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From the Desk of KVR

Dear Colleagues,

Time moves very fast and it seems as though I penned my previous note just a month back. Despite the not-so-good news on Indian and international economic situations, ourICs have raced against the challenges to win considerablequantum of orders during the first quarter of 2012-13.Our Chairman’s conviction of ‘staying focussed enhancesperformance and multiplies shareholder value’ stands

vindicated. Focus gets sharpened as the challenges increaseand it is quite true to our current business scenario. ‘A busy man has time for everything’ and let me wish all ourfellow L&T-ites to be focussed and busy in a constructive

way both in personal and professional life.

During my recent site visits, I had the pleasure of meetinga lot of L&T-ites especially the new entrants to L&T family.

With construction being the core, as the Company’s volume

increases, the staff strength would also increase. Inductionof close to 3000 GETs and DETs per year doesn’t sufficeour ever-increasing demand. While such a large-scalerecruitment – visiting nearly 250 institutions – is a massivechallenge in itself, we should be conscious of thisphenomenon and strive for increasing our staff productivity at various levels to be sure that such large-scale recruitment is inescapable to meet our needs.

Whenever I address a group of HR personnel, I insist upon having some robust measures to quickly mould thenew entrants to L&T’s way of working, culture and valuesystems. But I realise that this is not just the job of HR alone. It is everyone’s duty. Whosoever has, say, more than

4-5 years of experience within L&T should be the brand ambassador for its values, culture and way of life. We must be open, friendly and courteous. This should make thenewcomers to shed their inhibition and jell well in theteam.

Most of our senior management team members have risenthrough ranks and all of us had the fortune of someonehandholding us during those fragile formative periods. First impression is the best impression and when a person joinsthe L&T family his experience should be such that he

should feel that he has reached his dream job. This is very much within our hands. We may have time constraints dueto work exigencies but we should realise this is one of our

very important responsibilities. It is not out of place toquote our founding father Mr. Henning Holck-Larsen,“Machinery must be there, buildings must be there, but

without the people it’s all nothing. People are our only realasset”. L&T cherishes this value very much even today.

On the other hand, the newcomer must be proud of beingan L&T-ite. L&T stands for professionalism, meritocracy and rich values. L&T gives immense opportunities for itsemployees to learn and explore new things. Innovationand creativity are interwoven into its culture. Herebenchmarks are set only to be broken. Complacency is a

word unknown in L&T’s dictionary. My suggestion to new entrants would be to plan long-term and stay put. You aresure to reap benefits.

Wishing you all best of everything in life!

K.V. Rangaswami Advisor to Chairman

EDITOR

V.S. Ramana

EDITORIAL TEAM

V. Ramesh Kumar, S. Gopi Kannan, Ashwin Chand,V. Eswar, Mayura Kota, Subha Anand, Shamala Vsn Nadendla

PHOTOGRAPHY

V.S. Natanavelu

What’s In Corporate 3Site Insight 14

Kaleidoscope 26Training 30

Staff 44

Long Service Awards 53

The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the Management. The contents of this magazine may not be reproduced without the written permission of the Editor.Not for sale. Only for circulation among employees of L&T Construction.

provides an indepth coverage on all aspects of Safety

and CSR activities respectively.L&T Construction’s and


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Remembering HHL On His105th Birth Anniversary

The 105th Birth Anniversary of our beloved co-founder Mr. Henning Holck-Larsen (HHL) was celebrated in a fittingmanner on July 4, 2012 across project sites and offices. HHL, a doyen among industrialists, passed away at the ripeage of 96. His memory, however, lives on in the minds of thousands of past and present employees of L&T.

At L&T Construction’s Headquarters in Chennai, Mr. K.V. Rangaswami, Advisor to Chairman, paid his respects to ourfounding father at the HHL Centre. He was joined by Mr. B. Ramakrishan. To mark the occasion, blood donation drivesand sapling plantations were organised at various locations.


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EDRC MMH IC Kolkata Rajahmundry O&M site

Ahmedabad Viramgam Maliya Road Project Ahmedabad Cluster Office

Kandla Mundra Road Project Samakhiali Gandhidham Road Project

RVA-LDA, Lucknow L&T Precast Factory, Khopoli


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Hyderabad Metro Rail Project’sTask Force Office Inaugurated

Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan, Member of the Board and SeniorExecutive Vice President, L&T Construction, and Mr. V.B.Gadgil, Chief Executive and Managing Director of L&T

Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limi ted – Deve lopers of Hyderabad Metro Rail Project – inaugurated the Project’s

Task Force Office on June 30, 2012.

Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan, Mr. V.B. Gadgil, Mr. M.P. Naidu, Mr. C. Sankaralingam, Mr. D. Gnanasekar addressed theemployees on the significance of this prestigious project.

A formal pooja was organised subsequently.

The new off iceof Jaipur Cluster

was inaugurated on July 12,2012. The two-floor office has afloor area of

10,000 sqft from where the Power Transmission and Distribution and Inf ras t ructureICs will func-tion.

Mr. K. Rajaram,Head – SS BU,

inaugurated the PT&D IC’s office and Mr. K.V. Praveen, Head – R&R BU, inaugurated the Infrastructure IC’s office. Mr. Sunil Kumar Saxena, COH-SS BU, Mr. A.K. Santhosh, COH-TL BU and Mr. M. Ramesh, COH-R&R BU, welcomed the dignitaries. Present during the occasion were clients, customers, project managers and staff.

Jaipur Cluster Office Inaugurated

Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan and Mr. V.B. Gadgil cutting the inaugural ribbon. Others present include Mr. C. Sankaralingam, Mr. C. Vasudev and project staff

Left: Mr. K. Rajaram, Head – SS BU inaugurating the PT&D IC’s office . Right: Mr. K.V. Praveen, Head-R&R BU inaugurating the Infrastructure IC’s office

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L&T’s SRC Holiday Home at Kodaikanal has come out with flying colours in the recently concluded 51 st Flower Show at Kodaikanal. L&T bagged a record of 34 prizes in various categories – 27 Flower Show Cups, 4 Special Cupsand 3 Rolling Trophies.

From the year 1982 onwards L&T has been continuously winning laurels at this event. L&T’s awards tally this year isthe maximum won by a Corporate in this competition.

Organised by the Horticultural Department of Tamil Nadu, the flower show is an annual festival which attracts visitorsfrom all parts of India and abroad. The contest drew entries from a cross section of participants which included reputed corporates, government organisations, farmers etc. This year, there were 105 participants for the 34 rolling trophiesunder various categories. Mr. Rajamohmad, Deputy Director, Horticulture, along with senior officials of the HorticulturalDepartment, presented the awards to the winners. Mr. M.P. Malarkodi, Administration in-charge of SRC Holiday Home,received the awards on behalf of L&T.

L&T Wins Big Bouquet of Awards in Kodaikanal Flower Show

L&T’s SRC Holiday Home team with the bouquet of awards


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Second Prize for

Kitchen garden – small Best garden landscape

Rose climber

Pholx flowers

Petunia flowers (Double)

Penstomon flowers

Zennia flowers

Nicotiana flowers

Daisy flowers

Carnation flowers

Dahlia (Double)

Prizes won by SRC Kodaikanal

Third Prize for

Lady lace flowers Lark spur flowers

Corn flower

Dahlia (Single)

Chsysanthemum flowers

Alstroemeria flowers

Antirrhinum flowers

First Prize for

Large Garden Garden attached with

rest house and hospitals

Best maintenance of

lawn varieties

Bird of Paradise

Pelergonium flowers

Marigold (French)

Stock flowers

Holly Hock flowers

Gerbera flowers


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EIP Visitor Information Portal Launched

Visitor Information Portal was inaugurated with a pre-launch demo to Mr. B.Ramakrishnan and Mr. A. Mohandas on April 18, 2012 by Mr. B. Srinivasan (Head –Information Systems), Mr. R. Giridharan (DGM – Systems), and team. The new portalis an upgradation of the existing Visitor Management System for managing visitors at HQ campus. A visitor at HQ can now register through the touchscreen-based visitorself-registration terminal which is enabled at the reception area. The whole process issimplified and the visitor only needs to key in his identity details and the person whomhe is scheduled to meet by providing the mobile number or part of the name or emailid etc. Once the registration is completed, he is given a visitor pass which has got abuilt-in RFID tag.

On a trial basis two visitors’ kiosks with touchscreen and RFID reader are enabled at the receptions of CRR centre and TC 2 building. Details of visitors entering thesebuildings are recognised, recorded and immediately flashed in the security terminal and on the Visitor Terminal in the respective buildings.

The RFID-based Visitor Information Portal keeps track of the visitor right from entry to exit through all the buildings they enter. A complete visitor analysis like how many visitors have come, how many have exited, how many have entered a particular building can be done at the security terminal. The RFID tags arere-usable and so eco-friendly and have no recurring cost. The passes have to be returned at the security terminal whileexiting.

The ISD developmental team seen along with Mr. B. Ramakrishnan and Mr. A. Mohandas

EIP–CONNECT wasinaugurated with a pre-launchdemo to Mr. B. Ramakrishnan

and Mr. A. Mohandas on April18, 2012 by Mr. B. Srinivasan

(Head – Information Systems), Mr. R. Giridharan (DGM – Systems) and

their team.

