“Centenary Celebrations-1912-2012”

Of

Pakistan Engineering Congress

(Programme)

A: Inaugural Session and 31st December, 2012Centennial Dinner (Contributory) KhurshidMahal Hall, Avari Hotel, Lahore

B: Technical Session 1st January, 2013 (Proceedings) Pakistan Engineering Congress Building

(4th Floor) 97-A/D-1, Liberty Market, Gulberg-III, Lahore

C: Inaugural Session of Symposium 2nd January, 2013/ Technical Session Pakistan Engineering Congress Building

(4th Floor) 97-A/D-1, Liberty Market, Gulberg-III, Lahore

D:Business Session 3rd January, 2013Pakistan Engineering Congress Building(4th Floor) 97-A/D-1, Liberty Market, Gulberg-III Lahore

Engr. Akhtar Abbas KhawajaSecretaryPh No: 042-35784238-5Cell No: 0331-8458258

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DAY 1: Monday – 31st December, 2012 (Morning)

Venue KhurshidMahal Hall, Avari Hotel, LahoreRegistration 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM

INAUGURAL SESSION (1000 to 1200 hrs)

1000 to 1030 hrs Members & Delegates take their Seats1030 to 1040 Arrival of the Chief Guest, TheHonourableChaudhryQamar

ZamanKairaFederal Minister for Information and Broadcasting1040 to 1050 Group Photo of Executive Council Members with the Chief Guest1050 to 1055 Tilawat-e-Quran-e-Pak1055 to 1110 Address of Welcome by President Pakistan Engineering Congress1110 to 1120 Inaugural Address by the Chief Guest1120 to 1150 Hi-Tea1150 to 1200 Departure of the Chief Guest

(Day 1) Monday – 31stDecember, 2012FIRST TECHNICAL SESSION (Afternoon 1200 to 1340hrs)

Hydropower

Chairman: Engr. Syed Raghib Abbas Shah, Chairman, WAPDA

Co-Chairman: Engr. Dr. Izhar-ul-Haq, Vice-President Pakistan Engineering Congress / Advisor WAPDA Authority

1200 to 1220 Paper # 708 Engineering of Headrace Tunnel for Neelum Jhelum Hydropower ProjectBy: Engr. Abdul Khaliq Khan

1220 to 1240 Paper # 713 Mangla Dam – Past, Present and FutureBy: M. Saleem Sheikh

1240 to 1300 Paper # 719 Development of Low Head Hydropower Projects on Canals in Punjab PakistanBy: Engr. MazharHussain

1300 to 1320 Paper # 720 Design, Local Manufacturing , Development and Installation for practical Demonstration of very Low Head Micro Hydropower Plant at Canal in PakistanBy: Prof. Dr. Engr. S.M. Bhutta

1320 to 1340 Paper # 722 Hydel Generation and its Role in Tackling Pakistan’s Power CrisisBy: Engr. KhurramFeroze

Special Note: Distribution of the Shields / Certificates to the Speakers

1340 to 1440 Lunch / Prayer Break

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SECOND TECHNICAL SESSIONMonday – 31st December, 2012 (Afternoon 1440 to 1600hrs)

Floods and Hydraulic Structures

Chairman: Engr. Dr. Ch. Mazhar Ali, Ex. Advisor I & P DepartmentFormer President Pakistan Engineering Congress

Co-Chairman: Engr. IftikharulHaq,Member, Pakistan Engineering Congress / Managing Director,Engineering General Consultants,

1440 to 1500 Paper # 709 Evolution of Design of Barrages in Indus PlainsBy: Engr. Dr. Izhar-ul-Haq, Engr. RiazNazirTarar

1500 to 1520 Paper # 710 Modern Approaches in Flood Disaster Risk Management By: Mr. AsjadImtiaz Ali, Mr. JaveedIqbalBokhari andDr. QaziTallat M. Siddiqui

1520 to 1540 Paper # 714 Recent Trends in High Altitude Temperatures and River Flows in Upper Indus BasinBy:Dr. Muhammad Siddique, Mr. DanialHashmi

1540 to 1600 Proposal for Remodeling of Khanki Headwork Vs New Barrage ConstructionBy: Engr. RanaAslamChohan

Special Note: Distribution of the Shields / Certificates to the Speakers

2000 to 2300 Centennial Dinner (Contributory)KhurshidMahal Hall

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Day 2: Tuesday – 1st January, 2013Venue: Pakistan Engineering Congress Building, 4th Floor, 97-A/D-1, Liberty Market Gulberg-III, Lahore

THIRD TECHNICAL SESSION (Morning 0930 to 1130)

Water Resources

Chairman: Engr. Barkat Ali Luna, Chairman, National Development Consultants (Pvt) Ltd.

