Pune April 2, 2013: Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL), a leading global fluid management company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mechanical and Electrical Department (MED), Ministry of Water Resource and Irrigation, Government of Egypt to build and upgrade the skills sets of the MED's engineers and technicians.

The MoU was signed in Delhi between Mr Sanjay Kirloskar, Chairman & Managing Director of KBL & Dr Mostafa Abu Zeid, Chairman MED, Ministry of Irrigation, Government of Egypt on behalf of their respective organisation. HE Mr Morsy, President of Egypt and Shri Anand Sharma, Union Minister for Trade & Commerce, Government of India graced the occasion.

With presence in Egypt for over 4 decades, KBL has a very large population of their pumps in Egypt. The main aim of this programme is to train the mechanical engineers and technicians of MED on various aspects of pump installation, pump operations, pump maintenance and trouble shooting. KBL will conduct a full-fledged training together with workshops where MED engineers will be imparted theoretical and practical training and it will commence from May 2013.

On the occasion of signing of MoU, Dr Mostafa Abu Zeid, Chairman MED, Ministry of Irrigation Government of Egypt said, "Our government has been associated with KBL for various irrigation projects through the Mechanical & Electrical Department (MED). We are proud to take this association further and use KBL' expertise to develop the skill sets of our workforce. Over 21000 MED engineers will benefit from this training programme in next one year."

Mr Sanjay Kirloskar CMD, KBL said, "Kirloskar had a historic association with Egypt and we are very proud of our relationship with MED. This MOU shall further enhance the joint efforts of KBL to bring the Appropriate, Affordable & Adaptable solutions to improve the Irrigation programme in Egypt."

Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) is the flagship company of the $ 2.5 billion Kirloskar group. KBL is a global fluid management solutions provider and the largest manufacturer and exporter of centrifugal pumps and valves from India. The core businesses of KBL are large infrastructure projects (water supply, power plants, and irrigation), project and engineered pumps, industrial pumps, agriculture and domestic pumps, valves, motors and hydro turbines.