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KSEB Engineers’ Association
Office Bearers 2018 - 19
HYDEL BULLET
(A Monthly Publication of the KSEB Engineers’ Association)
ASSOCIATION Vol - 7 Issue - 2 February 2019
President
Er. N.T. Job Contents
Vice-Presidents
Er. C.P. George (S) Ø Editorial
Er. P. Jaya Krishnan (N) Ø tkmfm-¿ ]≤-Xn-Iƒ
General Secretary sshZypXn t_m¿Un\v A\m-hiyw
Er. Sunil K Er. F≥.Sn.tPm_v
Treasurer
Er. Santhosh E Ø CEA bpsS 2010 kpc£m\nb-Ønse
Organising Secretaries kpc£m N´- ß - f n¬ hcp- Ø nb
Er. Nishanth B (S)
Cf-hp-Ifpw AXns‚ Xn‡m-\p-`h
Er. Shine Sebastian (N) km≤y-XI - fpw
Secretaries Er. kn.-]n. tPm¿Pv
Er. M. Muhammad Rafi (HQ) Ø Believe It or Not
Er. Anilkumar G (S)
Er. Sajithkumar M (N) Er. T.S. Padmanabhan
BENEVOLENT FUND
Ø Organizational Change in KSEBL
Chairman Er. A. Saifuddin
Er. Sajeev K Ø Art of Listening: The Master Key to
Vice Chairman Your Personal and Professional
Er. Resmi P.S. Success
Secretary Dr. John Muzhuthettu
Er. Mujeeb A.K.
Treasurer
Ø The Art of Living
Er. Pradeep S.V Er. Thomas Kolanjikombil
Joint Secretaries Ø hnhml kΩm\w
Er. Arun Kumar V.K (South)
Er. sI. iin-[-c≥
Er. Varsha Mohan (North)
Ø aItf au\w ]men°q...
EDITORIAL BOARD tUm. kn. cma-N-{µ≥
Chief Editor Ø Stories that Inspire...
Er. P. Muraly Amey Hegde
Associate Editors Ø Letters by Association
Er. Sreekumar. P.K
Er. Anoop Vijayan Ø hnc-l-ZpxJw (IhnX)
Er. Sree Lakshmi.L Er. sI.-Fw. cma≥ \ºq-Xncn
Er. Priyanka P.S.
Ex. Officio Members
Ø Nn{X-Im-c≥ (I-hn-X)
Er. sI.-]n. -tKm-]m-e-Ir-jvW≥
Er. Sunil K
Er. Santhosh E Ø Letters to the Editor
Ø Indian Power Sector Round up

