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Vol. 17, No. 1 , January-March, 2009
Employee Communication Journal of
Larsen & Toubro Limited - ECC Division
“Incredible, inspiring, how a group of visionaries with talented,
dedicated and passioned workforce have created a mammoth
organisaiton. My salutations.” – Mr. Yogesh K. Gupta, Ambassador of
India to Denmark on January 2, 2009.
“I heard about L&T. Today I saw the culture very closely and
I was impressed with the commitment the staff have. I wish them
all the best in the days to come.” – Mr. S.R. Jangid, IPS, Commissioner
of Police on January 20, 2009.
“Excellent Visuals.” – Mr. Bryn Fosburgh, Vice President, Mr. Prakash
Iyer, Division Vice President, M/s. Trimble, USA and Mr. Rajan Iyer,
M/s. Trimble, India on February 9, 2009.
“A delightful and well assembled historical perspective of the growth
and diversity of L&T. Very well narrated.” – Rear Admiral Vineet Bakshi,
VSM, Director General, Naval Projects (MB) and Captain Dr. Satish Chandra
Mittal, Director, Dry Dock (E&S) on February 26, 2009.
“Very impressive facilities and excellent use of light for the exhibition.
Thank you for a lovely tour.” – Ms. Aileen Nandi, Commercial Consul,
Ms. Kelly Kopcial, Visa Officer and Mr. P. Vaidyanathan, Senior Commercial
Specialist, US Commercial Service, American Consulate General
on March 3, 2009.
“Interesting and informative.” – Mr. H. Douglas Evans, P.E. – President
& CEO, M/s. Gulf Interstate Engineering, Mr. David Ammerman, Head of
Engineering, L&T-Gulf and Mr. Criss Shipman, Houston, TX, USA on
March 18, 2009.
Dear ECC-ites,
Our Chairman & Managing Director,
Shri. A.M. Naik has added one more
feather to his cap. He has received
one of the highest civilian awards of
the nation, ‘Padma Bhushan’ for his
contribution to Indian Industry. NeoKarma Yogi, Mr. Naik, with all his
magnanimity said that he received the
award on behalf of all employees of
L&T. Though the Padma Bhushan is
awarded for an individual’s
contribution to the nation, through
this gesture AMN is driving home the
precept, ‘Team first, individual next’.
We wish him many more laurels and
successes ahead.
The Division has bagged some major orders in Q-4. Dam package of 1200 MW
Punatsangchhu-I Hydropower Project, Bhutan; Construction of 7 nos. 33 kV
Substations and Power Transmission network in Abu Dhabi, UAE; Rural
Electrification Works in Jalpaiguri & North 24-Parganas districts of West Bengal
State; 330 MW Shrinagar Hydroelectric Project, Uttaranchal; Construction of
Integrated Thematic Township comprising 3517 flats from the Andhra Pradesh
Rajiv Swagruha Corporation Limited, Hyderabad; Construction of cement plants
for M/s. KCP Limited and M/s. Lafarge.
I am extremely happy with the performance of our Division during the year
2008-09. I believe that the Budget/MTR targets on various business and financial
parameters (viz. Order Inflow, Sales, Profitability etc.) will be met with,
demonstrating the ceaseless efforts of ECC-ites to improve performance levels.
My sincere appreciation to all fellow ECC-ites, whose hard work and commitment
have made this possible.
I am quite optimistic about the performance of the Division in the Budget year
2009-10. Healthy order book as on Mar ’09 would give us a head start in the
year 2009-10. We have recently concluded our budget meetings and kept pragmatic
growth targets for the budget year. Sustained efforts from all of you can alone
achieve these targets at a time, when the business scenario does not appear very
bright throughout the world.
To protect our bottomline, I suggest a three-pronged approach viz. 1. Optimise
cost 2. Reduce wastage, and 3. Improve efficiency. There is enough room for
improvement in utilisation of resources (both manpower and machinery).
Improved utilisation of manpower while bringing savings to the organisation,
improves the morale of employees as well. I am also looking forward to substantial
reduction in overheads like travelling/conveyance expenses, power, telephones/
stationery etc. I request everyone to work towards these ends in his own sphere
of operation.
Verticalisation has almost reached maturity stage and OCs are functioning like
near independent entities. I am happy to see that OCs are working on becoming
more and more competitive and drive innovation led by technology. It is quite
evident that OCs have been formed at the right time to take the Division to
higher platforms in an accelerated way.
We have won prestigious awards in various categories for Excellence in
Performance and Quality, such as the Essar Steel Infrastructure Awards and Dun
& Bradstreet Rolta Corporate Award. On the internal front, our ISD has bagged
Chairman’s rolling trophy for ‘IT Effectiveness’. Our Division has been conferred
the ‘CFO Award for the Best Presented Accounts’ for the financial year 200708 among the Divisions of L&T for the second time in a row.
CONTENTS
Corporate News
3
Innovations
15
Site Insight
16
Meet Our GMs
24
Safety News
34
Kaleidoscope
44
CSR
58
PRAYAS
60
HR News
62
Staff News
74
Long Service Awards
83
Mr. Amit Biswas, Construction Manager
(Civil), Warora Thermal Power Plant
Project receives his 20-year long service award
from Mr. Shanker
Mr. J.R. Gupta, Project Manager (EI&C),
AB -AVVNL, Nagaur, receives his
20-year long service award from
Mr. P. Chandramohan, Regional ManagerABRO
Mr. K. Sundaramoorthy, Foreman (Elec),
BL-220 KV Varahi-TL, receives his 25-year
long service award from Mr. L.N. Mitra,
Regional Manager-BLRO
Mr. M. Govindasamy, Head – Plant &
Machinery (MMH&W OC), receives his
Mr. D.R. Ray – VP & Head (MMH&W
OC)
Mr. Dilip Kumar Poddar, ISD – EDRC,
Kolkata receives his 30-year long service
award from Mr. Derek Michael Shah –
Head – Minerals & Metals BU
Mr. H.K. Mandal, Engineering Manager,
award from Mr. Derek Michael Shah
Mr. Asish Kumar Sinha, Cluster Plant
Manager, Jamshedpur receives his 20-year
long service award from Mr. Anupam
Kumar, Cluster Head (MMH&W)
Mr. Ranjit Kumar Goswami, Works
Manager TL-Tower Works, TLT-Pithampur,
receives his 20-year long service award from
Mr. Rajan Malhotra, Regional Manager –
DLRO
Mr. S. Chandrasekaran, Sr. Executive,
Secretary, GES Chennai, receives his 25-year
long service award from Mr. S. Sridhar,
General Manager, L&T, e-Engineering,
Chennai
Mr. S. Duraisamy, Asst. Foreman (Welding)
IG (OMA) – Oman receives his 25-year
long service award from Mr. N. Ravi, Chief
Executive, LTEM-Oman
EDITOR
V.S. Ramana
EDITORIAL TEAM
K. Sridharan
Alexander Benjamin
Ashwin Chand
V. Ramesh Kumar
V. Eswar
Subha Anand
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those of the Management. The contents of this
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circulation among employees of L&T – ECC Division.
While it is commendable to have achieved these honours, it brings in more
responsibility to sustain and constantly improve our benchmarks in performance.
K.V. Rangaswami
Member of the Board & President (Construction)
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January - March 2009
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CORPORATE NEWS
‘Infrastructure Company of the Year’ Award
E18 – a division of Network 18 in association with Essar
Steel and CNBC-TV18 organised the Infrastructure
Excellence Awards in New Delhi to recognise and felicitate
infrastructure companies for their contribution towards the
Indian economy. L&T was honoured with two prestigious
awards for Excellence in Construction.
G
G
Infrastructure Company of the Year – special award
category
Co-winner along with GMR in the Airports Sector
for the Hyderabad International Airport project
Dr. Kirit Parikh, Member – Planning
Commission and Mr. S.S. Kohli, Chairman &
Managing Director, IIFCL presenting the award
to Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan
The awards were given away on March 25, 2009 at
a grand gala function, organised at The Taj Palace,
New Delhi. While Mr. V.B. Gadgil, Senior Vice
President & Head – E&GP OC received the
“Infrastructure Company of the Year ” award,
Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan, Executive Vice President,
B&F OC picked up the co-winner award for the
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Hyderabad.
Mr. V.B. Gadgil receiving the Infrastructure Company of the Year Award.
Also seen in the picture (from left to right): Mr J. Mehra, CEO, Essar
Steel; Mr Rakesh Mehta, Chief Secretary of Govt. of NCT of Delhi,
Prof. K.T. Ravindran, Head – Urban Design, School of Planning
& Architecture, Delhi and Mr. Raghav Bahl, Managing Director,
Network 18
Over 50 infrastructure development companies
competed for over 110 prizes in various categories.
After short listing, the entries were presented to an
eminent jury of industry experts and decision makers
for selecting the who’s who of infrastructure sector.
D&B-Rolta Top Indian Company Award for L&T
L&T has bagged the award for Top Indian Company in a
survey of India’s 500 leading companies conducted by Dun
& Bradstreet – a leading provider of global business
information, headquartered in USA.
The D&B-Rolta Corporate Awards seek to recognise the
twin virtues of size and growth in corporate India. L&T
bagged the award in the Engineering & Capital Goods
sector. The final ranking of the companies was based on a
composite score of eight weighted parameters – total
income, net profit, net worth, net profit margin, return on
net worth, average market capitalisation, growth in total
income and growth in net profit.
Mr. J.P. Nayak, President (Machinery & Industrial Products)
and Member of the Board, received the award at the
presentation ceremony in Mumbai on March 23, 2009.
Mr. David Emery, President – Asia Pacific, Dun & Bradstreet,
handing the award to Mr. J.P. Nayak, President (Machinery &
Industrial Products), Larsen & Toubro Limited
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CFO Awards for ECC and L&T IDPL
ECC
Division
was
conferred the CFO award
for the best presented
accounts for the financial
year 2007-08 among the
divisions of L&T. This is
the second time in a row
and third such award for
ECCD; the earlier one was
in 2003-04. Mr. B. Ramakrishnan (BR), Vice President & Head – (Finance,
Accounts and Admn.)
B. .Ramakrishnan,
Vice President
Head –
Karthikeyan (right),
General &
Manager
Mr. T.V. Karthikeyan, General Manager –
received the award from Mr. T.V
(Finance,
Accounts
and
Admn.)
along
with
–
Finance
&
Accounts,
receiving
the
“CFO
Finance & Accounts, receiving the “CFO Award
Mr. M.V. Kotwal, Director
Mr. M.S.
DGM Subsidiary
Finance &
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Presented
for the Best Presented Subsidiary Company
at a function held in Award
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M.V. Kotwal,
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Senior
ViceMr.President,
Heavy
2009. Accepting the award,
Executive Vice President, Heavy Engineering
BR said that he dedicates
it to the entire Accounts
The Developmental Projects team finalised accounts of L&T
and Finance fraternity of the Division spread across various
sites, factories, regions and head quarters and thanked the IDPL and 28 other subsidiaries (including two overseas
companies) besides the accounts of ECCD’s Developmental
ISD team for the continued support.
Projects. Accepting the award, Mr. Karthikeyan said that
Considering the fact that there are 76 subsidiary companies, this achievement was a result of excellent team work and
L&T Corporate Accounts introduced the CFO award for dedication of the accountants spread across various projects
best presented subsidiary company accounts for the financial and headquarters and thanked Corporate Accounts and the
year 2007-08. L&T Infrastructure Development Projects auditors for their continued support.
Limited (“L&TIDPL”) was conferred the CFO award
among all the subsidiaries of L&T. Mr. T.V. Karthikeyan, Mr. A. Santhanakrishnan, Assistant Manager – Accounts,
General Manager – Finance & Accounts received the award L&TIDPL was conferred the CFO Award for the Young
Achiever of the year.
from Mr. M.V. Kotwal.
Lifetime Contribution Award for
Dr. A. Ramakrishna
PRSI Excellence Award
for Mr. V.S. Ramana
The National Institute of Construction Management and
Research (NICMAR) honoured Dr. A. Ramakrishna, former
Deputy Managing Director, L&T, with Lifetime Contribution
Award during its annual convocation held on April 4, 2009.
The chief guest, Hon. Dr. John Hood, Vice-Chancellor, University
of Oxford, presented the award to Dr. Ramakrishna.
The Public Relations Society of India (PRSI), Chennai Chapter,
honoured Mr. V.S. Ramana, Head – Corporate Communications,
ECCD with PRSI Excellence Award – 2008 at the 30th PRSI
All India PR Conference held at Guwahati on December 29,
2008. The award commended Mr. Ramana for promoting
Conferences and Seminars in a big way. Mr. N. Vaghul, ICICI
Bank Chairman, presented the award to Mr. V.S. Ramana
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ISD Bags Chairman’s Rolling Trophy for “IT EFFECTIVENESS”
Information System Department of ECC
bagged the First Chairman’s Rolling
Trophy for “IT EFFECTIVENESS
2008” formulated by L&T Corporate
IT. Nominations were sought from all
operating divisions and the evaluation
was based on Alignment, Value &
Benefits, Risk Management, Total Cost
of Ownership, and Service & Support
on a rating scale of 5.
The award qualification was formed
based on standards followed by Global
frameworks like CMM of SEI CMU, COBIT, Val-IT. This
was named as STAR FRAMEWORK by Corporate IT.
This directly measures the value delivered to business by
IT. The evaluation was in two stages, self evaluation and
the second one is validation by Jury.
Mr. Anantha Sayana, Head, Corporate IT, in his
congratulatory note to Mr. K.V. Rangaswami mentioned
“Your support and the effective participation of the business
in all the IT initiatives of ECC is a key factor for this
success besides the great work that Mr. B. Srinivasan and
his team have done.”
Mr. B. Srinivasan, Head, ISD -ECCD, receiving the award from
Mr. A.M. Naik along with his team members
Mr. A.M. Naik, Chairman & Managing Director, L&T,
presented the award to Mr. B. Srinivasan, Head, ISD-ECC
at a glittering function on February 9, 2009, in the presence
of CMC members, senior business leaders and IT teams
from ODs.
The award further endorses ISD-ECC’s progress and hard
work in making EIP a success story in achieving value to
the construction business.
EIP-Finance Manual Launched
A comprehensive EIP-Finance Manual was launched by
Mr. B. Ramakrishnan (Head – Finance) during F&A Meet
on 25th March, 2009 in presence of Mr B. Srinivasan (Head
– Information System), Mr. M.S. Seshadri (Sr. DGM
Finance & Accounts), OC F&A Heads and other
Finance & Accounts staff.
With the advancement in technology, organisations are now
going beyond traditional ERP solutions to Business
Intelligent Solutions, Data Warehousing and Data Mining
Solutions. Accounting profession plays a crucial role in
collecting and analysing data that are used in management
planning and control. With the emerging technologies, EIP
as Web-based IT solution provider has made rapid strides
and covered almost all ECCD operations, right from
Planning to Procurements, Execution, MIS, Audit, Statutory
Compliance and Risk Management.
Mr. B. Ramakrishnan, Vice President & Head – (Finance, Accounts
and Admn.) along with Mr. B. Srinivasan (Head – Information
System) launching the EIP-Finance Manual
Considering the diversity of our operations and the
developments that are taking place continuously, the need
for a comprehensive accounts manual has been
highlighted by users in various forums. Hence the
Finance Manual, which essentially covers Finance
Module and also touches upon other modules, is
brought out by System Team – Ms. Geetha
Sunilkumar (Team Leader), Messrs Murali.
M.M.V. Ravishankar, K. Kannan, M. Ragavendran
and P.T Narayanan – to guide EIP F&A users.
The manual loaded in ‘EIP Vidhya’ can be accessed
by F&A staff through the following link:
http://km.lntecc.com/dcs/DCFA/FA/FA/AAM/Ams/
Pages/default.aspx
EIP team members
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Microsoft Lauds ECC’s IT Effectiveness
It has been a continuous endeavour at ISD to adopt new
technologies and offer faster, better services and business
application to users. ECC’s progress and hard work in
making EIP a success story is a testimony to its various IT
applications and initiatives. Always the first for ensuring
IT Effectiveness, the Information Systems Department
(ISD) have been pathbreakers and pathfinders. When
Microsoft introduced the latest version SQL database 2005,
the think-tank at ISD thought it apt to implement it and
derive the early benefits.
Mr. B. Srinivasan, Head – Information Systems, Larsen
and Toubro, Engineering Construction & Contracts (ECC),
says “we were on a previous version of database and several
distributed systems depended on replication for the current
data. This resulted in lot of time spent and slower response.
Proactively we thought to move into the 64 bit architecture
to enjoy the better handling of data and provide rich user
experience. We prepared ourselves to make the business
application provide faster response. The moment Microsoft
introduced the latest version, we migrated our existing
application onto it and optimised the applications. The
data processing and retrieval periods are much faster for
daily operational tasks with SQL Server 2005. This means
employee productivity has increased as they can access data
and reports on the fly instead of waiting for the loads to
decrease in the late evening.
“Microsoft appreciated our efforts and also assessed our
practices and seeing the result and success have decided to
host the same as a case study in their site. We enjoy the
status of early adopters with resulting good business
solution. This is a privilege and we would like to share
this success, milestone, recognition and happiness with all
ECC-ites.”
The case study is posted in EIP Vidhya: http://
k m . l n t e c c . c o m / d c s / D C C / I T / S t u d y / I n f r a s t r u c t u re/
LNT%20ECCcase%20study.pdf
Microsoft MD Visits ECC
Mr. Rajan Anandan, MD, Microsoft evinced interest to call
on ECC on March 25, 2009. Since ECC is an ardent user
of Microsoft applications, software and also having
successfully developed a Home Grown ERP – EIP, offering
a complete Single Window Operations, ECC’s IT
effectiveness was a subject of interest and study to
Mr. Rajan Anandan.
A presentation was made by ISD team on ECC’s birth and
the path in which it has tread and its success. Mr. Rajan
Anandan had a meeting with Mr. B. Srinivasan, Head
Information Systems, Mr. K.P. Raghavan, Executive Vice
President, and Mr. B. Ramakrishnan, Vice President, FA&A.
Later, he made a briefing to the ISD team leaders and
thanked for the patronage ECC carried with Microsoft and
complimented the Information Systems
Department of ECC for being successful in
developing the application processes and
having the ERP in place. He also said, “It is
very heartening to know that L&T ECC is
becoming a referral and template for many
organisations across the globe in terms of
case studies and is a great user of Microsoft
technology.”
Mr. Rajan Anandan (extreme left)
MD, Microsoft, seen along with
Mr. B. Srinivasan and ECC-ISD team leaders
Mr. Rajan Anandan
along with his team in a
meeting with
Mr. B. Srinivasan,
Mr. K.P. Raghavan and
Mr. B. Ramakrishnan
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Microsoft Site Verbatim
L&T, Engg. Construction & Contracts (ECC)
Construction Major Caters to Increase in Load
by Taking its Data Platform to the Next Level
Case Study Posted: February 19, 2009
Situation: L&T ECC followed a decentralized system
wherein operational control was exercised by seven regional
centers. Even the technology infrastructure followed a
similar model. Each region had its own servers and database
systems for different applications that included: • Customer
Relationship Management • Supply Chain Management •
Contractor/Sub Contractors Management • Finance
Management • Business Support Systems • Asset
Management • Workflow Systems • Every business process
was covered uniformly by enterprise applications that were
used across business units and integrated with core ERP
i.e. Enterprise Information Portal (EIP). EIP modules can
forecast with a degree of accuracy and are updated online
based on business events. Over the years, as the company
expanded its operations and the number of concurrent users
increased to over 400, a 100 percent growth, certain
performance and technology issues came to the fore. All
the regions had their own server infrastructure for each
application module. In this multi-server environment,
database administration time increased as updates and other
changes had to be applied across servers. This resulted in
reduced productivity and higher maintenance costs.Because
of the increased load, applications started ‘timing out’, that
is, the data was not getting retrieved. Consequently, L&T
ECC employees had to stay back late or use alternative
computing resources such as cyber cafes to get the work
completed on time.
Solution: The technology team at L&T ECC realized that
significant benefits could be derived by moving to the 64bit architecture, and having a centralized system. A 64-bit
architecture would also allow L&T ECC to make optimal
use of their hardware resources.At the same time, L&T
ECC decided to consolidate the servers centrally. This would
reduce maintenance time, enable efficient load balancing,
and also allow central management of features such as
disaster recovery, increase productivity, and result in timesavings for all employees, resulting in a lower TCO. Keeping
these considerations in mind, L&T ECC upgraded to
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 on a 64-bit architecture and
moved the servers from the regional centers to the main
headquarters. The upgrade and the server consolidation
were carried out successfully. An initial trial reassured the
technology team that there were no bottlenecks. “After the
upgrade all that was required was LUN mapping—since
we were working in a SAN environment,” explains
Mr. P.V. Jayaprakash, Head IT Infrastructure, L&T ECCD.
“The entire upgrade and change didn’t require any effort”.
Benefits: Better performance, reduced maintenance time
and cost savings were just some of the benefits L&T ECC
achieved with the upgrade to SQL Server 2005 and the
server consolidation.
Improved Performance: The 64-bit SQL Server 2005 was
able to utilize the full capabilities of the existing hardware,
thereby resulting in tangible improvements without
investing in new hardware. Data was available as and when
required, applications didn’t ‘time out’, and there was faster
access to reports. Now L&T ECC employees didn’t have
to work late evenings to get reports, or go to cyber cafes
for their work. “The data processing and retrieval periods
are much faster for daily operational tasks with SQL Server
2005. This means employee productivity has increased as
they can access data and reports on the fly instead of waiting
for the load to decrease in the late evening,” mentions
Mr. P.V. Jayaprakash, Head IT Infrastructure, L&T ECC.
The upgrade to SQL Server 2005 also helped L&T ECC
build in redundancy, and allow for future expansions.
Reduced Maintenance by 90 Percent: The server
consolidation resulted in significant time saving for the
database administrators as well as the IT team. “The time
spent on maintenance has reduced by 90 percent with the
upgrade to SQL Server 2005 and server consolidation,”
informs Mr. P. Rengarajan, Head Enterprise Information
Portal, L&T ECCD.
Refocussing Resources: Talking about its impact on the
IT team and its employees, Mr. P.V. Jayaprakash, Head IT
Infrastructure, L&T ECCD says, “This means we can
provide proactive services to our end users by redeploying
our IT support personnel in more meaningful and higher
value roles.”
Server Consolidation Reduces Costs: The upgrade to
SQL Server 2005 was achieved without any additional
hardware being purchased. At the same time, workload has
been consolidated on single servers. This translated into
the IT team’s ability to support the business with less
hardware. “Because of the server consolidation, we have
been able to lower equipment costs, reduced electrical
consumption, and more space in the data center,” explains
Mr. P.V. Jayaprakash, Head IT Infrastructure, L&T ECCD.
Elaborating further he adds, “Also we have reduced the
data transfer between the regions and provided instant data
on central server. It also saved some good amount of
network traffic.” Since deploying SQL Server 2005,
Mr. P. Rengarajan, Head Enterprise Information Portal,
L&T ECCD says, “We have reduced hardware by 80
percent, saving more than 50 percent of our hardware
costs.”
Using Additional Capabilities: The technology team at
L&T ECC has plans to make use of the full capabilities of
SQL Server 2005. “Clustering and disaster recovery are
two areas we are looking at, as also moving to the .Net
architecture,” mentions Mr. P.V. Jayaprakash, Head IT
Infrastructure, L&T ECCD. It is also expected to grow in
multiple folds as the entire ECCD has been split into four
operating companies and our EIP should cater the growing
needs. Over the next years we are expecting the load on
the data environment to increase by 200 percent and are
confident that SQL Server will scale to meet this
requirement. We are very keen to adopt new technology
the moment they are released and experience the benefits.
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Asking for help when you need is the most obvious thing
to do on the face of it but perhaps one of the most difficult
tasks for the employees today, particularly the younger lot.
For the convenience of employees and in its endeavour for
excellent HR practices “DISHA” an Employee Assistance
Programme (EAP) was launched at HQ, Chennai on
February 27, 2009.
EDRC-Buildings and Factories Operating Company has
partnered a very renowned consultant “PPC worldwide” to
provide EAP support services to its more than 500
employees and their immediate family members at HQ,
Chennai.
Mr. N. Dharmarajan, Head – HR, B&F OC, in his welcome
address emphasised the importance of an EAP particularly
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in the EDRC setup where the average age group of
employees is just 28 years. He stressed the need for
involvement of professional counsellors for helping and
guiding youngsters in various personal and work related
issues.
Mr. S. Kanappan, Vice President & Head EDRC, B&F
OC, in his opening remarks complimented the HR team
for this first of its kind initiative for employees of EDRC.
He urged EDRC staff members at HQ, Chennai to avail
the facilities of DISHA when feel stressed, depressed or
Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan, Executive Vice President & Head,
B&F OC delivering the inaugural address
worried. He also said on the success
of this programme at HQ, Chennai
this facility will be extended to
other locations of EDRC-B&F.
Mr. S.N.Subrahmanyan, Executive
Vice President & Head B&F OC,
in
his
inaugural
address
emphasised the importance of
taking and finding some diversions
and
interests
other
than
professional work. Speaking on the
occasion, SNS urged the staff
members to nurture different
interests like sports and music
beyond the work in order to bust
stress, keep fit and become more
creative.
Mr. Kumud Rajendran, CEO of PPC
worldwide, India, made a presentation to
more than 500 employees of EDRC B&F
who were present on the occasion and gave
a brief orientation about the deliverables and
usages of the DISHA, EAP Programme.
The DISHA EAP service is available 24/7 with
Toll-free phone nos. for telephonic counselling to
provide immediate support and guidance on any issue viz.
work life enhancement services, legal advice, money
management, image and confidence building, relationship
management etc. for the employees and their immediate
family members.
Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan giving the DISHA card to
Mr. Bikram K. Nayak, Manager (Personnel) while officially
releasing the DISHA posters and cards during the launching
ceremony
Mr. Bikram K. Nayak, Manager (Personnel) concluded the
proceedings and thanked the Management, Division
Department Heads and colleagues of EDRC B&F and CCD
for their support to have the DISHA, EAP Programme in
place for the benefit of staff members.
A cross-section of the audience
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Mr. Subhash Guha, President (Credit Society), delivering the welcoming address. Others
seen (left to right) are Mr. P. Benedict, Secretary (Credit Society), Mr. K.V. Rangaswami,
President (Construction), Dr. Stanley Elango, Research Scholar and Chief Guest,
Mr. J. Bhaskaran, Vice President (Credit Society)
To commemorate the unstinted
services rendered by the founders of
L&T Group Employees’ Cooperative
Thrift & Credit Society, its successive
Board Members and its dedicated staff,
the Society organised a celebration of
its 40th anniversary (Ruby Jubilee) at
the L&T-ECC Convention Centre,
Manapakkam on January 22, 2009.
The Chief Guest on the occasion was
Mr. K.V. Rangaswami, President
(Construction), who is himself a
founder member of the Society. The
Chief Speaker was Dr. Stanley Elango,
Faculty Member, Natesan Institute of
Cooperative Management, Chennai.
The large gathering comprised
members from ECC and other
Divisions such as L&T-Chennai, L&T
Ramboll, L&T Infotech, TLT
Pondicherry Works, L&T Infocity,
Forty years ago an acorn that was planted in the L&T culture of thrift and employees’ self help has grown into
a huge oak that today harbours over 4000 L&T-ites. This sheltering tree is none other than the L&T Group
Employees’ Cooperative Thrift & Credit Society Limited. Indeed, it has been offering L&T-ites timely financial
assistance over the years to tide over crisis situations – be it a child’s higher education funding or marriage
expense, sudden hospitalisation, housing loan, or luxury domestic purchases such as an AC, bike, car and so on.
Cautious Credit: The Credit Society, started in December 1968, was the brainchild of its founder-President
Mr. C.R. Ramakrishnan, then GM – L&T in charge of its Madras Regional Office. He later became the first
Indian CEO of L&T-ECC (1975-1991) and retired as Jt. Managing Director, L&T. Those were the days
when bank loans were hard to come by. As a result, the salaried class invariably fell a prey to loan sharks, whose
usury wrecked the lives of the loanee and his family. Even in today’s situation when loans are there for the
taking, our Credit Society offers low interest loans, with built-in safeguards, ensuring repaying facilities like
deductions at source (from the pay packet).
Nurturing Thrift: The Society engenders the thrift habit among members with monthly compulsory deductions
at source. Besides, it offers FD and RD schemes at attractive interest rates to nurture the thrift habit.
