Mr Madan Lal, President of The Institution of Engineers (India) inaugurated the Kollam Local Centre, the 101st Centre of the
Institution, under the jurisdiction of the Kerala State Centre on December 07, 2010 at a function held at the premises of the TKM College of Engineering, Kollam. Mr S Radhakrishnan, Chairman of the Kerala State Centre, welcomed the august Inauguration of the Kollam Local Centre – a view of the dais
gathering. Mr Vijayamohanakumar S R, Council Member, IEI,apprised the Guests and dignitaries about the Institution whileMr V Vimal Prakash, Council Member, IEI introduced theGuests. The Warrant of Establishment of Kollam Local Centreinforming the names of Mr Kesavan Rajan, FIE, as the first Chairman and Dr M Jayaraju, FIE, as the first Honorary Secretary of the Centre, was read out by Maj Gen R K Sanan, VSM (Retd), Secretary and Director General of the Institution. Mr G Prabhakar, President-elect of the Institution and Dr S Suresh Babu, Principal, TKM College of Engineering, Kollam,
also graced the occasion. The office of the newly established Kollam Local Centre was inaugurated by Mr G Prabhakar. Mr J Umasankar, Honorary Secretary of the Kerala State Centre,
proposed the vote of thanks.