EIP – CONNECT is yet another little portaldeveloped by ISD just to keep us connected… by allmeans!

You want the list of emergency nos? You want to know the list of hospitals in your city?

You want to know where our Cenotaph Road guest house is. How to reach? Whom to

contact? You want to know the extn. no. of someone in P&M? Someone in TC-II third floor? Someone with the name

starting with Rama?

You want to know what today’s menu in our canteen is?

You want to know whether B&F Mumbai cluster is working on 14th April 2012? List of holidays for DLF jobsite?

You want a reminder on 15th of every month to pay your electricity bill?

You want a notice board to share something across all users? Something only for Infra users? Something only for Mumbai users?

You want to sell your 2-wheeler/4-wheeler? You want to let out your flat for rent to one of our staff?

If your answer is YES… then logon to EIP-CONNECT! through Mobile, through Tablet or through your

Desktop!For mobile/tablet the URL is WWW.LNTECC.COM/MOBILE and for desktop the path is www.lntecc.com login EIP-CONNECT CONNECT.

EIP–CONNECT Launched

An add-on Complementing EIP to Keep Us Connected


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Cement & Process Plants Construction –B&F IC, Factories BU – conducted a

Workshop on Operational Excellence on June 23, 2012 at Hyderabad.

Mr. M.V. Satish (MVS), Executive VP and Head, B&F IC, and Mr. K Sree Kumar(KSK), VP and Head – Factories BU – B&FIC, inaugurated the workshop through a

video conference and addressed the entireteam consisting of CPM/PM/CM/PEassociated with C&PP Construction.

MVS during his address mentioned the various domains to be considered in orderto achieve and sustain operational excellence,

wi th qual ity and sa fety impl emented inherently. He also accentuated the scarcity of quality resources especially human resources and stressed the need for training and skill development.

KSK emphasised on the priority of Quality and Safety which are the key factors that play a pivotal role to achieveOperational Excellence.

Subsequently the session was chaired by Mr. V. Nagesh (VN), Head, Cement & Process Plants Construction. Current business scenario, emerging challenges, need for operational excellence to lead the market were some of the salient features of the presentation. A brainstorming session on strategies to enhance performance in prospective projects wasconducted, in which four teams were formed amongst the enthusiastic participants.

Conclusions drawn towards the end of the session by all the teams were unanimously agreed to be implemented acrossall on-going and prospective projects of C&PP Construction.

Interactive Workshop on Operational Excellence

A one-day national seminar on Fast Track Construction for Housing Sector in India was held on June 9, 2012 at Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Jadavpur,Kolkata. Organised by the Indian Concrete Institute (ICI), West Bengal Centre, incollaboration with Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC),the workshop was designed to proactively update the participants about design concept,codal provisions of the current practices and future directions in fast track construction.It was attended by dignitaries from all over the country

The L&T Building & Factories residential team comprising of Mr. Kalyan K. Dey,Head, Special Initiatives (East), along with Mr. K. Somaraju, Head – StructuralDesign, and Mrs. Judy Vinodhini, Principal Architect, EDRC, presented the variousinnovative technologies being adopted by L&T in execution of its residential projects,including precast concrete, aluminium formwork, tunnel formwork, table formwork etc to reduce construction time and improve efficiency.

Fast Track Construction for Housing Sector in India

Participants of Interactive Workshop on Operational Excellence

Mr. Kalyan K. Dey


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A Performance Planning Workshop was organised by L&T GeoStructure on June 8, 2012 at HQ Chennai. The workshop was inaugurated by Mr. S. Kanappan, Head & Chief Executive, L&T GeoStructure. In his inaugural address SK stressed upon the need for having stretched targets to be competitive in today’s market. The workshop was attended by all seniorstaff members of L&T GeoStructure.

The objective of the workshop was to cascade the Organisational Objective into measurable Qualitative and Quantitativetargets. Roles and Responsibilities for Key Positions and Key Value Drivers were deliberated and templates of Key ValueDrivers were finalised during the workshop. A detailed session on FAIR process was also part of the workshop to orient the new joinees with the appraisal process.

During the post lunch session the participants also went through skill building session on Performance Counselling and feedback handled by Mr. C. Jayakumar, Head – Human Resources. The programme was well appreciated by the

participants.

L&T GeoStructure Organises Workshop on Performance Planning & PMS

Mr. S. Kanappan addressing the participants at the Performance Planning Workshop organised by L&T GeoStructure

L&T GeoStructure team seen with Mr. S. Kanappan and Senior Executives

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A month-long on-the-job trainning for rig operators was organised by L&T

GeoStructure during May 2012.

Mr. Johann Bebst from Bauer International, a specialist in operation of BauerRigs with expertise in large diameter piles, provided hands-on training to 25operators at Prestige site, Chennai. The training included inputs for enhancingproductivity, preventive maintenance and safe rigging operation. A pre- and post-training assessment was also undertaken as a part of training methodology.

During the concluding session, Mr. S. Kanappan, Head & Chief Executive,L&T GeoStructure, spoke about the need for enhancing the productivity toremain competitive. He stressed the need for safety and health consciousnessamong all operators. The workmen shared their learning experience gained during the month-long programme. Mr. C. Jayakumar, Head-HR, thanked

Mr. Bebst for his sincere efforts in making the training successful and the sitemanagement for effectively co-ordinating the programme.

Mr. S. Kannappan seen with Mr. Johann Bebst and other Senior Executives of L&T GeoStructure at the workshop

Operators Training at L&T GeoStructure

Mullaiperiyar Dam – An Engineering Marvel and Historical Legacy

An interesting seminar on Mullaiperiyar dam was conducted at HQ campus on June 29, 2012. The eminent speakers were Pro f. M.Subramaniam and Er. A. Veerappan, (Retd.

Additional Chief Engineer, PWD, T.N.). Theevent was organised by Mr. S. Kanappan (Chief

Technology Officer – L&T Construction and Head & Chief Executive – L&T GeoStructure)and chaired by Mr. K.V. Rangaswami (Advisorto the Chairman, L&T). A large number of L&T-ites attended the address and enjoyed theseminar.

During the presentation, the speakers traced the history of the dam construction, including the lease agreement signed between the Maharaja of Travancore and the then British government. The materials used, constructionmethodologies and duration of construction were clearly brought out by the speakers. They enlightened the audience

with statistics of how more than 1000 seismic activities have taken place at the location of Mullaiperiyar dam.Strengthening of the dam, both upstream and downstream, and the grouting technology used for increasing thedensity of the lime masonry dam were explained in detail. The political interventions and judicial clearances surroundingthe dam were also briefly touched upon. All in all, this marvellous dam which was built to irrigate the vast areaof Southern Tamil Nadu, is an excellent and outstanding structure, standing for many decades.



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Mr. N. Dharmarajan, Head – Human Resources,Buildings & Factories IC, was one of the invitees,along with various international experts from the

worlds of poli tics , business , academia and research, and civil society, to the symposium

Magnetic cities: Eschborn Dialogue 2012 held on 5th, 6th June in Frankfurt, Germany, orginised by the global consultancy firm, GIZ DeutscheGesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit.

During the panel discussion on ‘‘ProvidingDecent work in Cities” Mr. Dharmarajanemphasised on L&T’s strong corporate socialresponsibility values and an how L&T provides migrants from rural areas with decent work and training to upgrade skillscontinuously, thereby creating an opportunity for career growth and a better quality of life. Further, the Company’s ownconstruction skills training institutes in major cities encourage unemployed school dropouts from rural areas to undergoa structured und certified skills programme.

The other members in the panel included Dr. Einhard Schmidt-Kallert, Head of the Department for Spatial Planning

in Developing Countries, Mr. Rabiu Farouk Braimah, Executive Director, People’s Dialogue on Human Settlements inGhana, Dr. Melanie Walker, Deputy Director for Special Initiatives, Melinda & Bill Gates Foundation (USA), Dr. Edmundo Werna, Team Leader, in the urban economy, sectoral activities department (SECTOR), International Labour Organisation(ILO), Switzerland.

Magnetic cities: Eschborn Dialogue 2012

Mr. Dharmarajan seen here with speakers from Ghana and Germany

B&F IC’s Quality Department organised a Quality Management Workshop on June 12, 2012 in Mumbai. The objectiveof this workshop was to reinforce the importance of implementing quality at projects. “Importance of knowledgesharing” and “Prevention of repeat issues” were given importance to have a continuous focus.

Mr. M. Umasankar, Head – Quality B&F IC, inaugurated the workshop. Mr. B.D. Iyer, Key Account Manager – RelianceHypermall Segment, and Ms. Poonam Chandok, Head – HR West, graced the function and addressed the participants.Cluster Quality Managers from Mumbai Cluster, Cluster Quality Managers from other Clusters of B&F IC and QA/QCIn-charges from Mumbai B&F IC project sites attended the workshop.

Topics such as Quality Drivers, SOP Implementation, Quality issues and CAPA, Quality at site with multi agency, High-rise constructions, Audit effects, QMS Coordination, best practices, etc. were discussed.