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 It is the obligation of any Government to
take appropriate steps for complying the
requirements specified in the regulation to
ensure safety in the electrical functions and
for protecting the public from dangers
arising from handling electricity. Instead
on recommendation of the KSEBL
management, the State government have
diluted regulations of CEA safety 2010, the
most fundamental aspect- the competency
of the human resources, in implementing
the safety standards, by a Govt. order.
The competency of the individuals
designated for the work is the fundamen-
tal requirement to ensure compliance of
all other standards specified by CEA. If
the Human Resources engaged in the
works do not have the competency to
acquire the basic knowledge of the system
of supply and the technology involved in
the relevant systems, the quality,reliability
and standards of the systems along with
safety cannot be assured. Moreover, in
power sector under current scenario,
where the integration of new technologies
and automation is rapidly being adopted,
fundamental competency and IQ is a must
even to understand the intricacies of the
system. This will be even apparent
requirement for imparting appropriate
training and will clearly define the
capability of an incumbent to accept and
receive training in right mind and form.
Diluting the same and awarding them
with promotion without confirming the
fundamental competency requirement for
the job shall complicate the entire safety
environment in the state electricity sector.
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The Supervisors and Engineers in KSEBL
are supposed to work independently and
must have the competency to understand
the technology, systems and operational
philosophy of the grid and plants.
Moreover, even the distribution system is
getting complicated with multiple sources
and distributed generating sources like
solar and wind. We are also introducing
UG cable systems, ABC feeder systems and
OH line in the same control area which
are to be operated safely with quality and
reliability. SCADA and other automation
systems of controls and communication
are being introduced in our plants and
even for our distribution systems. How can
we expect to introduce and manage such
systems without Engineers, Supervisors
and technicians without even the
fundamental competency? How can we
impart training on these technologies to
personnel without fundamental
competency to make them competent and
ready for the system changes?
Compromising overall safety to ensure
promotion channels is a step in the wrong
direction, especially when qualified
personnel are waiting for long without
even one promotion in their career. This
demoralises the qualified personnel, the
ones who are working hard for keeping
the system in its technological correctness.
It would have been better to create
separate promotion channels for the
unqualified, rather than promoting them
into responsible technical supervisor posts
Engineer’s Association had taken up this
issue along with compliance of safety
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 XoPzme
tkmfm-¿ ]≤-Xn-Iƒ
sshZypXn t_m¿Un\v A\m-hiyw
ssh ZypXn t_m¿Uv 1000 saKm- h m´v
tkmfmdn¬ \n∂pw Dev ] m- Z n- ∏ n- ° p- ∂ - X n-
\mbn _rl-Ømb ]≤-Xn-bp-ambn apt∂m´v
t]mIp-I-bm-Wv. CXn¬ 500 saKm-hm´v ]pc-
∏pd tkmfm¿ ]≤-Xn-I-fmbpw 500 saKm-hm´v
h≥InS ]≤-Xn-If - p-am-bmWv \S-Øp-hm≥ Dt±-
in-°p-∂-Xv.
F∂m¬ sshZyp-Xn-bpsS Ct∏m-gsØ
\ne-]-cn-K-Wn-®m¬ ]pXn-b-Xmbn D≠m-Ip-
hm≥ t]mIp∂ tkmfm¿ ]≤-Xn-I-sfm∂pw
Xs∂ Bh-iy-an-√m-Ø-Xm-Wv.
standards and construction standards
with the management and had requested
appropriate steps. Despite the big talks
about the safety and many reprimands by
Legal Forums including the honourable
Human Rights Commission for
noncompliance of the safety standards, the
decision of the management and the
government to dilute the fundamental
regulations 6 & 7 is unfortunate. This is
obviously a decision under pressure
without evaluating the consequences and
shall not be in the interest of the
organisation or the State.
Er. F≥.-Sn. tPm_v
FIvknIyq´ohv F≥Pn\ob¿
]I¬ t\c- ß - f n¬ kwÿm- \ Øv
sshZypXn an®-am-Wv. AtX ka-b-ØmWv
tkmfm¿ hgn ]I¬ ka-bß - f
- n¬ sshZypXn
Dev]mZn-∏n-°p∂ ]≤-Xn-I-fp-ambn apt∂m´p
t]mIp- ∂ - X v . ]pdsa \n∂pw sshZypXn
hmßp-∂Xn-\mbn 1100 saKm-hm´v ]≤-Xn-Iƒ
25 sIm√-tØ°p Icm-dn-te¿s∏-´n-´p-ff
- X
- m-Wv.
tI{µ- h n- l n- X - a mbn 1600 saKm- h m´v
sshZypXnbpw Ct∏mƒ e`y-am-Wv.
Å
Engineers Association consider this as
torpedoing of the statutory safety
system, the system which is specified for
the safety in O&M of the plants and lines
and for protecting the public from
dangers arising while handling
electricity. Hence, we urge the
management and the government to
reconsider the Govt. order immediately
and defer from such activities which
dilutes the safety and standards in the
electrical systems. Promotions and other
facilities can be extended by other means
if Government/ KSEBL feels to do so.
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 ]I¬ t\c- ß - f nse Ct∏m- g sØ
amIvknaw Unam‚ v 2800saKm-hm´vam{X-am-Wv.
]pdsa \n∂p-ap-ff 1100 saKm-hm´pw tI{µ-
hn-ln-X-amb 1600 saKm-hm´pw tN¿∂m¬
kwÿm-\sØ sslU¬ ]≤-Xn-I-fn¬ 1800
saKm-hm´v Df-f-Xn¬ 200 saKm-hm´v am{Xw
HmSn-®m¬ aXn-bmhpw.
Ct∏mƒ Xs∂ ]pg-If - n-te-°p-ff \oscm-
gp°p Dd-∏p-h-cp-Øp-∂-Xn-\mbn BsI-bp-ff
1800 saKm-hm-´n¬ 600 saKm-hm´v HmSn-°p-∂p-
≠v. Cßs\ HmSn-°p-tºmƒ 400- sa-Km-hm´v
sshZypXn an®-amWv. Cu an®-ap-ff sshZypXn
{KnUn-te°p Xncn®p \¬tI≠ Ah-ÿ-bn-
emWv sshZypXn t_m¿Uv.
]pd- s a- \ n∂pw hmßp∂ sshZypXn
°pff Icm-dp-I-fnse \n_-‘\ {]Imcw
Xncn®p \¬Ip∂ sshZyp-Xn°p 4 cq] Hcp
bqWn-‰n\v ]ng \¬I-Ws - a-∂X
- mWv Ah-ÿ.
Bb-Xp-sIm≠v ]I¬ t\c-ß-fn¬ an®w
hcp∂ sshZyp-Xn°v Ct∏mƒ Xs∂ ]ng
\¬Ip-I-bm-Wv.
Cu Ah-ÿ-bn¬ tkmfm-dn¬ \n∂pw
IqSp- X - e mbn sshZypXn Dev ] m- Z n- ∏ n- ® m¬
A{Xbpw sshZypXn Xncn®p \¬tI≠n
hcpw. Cßs\ Xncn-®p-\¬Ip-tºmƒ hen
sbmcp XpI ]ng-bmbpw \¬I-Ww.
1000 saKm- h m´v tkmfm- d n¬ \n∂pw
D¬]m-Zn-∏n-®m¬ Ct∏m-gp-ff an®hpw IW-
°m°n 1400 saKm-hm´v sshZypXn A[n-I-am-
hp-Ibpw AXn¬ \n∂pw Dev]m-Zn-∏n-°p∂
Hmtcm bqWn‰pIƒ°pw ]ng \¬tI-≠n-hcpw.
CØ-c-Øn¬ {]Xn-h¿jw 1500 Million Unit
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A-[n-Ia
- m-hp-Ibpw 600 tImSn cq] ]ng\¬tI
-≠-Xmbpw hcpw.
F∂m¬ ]o°v ka- b - Ø p- f f Ipdhv
tkmfm¿ ]≤-Xn-I-fn¬ \n∂p ]cn-l-cn-°p-
hm≥ Ign-bm-Ø-Xp-sIm≠v ]Øp-cq-]-tbmfw
bqWn- ‰ n\p \¬In- s Im≠v ]pdsa\n∂pw
hmßp-Ibpw thWw.
sshIp-t∂-c-ß-fnse Unam‚ v 4000
saKm-hm´v hsc-bmWv Bhiyw. F∂m¬
ssIh-i-ap-f-f-Xv 3600 saKm-hm´v icm-i-cn-bp-
am-Wv. A[n-I-ambn 400 saKm-hm´v ]pd-sa
\n∂pw hmtß-≠n-h-cp-Ibpw; Hcp bqWn-
‰n\v ]Øp-cq] sNe-hp-h-cp-Ibpw sNøpw.
CXn-\mbn {]Xn-h¿jw 750 tImSn cq] sNe-
hn-Sp-I-bpw, Cu sNehv Ipd-bv°p-∂-Xn\v
tkmfm¿ ]≤-Xn-IƒsIm≠p km[n-°p-I-bp-
an-√.
tkmfm¿ ]≤-Xn-Iƒ°v Hcp saKm-
hm´vkv 6 tImSn cq] \nc-°n¬ IW-°m-°n-
bm-¬t∏mepw BsI 6000 tImSn cq]-bpsS
sNehv hcpw. ¢n^v_n-bn¬ \n∂pw FSp-
°p∂ temWn-\p-t]mepw 9% ]en-i-I-W-°m-
°n-bm¬ 25 h¿j-tØ-°p 12000 tImSn cq]-
bpsS _m[yX t_m¿Uv Gs‰-Sp-t°-≠n-h-
cpw. F∂m¬ C{Xbpw XpI-bpsS _m≤y-X-
bp- ≠ m- h p- s a- ∂ - √ msX Hcp KpWhpw
sshZypXn t_m¿Un\v C√ F∂- X mWv
bmYm¿∞yw.
Cu ]≤-Xn-Iƒ sIm≠v tkmfm¿
]m\-ep-Ifpw C≥h¿´dpw hn¬°p∂ Iº-
\n- I ƒ°v I®- h Sw \S- ° p- s a- ∂ - √ msX
sshZyp Xn t_m¿Un-\p- bm-sXmcp KpW-hp-
an√.
 sdKp- t e- ‰ dn IΩo- j s‚ \n_- ‘ \
{]Imcw kwÿm-\Øp \n∂pw tkmfm¿
]≤- X n- I - f n¬ \n∂pw Dev ] m- Z n- ∏ n- t °≠
sshZypXnbpsS Afhv 260 saKm-hm´v am{X-
am- W v . Cu t]cpw ]d- ™ mWv h≥InS
tkmfm¿ ]≤-Xn-Iƒ°v D∂-an-Sp-∂X.v 1000