Role Model: The Society is a path breaker in the Cooperative movement, with innovative group insurance and
death relief schemes, computerised accounting and a website that provides a member his latest loan-cum-savings
status at any given time. It is a role model and a research subject for cooperative management institutes.
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L&T Case, L&T Mysore
Works and L&T-IDPL – a
vast spread indeed of L&T
establishments in South
India, whose employees
avail of the Society’s services
wherever they may be
posted in India.
Mr. S. Guha, JGM, Special
Projects, L&T-Chennai &
President of the Society
delivered the welcome
address. He traced the
salient features of the
Society’s Board of Directors with Staff: Sitting from left to right:
Society, highlighting the
Mr. G. Manohar; Mr. J. Bhaskaran (V.P.); Mr. Subhash Guha (President); Mr. B. Maikandan;
pioneering role played by
T. Suresh; Mr. P.N. Bharath Raj. Standing left to right: Mr. S.P. Suresh Kumar;
founder-President Mr. C.R.
Mr. R. Rajeswaran; Mr. P. Benedict; Mr. Y. John and Mr. J. Balamurugan
Ramakrishnan
who
identified and appointed
managers of high calibre as
Board members to run the
Society. It paved the way for
professional management
which is the major reason
for the Society’s successful
operations and scam-free
image over the decades.
Apart from memberoriented quality financial
services, and competitive
interest rates for depositors
and borrowers, the Society’s
surplus (profit) is disbursed
among
members
as
attractive dividend. Mr.
Mr. Y. John (fifth from left) received his 20-year long service award from Mr. Subhash Guha,
Guha said the latest
President. Also seen along are Directors and staff of L&T’s Credit Society
dividend declared by the
Society was 18% as against 16% the preceding year. with several innovative schemes that encourage the thrift
Innovative facilities include a low premium (Rs.25 p.m.) habit among employees. Such is the confidence it inspires
LIC Group Insurance Scheme with Life Risk coverage of among members, said KVR, that even after retirement
Rs.1 lakh and a death relief scheme of Rs.50000 based on from service many prefer to park some of their hard earned
a one-time refundable deposit. Also member awareness savings with the Society. Himself an active witness as
programmes on how to enhance financial security through founder-member to the Society’s growth from humble
the Society’s thrift schemes, are organised at various regions beginnings, KVR expressed pleasant surprise at its present
and sites, he said. The Society meets all statutory corpus which stands at Rs.32 crores! He felt confident
requirements such as conducting external audits and timely that it would not only attain a corpus of Rs.100 crores in
AGMs. Regular rotation of Board members and staff the next 10 years but also attract many more members,
motivation for prompt service are welcome features. All helping them in times of need and also encouraging them
this, plus its helpful rapport with cooperative unions at the to save up for a safe future. To this end he wished the
national and state levels makes it a model Society, he Society all success.
concluded.
ECC-ite Mr. G. Manohar, Director of the Society read out
Mr. K.V. Rangaswami felicitated the Society on its 40 years
a touching message from Mr. C.R. Ramakrishnan who
of dedicated service of extending timely financial assistance could not grace the Ruby Jubilee function for personal
to its members. He lauded the vision of CRR who launched reasons. Deeming it a proud moment for the Society, CRR
the Society with the aim of aiding employees in need, conveyed his happiness over the enormous growth of its
thereby saving them from the clutches of usurious money corpus and member strength to the stature of a cooperative
lenders. He personally nurtured it over two decades, helping bank in these words: “ The Society has significantly
it to emerge as an exemplary Thrift and Credit Society, contributed to improving the living standards of members
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and ensured equitable distribution of benefits to depositors
and borrowers alike… The Society has effectively deployed
(modern) technology for quickly delivering efficient service
to members and has been acknowledged as a model society
founded and run on the principle of true cooperative spirit…
On this historic occasion, I extend my greetings and
heartiest congratulations… My best wishes for the continued
success and further growth… in the years to come.”
The Chief Speaker, Dr. Stanley
Elango, a noted research scholar on
the cooperative movement, began by
congratulating our Society for its
yeoman service to L&T-ites. He
traced the origin of the cooperative
movement to 1884 in England where
the first society was formed by and
for 28 flannel weavers. Soon the
trend picked momentum and spread across the globe. In
India the first cooperative was formed in 1904 at Thirur,
Thiruvalluvar District, Tamil Nadu. Thus to Chennai goes
the credit for the genesis of such employee self-help groups.
Today there are 2800 thrift societies in Tamil Nadu, he
stated, out of which the best society is the L&T model.
Dr. Stanley said cooperatives engender democratic
management which is the best form of administration as it
promotes a cordial relationship of openness, trust and
mutuality among members. Importantly, members are
themselves both owners and users. “What a beautiful
concept,” he averred. When your Society can offer up to
Rs.3.5 lakh as loan at interests much lower than any other
The ultimate objective of any Credit Society is to ameliorate
poverty and improve the standard of living of its members.
Even today, 70% of the population depends on agriculture
for its livelihood. Who issues timely credit to the agricultural
fraternity in India? Indeed, 38% of the total credit is being
met by cooperatives for agricultural production. It is
unbelievable that 5,75,000 societies are engaged in this
activity.
When it comes to urban areas, the central cooperative banks,
urban cooperative banks and the thrift-cum-credit societies
distribute credit to members employed in private, public and
multinational companies.
Democratic management is the best form of administration
and is more suitable to cooperatives, since the relationship
between the General Body and Board members will be not
only more cordial but also engender trust and openness.
— Excerpts from Dr. Stanley Elango’s Keynote Address
lender, go for it, he advised members, as these loans are
professionally planned and easy to access, thanks to trendy
technology that enables loan processing at the click of a
mouse! On the success of a cooperative society, he said it
lies in the hands of its members. Many lenders offer loans
at lower interest to begin with. But over time they will
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increase the rate and will become the monopoly in the
lending market if members ignore their Society’s credit
offer, he cautioned. Hence “I request members not to
entertain private lenders when you can avail the loan at
reasonable fixed interest from your Society.” He concluded
with these words: “If you unite and receive loan from
thrift society it will grow or else it may face trouble. So
bank with your Society and grow your wealth faster. Borrow
from it only when in dire need. (For more excerpts from
his keynote address, see box item, “Little-known Co-op
facts.”)
Society Vice-President Mr. J. Bhaskaran proposed the vote
of thanks. He paid tribute to erstwhile Presidents and Board
members as also to Shared Service Centre (SSC) – Powai
for Salary Recovery Co-ordinations, and to the Auditors
Sharp & Tannon. He thanked the participants too.
As a token of appreciation as well as to motivate the savings
habit among members, gifts were presented to the following
leading depositors in the Society’s thrift Schemes:
Mr. S. Balakrishnan, GM – MIPD, Bangalore, Mr. Suresh
D. Kotadia (L&T-Infotech), Mr. Samuel Athisaya Raj
(ECC), Mrs. D. Sumathi (ECC) and Mr. K. Periswamy
(L&T-Pune).
In Conversation with our Credit Society Secretary
Highly approachable, he speaks with considerable poise,
pause and aplomb on matters of loans and savings. His
confidence stems from 35 years’ experience in his chosen
field – to wit, the cooperative movement. He is none other
than Mr. P. Benedict (PB), a popular name in L&T circles.
Many may not have seen him but would know he is the
Secretary of L&T’s Credit Society. Yes, the person to address
to avail a loan. PB’s confidence is further fortified by the
services he has been rendering over the years to his “clients”
who are the tens and thousands of members comprising
the Society general body.
PB’s service career almost runs parallel to the age of the
Society which is 40. He joined the ranks a little over five
years after the Society had been launched in
1968; and was promoted as its Secretary in
1980. In keeping with the promise of
professional management the Society’s Board
members are periodically rotated, says PB. This
has been to his advantage as it enabled his
working under seven vice-presidents who were
also chartered accountants. Their combined
financial acumen provided ample grist to his
knowledge mill. It helped PB steer the Society
to its eminent position today as an exemplary institution
in the country’s cooperative movement. It won the Best
Co-operative Society Award of the Tamil Nadu State
Government in 1991 and the Regional Award for Chennai
Region in 1990 and 1991.
According to PB, a milestone which the Society had been
striving for met with success in 1992. This was its MultiState Cooperative Societies’ Registration under the National
Act, made possible thanks to the vast geographic spread of
its members across the country. It proved to be a turning
point in the Society’s fortunes. It heralded greater
democratic control over its affairs. It provided the Society
exemption from tax on surplus monies and the freedom to
disseminate it amongst members as higher dividend. It
also paved the way for enhanced member-oriented services
like Group Insurance and Death Relief Schemes, Fixed and
Recurring Deposit Schemes with attractive returns in
addition to Compulsory Deposits. Even retired veterans
could patronise the FD facility. An independent web site
that offers latest-status access to loans-cum-savings details
to individual members (with password protection) is the
ruby in the Society’s crown. Today, with almost the status
of a cooperative bank, the Society is alive to its corporate
social responsibilities, says PB. It offers grants to charitable
institutions and relief funds of the Government.
All these innovative facilities entail heavy work load, as
there are 4300-odd accounts to be serviced by just a handful
of staff including PB. They need to constantly update their
skills to keep pace with technology. They also conduct
Member Awareness Programmes which call for travel to
Regional offices, sites and to affiliated Divisions. Thus,
everything the Society has achieved is the result of team
work, trust and mutuality, he avers.
Acknowledged as an erudite cooperative
consultant, PB is often approached for giveand-take support and advice on Society
management by peer groups. Such mutuality
resulted in the Thrift Cooperative Federation
(TCF), an apex body for thrift co-operative
societies in the southern States. The TCF idea
was mooted by a visiting team member of the
World Council of Credit Unions —
Washington, with our Society playing a lead role in its
formation. A founder member of TCF, registered in 1996
in Delhi, PB has served as its Chairman for two terms
from 2000 to 2006.
Quizzed on how he happened to join the Credit Society,
PB says, when he landed in Chennai equipped with a
B.Com degree (Alagappa Univ., Karaikudi) and a Diploma
in Cooperatives, he had three offers despite the tight job
market in 1974. He opted for L&T Credit Society as it
seemed to be in his line of specialisation. Besides, he wanted
to follow his role model, a public-spirited Cooperative
Society President from his village. In PB’s case, the spirit
to serve extends to leisure time social activities, too, like
organizing eye camps, visiting the sick in hospitals and
helping the destitute through church forums.
PB is blessed with a happy family of wife, daughter and
son. His daughter is doing CA after B.Com. His son is in
engineering college.
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CSTI Signs MoU with Ministry of Rural Development
Construction Skills Training Department of L&T-ECC
Division has entered into an MoU in March 2009 with the
Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India in support
of MoRD’s implementation of “Demand Driven Skill
Development Programme” of livelihood through training.
This strategic tie-up with MoRD is a part of L&T’s Skill
Development Initiatives by means of training the Rural
youth in Construction Skills, to enable their livelihood and
it is covered under Swaranjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna
(SGSY) Scheme of Govt. of India.
The project plan of this MoU, envisages training of 15,000
rural youth below poverty line (BPL), to be sourced by
MoRD, from 5 states, viz., Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand,
Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh and the project duration
is 3 years commencing from April 2009. L&T-ECC Division
is entrusted with the responsibility of training the rural
youth and the Govt. is providing L&T, a financial assistance
of Rs.9500/- per trainee towards a portion of the training
cost, which includes cost of testing and certification.
The special feature of the above project plan offers excellent
opportunity to L&T-ECC Division to train the rural youth
in ECC’s Construction Skills Training Institutes and engage
them on work in Company’s project sites. Thus, L&TECC Division’s contribution to the country is three-fold:
G
G
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Training the rural youth in construction skills to make
them employable in Construction Industry including
Company’s project sites.
Helping to reduce the huge gap between “demand” and
“availability” of skilled manpower in the Construction
Industry in India.
Participation in Nation’s strategy for development of
rural youth for their livelihood.
World Skills Development Summit
Mr. J. Ganguly, Executive Vice President and Mr. S. Natarajan, Head –
Construction Skills Training participated in the World Skills Development Summit
on January 29, 2009, organised by Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidayala, Belur. JG
chaired the session of World Skills Development Summit and also gave an
overview on employment generation through Construction Skills. Mr. S. Natarajan
made a short presentation on L&T Skills Development initiative in the
Construction Sector.
The other topics covered in the summit by eminent speakers from various
industries were Skill Development – a priority issue for urgent initiative, Soft
Skills Industry expects from Students, Skill Development, World Skills 2007,
Japan. The programme was well attended by academicians, members from
industry, students and press.
Mr. J. Ganguly,
addressing the gathering
Seminar on Vaastu Science & Technology
The Institution of Civil Engineers, Chennai Chapter and L&T organised
a seminar on In Search of Indian Cultural Roots – Vaastu Science &
Technology on 7 March, 2009 at Convention Centre, Chennai. Padma
Bhushan Dr. Ganapathi Stapathi, India’s leading authority on Vaastu
Shastra and direct descendant of an illustrious linage of traditional sculptors
and temple architects responsible for building the Brihadeeswara temple
in Tanjore was the key speaker for the session.
Dr. Ganapathi Stapathi (second from left), briefing
about Vaastu concepts
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Dr. Ganapathi Stapathi highlighted that Vastu (energy) and Vaastu (gross
matter) which has gained wider acceptance in today’s world is grounded
very strongly in Indian spiritual and material spheres. He stressed on
their scientific potency and how the Vedic knowledge of Vastu and Vaastu
could be very significant in our daily life and can be effectively incorporated
to derive maximum benefit in planning and construction. He called for
this art to be preserved, revived and protected for the benefit of mankind.
I N N OVAT I O N S
Miniature P&M Models Developed at Panvel Complex
Training and innovation are
always part of the Panvel P&M
team. A hands-on experience
was carried out recently at
P&M Technical Training
Centre, with available raw
materials as part of training
curriculum with zero cost to
match the present site options.
Three numbers of miniature
models of Batching plant,
Hydraulic mobile crane (Rough
terrain) and tower crane were
Mr. S.J. Punnose – Head P&M BU,
Divisional Corporate, inaugurating the
miniature models. Also seen in the
picture are Mr. S. Narayanan, CPLM
developed, benefitting O&M team and
user for in-depth familiarisation with
respect to construction machines.
These models were inaugurated by SJP
– Head P&M BU, Divisional Corporate
on February 2, 2009, who expressed his
happiness on these innovative and
educative models. Mr. S. Narayanan,
CPLM, was also present.
Fastest Erection of Terex-Comedil Tower Crane at Oberoi Site
Mumbai Cluster, B&F OC erected the CTT181-B TerexComedil Tower Crane at Oberoi Commerical 2&3 site in
national record time of 2 days. This unique feat was made
possible by micro level planning in logistics arrangements
in line with erection sequence, simultaneous assembling
and erection, by two different teams under the supervision
of site P&M Incharge Mr. R. Vaithi Subramanian with the
guidance of CPLM with timely supports from project
manager Mr. S. Arokiaraj.
This achievement was highly appreciated by Mr. B.N. Sheth,
B&F Cluster projects manager and Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan,
Executive Vice President, B&F OC. Mr. R. Vaithi
Subramanian and his team members were felicitated with
citation at Mumbai Cluster office.
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HEIGHTS OF
POWERING
Karcham WangtooAbdullapur
400kV D/C (Quad)
Transmission Line
Developed by Power Grid Corporation of India, a joint
venture between Jaypee Powergrid Limited (JPL) and
Jaiprakash Hydro Power Limited, the 400 kV Double
Circuit (Quad Bundle) Transmission System is designed
for evacuation of 1000 MW power scheduled to be
generated from Karcham Wangtoo hydro electric project
and future upstream projects in Sutlej basin.
L&T has been awarded the contract to supply, erect and
commission the line located in Kinnaur District of
Himachal Pradesh. The total construction cost of the
Negotiating an average elevation of
2200m through deep valleys and river
crossings across a span of 300 km in
extreme climatic conditions makes the
execution of Karcham Wangtoo –
Abdullapur
400kV
D/C
(Quad)
Transmission Line, the first of its kind in
a hilly terrain, a unique and challenging
task.
project is around Rs. 280 crore and the construction
period is 28 months. For execution and logistics purposes
the line construction is divided into two sections – Package
A1 (77 km) from Wangtoo to Bagi and Package A2
(84 km) from Bagi to Sarahan in Himachal Pradesh. The
total length of the line is 161 km. The uniqueness of the
line is the composite transmission system specifically
designed to accommodate future lines coming in the
upstream of Sutlej River thereby avoiding multiple line
construction in Himachal Pradesh and preserving the
ecology.
ECC’s scope of work includes detailed survey, profiling,
spotting and optimisation of tower locations, soil
Project team
surveying in
steep hills
Snowbound
pathways during
winter
resistivity measurement, geotechnical investigation and check survey,
fabrication and supply of all types of transmission line towers as per
owners’ design including all types of tower accessories, supply of
earth wire, hardware fittings, conductor and earth wire accessories,
selecting type of foundation for different type of towers and casting
of foundation for tower footings, erection of towers, fixing of
insulator strings, stringing of conductor and earth wire along
with all necessary line accessories and testing and commissioning
of the erected transmission lines. The major quantum of works
comprises 8,00,000 cum of excavation, and 40,000 cum of
concreting in 350 locations, 20,000 t of supply and erection
of tower, 161 km of stringing (Quad-Moose Conductor).
The project activities commenced immediately after letter
of award thereby availing the best working season for
critical activities such as survey, foundation etc. The
line passes through snow bound high hills, forest
area, orchards in Kinnaur, Shimla and Sirmour
Districts of Himachal Pradesh. Most of the tower
locations are 2 to 4 km away from motorable
roads with the approach roads being traditional
pathways. All construction materials are shifted
to the locations by manual head loading or by
mules. Ropeway systems have been installed
in certain areas to transport materials for
speedy
completion
and
reduce
the
dependability on workmen.
With close to 40% of the work
completed, the project is strategically
placed and the entire line is scheduled
for commissioning by June 2010.
facilities and amenities for them at such remote locations
is another arduous task which is well managed with the
help of experienced staff.”
With regard to safety measures, MNA states “Most of the
danger lies in climbing down from the work place. 60% of
the line passes through steep slopes and dense forest. During
induction, safety issues are highlighted and instructions
given to the workmen not to come down after 6 pm, avoid
material salvaging during forest fire. Materials are
refurbished once in 15 days. The site has clocked 3 million
safe-man hours and is expected to achieve 20 million manhours during the course of execution.”
Mr. M. Nizar Ahamed (MNA), Project Manager, says
“The major challenge is in negotiating the hilly terrain.
With around 6 lakh cum of excavation in rocky strata at
hilltops, making approaches to the locations for the
equipment is a tough task. As the locations are situated
above deep valleys and hills, transportation of the
construction materials (coarse & fine aggregate, cement,
steel, tower structure etc.) is done through head loading,
ropeways and mules. An average of 3 km head loading is
required for locations. MNA states “At present we have
3000 workmen and during peak activity we will be requiring
12000 workmen across the 160 km stretch scattered in
three districts in 360 odd locations. The major activity is
coordinating the works, as each gang will be 10 to 15 km
interior on the hills and accessing them from the road will
require a minimum of 3 km of trekking. Establishing
Mr.
Rajiv
Kumar
(RJK),
Construction Manager, Package A1,
states “this transmission line is
composite in nature and can
accommodate additional capacities in
the near future. Working in undulating
terrain with an average elevation of
2200 MSL poses many challenges. Each tower is angled
and has differences in body, leg and chimney extensions
due to the altitude differences. Survey is one of the toughest
activities and is a lengthy one as we have to take into
consideration a number of things like right of way and
terrain undulation. Major part of the line runs through
forest and the remaining passes through orchards and private
farms. Resistance from the land owners, convincing them
about the right of way and prevention of the seepage of
muck during excavation are sensitive issues handled
efficiently by the project team. We planned the construction
tenure for 28 months against the contractual term of 30
months. Though 13 months have passed without forest
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Planning logistics support is the key factor for the success
of the job. MNA highlights “We discuss the logistics of the
job and the modus operandi for achieving progress and
show the locals that work is systematic and is beneficial for
the state. Activities are reviewed at a micro level on a daily
basis and through meticulous implementation of systems
and procedures high quality standards are achieved at work
front. The project team comprises 47 staff members with
the right blend of technical and administrative expertise.
Though most of them are new to the project, adept
orientation and training in transmission line work
methodologies have ensured the creation of new talent pool
to suit future such projects.”
MNA asserts, “The client reposes great confidence in L&T’s
execution capabilities. The decade-old Bhaspa Jhakri line
stands as testimony to the quality work executed by L&T.
We have completed 100 foundations in 8 months and are
on course for completion of the Loop In Loop Out (LILO)
by December 2009 and commissioning of the entire line
by August 2010.”
clearance, we are confident that things will speed up after
May 2009.”
ECC’s scope of work comprises 4 lakh cum of excavation,
20,000 cum of concreting, 10,000 MT of tower erection,
77 km of stringing and 1 lakh cum of tower protection
(revetment). Transportation of materials is another issue
which requires constant care and vigil. As the access ways
are unchartered paths, proper approaches are to be made
for safe head loading. “Sensitive materials such as
conductors are to be carefully head loaded to the location.
Ropeways are being installed for other materials. Most of
right of way progress in this project is a joint exercise with
the clients. We visit the remote locations on a daily basis
and evaluate the progress.”
The project team comprises staff most of whom are new
to transmission line project. RJK highlights “Our initial
thrust was in training the staff in work technicalities. New
staff members are given a 10 day orientation at the site
office before being posted at the various locations. These
initiatives have paved the way to create talents to suit such
projects.”
2009. As the execution reaches peak activity, ropeway
installation has been planned for material movement.
With regard to workmen sourcing, RJK says “Retaining
workmen and PRW is a tough task due to seasonal demands.
Most of the workmen are brought from Bihar and Tibet.
Labour colonies at different altitudes have been established
with necessary facilities.”
Mr. B. Ramprakash (BR), Planning
Engineer, Package A1, highlights
“This project is a massive manpower
driven job; mobilising, keeping focus
towards the 175 odd towers (A1
Package alone) and managing such a
task force is a big ask. A lot of
technicalities are involved in the execution. The first and
foremost is understanding the terrain. Prior to start of
tower foundation activity, we take contours (hill terrain
pattern) of the area for placement of tower and convert the
data to 3-D format through “Global Mapper” software.
Planning starts by augmenting the contour readings to
finalisation of optimum bench cutting conclusions and
unequal leg extensions for placing the tower in a safe,
reliable and stable position. Most of the technical data is
based on millimetre unit basis as accuracy and precision of
placing of legs is vital towards erection of towers. Keeping
abreast with the survey activities and working in tandem in
freezing of towers for the entire line length is an important
task.
Mr. T.R. Ravichandran (TRR),
Construction Manager for Section
1 of Package A1 whose scope of work
comprises 33.3 km stretch with 79
towers highlights that the execution
and management of this project is
totally different in comparison to the
towers which people see in plain fields. The most difficult
part will be the challenging line crossings across river
Sutlej and deep valleys. TRR says “Package A1 has the
toughest locations in terms of hill steepness, head loading
lead distance and access path through unchartered zones
of nature where sightings of wild animals are common;
and not to forget the hostile climate, which is a big factor
during winter when the temperature dips below zero
degree with snowfall all around. In addition to these odds,
encountering tribal habitats and scarcity of skilled resources
are some of the other major issues against which progress
has to be made.”
Since it is a high altitude section with very steep slopes,
material and resources transportation are done through
head loading and mules. Manual loading is the only
possibility as approaches for machinery are limited due to
the undulating terrain. TRR says “Work will commence
in full swing once the right of way is established after the
forest clearance. The major quantum of works at A1
package comprises 20,000 cum of concreting, 2 lakh cum
of excavation in hard rock.”
Mr. P. Muralidharan (PM),
Construction Manager, Sub-section
2 at Package A1 is in-charge of 49.2
km comprising 94 towers. PM says
“Due to steep gradients we are not able
to place our towers on single platforms
and have to go in for huge volume of
benching. Blasting is another critical activity which has to
be done with a lot of planning and care as there is always
a possibility of people getting hurt in the lower locations
of the hill. Access ways for doing the foundations have to
be made as most of the locations are in remote parts of the
hills. An average of 2 km head loading has to be made for
locations and it involves carrying a minimum of 40 tonnes
of tower materials.” Foundation work for 30 towers have
been completed, 5 towers have been erected and the
remaining works are expected to be completed by June
We have devised a mathematical calculation format
(Trapezoidal or Simpson’s formula) which indicates the
approximate volume of muck. Based on forecast, a suitable
plan is made for disposal or containment of the muck
through revetment thereby preventing seepage to the nearby
orchards and tower locations.”
As the area is susceptible to landslides, logistics planning
is never foolproof and requires constant vigil and
adaptability. The fabrication process at site is planned to
run at pace with the progress and need of work at site on
a day to day basis. Fabrication of form boxes and rebars
comes with various combinations and so combining such
permutations to a single multi-usable format requires
planning. Any shortage of materials at the need of the
hour at site could spell huge loss of money, time and
manpower. Piece rate workmen are provided with the
necessary tools and accessories to facilitate the forward
thrust of the project.
BR says “A well devised strategy is formulated and adapted
for cutting of the costs in our site. The smooth execution
is attributable to effective planning, coordination and team
work.”
Mr.
Nitesh
Arora
(NA),
Construction Manager for Package
A2 comprising line length of 84 km
with 182 locations highlights that the
main constraint and challenge is in
negotiating and convincing the locals
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as 30% of the line passes through private lands most of
which are orchards. NA says, “We have employed around
30% of locals in our project and have groomed them to act
as an interface with the local habitat. This initiative helped
in creating a positive attitude among the locals and
facilitated work progress. The hilly nature of the terrain
makes technical feasibility study and sustainability surveys
of the tower a time consuming activity. Contouring of the
location is followed by formatting the pit mark, ascertaining
the lowest level of the contour and leg extension before
benching activity is commenced. Most of the material is
head loaded with rope ways being planned for some stages.
To mechanise the erection and stringing work we are in
the process of bringing some low capacity winches. During
stringing which is expected to commence by end May ’09
manpower will be close to 5000. Special feature of the
execution is control of the leg extensions through calculation
thereby adding value to the inventory and avoiding
wastage.”
Mr. Md. Imtiaz Alam (IAM),
Planning Engineer – Package A2, says
“There are many aspects to look into
in such a project and it is an entirely
different experience from the normal
plain terrain execution. The exposure
and confrontations are unique to this
project. Strategic planning assumes critical significance and
has a direct bearing on the progress of the job. Cement is
directly sent to the locations thereby reducing inventory
cost. As the rebar prices are fluctuating, effective planning
in placement of orders have helped us in capitalising on
market prices. Technical feasibility is one of the key factors
for a job of such nature. The contour considerations are
taken in grids and the undulated level is reviewed and pit
markings done. Based on the forecast, benching is done
taking into consideration the leg extensions given by the
client. Till date all the 128 benching proposals submitted
from our end have been approved by the client. Each of
the 182 locations is like a new project demanding creative
and innovative approach in all activities. We have to devise
ways to reach the unchartered locations and create access
ways for transportation. At times there is no clear mandate
for certain tasks such as revetment proposals for a breast
wall and one needs to learn about the complexities on
field.”
Mr. Sushil Kumar Singh (SKS), Asst.
Accounts Officer, has his hands full in
managing the accounting activities
across the challenging terrain. With
close to 350 locations spread across 300
km in varying altitudes, SKS ensures
that multiple requirements such as data
compilation, accounting systems and procedures, statutory
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compliances, reconciliation of sub-contractor bills, bank
matter and invoicing are meticulously met with as per
schedule. SKS says “Getting all the inputs at the right time
requires a great deal of coordination and constant followup. Due to the remote nature of the locations, data
compilation is perhaps the biggest challenge. Around 45
sub-contractors are in A2 Package and we have to ensure
that their work details are properly updated. Catering to
staff and workmen requirements at work front is another
issue which requires constant monitoring. Most of the
requirements are communicated through mobile phones
and we deliver the necessary support as and when required.
The project has topped the collection drive in Delhi Region
by netting Rs. 28 crore for the last quarter. A good rapport
with the client, bureaucracy and various agencies has
augured well for the smooth execution of the project.”
Mr. Rajendra Kumar Sharma (RKS),
Store Keeper, A1&A2 Package, states
that the main issue was locating a
strategic place for materials stacking.
