R Venugopal
| R Venugopal | |
|---|---|
| Dr.R Venugopal in 2020File:Dr.R Venugopal.jpg Dr.R Venugopal in 2020 | |
| Born | May 15, 1964 Pandalam |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives |
R Venugopal is an Indian engineer who is Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives in Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), Government of India.[1][2][3][4][5]
Background
Venugopal was born on 15 May 1964 in Pandalam.[6] His father K. Raghavan Pillai was a businessman and his mother is P. SumathiAmma. Venugopal is married to S. Sajitha, Professor of Paediatrics at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and has one daughter.[7]
Notable work
During the COVID-19 pandemic, under the supervision of Venugopal, a joint initiative was taken by BPCL and Prodair Air Products to deliver 99.7% pure oxygen from the Kochi refinery to government hospitals.[8]
In 2012, Venugopal was part of the Sivakasi factory explosion investigation team.[9] He was also part of the team that investigated the Puttingal temple fire case in 2016.[10] In 2013, Venugopal organized a ‘Safety Awareness Week’ campaign in Sivakasi to create awareness amongst safety workers of the fireworks unit.[11]
For sixteen years, Pooram fireworks final approval was given by Venugopal.[12] Based on his recommendations and guidelines, PESO found that the Thrissur Pooram Committee had complied with all the firework and safety norms.[13][14]
Venugopal led the PESO, Kerala team for the controlled blasting of urban structures at Kochi as part of implementation of the Supreme Court's order and assisting the state government in demolition of Golden Kayaloram, Jain Coral Cove, H2O Holy Faith and Alfa Serene for violating environment rules. The team demolished the buildings by implosion using lesser quantities of explosives, and the operations were a part of environment protection.[15][16]
Awards
- Social Security Award by the National Safety Council (Kerala Chapter) in January 2021[17]
References
- ↑ "Kochi port now has a hazard map to avert mishaps". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "At Maradu, apartments being readied for demolition". The Hindu. 6 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ministers' meet ease uncertainties over Thrissur Pooram fireworks". The Times of India.
- ↑ "This man oversees perfect building blasting at ground zero in Maradu". OnManorama.
- ↑ Sankar, Anjana. "Covid in India: How Kerala escaped an oxygen crisis". Khaleej Times.
- ↑ "Dr. R. Venugopal". peso.gov.in.
- ↑ "വേണുഗോപാലിന്റെ കൃത്യതയിൽ പന്തളത്തിന് അഭിമാനം". ManoramaOnline (in മലയാളം).
- ↑ "Medical oxygen supplied to government hospitals". The Hindu. 13 October 2020.
- ↑ "sivakasi fireworks". svcfm.org.
- ↑ "Massive fire and explosion during public display of fireworks at Puttingal Temple, Kollam District, Kerala". pib.gov.in.
- ↑ "Safety Awareness Week for Sivakasi fireworks units in September". The Hindu. 25 August 2013.
- ↑ "മരട് സ്ഫോടന നായകൻ പൂരം വെടിക്കെട്ടിന്റെ രക്ഷകൻ". ManoramaOnline (in മലയാളം).
- ↑ "Thrissur Pooram has set a model for fireworks: PESO". The Hindu. 6 May 2017.
- ↑ Ramavarman, T. "Thrissur Pooram: Thrissur Pooram fireworks display to be trendsetter". The Times of India.
- ↑ Sudhi, K. s (12 January 2020). "Emulsion explosives held the key: expert". The Hindu.
- ↑ "As rest of India faces oxygen shortage, surplus producer Kerala sits pretty with enough reserves". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "ഡോ. വേണുഗോപാലിന് പുരസ്കാരം നൽകി". ManoramaOnline (in മലയാളം).
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See also
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