saKm-hm-´n\v. CXn¬ 500 saKm-hm´v ]pc-∏pd
tkmfm-dmWv _m°n 500 saKmhm´v h≥InS
]≤-Xn-I-fmWv. CXn-\mbn Hcp saKm-hm-´n\v
6 G°¿ ÿew sh´n shfp-∏n-t°-≠-Xmbn
hcpw. 500 saKm-hm-´n\v 3000 G°¿ÿew
\nc- ∏ m- t °- ≠ - X m- b n- h cpw. tIc- f - Ø n¬
Ct∏mƒ Cu ]≤Xn-Iƒ°v Xmev]cyw {]I-
Sn-∏n-®n-cn-°p-∂Xv tIm´-bw, ]Ø-\w-Xn´ Pn√-
I-fn¬ \n∂m-b-Xp-sIm≠v IqSp-Xepw d∫¿
tXm´-ß-fmWv sh´n-\n-c-Ø-en\p `mK-ambn
amdp-I. CXv ]cn-ÿn-Xn°p D≠m-°p-hm≥
t]mIp∂ hn\miw F{X-bm-sW∂v Hcp ]T-
\hpw \S-Øm-sX-bmWv Cu ]≤-Xn-I-fp-ambn
apt∂m´v t]mIp-∂-Xv.
sI.-Fk
- v.C
- ._n.F©n-\ntbgvkv Atkm-
kn-tb-j≥ Cu Imcy-߃ Nq≠n-°m´n c≠p-
X-hW sNb¿am\v IØp \evIn-bn-cp-∂p.
F∂m¬ IØp-I-fn¬ ]d-™n-cn-°p∂ Imcy-
ß-sf√mw \ncm-I-cn®psIm≠mWv apt∂m´p
t]mIp-∂-Xv.
tImSn-I-fpsS _m[yX hcp-Øn-sh-®p-
sIm≠v sI.-F-kv.-B¿.-Sn.-kn.-bp-tS-Xp-t]m-ep-
ff KXn-tI-Sn-emWv sshZypXn t_m¿Upw
FØn-t®-cp-I.
CØ-c-Øn¬ h≥kmº-ØnI _m≤yX
D≠m- ° p- h m≥ Xocpam\- s a- S p- ° p∂hcn¬
\n∂pw \jvSa - p-≠m-°p∂ XpI CuSm-°p-hm≥
Dff kwhn-[m-\-ap-≠m-t°-≠n-bn-cn-°p∂p.
dKp-te-‰-dn-I-Ωo-j≥ Ign™ Xmco^v
s]‰o-j-\p-ff lnb-dnw-Ko¬ sh®v Im∏n-‰¬
apX¬ apS-°p-Iƒ°v IΩo-js‚ AwKo-Imcw
t\S- W - s a∂v \n¿t±- i n- ® n- c p- ∂ p- s h- ¶ nepw
bmsXmcphn[- Ø n- e p- a p- f f AwKo- I mcw
hmßm-sX-bmWv apt∂m-´vt]m-Ip-∂-Xv.
Cu apSn-°p∂ tImSn-I-sf√mw Ah-
km\w D]-t`m-‡m-°-fpsS Xmcn^v h¿≤n-
∏n-®p-sIm≠v t\cn-tS≠ Ah-ÿbpw kwPm-
X-am-Ipw.
kwÿm\Øns‚ hnlnXambn
AwKoIcn®ncn°p∂ 2000 saKmhm´v
kzoIcn°p∂Xn\mbn aÆpØnbn¬ ]h¿
{KnUv tImcv]tdj\v 265 sI hn k_vt- - Ãj≥
]WnXp sIm≠ncn°pIbmWv CXv Cu
h¿jw Xs∂ ]q¿Ønbm°pIbmWv
e£yw k_v-t- Ãj≥ k÷ambm¬ 2000
saKm hm´v FSpt°≠nhcpw, AXp IqSmsX
I¿WmSIbnse DUp∏nbn¬ ]q¿Ønbmbn
sIm≠ncn°p∂ Aƒ{Sm saKm t{]msPŒn¬
\n∂pw 500saKm hm´v tIcfØn\p≈XmWv
CXv kzoIcn°p∂ Xn\mbn ImkdtKmUv
Pn√bn¬ 400sI hn kp_vtÃj\p th≠n
]h¿ {KnUv tIm¿]tdj\v sS≥U¿
\S]SnIfpambn apt∂m´p t]mbvsIm≠n
cn°pIbmWv, CsXms° AdnbmØhcmWv
t_m¿Uv- - amt\Pvsa‚ v F∂v hnNmcn°m≥
km[n°p Ibn√, CsXms°bp≠mbn´pw
1000saKm hm´v tkmfm¿ ]≤XnIƒ
\S∏nem°phm≥ ImWn°p∂ hy{KX
B]ØmWv.
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 CEA bpsS 2010 kpc£m \nb-a-Ønse 6,7
kpc£m N´-ß-fn¬ hcp-Ønb Cf-hp-Ifpw
AXns‚ Xn‡m-\p-`h km[y-X-I-fpw:
Hc-h-tem-I\w
sshZypXn C∂v a\p-jy\v Hgn-hm-°m-\m-
hmØ Hcp \√ kplr-Ømbn amdn-bn-cn-°p-
∂p. F∂m¬ th≠{X {i≤bpw Imcy-{]m-
]vXnbpw C√msX ssIImcyw sNøm≥ {ian-
®m¬ Cu ASpØ kplrØv G‰hpw tami-
s∏´ Hcp i{Xp Bbn amdp-∂Xv \ap°v
ImtW≠n hcpw. AXp-sIm≠v sshZypXn
kpc-£n-X-ambn ssIImcyw sNøp-∂-Xn\v
{]tXyI kwhn- [ m- \ - ß fpw IqSmsX
sNøp∂ tPmen°pw DØ-c-hm-Zn-Xz-߃°pw
A\p-k-cn®v \ne-hn-ep-ff kwhn-[m-\-ß-sf-
°p-dn®pw sshZyp-Xn-sb-°p-dn®pw Adnhpw
{]m]vXnbpw Dff tPmen-°mcpw AXy-¥m-
t]- £ n- X - a m- W v . C°m- c y- ß - f n¬ hcp∂
hogvN-Iƒ°v D≠m-Im-hp∂ Xn‡ ^e-߃
A\n-b-{¥n-Xhpw \n¿h-N-\m-Xo-Xhpw BIm-
dp-≠v.
cmPysØ ]uc- ∑ m- c psS Poh\pw
kzØn\pw kpc£ sImSp-°pI F∂-XmWv
Hcp ]cn-jvIrX P\m-[n-]Xy kwhn-[m-\-
Øn¬ k¿°m-cns‚ {]mY-anI IS-a-bmbn
Icp- X - s ∏´p hcp- ∂ - X v. CX- \ p- k - c n®v
sshZypXn ssIImcyw sNøp-tºmƒ C≥Uy-
bnse P\- ß - f psS Poh\pw kzØn\pw
kpc£ Dd- ∏ m- ° m≥ th≠ am\- Z - W v U -
ßfpw \S- ] - S n- { I- a - ß fpw \n›- b n- ° m≥
C≥Uy≥ ]m¿e-sa‚ v ]m m-°nb sshZypX
\nb-a-Ønse 53, 73(c), 177 (2) F∂o hIp-
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Er. kn.-]n. tPm¿Pv
sU]yq´n No^v F©n-\o-b¿
∏pIƒ tI{µ sshZypX AtXm-dn-´nsb (CEA)
Npa-X-e-s∏-Sp-Øn-bn-cn-°p-∂p. CX-\p-k-cn®v
CEA kpc-£m-N´ - ß
- fpw a‰p- am-\Z- W- vUß - fpw
\S-]Sn {Ia-ßfpw Nn´-s∏-´p-Øp-Ibpw {]kn-
≤o-Ic- n-°p-Ibpw sNbvXn-cp-∂p. Cu N´-߃
HutZym-KnI Kk-‰n¬ {]kn-≤o-Ic - n-°s
- ∏-´Xp
apX¬ \ne-hn¬ h∂p Ign-™p. P\-ßf - psS
kpc-£-bn¬ Xmev]-cy-ap-ff k¿°m-cp-Iƒ
Cu N´-߃ F{Xbpw thKw {]mtbm-Kn-I-
ambn \S-∏n-em-°m≥ th≠p∂ \S-]-Sn-Iƒ
kzoI-cn-°p-I-bmWv th≠-Xv.
Cu kml-N-cy-Øn-¬ CEA D≠m-°nb
sshZypX kpc£m \nbaw 2010˛se
ASnÿm-\] - c
- a
- mb 6,7 N´-ßf
- n¬ kwÿm\
k¿°m¿ {]Jym-]n® Cfhv ]cn-jvIrX kaq-
l-Øn\v `qj-W-ambn Icp-Xp-∂-sX-ßs\ ?
tIc-f-Ønse P\-ß-fpsS Poh\pw kzØn
\pw tIcf k¿°m¿ sImSp-°p∂ {]m[m\yw
F{X-am-{X-sa∂v tNmZn-°p-hm≥ Cu Xocp-
am\w Imc-W-am-bn-cn-°p-∂p.
hnhn[ Xpd- I - f n¬ sshZypXn ssI
Imcyw sNøp-∂-h¿°v th≠ ASn-ÿm\
tbmKy-Xbpw ]cn-io-e-\-hp-amWv CEA 6,7 N´-
߃ \njvI¿jn-®n-cn-°p-∂-Xv.
AXv F©n- \ o- b ¿am¿°pw kq∏¿
sshk¿am¿°pw sSIv\o-jy-∑m¿°pw Hcp-
t]mse _m[-I-am-Wv.
 Imcy-{]m]vXn Dd-∏m-°msX sshZyp-Xn-
bn¬ tPmen sNøm≥ G¬∏n-®m¬ AXns‚
Xn‡-^ew kaqlw apgp-h\pw A\p-`-hn-
t°≠n hcnt√ ?
k¿°m-cp-Iƒ Nne kwL-S-\-I-fpsS
XmXv]-cy-Øn\p hgßn k¶p-Nn-X-amb Xocp-
am-\-߃ FSp-°p-hm≥ ]mSpt≠m ?
ssIImcyw sNøm≥ {]m]vXn Dd-∏m-
°msX sshZypXn ssIImcyw sNøm≥
A\p-hZ- n-°p-∂Xv ssIImcyw sNøp-∂h
- c
- psS
am{X-a√ s]mXp-P-\-ß-fp-sSbpw Poh\pw
kzØn\pw `oj-Wn-bm-sW∂v Adn-hp-ff
k¿°mcpw amt\-Pvsa‚pw Ft¥ Cßs\ ?
\ne-hn-ep-ff Poh-\-°msc ]ncn-®p-hn-S-
W-sat∂m Ah¿°v {]tam-j≥ sImSp-°-cp-
sXt∂m CEA N´-ß-fntem A√m-sXtbm
Bcpw ]d-™-Xmbn Adn-hn-√.
\ne-hn-ep-ff Poh-\-°m¿°v (A-Xn¬
F©n-\o-b¿amcpw Dƒs∏-Spw) Ah¿ \ntbm-
Kn-°-s∏-´n-cn-°p∂ tPmen-bn¬ Imcy-{]m]vXn
Dd-∏m-°m≥ Bh-iy-amb ]cn-io-e\w sImSp-
°- W - s a- ∂ mWv \njv I ¿jn- ® n- c n- ° p- ∂ - X v .
Aß-s\-bp-ff ASn-ÿm\ ]cn-io-e\w hgn
Ah-cpsS {]m]vXn Dd-∏m-°p-Ibpw Aßs\
sshZypXn kpc- £ bpw tkh- \ - t a- ∑ bpw
Ipd™ am\-ZWvU {]Im-c-sa-¶nepw Dd-∏m-
°m≥ ÿm]-\-Øn\v DØ-c-hm-Zn-Xz-ant√ ?
]cn-io-e-\-Øn-\mbn D¬]m-Z\ taJ-e-
bnepw hnX-cW taJ-e-bnepw {]k-cW taJ-
e-bnepw Hmtcm hn`m-K-Øn\pw {]tXyIw
kne-_kv \n›-bn-®n-cn-°p-∂p. \n¿tZ-in-
°-s∏´ kne-_kv {]Imcw th≠ ]cn-io-
e\ ]≤-Xn-Iƒ Bhn-jvI-cn®p \S-∏m-t°-
≠-h¿ AXp sNømsX Cfhv {]Jym-]n-°p-
∂Xv DØ-c-hm-Zn-Xz-ß-fn¬ \n∂p-ff Hfn-t®m-
´hpw P\-ß-tfmSv sNøp∂ A\o-Xn-bp-am-
sW∂p ]d-bmsX hø !
Imem-\p-kr-X-amb am‰-߃ A\p-k-cn-
®p-ff am‰-߃ a\- n-em-°m\pw AX-\p-k-
cn®v tPmen sNøm\pw Dff {]m]v X n
sshZypXn ssIImcyw sNøp- ∂ - h ¿°v
tht≠ ?
AXv F©n-\o-bd
- m-bmepw sSIv\o-jy-\m-
bmepw .... !
Imcy- ß ƒ Adn- b p- ∂ - h ¿ sshZypXn
ssIImcyw sNøp∂p F∂v Dd-∏m-t°t≠?!
Db¿∂ tbmKy- X bpw _ncp- Z m- \ - ¥ c
_ncp-Z-ßfpw \ntbm-Kn-°-s∏´ tPmen sNøm-
\p-ff {]m]vXn Dd-∏m-°p-∂n-√t√m ! AXp-
t]mse Xs∂ a‰p taJ-e-I-fnse sshZ-
Kv[yhpw!
ss{UhnwKv ssek≥kv ]pXp-°p-∂Xv
F¥n-\mWv ? AXn-\mbn saUn-°¬ k¿´n-
^n-°‰v th≠Xv F¥n-\mWv ? Hmt´m-sam-
ss_¬ _ncp-Z[ - m-cnsb t]mepw ssek≥kn-
√msX s]mXp-\n-c-Øn¬ h≠n HmSn-°m≥
A\p-hZ- n-°m-ØXv F¥p-sIm-≠mWv ? F√mw
kpc-£-°p-th≠n....!
sshZypXn ssIImcyw sNøm≥{]m]vXn-
bn-√mØ kz¥w a°sf Bcpw sshZypXn
ssIImcyw sNøm≥ A\p-h-Zn-°m-dn-√t√m ?
]ns∂ F¥p-sIm-≠mWv KSEBL˛¬ Imcy-
{]m]vXn Dd-∏m-°p∂ N´-߃°v Cfhv sImSp-
ØXv ?!
sshZypXn ssIImcyw sNøp-∂-Xn\v
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 {]m]vXn Dd-∏m-°Ww F∂p CEA \njvI¿jn-
°p-∂-Xns\ Nne¿ FXn¿°p-∂-Xns‚ a\x-
imkv{Xw C\nbpw a\- n-em-°m-\m-Ip-∂n√!
CEA N´ßƒ 2010 ˛ ¬ \ne-hn¬ h∂p.
AXp \S-∏n-em-°p-tºmƒ \ne-hn-ep-f-f-hsc
{]m]vX-cm-°m≥ F¥p sNø-W-sa∂v N´-
Øn¬ hy‡-ambn \njvI¿jn-®n-´p-≠v.
AXv \ntbm- K n- ° - s ∏´ tPmen- b n¬
IrXy-amb ]cn-io-e\w hgn {]m]vXn Dd-∏m-
°p-I-bm-Wv. AXv F©n-\o-b¿am¿°pw
kq∏¿sshk¿am¿°pw sSIv\o-jy-∑m¿°pw
Hcp-t]mse _m[-I-am-Wv.
_ncp-Zhpw _ncp-Zm-\-¥c _ncp-Zhpw
H∂pw \ntbm- K n® tPmen- b psS {]m]v X n
\n›-bn-°p-∂n-√.. AXp-sIm-≠mWv hnhn[
Xpd-I-fn¬ (D¬]m-Z-\w, {]k-cWw hnX-c-
Ww) tPmen sNøp- ∂ - h ¿°pw sNtø- ≠ -
h¿°pw \ntbm-Kn-°-s∏-Sp∂ tPmen-°-\p-k-
cn-®p-ff ]cn-io-e-\-Øn\v hyXy-ÿ-ß-fmb
kne-_-kp-Iƒ \njvI¿jn-®n-cn-°p-∂-Xv.
C∂v XpS¿∂p hcp∂ coXn hf-sc-b-
[nIw A]-I-S-߃°pw Imc-W-am-Ip-∂-Xn\v
]pdsa \ΩpsS {]Xn-jvTm-]\ßfpsS Imcy-
£-a-X-sbbpw PohnX ssZ¿Ly-sØbpw
{]Xn-Iq-e-ambn _m[n-°p∂p F∂Xv Hcp
hkvXp-X-bm-Wv.
Icm-d-Sn-ÿm-\-Ønepw A√msXbpw
bmsXmcp ]cn-io-e-\-hp-an-√msX k_v tÃj-
\p-If
- nepw P\-td-‰nwKv tÃj-\p-If
- nepw F©n-
\o-b¿am¿ AS-°-ap-f-f-h¿ tPmen°v \ntbm-
Kn-°-s∏-Sp-∂-Xns‚ Xn‡m-\p-`-h-߃ \mw
]T-\-hn-t[-b-am-t°-≠n-bn-cn-°p-∂p.
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CXn- s \m- s °- b p- f - f f ]cn- l m- c - a mWv
CEA bpsS \njvI¿j {]Im-c-ap-ff ]cn-io-e-
