Cement, Energy and Environment July-Sep 2002

have to change the face of civil engineering education and redefine the curriculum. Proper exposure shou ld be g iven to students to enhanc e th e ir interes t in civi I engineering so that they appreciate the education they rece ive and continue civil engineering as their ca reer. Thi s responsibility li es collectively on the shoulders of the construction industry, other civ il sector ente rpri ses and the educational institutions. It is only by thei r combined effort that civil engineering can again emerge as ' Royal Civil ' , yes the same Royal civil which 1opted for. C. 'ourlesy. Indian Construction, July 2002. Pp21-22, E-mail: -bai@vsn f.com Web: hllp:lwu'IV. buifdersindia.com VlSIOl\ ( F LATE DHIRUBIIAI AMBANJ-AN ILLUSTRIOlJS INDUSTRIALIST "Those who do not produce wealth discredit those who create wea lth . Thi s attitude kil ls the productive spirit. A society, which condemns creators of wealth, will always remain poor and miserable" "Th ink big, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are no one' s monopoly" " If you work with determination and with perfect ion, success will follow" "Pursue your goals even in the face of difficu lties, and convert adversities" MUSINGS ON ENVIRONMENT Justic I. P. Rao Env ironmental Friendliness is not all a new phenomena though, it came to the forefront recently. The perfect example ofwaste avoidance can be seen in the teaGhings ofLord Buddha. Shya rnav at i, the queen– consort of King Udayana, offered fi ve hundred garments to Ananda (the favourite disciple of Buddha) who rece ived these wi th great satisfaction. The king, hea rin g of it , suspected Ananda ofdishonesty and went to Ananda and asked what he was going to do wi th the five hundred garments. Ananda replied '"oh king, man of the brothers in the order are in rags; 1 am go ing to distribute the garments among the brothers. What wil l you do with the old garments? We will make bed-covers out of them. What will you do wi th the old bed covers? We will make pillow cases. What will you do with the old pillow cases? We will make floor covers of them. What wi ll yo u do wi th old floor covers? We wil l use them for foot towels. What will you do with the old foot towels? We wil l use them fo r tl oo r mops. What will you do with the old fl oor mops? Your hi ghness, we wil l tear them into pi eces, mix them with mud and use the mud to plaster the house walls. Courtesy: FAPCC! Re1•iew, Aug.02, P4-16. Fax: 040-33 95083 £ -mail: il!( o@fapcci.org Web: 11'\tllvjapcci. org