpower in plumbing industry. Most of the
people are doing their job in plumbing in their own
way and in a very unorganized manner, whether
they are designers, manufacturers or contractors.
For example, anybody without proper training
and education becomes a plumber, just by holding
a wrench in his hand for few months. This needs
to be checked very strictly and therefore, we have
to provide the training and certificate courses all
over India at various levels.
How do you perceive the significance of World
Plumbing Day with respect to the Indian context?
As already explained, the World Plumbing Day
has become extremely significant, especially
in the Indian context, where so many people
are deprived of good sanitation facilities. This
will definitely spread the awareness for good
plumbing among the people and hence, improve
the health of citizens of India and the economy
will automatically have positive impact.
With IPA hosting the 10th World Plumbing
Conference this November, it will be creating
yet another milestone in its achievements. How
is the IPA preparing to create a distinct mark
and impact with the same?
I think IPA is preparing to host the 10th World
Plumbing Conference in November at New Delhi
in a very meticulous, systematic and exciting
way! India is already famous for its hospitality.
However, being one of the members of the Steering
Committee, I can emphatically say that, under the
leadership of our President, IPA is making its full
efforts to make this event a very successful and
mega one, whether it is the matter of speakers,
topics of various sessions, cultural programs or
hospitality to the partners. God willing, this should
be a landmark event in plumbing industry of India.
You have dual responsibilities as far as WPC
2013 is concerned – as a member of Steering
Committee and as Chairman of Host Chapter.
How have you and your team at IPADC geared
up to make it a mega and memorable event?
Under the umbrella of IPA Delhi Chapter, we have
formed the following committees to assist and to
provide contribution to the event:
a) Reception & Registration Committee - Headed
by Mr S. K. Duggal
b) Hospitality & F&B Committee - Headed by
Mr B. P. Gupta
c) Logistics & Stage Control Committee – Headed
by Mr Manish Jain
Besides this, I will be interacting with other
colleagues, and try to provide assistance for
whatever best can be done.
How do you rate IPT as a platform for
dissemination of information amongst the
plumbing professionals?
This is a highly rated magazine and as per the
previous record, people look forward for every
issue as it provides great information.
As one of the members of Editorial Board of IPT,
what changes do you perceive and plan to bring in
to make the magazine even more reader-friendly?
We are trying to get more and more professional
people involved by contributing their experience,
technical knowledge, etc. Recently we have formed
an IPT Round Table in which, we are planning
to send sets of technical questions on prevailing
problems to experienced members in the relative
fields so that we can get their feedback and publish
them in the form of articles in IPT.
With his wife Mrs. Nirmal Gupta at VIEGA Factory in Germany
What message would you like to convey to the
members of the plumbing fraternity, through
this interaction with IPT?
Please join us whole-heartedly and support our
fraternity selflessly to be able to project the idea
everywhere of good plumbing, good plumbing
and good plumbing! IPT
MAY 2013 90