\w.
AXv th≠ hn[w \S-∏m°n {]m]vXn-
bp-f-f-hsc tPmen°v \ntbm-Kn-°m≥ kml-
N-cy-ap-≠m-°p∂ t\cmb Zni-bn-ep-ff {ia-
ß-sfm∂pw \S-Øm-sX-bn-cn-°p-∂Xv Hcp
k¿°m-cn\pw amt\-Pp-sa‚n\pw `qj-W-a-√.
kpc£ tPmen sNøp-∂-h¿°v th≠n
am{X-a-√-t√m.....
A\p-Zn\w am‰-ß-fp-≠m-bn-s°m-≠n-cn-
°p∂ C∂sØ kml-N-cy-Øn¬ ]cn-io-
e\w Hcp XpS¿ ]cn-]m-Snbpw AXn-\p-th≠
tI{µ-߃ ÿm]-\-Øns‚ am\p-jn-I-hn-`h
hnI-k-\-Øn\v Hgn-®p-Iq-Sm-\m-Im-Ø-Xp-am-Wv.
F¥p-sIm≠v k¿°mcpw amt\-Pvsa‚pw
\ne-hn-ep-ff ÿm]-\-ßsf hn]p-eo-I-cn-
°bpw ]pXnb ÿm]-\-߃ IÆmb ÿe-
ß-fn¬ XpS-ßp-Ibpw sNbvXn√/sNøp-∂n√.
\ΩpsS Poh-\-°msc Ah-cpsS tbmKy-
Xbpw A`n-cp-Nnbpw Ignhpw A\p-kc - n®v IqSp-
X¬ taJ-e-I-fn¬ Imcy-£-a-ambn D]-tbm-
Kn®v ÿm]-\-Øns‚ Imcy-£-a-Xbpw \ne-
\n¬∏pw Dd-∏m-t°-≠-h¿ Ahsc th≠
hn[w D]-tbm-Kn-°m≥ {ian-°msX {i≤bpw
Du¿÷hpw Icm-dp-I-fn-te°pw JV Iº-\n-I-
fn-te°pw hgn-Xn-cn-®p-hn-Sp-∂Xv icn-bmtWm?
\ntbm-Kn-°-s∏´ tPmen-bnse Imcy-{]m-
]v X nbpw kpc- £ - b p- a mWv ASn- ÿ m\
{]iv\w.
{]m]vXn-bn-√m-sXbpw Imcy-߃ a\- n-
em-°m-sXbpw sshZypX irwJ-e-bn¬ ]Wn-
bp- ∂ Xpw ]Wn- b n- ° p- ∂ Xpw ssIImcyw
sNøp-∂-h-cpsS am{Xw kpc-£-bpsS Imcy-
a√.
\ne-hn-ep-ff sXmgn-em-fn-Iƒ°v Bh-iy-
amb ]cn-io-e\w sImSpØv Ahsc \ntbm-
Kn-°-s∏´ tPmen-I-fn¬ {]m]vXn Dd-∏m-°-W-
sat∂ CEA 6,7 N´-߃ ]d-bp-∂p-f-fq.
AXv th≠ hn[w Dd-∏m-°m≥ k¿°m-
cn\pw amt\- P p- s a‚ n\pw F¥m- b n- c p∂p
XS-kw. C\nbpw F¥mWv XS-kw..?
kpc£mN´-ß-fn¬ sXmgn-emfn kwL-
S-\-I-fpsS Xmev]-cy-a-\p-k-cn®v Cf-hp-Iƒ
sImSp-°p-∂-Xn\v CXv sXmgn-em-fn-I-fpsS
am{Xw {]iv \ - a - √ t√m ? sXmgn- e m- f nsb
tPmen°v \ntbm-Kn-°p-∂-h-cp-sSbpw IqsS
tPmen sNøp-∂-h-cp-sSbpw s]mXp-P-\-ß-fp-
sSbpw kpc£m {]iv \ hpw A\p- _ ‘
{]iv\-ß-fp-am-Wv. am{X-hp-a√ BXy-¥n-I-
ambn sXmgn-emfnbpsS kpc-£-bpsSbpw
{]iv\-amWv. !
C∂v sshZyp-Xn-bpsS Bh-iy-I-Xbpw
AX-\p-k-cn®v πm‚p-I-fn-sebpw sse\p-I-fn-
sebpw b{¥-kw-hn-[m-\-ßfpw {]h¿Ø\
\nb-{¥W coXn-Ifpw sshZypXn irwJ-e-I-
fpsS hn\ymkcoXn-I-fp-sams° H∂p c≠p
Zim-_vZ-ß-fn¬ \n∂pw XnI®pw hn`n-∂-am-
Wv. am{X-hp-a√ Du¿P-ta-J-e-bn¬ `mhn-bn¬
hcm-\n-cn-°p∂ am‰-߃ {]h-N\m-Xo-Xa - m-Wv.
ASn- ÿ m\ tbmKy- X bpw ]cn- i o- e - \ hpw
C√m-Ø-h¿ Imem-\p-kr-X-amb am‰-߃
Dƒs°m- f - f m≥ sI¬]n- √ m- Ø - h - s c- ¶ n¬
Ahsc Fßs\ kzX-{¥-ambn tPmen°v
\ntbm-Kn-°m-\mhpw?
CEAtbmKy-X-Iƒ \n›-bn-®n-cn-°p-∂Xv
6,7 N´-ß-fpsS A\p-_‘ N´-ß-fmb 1,2,3
F∂n-h-bn-eq-sS-bm-Wv.
]pXnb Poh-\-°m¿°v 1/2 ˛¬ ]d™
hnZym- ` ymk tbmKy- X bpw 3 ˛¬ ]d™
]cn-io-e-\hpw Bh-iy-am-Wv. ]cn-io-e-\hpw
Ign™p am{Xta Ahsc tPmen°v \ntbm-
Kn-°m-\m-hq. F∂m¬ \ne-hn-ep-ff Poh-\-
°m¿°v (2010 ˛ ¬ N´w {]m_-ey-Øn¬ h∂-
t∏mƒ) \ne-hn-ep-ff tPmen-bn¬ XpS-cp-∂-
Xn\v 3˛¬ ]d-bp∂ ]cn-io-e\w am{Xta ]d-
bp-∂p-f-fq. AXn\v aq∂p-h¿jØ kmh-Im-
ihpw sImSp-Øn-cn-°p-∂p.
CEA 6,7N´-߃ {]Imcw kq∏¿sshkdn
XkvXn-II - f
- n-te°pw F©n-\o-bd - nwKv XkvXn-
I-If- n-te°pw C\n- ap-Xe - p-ff {]tam-j\v CEA
]d™ an\naw tbmKyX Bh- i y- a m- W v .
AXn- \ p- f f am\- Z - W v U - ß - f n¬ shffw
tN¿°m-\mWv 6,7 N´-ß-fn¬ Cfhv {]Jym-
]n-®n-cn-°p-∂Xv F∂Xp hfsc hy‡w !
\ne-hn-ep-ff Poh-\-°m-cpsS {]h¿Øn
]cn-Nbw IW-°n-se-SpØv tbmPn® XkvXn-
I-Iƒ krjvSn®v Ah-cpsS Ign-hp-Iƒ D]-
tbm-K-s∏-Sp-tØ-≠-Xm-Wv. A√msX N´-ß-
fn¬ Cfhp \¬Ip-I-b√ th≠-Xv. Ah¿°v
Ãmt·-j≥ hcmsX t\mt°-≠Xv ÿm]-
\- Ø ns‚ DØ- c - h m- Z n- X z- a mWv F∂- X n¬
kwi-b-sam-∂p-an-√. F∂m¬ Imcy {]m]vXn
Dd- ∏ m- ° msX Poh- \ - ° msc sshZypXn
ssIImcyw sNøm≥ A\p- h - Z n- ° p- ∂ Xv
kpc£m `oj-Wn-bm-sW∂p ]d-bmsX hø.
Ignhpw A`n-cp-Nnbpw Df-f-h¿°v ]m¿´v
ssSw Btbm ^pƒ ssSw Btbm tbmKyX
B¿Pn-°p-hm≥ Dff kuIcyw tIc-f-Øn¬
Fhn- s Sbpw e`y- a m- W - t √m. AXn- \ mbn
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 k¿°mcpw KSEBL Dw th≠ coXn- b n¬
t{]m¬km-l\w sImSp-°p∂ \b-ß-fmWv
D≠m-t°-≠-Xv.
ss\]p-Wyhpw tbmKy-X-Ifpw B¿Pn-
°m≥ Poh-\-°msc t{]m’m-ln-∏n-°p∂
\b-ßtf Poh-\-°m¿°pw ÿm]-\-Øn\pw
\mSn\pw izmiz-X-amb {]tbm-P\w sNøq !.
CsXms° ]d- t b≠nhcp- ∂ Xv
sshZypXn taJ-e-bnse C∂sØ kpc£m
ÿnXnhntijw H´pw A`n-e-j-Wo-b-ambn
tXm∂m-Ø-Xp-sIm-≠m-Wv.
Ign™ 10 h¿jw tIc-f-Øn¬ \S∂
sshZypX A]-I-S-ß-fpsS IW-°v, Cß-s\-
bp-ff A]-I-S-ß-fn¬ acn-®-h-cpsS IW-°v,
A]- I - S - ß - f m¬ \ncmw- e - _ - c m- b - h - c psS
IW°v, A]-IS- ß - ƒaqew h∂ \jvSß - f - psS
IW°v, CXn¬ acn® Poh-\-°mcp-sSbpw
Icm¿ Poh-\-°m-cp-sSbpw IW-°v, Ct∏mƒ
Unsk-_n-en‰n s]≥j≥ hmßp-∂-h-cpsS
IW-°v. IqSmsX ]q¿Æ-ambpw tPmen sNøm-
\m-hmsX \ΩpsS Hm^o-kp-I-fn¬ ]‰p∂
tPmen sNbvXv Ign-bp-∂-h-cpsS IW-°v.
Xmt°m¬ ÿm\-ß-fn¬ Ccn-°p-∂-
h¿°pw kwL- S - \ - I ƒ°pw CXn- s \- ∏ ‰n
sbms° Hcp GI-tZi [mcW-bp-s≠-¶n¬
N´- Ø n\p t\m°n \n¬°msX Ft∂
CsXms° \S-∏m-bn-t∏m-tb-s\...
Znh- t k\ IqSp- X ¬ kmt¶- X n- I hpw
k¶o¿W-hp-am-bn-s°m-≠n-cn-°p∂ sshZypX
taJ-e-bn¬ kzX-{¥-ambn tPmen sNøm≥
Bh-iy-amb ss\]p-Wy-an-√m- Ø-hsc \ntbm-
Kn-°p-∂-Xns‚ Xn‡-^-e-߃ Bsc√mw
A\p-`-hn-°Ww ?
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sshZyp-Xn°v Adn-bn-√t√m GO {]Imcw
N´w 6,7 Hgn-hm-°nb hnhcw !!
a‰p am\-Z-WvU-ßfpw N´-ßfpw \S-∏n-
em-t°-≠-h¿ Cu Poh-\-°mcpXs∂-bt√ ?
Ah¿°p tbmKy-Xbpw ss\]p-Wyhpw Cs√-
¶n¬ Ah¿ Fßs\ N´-ßfpw am\-Z-WvU-
ßfpw Adnbpw ? Fßs\ N´-ew-L\w
Adnbpw ? Fßs\ a‰p N´-ßfpw am\-Z-
WvU-ßfpw \S-∏m°pw ?
]ns∂ Cu hyh-ÿ-Iƒ sXmgn-em-fn-
Iƒ°v am{X-a√
- . F©n-\o-b¿am¿°pw kq∏¿-
ssh-k¿am¿°pw CXv _m[-I-amWv !.
tbmKy-Xbpw ss\]p-Wyhpw C√mØ
F©n- \ o- b ¿amsc Icm¿ hyh- ÿ - b nepw
A√m-sXbpw k_v tÃj-\p-I-fnepw P\-td-
‰nwKv tÃj-\p-I-fnepw \ntbm-Kn®v A]-I-S-
߃ hcp- Ø p- ∂ Xpw CXn¬s]- S p- s a∂pw
Adn-bp-∂Xv \√-Xm-Wv.
Npcp-°n-∏-d-™m¬ CEA bpsS 6,7 N´-
ßfpsS shffw tN¿°¬ kwÿm-\sØ
sshZypXn taJ-e-bpsS kpc£m kwhn-[m-
\-Øn-\n-´p-ff t_mw_n-S¬ BWv.
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 BELIEVE IT OR NOT
I n 1973, a Selection Committee which
included power engineers Er. N.G.K Murti
and Er. Baliga etc. was formed by the
Board for selecting engineers for
promotion. Engineers from Additional
Chief Engineer to Asst. Engineer had to
attend an interview for selection for
promotion. No rules were framed nor
system of selection were decided by the
Board. The date of interview was decided.
The Association boycotted the selection.
The committee did not come to conduct
the interviews.
On 11-10-1968 Power Engineers of
KSEB shutdown all generators from
1.00pm to 2.00 pm in protest against the
assault of Er. K. Sudhakaran Nair,
President of the KSEB Engineers’
Association by NMR workers of KSEB.
Er. Sudhakaran Nair had gone to the
Tagore Centenary Theatre for supervising
the arangements for the benefit show
Drama Yudhabhoomi by Kalidasa Kala
Kendra in the evening that day. The
workers ran away after assault. An Action
Council was formed with KSEB Engineers
Association, Civil Branch Engineers
Association, KSEB and KSEB Junior
Engineers Association.
The Drama was postponed and was
held on later date.
On 01-07-1969 in the afternoon one
of our Executive Engineers (TC Division ,
Kundara then) was gheraoed at the car
shed in the Board Head quarters office at
Er. T.S. Padmanabhan
Rtd. Chief Engineer
Power House Road by the Executive
Employees Union. The then Chairman
N. Ramachandran did not intervene. The
Association had to gherao the chairman
to make him intervene. He came out of
the room asked the engineers to go away
and said he will take their side if we don’t
go. We shouted back '' You have already
taken their side'' and we refused to go till
Er. David was released. He then called
the respresentatives of the Executive
Employees Union and discussed with
them. Er. David was also called for
discussion. The Executive Employees then
gheraoed the Engineer who were
gheraoing the Chairman. The issue was
over by 6.30 pm in the evening.
January 23 was declared by AIPEF as
Power Engineers Day. Do we celebrate
this Day now?.
There was a body called Society of
Power Engineer headquatered in Mumbai.
They shifted to Delhi and in 1980’s
