Achievements

COURSES 
Total Station, a modern surveying instrument that has revolutionized the field of surveying, is a combination of an electronic theodolite, an Electronic Distance Meter and a dedicated software running through an external software, used worldwide for precise surveying operations and is fast replacing the traditional methods of survey.

The Civil Engineering Department of Amal Jyothi offers a training programme for students that provides a proper grounding in the fundamentals of  Total Station Survey and fully equips them in the art and use of the instrument. Two separate courses have been successfully conducted : a 1-month course for ITI Civil/ Survey students and
a 3-month course for SSLC/PDC students, which were inaugurated on the 23rd of March,2009. The 23 students who participated in these programmes are today well placed in companies, providing us with the incentive to induct a fresh batch of students for the next course scheduled to start in the month of April,2010.

CONSULTANCY WORKS
The Department is actively engaged in testing and consultancy activities and has completed a number of projects for other Organizations, while a few are still in progress.

• A number of tests have been conducted in the Material Testing Laboratory, which includes the Sieve Analysis test and the Compressive strength Tests on cubes, tiles etc.
• Several survey works have been undertaken by the Department :
  • Surveys  have been conducted at BPCL Cochin (for setting out of pipe rack foundation), JB/KWA Cherthala (for aligning under water crossing pipe line) , Nallathanny, Kanamala accident zone (to study the causes of the frequent accidents), Kambam, C.M.I Bhavan, Kumali ( contour map).
  • Civil engineering Department conducted a road  survey using the total station under the guidance of Prof. Prakash L.V. to study the causes of  frequent accidents taking  place at Kanamala near Erumely and forwarded suggestions to rectify the causes.
  • Rev. Fr. Jose Kannampuzha, Principal,handed over the detailed report  of  Kanamala  Road  survey with remedial measures  to Hon. Minister Mons Joseph at his Tvm office.
  • Surveys have been conducted at St George Church Kattapana and St Antony's Church Chenappady to calculate the area and develop the contour map.
  • A Survey was conducted at  Theni, Tamil Nadu for finding out the area and contour of the land owned by the Diocese
  • The Department conducted a reconnaissance survey for the alignment of the bypass road at Kanjirappally as requested by the PWD, Kanjirappally  and the route was found unsuitable.
  • A Profile Level Survey was conducted at AJCE for the upcoming Flyover project work and at Kottayam for the Railway Flyover Bridge.
• Thomas V. T, Lab Assistant has been involved in a number of maintenance and repair works of the survey instruments at various other institutions like Government Polytechnic, Kottayam , Marymatha ITC, Kaduthurthy, Govt Polytechnic, Muttom, TocH Institute of Science and Technology, Cochin, Carmel Polytechnic, Alleppy, Govt Polytechnic, Kamalassery.