Co-Chairman: Dr. Mohammad AbidBodla,Member, Infrastructure Development (P&D), Punjab

0930 to 0950 Paper# 712 Managing Water Resources for Food Security in PakistanBy: Mr.Irshad Ahmad, Dr. Allah BakhshSufi and Mr. TalibHussain

0950 to 1010 Paper # 715 Management of Surface and Groundwater Resources in Cholistan Desert of Pakistan for Drinking and Farm ProductionBy: Mr. Muhammad Akram

1010 to 1030 Paper# 711 Water Resources of PakistanMr. Irshad Ahmad, Dr. Allah Bakhsh Sufi and Mr. Imran Tariq

1030 to 1050 Paper # 716 Intervention of Irrigation Management Transfer in Punjab – An Overview and AssessmentBy:Engr. Muhammad Shafiq

1050 to 1110 Paper # 717 Groundwater Management in Pakistan: The Question of BalanceBy: Dr. AsadSarwarQureshi

1110 to 1130 Paper # 718 Water Resources Management in Pakistan: The Challenges, Climate Change Implications and Way ForwardBy:Mr. Asrar-ul-Haq, Muhammad Aamir Khan and Muhammad Hasnain Khan

Special Note: Distribution of the Shields / Certificates to the Speakers

11:30 to 1200 Tea Break

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FOURTH TECHNICAL SESSIONTuesday – 1st January, 2013 (Afternoon 1210 to 1330hrs)

Construction Highways

Chairman: Mr. Muhammad JavaidIqbalAwan, Chairman National HighwayAuthority (NHA)

Co-Chairman: Engr. Ch. GhulamHussain,Vice-President, Pakistan Engineering Congress / Chief Executive,National Development Consultants (Pvt) Ltd.

1210 to 1230 Paper # 726 Costand Time Overruns in Highway Projects in PakistanBy: Mr.Rafiq Muhammad Choudhry, Mr. AbdurRehmanNasir and Mr. HamzaFarooq Gabriel

1230 to 1250 Paper # 728 Selection of Aggregate Gradation for Hot Mix AsphaltBy: Mr. ShamimZafar

1250 to 1310 Paper # 730 Right Cost for Sustainable ConstructionBy: Engr. M. Mazhar-ul-Islam

1310 to 1330Paper # 721 Accelerated, Innovative and Participatory Mechanism for Combating Nation’s CrisesBy: Dr. Engr. JavedYunasUppal

Special Note: Distribution of the Shields / Certificates to the Speakers

1330 to 1430 Lunch / Prayer Break

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FIFTH TECHNICAL SESSIONTuesday – 1st January, 2013 (1430 to 1630hrs)

Miscellaneous

Chairman: Engr. HusnainAfzal, Member, Water, WAPDA

Co-Chairman: Engr. AbdulSattarShakir, Dean, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

1430 to 1450Paper # 723 Solar Energy - Today and Tomorrow By: Engr. RiazAhsanBaig

1450 to 1510 Paper # 724 Role of Technocrats in Nation DevelopmentBy: Engr. Aftab Islam Agha

1510 to 1530Paper # 725 Pollution of Water Bodies: Challenges and StrategiesBy:Ms. Afaf Ayesha

1530 to 1550Paper # 727 Effect of Load on Friction and Wear Characteristics of Tin Coatings under Boundary Lubrication ConditionBy: B.Waseem, M. Irfan, S. Alam, B. D. Soomro, M. Shahid, A.K. Aziz

1550 to 1610Paper # 729 NanoscaleMetamaterial Energy Conversion DevicesBy: Prof. Nasrullah Khan, Mr. NaeemAbas

1610 to 1630 Paper # 731 Performance Evaluation of Bench Scale Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) SystemsBy: Mr. Aman Ahmad, Mr. Babar Abbas, Mr. RasikhHabib, Mr. Humayun Khan and Mr. Sher Jamal Khan

Special Note: Distribution of the Shields / Certificates to the Speakers

1630 to 1700 Tea

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Day 3: Wednesday – 2nd January, 2013Venue: Pakistan Engineering Congress Building, 4th Floor, 97-A/D-1, Liberty Market Gulberg-III, LahoreSymposium on:-

