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Chief Planner & Member (Retd), CMDA
Former Dean Hindustan College of Engg.
Consulting Editor:
Kumudham Nandhavanam
Architect R.R. Siva, B.Arch.,
Editorial Advisory Board:
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Prof A.R. Santhakumar
Emeritus Professor. Dept. of Civil Engg. I.I.T, Madras, Chennai
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President, FACEAT&P (Federation of All Civil Engineers
Association of TamilNadu & Puducherry) Member Welfare Trust
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Interior Counsultant, Chennai
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Searching realty Projects made easy
Browse www.
RealtyCompass India has
introduced a first project search
engine - www.realtycompass.
com - that works seamlessly
across desktop and smart phones.
The company also kick-started a
campaign – ‘Aam Aaadmi Portal’.
The quirky campaign revolve
around highlighting the search
centric, clutter free approach of
RealtyCompass as against other
property portals. The campaign
video is uploaded in Youtube and is
in your Mobile
already being watched by thousands
of people. http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=sfeTtl3cpMw
RealtyCompass claims to have
largest inventory of new projects in
Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and
Coimbatore. Their Project Search
Engine enables people to search,
compare and research about all new
projects in the city. The Engine
also gives a detailed comparison of
similar projects based on the project
the user is viewing.
Centre for Construction
Expertise to train construction industry
There will be no two opinions
about the need for the Indian
construction industry to be
continuously upgraded to be on
par with global development. To
facilitate India to move towards
this end, Dow Corning Corp. has a
Centre for Construction Expertise
in India.
The Centre, dedicated to providing
training tailored to the needs of
India’s construction industry, will
conduct a range of constructionfocused workshops across India
over the coming years.
The Centre follows the Quality
Bond program launched in 2012, by
Dow, the global leader in silicone
technology. These workshops are
suitable for skilled and unskilled
construction workers, contractors
and fabricators, builders,
RealtyCompass.com sees a
consistent growth in mobile traffic,
mostly from Android powered
smart-phones. It claims its new
mobile friendly User Interface will
surely help the consumers; search
the houses while on the move.
“We are working on some very
interesting ‘native only’ features for
Mobile devices, which will make
the life of the home buyer really
simple,” claims Nimesh Bhandari,
CEO.
apprentices and other contributors
to this industry.
To be taught by leading
construction industry professionals,
these workshops will be available
at no charge for a limited time. The
first workshop is scheduled to take
place in Pune on March 21, 2014.
Speaking in Mumbai at the
launch of the Centre, Jean-Paul
Hautekeer, Dow Corning’s global
marketing director for highperformance building, said, “Given
the increased usage of highperformance silicone materials in
the construction industry, there is
an increasing demand for workers
who are knowledgeable about
these materials and skilled in their
application. Through the Centre
for Construction Expertise, Dow
Corning is working to help meet
that demand.”
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Book Review
Design of Steel Structures
Author: Dr N Subramanian
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pages: 1211 Price: Rs 590/The book comes as a boon
for undergraduate and post
graduate students of civil
and structural engineering. It
also serves as an invaluable
reference guide for all practicing
engineers unfamiliar with limit
state design of structures.
The book provides an
extensive coverage of the design
of steel structures in accordance
with the latest code of practice
for general construction in steel.
The text is based on the modern
limit state approach to design.
The author has dealt with
topics such as materials,
concepts, loading, analysis,
design, and fire and corrosion
resistance. He also elaborately
covers areas such as the
properties of steel, types of steel
structures, important areas of
structural steel technology,
bolted connections, welded
connections, design of trusses,
design of plate girders and
design of beam-columns.
Each chapter features solved
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examples, review questions,
and practice problems as well
as ample illustrations that
supplement the text. 824 figures
and 210 tables from the Indian
Standards codes (IS 800 : 2007
and IS 875 : 1987) facilitate easier
understanding of the concepts.
180 worked-out examples
illustrate the detailed steps in
the design process.
