The P.G. Department of Commerce M.Com organised an industrial visit to IFB- Verna Industrial Estate, Verna & Hindustan Solid Waste Treatment Pvt. Ltd. at Saligao for M.Com Part I & M.Com Part- II students on 1st October 2016. 80 students were accompanied by 4 teacher.
The first visit at IFB was scheduled at 10:15 a.m. Mr. Arvind Shetty, HR executive IFB, divided the students into four groups of 20 students each and one group at a time was taken to the training centre for an orientation session. During the orientation, Mr. Arvind Shetty briefed the students on the background of the company, its collaboration with foreign countries, its regional divisions across the country, business expansions, its vision and nature of employment.
Later, students were taken to the research & development department wherein, different types of quality testing methods, models & various equipments for tests were explained. Then, everyone moved towards production department wherein, washing machine body building process to drum, filter, painting, assembling, packaging, store & warehousing methods & process were explained. IFB served our students refreshments.
We then departed for our second visit at Hindustan Solid Waste Treatment Pvt Ltd, Saligao. We reached the plant at 1:30 pm. Mr. Saket, Director of Hindustan Waste Treatment Plant Pvt Ltd, guided us through various stages of treating waste. Mr. Aquib Sayed, Student activity in-charge introduced the college & purpose of visit to the plant. Brief orientation was given by Mr. Saket about solid waste, types of solid waste, its compositions, source of solid waste and its primary objectives behind same activity.
Later, students were guided towards tipping yard where dumping of waste at entry level takes place to explain the first basic stage of treatment which comprises of all sort of un-segregated municipal waste. Then mechanical segregation process was explained wherein, waste gets segregated into plastic, metal, mud, dry& wet waste etc. The scientific techniques & methods of converting solid waste into useful & economical output were briefed. Methods such as recycling of plastics, generating DRF energy (Derived Refuse Fuel) converting methane gas into consumption gas, decompositions and slag into dry fertilizer or manure were explained in detail. The overall experience was very informative, fruitful and the objective of the industrial visit was achieved.
