AGARTALA, November 8 (TIWN): "Before constructing any building the site must be checked carefully ensuring the future of the building," said Power Minister Manik Dey while addressing in the 46th Annual General Conference (11th Bi-ennial) of State Engineers Association, here today. The Annual General Conference will continue till November 9.

The conference began from morning 9am with a seminar session on a subject of Green concept for construction and energy efficient building. PWD and Tourism Minister Ratan Bhowmik as a guest of Honour and Power and Transport Minister Manik Dey as a Chief Guest remained present during the first session.

However, Health and Family Welfare Minister Badal Chowdhury has been scheduled to preside over the formal inauguration of the programme by lighting the lamp.

The State Engineers Association, Tripura was initially formed as the “Tripura Graduate Engineers Association”. And from the year 1963 in view of acute unemployment problem of engineers, Tripura PWD started recruiting Graduate engineers in the post of overseers allowing seven advance increments.