The book comes with a
CD containing computer
programmes for design,
additional chapters on advanced
topics and an exhaustive list of
references. In addition, the CD
includes chapters on advanced
topics such as protection of steel
structures against corrosion and
fire, fatigue-resistant design and
design for torsion.
This book is a recipient of the
prestigious ACCE-I Nagadi
Award 2011 for best publication
in civil engineering.
All said, Design of Steel
Structures is a must in the hands
of every practising engineer and
civil and structural engineering
students.
Dr Subramanian is a consulting
engineer living in Maryland,
USA. He obtained PhD from IIT
Madras and has over 30 years of
professional experience in the
fields of teaching, research and
consultancy. He is also a fellow
of several professional bodies.
He is also the chief executive of
Computer Design Consultants,
India. He has served as a
consultant to many leading
organizations in India and has
designed several multi-storey
concrete buildings, steel towers,
industrial buildings, steel space
frames and structures using
cold-formed steel sections.
Dr Subramanian has
authored several books and
technical papers published
in international and Indian
journals and conferences. He
has also been a reviewer for
many Indian and international
journals.
The U.N. Report on State of the
World’s Cities 2012 / 13 narrates
a variety of social and institutional
innovations on worldwide (Chapter
3.2). Excerpts are given for readers’
view.
Many factors stand in the way
of urban innovation, especially
in developing countries. Not all
these factors have been sufficiently
identified, understood or addressed.
Still, seven major types of
deficiency seem to play significant
roles: (i) poor physical and
knowledge infrastructure; (ii) an
absence of appropriate innovation
policies (due to lack of interest
or understanding); (iii) limited
financial resources; (iv) weak local
institutions (formal or informal);
(v) inadequacy of human resources
(number and qualification of
personnel); (vi) lack of stakeholder
participation and coordination in
the elaboration and implementation
of innovation policies; and (vii)
poor incentives (where any). In
other cases, the problems instead
lie in technology transfer and poor
adaptation to local know-how. But
then ‘home-made’ innovations, too,
can be poorly related to local and
national conditions, or overlook
the needs of the underprivileged,
when they fail ‘to take into due
consideration the plurality of
knowledge and technological
options’ that are locally available.
The city of Johannesburg has
adopted an innovative governance
model to rebuild local government
and improve service delivery.
Bangalore, too, has launched
technology-based public-private
experiments in governance in a bid
to deliver better public services. In
Latin America and the Caribbean,
Rosario, just like Santo Domingo,
has introduced significant
institutional innovations in terms
of participatory governance. In
Nairobi, the private sector has
launched a new Internet/ cellphonebased virtual payment platform
enabling low-and middle-income
residents to conduct e-commerce
transactions and even to pay school
fees.
Many other social and institutional
innovations involve the creation
of new systems and models to
meet the needs of underserved
populations in a more efficient,
effective, and sustainable manner.
In Tehran, the scope of the WHOUN-Habitat ‘Urban HEART’
Programme has been extended
to assess equity under not just
the health dimension but also a
more general social perspective.
Shenzhen has created a multilevel
social security system that includes
basic social insurance, poverty
insurance, compensation for
job seekers, and special care for
patients and the disabled. These
innovative schemes redistribute
the benefits of prosperity among
migrant workers (up to 15 per
cent of Shenzhen’s population)
under the form of social security,
working conditions, rights,
education and access to public
services. Chongqing has created
investment companies to mobilize
public capital in order to accelerate
construction of infrastructure
and public facilities, using a
combination of innovative funding
mechanisms: taxes, land reserves,
fees, and government bonds.
Apart from new, dedicated
schemes, social and institutional
innovation can take the form of
enlightened rules or legislation. In
Cebu, the Philippines, an ordinance
now encourages those employed
in outsourced business processing
services to enroll in (post)graduate
studies, in a bid to expand the pool
of highly skilled people.
Rosario, Argentina, has declared
itself a ‘Human Rights City’,
with a commitment to openness,
transparency and accountability.