Due to the hilly terrain, it was difficult
to find large flat stretches of land.
However after a lot of surveying, the
team was successful in identifying 4 sections spread across
Package A1 & A2. RKS highlights, “Majority of the
materials pertain to tower sections whose volume is close
to 20,000 MTPA. Comprising three types – DD, DC and
DB, each tower has more than 700 members. Segregating,
tagging and proper stacking of these materials is critical as
they are put together during the tower erections. As most
of the materials are head loaded, any discrepancy from the
supply side would mean time lag and further delays.
Presently 5000 MTPA of reinforcement, 325 km of earth
wire, large quantity of hardware fittings, 354 sets of tower
materials, 4 lakh insulators and 4000 km of conductors are
housed across the 4 stores. Meeting the timely requirements
is another tough task as most of the locations are in remote
areas. Proper planning in inventory management and supply
of materials is the biggest challenge for this job. Each
material is thoroughly checked before being supplied to
the locations ensuring that all components are included
and transported safely.”
Mr. Anju John (AJ), Planning
Assistant, Package A2 works towards
preparing the planning schedules and
subcontract bills, educating the piece
rate workmen, reviewing and reporting
on the quality of works, sales invoicing
and system compliance. AJ says “The
major challenge lies in training the piece rate workmen,
most of whom are locals, periodical interaction with them,
controlling their cost and monitoring their work.”
Package A1 Project Team Takes a Welcome Break
Picnickers
stricking a pose
Package A1 project team organised a few sight seeing trips to various destinations in Himachal Pradesh. A group of 20
staff and their families travelled to the hill top at Sahan on January 26, 2009. Travelling through the snowbound hills
and the visit to goddess BheemaKali temple turned out be a very adventurous and serene experience.
The team under the leadership of Rajiv Kumar trekked to the nearest peak located at an elevation of 2100MSL. Climbing
the snowbound hills was a memorable experience.
Project Team Assists Primary Schools at Mangargh
The project team arranged the distribution of
school bags with essential stationery items to
students of primary school situated at remote
villages. As a beginning schools were identified
at five remote villages for distributing school
bags with stationeries, building of toilets, medical
checkup etc. The project team so far has
distributed essential items at two schools in
the presence of local panchayat pradhan and
officials of Jaypee Powergrid. The overwhelming response from local residents
encourages participation in further such
activities.
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Blending of Skills
His subsequent assignments included Ranga Nadi
Zero Transmission Line in Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar
Sub Transmission System job and 400 kV Maithon
Ranchi transmission line. GSB cites North-East as
one of the toughest terrains to work with. In spite
of the odds, GSB was able to achieve substantial
milestones in these projects. He was the planning
engineer and the last man to move out after the
completion and handing over. GSB states “Maithon
Ranchi TL was a landmark project in many ways. It
was the first TL project to be completed and handed
over in the same financial year, certified by an external
agency with no compliances for quality and won the
quality trophy. The job exceed the ace margins and
won appreciation from the client.”
Gyanendra Singh Bisht (GSB), Logistics Support Engineer, is
a dynamic young man whose acumen in transmission line projects
belies his age. Having been with ECC for the last ten years, GSB
is considered as key personnel for transmission line projects.
Joining as a DET in 1999, GSB’s first posting was the landmark
Bhaspa Jhakri TL project. He says “I gained a lot during the
initial four years and it gave me a lot of confidence and was the
foundation upon which my career was built. Today I have a
good grasp on subjects from survey to systems, foundation,
erection and I’m versatile enough to handle micro and macro
aspects of such projects.”
He asserts that his thorough knowledge on survey
and civil engineering are his strengths. A blend of
the technical and planning skills, GSB is the apt
person for logistical support services. GSB nurtures
hopes of handling challenging projects independently
in the near future.
A keen follower of cricket and chess, GSB cherishes
a passion for being fit through regular workout at
gym. He married Geetha in 2007, a post graduate in
Commerce. The couple has an eight month old
daughter – Rishita.
Savour for Safety
Alok Kumar (AK), Senior Safety Engineer, has
donned complex and challenging roles in his career
spanning close to a decade. AK’s assignments prior
to joining ECC have been for the most part in coal
mines. A Diploma in Mining from Nagpur University
with a Mine Management Competency Certification,
AK joined ECC in 2007 at PNTL project, Sundar
Nagar in 2007 which was followed by posting at
Karcham Wangtoo TL project.
AK highlights that blasting is a critical activity in
such a hilly terrain. In spite of the guidelines and
instructions, the activity is risk prone due to the
undulating terrain. He asserts “We ensure adherence
to highest safey parameters during the blast as most
of the line passes through forest and private farms.
Any shortcomings will severely disturb the ecology
and pose grave hardship for the inhabitants. This is
the only TL project which has got its own explosive
license limited to 3 tonnes. The blast is executed in
a controlled manner through electronic detonators.
Erection is another activity which requires constant
vigil and monitoring.” Having clocked 3 million safe
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man-hours, AK is confident of achieving the objective – over
20 million safe man-hours.
Alok Kumar’s family consists of his wife Ranjana and Harshit,
his 20 month old son. Ranjana is a post graduate in Chemistry
with B.Ed. and was teaching before committing to the family.
Alok is fond of books, music and cricket.
Proactive Store Keeper
A store is the hub of any project and the men holding
fort play a prominent role in catering to the resource
demands. Always on the vigil, their roles are multiple
and facets colourful as the canopy they hold. One of
this clan is Arvind Kumar Singh (AKS), Stores
and Administration In-charge for sub-section.
Relatively new to L&T, AKS a commerce graduate
from Magadh Univiserity, Bihar, joined ECC in 2008
after versatile stints with various industries which
involved teaching, accounts and administration, stores
handling. His experience stands him in good stead
as he has developed all round skills in communication
ensuring a good rapport with locals and officials.
His first posting was at PNTL project for a three
month period following which he was posted at
Karcham Wangtoo Transmission Line. He says “It
was a difficult task to locate and establish the stores
in such a hilly terrain. Fortunately we identified a
flat stretch amidst the hills and established two stores
at Jeoric and Rampur.” With materials valued around
Rs. 25 crores, AKS has his hands full in ensuring
the logistics are well streamed to project
requirements. He says “team work and able guidance
by the seniors make targets achievable and working a wonderful
experience.”
A sports enthusiast, AKS represented the university in high jump
and 100 metre sprint. AKS is married to Sunita and the couple
has two children – Aakash, five years old and Aadity, three years
old. Apart from work, AKS loves to interact with local habitats
and gain insight into their customs and traditions.
Empowering Work
With experience of close to 22 years, Mahendra Singh Rathour (MSR),
is seen as an epitome for accounts and administration at project sites.
Being the first reporting staff in most of the projects, MSR always had
to organise and streamline things essential for empowering work. He
says “it demands a lot of character and strength to set things right.”
A 1982 graduate from Allahabad University, MSR joined ECC in 1986
as a commercial assistant in Banaras. His first assignment involved
multiple projects – NTPC Rihand, Vindhyachal and Singrouli and
UPSEB Anpara Thermal Power. This was followed by subsequent
assignments at Kandla Bhatinda pipeline, IOCL Mathura, GAIL Pata,
ACC Cement, Agra pipeline, Parliament Library, New Delhi, RPL
Jamangar, Water pipeline projects in Mumbai Region, Balasore Road
Project in Orissa, NALCO Damanjodi and Panipat flyover.
He says “my strength is my ability to learn from the new environment,
meet people and build a good rapport which is essential for my job.”
The present assignment demands weekly travel of close to 600 km
which he accepts with a smile. All along his career he has been pursuing
studies and has added quite a handful of diplomas in law, personnel and
material management and sociology.
MSR family consists of his wife Sudha and two children – daughter
Shubi and son Devansh who are studying in the 10th and 7th standard
respectively. Sudha, an economics post graduate, is a homemaker and
has been a part of MSR travelogue and shares the same fondness for
meeting people and seeing places.
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MEET OUR GMS
Man Management
& Customer Delight
– the mantra to success
Mr. T. Azhaguvel, Regional Manager & Cluster Head of MMH&W OC at Kolkata, who has
been recently elevated to General Manager, has a saga of over three decades of association with
ECC, during which he has achieved path breaking performances in diversified fields, across
various geographical regions of our country. After completing a Diploma in Mechanical
Engineering in the year 1976, he joined our company in 1977, after a brief stint with
Presteels & Fab. (Pvt.) Ltd., Kalpakkam.
Any success
story
anchors on
the most
invaluable
asset – the
people; who
are in fact
the prime
movers.
He was first posted at FCI Trombay in 1977. Soon he moved into the remote North East for
his first major assignment in the Nagaland Pulp & Paper Project from Oct 1977 to 1982. His
subsequent assignments include Rourkela Steel Plant, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers Ltd.,
Thal Project, Vizag Steel Plant, NALCO Vizag, NALCO Damanjodi, Tata Steel Jamshedpur,
Hyundai Job Haldia, Durgapur Steel Plant, Hirmi Cement Plant, Rajender Steel Plant Siltara
& Paradip Port Trust. The various projects gave him a plethora of experience in fields of Steel,
Cement, Material Handling as well as intensive exposure in site operations.
Subsequently he was elevated to become the Regional Project Manager for IP&U Sector,
Kolkata Region in 2002, followed by Sector Project Manager in 2004. In the year 2006 he was
elevated to head Kolkata Region as the Regional Manager. It would not be out of place to
mention that during his tenure at Kolkata Regional Office, the financials registered an
unprecedented upward trend and the client base also expanded.
A rejuvenated, sustained and zero tolerance approach in the field of Safety & Quality added
the crowning glory of success in the Kolkata Region. Several coveted international and national
laurels were received in the field of safety. Customers lauded his initiatives which bore fruit at
site culminating in excellent rating in customer satisfaction.
He strongly believes that any success story anchors on the most invaluable asset – the people;
who are in fact the prime movers. At every step during his career, he took it as a personal
responsibility to be with his people during times of adversities. During crisis, directing and
supporting his team from the front were his trademarks; and the teams were always ready to
take on any challenges.
It would be appropriate at this stage to mention one of the most unforgettable success stories
that was scripted under his leadership during one of nature’s worst adversities – the 1999
Super Cyclone at Paradip. Despite poor forecasting and limited infrastructure, a mammoth
cyclone was handled by him and his team with meticulous strategy backed up by selfless
courage; safety was the topmost concern and not a single life was lost; staff, workmen and
families were all safe. After ensuring the same, he and his team, went on to participate in
scavenging and relief operations in and around Paradip. He instituted special teams to deliver
basic needs to nearby villagers who had lost almost everything in the aftermath. It was exemplary
leadership and hard core team work that made this happen.
Mr. Azhaguvel is married to Suja, a homemaker. The Azhaguvels are blessed with a daughter
Monisha, who is doing her B.Sc Visual Communication, final year at S.S.S. Jain College,
Chennai and has plans to pursue her higher studies.
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Be Sincere, Hard Working
& Humane
– It pays
Mr. Shrinath Rao (SR) Head, Infrastructure Business – Gulf, hailing from a family of
academicians in Bangalore was brought up in Udaipur, Rajasthan and graduated from VNIT
Nagpur, thereby giving him diversity in upbringing.
He joined L&T as Graduate Engineer Trainee in 1982 at Awarpur Cement Project Phase I. SR
cherishes the rich hands on experience gained in the early years of his career. Four years at
Awarpur and he was transferred to Kinabatangan Bridge project in Malaysia. He values his first
overseas experience as an eye opener in global benchmarking. After successfully completing the
bridge project, he then moved to Mumbai Regional Office in the year 1990. He enjoyed his
stint at MBRO to the maximum. He still recalls his first day at the regional office as a very
strange experience, as till then for almost eight long years he was only exposed to hard core
site execution. He was determined to take maximum advantage of his posting at MBRO and
master all facets of this exposure. The stay of almost five years at the office gave him tremendous
experience to meet and learn from the stalwarts of L&T and gave him lot of confidence for
future responsibilities.
He was then involved as a construction head for “Buckley Court” High Rise Residential Tower
at Cooperage Mumbai which comprised the restoration of a heritage structure with construction
of high end residential tower in the backdrop. The project won an award from American
Concrete Institute in addition to few other critical acclaim for the restoration works. The
project gave excellent exposure to meet with renowned conservationists. A major assignment
then came his way as project in-charge for the construction of Seven Star Grand Hyatt Hotel
at Santa Cruz, Mumbai. This green field project was amongst the first few projects where L&T
undertook total hotel execution including complete finishes.
Since 2003, SR is located at UAE and is currently heading the operations. His endeavour is
to expand L&T’s operations in spite of tough environment. He says “the experience of working
along with global players is very exciting as well as extremely challenging”. His dream is to
make every individual in the team to be at par or much more capable than their international
colleagues. He believes in institutionalising this change management which will benefit the
individual as well as the organisation. He asserts “the basic qualification for success of an
individual, in my belief, is to be sincere, hard working and humane.”
The basic
qualification
for success
for an
individual,
is to be
sincere,
hardworking
and
humane.
SR gives a lot of credit to whatever little he has achieved to the value system cultivated by his
parents. His wife Sridevi supports him to the hilt in all his endeavours and always provides
him with valuable advice on all humane values. He respects womenfolk for their perseverance,
sacrifices and support. They are blessed with a son, Santosh, who is studying in Class XII. He
enjoys listening to classical music which he cultivated while listening to his mother in the
younger days.
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Acumen for
Planning & Execution
Mr. D. Gnanasekar (DGS), Head – Airports Segment under Buildings & Factories OC, has been
at the helm of many significant projects and a part of ECC’s milestones. He says “It has been a
tough journey across three decades with many challenges.” Hailing from a small town close to
Vellore in Tamil Nadu, DGS, the son of a school headmaster, graduated in Civil Engineering from
Madras University in 1977.
Joining as a Graduate Engineer Trainee in ECC, DGS worked in various job sites in Southern
region in the early phase of his career. With a keen acumen for planning and execution, DGS soon
started handling independent assignments and rose to become the youngest resident engineer for
L&T AUDCO Maraimalainagar.
There is no
shortcut to
success
without
hard work.
DGS cites the execution of 200 industrial sheds for Tirupur knitwear industry in one year period
as a big break for him. He says “this project brought laurels to ECC and helped to exhibit my
skills and know my strength.” Over the years, DGS built a repertoire for commanding leadership
through task mastering skills which saw him execute some of the most prestigious projects across
the country. The project promoters reposed great confidence in his ability to achieve both high
quality of work and timely completion. Today, these projects are national landmarks and stand as
testimony to his delivering capabilities. Some of the notable assignments executed under his
leadership are: Jawaharlal Nehru Football Stadium, Chennai, which was completed in a record
time of 260 days; Plutonium Reprocessing Plant at Kalpakkam; HI-TEC City Phase 1, Hyderabad,
a first of its kind IT Park for the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
In Bangalore, he was the Regional Projects Manager for B&F BU. He says, “it was an important
phase for development of new businesses and required a lot of thrust in negotiating tough clients
like GE for bagging projects.”
The latest project “Hyderabad International Airport Limited” is a landmark project in the history
of L&T. The world class airport combining the best of technology and design was inaugurated
by the UPA chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gandhi in March, 2008.
During his long and eventful career, DGS also executed overseas assignments. In Zernograd
Housing project, the erstwhile USSR, the efforts put in by him for rapid mobilisation and setting
up of infrastructure facilities within a short time under minus 20° Celsius in a totally unknown
environment in 1993, is still a remarkable and memorable performance for those who were
involved in the project.
DGS recalls that all his assignments were challenging and time bound. He strongly believes, “there
is no shortcut to success without hard work”. He attributes his success to his team and gratefully
remembers KVR for his warm support and motivation right from the beginning of his career.
The star performer is married to Nirmala and blessed with a daughter, who is doing her final year
in Biotechnology aiming to become an entrepreneur.
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A Touch of Pride
for People
Mr. M.V. Satish (MVS), Head – Institutional & Commercial Buildings, B&F OC, has spent
a large part of his career in overseas assignments. In an eventful innings of close to three
decades, MVS has handled interesting assignments and played a crucial role in the development
of ECC’s Domestic and International business capabilities particularly in the Middle East.
Recalling his 23 years association with ECC, he states “I always believe people are our pride
and work is not only about achieving targets but also about building relationships.”
A 1979 Civil Engineering graduate, MVS hails from the IT capital of the nation – Bangalore.
He joined ECC in 1980 and his first posting was at the monumental Baha’i Temple, Delhi
which was followed by one year tenure at Satna Cement. MVS moved to Metco Gammon and
worked at Iraq for four years where he was associated with Precast Housing Projects. His
subsequent stints were with Hyundai on behalf of International Military Service, Iraq and Tata
Electronic Development Services, Bangalore. Having made his mark as an executor, MVS
rejoined ECC in 1987 at TISCO, Jamshedpur. He says “I had very good experience in precast
technique at Iraq which was instrumental for my posting as resident engineer for Housing
Project at TISCO Jamshedpur.” After the successful commissioning of the Housing Project, his
next assignment was as resident engineer for TISCO works. He was sent overseas for Housing
Project at Zernograd, Russia for two years. His earlier exposure in overseas projects stood him
in good stead and was handy in establishing vital links for executing the Russian assignment.
In 1996 he moved to BLRO as Regional Project Manager (RPM) for Property Develoment
Business unit and later was assigned the role of RPM – Buildings and Factories. After this he
took care of Business Development activities up till 2003. MVS says “My tenures were important
ones as it was a stage when a lot of thrust was initiated for development of new businesses
and breaking new grounds.” Following this, when the zonal concept was introduced in ECC,
he was posted as the Zonal Project Manager for Western Zone. His next assignment as the
Chief Executive Officer of L&T Oman was the most challenging and a high profile one. He
says “We had an excellent team in L&T Oman and with focused approach and proper guidance
from the headquarters, built the business to be amongst the top five in Oman. We were the
first to have a separate HR Department and a Workmen Training Institute. Today, L&T Oman
has completed more than a decade of service and is an established brand name. It gives me
immense satisfaction to have been a part of the growth and change which the Company has
undergone.”
I always
believe
people are
our pride
and work is
not only
about
achieving
targets but
also about
building
relationships.
MVS is married to Vasanti, a Masters in Sociology whom he credits for his success and
beautifully managing the home front. Their daughter Svati is pursuing her Masters in Journalism.
MVS is very health conscious and is a regular at the gym. The family prides itself on owning
a small but well equipped personal library. They are aware of their social responsibility and
work towards the betterment of the society in their own way. The Satishes are enthusiastic
travellers and look forward to their annual holiday.
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Seek & Ye Shall Succeed
For Mr. R. Chandrasekharan (RCS), Operation Head – Bulk Material Handling Business
Unit, MMH&W OC, right attitude, commitment and hard work are work philosophies for
excellence. RCS believes that learning is a continuous process in one’s career and plays an
instrumental role in moulding one’s career and personality. In a career spanning more than
three decades across various domains, RCS has executed milestone projects, held important
offices and been a leader who stands for values and ethics.
At L&T,
learning does
not happen
only at the
work front.
It is a
continuous
process and is
a part of the
culture of the
organisation.
A 1974 Diploma holder in Civil Engineering, RCS joined ECC in 1975 at MFL Manali.
He cites the 1977 cyclone and floods in 1978 which ravaged Vijayawada canal (APSEB)
site as one of the lessons in crisis management. He states “As one of my seniors fell sick,
I had to assume the mantle to lead and handle the crisis situation. It was a great experience
of getting to learn the knack of taking quick decisions and handle things even during the
worst situations.” He looks back on this challenge as a turning point in his career.
His next assignment was with Tata Steel for almost a decade, during which he handled
projects at West Bokaro, and various modernisation projects at Jamshedpur. He states
“Tata is a demanding customer and looks into things other than engineering & construction,
which helps in shaping one’s career. In my opinion, every engineer must have a stint with
the Tatas early in his career, as this moulds him into a complete person. In my 33 years
of service, I was lucky to be associated with challenging projects, demanding seniors and
tough customers. It gave me the confidence to look at things beyond project execution and
brought out the best qualities in me.”
Among his landmark projects, he cites TISCO – West Bokaro, TVNL – Tenughat, Lafarge
– Meghalaya and ISPAT – NDIL as the toughest assignments. He recalls his kidnapping
episode at Tenughat and the six years at ISPAT – NDIL as memorable missions which gave
him valuable insights not only into project execution but also into the role of Project
Manager in totality. He credits the organisation for providing opportunities and support
to learn and grow. He says “At L&T, learning does not happen only at the work front. It
is a continuous process and is a part of the culture of the organisation.” As Regional
Manager of ABRO, apart from operations and business development initiatives, his tenure
also saw the Surat flood relief operation where L&T demonstrated its commitment towards
Corporate Social Responsibility. Unlike project execution, during relief operations there
are no specific guidelines and one has to think on one’s own and take spot decisions to
cope up with the situation which purely reflects the leadership skills. He proudly states
“The appreciation given by people of Surat to L&T-ites has to be seen to be believed.”
RCS is married to Jayanthi, a homemaker whom he credits as his source of strength.
Mrs. Chandrasekharan is good at music, arts and handicrafts. They are blessed with a son
– Vinayakram, an electrical and electronics engineer working with Infosys. RCS has a
fondness for classical music. A socially conscious person, RCS along with his family is
involved in helping the development of a school and temple in his hometown.
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Life is all about Changes
Seeking changes and welcoming challenges have always been his nature. A civil engineering
graduate from IIT Kharagpur and PGDBM (MBA) from XLRI, Jamshedpur, Dip. K. Sen
(DKS), presently heading the Mumbai International Airport Project, moved to frontend execution
from hardcore design at a late stage in his career.
DKS made his professional debut at the young age of 21 in the design and construction of
Transmission Lines. He was posted as in-charge of 132kV transmission line project in Johar
Bahru, Malaysia, a job which gave him tremendous confidence. In 1982, he joined the design
department of TISCO, Jamshedpur and worked in the prestigious and fast track modernisation
Phase-I. Subsequently, he joined M/s. Development Consultants Ltd. in Kolkata where he
worked in the design of RCC and Steel work for various power and coal handling projects.
During this tenure, he also worked briefly at Nowgong Paper Project, Assam and Patalganga
PTA Project in project monitoring, scheduling and reporting disciplines.
In 1989, DKS joined the then newly started Civil & Structural Department at the design office
of erstwhile Gr-X, L&T. During this tenure from 1989 to 2001, he rose to Head the Civil &
Structural Design of EDRC, Kolkata and was associated with the design of coal/ash/material
handling projects for Chandrapur, Singhrauli, Dadri, Rayalaseema, Suratgar, Kota, Ramagundum,
Shimadri, TNEB, RSMML, Paradip, TISCO etc. of BMH & M&M Division. He gained
excellent knowledge in overall engineering of turnkey projects including mechanical and electrical
interface and coordination.
He says “I was feeling saturated in design engineering and hence decided to make a change
to execution.” On his own initiative, he took a transfer to Safal Fruit and Vegetable Auction
Market Project, Bangalore. He says “Safal being a complicated design and build project, I could
use my strong engineering background to coordinate all disciplines and lead the team from
engineering to commissioning and successful completion.” Subsequently, he took charge as
SPM (B&F) – Kolkata Region in 2003 and during his tenure major jobs in the North East
were bagged through strong networking and important projects like National Games Stadiums
and Village in Guwahati, Medical College and Hospitals in Shillong and Agartala were completed.
In 2006, DKS moved to Mumbai Region as a Regional Manager. It was during his tenure that
the mega Mumbai International Airport Project was bagged and DKS assumed charge as
project director in November 2007. Within record time, the mobilisation of infrastructure and
resources was completed and currently the job is progressing in full swing.
While I have
been
enjoying my
work and the
changes all
through my
career, I
made friends
everywhere
which, along
with my
technical
competence,
are my major
strengths.
DKS is thankful to his wife Suma for giving up her career aspirations to be a homemaker and
lend support for all his endeavours. Their only son, Debanik is pursuing mechanical engineering
at IIT, Kharagpur. DKS loves to engage in games, adventure activities and is also fond of
music, reading and playing chess. He asserts “While I have been enjoying my work and the
changes all through my career, I made friends everywhere which, along with my technical
competence, are my major strengths.”
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Enterprising HR Practitioner
Mr. Rajeev B. Bhatnagar (RBB), Head – Human Resources, MMH&W OC, is a Human
Resource professional with a wealth of experience spanning three decades. He has been
exceptional in executing ideas and has been closely associated with most of ECC’s HR initiatives.
He says “my greatest strengths are my domain knowledge of human resource and the quiet
determination I bring to everything I undertake.”
My greatest
strengths
are my
domain
knowledge
of human
resource
and the
quiet
determination
I bring to
everything I
undertake.
As his father was a civil engineer constructing dams and canals, RBB had a feel of the projects
quite early in his life. He completed his post graduation in Management from BITS Pilani.
Prior to joining L&T, RBB had valuable stints in public sector and multinational companies.
His first posting in ECC was at Mumbai Region in 1997, following which he was transferred
to Chennai to take care of recruitment. He says “I am proud to say that 71% staff working
in ECC as on 30th Jun 08 were recruited by P&OD Dept during my tenure as head of talent
acquisition, after which I moved over to MMH&W Operating Company.” He has great regard
for his superiors and senior management in ECC as they allowed him the fullest freedom which
enabled fulfilling the department’s objective to “recruit solely based on merit.”
From 2001 onwards, P&OD Department has implemented several salary revisions, reward
exercises, FAIR processes in ECC and RBB has played a key role in every one of them. He
says “I’m very systematic and my fundamentals are strong. Challenging tasks interest me.”
RBB believes that strategic initiatives play a key role in organisation development. He cites the
2004 succession planning as a crucial exercise which identified most of today’s leaders in ECC.
He was involved in the exercise from micro planning stage to pre-final presentations.
His pet project is the initiation of membership in Institute of Chartered Engineers, UK (ICE,
UK), which began after a suggestion by KVR in the Annual P&OD Conference. He says “we
have now 85 ECC Engineers as members of ICE, U.K. Since the membership comes after a
rigorous selection by teams from UK, it’s an achievement for our engineers as well as a
testimony to ECC’s engineering excellence.” He also catalysed formation of Chennai Chapter
of ICE, UK. He believes that in coming decades companies with the most talented workforce
will be the winners. The two key factors which have made ECC a world class organisation are
the OD process and the keen interest line managers have in HR issues.
As a service to his profession, RBB has created a web site for HR professionals (http://
hrera.com) which is a reference point for HR professionals since 2002. Apart from professional
pursuits, RBB has a keen interest in literature and history. He has created a website for young
adults on Panchatantra (http://ePanchatantra.com). For the last 3 years he is developing a site
on Thirukural (http://kural.in). He says “If I commence a project I do not abandon it irrespective
of difficulties and time involved. My motto is: Winners Never Quit. Quitters Never Win.”
After retirement he plans to write on Ancient Indian History and start a micro-finance institution
to help economically weaker people.
His wife Alka is a post graduate in arts and a homemaker. She partners him in creating their
websites and pursuing all interests (except history). They have two sons – Saurabh and Yogendra.
Saurabh is a computer engineer and is pursuing his MBA in Hyderabad while the younger son,
Yogendra is in class XII and plans to do engineering.
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IR & Administration
Trendsetter
Mr. A. Mohan Das (AMD), Head – Administration and Industrial Relations, is a man of action
with a flair for languages. Having been at the helm of affairs for more than 25 years, AMD is
seen as an epitome in the field of Administration and Industrial Relations. Ask him which site
has been the best or most challenging in his career. He quickly reacts by saying “Every site is
unique and one needs to become familiar with the local language, understand the mindset of the
people and react depending upon the situation.” His guiding philosophy is “Keep your eyes and
ears open. Accept criticism, review and implement systems and procedures without any
compromise.”
Equipped with Masters Degree in Commerce and Business Management, Bachelor Degree in
Law, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, Diplomas in Labour and Administrative
Laws, AMD is a blend of theoretical and practical knowledge. He says “Though I joined with
Accounts & Administration background, I got to know a lot of engineering concepts due to my
involvement at projects.” Joining ECC in 1982 at Kolkata, AMD was posted at NALCO
Damanjodi. He says “I was fortunate to handle major and volatile projects throughout my career
which was instrumental in shaping my skills.” His subsequent assignments – Bihar Sponge Iron
project, Tenughat Thermal Power, Coal Handing Plant at Raniganj, Manipal Pai FoundationHospital & Medical College, Gangtok, gave him valuable insights in learning the nuances of
project operations. AMD cites the year 1993 as a big break for him, when he was deputed to
Russia for the housing projects. He says “It was a different work zone, extreme climatic conditions
and an alien environment demanded adaptability and quick learning in foreign conditions. The
project gave me the right exposure in Finance, Accounts and Administration from the overseas
point of view.”