Quality Management Workshop

Participants of Quality Management Workshop held at Mumbai


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Mahatria, the Voice Ra – who is affectionately referred to as the ‘Voice of Love’, Rajan and initially as T.T. Rangarajan – was invited to

address our senior and middle level management staff at HQ on June 4, 2012.

Voice Ra is founder of Alma Mater now evolved as ‘infinitheism’ and the person behind themotivational magazine ‘infinithoughts’

(earlierknown as ‘frozen thoughts’). He founded the

Alma Mater on February 14, 1995 with amission to awaken humanity. Embarking on a

journey of leading people on the path of holisticliving, he has helped people transform and excelby unleashing the internal spirit.

Speaking on the subject “Monday Will be My Holy Day”,

Voice Ra captivated and inspired the full house audience of 400 people with his messages on the corporate environment. Touching upon his own life, he elucidated how a principletransformed him.

He narrated the following seven golden principles that make work environment healthier and easier:

Passion for Excellence

Being Extraordinary in Developing Teams

Mastery in Communication

High Energy Level

Value-based Decision Making

Own Methodology to achieve the objectives

Having Faith

His 90 minute inspiring speech gave lot of insights onleadership qualities and on making a normal person doextraordinary work, thus creating an extraordinary organization.

For the benefit of staff, the video is uploaded in ftp along with other inspirational clippings of addresses by VoiceRa. Staff can download the files from ftp by submittingthe following user name and password:

ftp.lntecc.comUsername: ezinefiles pwd: ezine@files


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L&T’s Temple of Learning at Lonavla 765/400kV Unnao Substation

This issue of ECC NEWS features our people from five projects – Coal Handling Plant at Anpara Stage-D, JIPMER Hospital

Phase II at Puducherry, 40 MW solar power plant at Pokhran, 25 MW solar PV power plant at Charanka and

10 MW Millennium PV solar power plant at Dhama. Voicing their views we bring you insights into the project developments,

milestones and their proud achievements.

MMH IC is involved in the execution a CoalHandling Plant for 2x500 MW Anpara ThermalPower Project, stage ‘D’ for Uttar Pradesh RajyaVidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL). Thescope of work includes design, engineering,procurement, civil, structural, equipment installation,commissioning and performance guarantee test of 1650 TPH coal handling plant. It also includes dust suppression system, dust extraction system, ventilationsystem, packaged airconditioning system, service

water, potable water, cooling water system, CCTV

and public announcement system, etc. for the coalhandling plant.

The JIPMER Hospital (Phase II) constructed by L&T Construction at Puducherry was inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singhon June 30, 2012. B&F IC executed thisdesign-and-build job which involved construction of a 400-bed women’s and children’s hospital, teachingblock and hostel complex including supplying and commissioning of medical equipment. JIPMER isthe latest among several turnkey projects executed by L&T in the hospital sector.

The Solar BU is in thick of action executing majorsolar projects across the country. Till date, the biggest and most significant projects commissioned include the40 MW plant at Pokhran (Rajasthan) using thin filmPV technology, a 25 MW solar PV power plant at Charanka (Gujarat) using crystalline PV technology and a 10 MW Millennium PV power Plant project at Dhama (Gujarat) based on Ideematec trackertechnology, which is India’s largest tracker-based PV power plant. The scope of work for the projectsincluded both LSTK/ BOS work models.

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330 MW HEP Srinagar Hindalco Mahan

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Mr. Brajesh Kumar Singh (BKS), Project Manager, takesus through a career which has been nurtured and blossomed at L&T Construction. Joining as a GET in 1994 at OberoiHotel, Chennai. BKS has had an eventful innings of close to18 years across significant projects. He states, “I was fortunateto be associated with a cross section of projects across different

sectors and this enabled my career evolution.”Speaking on this assignment he says “the coal handling packagefor 2x500 MW Anpara Thermal Power Plant is valued at Rs. 372 crore. The scope included detailed design, engineering,manufacture, shop fabrication, assembly testing and inspectionat manufacturer’s work, packing, dispatch, transportation,transit insurance, delivery to site, unloading, handling and storage at site, complete services of construction, erectionsupervision, testing, commissioning and handing over the plant to UPRVUNL after successful trial operation and conductingPerformance and Guarantee tests including all the associated electrical, civil, structural and architectural work.” BKShighlights, “the onus of executing India’s first thermal power

plant on an abandoned ash disposal area was a great challenge. The entire construction area was filled with 13 m depth of fly ash and we needed to quickly innovate on the ground improvement methods to make headway.”

The team comprised of 37 engineers and a workforce of 1300during peak operations. BKS highlights my grading and levelling was a critical task as the ground level varied from+6 m to –12 m depth. Construction of the structures wasanother complex task. The variance was around 21 m below ground level and 69 m above ground level.

The major milestones achieved at site include 25 lakh cu.m of

cutting and filling in 12 months and 9900 RM of stonecoloums in 6 months.

Speaking on some of major achievements at site, BKS says“the ground improvement work was a new domain for us and

we needed to quickly implement based on vibro replacement technique using dry method. RCC piling was another activity

which needed close review as it was for the first time we weredoing piling in fly ash. In addition to this were issues such asshortage of experienced supervisors and workmen. Through adedicated approach which involved methods such as Work Breakdown Structure, implementing PDCA cycle and application of innovative work methods we were able to achievethe targets.”

BKS’s family includes his wife Poonam who is a postgraduateand two children. Son – Nimish is in class XI and daughterKritika is in Class V.

Coal Handling Plant at Anpara Stage-D

A poised and cool demeanour enables you to make the right choice at work, says Mr. R. Ravichandran (RRN), ProjectAccount Manager. “Everything in life is a pleasant challenge.

The most important thing I have learnt experientially is that building a culture of team work is the essence of successfulproject management.” In a career spanning across two decadesRRN has handled diverse projects in different sectors and hasthe know-how and the knack of being an effective and efficient accounts and administration professional.

He prides in calling himself a “Rider in the Storm” and says“crisis never lasts for ever and it is how one handles thesituation that determines the outcome.” At CHP Anpara StageD, RRN had the onus of executing a fast track project in aspan of 31 months. Accounts and administration is asix-member team which comprises mostly of new recruits.RRN asserts, “I have put in the best efforts to train theyoungsters and now they are handling independent portfoliosand performing well.”

Speaking on the initiatives implemented at site, RRN says“labour accommodation for 500 workmen has been provided

with good hygienic condition and infrastructure facilities. This

has helped to overcome union issues and achieve productivity targets. We have adhered to the policy of maintaining onereinforcement steel yard which has minimised scrap disposal.

Major material requirements such as sand and metal wereprocured in bulk anticipating the steep increase in prices and the initiative has saved more than Rs. 20 lakhs.”

RRN is married to Indira Gandhi who is a graduate and ahomemaker. The couple has a son and a daughter. Daughter

Niranjani is pursuing her first year graduation in Law and sonKesava is in Class VI. A native of Pudukottai, RRN has afondness for listening to old Tamil melodies.



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Mr. Abhay Kumar Singh (AKS), Assistant Manager –Industrial Relations, foresees the vital workmen-management interface at project site. Having been in this field for the last 14 years, AKS has garnered the expertise and experience tohandle the IR challenges. However he is quick to point out that “every project is a new beginning and the onus is on usto quickly understand the mindset of the people, establishfamiliarity with the local administration and implement systems

without any compromise.”

Equipped with a Master’s degree in Social Work withspecialisation in Labour Welfare & Personnel Management and a Bachelor of Law degree from Lucknow University, AKS isa blend of composite IR acumen. Prior to his L&TConstruction career, AKS had handled significant projects

which included NALCO at Angul and Damanjodi, road projects in Jammu and Kashmir, and Rosa Power Project inUP. AKS joined L&T Construction at CHP Anpara D in

November 2010. He states “this assignment is a challengingone as it involves handling a volatile environment. As anIn-charge of Industrial Relations, I am responsible formaintaining conducive work environment at site and ensuringcompliance of labour laws. I am also responsible for efficient operation of payroll and administration functions.”

AKS states that he was fortunate to handle major and volatileprojects throughout his career which was instrumental inshaping his skills. He adds “the scope of an IR person is

versatile. It cannot be defined. An eye for the detail, good communication skills and a people-friendly attitude certainly help in handling myriad issues at diverse locations.” Speakingon his work objectives he says “the thrust is on ensuringdiscipline, availability of workforce and adhering to fair and impartial review of unorganised workforce.”

AKS’s family comprises of his wife Manisha who is a graduateand a homemaker. The couple has a son Yashvardhan who isin Class VI.

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It’s a 24/7 service that defines the stores activity at CHP Anpara D, says Mr. Rathindra Mohan Sinha Roy (RMS),Assistant Accounts Manager, who is in-charge of the materialmanagement at site. Mr. Roy has his hands full in managingthe inventory, allocating materials and facilitating the overallproject’s requirement. An adept professional with nearly twodecades of experience, Roy has an added advantage of havinghandled accounts and auditing across various industries. He

joined L&T Construction in April 2006. Posted at this project since November 2009, RMS has been playing a prominent role in catering to the diverse resource needs of the project.

He states “My scope includes overall responsibility of storeexecution which comprises purchase and procurement of bulk materials, tools and tackles, control of proper stacking and storing of all types of materials, systems implementation etc.”