Some other institutional innovations
connect urban planning and design
with the use of social public
space. In Colombia, Bogota has
improved many diverse public
spaces (sidewalks, public parks and
libraries) in a bid to rebuild social
cohesion. Singapore’s ‘Skyway’ is a
spectacular aerial walkway among
giant man-made trees that collect
rainwater and generate solar energy,
and is an invitation to view the
city from a different perspective.
In Korea, the municipality of
Seoul resorts to urban design to
improve the efficiency and enhance
the attractiveness of the city with
innovative projects, such as the
‘Han River Renaissance’ scheme
and the ‘City in the Park’ initiative.
Innovations introduce
knowledge, products, processes
and programmes that change the
ways of using resources, or even
social attitudes and preferences.
Innovations lie at the core of all
economic processes and they
contribute to knowledge generation
and information flows. Innovations
of a technological nature have
added value and helped transform
the urban space (e.g., connectivity,
proximity and distance, outsourcing
of innovations take place mainly in,
major metropolitan centres.
There are many agendas for
Chennai so far stated by the civic
body. Now, the worshipful mayor
of Chennai started discussing with
the citizen’s forums which can be
a starting point for bringing social
and institutional innovations to our
city.
KR. Thooyavan
Editor in Chief
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Buy first home by March 31
to avail benefit
It would be advantageous if
first time home buyers complete
the formalities of purchasing
home by March 31. This would
pave way for availing of the
additional tax benefit against the
interest paid on a home loan.
The exemption available to
taxpayers will lapse in the
current financial year. This
which enables them to reduce
the interest paid from the
taxable income. The reduction
can be up to Rs 1.5 lakh under
section 24 of the Income Tax
Act and up to Rs 1 lakh under
section 80EE against the interest
paid on home loan.
The benefit under section 80EE
can be availed only to buy the
first house of a value of Rs 40
lakh, provided the maximum
loan amount is Rs 25 lakh. The
second provision is due to lapse.
The provision was introduced in
the 2013-14 budget.
The benefit was available only
for a year to provide a muchneeded impetus to housing,
which has been hit by rising
interest rates and falling real
income levels. In the Vote
On Account presented on
Monday, finance minister P
Chidambaram decided not to
amend any direct tax provisions,
many of which are due to end
on March 31, 2014.
Although the next finance
minister has the option to
reintroduce the benefit, it may
not be available for the first
three-four months of 201415. Similarly, the benefit of
income tax rebate to companies
which are involved in power
generation and distribution
will also lapse. The provision
of lower dividend tax paid by
Indian companies on dividend
received from foreign companies
will also lapse on March 31,
2014.
Executive director (taxation) of
PWC India Kuldeep Kumar said
that the benefit under section
80EE was very helpful to those
who were buying their first
house. He said that if the interest
payable during a year is less
than Rs 1 lakh, the unclaimed
amount will be allowed to be
claimed in the next financial
year. The benefit was also
allowed during the construction
period.
With this provision, one could
avail a deduction of Rs 2.5 lakh
from his taxable income against
the interest paid on home loan.
After the provision lapses, the
first home buyer, falling under
30 percent bracket, will lose Rs
30,000 and those who are under
20 percent bracket will lose Rs
20,000.
Courtesy: Times of India
March 2014
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Fountains, Gardens
by Royal Fountains
Evolution of modern fittings
and designs as regular features
in apartment buildings has
made Royal Fountains &
Equipments a busy entrepreneur
in the field of construction.
Based at Coimbatore, Royal
Fountains supplies various
types of fountains, apart from
drip and sprinkler irrigation
and gardening and landscaping
projects.
Over 15 years of experience
and extensive manufacturing
capabilities enabled them to
develop the fountains according
to the customer’s needs and
international standards at
a cost-effective price. The
company designs, manufactures
and supplies its products
to apartments, amusement
parks, bungalows, commercial
complexes, country clubs,
colleges, factory premises,
hotels, hospitals, lakes, petrol
bunks, public parks, resorts,
schools, shopping malls, traffic
islands and also in temples.