co-sponsored a Seminar on Electricity
Metering with CBIP. Is it a now dead or
dormant ?
Editor, Hydel was redesignated as
Chief Editor Hydel from June 1968 issue.
A new emblem was adopted by the
Association without discarding the old
emblem. The new emblem was chosen
taking a part from the drawing submitted
by Er. G.H. Krishna Iyer.
è
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 In the early days our auditors used to
check new membership applications for
eligibility. In the audit of accounts of the
first year (1954) 44 member were in the
Association records but audit admitted
only 40 members. 4 Members were not
eligible.
One member who joined the
Association in March had requested that
he may be admitted as member from the
first of April (next month). A far-sighted
member !
I had occasion to see a Jatha in which
then KSEB Chairman V. Ramachandran,
Er. K.G. Seshan and Dr. R. Varadarajan
marched among others chanting Jaya Jaya
Sankara, Hara Hara Sankara
accompanying Sankaracharya of Kanchi
Kamakoti Peetham.
In one of our early Annual GB
Meeting (1966) a proposal was made to
ask the Board to collect membership
subscription and give it to the Association.
Many private companies were collecting
Trade Union subscription and giving to the
Union. The Association Membership was
only about Rs. 500.
In 1965 - 66 Er. E.U. Alexander,
Vice- President of the Association had
written to a retired Superintending
Engineer wishing him happy retired life
and requesting that his subscription arrear
amounting to Rs. 105 be paid early. (The
subscription rate then was Rs. 5 for JE,
Rs. 7 for AE & Rs.15 for EE and above).
In 1968 our Association printed a
booklet pointing out the urgent need for
development of our Transmission and
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Distribution system and sent it to Ministers,
MP’s, MLA’s, Planing Board Member etc.
It was a timely effort that influenced
policy.
According to the orginal Bye Laws of
the Association a member will lose
membership if subscription is defaulted.
A 'however' clause was later added
by which a defaulting member can renew
membership by paying two years
subscription.
According to the rules of pagination
of journals of the Bureau of Indian
Standards all issue of a volume must have
continuous pagination. However I had not
followed this rule.
Er. M. Kumaran Kutty Menon (Rtd.
CE) was the first Vice President of
the Association (1954). His son
Er. S. Balakrishna Menon (Rtd. CE.) also
was a Vice - President of the Associaton.
During our 1966 agitation for revision
of pay scales there was monolithie among
Power Engineers. The only person against
the agitation was Er. E.U. Mathew,
President of the Association. His younger
brother Er. E.U. Alexander was the senior
most member of the Action Council (Power
Engineers Action Council).
AIPEF did not send any greetings
to our Association on the occasion of our
Silver Jubilee Celebration in 1979. When
AIPEF office bearers met me later, I
conveyed very strong protest. I published
copy of my letter in this regard to AIPEF
in Hydel Bullet.
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 Organizational Change in KSEBL
Recently I happened to see a notification
on the schedule of training programs of
PETARC, the prestigious training
organization of KSEBL.On going through
the target group of the various programs,
I could see two types of participants
namely “Officers” and “Technical
officers”. Nowhere the term “Engineer”
is used. Should I presume that
“Engineers” are designated as “Technical
officers” as part of restructuring of the
KSEBL?
In 1961, the Conference of
Engineering Societies of Western Europe
and the United States of America have
framed definition of “Professional
Engineer”. India considers
Dr. M. Visweswarayyah as the role model
of engineer. It is a pity that “Engineers”
in the KSEBL are reduced to mere
“Technical officers”.
The editorial of the January 2019
issue of the Hydel Bullet comply with my
contention. .
Over the past two decades, I
observe the non-engineering top
management is conniving with the
hideous plans of the politically powered
opportunist group of employees to reduce
the “Professional Engineers” to mere
technical officers.
The KSEBL is essentially an
engineering organization where the goals
and objectives could be defined in
engineering terms, plans and programs
Er A Saifuddin
Rtd. Deputy Chief Engineer
are to be founded in professional
engineering and the activities are functions
requiring engineering skills.
The study reports and
recommendations to improve productivity,
profit and quality of services of the
organization, provided by various expert
groups from time to time including the
IIMK are either neglected or misinterpreted
to suit the ulterior agenda of the power
centers–the so called officers
conglomeration.
The editorial of the last issue of
Bullet says: “KSEBL is in the process of
restructuring the utility with an aim to
reduce employees cost.” Reducing
employees cost is a mundane idea.
Unfortunately, I feel, reduction of
employees cost can only be a by- product
of the restructuring and not the sole
objective.
Our aim is to bring in changes in
the organisation to enhance productivity,
profit and all-round quality. During 1990’s
we have conducted elaborate
organisational performance assessment
programs under the EISP(Energy
Infrastructure Service Project), funded by
CIDA (Canadian International
Development Agency) which was guided
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 by expert international consultants in
organisational development. Probably the
huge volumes of the reports on those
studies may be still available somewhere
at the corporate office. In my opinion,
those programs were very useful attempts
for diagnosing the performance of the of
the organisation ,in terms of effectiveness,
efficiency, relevance and financial
viability.
The capacity of an organisation is
considered in terms of seven main
interrelated areas.These areas are:
1 Strategic leadership – leadership,
strategic planning, governance,
structure and niche management.
2 Human resources –Planning, staffing,
developing, appraising and
rewarding, and maintaining effective
human resource relations.
3 Financial management – financial
planning, financial accountability
and financial systems.
4 Infrastructure–facilities management
and technology management.
5 Program management – Planning,
implementing, and monitoring
programs and projects.
6 Process management – problem
solving, decision - making,
communication and monitoring and
evaluation.
7 Interinstitutional linkage – Planning,
implementing, and monitoring
networks and partnership.
The strategic leadership is the key
area in determining the performance
standards of an organisation.
Organisations need to be able to change
quickly. In an organisation like KSEBL,
technology management in the fast
changing external and internal
environment is essentially a task
requiring high level of professional
engineering.
Elimination of professional
engineers from the role of strategic
leadership is detrimental in all aspects. So,
in the best interest of the State, the
Government and KSEBL management
should desist from undesirable attempts
to restructure the KSEBL to please
politically fuelled employees
organisations.
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Obituary
Er. Babu Jacob B.
He retired from KSEB as Deputy Chief Engineer and
was an active hardcore member of our association.

