{"id":466,"date":"2024-10-30T04:05:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T04:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaa.awwa.lk\/?p=466"},"modified":"2024-11-21T06:06:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T06:06:15","slug":"first-general-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaa.awwa.lk\/?p=466","title":{"rendered":"First General Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"466\" class=\"elementor elementor-466\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb14f14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb14f14\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f98361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f98361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The first meeting was held on 22nd January 2023 at the FECT office in Akurana. It was attended by engineers including Eng. J.M. Samoon, Eng. MZM Hilal, Eng. SM Fazal, Eng. Ramzi Zarook, Eng. Zaman Akbar, Eng. Zain Iwais, Aysha, and Ashra Ashraf. The FECT staff present included Nipuni Alahakoon, Azra Munas, Asvini Seneviratne, Yoosuf Razi, and Tuan Hadgie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The meeting featured a series of technical presentations, both preceding and following the main discussions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Nipuni Alahakoon &#8211; Weekly Weather Reports for Water Management in Sri Lanka and Prospects for Flood Risk Predictions<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Asvini Seneviratne &#8211; Updates on Recent FECT Work on Pinga Oya<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Yoosuf Razi &#8211; Air Quality Study and Reporting in Sri Lanka<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Ramzi Zarook &#8211; Analysis of Dodangolla Landslide <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The meeting also included in-depth discussions on topics relevant to the Akurana region.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1.\u00a0 Participants emphasized the need for an organization that would bring together engineers from around Akurana, exploring ways to structure it and its potential relationship with existing organizations like the Institution of Engineers,\u00a0Sri Lanka (IESL).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2.\u00a0 Opportunities to promote the field of engineering and support the development of the next generation of engineers in the area.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3.\u00a0 Concerns were raised about the frequent neglect of consulting engineers on critical technical matters, highlighting the importance of their involvement in decision-making processes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. Considered issuing a formal statement regarding the recent floods in the Pinga Oya region to address the technical aspects and impacts of the disaster.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first meeting was held on 22nd January 2023 at the FECT office in Akurana. It was attended by engineers including Eng. J.M. Samoon, Eng. MZM Hilal, Eng. SM Fazal, Eng. Ramzi Zarook, Eng. Zaman Akbar, Eng. Zain Iwais, Aysha, and Ashra Ashraf. 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