The Engineering Department Industrial link Committee organized an industrial visit for Diploma Students from Mechanical section to Sur Desalination plant on 5th March 2018. A total of 16 students along with Dr. M Nusrathulla, Lecturer visited the plant. The objective of the visit is to provide an opportunity for students to expose themselves to industrial environment and correlate the theoretical knowledge with practical aspect.

Mr. Ali Al Uraimi, Plant Engineer, explained the importance of safety rules and safety procedures followed inside the company and Mr. Adithya, Operational Engineer discussed about the company product and operation. Sur desalination plant uses sea water which is high potential solution to convert sea water into potable drinking water and uses innovative technologies which are ecologically and economically efficient.

Later Mr. Said Al Shabibi, trainee Engineer, showed them the various units of the company and explained about Beach well Catchment, Pre-treatment, High-pressure Pumps and Energy Recovery, Reverse Osmosis (RO), Post-treatment, and Drinking Water Storage processing. During the visit, the students were also able to see the various high pressure pumps, safety valves, flow measuring devises, flow control valves and chemical treatment.