Royal supplies different
types of indoor and outdoor
fountains, musical dancing
fountains, floating fountains,
gardening and landscape
designing, children playground
equipments and drip and
sprinkler irrigation. The
company has clients all over
south India.
For further details, Contact
(Royal)
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ACC Receives Sustainability Award
ACC Limited, India’s leading
cement manufacturer has been
recognized as one of India’s
Most Sustainable Companies
at a special presentation of the
CII-ITC Sustainability Awards
2013. Mr. Sachin Pilot, Minister
for Corporate Affairs presented
the Sustainability Prize to Mr.
Kuldip Kaura, CEO and MD,
ACC Limited, the highest honor
awarded by the CII ITC this year
at the award ceremony held in
Delhi.
The company’s pioneering
efforts in incorporation of
green manufacturing practices
have made it an industry
leader in sustainability. ACC’s
approach to sustainable
development is proactive and
holistic. It embodies safety of
its employees, conservation of
natural resources, control of
GHG emissions and well-being
of the communities it serves.
Maintaining a consistent and
diligent focus on sustainable
development, the company
has reduced its overall carbon
footprint by 32 percent in the
last twenty years; it has a clear
roadmap to achieve further
reduction of 20 per cent in
this respect in the next two
decades. ACC’s Alternate Fuels
programme utilises wastes
- industrial, municipal and
agricultural wastes - rendering
valuable service to society.
Award
Mr. V.K. Venkataramani, CEO across World Quality International
Receiving the Gem of India Award from His Excellency Governor of
Tamilnadu, for outstanding accomplishments in the field of corporate
Consulting & Training
ACC contributes to thought
leadership in the field of
sustainable construction in
India. Cement House, the
company’s headquarters in
Mumbai, is a seventy year old
building that was retro-fitted
to become the country’s first
existing building to receive
LEED certification.
On the CSR front, the company
implements a comprehensive
programme that reaches out
to half a million people among
its host communities, creating
livelihoods, providing health
& education and building rural
infrastructure.
The Awards are a part of the
CII-ITC Centre of Excellence
for Sustainable Development’s
continued efforts to create
awareness, promote policies and
practices, and create capacity
to mainstream sustainability
practices. Not only do the
Awards help acknowledge
exemplary enterprises for their
pioneering efforts, but this
recognition also serves to create
beacons of inspiration for others
to follow.
This year, nearly 50 applicant
companies underwent a
rigorous evaluation process
that includes an on-site
assessment by a peer team of
CII-certified assessors, who
spent approximately 1000 manhours per application over a
period of six months. The final
shortlist of winning applicants
was validated by a preeminent
jury comprising leaders from
government, industry, civil
society and academia.
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Tensonite Is fast emerging as
a leading name in the design,
engineering, fabrication and
installation of customized tensile
and pre-fabricated structures.
The company has vast
experience in the field of tensile
fabric structures. Formerly,
Everest Test Technologies,
which has been in this domain
since 1992, the company is now
in the process of restructuring
and incorporated a new name
Tensonite Pvt., Ltd. The
Managing Director of Tensonite,
Jayaprakash, is a professional
with wide-ranging experience
in the field. He is doing his
Masters of Engineering in
Membrane Structures m a
German University, According
to him, the reason behind his
success within the field lies
behind the understanding that
he has of three key requisite for
clients - design, schedule and
price. Jayaprakash feels that,
repeat business comes from
proven performance. With the
company, clients get to deaf
with a single source which is
responsible from concept to
installation. He further adds
that the company’s commitment
goes beyond project completion
as maintenance support is an
integral part of Tensonite’s
services.
Combining expert design skills
and onsite knowledge enables
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the company to provide efficient
and economical solutions. The
dedicated in-house erection
team has already done several
successful installations. The
company offers a wide range of
products, including, Tents and
Tensile Structure, Domes, Biogas
plant (a complete solution with
fabric), Tent houses (cottages),
Marquee with full aluminium
structure in higher span,
auditorium & amphi theatre
structures, and pre fabricated
mobile office. Among its latest
product, offerings are ETPF and
relief tent (HDPE tarpaulins).