His next assignment at RPL Jamnagar was the biggest job for ECC at that juncture. AMD
handled the entire Accounts and Administration activities for a period of three years. He says “It
was a mammoth task with the labour strength alone accounting for more than a lakh.” AMD
highlights that it was an invaluable experience in establishing a good rapport with the Reliance
top management which has proved beneficial over the years. In 1999, he moved to headquarters
as in-charge of Site Accounts and Administration for Domestic Operations. He says “Because of
my exposure I could give guidance and support to all job sites.” In 2004, AMD took over the
Administration of ECC as a whole.
Keep your
eyes and
ears open.
Accept
criticism,
review and
implement
changes
wherever
required.
His acumen in handling labour and administrative issues has earned him the title “IR Guru” in
industry circles. AMD believes knowledge creates empowered individuals and one needs to
nurture their potential. He initiated the task of rewriting and upgrading the Store Keeping,
Material Management, Time Keeping & Industrial Relations manuals. His flair for troubleshooting
is well known and he is often sought after for valuable suggestions across industry domains.
AMD is married to Rita, a homemaker who has done her post graduation in Psychology and
Guidance & Counseling and is a practicing counsellor. They have a daughter – Shilpa who has
completed dual degree in Hotel Management & Catering and Hospitality Administration and is
pursuing her Masters in Business Management. AMD is an avid reader confined mostly to
psychology & legal books and loves travelling.
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PR Seeks
‘a Jack of All’ Trait
Believe in
what you
do, learn to
handle the
vicissitudes,
and give
more than
100 percent
in all your
tasks –
these are
the
hallmarks of
success.
“Believe in what you do, learn to handle the vicissitudes, and give more than 100 percent in
all your tasks” – these are the hallmarks of success says Mr. V.S. Ramana (VSR), Head,
Corporate Communications. A 1978 B.Com graduate from the Madras Christian College,
Chennai, VSR’s journey in the world of Corporate Communications across three decades has
been from a novice to an evolved holistic leader. Recalling his first assignment at the DCM
group’s Usha International, VSR says “Usha provided an extensive opportunity and a good
training ground for an all-round operations at a multi-product company.” The urge to do a lot
and seek further opportunities to perform made him move to an advertising agency – Speer
Communications in Delhi. However, he felt he was missing the corporate format and when
Ranbaxy, India’s leading and growing pharmaceutical major needed a Corporate Communication
thrust, VSR grabbed the opportunity.
He says “it was actually the beginning of strategic Corporate Communications work for me.
We had to start from the smallest to the most significant agenda.” Four years of mission
accomplished, VSR moved on to Cadilla, Ahmedabad. After a two year period, he shifted back
to New Delhi to New Holland Tractors, the makers of Ford tractors who were setting up their
new manufacturing facility in India. VSR was the fourteenth man lined up in the organisation.
He says “it was a different milieu interacting with farmers across India, to create awareness and
build a credible entity”. Following this, VSR moved to an IT enabled advertising service – ASL
Technologies. A little over a year there, the assignment from L&T-ECC came his way and it
was a home-coming for VSR.
Nearly eight years now with L&T-ECC, VSR has made significant contributions in enriching
the L&T-ECC brand and credibility of the CCD. He cites “I never had a team in all my earlier
assignments – and at ECC it was all there to be harnessed. Mr. V. Kannan was a great support
who helped me settle fast and get to delivering results. ECC’s 60 year celebrations was a
turning point for CCD. Presenting the gargantuan avatar of the organisation in its multifaceted
divisions at the HHL Centre, the coffee table book and the road-show events were the most
satisfying achievement for me as well as our CCD team. We have come through as a proactive
and a reliable team that can engage in business development as well as in brand building by
our internal clients. This is both satisfying and rewarding indeed!”
VSR is married to Jayashree. Mrs. Jayashree Ramana is currently the Secretary of PRAYAS, and
has also been running a Punjabi Restaurant in Egmore, with her brothers. Their only daughter
Nishkamya is a throw ball champion and was the first player in Tamil Nadu to be awarded a
medical seat at the Coimbatore Medical College, last year.
VSR has a diploma in cartooning, is a photographer, paints, sings, blogs and publishes travelogues
(www.va-si-ramana.sulekha.com). As the Secretary at the ECC Recreation Club, he has been
energising the ECC HQ team.
Through his association with the Public Relations Society of India (PRSI) Chennai as its past
chairman and an active member, VSR is contributing a lot for the enrichment of PR. His
initiatives in promoting PR were aptly recognised when PRSI honoured him with the National
Award in December 2008.
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The Man Who Has
Powered His Way Up
Mr. P. Niranjana (PN), General Manager & Head (Operations), Hydel BU, hails from the city
of Mangalore situated on the Malabar Coast of South India. Graduating in Civil Engineering
(1983) from the prestigious National Institute of Technology, Suratkal, PN started his career
as an entrepreneur. His passion towards civil engineering, innate business acumen and
motivational and teambuilding skills made him a successful entrepreneur. The early years made
him discover a competent leader in himself.
Being a continuous and persistent learner, he joined L&T in 1989 to leverage his potential
further. He was posted as a senior engineer at the prestigious Kaiga Nuclear Power Project. He
specialised in mass concrete construction, erection of heavy engineering structures and
sophisticated quality control methods that demand a high degree of precision. After successful
completion of this project, he aspired to widen his spectrum of knowledge and gain expertise
in diverse domains of the power sector. In 1991, he went on to become the project in-charge
for the extremely challenging hydel and irrigation projects situated in the high altitude terrain
of the Himalayas in Nepal. The famous Sunsari Morang Headwork Project in Nepal was
commissioned by L&T under his leadership.
He successfully completed the 46 MW captive power project at Awarpur in Maharashtra. His
experience and knowledge in construction project management from procurement to execution
helped L&T to bag the 2x540 MW Tarapur Nuclear Power Plant in Maharashtra. He became
the youngest project manager when he took over the position at this project. During his tenure
of leadership, he implemented novel ideas in construction methods which proved highly
productive and cost-efficient. This project fetched him recognition as an expert in the nuclear
power sector. PN became the Head (Operations) for Hydel and Nuclear sector in 2004. He
became the General Manager and Head (Operations) for Hydel BU of L&T Infrastructure OC
in 2008.
Some of the projects that are under execution under his leadership includes 2000 MW Nuclear
Power Plant at Kudankulam, 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Power Project in
Arunachal Pradesh, 520 MW Parbati Stage III Hydro Electric Project, 520 MW Tapovan
Vishnugad Hydro Electric Power Project, 1200 MW Punatsangchu Hydro Electric Project in
Bhutan and 100 MW Singoli Bhatwari Hydro Electric Project (L&T’s maiden project on
BOOT basis).
PN is a
dynamic and
transformational
leader who
strongly
fosters the
culture of
innovation,
continuous
learning and
implementation
of latest
technologies
in
construction.
PN is a dynamic and transformational leader who strongly fosters the culture of innovation,
continuous learning and implementation of latest technologies in construction. He has a firm
conviction that knowledge should be shared and earned by all and encourages active knowledge
sharing among all. He is a voracious reader of multifarious subjects. His wife Shantha is
supportive in all his endeavours and engages herself actively in social welfare activities. They
are blessed with a son, Shreyas.
Apart from being a philosopher, logical thinker and a man of wit, PN lays emphasis on and
respects human values. These qualities effortlessly earn him the respect and love of all.
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SAFETY NEWS
Safety Month Celebrations
Inaugural
function
at HQ
Campus
on
January
5, 2009
Every year the month of January is celebrated as a safety
month at headquarters, project sites and offices of ECC
Division. This year too it was celebrated in a grand and
meaningful manner with fullest support and commitment
from the management and cooperation from all sections
of employees. This occasion was used to re-affirm our
commitment to injury-free working at the workplace
through awareness and motivation programmes.
The month-long activities at our establishments all over
India and abroad were intended to enhance employee
participation in promoting the cause of safety. To mark
BLWSP-SPRI-Jaisalmeer
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the occasion, various safety promotional activities were
conducted throughout the month including: Safety Flag
Hoisting and Administration of Safety Pledge; First Aid
Training Program; Fire Fighting Demos; Safety
Exhibition; Safety Poster Competition; Safety Slogan
Competition; Safety Essay Competition; Safety Quiz.
The celebrations concluded at the end of January with a
valedictory function in which winners of the safety
competitions were awarded prizes and certificates. Staff
members, workmen, contractors and clients took part in
the celebration enthusiastically.
EWL Kanchipuram
CSTI Chennai
Oath taking at Hyderabad Cluster Office
MBCL-7
Oath taking at ICICI3
SMC Estancia
SAJEL GLASS
Phoenix project
Southcity BLCL
BWSSB -Valedictory function
BSL Angul
VSP – Vizag (First aid Training)
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HMCPCL Haldia
SAIL-ISP Burnpur (Housekeeping rally)
Safety Pledge - JSWSL
WSS-Tumkur-Valedictory
function
VSP – Vizag (Fire Drill)
DMRC Saket
AD HEP
Delhi Cluster
Office
NPCIL-Kudankulam
Parbati HEP
L&T HEW, Hazira
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Emergency Preparedness at HQ Campus
In view of the increased risk especially related to emergency
situations, our preparedness is of paramount importance,
in order to contain the escalation of emergency and mitigate
it effectively. Considering this, emergency preparedness at
HQ campus was rechecked and major improvements were
made including:
G
G
G
Formation of Emergency Response Committee and
Preparation of Emergency Response Plan.
Identification of floor wardens to coordinate emergency
response in their floor.
Revamping of fire detection and fire fighting systems,
emergency communication systems.
G
G
Establishing safe assembly points.
Conducting surprise mock drills to evaluate the
effectiveness of emergency preparedness.
Mock drills were held at AOB building on January 28,
2009 and TCTC Building 1st Floor on December 31, 2008
by simulating a fire emergency. Such drills will enable our
staff members to react appropriately in case of a real
emergency. Both positive observations and points requiring
improvement were noted during the mock drills. Action is
being taken to continually improve the situation.
L&T Wins Six RoSPA Awards
In recognition of its continuous efforts to achieve excellence in the field of
Occupational Health and Safety, L&T has won six RoSPA Awards from the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), UK.
ECC’s Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Project – Bakreswar (BMH – BU);
Bisalpur Water Supply Project – Jaipur (WET – BU); Hooghly Met Coke
Power & Co. Ltd Project – Haldia (M&M – BU) and DMRC Green Park
Project – (Infra OC) have won the Gold Award for 2009 while L&T (Oman)
LLC’s SBG Palm Garden Township and Oxy Mukhaizna Water Treatment
Project have won the Silver Award.
The 2009 RoSPA Awards presentation ceremony will be held on 13th May
2009 in Birmingham (UK).
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is one of the
longest running and most highly respected occupational award programmes.
The scheme is open to organisations of all sizes, from the full spectrum of work activities and from all over the
world. The prestigious awards recognise and celebrate health and safety achievements, offer the ideal way of
showing commitment to raising standards, share good practice and allow benchmarking and provide a prime
opportunity for gaining positive publicity
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Buildings & Factories OC
the projects
Following are ved
which achie
RE
ION AND MO
THREE MILL Man-hours
LTI Free Safe
L&T Info-city Housing
Project, Hyderabad – 19
Million Safe Man-hours,
during November 2006 to
February 2009.
Safety
Roll of Honour
Cognizant
Technology
Solutions
Project,
Congrats Safety
Tambaram – 17 Million
Engineers!
Safe Man-hours, during
October 2008 to February 2009.
Vizag Vessel Project – 15 Million Safe Man-hours,
during May 2006 to January 2009.
ICICI Project, Hyderabad – 11 Million Safe Manhours, during September 2008 to March 2009.
Honda Siel Cars Project, Bhiwadi – 10 Million Safe
Man-hours, during August 2007 to January 2009.
Runwal City Centre, Ghatkopar, Mumbai – 10 Million
Safe Man-hours, during April 2006 to January 2009.
Techno-Park Project, Vadodara – 9 Million Safe
Man-hours, during December 2006 to January
2009.
Orchard Residency, Ghatkopar, Mumbai – 5 Million
Safe Man-hours, during April 2007 to February 2009.
Mantri Espana Project, Bangalore – 5 Million Safe
Man-hours, during March 2007 to March 2009.
South City Project, Bangalore – 4 Million Safe Manhours, during August 2007 to March 2009.
Trident Hotel Project, Bangalore – 3 Million Safe
Man-hours, during October 2007 to March 2009.
Ellora Visitor Centre, Aurangabad – 3 Million Safe
Man-hours, during October 2006 to January 2009.
New American Consulate Compound, Mumbai –
3 Million Safe Man-hours, during November 2006
to January 2009.
Appreciation Certificates
ECC’s CTS IT Park Project, Kolkata has been awarded a
Certificate of Appreciation for the achievement of 5.5 Million Safe
Man-hours during the period April 2007 to January 2009
ECC’s Medical
College Project,
Agartala has
been awarded a
Certificate of
Appreciation
acknowledging
the excellent
performance in
HSE during the
period September
2008 to March
2009
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ECC’s ICICI Project, Hyderabad has been awarded a Certificate
of Appreciation for the achievement of 10 Million Safe Manhours during the period September 2008 to March 2009
ECC’s New
American
Consulate Project –
Mumbai has been
awarded a
Certificate of
Appreciation for the
achievement of 3
Million Safe Manhours during the
period November
2006 to January
2009
Integrated Management System Certification for B&F
Buildings & Factories Operating
Company received accreditation for
its Integrated Management System
(IMS) by qualifying for the
following International Standard
Certifications.
G
G
G
OHSAS 18001: 2007
(Occupational Health & Safety
Assessment Series)
ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental Management System)
Senior team members of B&F OC seen along with the officials from M/s. DNV during the
presentation ceremony
ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management System of HSE
Function)
Mr. D.K.S. Moorthy from M/s. DNV (DET NORSKE
VERITAS), the Certification Body, presented the
certificates to Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan (SNS), Executive
Vice President & Head – B&F OC on March 6, 2009
during the meeting, which was attended by all Section
Heads.
SNS acknowledged the efforts of HSE Team in
establishing the IMS system and getting it certified in
short duration. He also emphasised the need for such
recognition.
This Management System Certification will add value to
the B&F OC businesses by:
G
G
G
G
Mr. D.K.S. Moorthy, M/s. DNV presenting the certificate to
Mr. S. N. Subrahmanyan and Mr. V. Balaji
Integrating HSE in all its processes through a risk
focused approach
Providing external recognition for the systems
Improving HSE Standards and Performance to
international standards
Exhibiting our commitment to stakeholders
Incidentally, this is the first of its kind certification in L&T
where all the three standards have been certified
simultaneously.
HSE Orientation Programme for Diploma Engineer Trainees
A 4-day orientation programme was conducted for diploma engineer trainees attached to HSE function of B&F OC.
The programme was held at our Panvel training centre from 18-21 March, 2009. The programme immensely benefited
the participants by giving them the insight
in to HSE functions and bringing the inner
desire to learn more.
The programme was designed in the form
of a workshop consisting of games, quizzes
and exercises to make the interaction and
learning more effective. 32 DETs from all
clusters of B&F OC participated and
benefited
from
this
programme.
Mr. M. Nachiappan, Asst. Manager-HSEB&F was the Faculty coordinator and the
faculty included Mr. V. Balaji, Head HSE
(B&F), Mr. J.K. Shivaraj, Project Manager
(PTB, MIAL), Mr. A.K. Mitra, CHSEM
(MIAL), Mr. Hemant T. Kadu, CHSEM
(Mumbai Cluster).
Participants of the HSE Orientation Programme
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Metallurgical, Material Handling & Water OC
e the projects
Following ar
ed
which achiev MORE
D
N
A
ON
LI
THREE MIL
Man-hours
fe
Sa
ee
Fr
I
LT
Safety
Roll of Honour
Bhushan SteelMeramandali Site,
Angul – 50 Million Safe Manhours, during July
2007 to February
2009.
Sri Sathya Sai
Water
Supply
Scheme (O&M) –
Ananthapur – 13 Million Safe Man-hours, during March
2000 to March 2009.
Coal Handling plant for NTPC-BARH – 12 Million
Safe Man-hours, during August 2006 to February 2009.
Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Project – 11 Million
Safe Man-hours, during December 2004 to February
2009.
Bisalpur Water Supply Project – Jaipur – 10 Million
Safe Man-hours, during July 2006 to March 2009.
Vizag Steel Plant Expansion Project – BF No. 3 –
9 Million Safe Man-hours, during June 2008 to March
2009.
TATA Steel Project Site – Jamshedpur – 9 Million
Safe Man-hours, during March 2008 to February 2009.
Hoogly Met Coke Oven Plant Site – Haldia –
8 Million Safe Man-hours, during January 2006 to
February 2009.
Coal Handling plant for NTPC – Kahalgaon –
7 Million Safe Man-hours, during December 2006 to
February 2009.
EWL – Kanchipuram Workshop – 6 Million Safe Manhours, during December 2007 to March 2009.
SAIL – ISP, Burnpur – 6 Million Safe Man-hours,
during October 2007 to February 2009.
Dhamra Port Project – 5 Million Safe Man-hours,
during April 2007 to February 2009.
Vizag Steel Plant Expansion Project – WRM # 2
– 4 Million Safe Man-hours, during April 2007 to
March 2009.
Alisagar Lift Irrigation Scheme (O&M) –
Nizamabad – 4 Million Safe Man-hours, during
March 2005 to February 2009.
Sri Satya Sai Water Supply Scheme (O&M) –
Medak – 4 Million Safe Man-hours, during Septeber
2005 to February 2009.
EPC 4 Package for Zinc Smelter, HZL-Dariba –
4 Million Safe Man-hours, during October 2008 to
March 2009.
Sagardighi Thermal Power Plant Project (PWS) –
February 2009.
Hindalco Job Site, Hirakud – Orissa – 4 Million
Safe Man-hours, during March 2006 to February
2009.
Gravity Collection & Sewage system, Puri –
to February 2009.
FeMn, SiMn & Coke oven plant – JSL, Duburi –
to February 2009.
Sri Satya Sai Water Supply Scheme (O&M) –
Mehboobnagar – 3 Million Safe Man-hours, during
Septeber 2005 to February 2009.
State Level Annual Safety Conference at Ahmedabad
Gujarat Safety Council in association with Directorate of Industrial Safety & Health organised the
30th State Level Annual Safety Conference with a theme “HSE as a Core Value” during January
23-24, 2009 at Tagore hall, Paldi, Ahmedabad. 800 delegates from various industrial organisations
attended the conference. Mr. A.K. Das (Cluster HSE Manager – Ahmedabad) was invited by
Gujarat Safety Council to present a paper on “Safety in Construction Industry”. Subsequently, he
made a presentation on HSE Management System in Construction Industry, which was well
received and appreciated by all the participants.
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ECC’s MMH&W OC, has been awarded a
Certificate of Appreciation for the achievement ECC’s BkTPP Site, has been
of 13 Million Accident-free Safe Man-hours for awarded a Certificate of
the period March 2000 to December 2008
Appreciation
for
the
achievement of 10.5 Million
Accident-free Safe Man-hours as
on March 2008
ECC Division has been awarded a Certificate
of Appreciation for the plantation of 500 saplings
at Sewage Treatment Plant I & II
ECC’s MMH&W OC, has
been awarded a Certificate of
Appreciation
for
the
achievement of 2 Million
Accident-free Safe Man-hours
for the period January 2007 to
February 2009
ECC has been
awarded a
Certificate of
Appreciation for the
achievement of 50
Million Accidentfree Safe Man-hours
for the period July
2007 to February
2009
Infrastructure OC
Six Laning of Vadodara to Bharuch Section on NH-8
– 18 Million Safe Man-hours, during the period August
2006 to April 2009.
Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project – 7 Million Safe
Man-hours, during the period November 2007 to April
2009.
Appreciation Certificate
Dhamra Port Project – 7
Million Safe Man-hours,
during the period March 2007
to April 2009.
BARC-Prefre Civil Works –
PH II Project – 5 Million Safe
Man-hours, during the period
August 2005 to March 2009.
e the projects
Following ar
d
which achieve MORE
ION AND
THREE MILL Man-hours
LTI Free Safe
Safety
Roll of Honour
NPCIL-M2-Steam Supply and Auxiliary Systems –
5 Million Safe Man-hours, during the period September
2008 to April 2009.
BC-17-Design & Construction of Green Park Station
Project – 4 Million Safe Man-hours, during the period
April 2007 to February 2009.
Kuttiyadi Power Project – 4 Million Safe Man-hours,
during the period February 2007 to April 2009.
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Facilities Nuclear Recycle Group
Project, Kalpakkam has awarded ECC a Certificate of Appreciation
for the achievement of 5 Million Accident-free Safe Man-hours during
the period August 2005 to March 2009
External Access Road to Sawalkot HE Project –
3 Million Safe Man-hours, during the period October
2005 to April 2009.
TNRSP-03 Kattumavadi to Ramanathapuram Project
– 3 Million Safe Man-hours, during the period August
2007 to December 2008.
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Electrical & Gulf Projects OC
Victory Heights – MRVC2,
UAE – 5 Million Safe
Man-hours, during September 2008 to January
2009.
Rural Electrification
Project, West Midnapur
Congrats Safety
Kolkata – 4 Million Safe
Engineers!
Man-hours,
during
December 2005 to January 2009.
Station Lighting & Cabling Package No. 3x500 MW
NTPC Kahalgaon Stage – II (CEIC6395), Kolkata
– 3 Million Safe Man-hours, during October 2005 to
January 2009.
33/11kV Primary Substations ALAIN, UAE –
January 2009.
HVDS & LVDS System for NDPL, New Delhi –
3 Million Safe Man-hours, during April 2004 to February 2009.
Dunes (G+B+8 Residential Buildings), Dubai –
2 Million Safe Man-hours, during March 2007 to
January 2009.
220 kV Panarsa-Nalagarh Transmission Line –
2 Million Safe Man-hours, during June 2007 to
February 2006.
400kV D/C Moga-Bhiwadi Transmission Line,
Bhiwani – 2 Million Safe Man-hours, during August
2007 to February 2009.
400kV D/C Karcham Wangtoo-Abdullapur
Tansmission Line – 2 Million Safe Man-hours, during
January 2008 to February 2009.
Moradabad-Roza Railway Electrification – 1 Million
Safe Man-hours, during July 2007 to February 2008.
Rural Electrification Work in Udhampur District
(J&K), DEIC 5546 – 1 Million Safe Man-hours,
during April 2007 to February 2008.
Rural Electrification Project, Hazaribag-Kolkata –
1 Million Safe Man-hours, during April 2008 to January 2009.
220kV Over Head Transmission Lines From Sweihan
Grid station to Ramak and Al Hayer in ALAIN,
UAE (N3969) – 1 Million Safe Man-hours, during
January 2006 to January 2009.
Safety Training Programmes
A two-day safety training programme on electrical project
was held in Delhi between January 6-7, 2009.
Mr. S.K. Chakraborty (Delhi Cluster Head – EI&C)
chaired the training programme. 25 participants attended
the training programme and Mr. Kumar Shailendra,
Mr. A.K. Nathani and Mr. Krishna Kumar were the
internal faculty
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A safety training programme on Emergency Response and Care, First
Aid, BLA, CPR was held on February 19, 2009 and February 27, 2009
at Delhi and Chandigarh
ECC’s Marinescape Towers, UAE (A&B), has been
awarded a certificate of appreciation for the achievement
ECC’s Jumeirah Island Villa, UAE has been
awarded a certificate of appreciation for the achievement
of 9 Million Lost Time Incident Free Man-hours during the
period December 2006 to December 2008
of 7 Million Lost Time Incident Free Man-hours during
the period March 2007 to January 2009
Successful Commissioning of MG3 Lube Oil Project
L&T received a certificate of appreciation from M/s. Petronas Penapisan
(Melakka) SDN. BHD. for outstanding HSE performance and completion of
the MG3 Lube Base Oil Project. The plant crossed 100 days of continuous run
without any interruption since production of first on-spec product.
ECC’s IPP Site,
Jharsuguda,
has been awarded
a certificate of
appreciation for
their improved
safety practices
Mr. M.R. Shankar,
Executive Vice President,
L&T –E&C (second
from left) and
Mr. Jitendra Singh,
Project Control
Manager, L&T-ECC
(Malaysia) (extreme
right) receiving the
awards from Mr. Colin
wong Hee Huing – MD
& CEO, Petronas
Penapisan Melaka SDN.
BHD. (PPMSB)
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KALEIDOSCOPE
The first week of March 2009 was time for the women
employees of ECC HQ to get together for maza, masti
and bonhomie. The occasion was Women’s Day – March
7, celebrated as a weeklong festival during March 2-7.
Anticipating a huge participation due to the success of last
year’s events, the club had made elaborate plans for hosting
the event. Close to 600 women employees across
departments representing different facets of the campus
made this celebration a dazzling display of skills.
Over 300 participants consisting of four teams – Twinklers,
Startlers, Sparklers and Dazzlers vied for honours in
sporting events such as net cricket, tennicoit, chess, carrom,
dart and fun games. For the artists there were Rangoli,
Antakshari and a cultural fest which brought out the best
among the creative minds. Ms. Swarnamalya, Tamil cine
The four teams
with their
house flags
actress was the chief guest for the cultural fest. Dr. K.
Sundari, Head – Public Relations Department, Stella Maris
College, Chennai was the chief guest for the Rangoli
competition. The judges were highly impressed with the
efforts and skills of the ladies of ECC and complimented
the Club for the initiative.
The celebrations culminated in a much awaited grand gettogether on March 7, 2009. Gifts were given to all the
women employees and prizes were distributed to the
winners. Twinklers comprising Vishranthi and CNRO
members emerged the overall winners while Startlers
representing AOB, Materials and TCTC buildings were the
runners-up. The highlight of the week long celebrations
was the comradeship and healthy competition backed by a
large number of vociferous spectators.
Tennicoit
Bucket the ball game
in progress
The art of
balancing
lemon &
spoon
‘Sapattu Ranis’
Net Cricket
Brain-teasers
Slow motoring
Chief guest Dr. K. Sundari with
the Rangoli winners
Culture and Tradition
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Skit representing
women’s role in
India
Colourful Rangolis
Chief Guest Swarnamalya
addressing the gathering
Winners all the way
Bull’s Eye
High Spirited
Runners-up
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There is probably little to equal the feeling of being on centre stage. All
of us irrespective of age and skill would have realised the sublime feeling
at some point of time in our lives. ECC Recreation Club, HQ, Chennai,
made this feeling come alive in mass by providing an opportunity for
staff members and families to see and perform at the internationally
acclaimed Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium as a part of its Sports Day on
March 14, 2009. Constructed by L&T in a record time of 260 days
more than a decade ago, the stadium ranks as one of the finest in the
subcontinent.
Mr. K.V. Rangaswami
along with Mr. Walter
Devaram hoisting the
sports flag
Mr. K.V. Rangaswami, President, ECC Recreation Club along with the
Chief Guest Mr. Walter Devaram, former DGP of Tamil Nadu, declared
the games open. Mr. K.G. Hariharan, former Vice President was the
guest of honour. For ECC-ites it was one of the most memorable outings
in recent years. True to the Club’s dictum “Professionally Conducted,
Fiercely Contested”, the event was international-class befitting the
magnificent edifice. Close to 500 participants across age groups comprising
kids, youth, men and women, participated in various track and field
events. In total there were 52 events which also included fun games. The
Club had made arrangements for Sports Development Authority of Tamil
Nadu (SDAT) officials to officiate and conduct the events in a professional
manner.
It was an exhausting but exhilarating day for participants
and spectators. A dedicated team of volunteers ensured
that nothing fell short and everyone sported a smile. The
Club had made meticulous arrangements for a continuous
flow of refreshments, snacks and a fulfilling lunch for close
to 600 members. The games came to a close with a colourful
closing ceremony in the post noon session.
As the day moved towards twilight, it was time for a feast
of a different kind – a musical bonanza by musician
A.V. Ramanan & team. Mrs. Suryakumari Ramakrishna
and Mr. D.B. Raju, Executive Vice President, Corporate
Infrastructure and Services, were the chief guests of the
evening.