We offer our deepest and most sincere

condolences to this loyal member.
May his soul rest in peace…

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 Art of Listening: The Master Key to Your
Personal and Professional Success
Some people are shunned by almost all.
They are even despised by others. The
reason is simple. They never listen to
anyone. They always talk about
themselves. They talk and talk and never
let others say a sentence in conversations.
They are not at all interested in other’s
matters. They are not even concerned
about others. There are innumerable such
people around us. They are not aware of
what others think of them. Many
managers and executives are like this.
That is why the famous Japanese
management Guru Lee Iacocca once
remarked, ‘I only wish I could find an
institute that teaches people how to
listen’.
The power of Listening
Very few people realize the
importance of the art of listening. In
today’s high tech, high speed world
communication is more important than
ever, yet we seem to devote lesser time to
really listen to one another. We actually
under estimate the magical powers of
listening in our relationships. Listening is
caring. To listen intently with genuine
interest is the highest compliment one can
pay anyone. As the famous American
author Bryant H. McGill rightly pointed
out; ‘One of the most sincere forms of
Dr. John Muzhuthettu
Rtd. Deputy Chief Engineer
respect is actually listening to what
another has to say’.
The magical powers of genuine
listening have been ignored today. It helps
build relationships and careers. Listening
ensures understanding, solves problems,
resolves conflicts, and improves
performance. The art of communication
really lies in listening. It saves money,
marriages and friendships. The famous
German American philosopher and
theologian Paul Tillich said: ‘The first duty
of love is to listen”.
Listening is one of our greatest
personal natural resources. As the world
famous business man and the bestselling
author and columnist Harvey Mackay
said ; ‘You learn when you listen, you earn
when you listen-not just money, but
respect”. Through listening
wholeheartedly and unconditionally, you
will reap a multitude of rewards that will
strengthen and widen your personal
relationships and lead you to personal and
professional success.
Counseling and listening
The most important skill in counseling
is listening – empathetic listening.
Listening expresses your love and touches
others’ hearts. It acts as a tonic of healing
and connectedness. The famous American
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 author and professor at the University of
California, Rachel Naom Remen says: ‘The
most basic and powerful way to connect
to another person is to listen, just listen.
Perhaps the most important thing we ever
give each other is our attendance’.
Paul Turnier, the well known Swiss
physician and counselor, revealed the
secret of his success in his profession; ‘I do
love them and listen to them. They come
and share their feelings and fears freely
with me. I simply listen to them with
empathy. This alone gives a great relief for
their disturbed minds.
The magical healing powers of
listening are boundless. The most basic of
all needs is the need to understand and be
understood. The best way to understand
people is to listen to them. Listening gives
an emotional support to people who are
in distress. It helps to solve their own
problems by themselves.
‘Befrienders worldwide’ is a support
group working to prevent suicides
worldwide. They listen to and help
people without judging them. They
understand the value of listening in
providing emotional support to people
and preventing suicides. This valuable
service is given via telephone help lines,
SMS messaging, face to face, outreach
partnership and internet. Persons under
distress can talk to a ‘befriender’
confidentially. This listening movement
started in London in 1953 and now has
support centers in 40 countries.
How to be a good Listener
Genuine listening has become a rare
gift. People are devoting less and less time
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to listen to one another. Even in families
the members don’t find time to listen to
each other.
As the famous ancient Greek
philosopher Diogenes reminded us; ‘We
have two ears and one tongue so that we
would listen more and talk less’. A good
listener will listen to not only what is said,
but also what is left unsaid or partially said.
Listening requires two ears: one for
meaning one for feeling.
Effective listening involves observing
the speaker’s body language also and
noticing the inconsistencies between
verbal and nonverbal message.
Eleven golden tips for effective
listening
1. Stop talking:
There is a general tendency for most
of the individuals to talk more. You are
unable to listen if you are talking. So you
have to stop talking first and then fully
concentrate on listening with mental alert-
ness and humility. As Shakespeare said:
‘Give every man thine ear, but few thy
voice’. (Hamlet)
2. Put the talker at ease
Help the person feel free and
confident to talk. Establish good
rapport and provide permissive
environment.
3. Show him that you want to listen
Show genuine interest to listen,
through your body language. As
Stephen Covey rightly advised;
‘ Listen with the intent to understand,
not with the intent to reply’.
4. Remove distractions
When you are listening to somebody
in your office or home avoid
receiving telephone calls, talking to
others, signing papers, watching TV
etc. Involve in the active listening
alone, avoiding all distractions.
5. Empathize with the talker
Try to understand the other person’s,
point of view, ideology and feeling
and welcome his ideas.
6. Be patient
Don’t look at your watch impatiently.
Allow him enough time to talk freely.
Don’t interrupt him with impatient
questions or remarks.
7. Hold your temper
When you hear something you
dislike or differ, don’t lose your
temper and react immediately. Anger
spoils common sense and grasping
capacity. As Gautama Buddha said,
‘The sharpest sword is a word
spoken in wrath’.
8. Paraphrasing or reflecting
Paraphrasing plays back just the
verbal part of the message and
reflecting plays back the summary of
total message you have understood
from him, in your own words. These
two show non-judgmental
understanding and acceptance, and
demonstrate empathy and positive
regard.
9. Ask questions
You can get clarifications by asking
questions. This will encourage the
talker and enlighten the listener.
10. Listen to the tone of voice
The talker may use pitch, tone,
volume of voice to emphasise what is
being said. The real meaning of the
words may vary according to how
they are said. Sometimes silence is
also meaningful.
11. Watch the non verbal cues
Gestures, facial expression, eye
movement, postures etc. reveal a lot of
things, than the words. The father of
modern management Peter Drucker once
said: ‘The most important thing in
communication is hearing what is not
said’.
Non verbal listening
In order to become a good listener,
you have to make necessary changes in
your attitude, habit and techniques used.
These are reflected in your non verbal
cues. You can encourage and motivate the
speaker by adopting the following
non-verbal cues represented by the
acronym ‘SOLEMN’.
S-Silence:
The word LISTEN contains the same
letters in the word SILENT. A silent
atmosphere encourages the talker and
helps you to listen better. You have to be
silent by stopping your talking.
According to the Chinese philosopher
LaoTsu; ‘Silence is a source of great
strength’.
O-Open posture:
An open body posture will keep your
mind also open. Folded or crossed arms
and legs demonstrate defensive mentality
or even lack of sincerity. Clasping the
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 hands together and hiding the palms,
make you appear less open and honest.
L-Lean forward:
A slight forward lean is best for
indicating your attentiveness and
alertness. Leaning back leisurely may
indicate the opposite.
E- Eye contact:
Eye contact is essential for showing
your attentiveness and interest in
listening. Lack of eye contact makes the
talker feel that you are not at all interested
to listen to him.
M-Mirroring:
Mirroring is the automatic reflection
of the facial expression or body posture
used by the talker and can be a good sign
of attentive listening. When he is in a
happy mood you can listen with a smile,
but when he is in sorrow, smiling is not
appropriate, then, you can express your
empathy with a similar facial expression.
Mirroring improves your rapport with
him and shows that you have understood
and acknowledged his feelings and
emotions also.
N-Nodding:
Nodding acknowledges the speaker’s
words ad encourages him to continue.
In short, you have to listen not only
with your ears, but also with your eyes,
with your face, and with your entire body.
Your body language should be sincere and
natural. As the famous British author
Gary Hopkins warned; ‘Never allow your
ego to diminish your ability to listen’. The
art of listening is the master key to your
personal and professional success. As the
well known American play write and
entrepreneur Wilson Mizner, pointed out;
‘A good listener is not only popular
everywhere; but after a while, he gets to
know something’.
Listen to your inner voice too
As we listen to others, we must listen
to our inner voice too, the voice of our
inner self. When one fails to listen to his
inner self, he is not attuned to his soul and
this will lead to internal disharmony and
unhappiness. As Steve Jobs advised;
‘Don’t let the noise of others opinions
drown out your own inner voice’.
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WEBINAR
KSEBEA CEEBA is planning to conduct series of
technical talks with the intention to refresh its mem-
bers and Engineers on relevant subjects. The
mode of delivery will be as webinars, recorded
classes and contact classes. First of its kind is in
webinar mode. We are bringing experts in the
area as resource persons. Expecting your whole
hearted support.
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 The Art of Living
Our universe is not a chance product or
product of any kind of chaos. A
mysterious presence governs it at every
stage.All human beings are called upon to
take part in the struggle of life in its
supreme endeavor to better itself. Every
action of us is in the persuit of happiness,
whether done conspicuously or
unconsciously. In this process tremendous
achievements are made in the field of
science and technology. Life has become
very comfortable externally. But internally
a paralising sense of despair haunts him.
Why?. Desire is never satisfied by
enjoyment of objects of desire. It grows
more and more as does fire to which fuel
is added.
Most of us exist but does not live. We
forgot the art of living.We forgot the
creator. The creator lament " earth and sky
listen to what I am saying. I brought up
my children, but they keep on rebelling
against me. Cattle know who owns it,
donkeys know where their master feeds
them, but my children do not understand
me at all". Look at a child. He is very
happy. His outlook is pure innocence,
tolerance, lack of sophistication, lack of
individuality, understanding of others and
reverence for life. It is this way God has
created us, perfect and tranquil. Every
thing is beautiful in the world of a child.
Er. Thomas Kolanjikombil
Maramon
He see no evil through his eyes. We bring
up the child forgetting the essence by
which he is made. We plant in him lust
and selfishness. We teach him that all
creations in the universe are subservient
to him and are made for his pleasure.
When the child grow up and indulges in
these pleasures he find that peace is hard
to obtain. God made us plain and simple.
But we made ourselves complicated out
our foolishness.
Our concept of peace and happiness are
enslaved by factors, on which we have no
control. There is nothing inevitable in this
world. We cannot ward of the worst
dangers and theworst disabilities with
which we are faced. What we needed is
that we have to rise to the incorruptible
state, where no external force can
influence us. Peace, joy are matter of mind
and spirit.
Our life is a scene of constant conflict
because we are discordant melding of
many elements, body,mind and spirit.
These things fight one another. Unless we
are able to resolve these conflicts and make
ourselves a coordinated human being we
cannot be at peace and joy. People spend
their life toiling and what they earn out of
it. Only weariness, a weariness too great
for words to explain. God give happiness
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to those who please him. Spirituality is the
science which brings meaning to life and
the art which make life beautiful.
Contentment is the key to successful
spiritual life.
Life is like a drop of water that has
risen from the ocean and in a shower has
fallen in to a puddle, then drifts in to a
brook, finds its way in to a stream, after
that in to a river, passing through
mountain gorges, plains, till at last reaches
the boundless ocean from where it rose.
The drop of water when it become one
with the ocean has surely lost it
individuality but attained tranquility.
God has given us desire to know the
future, but has never given us the
satisfaction of fully knowing it. History
taught us that you cannot make a
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permanent impression in this world.
Genarations come and generations go. No
one remembers the wise man and no one
remembers the fools. In the days to come
we all will be forgotten. Your worry
through out your life bring no peace to
you.
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should retire to seclusion and escape the
worldly enjoyments. It only means in
Communion with God through austere
observance and mediation. Living in
normal surroundings, a person, by limit-
ing his desires and carrying out his daily
duties with detachment can constantly
think of God's mercy. Apportion all leisure
time to pray. Lead a life of virtue and en-
joy the Bliss.
God has taken human form many times
and shown the fine example of the
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Fhn-sS-bpw.
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an∂¬ ]nW¿ B™p-sIm-Øn. Ahn-sS-
sb√mw {]Imiw ]c-∂p.
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- f∂p
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h∂Xv.
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A\p-k-cn-®p. F¥n\pw, GXn\pw au\w.
tPmen-Iƒ am{Xw sNbvXp-sIm-t≠-bn-cp-∂p.
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]m-Zmw-_p-P-Øn-te-s°-Øn-bXv Hcp kz¿Æ-
h-f-bp-am-bm-Wv.
Aßs\ kzman-bpsS ip{I≥ kv{Xolr-
Z-b-ß-fn¬ DZn-®p-b-cm≥ XpS-ßn.
cYy-cm-P≥ Btem-Nn-®p. F¥n\v _p≤n-
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 Stories that Inspire... Amey Hegde

