A high power delegation comprising Ethiopian Minister of State of Industries, TH Tessema along with WD Shumete, Director General of their Metal Industry Development Institute and three of the directors DA Woldemichael, MD Asires, and EA Mihretu of the same institute visited National Metallurgical laboratory (NMl) Jamshedpur, a unit of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Tuesday.
The delegation expressed its desire to have a programme with CSIR-NMl in the
area of metals and industries. The officials are visiting various CSIR laboratories across the country for this purpose. The scope of such twinning would include assistance in facilities planning and human resource training, identification of thrust areas for industrial development, strategy development for industries among others. The delegation visited the various facilities and pilot plants of
CSIR-NMl and had technical discussion with NMl director and scientists.
TH Tessema said that he was very impressed with the facilities and expertise available at NMl. NMl director S Srikanth said, “We are looking at this visit as a wonderful opportunity for collaboration with Ethiopian research organisations as well as industries.”
The National Metallurgical laboratory, Jamshedpur is the third in the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) family of 38 laboratories. The laboratory was formally inaugurated and dedicated to the nation on the November 26, 1950 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.