Guard of honour
Mr. Walter Devaram
lighting the torch
Games declared open
Torch bearers
Kids in action
Mr. B. Ramakrishnan (BR), Vice President,
ECCRC, highlighted that ECC has always
maintained a high standard in providing a
healthy, vibrant social and cultural
environment to all members of staff and
families. He said “the socio-cultural strength
of ECC is instrumental in bagging the
WELLMED 2008 award from the
management.” With a membership of 100
in the early eighties, the club has slowly
but strongly grown over the last 28 years
and now has close to 2500 members. BR
citied the year 2003 as a significant phase
The dedicated team of volunteers who made
the games a grand success
Participants across age groups
taking part in field and track
events
A.V. Ramanan’s musical bonanza
where under the leadership of
RBS and TSV, the club formed
its motto – “Leisure Pleasure
Unlimited”
and
laid
the
foundation for proactive sociocultural role. Subsequent office
bearers carried forward the baton thereby
creating milestones and setting benchmarks for
others to emulate. He said “over the recent years, it got
better and better, new grounds were broken, wider social
interaction, welfare activities and new programmes for staff
and families.” BR thanked all the office bearers and
Mr. K.V. Rangaswami
shares pleasant moments
with the veterans
supporting teams for the
untiring efforts in making
today’s event a grand success.
Mr. K.V. Rangaswami recalled that the Club
Day celebrations were always a pleasant moment as one
gets to meet the veterans and share the nostalgia of
yesteryears. He went down memory lane and traced the
Mrs. Suryakumari Ramakrishna presented the AR scholarship awards to the meritorious students of class X and XII.
Following are the recipients of scholarship awards:
Class X: Deeksha Jain D/o Mr. Ajay Jain; S.Sriprabha D/o. Mr. K. Srinathan; T. Guruprasad S/o. K. Theagarajan;
H. Vidhyaa D/o. A. Hariharan; K. Nikitha Moushmi D/o. M. Kittoor
Class XII: Vinodh Karun S/o. K. Vijayakumar; Debdatta Basu D/o. Rina Basu; K. Senthil Kumaran S/o. K. Kannadasan;
S.R. Saranya D/o. S.R. Samiappa
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Deeksha Jain D/o Mr. Ajay Jain – Xth
S.Sriprabha D/o. Mr. K. Srinathan –
Xth
T. Guruprasad S/o. K. Theagarajan –
Xth
H. Vidhyaa D/o. A. Hariharan – Xth
K. Nikitha Moushmi D/o. M. Kittoor
– Xth
S.R. Saranya D/o. S.R. Samiappa –
XIIth
From left to right: Mr. V.S. Ramana, Mrs. Chitra
Rangaswami, Mrs. Suryakumari Ramakrishna,
Mr. D.B. Raju, Mr. K.V. Rangaswami and
Mr. B. Ramakrishnan at the Club Day celebrations
humble beginnings of the club in the mid-seventies. In
close to three decades of service, the Club has created
many landmarks and set new standards. He said “every
team is trying to excel the previous year’s achievements.
Activities are planned and executed to perfection.” He
said it was a great feeling to be present at this international
stadium built by L&T 19 years ago.
Mr. V.S. Ramana (VSR), Secretary, ECCRC, highlighted
the background of the WELLMED 2008 Award. He said
Mr. B. Ramakrishnan receiving the WELLMED 2008 Award on
behalf of ECC Division from Mr. D.B. Raju
it was part of the employee engagement initiative reviewed
by the management across ODs. ECC presented its theme
“Sporting Tournament” highlighting innovative activities
across groups such as ECC Cricket World Cup, Sports for
Kids and Spouses, Veteran’s and Women’s Days. ECC was
adjudged the best among the ODs for creating the most
innovative employee engagement activity. VSR thanked Mr.
D.B. Raju for making it to the evening’s function and said
that it would be apt to give away the WELLMED Award
in the presence of the ECC family.
Mr. V.S. Ramana along with the Club’s office bearers Mr. T.V.
Swaminathan and Mr. Alexander Benjamin donating the funds
raised during the Club Day celebrations to “Little Drops” home
Mr. D.B. Raju, highlighted the importance of employee
engagement initiatives. He said that employee expectations
have undergone great changes and organisations need to
cultivate employee bonding through many initiatives. He
stressed that Mr. A.M. Naik is particular about cultivating
employee bonding which in turn would convert staff into
L&T-ites. He said “WELLMED 2008” is the outcome of
such an initiative. DBR congratulated the Club
for creating an innovative and vibrant
environment and said that ECC Recreation Club
is a benchmark for other clubs in the company.
He presented the trophy to Mr. B. Ramakrishna
and Mr. V.S. Ramana.
More than 4000 members and their families
enjoyed the entertaining evening filled with
music followed by a sumptuous dinner.
Mr. Alexander Benjamin, DGM Corporate
Communications, compered the evening function
with apt comments and linked the show that
held the audience in thrall throughout.
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ECC Lions Win Annual Cricket Tournament
Vessel Project, ECC Division, jointly with
Heavy Engineering Division, organised the
second edition of annual cricket tournament
2008-09 as part of the staff recreation
activities. The tournament was inaugurated
on February 8, 2009 by Mr. S.K. Patnaik
(JGM, HED) with the grand finale on
March 15, 2009. A total of eleven matches
were played between five teams, with three
teams from HED (Royals, Strikers and
Bulls) and two from ECC (Lions and
Tigers). ECC Lions team remained unbeaten
in the tournament and ended up lifting the
trophy in grand style by beating HED
Royals by 3 wickets chasing a target of 175
in the allotted 30 overs. The mementos were
given by Mrs. Satinder Randhawa
(President, PRERNA) and PRAYAS Trust
(Vizag Chapter). After the match, staff along
with their families were treated to a
sumptuous lunch.
Jubilant ECC-Lions with the trophy
Kudos to Mr. K. Veeramani
Mr. K. Veeramani, presently at China
Procurement Office, is well known in ECC
for his sporting exploits. Adept in tennis,
badminton, KVE is a keen sports enthusiast
and General Secretary of the Indian
Association, which is headed by The Council
General of India, Shanghai, as its Patron and
a Board consisting of 5 General Secretaries
and a President. It has around 1600 members
from the 3000 Indians in Shanghai.
The Indian Association conducts annual
tournaments in different games for its
members. In the badminton tournament,
from about 12 teams, Mr. Veeramani has won
the doubles event along with Mr. Rakesh
Kumar of Beaura Veritas and was also the
runner up in the mixed doubles which had
nearly 10 teams, despite being one of the
oldest participants in the tournament.
Mr. K. Veeramani along with the members of the Indian Association in China
Mehendi Competition
at Parbati Site
A Mehendi Competition for all the members of Ladies
Club at Parbati Chapter, PRAYAS Trust was
organised on February 19, 2009. Prizes were
distributed to the winners and the event concluded
with a get-together party.
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Winter Study Tour for IAS Trainees at HYRO
During December 23-24, 2008, a two-day Private
Sector Attachment Study Programme for IAS
Officer Trainees was organised by Hyderabad
Region upon request from Lal Bahadur Shastri
National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie.
Topics such as HR Policies and Welfare Measures
and Public-Private Partnership were covered by
Mr. S. Ganguly, Vice President & Head – HR and
Mr. R. Sridharan, Vice President – L&T Infocity
Limited respectively. Mr. A.K. Chugh, Regional
Manager spoke on overview of L&T and its ECC
Division.
Classroom sessions also covered topics on Total
Quality Management, New Trends in Buildings &
Factories Construction, L&T’s Contribution to
Steel, Infrastructure Sectors (Nuclear, Hydel &
Transportation Segments) and on Electrical &
Instrumentation by respective Cluster Heads of
Hyderabad Region.
On the second day, the IAS Officer Trainees visited our
various job sites, viz. Hyderabad International Airport
Limited, Cyber Towers and ICICI Bank Project.
At the end of the Study Tour, the IAS Officer Trainees
team thanked L&T for the excellent patronage and the
deep insight into the various aspects concerning L&T and
its engineering excellence and professionalism. The whole
programme was organised by Mr. Ravi Kumar Matta,
Cluster HR Manger, B&F OC.
Relax Your Mind Through Art of Living
For stress relaxation and a peaceful mind, an AOL Part I
course was conducted at HITEC 2 site during February
23-28, 2009. About 36 staff members participated in the
programme with the classes being conducted at site office
from 5.30 p.m to 8.30 p.m on all the days. The first two
days were really tough and the classes consisted of vajrasanas
and sudharshankriya, the unique technique which helps
one to relax and get rid of stress.
On the concluding day the classes commenced at 4.30 p.m
and was over by 8.30 p.m followed by a sumptous dinner.
Many staff members contributed to the dinner by bringing
something special from their homes. The staff dedicated
themselves wholeheartedly to the programme and one could
see them smiling at the end of the session. Ms. Vaishali,
Ms. Lalitha and Ms. Anandhi were the teachers who made
the class so interesting.
L&T-ite at Mumbai Marathon
Mr. Balaji Selvaraj, P&M Engineer, MIAL, participated in Mumbai Marathon 2009 held on
January 18, 2009. The marathon started at CST, went up to Bandra Reclamation and ended at
CST, the total distance covered being 42.195 km. Mr. Balaji Selvaraj covered this distance in five
hours and sixteen minutes. Mr. Balaji was conferred with a certificate and a medal.
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like Table Tennis, Billiards, Boating etc. Mr T. Azhaguvel,
Club President and Kolkata Regional Manager graced the
occasion along with other senior advisors.
Pick-up buses and cars were arranged from different
locations in and around the city and headed for the Club
to reach there by 9.30 a.m. On arrival, delicious breakfast
was served.
February 8, 2009 was an unforgettable day for the employees of
the Kolkata office. To take a break from the work pressure and to
have interaction among the family members, a full day picnic was
arranged where the staff members and their families came together
at the renowned “Splendour Resort”, the picturesque and green
resorts – about 20 kms away from the city with various facilities
The next part of the morning was devoted exclusively to
outdoor games for children and various events by ladies
and gents. There was also arrangement for magic show.
Snacks were served in between. After the exhausting games
session came the lunch at the Club while musical
programme was arranged by a popular DJ. The post-lunch
fare included some more fun-filled events. All the winners
of the events were awarded prizes. Evening tea and snacks
were served and then it was time to pack-up. Needless to
say, all the kids were so thrilled that they were reluctant to
go back home.
We are sure that all the picnickers carried a lot of good
feelings, a sense of belonging and sweet memories home,
for the days to come.
Ms. Saswati Basu
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July - September 2008
On 25th we left for Coonoor by the famous
Toy Train. The journey on a ratchet and
pinion track on the mountain ranges beside
the deep ravines full of verdant vegetation,
gurgling streams and through many hairraising curves, dark tunnels and tea gardens
was a visual treat.
ECC Recreation Club – Bangalore planned for a welcome
break for the year 2009 with a 3-day tour to Ooty, the
Scotland of the east.
32 members comprising staff and families left Bangalore
on January 23, 2009 for Ooty via Mysore. The dawn of
the 24th was amidst the verdant greens of the Queen of
Nilgiris. The view of picturesque locations, lush greenery,
mountain ranges, valley views, tea gardens were a
breathtaking experience. Soon after checking in at Holiday
Inn, we proceeded to the lake and the bright sunshine and
cool breeze on a motor boat ride was fascinating for the
entire group. The next spot was the Dodda Betta, the highest
peak in South India at an altitude of 8652 ft above MSL.
The view of the entire Blue Mountains with the clouds
trying to scrape through the hills was astounding. The visit
to the tea factory made us
understand the process of tea
manufacture. After lunch, it
was the famous Botanical
Gardens. The greens of the
garden with its big trees and
the sunset was gorgeous.
The tourist spots at Coonoor – Sim’s Park,
view of tea gardens, Lamb’s rock, Dolphin’s
nose, Sleeping Lady, Catherine falls were splendid. The
lunch on the lawns at Taj Coonoor with the scenic view of
the hills was memorable. This was followed by shopping
at Ooty, with the famous Ooty chocolates, spices and the
various flavours of tea powder. The evening was spent at
the hotel with various amusement activities around the
bonfire which was a great source of entertainment.
The Republic Day, January 26 was celebrated by all of us
with our families at the hotel where our National flag was
hoisted and tributes were paid with the National Anthem
in the air. We bid goodbye to the pride of Nilgiris and the
great Blue Mountains as we descended to Mettupalayam.
Our final stop-over was Black Thunder, the water
amusement park which filled the rest of the day with great
joy. After the dinner at Coimbatore, we started our journey
back to home. We reached safely during the early hours of
January 27, 2009.
This tour has left us with a deep
sense of happiness and fond
memories to cherish.
Mr. Sunder Thyagarajan
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ECCRC Partners with ISHA Foundation in Project Green Hands
On the evening of April 6,
2009, the eastern side of EDRC
building was abuzz with activity
of a different kind. The colour
and theme for the occasion was
“Green is beautiful and let’s
keep it that way”. ECC
Recreation Club (ECCRC), in
association
with
Isha
Foundation launched “Project
Green Hands” in the campus.
Project Green Hands is an
inspiring ecological initiative
spearheaded by Isha Foundation to prevent and reverse
environmental degradation and
enable sustainable living. The
project aims to create 10%
additional green cover in the
state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. The project is a
massive effort in community
building, encouraging supportive relationships between
urban and rural societies, government and industry to shape
the course of the world.
The event started with a
welcome address by Mr. V.S.
Ramana (VSR), Secretary,
ECC Recreation Club. VSR
highlighted the fact that
though we come from
Mr. K.V. Rangaswami addressing the gathering. Others seen (left to right) are
Mr. V.S. Ramana, Mr. R.C. Swamy, Mr. S. Kanappan, Mr. Ashraf and Mr. B. Ramakrishnan
Creation of Nursery Bed in HQ Campus
The sowing of the 10,000 seedlings and creating a
nursery is the first step to initialise project Green
Hands in L&T. Mr. K.V. Rangaswami kickstarted the
proceedings by planting the first seed. As a part of
this initiative, the Club is planning to plant 50,000
saplings in the next 18 months in L&T’s projects in
and around Chennai by involving staff and families.
Mr. K.V. Rangaswami planting the
first set of seeds in the nursery bed
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suburbs, over the generations
we’ve become city bred people
and have lost connect with
greenery, plants, saplings, and
the Earth. To get back, he said
that ECC has taken concrete
steps to initiate the Green
Hands project, in collaboration
with the noble institution, Isha
Group. He said that the Club
will initiate a series of activities
and
provide
a
unique
opportunity for staff and their
families to take part in the nursery
formation and sapling planting.
He urged all of us to be a part of
this noble initiative and contribute
our mite towards making a Green
World.
Mr. Ashraf, Project Green Hands
Coordinator, Isha Foundation,
implied that a nation needs to
have 33% of forest cover for
ensuring a healthy environment
for the society to flourish. He said,
“After independence we had nearly
27% of forest cover with a need
for increase by another 10%.
However today we have less than
10% of forest. Lack of awareness
led to cutting of trees for various
purposes thereby resulting in
increasing temperatures, pollution
and loss of surface water.” He stated that if this situation
continues, then in the next 20 years, nearly 60% percent
of land in Tamil Nadu will become desert. The objective of
the programme is to increase the green cover by 10%
which means planting about 11 crore trees. He
acknowledged L&T’s interest in the green concept. “When
a reputed organisation like L&T is participating in this
initiative, it can serve as an example to other organisations
to spread awareness about green concept.”
complimenting the Club for this noble initiative, he
highlighted that L&T Infotech is actively involved in social
activities through Vidiyal (NGO). He pointed out the need
for collaboration between various help groups within ECC
and L&T Infotech to maximise the service to community.
He said reducing wastage and segregating waste is a major
issue in today’s disposal systems and asked everybody to
do their part in effective waste disposal by reducing,
segregating and reusing waste materials.
Mr. S. Kanappan, VP & Head – EDRC B&F, highlighted
the importance of awareness to create a green environment.
He stressed the fact that the buildings are a major
contributor of carbon emission across the globe. Green
concepts and effective resource utilisation is the need of
the hour to preserve and conserve Mother Earth. He said
trees play a major role in reducing the carbon emission and
sustaining the natural resources. Speaking on HQ’s
initiatives, he said ECC is contributing to the Green concept
by way of planting more trees in place of ones that are cut
down during construction, ensuring effective recycling of
waste water for irrigation of the trees and plants in the
campus. He said the objective is to at least make all buildings
in HQ on par with EDRC’s Green Building Silver Rating.
Mr. K.V. Rangaswami, President (Construction),
congratulated the Club for undertaking this great initiative
and said that it was a perfect occasion for highlighting the
green awareness. He emphasised the importance of trees
and said that the IIT campus in Chennai is a perfect example
of the green initiative. Recalling the early days of the HQ
Campus, he said that there was a lot of greenery which
subsequently made way for buildings. He appreciated the
gesture of presenting saplings to the guest and said that it
was a nice practice which could be continued in other
gatherings thereby enabling the growth of the green
campaign.
Mr. R.C. Swamy, VP, L&T Infotech, said “ECC’s HQ
campus is priceless, the moment one enters there is a
difference due to the serene environment.” He called for
preserving and enhancing the green effect. While
Mr. B. Ramakrishnan, Secretary, ECCRC, went down
memory lane and recalled the late seventies when most of
the campus was filled with serene surroundings. He said
that the launch of the green campaign is an apt movement
for contributing our mite in creating a greener and healthier
world.
L&T-ites Stage A Stitch in Time Rescue Act
On February 13, 2009, staff of the TSL-Kalinganagar
site received the shocking news that coaches of Chennaibound Coromandel Express had derailed near Jajpur Road
railway station. The project team were the first to reach
the area for extending the necessary help to the accident
victims. The situation was critical and there was severe
chaos as the passengers were desperately trying to find
their way out of the derailed coaches in total darkness.
Around ten gas cutting sets were immediately pressed
into action to cut the mangled bogies under the guidance
of Mr. Pinaki Mukherjee. The cutting was a difficult
process as it could disturb the stability of bogies. L&T
staff and railway engineers worked together to avoid
further complications. After struggling for more
then 45 minutes, our rescue team managed to
evacuate 43 passengers who were stuck inside
the four bogies (out of which 23 were critically
injured and 3 succumbed to their injuries). All
the injured passengers were immediately shifted
to the nearby hospital for treatment. The rescue
operation continued throughout the night.
Above: Rescue operation in
progress and on left: the
collision of the engines
during the accident
ECC News thanks the project team, workmen
and all those who were associated in this noble
act.
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CSR NEWS
Awareness Camps,
Blood/Eye Donation Drives
at Vizag Vessels Project
Vessels Project Site, Visakhapatnam organised a blood
donation camp and HIV
awareness camp on January
24, 2009 as part of its Safety
Month Celebrations. Eye donation pledges were also made. The
programme was organised in association with Indian Red Cross Society,
Population Services International and
Mohsin Eye Bank.
The programme was inaugurated by Cmde. (Retd.) M.S.
Randhawa – Vice President & Head (Vizag Works of L&THED). The inauguration programme was accompanied by Capt.
(Retd.) S.K. Patnaik, JGM, L&T-HED, Mr. A.S. Prabhakar, Project
Manager, LTCD and other staff members and Contractor in-charges.
A total of 511 units of blood were donated and above 300 personnel
pledged to donate their eyes and participated in the HIV awareness camp.
Health Awareness Programmes at Charcharwadi Depot
An Awareness Programme on HIV/AIDS/STD/Family Planning was
conducted for the staff, students and workmen of CSTI Charcharwadi
campus during February 25-27, 2009.
Prior to the commencement of the
programme, a poster exhibition
was
organised
to
facilitate
understanding of the awareness
campaign and enable meaningful
participation.
Documentary film on HIV/AIDS/
STD/ Family Planning was screened
during the three day programme.
Around 350 people benefitted from the
awareness drive.
Vizag Vessels Project Aids CFI School
As a part of its CSR initiatives, Vizag Vessels Project, constructed and
donated basic amenities to children at CFI School, Sheela Nagar,
Visakhapatnam. The CFI School is run by Child Foundation of India for
Orphan Children.
The amenities were inaugurated by Mr. N. Baskara Raju, Executive Vice
President & Head – Infrastructure OC and Mr. M.S. Randhawa,
Vice President, L&T HED and Mrs. S. Randhawa, President, PRAYAS
– Prerna, Vizag on February 22, 2009.
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Eye Camp at ECC HQ
ECC Recreation Club, HQ, Chennai, in association with
Lawrence and Mayo conducted a free eye-screening
programme on February 4, 2009 for the benefit of the
staff based at HQ.
The highlights of the programme were: A comprehensive
eye test by the leader in the industry with nearly 130 years
in the field of eye care; Free trial of contact lenses; A 10%
discount on placing the order at venue; Expert counselling
on vision problems and invaluable eye care tips.
Timely Help for Infant at Labour Colony
Mrs. Poonam Patel, working under sub-contractor at L&T Facilities Site, Coimbatore, delivered twins (a male and a
female) on September 29, 2008, at the labour colony. Sadly, despite
proper medical attention, the male baby could not survive. However,
doctors found that the female baby was infected and advised
hospitalisation. Immediately, Mr. S. Ramamoorthi, Executive –
Industrial Relations, made arrangements to admit
the baby at G.K.N.M. Hospital in NICU (Newborn
baby ICU). After proper medical treatment, the
child was discharged on October 10, 2008.
Upon the advice of the doctor, arrangement was
made at the labour colony for a special light to give
the child the required exposure to heat to prevent
infection and gain weight. After a month, the child
was weighed and found healthy.
Mr. S. Ramamoorthi, Executive
– Industrial Relations seen
with the workman family
Health Camp at ICICI Site, Hyderabad
A health camp was organised for the workers of ICICI site
and their family members on Republic Day – January 26,
2009. The camp, organised in association with Family
Planning Association of India, Hyderabad was inaugurated
by Mr. A.K. Chugh, Regional Manager, Hyderabad Region.
The strong team of doctors led by Dr. Ranga Reddy, M.S.,
along with 25 volunteers from FPAI were present to conduct the camp enthusiastically. The doctors from FPAI gave
lectures to spread awareness among workers
regarding AIDS, HIV
and other diseases like
TB, Malaria, Typhoid and the precautionary
measures to be taken.
FPAI team examined staff and their families
comprising 266 men, 171 women and
children.
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Cancer Awareness Camp
PRAYAS NEWS
A cancer awareness camp was held at the
PRAYAS Medical Centre premises on January
31, 2009. Dr. Sumana Premkumar, MD
(Radiation Oncology) at Cancer Institute gave
a talk on general awareness about cancer.
Dr. Sumana is also the founder of Sakhi – a
cancer patients support group. Mrs. Jayashree
Ramana, secretary, PRAYAS Trust welcomed the doctor
and Mrs. Raji Swaminathan gave
a briefing on the necessity for
conducting such camps.
Dr. Sumana addressing the participants
Dr. Sumana explained about cancer
symptoms, precautions to be taken
for early diagnosis to avoid cancer
and the importance of helping
patients to overcome the trauma.
The camp was attended by about
50 ladies.
Cancer being still considered a
dreaded disease, the awareness level
among the poor is low and
PRAYAS plans to hold more such camps at routine intervals
to shake off the myth about cancer.
PRAYAS team members along with Dr. Sumana
Paediatrics Screening Camp
Surabhi, Ladies Club, L&T Komatsu Limited, an affiliate
of PRAYAS Trust Chennai organised a Paediatrics Screening
Camp on January 31, 2009 for the underprivileged children
below 15 years of age.
The camp was inaugurated by Mr. S.R. Subramanian, Chief
Executive, LTK by lighting the ceremonial lamp.
Mr. T. Nakatani, Dy. Chief Executive, Mr. T.I. Joseph –
Head – Machinery Works, Mr. T.V. Venkatesh – Head
(Hydraulics Works), Dr. H.S. Shashidhar – Company
Medical Officer and Mr. C. Narasa Reddy, Paediatrician
joined SRN in lighting the lamp. All the Unit Heads of
LTK attended the inauguration. Sweets were distributed
after the inauguration.
Mrs. Usha Subramanian, President and Mrs. Bhagavathi
Venkatesh, Secretary of the Club along with the lady
employees, rendered full support throughout the camp.
Dr. Chikka Narasa Reddy, Paediatrician and Assistant
Professor at Victoria Hospital and Dr. H.S. Shashidhar,
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Company Medical Officer, Shushrusha Nursing Home along
with his team examined the children and prescribed relevant
treatment. They also gave Hepatitis-B vaccine to few
children who needed the same. The doctor expressed that
almost all children had dental problems. Hence the need
for a dental camp was felt and has been planned to be
taken up as the next project.
The health camp had a very good response. The
Club registered 70 patients, out of which 54 were
children.
The camp concluded with distribution of chocolates, snacks
and badam milk to all the children and parents. The
participants were immensely thankful for the initiative taken
by the Ladies Club in conducting the health camp.
Several parents expressed that they had never taken their
children to a child specialist (paediatrician) and this camp
provided them an opportunity to get expert opinion on
their children’s health status.
Obstetrics and Gynaecology camp
PRAYAS Trust, Surabhi, Bangalore,
organised an Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Camp to mark the Women’s Day
Celebrations. The camp was conducted
at Vidhyodaya, government primary
school in Devanahalli Taluk for women
and teenage girls. Dr. Anitha and
Dr. Aruna along with their team
examined the patients with utmost care.
Blood tests were also performed on a
few patients as per doctors’ advice.
54 women availed of the benefits of the camp. Free lunch
was distributed to all. The records of the patients are being
maintained by Surabhi for future follow-up.
Obstetrics and
Gynaecology Camp
in progress
A Memorable Trip to Mahabalipuram
the children in the bus. The children were taken to the
Crocodile Park and Shiridi Sai Mandir en route to
Mahabalipuram. Before reaching L&T guest house at
Mahabalipuram, they also had the opportunity to visit the
Five Rathas.
The members of PRAYAS Trust along with 19 Bala Mandir
children, two caretakers and two staff members of PRAYAS
Medical Centre went on a picnic to Mahabalipuram on
February 14, 2009. Snacks and caps were distributed to
The kids as well as the members enjoyed every bit of the
sight-seeing and were happy to be at the guest house
by noon where they were given a hearty welcome by
Mrs. Mala Ganguly and Mr. J. Ganguly. Lunch was
sponsored by ECC at the guest house. A games session
was organised by Ms. Anu (daughter of Mrs. Uma
Sankaralingam) and all the kids participated enthusiastically.
Outdoor games like lemon and spoon race, running race
etc. were conducted and prizes were distributed to the
winners. Children also displayed their talents through dance,
music, story-telling etc. All the children were presented
with mementos and it was a memorable trip for both the
kids and the members of PRAYAS Trust.
Blood Donation Drive by PRAYAS Trust Ahmedabad
A blood donation drive was organised by the PRAYAS
Trust on March 27, 2009 at Sakar–II, L&T–ECC Division,
Ahmedabad.
Blood Camp in progress
Mr. P. Chandramohan, Regional Manager, ABRO,
inaugurating the camp
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HR NEWS
January
Construction Safety at Hyderabad.
January 02. Participants: 20; Faculty
(Int.): M/s. G.B. Murali, D. Chandra
Sekhar, Sudipta Kumar Basu, Umesh
Chandra Swain.
Optimising FAIR at HQ, Chennai.
(Int.): M/s. N. Dharmarajan, C. Jayakumar.
Optimising FAIR at HQ, Chennai.
(Int.): M/s. N. Dharmarajan, C. Jayakumar.
Finishing Works at DIAL. January 0607. Participants: 16; Faculty (Int.):
M/s. C.J.A. Davidraj, A. Muthu,
G. Sakthivel.
Construction Computer Software
Programme at Bangalore. January
07-08. Participants: 13; Faculty (Ext.):
Mr. Lalu Varghese.
Principles of Contracting at HQEDRC, Chennai. January 08. Participants: 22; Faculty (Int.): Mr. T. Sriraman.
Life Style Modification & Stress
Management at MIAL. January 08.
Participants: 21; Faculty (Ext.):
Dr. Rajesh Parekh from Mumbai.
Finishing Works at DIAL. January 0607. Participants: 16; Faculty (Int.):
M/s. A. Muthu, G. Sakthivel.
Glazing Works at DIAL. January 08.
Participants: 17; Faculty (Int.):
Mr. Roopesh Kumar.
Supervisory Development Programme
at Delhi. January 19-24. Participants:
29; Faculty (Int.): M/s. Surendra
Kumar, Baljot Singh Gill, Mohammad
Saleem, S. Raghunath, K.P. Sudheesh
Kumar, Ashok Kumar Tripathi, R.