Continue Even When the World Says No

When Surendra was a young boy in school, he learned a lesson in self-confidence.

One day, his teacher called him to recite a poem in front of the class. He had hardly
begun when the teacher interrupted with a “No!” He started over and again the
teacher shouted, “No!” Ashamed, he sat down.
The next boy rose to recite and had just begun when the teacher shouted, “No!” This
student, however, kept on going until he completed it. As he sat down, the teacher
replied, “Very good!”
Surendra was irritated. “I recited just as he did,” he complained to the teacher.
The teacher replied, “It is not enough to know your lesson, you must be sure. When
you allowed me to stop you, it meant that you were not sure. If the world says, ‘No!’ it
is our business to say, ‘Yes!’ and prove it.”
The world will say, ‘No!’ in a thousand ways.
‘No! You can’t do that.’
‘No! You are wrong.’
‘No! You are incapable
‘No! You are too young.’
‘No! You are too weak.’
‘No! It will never work.’
‘No! You don’t have the education.’
‘No! You don’t have the background.’
‘No! You don’t have the money.’
‘No! It can’t be done.’

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And each ‘No!’ we hear can reduce our confidence bit by bit until we quit completely.
Though the world says, ‘No!’ to us today, we should be determined to say, ‘Yes!’ and
prove it! ”
Let the whole world say, “No, you can’t!” If we believe in ourselves and say, “Yes I
can!” and do it, success will be ours!

The Millionaire’s Cheque

A businessman was deep in debt and could not see any way out. People, who he owed
money to, were demanding to be paid. He sat in the park wondering if anything could
save his company from
closing. Suddenly an old man came near him and said, “Something seems to be troubling
you!”. After listening, the old man said, “I can help you”. He wrote out a cheque and
put it into his hands saying, “Take this. Meet me here exactly one year from today.
And you can pay me back at that time”. And he went away. The businessman saw in
his hands a cheque for a million dollars signed by Warren Buffet, one of the richest
men in the world. “I can solve my problems immediately,” he thought. But instead of
depositing the cheque in the bank, he decided to keep the cheque in his safe and to use
it only in case of an emergency. With changed thinking he worked hard with full
enthusiasm and got several big orders. Within few months, he was out of debt and
making big money.
One year later he returned to the park with the cheque. Soon, the old man appeared.
But just as the businessman was about to give him the cheque, a nurse came running
and grabbed the old man. “I
hope he hasn’t bothered you. He always escapes from the mental hospital and tells
people that he is Warren Buffet”, she said and took the old man away. The surprised
man just stood there, shocked! All year long, he had been working thinking that he
had a million dollars with him.
It’s not the money that turns our life around. It is our self-confidence that gives us the
power to achieve anything that we want.

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 Letter by Association

KSEB ENGINEERS’ ASSOCIATION

TC 26/1300, Engineers House, Panavila, Thiruvananthapuram-695001
Tele.No. 0471-2330696, FAX No. 0471-2330853 , Website : ksebea.in
E-mail: ksebea@gmail.com
President General Secretary Treasurer
Er. N.T. Job Er. Sunil K. Er. Santhosh E.
Vice- Presidents Organising Secretaries Secretaries
Er. C.P. George (S) Er. B. Nishanth (S) Er. M. Muhammed Rafi (HQ)
Er. P. Jayakrishnan (N) Er. Shine Sebastian (N) Er. Anilkumar G. (S)
Er. Sajithkumar (N)

KSEBEA/Letters/AEE/2018/ 15.02.2019

To
The Chairman and Managing Director,
KSEB Ltd

Sir,

Sub : Transfer orders for AEs and AEEs -reg

With deep angst, we strongly protest the recent unauthorised and extremely
partial transfer orders of Assistant Engineers that were released in last two days.

Despite assurance from your goodself , transfer orders are being repeatedly
churned out from HRM wing simply for serving one the ulterior motives of a
particular Association. This brings into glare, the sorry state of affairs
regarding transfers. It is pathetic that the top management has failed to curb
such illegal activities which will only serve to demoralise the work force. It is
shameful on part of the CE (HRM) that the transfers were released on same/next
day on which Associations were called for discussion on guidelines to make
transfers more transparent. This clearly establishes the nepotism of the CE(HRM).

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Earlier we had approached CE-HRM for some genuine transfers of our members
and we were told that CMD has instructed that no transfers shall be released
before General Transfer. Accordingly, we advised our members to apply for
General Transfer. But inspite of this, the CE(HRM) had issued yet another order
which exposes his hypocrisy. It is quite clear from the attitude of CE(HRM) that
he does not have any control in the affairs of HRM wing and the same is being
controlled externally.

We expect that at least the CEO of this organisation will exercise some control to
bring the things back to normalcy.

Hope the above reasonably conveys our anguish over the state of affairs in HRM
department which is directly controlled now by a particular Association for petty
gains. We would like to highlight the management about the plight of KSRTC
which is now in a state beyond repairs caused mainly due to the indifferent
attitude of their managements over time in controlling such kinds of act in that
organisation. We wish not to have such a plight for this organisation.

Hence we demand that immediate directions be issued to cancel all such

transfer orders and to initiate an enquiry on the circumstances under which such
orders were issued. It only follows that if any unavoidable circumstances
warranted issuing such orders then a fair chance should have been given to all
deserving applicants. We expect a strong action from your goodself in this
regard.

Yours sincerely,
Sd/-
General Secretary

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 KSEB ENGINEERS’ ASSOCIATION
TC 26/1300, Engineers House, Panavila, Thiruvananthapuram-695001
Tele.No. 0471-2330696, FAX No. 0471-2330853 , Website : ksebea.in
E-mail: ksebea@gmail.com
President General Secretary Treasurer
Er. N.T. Job Er. Sunil K. Er. Santhosh E.
Vice- Presidents Organising Secretaries Secretaries
Er. C.P. George (S) Er. B. Nishanth (S) Er. M. Muhammed Rafi (HQ)
Er. P. Jayakrishnan (N) Er. Shine Sebastian (N) Er. Anilkumar G. (S)
Er. Sajithkumar (N)

KSEBEA/Letters/CEA/2018/ 26.12.2018
To
The Chairman and Managing Director,
KSEB Ltd
Sir,

Sub: Human Resource Management in KSEBL: Compliance of CEA regula-

tions and court cases – reg

KSEB Engineers’ Association expresses its strong apprehension and concern

over the recent developments in KSEBL with respect to the implementation of CEA
regulations regarding the minimum qualification requirement for Engineers,
Supervisors and Technicians assisting the engineers or the supervisors in KSEBL. We
may point out that the present state of affairs in the organization with respect to the
subject matter is the net result of the inept handling of the HR issues by the
management without transparency and professionalism. The much-required cordial
atmosphere for efficient function of the organization is under threat due to the
mishandling of the issues. It is observed that the management is succumbing to
pressure from various groups with vested interests and sacrificing the interest of the
organization and the sector by taking compromising stands on issues related to the
safety and professionalism.
Central Electricity Authority as a statutory body is empowered by Section 53 and
Section 73 (c) of Electricity Act read with Section 177 (2) to specify mandatory
mechanism and suitable measures
a. to ensure safety in construction, Operation and Maintenance of the electrical lines
and plants
b. to protect the public (including the persons engaged in the generation,
transmission or distribution or trading) from dangers arising from the generation,

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 transmission or distribution or trading of electricity, or use of electricity supplied
or installation, maintenance or use of any electric line or electrical plant.
Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply)
Regulations, 2010 specify the minimum mandatory requirement for operation and
maintenance of transmission, distribution systems, and the electrical plants.
Regulation 6 & 7 of CEA Safety, 2010, specifies the minimum qualification & training
requirement for “Engineers”, “Supervisors” and “the Technicians to assist engineers
or supervisors” for operation and maintenance of transmission, distribution systems,
and the electrical plants. Accordingly
(1) Engineers and supervisors appointed shall hold diploma in Engineering from a
recognized institute, or a degree in Engineering from a university
(2) The Technicians to assist engineers or supervisors shall possess a certificate in
appropriate trade, preferably with a two years course from an Industrial
Training Institute recognized by the Central Government or the State
Government
(3) Engineers, Supervisors and Technicians engaged for operation and maintenance
of transmission, distribution systems and electric plants should have
successfully undergone the appropriate training as specified in the Schedule-I or
II.
And it is mandated that the existing employees shall have to undergo the training
mentioned in sub-regulation-3, within three years from the date of coming into
force of these regulations.
The minimum qualification and successful completion of the training is mandatory
pre-requisite for any new appointment or promotion to the relevant posts from the
date of enforcement of these regulations.
Instead of complying the regulation immediately, the issue is made complicated in
KSEBL by appointing and promoting employees without out minimum qualification
to the post of technicians, supervisors and even engineers. It is highly unfortunate that
in a State like Kerala with full of competitive unemployed candidates, this
unprofessional stand has created a situation wherein large percentage of employees
are working in KSEBL without minimum qualification stipulated. The saddest part is
the attempt to bypass the requirement of minimum qualification specified by CEA, by
hook or crook whereby the employees with required qualification are sidelined! The
issue has become a denial of natural justice to many employees affected. For many
other employees, it is an issue of credibility, transparency and professionalism in the
activities of the management.