Tensonite also provides
consultancy for architects and
interior designers, starting
from the sketch board to cost
estimation. The company
undertakes a thorough study
of aspects such as form
finding, membrane analysis,
support structure’s analysis
and patterning, as part of its
consultancy services.
The company uses high-quality
fabric (membrane) from Europe
and Japan; the materials used
for the primary structure
include MS steel-coated and/ or
painted to prevent corrosion,
appropriate grade, to resist
corrosion. The membranes used
include, PVC coated polyester
fabric- with PVDF lacquer
to provide UV stability, Fire
retardant and
Anti Dust property, long
lasting fabrics available in large
selection of colours. Tensonite
provides comprehensive preconstruction support. All tensile
structures are fabricated in
its own facilities, providing
superior control on product
quality and delivery schedule.
Biogas Plant Project
Biogas typically refers to a gas
produced by the breakdown of
organic matter in the absence of
oxygen. It is a renewable-energy
source, like solar and wind
energy which is most useful
nowadays. “Biogas balloons”
from the company are used to
trap and store the gas produced.
The green spherical domes
resemble a nuclear power
plant. These power plants are
located in Tamil Nadu and use
300 tonnes of poultry waste
to produce 4 MW of electricity
every day.
For further details: Tensonite
Pvt. Ltd., No, 33/5,7th Cross,
PIPDIC Industrial Estate,
Sederapet, Pondicheny-605111
Ph: +91~413~28?7?89, Email:
[email protected], Web:
www.tensonite.com
Courtesy : The Master Builder
Edition 3 of
Shell Lubricants Technology
comes to India
A panel of industry experts discussed the role of co-engineering and
innovation in the development of fuel efficient lubricants
Following the success of
the first two editions of
Shell’sGlobal Lecture Series
at Imperial College, London,
and Tsinghua University,
Beijing, Shell brought together
automotive industry experts
at the third edition of theShell
Lubricants Technology Lecture
todayin India at the Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT)
Madras, Chennai.Here speakers
emphasised cross-industry coengineering as the fastest route
to optimising fuel efficiency
in lubricants for vehicles. The
event was attended by leading
automotive and engineering
experts in India as well as IIT
Madras faculty and students.
Dr. Selda Gunsel, Vice
President of Shell Global
Commercial Technology and
one of the speakers at the event
said, “At Shell, we believe
lubricants - alongside new
fuel and engine technologies
- have a unique and vital role
to play in meeting the global
energy challenge. Our research
shows that fuel economy can
be improved by using the most
suitable quality lubricant for an
engine, and that even higher
savings can be achieved when
the lubricants provider and the
automotive original equipment
manufacturer, or OEM, work
together to develop bespoke
products for a particular vehicle.
This involves long-term coengineering projects within the
industry.”
Co-engineering was further
reinforced by Professor Gordon
Murray, renowned Formula
One and McLaren designer
as well as the Chief Executive
Officer and Technical Director
for Gordon Murray Designs
(GMD): “At GMD we are
developing innovative cars
that challengeevery aspect of
car design concepts, including
lubrication. A lubricant is a
vital engine component that
has more potential than most
for improving a vehicle’s fuel
economy and cutting its CO2
emissions. That is why we have
been working closely with Shell
as technical partners since 2010.
We share the same drive for fuel
efficiency and innovation in an
energy challenged world.”
Nitin Prasad, Country
Head, Shell Lubricants India,
inaugurated the event. He
said, “The Shell Lubricants
Technology Lecture is a great
platform to collaborate across
media, academia and industry
on how lubricants can be used
as a valuable design parameter
in the automotive industry as
opposed to an afterthought.
I am very glad to see such
an impressive turn out and
hope we can continue to
share knowledge delivering
greater fuel efficiency and
lower emissions in the Indian
automotive industry.”