Shankar Narayanan, Vivek Raizada,
Ved Prakash Sharma, C. Vasudev, Ravi
Gupta, Ashish S. Lalchandani, Prabhat
Kumar, Rakesh Kumar Singh, Rajesh
Kumar Srivastava.
Executive Development Programme at
HQ, Chennai. January 19-29. Participants: 28; Faculty (Int.): M/s. S.
Gunasekaran, R. Sridhar, P.K. Viswambharan, C. Niranjana, K. Srinathan,
S. Sunmugam, Binaya Bhusan Mishra,
C. Jayakumar, T. Srinivasan, P.R. Subramaniyan, Udit Kumar Shrivastava,
V. Balaji, P. Jayaprakash, T.K. Prem
Kumar, K. Ravichandran, T.T.N. Sudharshan, K. Natarajan, S. Vasudevan,
Bikram Keshori Nayak, Prabhat
Kumar. Faculty (Ext.): M/s. T. M. Prabakaran from M/s. Personal Power,
Aravind Chandhoke from M/s. Phoenix HR Trainers & Consultants Pvt.
Ltd.
Construction Safety at MIAL. January 19-20. Participants: 26; Faculty
(Int.): M/s. S. Narayanan, P. Gopinath,
Shivaraj J. Kupasad, A. Dhanapal,
Kadu Hemantkumar Tukaram, B.
Mukunda Pai, Dharmendra Kumar
Kushwaha, Anand Kale, Binu Varghese, Arvind Pathak, Dr. N.J. Palan.
Safety In Advanced P&M Operations
at Panvel. January 21. Participants: 29;
Faculty (Int.): M/s. S. Narayanan,
Kadu Hemantkumar Tukaram, D.
Manikumar Faculty (Ext.): Mr. Viral
Gandhi from Mumbai.
Team Building Skills at MIAL. January 22-23. Participants: 20; Faculty
(Int.): Mr. C. Jayakumar.
Gas Based Fire Suppression System at
HQ-EDRC, Chennai. January 22.
Participants of 1st B&F OC Executive Development Programme held during January 19-29, 2009 at HQ, Chennai seen with
Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan, Mr. N. Dharmarajan and faculty
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M/s. S. Padmanathan, S. Navin Kumar,
S. Raja.
from M/s. Ramanathans Effective
Public Speaking Institute, Chennai.
Finishing Works at HQ, Chennai.
January 22-23. Participants: 18;
Faculty (Int.): M/s. C.J.A. Davidraj,
A. Muthu, G. Sakthivel.
Quality Management, QA/QC at
Delhi. January 29. Participants: 22;
Faculty (Int.): Mr. N. Nirapandian.
Construction Safety at Bangalore.
Faculty (Int.): M/s. P. Nagarajan, R.
Karthikeyan, Suresh Thomas, Vijay
Kumar Singh, S. Sudhakar, B. Khadhar
Khan.
Safety Trainers Programme at Panvel.
Faculty (Int.): Mr. V. Balaji.
Time Management at DIAL. January
23. Participants: 19; Faculty (Int.):
Mr. Prabhat Kumar.
Concrete Practices at MIAL. January
28-29. Participants: 31; Faculty (Int.):
Mr. L.S. Kannan.
Finishing Works at Ahmedabad.
Faculty (Int.): M/s. C.J.A. Davidraj,
A. Muthu, G. Sakthivel.
Effective Presentation Skills at HQ,
Chennai. January 29-30. Participants:
25; Faculty (Ext.): Mrs. Meena
Ramanathan, Mr. Ravi Ramanathan
Construction Methods at MIAL.
January 30-31. Participants: 31; Faculty (Int.): M/s. K. Senou, M. Ganesh
Babu, Akshaya Kumar Behera.
February
System Formwork at Panvel. February
M/s. Madhav P. Deshpande, B. Murugesan, P. Balakrishna, Suthar Ashwin
Dahyalal, Akshaya Kumar Behera,
Kumbhar Sanjay Krishna, Kadu
Hemantkumar Tukaram.
PHE for non-PHE at HQ-EDRC,
Chennai. February 06. Participants:
25; Faculty (Int.): Ms. O. Samoundisvary.
Structural Training for non-Structural
Engineers at HQ-EDRC, Chennai.
February 13. Participants: 28; Faculty
(Int.): Mr. K. Veerappan.
at Panvel. February 16-21. Partici-
pants: 34; Faculty (Int.): M/s. Vivek
Ranjan, S. Narayanan, S.S. Borkar,
Madhav P. Deshpande, P. Balakrishna,
Palwinder Singh, A.D. Suthar , R.V.
Honavarkar, S.K. Jha, P.D. More,
Akshaya K. Behera, K. Mahesh, G.
Ramakrishnan, Kadu Hemantkumar
Tukaram. Faculty (Ext.): Dr. (Mrs.)
Aruna Tijare from Excellence Trainers,
Mumbai, Ms. Viniti Agrawal from
Mumbai.
Systematic Plant Maintenance at
Hyderabad. February 16-17. Participants: 18; Faculty (Int.): M/s. D.
Chandra Sekhar, Jay Prakash Navik,
K. Karthikeyan.
Effective Communication Skills at
Surat. February 18-19. Participants:
19; Faculty (Ext.): Dr. (Mrs.) Aruna
Tijare from Excellence Trainers,
Mumbai.
CONQUAS Training at MIAL.
February 18-19. Participants: 21;
Faculty (Int.): Mr. T. Srinivasan.
Team Building Skills at HQ, Chennai.
Faculty (Int.): Mr. C. Jayakumar.
Introduction to MEP Services at
Mumbai. February 20-21. Participants:
15; Faculty (Int.): M/s. A.J. Purusho-
Participants of Job Cost Report Programme held during February 23-25, 2009 at HQ, Chennai seen with Mr. N. Dharmarajan,
Mr. Kingsley J.D. Ernest and faculty
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Participants of Supervisory Development Programme held at Hyderabad during March 16-21, 2009 seen with Mr. T. Krishna and
faculty
thaman, J. Hariharan, N. Kesavan,
S. Thanikaivel, R. Umesh Krishnan.
M/s. C.J.A. Davidraj, A. Muthu,
G. Sakthivel.
Finishing Works at Bangalore. February 20-21. Participants: 30; Faculty
(Int.): M/s. C.J.A. Davidraj, A.
Muthu, G. Sakthivel, Ashish Bhuvan.
Time Management at Mumbai. February 27. Participants: 33; Faculty
(Ext.): Dr. (Mrs.) Aruna Tijare from
Excellence Trainers, Mumbai.
Job Cost Report (JCR) at HQ,
Chennai. February 23-25. Participants:
30; Faculty (Int.): M/s. S. Selvakumar,
K. Srinathan, T.G. Sekar, P. Sakthivel,
P. Sridhar, S. Narasimman, R. Ramu.
Induction Programme for New Joinees
at Mumbai. February 24-25. Participants: 25; Faculty (Int.): M/s. Vivek
Ranjan, Madhav P. Deshpande,
P. Balakrishna, Akshaya Kumar Behera,
Kumbhar Sanjay Krishna, K. Mahesh,
Kadu Hemantkumar Tukaram,
G. Vishnuvardhan.
Construction Methods & Planning at
HQ-EDRC, Chennai. February 25.
Participants: 25; Faculty (Int.)
M/s. M. Ganesh Babu, S. Madhu
Anand.
Introduction to MEP Services at
Hyderabad. February 26-27, 2009.
Participants: 15; Faculty (Int.)
M/s. G. Sridhar, J. Somasundara
Murty, S. Thanikaivel, C. Perumal.
Quality Management, QA/QC at
Delhi. February 26-27. Participants:
19; Faculty (Int.): Mr. T. Srinivasan.
Finishing Works at Kolkata. February
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March
Effective Presentation Skills at
Mumbai. March 03-04. Participants:
17; Faculty (Ext.): Mr. Kartik Vyas
from M/s. Potentials Unlimited,
Mumbai.
Electrical Maintenance for Mechanical
Engineers at Chennai. March 06-07.
Participants: 19; Faculty (Int.): M/s.
P.K. Viswambharan, T.N. Karunakaran, D. Gururaj from L&T EBG;
Faculty (Ext.): Mr. Balaji from
M/s. Schwing Stetter, Mr. Vikas Chug
from M/s. Potain, Mr. Satish from
L&T Eutectic, Mr. V. Raju and
Mr. S. Arivarasal from M/s. Bosch,
Mr. E. Umakanth & Ms. Renuka from
M/s. Cummins.
Know Your Equipment at Hyderabad.
March 09. Participants: 18; Faculty
(Int.): M/s. G.V. Rao, D. Chandra
Sekhar.
Concrete Practices at Bangalore. March
Mr. G. Ganeshan.
Planning Techniques using Primavera
at DIAL. March 13-14. Participants:
14; Faculty (Int.): Mr. Ashish S.
Lalachandani.
HVAC Training for non-HVAC Engineers at HQ-EDRC, Chennai. March
13. Participants: 24; Faculty (Int.):
Mr. L. Rajesh Kumar.
at Hyderabad. March 16-21. Participants: 26; Faculty (Int.): M/s. G. Venkob Rao, C. Jayakumar, T. Krishna,
Guntupalli Naga Ramanuja, Ranjan
Sengupta, Ms. T.S. Kowsalya, M/s.
Venkata Srinivas Gullapal, Kishor
Ankush Chalke, Choubal Gautam
Shashikant, Ilapakurty S.R. Chandrarao, Prabhat Kumar, Jagannathan
Ramesh, Kumud Kumar Jha.
Electrical Maintenance Training for
Mechanical Engineers at Hyderabad.
(Int.): M/s. D. Chandra Sekhar,
M. Pandian, Kumud Kumar Jha,
Rajeeva Kumar Agnihotari.
Know Your Equipment at Chennai.
March 16-17. Participants: 17; Faculty
(Int.): M/s. N. Karunakaran, L.A.
Ranganathan, M. Ganesh Babu, P.S.
Kumar from L&T CASE. Faculty
(Ext.): Mr. T.S. Chandrashekhar from
M/s. TSC, Mr. Amol Badgujar and
Mr. S. Gajjalakonda from M/s. Potain,
Mr. Srikant from M/s. Putsmeister,
Mr. Srinivas from M/s. Schwing
Stetter, Mr. S. Arivarasan from
Participants of Vendor Management & Negotiation Programme at HQ, Chennai on March 27, 2009 seen with Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan
and faculty
M/s. Bosch, Mr. S.P. Balan from
M/s. Leika, Mr. Sushant Saha from
M/s. AlimakHek.
Safety Orientation Programme at
MIAL. March 18-21. Participants: 31;
Faculty (Int.): M/s. V. Balaji, Shivaraj
J Kupasad, Anup Kumar Mitra, Kadu
Hemantkumar Tukaram, M. Nachiappan.
Workshop on Treatment Plant at HQ,
Chennai. March 21. Participants: 22;
Faculty (Int.): Ms. O. Samoundisvary,
Mr. J. Hariharan, Ms. V.S. Jayasree,
Mr. S. Ravi Shankar.
Finishing Works at DIAL. March
M/s. C.J.A. Davidraj, G. Sakthivel.
Vendor Management & Negotiation at
HQ, Chennai. March 27. Participants:
17; Faculty (Ext.): Mr. R.V. Ramakrishnan from IIMM, Chennai.
Water Proofing Techniques at DIAL.
March. Participants: 16; Faculty
(Ext.): Mr. Nizamuddin from
M/s. Fosroc, Mr. Nathak from
M/s. Laticrite.
Appreciation Programme on Tunnel
Formwork at Chennai. March 30-31.
M/s. T. Jagannath, B. Murugesan,
L.S. Kannan.
Steel Connections at HQ, EDRCChennai. March 31. Participants: 25;
Faculty (Int.): Mr. K. Veerappan.
Metallurgical, Material Handling and Water OC
January
Safety in Construction Industry during at KKRO. January 5-6. Participants: 21; Faculty (Int): Mr. Rabindranath Tripathy from Kolkata, Mr. Indranil Chakraborty, Mr. Sanjoy Sarkar,
Mr. Sujit Saha, Mr. S.K. Karimulla
S. Khadari, Mr. C.R.S Prasad.
Internal Auditors Training Programme
at Chennai Cluster Office. January 78. Participants: 21; Faculty (Int):
Mr. S. Sundaram from HQ, Chennai.
Heavy Lift Transportation at HQ,
Chennai. January 8-9. Participants: 18;
Faculty (Ext): Mr. Richard Leonard
Participants of Internal Auditors Training Programme held at Chennai Cluster Office
during January 7-8, 2009 seen with faculty Mr. S. Sundaram from HQ, Chennai.
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Faculty (Int): Mr. Rabindranath
Tripathy from Kolkata. Faculty (Ext):
Mr. Apurba Kumar Chattopadhyay
from Kolkata.
Construction Planning & Control
Systems at Hyderabad. February 2-3.
Participants: 25; Faculty Co-ordinator:
Mr. A. Sampath from Chennai Cluster.
P&M Safety at KKRO. February 4.
Mr. Indranil Chakraborty from
Kolkata.
Participants of Optimising FAIR Training Programme held at Ahmedabad on January
13, 2009 seen with Mr. P. Chandramohan – Regional Manager, Ahmedabad and faculty
Krabbendam from Krabbendam
Advies Service, Netherlands.
Optimising FAIR at Ahmedabad.
(Int): Mr. Mani Sankar Chakraborty
from EDRC – MMH&W & Mr.
Sabyasachi Sarkar from HQ, Chennai.
Orientation Programmes for New
Joinee at New Delhi. January 16.
Mr. Mohd Ariz Urfi from Delhi.
CeMa & EIP at Hyderabad Cluster
Office. January 19-20. Participants: 28
Faculty Co-ordinator: Mr. J. Ramesh
from Hyderabad.
Joinee at Jamshedpur. January 22.
Ms. Bandana Khanna from Kolkata.
Slipform Management at BSSL Angul
Jobsite, Kolkata. Participants: 35.
January 22-23. Faculty Co-ordinator:
Mr. Sushil Kumar Dubey from
Kolkata.
Participants: 15; Faculty (Int): Mr.
Rabindranath Tripathy from Kolkata.
Faculty (Ext): Mr. Apurba Kumar
Chattopadhyay from Kolkata.
Safety in Construction Industry at
Chennai Cluster Office. January 30.
Participants: 11; Faculty (Int):
Mr. Rabindranath Tripathy from
Kolkata. Faculty (Ext): Mr. Apurba
Kumar Chattopadhyay from Kolkata.
BL-RO. January 31. Participants: 6;
from Kolkata.
February
Vizag. February 2. Participants: 17;
EDRC (Kolkata). February 4-5.
KKRO. February 6. Participants: 7;
from Kolkata.
KKRO. February 7. Participants: 12;
from Kolkata.
BSSL Angul Jobsite, Orissa. February
10. Participants: 10; Faculty (Int):
Ahmedabad. January 27. Participants:
23; Faculty (Int): Mr. Rabindranath
from Kolkata.
Welding & NDT Techniques at
Jamshedpur. January 28-29. Participants: 19; Faculty Co-ordinator:
Mr. S. Sundaram from HQ, Chennai.
Chennai Cluster Office. January 29.
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Participants of In-house Training Programme on Construction Planning & Control Systems
held at Hyderabad during February 2-3, 2009 seen with Mr. K. Masilamani – Cluster
Head (MMH&W), Hyderabad Cluster and faculty
Jamshedpur. February 12. Participants:
11; Faculty (Int): Mr. Rabindranath
from Kolkata.
Safety in P&M Operation for HSE
Personnel at Jamshedpur. February 14.
Mr. Asish Kumar Sinha from
Jamshedpur.
Leadership & Motivation at Kolkata.
Faculty (Int): Mr. T.K. Prem Kumar
from HQ, Chennai.
Orientation Programme for New
Joinee at Chennai Cluster Office. February 18-19. Participants: 17; Faculty
Co-ordinator: Mr. Amber H. Nanavaty
from CN-RO.
Safety in Construction Industry
at New Delhi. February 18-19.
Participants: 21; Faculty Co-ordinator: Mr. Ajaya Kumar Das from
AB-RO.
Fabrication Techniques at KKRO.
February 24-25. Participants: 21; Faculty Co-ordinator: Mr. T. Kumaresan
from Kolkata.
In-house QA/QC Civil Training
Programme at Concrete Test and
Training Centre – Chennai. February
25 – March 7. Participants: 9; Faculty
(Int): Mr. L.S. Kannan.
Participants of In-house Training Programme on Leadership & Motivation held at Kolkata
during February 18-19, 2009 seen with Mr. T. Azhaguvel – Cluster Head (MMH&W),
Kolkata Cluster and faculty
March
Joinee at KKRO. March 3-4. Participants: 20; Faculty Co-ordinator:
Mr. G. Dasgupta from Kolkata.
Formwork Training Programme for
Civil Engineers at HZL Dariba Project
Site. March 4. Participants: 12; Faculty Co-ordinator: Mr. Sushil Kumar
Dubey from Kolkata.
Know Your Machines at Kolkata.
Co-ordinator: Mr. M. Govindasamy
from HQ – Chennai.
Rigging Methods at BSSL Angul
Jobsite, Orissa. March 16-17. Partici-
pants: 17; Faculty Co-ordinator:
Mr. A. Dhanasekar from Kolkata.
Construction Planning & Control
Systems at Chennai Cluster Office.
March 18-19. Participants: 23; Faculty Co-ordinator: Mr. A. Sampath
from Chennai Cluster.
Safety in P&M Operation for HSE
Personnel at HZL Dariba Project Site,
Ahmedabad. March 20. Participants:
22; Faculty Co-ordinator: Mr. Utpal
Ghosh from Ahmedabad.
Bokaro Jobsite. March 20-21. Participants: 25; Faculty Co-ordinator:
Mr. Ajay Kumar Poddar from
Jamshedpur.
Electrical & Gulf Projects OC
January
Safety in Tower Erection at Delhi.
Faculty (Int): M/s. Kumar Shailendra, Krishna Kumar, Ajayakumar Nathani.
Supervisory Development Programme at Pune. January 19-24.
M/s. Vivek Ranjan, S.K. Jha,
P. Balakrishna (Ext.): M/s. Symbiosis Institute of Business
Management, Pune.
Participants of the Supervisory Development Programme held at SIBM Campus, Pune during
January 19-24, 2009 seen with Mr. M. Ramesh Mohan and faculty
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Participants of the Supervisory Development Programme held at XIMB Campus, Bhubaneshwar during February 23-28, 2009 seen with
Mr. S. Ganguly and faculty
Safety Training at Sharjah. January 27.
Participants: 26; Faculty (Ext.):
Kamarajan – GM Safety – ETA,
Rajam Krishnamoorthy – HSE Manager – Turner, V. Kannan – HSE
Manager –Real Estate Dubai World
Centre.
CEMA & EIP at Kolkata. January 27.
Mr. Sugata Chaudhury.
CEMA & EIP at Kolkata. January 28.
M/s. Sugata Chaudhury, S. Asokan,
Sujoy Panda.
Quality Management at Jaipur. January 30-31. Participants: 18; Faculty
(Int.): Mr. V. Sreenivasulu.
Safety Training at Sharjah. January 31.
M/s. P.V. Kaliappan, V. Dasaradan, C.
Ramaiah, B. Srinivasan, P. Krishnaraj.
February
Executive Development Programme at
MDC Lonavala. February 9-18. Participants: 25; Faculty (Ext.):
M/s. Symbiosis Institute of Business
Management, Pune.
Induction for New Joinees at Sharjah.
February 12. Participants: 16; Faculty
(Int): M/s. Shripad Hegde, Ajayababu,
D. Vijayakumar, P.V. Kaliappan, A.
Ramesh, V. Dasaradan, S. Rajagopal,
Kyle Dominic.
Concepts of Protective Relays at HQChennai. February 12-13. Participants:
25; Faculty (Int.): M/s. Angelson
Rajeshkumar, K.K. Jembu Kailas, V.
Selvaraj, Sudarshan Reddy, R.M. Ayyappan, M. Tamilvannan, S. Kameshwaran, S. Sankaravel, P. Avanthika
Satheesh, Mudigonda Nagarajeshwar,
C. Sai Prakash, Nataraj.
Participants of the Supervisory Development Programme held at IIT-Madras, Chennai during February 16-21, 2009 seen with
Mr. S. Ganguly and faculty
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at Chennai. February 16-21. Participants: 25; Faculty (Int.): M/s. K.
Venkatasubbu, Sugata Chaudhury, V.
Sreenivasulu. Faculty (Ext.): M/s. Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology – Madras,
Chennai.
Training on Emergency Response and
Care at Delhi. February 19. Participants: 30; Faculty (Ext.): National
Safety Council (U.S.A).
CEMA & EIP at Ahmedabad.
February 20. Participants: 20;
Faculty (Int.): Mr. Sugata Chaudhury.
CEMA & EIP at Ahmedabad. February 21. Participants: 27; Faculty (Int.):
Mr. Sugata Chaudhury.
Contracts Management at Sharjah.
February 21-22. Participants: 21
Faculty (Int): M/s. Femi Alofe, C.
Ravishankar, V. Anand.
at Bhubaneswar. February 23-28.
M/s. Saswati Basu, R.N. Tripathy,
S.B. Vaidya, S. Asokan (Ext.):
M/s. Xavier’s Institute of Management,
Bhubaneswar.
March
CEMA & EIP at RPL Jamnagar.
(Int.): Mr. Sugata Chaudhury
Core Development Programme – A Transformation
With the formation of Operating
Companies, E&GP OC felt the need
to give more thrust to the two core
development
programmes
viz
Executive Development Programme
(EDP) and Supervisory Development
Programme (SDP). In order to align
the course content with its strategic
business needs and to add conceptual
input, we associated with three premier
educational institutions in India
namely Indian Institute of TechnologyMadras (IITM), Symbiosis Institute of
Business Management (SIBM) and
Xavier Institute of Management,
Bhubaneswar (XIMB) to conduct these
programmes.
SIBM had a one-to-one meeting with
the senior executives of the OC and a
cross section of the staff members to
understand our requirement and
modified the course content for the
EDP. Similarly a committee was
formed within E&GP OC to study
and suitably modify the content of the
Supervisory Development Programme.
The committee proposed certain
changes in the existing content of the
programme and the same was
accepted.
With the modified programme
schedule the first EDP of E&GP OC
was conducted at our Management
Development Centre, Lonavala, in the
month of December 2008 and the first
SDP was conducted in the premises
of SIBM at Pune in the month of
January 2009. The venue of the EDP
is our MDC Lonavala and those of
SDPs are the premises of the respective
institute, the ambience of which
enhances the learning process.
IITM caters to the needs of staff in
Chennai, Hyderabad & Bangalore
Regions where as XIMB covers the
staff in Kolkata Region and SIBM
contributes to Mumbai, Ahmedabad
and Delhi regions, with respect to the
SDP. This transformation was well
received and enhanced the interest and
enthusiasm of participants.
Participants of the Executive Development Programme at held MDC – Lonavala during February 9-18, 2009 seen with Mr. S. Ganguly
and faculty
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Infrastructure OC
January
Govindarajan, K. Sreedharan, P.K.
Khare, M.B. Ranjith.
Concrete Technology at Faridabad.
(Int.): M/s. D.K. Sharma, P.K. Yadav.
Faculty (Ext.): Prof. M.S. Shetty.
Lifestyle Modification and Stress
Management at Ahmedabad. January
20. Participants: 21; Faculty (Ext.):
Dr. Rajesh Parekh from Mumbai.
Deep Excavation & Temporary Support Structures at HQ – Chennai.
(Int.): M/s. K.S. Rama Krishna, J.
Jesudoss Asirvatham, J. Jeyson Samuel,
M. Kumaran, S.H. Shetty.
Stone Crushing Technology at
Ahmedabad.
January
21-22.
Peeyush Vajpei, Hariharan, K.
Anantaraman, V. Srinivasan, Jagnesg
Dave, N.K. Palai, R. Venkataraman,
V. Nagendran.
Optimising FAIR at HQ – Chennai.
(Int.): M/s. T.K. Prem Kumar, Yogesh.
G. Nair.
Self Development (Series 1) at New
Delhi. January 19-20. Participants: 21;
Faculty (Ext): Mr. M.B.S. Sastry,
Human Potential Development
Centre.
Safety in Construction Industry
at Kudamkulam Site. January 19-20.
S. Chockalingam, S.C. Damodaran,
T. N. Praju, Andrews, Thirumurugan,
Lawrence, S. Sathyanarayana, R.
MS Project & Scheduling at Faridabad.
Faculty (Int.): M/s. Pradeep Khare,
Shamim Ahmad, S. Pandari.
CeMa & EIP at Delhi. January 28-29.
Participants: 18; Faculty(Int.): M/s.
Obaidur Rahman, R.K Sahoo, V.V.
Sivaprakas, K. Srinathan.
February
at Delhi. February 2-7. Participants:
24; Faculty (Int.): M/s. D.D. Khot,
M. V.S. Rao, S. Nagarajan, Sumir Dhar,
M. Ramamoorthy, G. Shettar, R.K.
Saini, Vyom Sahu, Davinder Singh,
Obaidur Rehman, D.N. Singh, G.G.
Pai; Faculty (Ext): Brig. Atray, Anil
Singh Bisht.
Safety In Construction at Singoli
Bhatwari Site. February 10-11. Participants: 25; Faculty(Int.): M/s.
Dharmendra Kumar Singh, M.K.
Garnayak, D.N. Singh, S. Elangovan,
Harvant Singh Tidwal, R.K. Gupta,
Chirag Kumar Sabalpara, Subhek
Kumar Das.
Dam Engineering at Faridabad; February 16. Participants: 11; Faculty
(Int.): M/s. P.K. Yadav, Amar Pal
Singh; Faculty (Ext.): Dr. D.V. Thareja, Dr. Rajbal Singh.
Life Style Modification & Stress
Management at New Delhi. Ferbruary
18. Participants: 22; Faculty (Ext.):
Dr. Rajesh Parekh.
Programme on Optimising Fair at
New Delhi. February 21. Participants:
12; Faculty (Int.): M/s. S.K. Bhalla,
T.K. Prem Kumar.
Participants of Supervisory Development Programme held at New Delhi during February 2-7, 2009 seen with Mr. Rajan Malhotra and
faculty
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Participants of the Self Development (Series I) programme held at New Delhi on January 19-20, seen with faculty
Working Capital Management at
Faridabad. February 24. Participants:
21; Faculty (Int): M/s. V.S. Raju,
S. Nagarajan.
Induction Programme for New Joinees
at Delhi; February 26-27. Participants:
18; Faculty (Int.): M/s. Pradeep Khare,
Sanjeev Gupta, G. Shettar, Parashuram,
R.K. Saini, V.K. Upadhyay.
Concrete Technology & Formwork at
??? February 27-28. Participants: 22;
Faculty (Int.): M/s. K.G. Nagaraj.
March
Internal Auditor’s Training Programme
On EMS & OHSAS at Faridabad.
March 5- 7. Participants: 25; Faculty
(Ext.): Mr. Murali Venkatakrishnan
from M/s. DNV.
Internal Auditor’s Training Programme
on OHSAS & EMS at Faridabad.
(Ext.): Mr. Murali Venkatakrishnan
from M/s. DNV.
Internal Auditors Training Programme
at HQ – Chennai. March 12-13. Participants: 20; Faculty (Int.): M/s. K.P.
Sreehari, K.G. Nagaraj, K. Eswara Rao.
BHS at Delhi. March 13. Participants:
10; Faculty (Ext.): M/s. K. Gokul, N.
Desai.
Concepts of Pre-casting at Delhi.
(Int.): M/s. K. Senthilnathan, V.
Sadasivam. Faculty (Ext.): M/s. B.
Sanjeev Kumar, Ganesh from L&T
Ramboll.
Divisional Corporate
January
Effective Communication Skills at HQ
– Chennai. January 7. Participants: 24;
Faculty (Int): T.K. Prem Kumar.
Time Management at HQ – Chennai.
(Int): T.K. Prem Kumar.
Time Management at HQ – Chennai.
January 29; Participants: 26; Faculty
CSTI – Training The Trainers at
Panvel. January 27 – February 5. Participants: 24; Faculty (Int): M. Kalyanasundaram, V. Sathayaseelan, J.
Raguraman, Hemant Kadu; Faculty
(Ext): Prof Sandeep Sinha.