The major items included 20263 T of cement, 5215 T of reinforcement, 5679 T of structural steel, 37463 cum of coarseaggregates and 32466 cum of sand. Speaking on the modusoperandi, RMS says “MRN and MIB are updated on a daily basis. Materials are unloaded at exact locations to avoid recurring cost of shifting. Till date close to 625 T of formwork materials have been systematically despatched to other sites.Periodical verifications are carried out to ensure that materialsare in good condition.”

The major challenge was in procurement of just in time items.

The stores team initiated the monitoring of non-moving and slow moving items and daily physical verification of bulk materials. RMS proudly states, “as a team we have received “excellent” customer feedback throughout the project duration.Diligence and sincerity are the core principles which drive thestores team to perform consistently.”

RMS is married to Sanchita Sinha who is a graduate and ahomemaker. Listening to RabindraSangeet, playing anoccasional game of cricket and badminton, and interest inspirituality are RMS’s fond pursuits.


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Satyabrata Mohapatra (SM), EHS In-Charge, has aninteresting flipside to his career. Graduating as an architect,SM made a conscious shift to EHS. He says “the last tenyears experience as an EHS professional has been a challengingand invaluable learning. I was fortunate to have a considerableoverseas stint in the early part of my career. This has enabled me to evolve as a comprehensive EHS professional.”

At CHP Anpara Stage D, SM’s work scope comprisesimplementation of project-specific EHS plan and facilitatingof EHS compliances. The job involves coordination with siteteam for implementation of IMS works, identifying the risk factors, preparing group risk assessment for all activities, and risk control methods implementation and monitoring. SMstates “my core strength is communication and I have beensuccessful in creating awareness and inculcating a safety conscious culture at site.”

SM highlights “the site has clocked more than 6 million safeman-hours. This involves induction and training of more than10,000 workmen. Under the EHS policy we have conducted frequent health screening camps, assisted the nearby school

with timely renovations, initiated green drives etc.” He makesspecial mention of the fact that EHS team was instrumentalin coming up with innovative provisions such as workingplatform with handrails, mid rails, toe boards for erection of subsequent column structures at heights. Other EHS featuresincorporated include height pass ID for workers, use of man

basket with fall arrester for fixing of runners, gas cutting and welding works at the periphery of the structures.

The presence of strong winds akin to twisters and working in

a flyash environment posed the biggest challenge. The EHSteam continuously monitored the work and provided additionalreview during critical tasks.

SM’s wife Adyasha is a graduate and a homemaker. The couplehas a daughter, Taahira, who has just stepped into pre-KG.

For Abishek Gupta (AG), Planning In-charge (Civil), CHP Anpara D is his maiden project in L&T Construction. In acareer spanning close to 9 years, AG has handled a diversespectrum of projects across different sectors. It is the advantageof having executed composite projects that gives AG anenduring edge in his present assignment.

AG says “the planning scope is well defined and looks simpleto deal with. However the onus is in being agile at all frontsand ensuring close coordination. Here my scope comprisesproject planning, progress monitoring, reporting to externaland internal customers, invoicing, subcontractor payment etc.”

The essence of a good planning manager, in addition toperforming his core duties, is the way he handles people, says

AG, and continues “it is mandatory to have a fair and friendly dealing with customers and execution staff. Often planningpersonnel are looked upon as key interfaces in project management. For me, this was an opportunity to acclimatise

with the L&T culture of working. In addition to my planningresponsibility, I was also given the charge to handle the quality matters. The tenure was fulfilling as the site achieved a 100%compliance audit report.”

Speaking on some of the major tasks handled at site, AG says“I proposed and executed a separate construction methodology for the track hopper which resulted in considerable savings interms of cost and time. Direct control on steel yard and specialised agencies helped in minimizing scraps and losses.

GETs and DETs are trained and given roles to evolve duringthe project execution.

AG hails from a family of civil engineers. He is a resident of Jammu & Kashmir. An eligible bachelor, AG’s family includeshis parents, sisters and a younger brother. Computer and architecture are his fond subjects. Presently AG is pursuingPost Graduate Programme in Project Management course at

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Mr. Preetham Mudya (PRM), Assistant Construction Manager(Civil), has been in the thick of action right from the time he joined L&T Construction at CHP Anpara Stage D. The initial task entrusted toPRM was to improve the ground conditions. The site was immersed

with 13 m depth of fly ash whose lateral load bearing capacity was wellbelow the standard levels. PRM was a part of the team that worked onthe optimization of the stone coloumns and successfully overcame thechallenge.

PRM says “As an adept professional with more than a decade’s expertisein various streams of project management and execution, the debut inL&T was a unique experience. For the first time I got to see such a sitecondition and working along this environment was a demanding task.

The entire zone was filled with a thick layer of fly ash. The layer was sodeep that during piling we encountered a pile bore collapse duringinstallation. Unlike the normal piling activity, here we had issues such asnecking/bulging of pile concrete in fly ash, loss of moisture from the pileconcrete. It was a trial and test method which convinced us of the way forward. Trials were conducted using temporary MS liner of length 13 mup to ash filled depth in continuous and close supervision. The resultsobtained were as per the high quality requirement and paved the way forward for project execution.” Having accomplished the initial task,PRM has been given the mantle to handle the civil works.

Citing his career accomplishments, PRM says I have had varied stints inmy decade-long career. Some of the major achievements include designingof 22 villas and 4 multistoried commercial buildings in Mangalore, design

and supervision of massive retaining wall of both RCC and masonry up to a height of 15 m and a span of 400 m, piling areclaimed area (deep sea filled boulders) using casing of 23 m depth and a bore hole of 30 m depth.

PRM is a native of Managalore. His family includes his wife Sunaina who is a B.E. in Electronics and a homemaker. The couplehas a son, Siddhant.

Mr. Suresh Bahadur Sinh (SBS) is a versatile mechanicalengineering professional who has handled significant MMH

projects involving planning, execution, and contractsadministration in medium to large multi-disciplinary construction projects. At CHP Anpara stage D, SBS isentrusted with the overall responsibility of completion of themechanical works which includes structural fabrication,erection, equipment installation and commissioning for the1650 TPH coal handling plant.

Speaking on his current assignment, SBS says “this is India’sfirst thermal power plant which is being constructed at anabandoned ash disposal area. The entire construction area was

filled with 13 m depth of fly ash. The team had to negotiatethis challenge to make headway. The major quantum of

mechanical works involved 5052 T of structural fabricationand erection, 7150 T of equipment installation.”

The mechanical works commenced during January 2010 and are proposed to be completed by December 2012. Speakingon the progress of works, SBS says “proper planning,monitoring and operation of resources resulted in completionof the CHP package ahead of schedule. The CHP erection

was completed up to a height of 68 m with a single 150 Tcrane. The major equipment installed include 4 nos of 1240

TPH paddle feeder, 4 nos of 907.5 TPH crusher, 4 nos of 907.5 TPH VSF, 2 nos of 1650 TPH reversible stacker-cum-reclaimer, 20 nos. of coal conveyors, 62000 IM of utility piping.”

Reminiscing on his 13-year-long career in L&T, SBS says “Icommenced as an execution engineer at 40 MGD STP for

MCD at Delhi and then moved on to Alumina Refinery projectsat Renukoot as a planning engineer and later as a mechanicalin-charge. The stints were invaluable and enabled me to handlethe 1500 TPH coal handling plant for NTPC Vindhyanagar.”

SBS’s family includes his wife, Indu, who is a homemaker and a postgraduate in political science, and two children. Son Saurav is in Class II and the younger Gaurav is in Class I. Listeningto music, playing an occasional game of cricket and badmintonkeep him in good stead to meet the demands of efficient project management.


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Having seen through the inauguration of the JIPMER PhaseII recently, Mr. S.V. Narayanan (SVN), Project Manager,elucidates on L&T’s significant role in accomplishing the task.“It is a prestigious design-and-build job which posed uniquechallenges. The project thus successfully completed included civil structural works, architectural designing, HVAC, firefighting, PHE works, landscaping, internal road laying, supply,erection and commissioning of medical equipment etc. The

task and targets were meticulously achieved amidst unforeseennatural challenges.”

Speaking on the criticalities, SVN makes special mention of the cyclonic storm Thane which devastated the southerndistricts of Tamil Nadu. He says “the L&T team rallied tirelessly and cleared the project site within three days after thedestruction for work to resume. The spirited efforts of ourteam were commendable and proved a great motivation to allthose who were associated with the project.” Other challengesincluded timely procurement of medical equipment fromoverseas locations through shipments via waterways and airways, construction of WCH by increasing manpower,implementing appropriate modifications and overcoming thetime delay.

Reminiscing on his three-decade-long career in L&T, SVNsays “I joined as a DET way back in 1982 and have been at the helm from my early days. Commencing as an independent in-charge, I have handled significant projects in India and abroad. In fact my evolution from a shy introvert to anenterprising person has been one of the key facets of my overall personality development. My wife, Jayanthi, a post-

graduate in English and teacher by profession, is largely responsible for my development. She encouraged me to obtainan engineering degree from Anna University, motivated me totalk in social groups and later on to speak in Hindi”.