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 We may point out that CEA regulations are minimum mandatory requirement
specified for the safe handling of electricity. It is meant for maintaining a bench mark
standard in the sector for operational efficiency of the sector along with safety and
security of the public and their property. The basic requirement of minimum
qualification and training for HR is not only to ensure the competency level for the
present network and plant requirements, but also to ensure that that the Engineers,
Supervisors and the Technicians are capable enough to conceive the changes and meet
the challenges in the sector for tomorrow. The existing employees always have the
option of acquiring the required qualification by enrolling in part-time or other courses
To conclude, we request the management to intervene to ensure immediate
compliance of the provisions of CEA regulation in its true spirit for the best interest of
the organization and the power sector in the State. Any delay in compliance of the
CEA regulations shall further complicate the safety issues linked to the electrical
accidents and we request the management to exempt the engineers from such legal
consequences.

Yours sincerely,
Sd/-
General Secretary

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F{Xtbm \mfsØ {]m¿∞-\b - v°o-^ew ?
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 Family Tour to Hyderabad by Ernakulam Unit

Dr. Krishnakumar M, director, CEEBA of KSEB Engineers’ Association

handled an interactive session on the topic “ Research, Innovation and
Prototyping” at Evoke’19., a technical summit organized by IEDC TKMCE
and IEEE, as part of diamond jubilee celebrations of TKM college of
Engineering. Evoke’19 was organized with the theme of ‘The Dawn of
Green Intelligence’

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 Housewarming function of
Engineers’ House at Kozhikode

tImgn-t°mSv F©n-\otbgvkv lukns‚ Xmt°m¬Zm\ I¿Ωw

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 The following Engineers’ of Chithirapuram unit were honored during the
Hydel Bullet Golden Jubilee Celebrations and unit meeting for the
meretricious service rendered by them during and
after the recent devastating flood in Kerala

Er. Ison Paul (Assistant Engineer)

Er. Jins K.D. (Assistant Executive Engineer)

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 Er. Binu Palappally (Executive Engineer)

Er. Shaila K.M. (Assistant Executive Engineer)

Er. Jomon Sebastian (Assistant Engineer)

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 Letters to the Editor

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P\p-hcn e°w _pf-f-‰n¬, {io. ‰n.-F-kv. ]fl-\m-`≥ Fgp-Xn-bn-cn-°p∂ Imcy-
Øn¬ Aev]w ]ni-Ip-≠v. Pq\n-b¿ F©n-\o-tbgvkv ka-c-Øn¬, sNb¿am≥
{io. hn. cma-N-{µs‚ IÆS X´n-sX-dn-∏n-°p-I-bpw, ]n∂oSv tIkv tImS-Xn-bn-se-Øn-b-
t∏mƒ, A°m-cy-Øn¬ sNb¿am\v]cm-Xn-bn-s√∂v sNb¿am-\pw, t{Imkv_¬‰v Ducn-
°-f-™-Xn¬ X\n°v ]cm-Xn-bn-s√∂v Fkv.-sF. {io. tKm]n-\m-Y≥ \mb-cpw.
h©n-bq¿ tImS-Xn-bn¬ samgn-sIm-Sp-ØX- n\p tij-amWv tIkv ]n≥hen-°m≥ tImSXn
kΩ-Xn-®X - v.
Ct∏mgpw Icp-\m-K-∏-f-fn-bn¬ Pohn-®n-cn-°p∂ Fs‚ kplr-Øp-Iq-Sn-bmb
{io. tKm]n-\m-Y≥ \mb¿ (Retd. Dy. SP) Ft∂m-Sp-]d
- ™
- I
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f-Xv. GXm-bmepw c≠p kw`-h-ßfpw \S-∂-Xp-X-s∂.
sslU¬_p-ff - ‰
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Xncp-Øm≥ klm-bI - a
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kvt\l-]q¿∆w,
sI.]n. tKm]m-eI
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Letters to the Editor IØp-Iƒ Ab-t°≠ hnemkw

Chief Editor, Hydel Bullet
KSEB Engineers’ Association, Panavila,
Thiruvananthapuram - 01,
Phone : 0471 - 2330696
hydelbulletin@gmail.com 9447577588
? aebmfØnepff teJ\߃ FgpXn Xømdm°ntbm, PDF t^m¿am‰ntem Ab®pXcWsa∂v
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 Power Sector
at a Glance ALL INDIA
Indian
Power Sector
As on 18.02.2019 Roundup
Source: https://powermin.nic.in
1.Total Installed Capacity (As on 31.01.2019)
Source : Central Electricity Authority (CEA)

Sector MW % of Total
State Sector 84,632 24.2%
Central Sector 103,698 29.7%
Private Sector 160,958 46.1%
Total 3,49,288

Fuel MW % of Total

Coal 1,91,093 54.7%

Lignite 6,360 1.8%
Gas 24,937 7.2%
Oil 638 0.2%
Hydro (Renewable) 45,399 13.0%
Nuclear 6,780 1.9%
RES* (MNRE) 74,082 21.2%
Total 349,288
* Installed capacity in respect of RES (MNRE) as on 31.12.2018.
RES (Renewable Energy Sources) include Small Hydro Project, Biomass Gasifier,
Biomass Power, Urban & Industrial Waste Power, Solar and Wind Energy.

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 Policy Initiatives / Decision Taken
Electricity Act 2003 has been enacted and came into force from 15.06.2003. The
objective is to introduce competition, protect consumer’s interests and provide power
for all. The Act provides for National Electricity Policy, Rural Electrification, Open
access in transmission, phased open access in distribution, mandatory SERCs, license
free generation and distribution, power trading, mandatory metering and stringent
penalties for theft of electricity. It is a comprehensive legislation replacing Electricity
Act 1910, Electricity Supply Act 1948 and Electricity Regulatory Commission Act
1998.The Electricity Act, 2003 has been amended on two occasions by the Electricity
(Amendment) Act, 2003 and the Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2007. The aim is to
push the sector onto a trajectory of sound commercial growth and to enable the States
and the Centre to move in harmony and coordination.
Performance of Generation from Conventional Sources
1.0 PERFORMANCE OF CONVENTIONAL GENERATION
1.1 The electricity generation target of conventional sources for the year 2018-19 has
been fixed as 1265 Billion Unit (BU). i.e. growth of around 4.87% over actual
conventional generation of 1206.306 BU for the previous year (2017-18). The
conventional generation during 2017-18 was 1206.306 BU as compared to 1160.141
BU generated during 2016-17, representing a growth of about 3.98%.
1.2 Generation and growth in conventional generation in the country during 2009-
10 to 2018-19 :-
Year Energy Generation from
Conventional Sources(BU) % of growth
2009-10 771.551 6.6
2010-11 811.143 5.56
2011-12 876.887 8.11
2012-13 912.056 4.01
2013-14 967.150 6.04
2014-15 1048.673 8.43
2015-16 1107.822 5.64
2016-17 1160.141 4.72
2017-18 1206.306 3.98
2018-19* 1050.292 4.74
* Upto January 2019 (Provisional), Source : CEA

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 1.3 The electricity generation target of conventional sources for the year 2018-19
was fixed at 1265 BU comprising of 1091.500 BU thermal; 130.000 BU hydro; 38.500
nuclear; and 5.000 BU import from Bhutan.

2.0 Plant Load Factor (PLF):

2.1 The PLF in the country (Coal & Lignite based) from 2009-10 to 2018-19 is as
under:

Year PLF Sector-wise PLF (%)

% Central State Private
2009-10 77.5 85.5 70.9 83.9

2010-11 75.1 85.1 66.7 80.7

2011-12 73.3 82.1 68.0 69.5

2012-13 69.9 79.2 65.6 64.1

2013-14 65.60 76.10 59.10 62.10

2014-15 64.46 73.96 59.83 60.58

2015-16 62.29 72.52 55.41 60.49

2016-17 59.88 71.98 54.35 55.73

2017-18 60.67 72.35 56.83 55.32

2018-19* 61.06 72.00 57.75 55.69

* Upto January 2019 (Provisional), Source : CEA

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The power supply position in the country during 2009-10 to 2018-19 :
Energy Peak
Year Requir- Availa- Surplus(+) Peak Peak Surplus(+)
ement bility /Deficts(-) Demand Met / Deficts(-)
(MU) (MU) (MU) (%) (MW) (MW) (MW) (%)
2009-10 8,30,594 7,46,644 -83,950 -10.1 1,19,166 1,04,009 -15,157 -12.7
2010-11 8,61,591 7,88,355 -73,236 -8.5 1,22,287 1,10,256 -12,031 -9.8
2011-12 9,37,199 8,57,886 -79,313 -8.5 1,30,006 1,16,191 -13,815 -10.6
2012-13 9,95,557 9,08,652 -86,905 -8.7 1,35,453 1,23,294 -12,159 -9.0
2013-14 10,02,257 9,59,829 -42,428 -4.2 1,35,918 1,29,815 -6,103 -4.5
2014-15 10,68,923 10,30,785 -38,138 -3.6 1,48,166 1,41,160 -7,006 -4.7
2015-16 11,14,408 10,90,850 -23,558 -2.1 1,53,366 1,48,463 -4,903 -3.2
2016-17 11,42,929 11,35,334 -7,595 -0.7 1,59,542 1,56,934 -2,608 -1.6
2017-18 12,12,134 12,03,567 -8,567 -0.7 1,64,066 1,60,752 -3,314 -2.0
2018-19* 10,72,700 10,66,258 -6,443 -0.6 1,77,022 1,75,528 -1,494 -0.8
* Upto January 2019 (Provisional), Source : CEA
Generation (Billion Units)

Generation Growth (%)

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