INSEE Factory visit 2024.01.23

 

As discussed earlier, we left the campus at around 05.30 AM to the INSEE cement factory.

 They provided a van(KDH) for our transport and the travel was very comfortable.

When we arrived at the factory time was around 9.00 AM. As soon as we arrived at the factory, we were given breakfast by them. After breakfast, INSEE coordinators conducted a presentation to the awareness about the rail track and the security of the rail gates at the Aruwakkalu limestone quarry. The presentation was so helpful for us to get an idea before the field visit. 

After the presentation, we went to the rail track visit with the two coordinators who had done the presentation. We had covered 65%-70% of rail gates during that day. Other gates didn't cover because of the time delays and bad road conditions.

Every time I say "With a Good team we can do fantastic work" my team proved my word because when data collecting they acted with full energy and paid full attention to the survey 

The instant climate conditions made a little hindrance to the survey. But with the team, we did it before the day's end with the support of the INSEE coordinators.

After the survey, we went to the INSEE guest house for refreshments and to get some food.

INSEE factory provided the all of food and drinks for our consumption.

At the day's end, we left at about 7.30 PM from the INSEE guest house.

We need to do another survey to get an idea about traffic around the rail gates, so we will come another day as soon as near future. 

Arranging the collected data and analyzing part will be done next couple of weeks by our team at the university premises.