The unassuming SVN has never had a dull moment at home.He says “I could be quiet and calm but with my hyperemotional wife and kids along, there is always action and continuous interaction.” SVN’s daughter Pavithra is a confident young girl who has diverse interests in dance, public speakingand archery. His 13 year old son Krishna Sai is a film buff and a gizmo freak. The lad’s technical prowess is such that heprovides service as a technical consultant.

JIPMER Hospital Phase II, Puducherry

Chennai, Arihant Towers and a host of other significant B&F

projects.” Adept at all levels of project management, SB is a versatile professional who has the ability to don multiple rolesat project sites.

At JIPMER Phase II, SB’s work scope comprised constructionof the teaching block area of 1.82 lakh sq.ft. The major areasof works included 46000 sqm of shuttering, 1020 t of reinforcement, 8000 cum of concreting, 17200 cum of brickwork, 74000 sqm of plastering. SB makes special mentionof the waffle slab design executed at the lecture hall and thelab in the 5 floors. He says “with precision planning and optimal use of resources we were able to ensure that thestructure achieved the aesthetic look.”

Highlighting the challenges he says, “space was always an

issue as we had to execute works adjacent to a running hospitalin the same campus. All activities had to be planned accordingly.It was paramount to ensure that the structures were executed

without damaging the existing service lines. The task wasaccomplished through innovative construction methods withstringent quality and safety monitoring. As a special initiative,I prepared and implemented SPICE programme to enhanceproductivity. Special shuttering arrangements for coloumn and beam intersection areas were done innovatively, resulting inexcellent finish.”

SB’s family includes his parents and wife Sujatha who is ahome maker. The couple has a daughter Amirthalakshmi whois in Class IV and is keenly interested in dance and arts.

“It is my firm conviction that attitudes determine outcomes inlife. It is this principle which has enabled me to adhere toethical traits such as sincerity and honesty which in turn havegiven me a positive outlook in life and a high level of self-confidence. These invaluable assets have propelled me to higherlevels in my career and life at large says Mr. S. Balaji (SB),Construction Manager.

In a career spanning close to three decades, SB has been withL&T for almost 18 years. Speaking on his professional pursuits,he says “My first project was Gujarat Cement at Rajula whereinI had the scope to work in slip form structure silos, this wasfollowed by assignments at SPIC Manali, Ford India in


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For Mr. A. Esakkimuthu (AE), Assistant Manager –Environment Health and Safety, this has been a maidenproject in L&T Construction. A competent EHS professional

AE has had a rewarding stint at this project. AE describes“this is a prestigious assignment and the site has clocked morethan 10 million safe man-hours. This milestone is a dreamdebut for me.”

AE states “to go about with the execution, the team formulated a comprehensive safety implementation plan which included adherence to compliance requirements, safety awareness and communication programmes, job specific training, 100% safety induction training, implementation of effective wastemanagement system etc.” Safety issues were communicated ona daily and need-based requirement basis across levels throughpep talks and frequent orientation programmes.

AE highlights that proactive safety measures were implemented at site. He says “incidents can be totally negated only throughsuch an approach wherein the EHS Department plays a vitalrole as an interface between the workforce and the systems. Inorder to ensure 100 per cent compliance, good house keeping

practises go a long way. We have initiated many such microand macro monitoring systems and practices at site which hasenabled the team to achieve the safety objectives and reach themilestone.”

It is AE’s penchant for safety engineering that has made himchoose this domain. Completing his graduation in Electronics

and Electrical Engineering, AE equipped himself with aDiploma in Industrial Safety. The last 8 years has been a

rewarding stint for AE. Stints in major organisations such asCCCL have given him the whole lot of knowledge in safety engineering across industries.

His wife Kavitha is a postgraduate and now dons the role of a homemaker. Cricket is AE’s favourite sport and he loves toindulge in an occasional game when time permits.

Mr. James Iruthayaraja, QA/QC Engineer, is a youngster who has gradua ted fa st in the big le ag ue of projec t management. Commencing as a DET in the year 2006, Jamesbegan as a QA/QC trainee at Techpark Cochin. The orientation

was enriching and James was quick to imbibe the Quality Management Systems and execut ion methods. Havingestablished his credentials, James was given an opportunity tolead the QA/QC team for a four and half month period.Subsequently he moved on to TCS where he had the exposureof interacting with clients and the onus of a executing a biggerproject.

Posted a JIPMER Phase II since May 2010, James has beenthe nodal person for ensuring the QA/QC objectives at site.He says “we have fully adhered to CPWD specifications, tested every material as per the specification and carried out theexecution works to the complete satisfaction of the clients.”Citing some of the highlights, James says “achieving therequired temperate controlled concrete pour for the linac roomat the regional cancer centre block was a critical task . Theconcreting was done with a stringent quality control measureto obtain the approval from board of Atomic Energy. Aftercompletion we got approval from AERB to start a radiationtreatment in linac room.”

The site team introduced many innovative techniques tosimplify and improvise execution works. Crusher sand wasused as an effective substitute in the place of river sand for

plastering and masonry works and it proved to be economically. James asserts “the whole team was continuously geared up toachieve the objectives and the message of quality wascommunicated across levels through programmes in a formaland informal manner.”

James Irudhayaraja’s family includes his wife Josephine Kavithais a postgraduate in commerce and is a homemaker. Anunassuming person, James is dedicated to his profession and pursues developments in QA/QC in the global arena. Hecherishes the Quality Trophy award received for TCS project,Chennai.


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Mr. N. Selvasekaran (NS) is an enterprising stores personnel who has steadily climbed up the ladder of success in L&TConstruction. Commencing his career as a typist on a monthly basis at HQ Chennai, NS quickly moved on to the storesdomain and gradually established himself. The initial 5 yearorientation at HQ stores proved an invaluable learning for NSand enabled him to handle diverse assignments across majorprojects which included TWSPP, L&T’s Industrial Campus

and ESI Hospital in Coimbatore.

Posted at this site since April 2010, NS is in-charge of thestores and his scope of work includes planning and procurement of materials, control and monitoring of inventory. NS explains“the stores department is a six member team wherein individualresponsibility is assigned to each person. Commencing fromthe material receipts to the inspection and issuing, the teamgoes about the task in a meticulous manner adhering to thestandards, checks and monitoring process on a case to casebasis.”

Speaking on the uniqueness of materials at this site, NS says“for the first time we have handled high profile medical

equipment which requires deft handling. The high sensitivity of such equipment meant that we had to take additional careduring the handling process. High value materials have beenreceived and handed over to the client in safe and secure mode.”

Another critical issue which NS highlights is the sourcing of one crore fly ash bricks by identifying competent vendors and

ensuring timely delivery. NS adds “the receipt of bricks wasmonitored on a day to day basis.”

A native of Vandavasi in Tamil Nadu, NS’s family includes his

wife Poompavai and two children. His wife is a Diploma holderin Civil Engineering and is employed as a technical assistant in PWD, Chennai. His elder son is pursuing electronics and communication engineering while the younger son is in Class

XI. NS is a voracious reader and has a fondness for Tamilliterature and evinces keen interest in sports.

Mr. P. Venkatachalapathy (PVC) commenced his career inL&T Construction as a junior engineer in 1989 at ChennaiPort Trust project. This was followed by subsequent assignments at Sathya Sai Institute, Mangalore Refineries,

Medical College at Palakkad, CMC Vellore, IIT Chennai, TCSPhase I, and the landmark CTS MEPZ campus.

Reflecting on the travails along his close to a quarter decadecareer, PVC says “CTS MEPZ was a landmark assignment.For the first time we were doing an EPC job for an IT major

with end to end responsibility and it was a big challenge. My scope included the interior works, wet finishes and externaldevelopment works for phase I and II.” PVC views thecompletion of 20,000 sq.m. canteen blocks within 6 months,3 conference halls of 700-seat capacity and the 700-seat capacity Open Air Theatre (OAT) including water cascade withlandscaping within 5 months as major achievements of his

work. At JIPMER, PVC’s scope of work as Finishing Head included wet finishes and interior works. He adds “the major quantumof works included 18000 cum of brickwork, 2,80,000 sq.m of plastering, 20000 sq.m of tiling and granite, 30000 sq.m of external landscaping, 5000 sq.m of false ceiling and joineriesetc.” The task involved coordination with clients, EDRCfinishing implementation cell, specialised vendors, servicedepartments etc. The team initiated cost measures such as useof fly ash bricks and crystalline waterproofing. PVC highlights

“on the material sourcing front, we have planned well inadvance and procured on time. Critical items were identified

well in advance and sourced accordingly taking the lead delivery time into consideration.”

PVC hails from Madurai in Tamil Nadu. His family includeshis wife, Kalaiarasi, who is a homemaker, and a son,

Narayanamoorthy who is doing his MBBS second year, and adaughter studying in Class X.


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As an Electronics and Bio-medical professional at JIPMER project, Mr. P. Renjith (PR) has had an eventful innings.PR has been instrumental in enabling the approval sanction,certification and installation of the medical equipment.