Participants of the Effective Communication Skills Programme held at HQ – Chennai on
January 7, 2009 seen with Mr. B. Ramakrishnan and faculty
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February
Quality of Work Life at
HQ – Chennai. February
12; Participants: 26; Faculty (Int); T.K. Prem
Kumar.
Training the Trainers at
CSTI – Delhi. February
16-26. Participants: 15;
Faculty (Int): Nagender
Kumar, Amar Nath, Arun
Kumar Tirpathi, Piyush
Kumar Upreti, Des Raj
Dhiman, G. Shetter, M.
Kalyanasundaram; Faculty
(Ext.) Ram Sarup Bahra,
Brig. V.K. Atray.
Participants of the Quality of Work Life Programme held at HQ – Chennai on February 12, 2009
seen with Mr. B. Ramakrishnan and faculty
Participants of the
Leadership and
Motivation
Programme held
at HQ – Chennai
during 26-27
February seen with
Mr. S. Ganguly
and faculty
Leadership and Motivation at
HQ – Chennai. February 26-27;
Participants: 22; Faculty (Int): T.K.
Prem Kumar.
March
Effective Presentation Skills at HQ –
Chennai. March 11-12; Participants:
14; Faculty (Int): T.K. Prem
Kumar.
E-Mail Etiquettes at HQ – Chennai.
March 31; Participants: 27; Faculty
Participants of the
Effective Presentation Skills
Programme held at HQ –
Chennai during March 11-12
seen with Mr. K. Jawahar and
faculty
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Seminar on “Heavy Lift Transport & Lifting”
Participants of the seminar on “Heavy Lift Transport & Lifting”
A two day seminar on “Heavy Lift
Transport & Lifting” was organised for
the benefit of Heavy Lift Engineers
across all Operating Companies at the
Convention Centre, Chennai, during
January 8-9, 2009.
There were 51 participants from
Business Units who were involved in
various heavy erection needs and
maintenance of heavy lift equipment.
The expert faculty Mr. Richard L.
Krabbendam of Jumbo Shipping &
Heavy Transport Company from
Netherlands, is a world renowned
Global Heavy Lift Specialist, who was
associated with some of the most
interesting operations ever carried out
in history. His experience and
association with Van Seumeran – a
Dutch Heavy Lifting company – added
more flavour to the programme.
individual participant who attended the
programme, and certificates of their
independent assessments were e-mailed
to them later.
The participants gained an insight on
the global practices and lessons learnt
in the past in this field, which gave
them the benefit of ‘upfront
knowledge’ which can be used in most
of the current job sites at present.
During the programme, Mr. Richard
explained with the aid of case studies
the need for appropriate application
of common sense and presence of
mind for the safe execution of the
Heavy Lifts. At the end of the
programme, a test was conducted to
evaluate the learning of every
Mr. K.P. Raghavan, EVP (Corporate
Centre), in his keynote address shared
his early experiences in Heavy Lifts in
this country, when there was little or
no sophistication in the industry –
about 30 years ago and how much
sophistication and modern equipment
have been developed now for safer and
speedier execution. Mr. N. Srinivasan,
Head (Plant & Machinery), in his
introductory note stressed upon the
importance of this programme and the
benefits it will bring, to widen the
knowledge base of the organisation.
Training the Trainers Programme at CSTI, Panvel
In-house Training Programme on Training the Trainers was conducted at the CSTI Panvel New Setup between January 27 and February
9, 2009. 9 Instructors and 15 demonstrators from Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bangalore & Mumbai regions participated in the training
programme. Mr. J. Raguraman, Asst. Manager Skills Training, was the Faculty coordinator. Mr. Kalyanasundaram, Consultant and
Mr. V. Sathyaseelan, Consultant were the faculty members for the programme
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STAFF NEWS
New Joiners
Ramesh N,
Engineering Manager (Elect),
CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Satyanarayana V,
Manager (Civil), HY-KCP
Cement Plant, Jaggayapet
Ghan Sandeep Mangal,
Engineering Manager
(Geotech),
Mumbai Intl. Airport
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Cion KP, Segment Head
(MEP), CN-Head Qrs.
Sthaladipti Saha,
Chief Engineering Manager
(Civil), CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Veeramani S,
Chief Engineering Manager
Sriraman T,
Deputy General Manager
(Civil), CN-Head Qrs.
Ravichandran K,
Head-ISD (B&F OC),
CN-Head Qrs.
Senou K,
Head-CMPC, CN-Head Qrs.
Murali R,
Construction Manager (Civil),
CN-Head Qrs.
Sivakumar N,
CN-Head Qrs.
Ashok Kumar S,
Manager (Civil),
CN-Head Qrs.
Damodharan S,
Engineering Manager (Civil),
CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Desigan AGV,
CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Krishnamoorthy S,
Principal Architect,
CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
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Madavan M,
CN-Head Qrs.
Prabakaran S,
Manager (Civil), CN-Head Qrs.
Rathinavel S,
CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Roopesh Kumar S,
Manager (Civil),
CN-Head Qrs.
Sakthi Murugan JR,
Principal Architect,
CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Sukesan T, Manager (Civil),
CN-Head Qrs.
Umesh Krishnan R,
Manager-HVAC,
CN-Head Qrs.
Anand S, Asst.Manager
(Elec), CN-Head Qrs.
Aravind R, Asst.Manager
(Mech), CN-Head Qrs.
John Sandeep R,
Asst.Engineering Manager
Kiruthika R,
Asst. Engineering Manager
Kousalya K,
Lavanya M,
Madane G, Asst. Engineering
Manager (Civil),
CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Mathangi SU,
Mohanraj K, Asst. Manager
Navinkumar S,
(Mech), CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Palanisamy C,
(Elec), CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Rajkumar M, Sr. Architect,
CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Sambasivarao Nannapaneni,
Sandeep M, Asst. Engineering
Manager (Civil), CN-EDRC,
Head Qrts.
Sudha PR, Sr. Architect,
CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Varadharajan N,
(Mech), CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Vijayanand I,
(Elec), CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Natarajan VK, Project
Manager, CN-South City
Proj-Siruseri
Perumal E, Project Manager,
CN- Tcs Techno Park Ph -II
Subramanian VR,
Project Manager, CN-L&T
Facility Ph-II,Kovai
Anne Sriramkumar,
Manager-HVAC, CN-TCS,
Sipcot IT Siruseri
Balaganesan G, Construction
Manager, CN-LTC Grand
Chola Hotels, Chennai
Muthaiyan K, Construction
Manager (Civil), CN-L&T,
TC-III, Chennai
Sankarraj S, Construction
Manager, CN-CTS Ph II,
MEPZ, Tambaram
Shanmugam TV, Construction
Manager, CN-L&T,
Estancia Residential
Janarthanan L, Construction
Manager (Civil), CN-LTC
Grand Chola Hotels, Chennai
Paranthaman M, Construction
Manager (Mech), CN-CTS Ph
II, MEPZ, Tambaram
Sumanth G, Construction
Manager (Civil), CN-L&T
Techpark-II, Sign.Tower
Suresh G, Manager (Civil),
CN-South City Proj-Siruseri
Veerapandian SK,
CN-CTS Ph II, MEPZ,
Tambaram
Muthukumaran P,
Manager (Civil), CN-R O
Ravi K, Construction
Manager (Civil), CN-CTS Ph
II, MEPZ, Tambaram
Ravi R, Manager (Civil),
CN-L&T-IT-SEZ Estancia,
Chennai
Ravi SM, Manager (HSE),
CN-L&T-IT-SEZ Estancia,
Chennai
Velnarayanan M, Construction
Arrunahchalam K,
CN-TCS, Sipcot IT Siruseri
Gandeeban K,
CN-L&T, Estancia Residential
Kaliyan S,
Magesh M,
CN- Tcs Techno Park Ph -II
Mahantesh Rewadi,
CN- TCS Piling Ph II
Rajan RC, Construction
Manager (Civil),
Subramanian N,
Vijayaraghavan T,
Balaji S, Asst.Construction
Balamurugan E, Asst.
CN-L&T Facility MIPD
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Chitraguptha S,
Asst. Construction Manager
(Elec), CN-South City ProjSiruseri
Lawrence A,
(Mech), CN-LTC Grand Chola
Hotels, Chennai
Manivannan G,
Asst. Manager (Civil),
CN-L&T,TC-III,Chennai
Nitin Shenoy M,
Asst.Construction Manager
(Civil), CN-Jipmer Hospital,
Pondy
Rajasekar C, Asst.Manager
(P&M), CN-L&T,TC-III,
Chennai
Madhav P Deshpande,
Chief Representative,
MB-Oberoi Splendour
Rajendra Kumar Jain,
Project Manager, MB- TC-2
Kulkarni M J, Manager
(Civil), Bombay Dyeing, Parel
Sunil Purushottam Kolhe,
MB-Godrej Coliseum Phase III
Iqbal Kasim Rahimatpure,
Manager (P&M), MB-Runwal
Town Centre
Nandy Amitava, Manager
(P&M), MB-Oberoi Splendour
Naresh Kumar Sharma,
MB-L&T EBG FCY,
Ahmednagar
Suraj M, Construction
Manager (Mech), MB-Nesco
Devendra Kumar,
Asst. Manager (P&M),
MB-Godrej Coliseum Phase III
Jadhav Vijay Vinayak, Asst.
Construction Manager
(Mech), MB- TC-2
Kumbhar Sanjay Krishna,
Asst. Manager (Civil), MB-R O
Samir Roy, Construction
Manager (Mech), KK-CTS
Bibhas Chandra Das,
KK-CTS
Subrata Ganguly, Construction
Manager (Civil), KK-Godrej
Waterside - IT Park
Sudip Mukherjee,
KK-Godrej Waterside IT Park
Surajit Bhattacharya,
KK-CTS
Indrajit Sengupta,
Asst. Manager (HSE),
KK-Godrej Waterside IT Park
Indrojit Sarkar, Asst.
KK-Godrej Simoco IT Park
Manoj Kumar Saha,
(Civil), KK-Godrej Waterside IT Park
Rajib Kumar Chowdhury,
(Civil), KK-R O
Sagar Vasant Waghmare,
(Civil), KK-CTS
Subhasish Dutta, Asst.
KK-Agartala
Arun Kumar Singh,
Project Manager, DL-Honda
Siel Bhiwadi, Ph-II
Arun Kumar Sharma,
DL-DEC Faridabad
Arvind Kumar Kushwaha,
DL-Honda Siel Bhiwadi, Ph-II
Harihar Chauhan,
DL-CSTI Building At Dadri
Pradeepta Das, Manager
(Marketing), DL-R O
Ramjee, Manager (Civil),
DL-Khalsa Finishing Work
Debabrata Sarkar,
(Mech), DL-Honda Siel
Bhiwadi, Ph-II
Devendra Nema, Construction
Manager (Civil), DL-Khalsa
Finishing Work
Kameshwar PD Pandit,
(Mech), DL-Honda SIEL
Bhiwadi
Madhavan P, Construction
Manager (Civil), DL-Mahi
Cement Plant, Banswara
Senthil Kumar D,
DL-ITC Baddi
Swatantrakumar Jain,
DL-Jindal University, Sonepat
Abid Hussain Siddique,
(Civil), DL-Honda Siel
Bhiwadi, Ph-II
Arbind Kumar Langhay,
(Civil), DL-Jindal University,
Sonepat
Biju Raj, Asst.Manager-Fire
Fighting, DL-Jindal University,
Sonepat
Satyam Khattak,
(Civil), Delhi Airport-Terminal
2 Works
Subbramaniyan C, Deputy
General Manager (Civil),
O-Srilanka
Sreekumar A, Project
Manager (Civil), BL- LTC
Nitesh Long Island
Nagarajan P, Manager (HSE),
BL-R O
Sankaranarayanan K,
Construction Manager,
BL-Trident Hotel-BIAL
Ravikumar MS, Construction
Manager (Civil), BL-BIAL
Ph II
Ravula Veerabhadra Rao,
BL- LTC Nitesh Long Island
Yegappan V, Manager-QA &
QC, BL - Mantri Espana
Jayaprakash TK, Manager
(Accounts), BL-BIAL Ph II
Karthikeyan R, Manager
(HSE), BL- GE Phase V
Meharban Singh Bisht,
BL-Trident Hotel-BIAL
Prashanth MK, Engineering
Manager (Civil), BL-R O
Ramesh B, Manager (Mech),
BL-R O
Ramesh M, Construction
Manager (Civil), Blue Dart
Aviation Ltd
Shanmugasundaram T,
BL-R O
Suresh Thomas, Manager
(HSE), BL-Trident Hotel-BIAL
Thiagarajan SVR,
BL-R O
Balaji G, Asst.Construction
Manager (Civil), BL-Trident
Hotel-BIAL
Ravichandiran R,
Asst.Manager (Civil)-Fire
Protection, BL - D-Block
Cluster
Saurabh Shrirup, Cluster
Project Manager, AB-R O
Subal Kishor Sahu, Manager
(P&M), AB-SAGL,Glass
Plant,Jhagadia
Achintya Kumar Mondal,
AB-Hew, Hazira
Athalye Sameer Arvind,
AB-Hew, Hazira
Chandrasekar R, Cluster
Accounts & Admn. Manager,
AB-L&T, Tech. Park, Baroda
Ranjeet Kumar, Manager
(Mech), AB-R O
Anjay Kumar Pathak,
(Civil), AB-L&T, Tech. Park,
Baroda
Natarajan R,
(Mech), AB-Hew, Hazira
Sanjeev Kumar Thakur,
(Civil), AB-L&T, Tech. Park,
Baroda
Jaikumar L, Manager - FW
Prodn. (Metal & Steel),
L&T Formwork, Pondy
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Ganapathy Subramanian S,
Manager (Administration),
L&T Formwork, Pondy
Meyyappan P,
Manager (Mech),
L&T Formwork, Pondy
Nagesh V, Cluster Project
Manager, HY-R O
Chandrasekaran N, Deputy
General Manager-Accounts &
Admin., HY-Intellicity,
Hyderabad
Adivi Vsss Kiran,
HY-Infocity Housing Proj,HYD
Baraneetharan R,
Construction Manager,
HY-Zuari Cement, Yerraguntla
Bhaskara Reddy C,
HY-KCP Cement
Plant,Jaggayapet
Muthukumaran MA,
Manager (Mech), HYUltratech Cement, Tadepatri
Pardhasarathy M,
Manager (Civil),
HY-Intl. Airport, Hyderabad
Ragothaman S, Construction
Manager, HY-Zuari Cement,
Yerraguntla
Chandra Sekhar D, Manager
(P&M), HY - ICICI Project
John Edward Raj S,
Manager, HY-Visakha Cement
Proj, Tandur
Peer Mohamed J,
HY-Ultratech Cement,
Tadepatri
Pandian M, Manager (P&M),
HY-IT Park, Vijayawada
Prabhala Srivallinath,
Manager (Accounts & Admn),
HY-Ultratech Cement,
Tadepatri
Raveendranatha Reddy M,
Manager (Civil), HY-Ultratech
Cement, Tadepatri
Suresh K, Construction
Manager (Mech), HY-Vizag
Vessel, Project
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Chandrasekhar AG,
HY-Intl.Airport, Hyderabad
Hariharan N, Construction
Manager (Civil), HY-Zuari
Cement, Yerraguntla
Ilapakurty SR Chandrarao,
Cluster Accounts & Admn.
Manager, HY-R O
Jay Prakash Navik,
Manager (P&M), HY-Ultratech
Cement, Tadepatri
Mittapalle Nandakumar,
(Mech), HY-Vizag
Vessel,Project
Mohamed Rafi KA,
HY-Infotech Enterprises, Hyd.
Mrityunjoy Samanta, Manager
(Accounts), HY-KCP Cement
Plant,Jaggayapet
Pamarti Ravi Sankara Rao,
Rangu Prasanna Rao,
Sivanthilingam M,
HY - ICICI Project
Thirumalai Bharathi AC,
HY-Intl. Airport, Hyderabad
Venkata Suresh Kumar Bhyri,
HY-Zuari Cement, Yerraguntla
Anandan R, Asst.Manager
(Stores), HY-Vizag Vessel,
Project
Baiju D, Asst.Construction
Manager (Civil), HY - ICICI
Project
Chandrasekharareddy Avutu,
(Civil), HY-KCP Cement
Plant, Jaggayapet
Elumalai K, Asst.Construction
Manager (Mech), HY-Vizag
Vessel, Project
Karuturi Satyanarayana,
Asst. Manager (Mech),
HY-Phoenix, Hyderabad
Kavuru Timothy,
(Civil), HY-IT Park,
Vijayawada
Kumud Kumar Jha,
Asst.Manager (HSE), HY-R O
Manikandan K,
(Civil), HY-BH Golf Course,
Hyderabad
Mohan S, Asst.Construction
Manager (Mech), HY - ICICI
Project
Rajeeva Kumar Agnihotari,
Asst.Manager (P&M),
HY - ICICI Project
Shaik Nawaz Shareef,
(Civil), HY-Phoenix,
Hyderabad
Shivananda Swamy,
(Civil), HY - ICICI Project
Sridar P, Asst.Construction
Manager (Civil), HY - ICICI
Project
Thirupathi Reddy K,
(Civil), HY-Microsoft India,
Hyderabad
Voolla Gouri Prasad Rao,
Asst. Manager (Accounts),
HY-PBEL City, Hyderabad
Raj Kumar Verma, Deputy
General Manager (Mech),
Delhi Intl. Airport
Sharat Sharma, Project
Manager (Elec),
Delhi Intl. Airport
Shankar Narayanan R,
DGM (Civil) - Planning,
Delhi Intl. Airport
Sukumaran A, Deputy
General Manager
(Formworks),
Delhi Intl. Airport
Subramanian S, Manager
(Civil), Delhi Intl. Airport
Surendra Kumar, Cluster HR
Manager, Delhi Intl. Airport
Anand Pratap Singh,
Delhi Intl. Airport
Dinesh Kumar,
Delhi Intl. Airport
Dinesh Singh,
Delhi Intl. Airport
Hegde PG,
Delhi Intl. Airport
Mukesh Goel,
Delhi Intl. Airport
Vasudev C,
Delhi Intl. Airport
Jayanta Ghosh,
Delhi Intl. Airport
Subhash Chand, Engineering
Manager (Elec),
Delhi Intl. Airport
Amit Kumar, Construction
Manager (Mech),
Delhi Intl. Airport
Ashish S Lalchandani,
Delhi Intl. Airport
Devender Nayyar,
Delhi Intl. Airport
Kapil Dev Gaur, Construction
Manager (Civil), Delhi Intl.
Airport
Arvind Kumar, Asst.
Delhi Intl. Airport
Chandrasekhar Y, Asst.
Manager-QA & QC,
Delhi Intl. Airport
Debadyuty Mitra, Asst.
Manager (Civil),
Delhi Intl. Airport
Gyanesh Kumar, Asst.
Delhi Intl. Airport
Jeykumar K,
Kajal De,
Kalyan Chakraborty,
Kona Sree Ramachandra
Ramesh, Asst. Manager
Rajagopal K,
Ravisuthakhar CS, Asst.
Construction Manager (Elec),
Delhi Intl. Airport
Saravanakumar G, Asst.
Delhi Intl. Airport
Somasundaram J, Asst.
Delhi Intl. Airport
Sumit Gupta, Asst.
Delhi Intl. Airport
Venkatesh M, Asst.
Delhi Intl. Airport
Vikas Mattoo, Asst.
Delhi Intl. Airport
Sundaram V, Cluster Plant
Manager, Mumbai Intl. Airport
Elangovan A, Chief Architect,
EDRC (B&F), Powai
Verender Kumar Sobti,
Regional Materials Manager,
Johar G, Chief Engineering
Manager (Civil),
EDRC (B&F), Powai
Raju B S, Project Manager,
Vijay S Hiremath,
Project Manager,
Yogendra Sundara Poojari,
Cluster HR Manager,
Mohamed Aslam M,
Rajesh Shukla,
Saju CU, Manager (Mech),
Surendran Mappoth,
Gunasekaran M,
Lakshmanan CS,
Atkar Sachin Arvind,
EDRC (B&F), Powai
Dibyendu Mukhopadhyay,
Inian R,
More PD, Manager (Indirect
Taxes), Mumbai Intl. Airport
Sachidanand Yadav,
Sanjeeva Kumar,
Manager (Civil),
Santosh Kumar Jha,
Manager (Systems),
Viswanathan M, Manager
(P&M), Mumbai Intl. Airport
Adusumalli Veera Babu,
(Civil), EDRC (B&F), Powai
Durairaj C,
(Civil), Mumbai Intl. Airport
Mahesh K,
Asst. Manager (Materials),
Manivannan A, Asst.
Engineering Manager (Mech)Piping, EDRC (B&F), Powai
Misri Shaikh Taufiq Shaikh
Umar, Asst. Construction
Manager (Elec),
Nair Sindhu Saseedharan,
(Civil), EDRC (B&F), Powai
Nandedkar Suchita Eknath,
Sr. Architect, EDRC (B&F),
Powai
Shah Naishadh, Asst.
Sharma Deepak Kumar
Motilal, Asst. Construction
Manager (Civil),
Absorption
Absorbed from GET
Koushik S,
Absorbed from GT
Kamlesh Kumar Mishra,
KK-Godrej Waterside –
IT Park
Hydrocarbon & Power Vertical
New Joiners
AMurali S, Head-finance &
Accounts, CN-Head Qrs.
Saravanan M, Asst. Manager
Sanghavi Hitendrakumar
Vasantray, Asst. Manager
(Civil)-QA&QC, MB-HPCL
Lobs, Mumbai
Sandip Kumar Bharati,
Asst. Manager (Civil),
KK - RO (HCP)
Mahuri Snehkumar
Lakhanprasad, Manager
(Mech)- QA/QC, AB-HCP,
Baroda
Suresh Babu S,
Asst. Manager (Mech)-QA &
QC, HPCL RR Packaging
Umesh Prasad,
Asst.Manager (Materials),
Cairn Energy, Barmer
Rajvir Rana,
(Mech), Cairn Energy,
Barmer
Ranjith Krishnan R S,
Asst.Manager (Mech)-QA &
QC, Cairn Energy, Barmer
Subhash Chander,
Asst.Manager (P&M), Cairn
Energy, Barmer
Veera Bahu Muthiah A K,
(Mech), Cairn Energy, Barmer
New Responsibilities
Shanker Mr, EVP- HCP
Business (Domestic),
CN-Head Qrs.
Absorption
Absorbed from GET
Vinoth Kumar G
Absorbed from GT
Rajeev Kumar Dubeysunil
Kumar Jha
Balaji PM, Manager
(Materials), AB-HCP, Baroda
Divisional Corporate
Mr. N. Srinivasan, Head – Plant & Machinery
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Infrastructure OC
New Joiners
Ramamohan Rao C V,
HR Head - Infrastructure
Operating Company,
CN-Head Qrs.
Subrahmanya Bhat K,
DGM-Civil (Bridges & Roads),
Mumbai Region
Ramakrishnan S, Marketing
Officer, M3-B, CN-Head Qrs.
Promotions
(M1-A & above )
Niranjana P, Head-Operations
(Hydel & Nuclear),
CN-Head Qrs.
Anantha Subramanian S,
Head-Finance,
Accounts & Admin.
(Infra OC), CN-Head Qrs.
Ananthakumar TS,
In-Charge (Ports &
Harbours), CN-Head Qrs.
Senthilnathan K, In-Charge Infrastructure Engg Tech,
CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Sreehari KP, In-ChargeQuality Mngt & HSE
(Infra OC), CN-Head Qrs.
Subbarama Raju V,
Head-Administrative Services
(Infra), CN-Head Qrs.
Suresh Kumar D, HeadSupply Chain Management
(Infra), CN-Head Qrs.
Prasanta Kumar Ray, Manager
(P&M), CN-Head Qrs.
Sathyanarayana S,
Manager (HSE),
CN-Head Qrs.
Savithri S, Manager (Civil),
CN-Head Qrs.
Gnanapalam S,
Azad Ali M, Construction
Dhanasekaran B, Engineering
Manager (Hydraulics),
CN-EDRC,Head Qrts.
Sankaranarayanan N,
CN-Head Qrs.
Tamil Selvan K,
CN-EDRC,Head Qrts.
Chandrasekaran N,
Superintendent (Civil)-Q.C,
CN-Head Qrs.
Gopal Badida Kat,
Asst.Manager (Civil),
CN-Head Qrs.
Murali Gaddam,
Muralimohan N,
Ramachandran MV, Project
Manager, CN-Hydel Power
Proj., Kuttiyad
Sivanesan K, Deputy General
Manager-Accounts & Admin.,
CN-L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli
Hemanth H, Deputy General
Manager (Mech),
CN-Head Qrs.
Hanumantacharya Bhadri,
Manager (Civil), CN-Barc
NRG, Kalpakkam
Satyaki Basu, Manager
Subramanian SA, Manager
(Mech), CN-NPCIL,
Kudamkulam
Thavasi P, Manager (Civil),
CN-Head Qrs.
Dhandapani V, Manager
Jeeva David J, Construction
Manager (Civil), CNKrishnagiri-Thopurghat Road
Jayachandran S,
CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Sreedharan K, Manager
(P&M), CN-NPCIL,
Kudamkulam
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Francis Jesuraj S,
(Mech), CN-NPCIL,
Kudamkulam
Jayakumar NV, Construction
Manager (Mech), CN-NPCIL,
Kudamkulam
Sanjib Kumar Dutta,
CN-Krishnagiri-Thopurghat
Road
Thinagaran D, Construction
Varadharajan R, Construction
Manager (Civil), CN-L&T
Shipyard, Kattupalli
Bala Subramaniam V,
(Mech), CN-Tada Road
Project
Nagendra Sai K, Manager
(Mech), CN-NPCIL,
Kudamkulam
Prabakar K, Construction
Ramalingam K, Construction
Manager (Mech), CN-NPCIL,
Kudamkulam
Ravi K, Construction
Manager (Civil), CN-Tada
Road Project
Chetan Channappa Kontikal,
(Mech), CN-NPCIL,
Kudamkulam
Chockalingam S,
Asst.Manager (HSE), CNNPCIL, Kudamkulam
Mallikarjuna Rao M,
Asst.Manager-QA & QC, CNKrishnagiri-Thopurghat Road
Muthaiyan T,
(Mech), CN-NPCIL,
Kudamkulam
Palaniyandi S,
(Mech), CN-NPCIL,
Kudamkulam
Ponnappan S, Asst.ManagerQA & QC, CN-NPCIL,
Kudamkulam
Ranjith Kumar R,
(Civil), CN-TNRSP03 Road,
Ramanathapuram
Divakar HK, Manager (P&M),
MB-Mono Rail
Sundaramoorthy B,
MB-BARC (AWTF), Tarapur
Raj Kumar, Manager (Civil),
Mumbai Region
Wategaonkar Mahendra
Subhan, Construction
Manager (Mech), Mb-SWS
Rehab Unit-3
Kutuluru Sesha Reddy,
Project Head, Railway
Embankt.&Jetty-B&M,
KK-Dhamra
Maheshwara Reddy N,
Manager (Mines), KK-Dhamra
Shubhendu Bose,
KK-Dhamra
Saravanakumar VR,
KK-Dhamra
Manish Prosanna Roy,
(Civil), KK-Dhamra
Munireddy N,
(Mech), KK-Dhamra
Sanjeev Kumar Upadhyay,
Resident Project Manager,
DL-Parbati HEP
Vijaya Bhasker K, Project
Manager, DL-Tapovan
Vishnugad JV
Ashiwani Kumar Tripathi,
DL-ADHPL, Manali, Pkg-II
Vasudeva Rao S, Manager
(Mech), DL- DMRC UG
Station Saket
Sanjay Chhabra, Construction
Manager (Civil), DL-L&T
Sucg JV - Amel C5
Sudhir Kumar Shrivastava,
(Civil), DL-L&T Sucg JV Amel C5
Mishra Vaibhav Ramkrishna,
Manager (P&M),
DL-Tapovan Vishnugad JV
Sandeep Singh,
(Civil), L&T Metro Tunneling
JV (DMRC)
Jagan Mohan Naidu B,
(Civil), DL-U.P. Road
Bahjraich-Faiza
Jatinder Kumar Shukla,
(Civil), DL-DMRC Udyog
Bhavan
Ranjit Singh Attri,
(Civil), DL-Parbati HEP
Vasireddy Venkateswara
Rao, Manager (Accounts),
DL-DMRC Udyog Bhavan
Anand R, Asst.Manager
(Administration), L&T Metro
Tunneling JV (DMRC)
Anindya Das,
Bhasker Mishra,
(Civil), DL-DMCR Cut &
Cover, Green Park
Bikash Kumar Dutta, Asst.