Professor Krishnan
Balasubramanian, Dean of
Industrial Consultancy &
Sponsored Research at IIT
Madras said, “We are proud
to host the Shell Lubricants
Technology Lecture at IIT
Madras for industry experts
who are at the forefront of
automotive technology in
India. Education and practical
experience go hand-in-hand
and this type of technical
knowledge sharing is vital for
the development of India’s
future engineers.”
Other distinguished speakers
at the Shell Lubricants
Technology Lecture included
Dr. Tim Leverton, Head
of Advanced & Product
Engineering at Tata Motors;Rick
Finn, Corporate Strategy Team,
Infineum.
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NITCO Tiles has introduced a
new Spanish inspired collection
of designs in its tiles. They
are namely Estilo Mocha and
Estilo Fog with Lapato Finish
and Bruno, Acedo Copper and
Acedo Alcedo with metal finish.
NITCO presents these tiles in a
classic manner as follows:
Wish to do something
inimitable with your décor?
Go the Spanish way!! Spanish
inspired décor brings in a lively
spirit clubbed with a historic
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old world charm. Whether you
love an Old world look or a
contemporary look, NITCO’s
New Spanish inspired designs
from Grandeur Collection will
help you incorporate a luxurious
Spanish panache into your
room.
NITCO’s New Spanish theme
is designed keeping in mind
the Spaniards who use tiles in
the most creative manner. This
stunning collection comprises
of tiles which can be used for
decorating the floors and even
walls of your house. These
Spanish designs will mesmerize
your guests with their sheer
beauty.
Spanish inspired designs
provide a rich heritage touch
with its artistic & intricate
patterns and subtle colours;
yet they are very much
contemporary in its style
quotient, making it a great
option for all kinds of decors
and rooms. Without breaking
Tiles with
Spanish
inspired
designs
from NITCO
the bank these tiles are sure to
give you years of pleasure!
NITCO’s Spanish designs
comprises of Estilo Mocha and
Estilo Fog with Lapato Finish
and Bruno, Acedo Copper and
Acedo Alcedo with metal finish.
Estilo Mocha and Estilo Fog
has an interplay of base and
Décor tiles providing a unique
signature element while Bruno
provides a magical touch to
your interiors with its shimmer.
Each design from this
collection is like a majestic
masterpiece crafted with
superior technology ensuring
a lasting expression. All these
tiles are HD Digital tiles made
with 6 colour prism printing
technology. The elaborate
detailed designs on these tiles
include abstract symmetrical
patterns as well as nature motifs.
The Spanish arts inspired styles
include Islamic, Visigothic and
Pre-Romanesque art infusions
for an absolute look of grandeur.
These floor tiles from Spanish
inspired Grandeur collection
are anti-skids, antibacterial and
odor free tiles which provide
better hygiene conditions and
are available in 600 mm x 600
mm size. For an easy care opt
for these tiles which resists
stains, dirt and can be cleaned
up with a damp mop, sponge or
common household cleaners.
BBCL offers
5-star lifestyle at
‘BBCL Vajra’
BBCL has launched a luxury
residential apartment project at
West Mogappair. The project is
named BBCL Vajra.
The residential project will have
134 spacious luxury apartments
in three towers of 14 floors
each. It will contain comprise of
2BHK, 3 BHK and pent houses
ranging from 1306 sqft to 3000
sqft.Pent-houses with private
terraces will be situated on the
13th level. The three towers are
inter-connected at the 14th level.
BBCL Vajra offers technology
driven homes with features
like mood-lighting, Wi-Fi
connectivity, intercom, video
door phone, entry restricted
through Access Cards, high
speed elevators, etc. The entire
building of BBCL Vajra is a
non-smoking building thereby
ensuring the health and safety
of all its occupants.
BBCL Vajra will also have
21,000 sqft of retail space,
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multipurpose hall, party area,
gym, mini theatre, meditation
hall, swimming pool, steam
& sauna, indoor games,
massage room, yoga room, bar
counter, aerobics, gymnasium,
meditation garden library, ATM,
pharmacy, etc. The unique
design exposes each apartment
to natural light and ventilation
allowing the residents to
experience the benefits of an
independent house while
residing in an apartment.
