This was a story told by former Addl. Chief Secretary of Kerala, Late Babu Paul IAS.
When he was the CMD of Travancore Titanium Products Ltd (TTP), while making the rounds of the factory, saw a freshly painted word “Dunne” on the newly calibrated boiler with two dots under it.
He checked with Chief Engineer as to what does it signify
The chief said, “After calibrating the boiler every six months, we paint this on it sir”
CMD: “But why? Does it mean the calibration is ‘done’? If so, there is a spelling mistake”
Chief Engineer: “Don’t know sir, we have been following it from the beginning”
Surprised at the lack of logic (that too coming from an engineer), Babu Paul checked up on why there is a “Dunne” on the boiler. As he went back on time, he read that the first utility serives engineer of TTP was an Irishman (TTP was commissioned before independence) with a surname ‘Dunne’. So every time after calibrating the boiler, he paint his signature with the date, to indicate the timeline.
After TTP becoming a Kerala Government enterprise, no one bothered to understand the reason and maintained status quo by painting ‘Dunne’ after every calibration.
Yes, change is very difficult to happen! And people cling to status quo, even if it defies logic!
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