Manager-QA & QC, DLDMRC UG Station Saket
Manoj Kumar,
Navin Chandra,
Asst.Manager (Elec)-P&M,
DL-Tapovan Vishnugad JV
Raghvendra Singh Sengar,
Asst.Manager (Accounts &
Admn), DL-L&T Sucg JV Amel C5
Ravindra Kumar Choudhary,
(Civil), DL-L&T Sucg JV Amel C5
Rupesh Mishra,
Santanu Majumdar,
Asst. Manager (Civil), DL-R O
Soumadeep Das,
(Civil), DL-DMCR
Cut&Cover,Green Park
Gangadhar Sangappa Rebinal,
Project Manager (Civil), BLBIAL-Basket-II
Karthi M,
BL- BIAL-Basket-II
Vijay Kumar Singh,
Manager (P&M), BL-BIAL Ph-II
Mallesh HK, Asst.Construction
Manager (Civil), BL- BIAL Job
Bansal Rishi Kailash,
Chief Project Officer,
AB-Ahmedabad-ViramgamMaliya-Road
Madhu Sudhanan JR,
DGM (Quality Control), ABHalol-Godhra-Shamlaji Road
Parthasarathi Pyne,
DGM (P&M), AB-R O
Sudhiranjan Satpathy,
Project Manager (Civil), ABNHAI,Vadodara-Bharuch Job
Aravinda Ghosh PG, Manager
(P&M), AB-NHAI,VadodaraBharuch Job
Diwakar Thakur, Construction
Manager, AB-NHAI,PalanpurSwaroopgunj
Ravi V, Construction Manager
(Civil), AB-Halol-GodhraShamlaji Road
Shriraman S, Manager (Mech),
AB-Halol-Godhra-Shamlaji Road
Ashok Kumar Das, Manager
(P&M), AB-NHAI,VadodaraBharuch Job
Karanam Govardhana Giri,
Manish Kumar Agarwal,
Manoja Kumar Pradhan,
Manager (P&M), ABAhmedabad-ViramgamMaliya-Road
Partha Protim Chakravarty,
AB-NHAI,PalanpurSwaroopgunj
Tapash Basu,
Manager (Civil), AB-L&T Hew
Ship Bldg, Hazira
Balasubramanian V, Manager
(Stores), AB-AhmedabadViramgam-Maliya-Road
Kamal Singh, Construction
Manager (Civil), AB-RajkotJamnagar-Vadinar Road
Ashokkumar SG,
Pradeep B, Construction
Manager (Civil), AB-NHAI,
Vadodara-Bharuch Job
Soumendra Guha,
AB-NHAI,Vadodara-Bharuch
Job
Haridas Shah,
(Civil), AB-AhmedabadViramgam-Maliya-Road
Kantak Yogesh Ashok,
(Civil), AB-NHAI, PalanpurSwaroopgunj
Manjayya Devadiga H,
Manoj E, Asst. Manager
(Mech), AB-AhmedabadViramgam-Maliya-Road
Ramakrishna Chepuri,
(Civil), AB-AhmedabadViramgam-Maliya-Road
Sundarraj G,
Vishnu Parasad Shukla,
Superintendent-Q.C,
AB-NHAI,RJ-11,Kota
Yadwade Ashutosh Prakash,
(Civil), AB-NHAI, VadodaraBharuch Job
Emmanuel Sekar S,
DGM (P&M), HY-KothakotaJadherla Road
Korimilli Vsn Murty,
Manager (Civil),
HY-Kothakota-Jadherla Road
Balakrishnan N, Manager
(P&M), HY-KothakotaJadherla Road
Natarajan M, Construction
Manager (Civil),
HY-VelIGonda Project
Surendran Pillai P,
Manager (Mines),
HY-VelIGonda Project
Amitesh Kishore Prasad,
Asst.Manager (Civil), HY-R O
Rudra Venkata Ratnam,
(Civil), HY-VelIGonda Project
Sreejith G, Asst.Construction
Manager (Civil),
HY-Kothakota-Jadherla Road
Goutam Kumar Sarkar,
Subansiri Hydel Project
Jatinder Singh, Construction
Manager (Civil), Subansiri
Hydel Project
Hari Narayan K,
Asst.Manager
(Administration),
Subansiri Hydel Project
Sanjeev Gupta, RPM (Trans.
& Infs.), Delhi Intl. Airport
Krishnakumar Pandey,
Delhi Intl. Airport
Puranjit Datta,
Delhi Intl. Airport
Debapriya Bandyopadhyay,
Manager-Quarry,
Delhi Intl. Airport
Jaymant Kumar Singh,
Delhi Intl. Airport
Saikat Dey, Construction
Manager (Civil),
Delhi Intl. Airport
Thota Venkataramana,
Manager (P&M),
Delhi Intl. Airport
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Abhay Singh,
Nayudu Thatikayala RL,
Pranab Krishna DE,
Prosanta Paul,
Rajesh Sharma,
Sanjib KR Chakraborty,
Jayaprakash Tentu,
Manager (Civil), Gangavaram
Port, Vizag
Radheshyam B,
Gangavaram Port, Vizag
Vinod G, Cluster HeadMumbai (B&M), WEHElevated Access Road
Radhakrishnan CR,
Manager (Accounts),
WEH-Elevated Access Road
Absorbed from GET
Santa Suman
Dutta
Akurathi
Nageswararao
Absorbed from GT
Absorption
Murali A
Absorbed from DET
Amit Ranjanmithilesh
Kumar Pandeysatish
Kumarsantosh Kumar
Paswan
Rajarshi Ghosh
Electrical and Gulf Projects OC
Promotions
(M1-A & above )
Sudarsan JS,
Head-Gulf Operations
(E&GP Oc), Gulf-Common,
IG - Sharjah
Mahajan SL, Cluster Head
(TLRE Sector) - Mumbai,
Trans. Lines &
Rly. Constn. MBRO
Ganesh G, Asst. Manager
(Resource Deployment),
Electrical (P&M),
CN-Head Qrs.
Absorption
Gurusamy V,
Sr. Engineer (Elec),
Industrial Electrification,
RPL, Jamnagar
Mithilesh Kumar Verma,
Sr.Engineer (Elec),
Sub Stations,
AB-400 Kv S/Y at Bikaner
Prabhu P, Sr. Engineer
(Instrumentation), Industrial
Electrification, RPL, Jamnagar
Raghavan Rajesh,
Sr.Engineer (Elec),
Sub Stations, KK-Midnapur
Saravana Perumal R,
Sr. Design Engineer (Civil),
EDRC (TL & RC),
CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Tarun Kumar Das, Sr.Engineer
(Elec), Industrial Electrification,
RPL, Jamnagar
Sandip Kumar Sahana,
Engineer (Elec),
Transmission Lines,
DL-Parbati Amritsar T/L
Vinothkumar K, Engineer
(Instrumentation),
Industrial Electrification,
RPL, Jamnagar
Ashimava Praharaj,
Accounts Supervisor,
Transmission Lines,
KK- Nhpc At Siliguri
Chandra Pal Singh,
Engineer (Elec),
Electrical,Instn.&Comm.,
DL-Honda Siel Bhiwadi, Ph-Ii
Somenath Dey,
Asst. Indl. Rel. Supervisor,
Electrical, Instn. & Comm.,
HY - Bhilai GIS Project
Vijayashankar D,
Engineer (Mech), Edrc
(TL & RC), TLT Proto
Works, Kancheepuram
Metallurgical, Material Handling and Water OC
New Joiners
Bisweswar Kumar Sarkar,
Manager (Civil),
KK-Jamshedpur
Prashanth P,
Engineering Manager (Mech),
CN-EDRC, Head Qrts.
Thiruppathi V,
CN-EDRC,Head Qrts.
Biranchi Narayan Behera,
Manager (Mech),
AB-VAL Lanjigarh
Subhajit Datta, Asst.Manager
(Materials), Kolkata Region
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Narayan Patra,
(Civil), KK-Bhushan Steel
Pradip Kumar Majumdar,
(Mech), KK-EDRC, Kolkata
Ananthakrishnan
Ananthanarayanan,
(Civil), Delhi Region
Karthikeyan N,
(Civil), HY- UGDS Nizamabad
Venkata Ramesh Indugu,
(Civil), HY- Vizag Steel
PLT BF 3
Subir Kumar Saha,
Construction Manager (Civil) ,
JM-Tata Steel,Jamshedpur
Kulvindar Singh,
(Mech), JM-Tata
Steel,Jamshedpur
Nagarajan R,
DGM & Incharge, L&T
Engineering Workshop,
Kancheepuram
Absorption
Absorbed from DET
Chandra Shekhar
Absorbed from GET
Anton Jayanth M Debadatta
Pattanayak
Absorbed from GT
Pranav Dubey Nrusingha
Charan Nahak Soumen Paul
Jha Prakash Narayan,
Marketing Manager (M&M
BU), M&M, Kolkata
Academic Achievers
NDT Level III Certifications
Mr. E. Sivasubramani, BMH – HQ successfully
completed NDT Level III Certification in Magnetic
Particle Testing and Visual Testing, conducted by
The American Society for Nondestructive Testing,
Inc., USA, during December 2008.
Ms. T. Kaviarasi, Sr. Design Engineer, EDRC (MMH&W – BMH)
secured first rank with gold medal in M. Tech Environmental
Engineering Degree Programme, 2007, from Pondicherry University,
Puducherry. At the convocation on March 20, 2009 she received
the Award Certificate and Gold Medal from Mr. Mylswamy
Annadurai, Project Director of Chandrayaan-I.
Mr. Sujeeth Kumar receiving the citation from
Mr. N. Baskara Raju, EVP & Head – Infra OC.
Others in picture are Cmde. (Retd.) M.S.
Randhawa – Vice President (HED), Mr. A.S.
Prabhakar – Project Manager, Mr. A.S. Girivasan
– Manager (Mech.).
Mr. T.V. Sethu, Asst. Engineering Manager (Mechanical), EDRCChennai, MMH&W OC receiving the gold medal for securing first
rank in the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) Examination held
in April, 2008 conducted by College of Engineering Guindy
Campus, Anna University.
Ms. Ratna Mishra, Executive (Personnel), E&GP OC has
successfully completed her Diploma in Training and Development
from Indian Society for Training and Development, New Delhi.
Mr. Sujeeth Kumar, Asst. Construction
Manager (Mech.) from B&F OC, presently
posted at Vizag Vessel Project in Hyderabad
Cluster, has successfully completed NDT
Level III in Radiographic Testing Method
and Liquid Penetrant Testing Method
conducted by The American Society for
Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), Inc., USA.
ASNT is the world’s largest technical society
for nondestructive testing.
Mr. Sujeeth Kumar is the first to have
completed this prestigious certification in
ECC Division.
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AWS-CWI Accredition
Mu. Subramanian,
HOD (QA/QC),
EWL, Kanchipuram
has
come
out
successfully in AWS
CWI. The AWSCWI accredition is
one of the Fabrication Industry’s reputed
stamps
of
approval.
Industry
professionals who qualify for CWI are
highly regarded and sought after
throughout the Welding and QA/QC
industry, because this Certification
adheres to a highly documented level of
skill and capability. This is organised by
the American Welding Society through
their accredited agencies.
He is also a qualified NACE Level I
and Level II Painting Inspector. This is
an American body which conducts
Coaching and Exams in two levels on
corrosion engineering, paints, various
painting applications and inspection of
all these coatings and Certification to
International
Standard.
Foreign
companies insist on having such qualified
Inspection personnel for Welding and
Painting Inspection before placing
orders.
Mr. Sharan Kumar
Chhawchharia,
DET,
EDRC -Kolkata,
MMH&W OC secured
first position in the
Diploma in the Mechanical
Engineering Examination
held in June, 2008 conducted by West Bengal
State Council of Technical Education.
Student
Achiever
Master. K. Anandavinayagam, son of
Mr. V. Krishnamoorthy (Asst. Manager
– Formwork Factory, Pondy) studying in
6th std, of Vidya Niketan School,
Puducherry has won the 2nd Prize in
NDTV-GREENATHON – the 24 hrs
live Quiz programme held between
February 7-8, 2009.
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Farewell to SJP and SH
Mr. S.J. Punnose
(SJP), Head – Plant
& Machinery and
Mr. S. Hariharan
(SH), Vice President
– Head, Property
Development, Developmental Projects
recently retired from
the service of the Mr. K.V. Rangaswami presenting a memento to
Company.
Mr. S.J. Punnose as Mr. V.B. Gadgil (extreme left)
SJP in his 32 years applauds
of service has made
significant contribution to the growth of ECC Division. RPL-Jamnagar
(Phase –I), world’s largest refinery was constructed under his leadership
in a record time which gave an edge in bagging recurring orders. As
Head of P&M BU, he was instrumental in institutionalising P&M as
internal SBU with a great deal of accountability.
SH joined as an executive assistant to then Joint Managing Director,
Mr. C.R. Ramakrishnan and in his 34 year tenure of office has served
in many of our
prestigious projects
including overseas
assignments.
A farewell was
organised by the
r e s p e c t i v e
departments. Senior
executives – Mr.
K.V. Rangaswami,
Mr. V.B. Gadgil, Mr.
J.Ganguly and Mr. Mr. J. Ganguly presenting a memento to Mr. S.
K. Venkatesh shared Hariharan as Mr. K. Venkatesh (extreme right) looks on
their thoughts and
highlighted the rich
contribution and sustained growth fostered by these leaders.
ECC News wishes them and their families best of health, happiness
and prosperity in the years to come.
Bereavements
Our condolences to the bereaved family of the following staff members
Sreedharan OK,
Chargehand (Mech.),
BL-BIAL-Basket-II
passed away on
January 18, 2009
Gedda Kiran,
Sr. Engineer (Elec.),
Industrial
Electrification, HY-RIL
Kakinada, passed away
on February 8, 2009
Rama Kiran
Tadikonda, Accounts
Assistant, HY-SSSWSP
East & West Godavari
passed away on
April 3, 2009
Mr. K. Unnikrishnan Warrier, VP &
Head-TL&RE, HQ-Chennai, receives his
30-year long service award from Mr. A.M.
Naik, Chairman & Managing Director
Mr. P.R . Surendra Babu, JGM
Institutional & Commercial Buildings,
DIAL receives his 25-year long service
award from Mr. Naik
Mr. K. Kannan, Deputy Project Director,
DIAL receives his 25-year long service
award from Mr. Naik
Mr. A. Martin Nagendran, Driver, Head
Qrs, receives his 25-year long service award
from Mr. K.V. Rangaswami, Member of the
Board & President (Construction)
Mr. S. Kalyana Sundaram, Asst.
Manager (Admin), Head Qrs, receives his
Mr. Rangaswami
Mr. K. Manikandan, General Asst., Head
from Mr. Rangaswami
Mr. V. Arvindan, Manager (Materials),
Head Qrs, receives his 25-year long service
award from Mr. Rangaswami
Mr. M.R . Vasudevan, Sr. Executive
Secretary, Head Qrs, receives his 25-year
long service award from Mr. Rangaswami
Mr. S. Selvamani, Despatch Asst., Head
from Mr. Rangaswami
Mr. P. Murugayyan, Manager (Legal),
Head Qrs, receives his 25-year long service
Mrs. Chandrakala S. Kamath, Asst.
Manager (Personnel), Head Qrs, receives
her 25-year long service award from
Mr. Rangaswami
83
Mr. R . Giridharan, Deputy General
Manager (ISD) – Head Qrs, receives
his 20-year long service award from
Mr. Rangaswami
Mr. S. Suresh, Manager (Catering), SRC,
Kodaikanal, receives his 20-year long service
Mr. T.K. Ghosh, Construction Manager,
KK-IISCO Burnpur, receives his 30-year
long service award from Mr. Vivek Bhaskar
Gadgil, Sr. VP & Head-Electrical & Gulf
Projects
Mr. Sandip Kumar Bhattacharjee,
Project Manager, KK-Midnapur, receives
Mr. Gadgil
Mr. M.S. Raval, SPM (B&UI), IGOman, receives his 25-year long service
award from Mr. Gadgil
Mr. D. Antony Ravi, Chief Systems
Manager, HQ -Chennai, receives his
25-year long service award from Mr. Gadgil
Mr. Sunil Kumar Jaywant, DGM
(Fabrication Shop), TLT-Proto-Works,
Kancheepuram, receives his 20-year long
service award from Mr. Gadgil
Mr. P. Srikanth, Project Leader, TLTFactory Pondy, receives his 20-year long
Mr. G.P. Raman, Manager (Accounts),
HQ-Chennai, receives his 20-year long
Mr. R. Meenakshi Sundaram, Construction Manager (Civil), IG-Oman, receives
Mr. Gadgil
Mr. S.L. Mahajan, Cluster Head (TLRESector), Mumbai, receives his 20-year long
Mr. Satyaki Ballabh Biswas, Engineering
Manager receives his 20-year long service
award from Mr. T. Azhaguvel, Cluster
Head (MMH&W OC)
84
Mr. R. Rangarajan, Manager (Admin)
Chennai Region, receives his 25-year long
service award from Mr. P. Babu Raj Singh,
Regional Manager-CNRO
Mr. I. Samuel Athisaya Raj, General
Asst. Chennai Region, receives his 25-year
long service award from Mr. Babu Raj
Singh
Mr. R . Privthiviraj, Junior Foreman
(Instru.), NPCIL, receives his 20-year long
service award from Mr. Babu Raj Singh
Mr. A. Abdul Anis, Asst. Foreman
(Mech.), Nagore Karaikal-RE, receives his
20-year long service award from Mr. Babu
Raj Singh
Mr. V.S. Raveendran, General Foreman
(P&M) receives 20-year long service award
from Mr. Babu Raj Singh
Mr. Yogendra Sundara Poojari, Cluster
HR Manager, MIAL, B&F, receives his
Mr. D.K. Sen, Project Director, MIAL
Mr. Anup Kumar Mitra, Cluster HSE
Manager, MIAL, B&F, receives his 25-year
long service award from Mr. Sen
Mr. B.R . Parmar, General Assistant,
MIAL, B&F, receives his 25-year long
service award from Mr. Sen
Mr. Raju B.S, Project Manager (Civil),
MIAL, B&F, receives his 25-year long
service award from Mr. Sen
Mr. Sachidanand Yadav, Construction
Manager (Civil), MIAL, B&F, receives his
25-year long service award from Mr. Sen
Mr. M.D. Bodas, General Foreman
(Civil), MIAL, B&F, receives his 25-year
long service award from Mr. Sen
Mr. Pankaj Kumar R . Shah, General
Foreman (Civil), AB -HEW, Hazira, B&F,
Mr. P. Chandramohan, Regional Manager,
ABRO
85
Mr. Viju Varkey, CPM (B&F), CNRO,
Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan, EVP and Head
Buildings and Factories Operating
Company
Mr. Veerapan K., Joint General Manager
Civil (B&F), receives his 20-year long
service award from Mr. Subrahmanyan
Mr. Subbramaniyan C., Deputy General
Manager at Sri Lanka for I&CB, B&F,
Mr. Subrahmanyan
Mr. H. Jagannathan, Joint General Manager
Business Development (Developmental Projects),
Mr. K. Venkatesh, EVP & Head Developmental
Projects
Mr. A. Sundaram, Construction Manager
(L&T Arun Excello IT SEZ), receives
Mr. Venkatesh
Mr. A. Soundararajan, Head Business
Development New Business Initiative
(Developmental Projects), receives his 20-year
long service award from Mr. Venkatesh
Mr. Badruddin Ali Shaikh, Manager
Mr.
Ajoykumar
Mohanty,
(Purchase)
MBRO, receives
his 30Manager
year long
(P&M),
KK-Jharsuguda
Project, Mohan,
receives
service award
from Mr. Ramesh
his
20-year
long-service
Regional
Manager,
MBRO award from
Mr. Azhaguvel.
Mr. T. Appukuttan Nair, Asst. Manager
(Accounts)
receives
30-year Head-UAE,
long service
Mr.
Shrinath
Rao,hisCountry
award receives
from Mr.
Ramakrishnan,
Dubai,
his B.
25-year
long-service
VP & from
HeadMr.(Finance,
Accounts
&
award
Vivek Bhaskar
Gadgil,
Admin.)
Head-E&GP
OC.
Mr. B. Rajmohan Rao, Asst. Construction
Manager (Mech.), Cairn Energy Project,
Barmer receives his 25-year long service award
from Mr. K Venkataramanan, Member of the
Board and President (E&C)
Mr. Bhushan Chand Gupta, Asst.
Construction Manager (Mech.), Cairn
Energy Project, Barmer receives his
Mr. K. Venkataramanan
Mr. R . Sivakumar, Project Manager,
IG (KUW) Kuwait Project receives his
Mr. T. Chinnappa, Chief Executive, L&T
Kuwait Construction
Mr. K.M. Pathak, Manager (HSE), NTPC
Sipat Project, receives his 20-year long service
award from Mr. M.R. Shanker, Executive Vice
President, Hydrocarbon Construction &
Pipelines Business (Domestic)
86
Dear ECC-ites,
Our Chairman & Managing Director,
Shri. A.M. Naik has added one more
feather to his cap. He has received
one of the highest civilian awards of
the nation, ‘Padma Bhushan’ for his
contribution to Indian Industry. NeoKarma Yogi, Mr. Naik, with all his
magnanimity said that he received the
award on behalf of all employees of
L&T. Though the Padma Bhushan is
awarded for an individual’s
contribution to the nation, through
this gesture AMN is driving home the
precept, ‘Team first, individual next’.
We wish him many more laurels and
successes ahead.
The Division has bagged some major orders in Q-4. Dam package of 1200 MW
Punatsangchhu-I Hydropower Project, Bhutan; Construction of 7 nos. 33 kV
Substations and Power Transmission network in Abu Dhabi, UAE; Rural
Electrification Works in Jalpaiguri & North 24-Parganas districts of West Bengal
State; 330 MW Shrinagar Hydroelectric Project, Uttaranchal; Construction of
Integrated Thematic Township comprising 3517 flats from the Andhra Pradesh
Rajiv Swagruha Corporation Limited, Hyderabad; Construction of cement plants
for M/s. KCP Limited and M/s. Lafarge.
I am extremely happy with the performance of our Division during the year
2008-09. I believe that the Budget/MTR targets on various business and financial
parameters (viz. Order Inflow, Sales, Profitability etc.) will be met with,
demonstrating the ceaseless efforts of ECC-ites to improve performance levels.
My sincere appreciation to all fellow ECC-ites, whose hard work and commitment
have made this possible.
I am quite optimistic about the performance of the Division in the Budget year
2009-10. Healthy order book as on Mar ’09 would give us a head start in the
year 2009-10. We have recently concluded our budget meetings and kept pragmatic
growth targets for the budget year. Sustained efforts from all of you can alone
achieve these targets at a time, when the business scenario does not appear very
bright throughout the world.
To protect our bottomline, I suggest a three-pronged approach viz. 1. Optimise
cost 2. Reduce wastage, and 3. Improve efficiency. There is enough room for
improvement in utilisation of resources (both manpower and machinery).
Improved utilisation of manpower while bringing savings to the organisation,
improves the morale of employees as well. I am also looking forward to substantial
reduction in overheads like travelling/conveyance expenses, power, telephones/
stationery etc. I request everyone to work towards these ends in his own sphere
of operation.
Verticalisation has almost reached maturity stage and OCs are functioning like
near independent entities. I am happy to see that OCs are working on becoming
more and more competitive and drive innovation led by technology. It is quite
evident that OCs have been formed at the right time to take the Division to
higher platforms in an accelerated way.
We have won prestigious awards in various categories for Excellence in
Performance and Quality, such as the Essar Steel Infrastructure Awards and Dun
& Bradstreet Rolta Corporate Award. On the internal front, our ISD has bagged
Chairman’s rolling trophy for ‘IT Effectiveness’. Our Division has been conferred
the ‘CFO Award for the Best Presented Accounts’ for the financial year 200708 among the Divisions of L&T for the second time in a row.
CONTENTS
Corporate News
3
Innovations
15
Site Insight
16
Meet Our GMs
24
Safety News
34
Kaleidoscope
44
CSR
58
PRAYAS
60
HR News
62
Staff News
74
Long Service Awards
83
Mr. Amit Biswas, Construction Manager
(Civil), Warora Thermal Power Plant
Project receives his 20-year long service award
from Mr. Shanker
Mr. J.R. Gupta, Project Manager (EI&C),
AB -AVVNL, Nagaur, receives his
Mr. P. Chandramohan, Regional ManagerABRO
Mr. K. Sundaramoorthy, Foreman (Elec),
BL-220 KV Varahi-TL, receives his 25-year
long service award from Mr. L.N. Mitra,
Regional Manager-BLRO
Mr. M. Govindasamy, Head – Plant &
Machinery (MMH&W OC), receives his
Mr. D.R . Ray – EVP & Head
(MMH&W OC)
Mr. Dilip Kumar Poddar, ISD – EDRC,
award from Mr. Derek Michael Shah –
Head – Minerals & Metals BU
Mr. H.K. Mandal, Engineering Manager,
award from Mr. Derek Michael Shah
Mr. Asish Kumar Sinha, Cluster Plant
Manager, Jamshedpur receives his 20-year
long service award from Mr. Anupam
Kumar, Cluster Head (MMH&W)
Mr. Ranjit Kumar Goswami, Works
Manager TL-Tower Works, TLT-Pithampur,
Mr. Rajan Malhotra, Regional Manager –
DLRO
Mr. S. Chandrasekaran, Sr. Executive,
Secretary, GES Chennai, receives his 25-year
long service award from Mr. S. Sridhar,
General Manager, L&T, e-Engineering,
Chennai
Mr. S. Duraisamy, Asst. Foreman (Welding)
IG (OMA) – Oman receives his 25-year
long service award from Mr. N. Ravi, Chief
Executive, LTEM-Oman
EDITOR
V.S. Ramana
EDITORIAL TEAM
K. Sridharan
Alexander Benjamin
Ashwin Chand
V. Ramesh Kumar
V. Eswar
Subha Anand
PHOTOGRAPHY
V.S. Natanavelu
Printed at Lokavani Southern Printers Pvt. Ltd., 122,
Greams Road, Chennai-600 006. Edited by V.S.
Ramana for Larsen & Toubro Limited, ECC Division
from ECC Headquarters, Manapakkam, Chennai
600089. Designed by PACE systems & graphic
communications, Chennai 600018.
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 – ECC Division.
While it is commendable to have achieved these honours, it brings in more
responsibility to sustain and constantly improve our benchmarks in performance.
K.V. Rangaswami
Member of the Board & President (Construction)
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Vol. 17, No. 1 , January-March, 2009
Employee Communication Journal of
Larsen & Toubro Limited - ECC Division
“Incredible, inspiring, how a group of visionaries with talented,
dedicated and passioned workforce have created a mammoth
organisaiton. My salutations.” – Mr. Yogesh K. Gupta, Ambassador of
India to Denmark on January 2, 2009.
“I heard about L&T. Today I saw the culture very closely and
I was impressed with the commitment the staff have. I wish them
all the best in the days to come.” – Mr. S.R. Jangid, IPS, Commissioner
of Police on January 20, 2009.
“Excellent Visuals.” – Mr. Bryn Fosburgh, Vice President, Mr. Prakash
Iyer, Division Vice President, M/s. Trimble, USA and Mr. Rajan Iyer,
M/s. Trimble, India on February 9, 2009.
“A delightful and well assembled historical perspective of the growth
and diversity of L&T. Very well narrated.” – Rear Admiral Vineet Bakshi,
VSM, Director General, Naval Projects (MB) and Captain Dr. Satish Chandra
Mittal, Director, Dry Dock (E&S) on February 26, 2009.
“Very impressive facilities and excellent use of light for the exhibition.
Thank you for a lovely tour.” – Ms. Aileen Nandi, Commercial Consul,
Ms. Kelly Kopcial, Visa Officer and Mr. P. Vaidyanathan, Senior Commercial
Specialist, US Commercial Service, American Consulate General
on March 3, 2009.
“Interesting and informative.” – Mr. H. Douglas Evans, P.E. – President
& CEO, M/s. Gulf Interstate Engineering, Mr. David Ammerman, Head of
Engineering, L&T-Gulf and Mr. Criss Shipman, Houston, TX, USA on
March 18, 2009.

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