JIPMER is PR’s first project in L&T Construction. Hiscredentials include an invaluable stint at SrichitiraTirunalInstitute of Medical Science and Technology as a bio-medical

and project engineer. He states “I started my career inSrichitiraTirunal institute of Medical Science and Technology,

Trivandrum, as Biomedical Engineer responsible for servicingand maintenance of Medical Equipment. After six months I

joined the Biomedical Technology wing of the same instituteas project engineer responsible for implementing QMS.” It

was this assignment which provided him the platform to stepinto L&T. Speaking on his debut assignment, he says “my scope largely included facilitating the specification approvalsof the medical equipment, procurement, receipts and storage,inspection, installation, commissioning and handing over themedical equipment to the clients.”

Unlike the usual project materials, medical equipment is

sensitive and need specialised material handling. The cost and the fragile nature of the equipment meant that one has to havespecial domain knowledge to handle the state-of-the-art equipment. PR’s expertise and experience in this arena proved handy. PR’s accomplishments include complete installation and handing over of 80% equipment in the existing building and

99% of equipment in the RCC building. PR adds “the scopeincluded obtaining necessary regulatory and statutory approvalsbefore the procurement. The task was complex and one needed to have proper documentations prepared.”

PR hails from Malappuram in Kerala. His spouse Greeshma isa homemaker. PR has fond aspirations to further enhance hisknow-how in the specialised domain of bio-medicine. An avid reader, he keeps himself updated on the latest information inhis professional pursuits. The young couple share commoninterests in reading and travelling.

Mr. S. Saravanan (SS), the livewire man at JIPMER Phase II, is an all-round performer. As an electrical in-charge, he oversees a critical part of the project and also dons the role of a sporting cricket captain of the project team. JoiningL&T Construction at the landmark CTS MEPZ project, SS has proved himself a worthy professional and has assumed the mantle at JIPMER Phase II withthe same zeal and quest.

Speaking on his career milestones, SS says “CTS MEPZ was an invaluable stint and a great assignment. As a debut project, it gave me the scope and confidenceto perform and excel. JIPMER Phase II is another EPC challenge and I’mrelishing this role.” The scope comprises installation, testing and commissioningof electrical works.

Speaking on the major milestones, SS says “the expansion of the RegionalCancer Centre was successfully completed within time after overcoming theproblem of earth resistance. We have implemented a new eco-safe maintenancefree earthing system in order to achieve the required earth resistance value asper CPWD Standards. Besides, 250 KVA DG Set, 16 LT Panels 4 UPS havebeen commissioned for sensitive medical treatment areas like Linac room,Brachy therapy, CT simulator and X-ray rooms.” The augmentation worksposed many practical bottlenecks. SS adds “the works had to be executed

without disturbing the functionality of the hospital.”

SS cites that the scope also called for a harmonic analysis to be done for thetransformer LT busduct to study the vibration due to the presence of medical equipment and UPS functioning. The project team suggested the inclusion of a new reactive capacitor panel to the existing system to negotiate the harmonic generation.

SS proudly states that the high point of this project was the inauguration of the facility by the Prime Minister of India. Hestates that “the external lighting for the event was done on a war footing basis.”

SS’s family comprises his wife Venkateswari, who is a homemaker. The couple has two children. Daughter Thanushiya is inClass IV and son Darshan is in pre KG. SS is an avid cricket buff who likes to play the game. He has led the project team

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After having accomplished the completion of 40 MW solarpower project at Pokhran in just 129 days, Mr. Rajiv Kumar(RK), Project Manager, now dons the role of cluster project manager for solar power projects in Ahmedabad. On acontended note he says “It all looks great now but the process

was very challenging and the result a significant testimony of

L&T’s EPC prowess.”

RK says “At that juncture the 40 MW Pokhran project was thelargest job. The schedule of the scope was challengingthroughout and in addition I had to oversee the status of 4 other solar jobs across Rajasthan. The main scope was inerecting the more than 5 lakh modules ranging from 77.5 W to 85 W in a short span of time. In order to speed up the

works, we had identified the critical path and paid specialattention to the critical activities. Mechanized form of foundation – special ramming machines that could drivegalvanized steel stubs (26kgs-a piece) were driven 1.3 m below the FGL. The survey was technically demanding and required precision accuracy. Major work activities were dependent on

tasks such as clearing of landforms and surveying. Stage-wise working was planned to ensure that fronts were taken upsimultaneously.”

RK highlights that the most important and critical activity was the civil foundation works for power rooms and the cabling works. He adds “Both these works were massive not becauseof the enormous quantity but for the stringent time framesgiven for completion. For the civil works we roped in skilled

workmen from B&F projects and took the services of CSTI

trained supervisors/technicians. Quality checks were regulated through third party reviews.”

RK makes special mention of the efforts put in by the HQ team in enabling the delivery of the key materials. He says

“To make up the time delay we planned for materialmanagement distribution at locations on field in a strategized manner. This was a crucial step from the logistics point of

view.”

RK’s family comprises of his wife Nirupam who is ahomemaker, and two daughters. The elder Ritika, is in ClassIX and the younger Nitika is in Class V. An enterprisingprofessional, RK is a keen learner and asserts, “I feel happy toenhance my knowledge and get to know on new things evenfrom my juniors.”

Solar Power Plants

Rendezvous with Mr. B. Ramprakash (BR), AssistantConstruction Manager (Electrical), provided an interestinginsight into a multifaceted personality – engineer, musicianand sportsman. The young man has for sure had some very challenging stints in L&T. BR has been part of the TL team

which has done remarkable work at some of the most remotemountain regions in India. Having established his credentials,he was sought out as a pivotal execution personnel for the 40

MW solar power plant at Pokhran.

Speaking on this project, BR says “most of us were new to the

execution of solar power projects but that did not deter us as

we were right on target to accomplish the commissioning of one of the largest renewable energy projects of the country.”

BR highlights “the team was divided into work activity groups based on the DC and electrical works. The solar field

was segregated into three zones and we had individual in-charges to oversee the DC works along with the civil activities.

We had in-charges for testing and commissioning. With a staff strength of only 15, we went about executing the project. As80% of job value comprised of supply materials, strategizingthe logistic planning was paramount to the execution. Thefoundation stub materials were procured without exemptionas much of the work was dependent on this activity.”

BR makes special mention of the support from the designteam. He says “to review the practical issues, the team was at

site and implemented prompt changes especially with regard to the inventor and control rooms. It was proposed by thedesign team to go in for pile design concreting of greaterdepth with smaller diameter, against the usual open typefoundations. This helped us to speed up the work and achievethe targets.” He adds the work gangs were continuously supplied with materials right on the field. The site achieved apeak production of 14000 modules erection per day and 45km of cable laying in a day.

BR hails from Trichy in Tamil Nadu. His family comprises hisparents and sister who reside in his hometown. The youngman has many talents up his sleeve, apart from his engineeringprowess; he plays the violin with élan and is good at

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In less than a year’s time Mr. K.C. Parameshaiah (KCP) hasbeen at the helm of four solar power projects. Commencing

with the 5 MW solar PV plant at Dhama, KCP subsequently executed the 6 MW, 20 MW and 25 MW plants at Charanka.KCP says “this was perhaps the most demanding phase of my career. The records are now a benchmark in the execution of solar PV projects and I’m proud to be a part of thesemilestones.”

In a career spanning close to 25 years, KCP has handled adiverse spectrum of power transmission and distributionprojects. It is this know-how and expertise which has givenhim the edge while executing stringent deadline projects. Hesays “project management is a versatile portfolio and the menholding forte need to be adept in various domains. In my longcareer with L&T, this versatility has been thrust at different phases of my career. The present role as a cluster project manager at Ahmedabad since April 2012 has been a challengingand interesting stint.”

Speaking on the execution, KCP says “since the time span wasminimal, we had to plan with precision and monitor on various

fronts such as design, procurement, execution etc. to ensurethat work was progressing round the clock to meet the stringent schedule. To capitalise on speed and time we have used prefabbuildings for the control and inverter rooms and speeded upthe ramming works by using state-of-the-art rammingmachines. Since the site was spread over an area of 350 acres,managing the resources and labour was a critical issue. Inaddition to this, we encountered unprecedented flooding

unseen in the last 25 years. The team had to negotiate thisnatural challenge. Handling the fragile and expensive framed,

frameless thin film, crystalline PV modules and inverters inrainy weather was a deft task.” He adds at a 25 MW plant inCharanka “we had to execute 60 modules with each structure

weighing close to 5 t. Out of the 12 plots, 11 had nearly 132structures generating around 2.25 MW each.”

On the home front, KCP has a loving family. His wife Gangais a homemaker. The couple has two children. Elder daughter,Vishakha, is in Class XII while son Vishal is in Class VI.

For Mr. Sachin Kumar Borisa (SKB), Assistant Construction Manager, at 25 MW Solar Photo-Voltaic Power Project, Charanka, this has been a landmark

assignment. Joining L&T in May 2011, SKB was immediately posted at site asin-charge. He says “the onus was complete and we worked as a team foraccomplishing this milestone which was inaugurated by the Prime Minster.”

Speaking on the travails of this project, SKB says “the most important thing isthe deadline. Unlike other projects, here it is just a couple of months and thelead time is almost nullified. We were given a time period of six months but unprecedented rains and local issues ensured that we were left with only threemonths to complete the task. The remote locale of the project meant that wehad to initially establish a firm set-up to proceed with the works. It was a hard task amidst a harsh environment. In addition to this was the execution hurdles.

