Indian Leather Technologists' Association : ILTA NEWS

ILTA NEWS - FEBRUARY 2010

SANJOY SEN MEMORIAL LECTURE:

The lecture was organised at Design Studio, Plot – 1647, Zone-9, ILPA Leather Goods Park, Kolkata Leather Complex, Bantala, 24-Parganas (South). Nearly 200 persons from different sectors of Leather Fraternity attended the function.

The programme commenced with garlanding of the portrait of Late Sanjoy Sen by :

Mr. Susanta Mallick – Hony. General secretary, ILTA
Mr. Amiya Bhattacharjee – Senior most ILTA Member present & President of Alumni Association, GCELT
Mr. Swapan Sarkar – Scientist-in-Charge, RCED, CLRI, Kolkata.
Dr. Buddhadeb Chattopadhyay - Principal, Govt. College of Engg. & Leather Technology.
Mr. Paresh Rajda – Chairman, ER, CLE.
Mr. Anup Chatterjee – Representative from Trade.
Mr. Tapan Nandi – Representative from ILPA.
Dr. K. V. Raghavan – Today’s Chief Guest.

Mr. Arnab Jha, the President of ILTA then delivered the Welcome address and spoke at length on the life and achievements of Late Sanjoy Sen. Mr. Jha stated that ILTA felicitates the toppers in B. Tech. Leather Technology Examination of HBTI, Kanpur, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Technological Institute, Jalandhar and Muzaffarpur Technological Institute with the award of Sanjoy Sen Memorial Medal.

He then, introduced Dr. K.V. Raghavan, Former Director, Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai and of Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad and presently Chairman, Research Council, CLRI and Member, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board who was the Chief Guest.

After presentation of a flower bouquet by the immediate past General Secretary Mr. Asit Baran Kanungo, Mr. Jha requested Dr. Raghavan to deliver the Sanjoy Sen Memorial Lecture titled “The E Factor in Leather and Chemicals : The Green Road Map”.

The abstract of Dr. Raghavan’s lecture is quoted below :-

“There are several constraints in adopting clean process technologies in developing societies. They include poor technical and fiscal resources, weak regulatory framework, suboptimal R&D capabilities and less prevalent stimulus packages. In order to realise the global potential of Indian leather and chemical sectors, environmental factors have to be tackled on war footing.

The historical evolution of green concepts is based on shifting global environmental protection priorities. The waste reduction investments in various industrial sectors in developed countries show the importance of liquid and solid waste management in leather sector. In recent years, India has made outstanding achievements in clean leather processing. These achievements are reviewed.

The zero emission concept is gaining prominence to minimize ecofootprint on the environment and material / energy inputs to the manufacturing industry. The recent Indian initiatives on zero liquid discharge are highlighted and the Indian leadership in his field is imminent. The concepts of recycle and reuse from scientific viewpoint provide several challenges to be overcome. They are discussed.

The environmental strategies for leather product and chemical auxiliaries sectors are quite different in terms of technologies solutions. An attempt is made to highlight these distinctions and technological challenges to overcome them”.

The lecture was truly outstanding and a memorable one. People thoroughly enjoyed the lecture. The breadth of the lecture in terms of the area it covered and its depth in terms of its potential to change the perception of the industry were remarkable.

Mr. Susanta Mallick, Hony. General Secretary of ILTA then presented a memento to Dr. Raghavan as a token of ILTA’s gratitude and offered a vote of thanks to all concerned, CLRI, GCELT, CLE, ILPA, MSME, CLCTA, CFTC, ILCPA & FREYA after highlighting that ILTA will be 60 years old on 14th August, 2010 and a yearlong programme is being drawn up which will include organizing 8th Asian Congress in collaboration with CLRI and CLE.

Some of the photographs taken on the occasion are reproduced in the following pages.

From L to R :Dr K.V.Raghavan,Mr.Arnab Jha,president ILTA and Mr Susanta Mallick,Hon.Genl.Secretary,ILTA

Dr.K.V.Raghavan delivering Sanjoy Sen Memorial Lecture.

A section of the audience.

A section of the audience.