BBCL Vajra is an IGBC certified
gold rated green building
making it energy efficient and
water efficient. During the three
days of launch, the apartments
were offered at a special price of
Rs 5755 per sqft.
The project is located at
Mogappair, a fast-developing
residential neighborhood in
west Chennai. A part of the
Ambattur zone of the Chennai
Corporation, Mogappair is
surrounded by highly ranked
schools like DAV and Vellammal
and specialized hospitals like
MMM and Cherian Hospital.
Recent influx of IT offices in
the Industrial Estates makes
Mogappair a strategic location
for business activities. The
location of the project also
connects the residents to various
important parts of the city as
well as peripheral of Chennai.
Mr Vummidi Ananth, MD of
BBCL said, “BBCL Vajra has
been designed with innovative
features and amenities,
breathtaking spaces and a
spectacular structure that
provide great value to our
customers. We have made every
effort in this project to ensure
that our customers get to enjoy
the facilities offered in five-star
hotels in their very own house.”
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Dubai to build world’s largest
man-made lagoon
Dubai is all set to build a 40-hectare man-made lagoon as a part of the Mohammad bin
Rashid City residential community project now underway. Upon completion, the largest
artificial lagoon will dwarf the 12-hectare Egyptian resort of Sharm El Sheikh which currently
holds the Guinness World Record.
Crystal Lagoons Corp., well known as developers of the giant, awe-inspiring lagoon at
Sharm El Sheikh, launched the Dubai project at the Cityscape Global real estate conference in
Dubai recently. The developer has already started work on the project and hopes to complete
it by 2020.
The new lagoon [see picture] designed to replicate the Caribbean feel with custom-made
beaches, luxury residences, swimming pools, a high-end shopping and dining pavilion, and
water sports facilities, all in clear, filtered water. Committed to sustainable energy, the project
will use just 1 per cent of the chemicals used in most traditional systems, and 2 per cent of the
energy required by conventional filtering technologies.
Kevin P Morgan, CEO of Crystal Lagoons, said: “As the only company in the world offering
this concept and technology, we continue to expand globally and revolutionise the real estate
market. Based on our track record in the Middle East, we have proven that our technology
can add value to a top destination, making beachfront real estate a reality anywhere in the
world.”
-ACHAL NARAYANAN
UltraRope - New KONE technology
Higher Vertical travel made feasible
As more and more high-rise buildings come up and the
height of these towers continues to increase, the plight
of the people living here and visitors is inexplicable.
Thus the need to lift the people upto the top of these
buildings becomes imperative.
Until now, the elevator technology allows travel of
lifts in a building upto half-a-kilometre. But a new
technology has arrived that would double this travel
distance.
Now the new hoisting technology developed by Finnish
elevator manufacturer KONE will enable elevators to
travel heights of one kilometer – twice the distance than
currently possible. Hitherto the elevator at Burj Khalifa
travels the longest distance of 504 meters. The new
development only suggests that the Dubai landmark
will not remain the world’s tallest building for very
long.
UltraRope is the new technology of KONE that will
replace the conventional steel rope used for lifting with
one that is developed with a carbon fiber core and a
high-friction coating. This rope is extremely light,
reducing energy consumption in high-rise buildings.
This property of the rope also reduces the weight of
its moving components, such as the hoisting ropes,
compensating ropes, counterweight, elevator car,
and passenger load. This implies, at 800 meters, the
weight of the moving masses using KONE UltraRope
is a fraction of the weight accumulated with the
conventional steel rope.
KONE says that carbon fiber resonates at a completely
different frequency to steel and most other building
materials. As a result, the elevator downtime caused by
building sway will be reduced.
It is also assured that the rope will have twice the
lifetime as steel rope. So it requires less maintenance
and thereby reduces material waste and environmental
impact.
This comes as a breakthrough in elevator technology,
as Antony Wood, Architect and Executive Director,
Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
(CTBUH) states, as one of the major limits of
single elevator travel distance was that at a height
of approximately 500 meters the weight of the rope
became unsupportable.