“Emerging Phenomenon of UntimelyRains/Floods-2011 in Pakistan”

Inaugural Session (Morning-0945 to 1045 hrs)

0945 Members & Delegates take their Seats1000 Arrival of the Chief Guest,Engr. Dr. Mubashir Hassan

Former Federal Minister, Finance / Former President, Pakistan Engineering Congress

1005 to 1010 Tilawat-e-Quran-e-Pak1010 to 1020 Address of Welcome by President Pakistan Engineering Congress1020 to 1030 Key Note Address by Engr. Iftikhar-ul-Haq Convener, Symposium

Committee1030 to 1045 Address by the Chief Guest1045 to 1130 Hi-Tea

FIRST TECHNICAL SESSION (1130 to 1330hrs)Chairman: Mr. Amjad Agha, President Associated Consulting Engineers

(Pvt) Ltd

Co-Chairman: Engr. Syed Mansoob Ali Zaidi, Vice-President, Pakistan Engineering Congress Associate Partner National Development Consultants (Pvt) Ltd.

1130 to 1150 Paper # 294 Managing Floods in Pakistan: From Structural to Non-Structural MeasuresBy: Dr. AsadSarwarQureshi

1150 to 1210 Paper # 295 An Appraisal of 2011- Rain/Flood Damages in SindhMr. AsjadImtiaz Ali, Mr. JaveedIqbalBokhari andDr. QaziTallatMahmoodSiddiqui

1210 to 1230 Paper # 296 Adaptation to Untimely FloodsDr. Kamran Emami, Mr. SaeedPourshahidi

1230 to 1250 Paper # 297 Estimating Flood-2010-2011 Extent Using Satellite Remote Sensing Datain PakistanBy: Dr. BadarGhauri

1250 to 1310 Paper # 298 Disastrous Effects of Rain-2011 in Sindh, Pakistan By: Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari, Mr. ZarifIqbalKhero

1310 to 1330 paper # 304 Proposed Approach to Flood Control and Management Based on 2010-Experience By: Engr. RiazNazirTarar

Special Note: Distribution of the Shields / Certificates to the Speakers

1330 to 1420 Lunch / Prayer Break

SECOND TECHNICAL SESSION (1420 to 1600 hrs)

Chairman: Engr. RiazNazir Tarar, Project Manager - Basha Dam

Co-Chairman: Engr. Husnain Ahmad, Immediate Past President (PEC) / Vice-President (ICID) / Member, (Admin) Federal Board of Revenue

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1420 to 1440 Paper # 299 Emerging Phenomenon of Untimely Rain Floods in Sindh andWays to Mitigate their Damaging EffectsMr. Jam Mitha Khan

1440 to 1500 Pape # 300 Integration of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into Water SectorBy: Mr. Ahmed Kamal

1500 to 1520 Paper # 301 Rainfall Deluge Management – A Case Study of Sindh Province in Pakistan

By: Mr. Muhammad Idris Rajput

1520 to 1540 Paper # 302 Unprecedented 2011 Rains/Floods in Pakistan and Actions NeededBy: Engr. ZafarIqbal

1540 to 1600Paper # 303 Multihazard Vulnerability Scenario for Disaster RiskManagement in KarachiBy: Mr. Yawer Ansari,Mr. Amir Sohail

Special Note: Distribution of the Shields / Certificates to the Speakers

1600 to 1630 Speakers answer written questions

1630 to 1645 Tea-Break

1645 to 1730 Panel Discussion and Formulation of Recommendations (Participation by invitation)

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DAY 4: Thursday – 3rd January, 2013

Venue Pakistan Engineering Congress Building, 4th Floor, 97-A/D-1, Liberty Market Gulberg-III, Lahore

BUSINESS SESSION

1000 to 1015 Annual Group Photograph

1015 to 1020 Tilawat-e-Quran-e-Pak

1020 to 1025 FatehaKhawani for the Souls of the Deceased Members

1025 to 1030 Confirmation of Minutes of Business Session held onSaturday 30th July, 2011

1030 to 1050 Presentation of Secretary’s Report and Accounts for the year ending 30th June, 2012

1050 to 1150 Presentations – Resolutions

1150 to 1220 Any other item (s) with the permission of the Chair

1220… Hi-Tea

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