Field Trip to Salaulim for TE Mechanical students

The Third year Mechanical Engineering students of Don Bosco College of Engineering, visited  Salaulim Dam on 25 Jan 2020 along with faculties of Mechanical Engineering Department

The students visited the Salaulim irrigation project which is located on the river Salaulim, a tributary of the river Zauri. On site, the concerned engineer of PWD explained that the construction of the project started in 1976 and was originally proposed to be completed by 1980, but was completed in May 2006 .The students got to see the composite earth-cum-masonry dam of 42.7m height and 95.0 m length with a water spread area of 24 km^2. They also saw the duckbill spillway through which the excess water starts flowing from, once the reservoir has reached its full capacity. They were made aware that the water from the dam is pumped to the nearby water treatment plant which is placed at a higher level from where the treated water is supplied for drinking purpose to Vasco, Margao, Quepem, Sanguem and other prime towns and villages in South Goa

In the second half , students along with the faculties visited Varun  Beverage, Sanguem. Varun Beverages is one of the largest franchisee in the world (outside US) of carbonated soft drinks (“CSDs”) and non-carbonated beverages (“NCBs”) sold under trademarks owned by PepsiCo. It produces and distributes a wide range of CSDs, as well as a large selection of NCBs, including packaged drinking water. Students were shown the entire production line for filling of carbonated soft drinks. The entire process is automated. Students also saw blow molding process which is done for manufacturing of plastic bottles.

The visit was organized by Prof. Ajit Salunke, Prof. Sanjeel Naik & Prof Gaurish Samant.. Overall, it was a very enlightening and learning experience for the students of TE Mechanical.