The concrete foundations as per the design did not match the load carryingcapacity. Hence we had to supplement with appropriate reinforcement.Fabrication was another critical task which needed continuous monitoring toalign the matching of structural elements.”

Huge quantum of soil backfilling was another task which had to be carried out immediately after the heavy rains. SKB asserts “though the scope was not contractual, the onus was on us to make headway for execution. Since theschedule was lean, we had to implement parallel execution method withcontinuous monitoring and control measures. At places where there was large

waterlogging, we have implemented augur system for the foundation work of inverter room and control room, as against the pedestal and footing process, after the approval from the design team”

SKB’s family includes his wife Vinita who has done her M.Phil and is a homemaker. The couple has a daughter, Yashree. SKBcherishes his maiden assignment in L&T and says “this job was highly appreciated by GPCL for the quality of work and housekeeping achieved during the Prime Minister’s visit.”


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Hailing from an agricultural family, it was a sheer passion forengineering that drove Mr. K.S. Rangachar (KSRC), ClusterProject Manager for Solar BU at Bangalore, to take up aprofessional pursuit. Reflecting back on the choice made hesay, “It has been almost 28 years since I have done theengineering facet and the journey has been most fulfilling.Stepping into execution of the solar power projects has brought another dimension to my career. It is a new high and the urge

to explore and excel gets further intensified.”

KSRC’s solar project’s tryst began with the 5 MW ESP PV power plant at Dhama, Gujarat. This was followed by thetrendsetting 10 MW Millennium PV power plant at Dhama,Gujarat. He says “This project was executed with trackingtechnology using IDEEMAEC concept from Germany, whichis a first of its kind in Asia. The plant is spread across 70 acresand comprised 1753 trackers with mono crystalline PV panels.

The scope involved civil, structural and electrical works. Themajor challenge was in maintaining the tolerance level of thetubes (above which the tracker is affixed) within 0.2 degreelimits. The major structural work involved erection of theIdeematec tracker along with the vertical tube axis. Achievingthe perfect balance was a critical task.”

KSRC states “The remote locality was another bigger issuesince no contractor was ready to mobilize manpower. However,through effective networking and negotiation we were able tosource workmen. To speed up the civil works, the team went in for prefabricated buildings along with pile foundations.Since this was a first of its kind project, we went about inestablishing innovative procedures and systems. For civil works

we established a lab for concrete testing. The service of a BVQ agency was called for to monitor and guide over the quality issues. In the structural arena, we sent two potential engineers

to Pondicheery for getting trained in the erection process and developed the procedure for Ideematec structure erection.”

KSRC’s family includes his wife Saraswathi who is ahomemaker. The couple has two children. Elder son Dhananjay is an engineer who is settled and the second son is pursuinghis engineering degree course KSRC is a socially consciousperson and does his bit through a charitable trust log whichhe is a managing committee member.

Pushing over a lucrative offer in the research and development wing of aprestigious MNC, Mr. Arvind Kumar Limje (AKL) pursued his strong

penchant for renewable energy and sustainable technology. His green quest began in a small way and today he finds himself at the helm of India’s largest EPC solutions provider for solar power projects. Equipped with an M.Tech inEnergy Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay and a B.Tech in MechanicalEngineering from NIT Raipur, AKJ joined L&T Construction in February 2011.

His first major break was the 10 MW Millennium PV solar power plant at Dhama in Gujarat. Speaking on the project, AKL says “it was a first of its kind plant in Asia using Ideematec trackers. For me this was a great exposure and invaluable learning. A total of 1756 trackers were erected. The erectiondemanded high level of precision and adherence to tolerance limits of less than0.1 mm. Tracker cabling was another critical task as the excavation work wasclose to 95 km length running parallel to the tracker row. As a planningengineer the biggest challenge for me was to schedule the plan and incorporateall the activities. Since this was a first of its kind technology, we came up withmany innovative systems and procedures.”

AKL adds, “for civil works we established a lab for concrete testing. Theservice of BVQ agency was called for to monitor and guide over the quality issues. To develop a procedure for Ideematec structure erection, we deputed two potential engineers for getting trained in the erection process in Puducherry.

The major project activity was divided into parts and for each category there was an overall in-charge. The method of working helped us to progress on all fronts simultaneously and complete the task within the scheduled time period.” AKL has moved on to his next solar project assignment which is a 125 MW CSP plant. As a planning engineer, this young professional has host of responsibilities and is in the thick of action. The opportunity isyet another new technology based on linear fresenel reflector and an invaluable learning for him.

An eligible bachelor, AKL’s family includes his parents and an elder brother and an elder sister. Reading and playing badminton

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For the 143 children of L&T Construction’s employeesin Chennai, the 2012 Children’s Summer Camp was a

six-day event of fun and learning. Organised by ECCRecreation Club, HQ Chennai, the event is an eagerly awaited

activity in the Club’s yearly agenda.

This year the children were categorised into three groups – tiny tots, budding kids and young minds, based on age. A renowned event

management firm – Max Academy – was called in to conduct the event. The six-day camp was organised during May 28-June 2, 2012 at HQ

Chennai.

The theme was a blending of character, creativity, magic and fun with an appreciationfor the nature and environment we live in. At the camp, children were given opportunities

to act on their own, be self-reliant, develop leadership traits and make new friendships in asupportive and non-competitive environment. The presence of friendly facilitators inspired the children

to set high standards.

Learning amidst fun was the way the camp was conducted. Programmes such as memory skills, perpetual calendar,handwriting skills, brain functions, how to tap the unused portions of brain, simple pneumonic etc. were all learnt by

the children through fun and games. The objective was to create a subconscious learning which would be a lastingexperience for the kids.

At the end of the event, there were 143 confident stars who were all winners. The Club had made meticulous arrangementsfor snacks and lunch. A dedicated team of volunteers took care of the children’s needs and ensured that every child had a smileon the face. Each child was presented with a certificate and a Tupperware lunch box as a gift item from the Club.



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Team L&T (Ahmedabad Region) Enters Quarter

Finals of Corporate T 20 Cricket Tournament

L&T Construction’s cricket team from Ahmedabad Region entered into thequarter finals of the privilege club corporate T-20 tournament organised by Ahmedabad Corporate Games. In the pre-quarter final match played at Railway

Stadium, Sabarmati, Ahmedabad on 22nd April 2012, team L&T overcame astiff challenge from M/s. Adani. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, team

L&T posed a formidable target of 141 runs in the allotted 20 overs with the loss of seven wickets. In reply team Adani scored 130 runs in their scheduled 20 overs losing 7

wickets. With this win, team L&T is elevated to the next level.

Mr. S. H. Vora (RM-ABRO), Mr. Mohit Verma (CH – INFRA IC), Mr. Prakash Pai (CPM-B&F IC)congratulated the team members.

The L&T cricket team was formed by taking best players from all ICsoperating from Ahmedabad and thematch was coordinated by (Mr. A.K.

Das & Mr. S. Shiriolkar – MMH IC, Mr. B. R. Modi – B&F IC, N.K.Palai – INFRA IC & J . B. Acharya– DC).

MMH-Jamshedpur project Wins Eastern Region T20 Cricket Tournament

April - June 2012

ECC Recreation Club-Kolkata in association withall IC’s Kolkata-based offices and project sites located in Eastern Region organized a T20 knock out cricket tournament. Twenty teams across ICs participated in this tournament. The club had made meticulousarrangements for matches to be played at variouscenters to facilitate the teams based on their locations.

MMH-Jamshedpur project, EDRC-Kolkata, MMH-Rayagada project and MMH- BSL, Angul made it tothe semifinals. The final match was played between MMH-Jamshedpur and MMH-Rayagada on April,

7, 2012 at TELCO ground, Jamshedpur.

Batting first MMH-Rayagada scored 93 in theirallotted overs which was easily overwhelmed by MMH-Jamshedpur in 14.1 overs with the loss

of only three wickets.

Mr. BK Sengupta, Cluster Head- MMH Jamshedpur Cluster, Mr. BP Singh, Projects Mgr- MMH Jamshedpur and Mr. S Nach iappan , P&M Incharge - MMH Jamshedpur presented the prizes to therunners-up and winners in the presence of Mr. S.K. Ghosh, Secretary-ECCRecreation Club, Kolkata.

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Nashik Elevated Corridor project emerged winners in theinaugural Infra Mumbai Premier League T 20 Cricket

Tournament held during April 15-May 13, 2012.

In total five teams (Nashik Knights, TI SBG Lions, Monora il Warriors , Cluster Busters and SaharStallions) from Infra IC’s Mumbai clusterparticipated in the tournament. The league matches

were played in Mumbai and the finals was held in Nashik.

Mumbai Monorail ’s team “Monorail Warriors” and Nashik Elevated Corridor Project ’s team “Nashik Knights” qualified for the final which was played on13th May 2012 at Nashik District Cricket Association’sground in Mahatma Nagar.