LEXPO – SILIGURI – XVI:

The inaugural ceremony took place at Kanchanjungha Krirangan adjacent ground on Saturday 30th January, 2010 at 4 pm. Mr. Nantu Paul, Deputy Mayor, Siliguri Municipal Corporation inaugurated the fair which will continue up to 16th February, 2010.

LEXPO - XXXIV:
This is scheduled to be held at Yuba Bharati Krirangan adjacent helipad ground at Salt Lake Stadium premises from 3rd March to 22nd March, 2010.

DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION PROGRAMME:

Our Association will be at its 60th year of glorious journey in 2010. To celebrate the Diamond Jubilee year, we, the Executive Committee Members met on several occasions and tried to chalk out some befitting programmes based on present day need of the industry. The celebration will be year long and will be inaugurated on 60th Foundation Day, 14th of August 2010 with B. M. Das Memorial Lecture. The objective behind the year long different program will be primarily to update and create awareness among the members and tanners for application of Green Technology, Upgrading Pollution Control Measures, HRD & Image building.
The seminars on these relevant topics will be deliberated by the knowledgeable speakers and a panel of experts are likely to summarize the contents for publishing in different manuals which can be a guide book for the Industry.
The subjects could be :-
• Pollution treatment in the tanneries by process control and proper pretreatment
• Control of water consumption and recycling, energy consumption and carbon reduction
• Control of banned item by process control and chemical selection
• System development for HRD by the unit
• Standardization, marketing and image building

The seminars will be organized on the occasion of:-

1. B. M. Das Memorial Lecture – on 14th August 2010
2. 8th Asian Congress in November 2010. The Asian Congress will be organized by ILTA and CLRI jointly with CLE
3. Sanjoy Sen Memorial Lecture – on 14th January 2011
4. Y. Nayudamma Memorial Lecture – (which we intend to be a regular Annual feature)
5. B. M. Das Memorial Lecture – on 14th August 2011

After publication of the manuals, the Association will have the intention to organize workshops and demonstration in some units, so that our objectives could be fulfilled.

Other Programs which we are planning are to organize seminars in other regions like Chennai, Kanpur and Jalandhar. On the Valedictory Programme, we do have a plan for felicitation for extra ordinary contribution.

If you remember, our Golden Jubilee celebration in the year 2000 was a grand success with the cooperation of all of you. I was fortunate to witness it as General Secretary. We expect, the Diamond Jubilee celebration will reach a new height with your help, cooperation and active participation.

To give a final shape to the year long programme, we need to have your views/proposals with any addition or alternation in the suggested programmes.

We appeal to you to forward your views within February or pay a visit to our office on any Thursday or any day with prior information for direct interaction.

We would request all ordinary members to renew their membership positively by 31st March. We also request others who are eligible to register as a member of our Association.

The participation in the year long Diamond Jubilee Program is only through Registration with a consolidated fee which will be intimated at a later stage.

CONDOLENCE MESSAGE : LATE JYOTI BASU

We will remain grateful for ever to Late Jyoti Basu for help, cooperation and guidance extended in all our ventures in particular, for LEXPO – a trade fair of Leather and Leather goods organized for the benefit of small and tiny sector leather units. At his instance, Lexpo which started as a buyer-seller meet in star hotels in 1977 was shifted to maidan in 1982 for a wider reach. He was our Chief Patron and inaugurated/visited most of the Lexpos, national and international Seminars and Congress.

In his passing away we have lost a well wisher, philosopher and a guide.

May his soul rest in peace and May God give strength to the members of the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss.

Condolence Message : Late Sanjoy Mukherjee

With profound grief and a heavy heart we announce the sad demise of Sanjoy Mukherjee, a Life Member of our Association on 6th January, 2010.

We lost a Life Member and a well wisher of our Association.

May his soul rest in peace and May God give strength to the members of the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss.

Executive Committee Members meet every Thursday at 18.30 hrs. at ILTA’s Administrative Office. Members willing to participate are most welcome

Home || About Us || ILTA News || JILTA || Membership Form || CLRI
Leather Industry || Governing Body || LEXPO || Other Organizations || Future Plans || Our Publications
Advertisement tariff || Contact Us