Put into bat first by Monorail Warriors, Nashik Knightsscored 143 in their allotted 20 overs. Monorail Warriors

while chasing the target were kept in check with someoutstanding bowling from Nashik Knights. They could only reach a score of 122 in their allotted 20 overs. Nashik Knights won the match by 21 runs. Mr. G Vinod, Cluster Head - Infra

Mumbai Cluster, Mr. M V Srinivasa Rao, Chief Project Officer – Nashik Elevated Corridor Project and Mr. A R Nerurkar,Project Manager – Mumbai Monorail Project presented the prizes to the runners-up and winners.

Nashik Elevated Corridor Project Wins Infra Mumbai Premier League

T 20 Cricket Tournament

Samakhiali Gandhidham Road project team Wins

Inter-Site Cricket TournamentSamakhiali Gandhidham Road project team emerged winners at the L&T Inter Site Cricket Meet organized at IFFCO groundson April 1, 2012. Christened as GSR Warriors for the tournament, the Samakhiali Gandhidham team defeated Kandla Mundra

Road Project (MS Veedi Lions) in an engrossing final.

Electing to bat first after winning the toss, KMRP made 142 runs and were all out within the stipulated 25 overs. In reply SGRP chased down the KMRP total in 22 overs losing only 4 wickets.



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Mr. Thiruppathi V. Engineering Manager (Civil)

EDRC, Chennai (M&M)

Mr. Albert Simon P.T. Asst. Engineering Manager (Elec)

EDRC, Chennai (BMH)

Mr. Venkatram S. Asst. Manager (Mech)

EDRC, Chennai (BMH)

Mr. Senthil Nathan R. Asst. Engineering Manager (Mech)

EDRC, Chennai (BMH)

Mr. Varaprasad G. Asst. Engineering Manager (Civil)

EDRC, Chennai (M&M)

Mr. Sudeep N.S.Sr. Design Engineer (Elec) EDRC, Chennai (BMH)

B&F IC

PRAISE is a corporate initiative to Recognise, Achievements, Initiatives and Significant contribution by Employees. The IC’s recognises the achievementsof employees under various categories. The awards were presented to thestaff at their respective locations.

MMH IC

Mr. Palaniswamy KM,General Foreman (P&M)

IG (Oman), L&T Oman LLC

Mr. Ranganathan LA Manager (P&M)


Mr. Ravi K Senior Foreman (P&M)




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Mr. Magesh Kumar N. Engineer (Mech)

EDRC, Chennai (BMH)

Mr. Parthapratim Nath Engineering Manager (Mech)

EDRC, Kolkata (M&M)

Ms. Shaoni Das Asst. Engineering Manager (Civil)

EDRC, Kolkata (M&M)

Mr. Rajarshi Mitra Asst. Engineering Manager (Elec)

EDRC, Kolkata (M&M)

Ms. Smitasha Bhattacharyya Asst. Manager-Design & Development

EDRC, Kolkata (M&M)

Mr. Ujjalkumar Maity Asst. Manager (Mech)

EDRC, Kolkata (M&M)

Mr. Debasish GhoshSr. Engineer (Mech)

M&M SBG, Kolkata

Mr. Muhammad Afroze Reza BakshSr. Engineer (Elec)

EDRC, Kolkata (M&M)

Mr. Rajib Sen Asst. Engineering Manager (Elec)

EDRC, Kolkata (M&M)

Mr. Sudipta PalSr. Design Engineer (Civil) EDRC, Kolkata (M&M)

Mr. Surajit Karmakar Asst. Engineering Manager (Mech)

EDRC, Kolkata (M&M)

Mr. Suman BanikSr. Engineer (Mech)

EDRC, Kolkata (BMH)

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Mr. Abhinandan Sen Engineer (Civil)

EDRC, Kolkata (M&M)

Ms. Sanchari RaySr. Engineer (Mech)

EDRC, Kolkata (M&M)

Mr. Amit Das Engineer (Mech)

EDRC, Kolkata (M&M)

Mr. Prasenjit Debnath Engineer (Mech)

EDRC, Kolkata (BMH)

Mr. Sandip Dey Engineer (Civil)

EDRC, Kolkata (BMH)

Mr. Sanjib Kumar Mondal Engineer (Mech)

EDRC, Kolkata (M&M)

Mr. Jaydev Manna D’man (Civil)

EDRC, Kolkata (M&M)

Mr. Arun BhoreTechnical Assistant

EDRC, Kolkata (M&M)

Mr. B. Ashok DGM (Imports & Exports)

HQ, Chennai

Mr. E. Murugan Asst. Manager (Mech)

HQ, Chennai

Mr. P. Udayakumar Head (P&M)

HQ, Chennai

Mr. G. Boobathy Vishwanath Asst. Manager (Civil)

HQ, Chennai

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April

NICMAR Induction at HQ, Chennai during April 2-4,

2012; Participants: 128; Faculty (Int): Mr. R. Shankar Narayanan, Mr. K P Cion, Mr. Namdev Maddewad, Mr. M.Umasankar, Mr. C. Subraman ian, Mr. N.Dharmarajan, Mr. Sthaladipti Saha, Mr.M. Nachiappan, Mr.Ram Prakash, Ms. Prasanna Nagarajan, Mr. S.Virapan, Mr.

M.Gopinath, Mr. Aashish Dave.

GET TOP – GET AHEAD at Chennai L&T I’PM Centreduring April 2-12, 2012; Participants: 17; Faculty (Ext):L&T I’PM, Vadodara.

Refresher Programme on Formwork at Kolkata on April03, 2012; Participants: 22; Faculty (Int): Mr. RajarshiSengupta.

Concrete Practices at CSTI – Pilkhuwa during April 4-5,2012; Participants: 29; Faculty (Int): Mr. Satish Vachhani,

Mr. L S Kannan.

MEP Works Induction programme at Chennai during April4-5, 2012; Participants: 27; Faculty (Int): Mr. Hariharan. J,

Mr. N. Kesavan, Mr. Anand S., Faculty (Ext.): Mr. Shastry from M/s. Safex.

Training on Cement & its various Types at Kolkata on April 06, 2012; Part icipants : 12; Faculty (Int): Mr. Anangapriya Sen Gupta.

Green Building Concepts at EDRC-HQ on April 6, 2012;Participants: 19; Faculty (Int): Dr. Rajkumar

Safety in Construction Industry at Hyderabad during April6-7, 2012; Participants: 18; Faculty (Int): Mr. G. MadhavaKumar, Mr. D. Chandra Sekar, Ms. Shanthi Priya; Faculty (Ext.): Mr. Shastry from M/s. Safex

Project Management for Execution Excellence – Batch II– Module II at Chennai L&T I’PM Centre during Apr9-12, 2012; Participants: 18; Faculty (Ext): L&T I’PM,

Vadodara.

Negotiation Skills at MIAL, Mumbai during April 10-11,2012; Participants: 21; Faculty (Int): Mr. T.K. Prem Kumar

Problem Solving & Decision Making at Bangalore on April11, 2012; Participants: 21; Faculty (Ext): Mr.Sundaramfrom C-TEA, Mysore

Communication Skills at Bangalore on April 12, 2012;Participants: 23; Faculty (Ext): Mr. Harish from C-TEA,

Mysore

Productivity Improvement in Construction at MIAL during

April 12-13, 2012; Participants: 25; Faculty (Int): Mr.Shirish Ranade, Mr. S.K. Tiwari, Mr. V Sundaram, Mr. M.Vishwanathan

GET TOP – GET AHEAD at Chennai L&T I’PM Centreduring Apr 16-26, 2012; Participants: 30; Faculty (Int/ Ext): Mr. Prabhat Kumar, L&T I’PM, Vadodara

ALIMAK Passenger Cum Materials Hoist Training at Delhion April 17, 2012; Participants: 15; External Faculty

Safety in Construction Industry at MIAL, Mumbai on April19-20, 2012; Participants: 30; Faculty (Int): Mr. Hemant Kadu, Mr. V. Bhavani Shankar, Mr. Johnson David, Dr.

Shaun Dent, Mr. S. Narayan, Mr. Randy Gallano, Mr. N. J. Palan

MS Project at MIAL, Mumbai during April 23-24, 2012;Participants: 30; Faculty (Int): Mr. Shirish Ranade

Effective Communication Skills at EDRC-HQ during

Buildings & Factories ICBuildings & Factories IC

Participants of Equipments for HighRise Structure Programme at Mumbai on May 24th , 2012 seen with the faculty, Mr. S. Narayanan, M/s. Schwing Setter

Participants of Procedure for Effective Material Management Programme at Mumbai on 11th June, 2012 seen with the faculty, Mr. K. Veerappan, Mr. M.K. Parthasarathy, Mr. Sivakumar

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April 24-25, 2012; Participants: 24; Faculty (Int): Mr. T.K.Prem Kumar

MayCSP workshop at Delhi during May 2-3, 2012; Participants:27; Faculty (Int): Mr. K K Jha, Mr. Moizuddin

Training on Revit Software at Mumbai during May 2-4,2012; Participants: 30; Faculty (Ext ): Mr. Sayed T.

Concrete Practices at Mumbai during May 3-4, 2012;Participants: 17; Faculty (Ext): Mr. S. Krishnan, Mr. S.S.Dhuri

Team Building – Chalo Eek Saath Chalte Hai at Mumbaion May 5, 2012; Participants: 20; Faculty (Int ): Mr.

T.K. Prem Kumar

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