Currently, the fastest elevator in the world, made by
Toshiba, takes passengers from ground to roof in thirty
seconds, rising 33.7 mph through the Taipei 101. This
surpasses the speed of the Burj Khalifa’s Otis Elevator,
which travels at a mere 22 mph. At 828 meters tall,
the Burj Khalifa would still be nearly 300 meters shy
(equivalent to the height of The Shard) of the elevator
journey that this new technology proposes. This
advanced vertical transportation will allow building
ever-taller skyscrapers to become even more feasible.
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The tall stor(e)y of
Bangalore
Bangalore, known for its
bungalow culture, did not have
a great skyline despite being
the country’s IT capital. But this
identity has been changing in
recent times with a few builders
coming up with new skyscraper
projects.
A couple of months from
now, a south-based builder,
Golden Gate Properties, will
commence its project – 161
meter Presidential Tower,
located in the western suburb of
Yeshwantpur. Once completed,
this would be the city’s tallest
building.
Upon completion, the 1-million
sqft residential development
will top a list of seven other
high-rise buildings above 100
metres that have come up in
the last six years. The tower
may also be touted as the tallest
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building in south India.
For the longest time the
Public Utility Building or
Subhas Chandra Bose Tower
on MG Road, with 25 floors
and built 106 metres above
ground level was Bangalore’s
only skyscraper. In 2008,
businessman Vijay Mallya’s
office UB Tower, which
overlooks Cubbon Park became
the tallest building in the city at
128 metres above ground level.
Two years later the World
Trade Center built by Brigade
Enterprises piped Mallya’s UB
Tower to become the tallest
building, with 32 floors. Last
year, Mantri Developers’
residential development Mantri
Pinnacle in south Bangalore,
off Bannerghatta Road, with 46
floors and towering 153 metres
above ground level.
This was by far the tallest
building that Bangalore had
seen. In contrast, Mumbai has
over 50 buildings – both under
construction and constructed –
that are over 150 metres above
ground level.
Bangalore’s high-rise growth
has been restricted for various
reasons, including the fact that
the city boasted of an airport
located within 10 kilometres
of the central business district
(CBD). The HAL airport is the
apex authority to issue a no
objection certificates (NOCs) on
height limits to developments
situated in a 20-kilometer
radius around the airport,
which effectively covers a major
portion of the city’s commercial
and IT hubs.
Green Tree Homes:
GREEN TOWN phase II launched
Green Tree Homes & Ventures
Pvt. Ltd has announced the
launch of the second phase of its
premium value housing project,
Greenn Town. The launch
follows the overwhelming
response to the first phase of the
project.
The second phase offers 250
apartment style 2-BHK homes,
with a common terrace. The
sizes of the homes will be in the
range of 548 sqft to 665 sqft and
the prices start at Rs 15 lakhs.
Construction of phase I and
phase I – Extension is going on
in full swing at the site.
The Rs 500-crore Greenn
Town project is coming up
at Pollivakam in Thiruvallur
District. It comprises of semiindependent and apartment
style homes spread over 44
acres.
The first phase of the project
consisting 164 semi-independent
homes was sold out instantly
and its extension project of
130 units were also sold out
within a fortnight. Phase I of
Greenn Town will be ready for
occupation by the last quarter of
2014.
shopping centres, hospitals
and prestigious educational
institutions being within or in
close proximity to the project.
Residents can enjoy numerous
amenities including convenience
store, multipurpose hall, STP,
clinic, ATM, landscaped park
and storm water drainage.
Life at Greenn Town promises
to be a blend of convenience
and luxury, with several
popular brands of restaurants,
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Our generation has depleted
natural resources over the past
few decades and has been in
the process of resuscitating
ourselves and our younger
generation to salvage the lost
green glory of the earth. There
are many players who do it fully
commercially while there are a
few more like our own former
president of India Dr APJ Abdul
Kalam conscientiously making
efforts towards this goal.
Nowadays the concern and
awareness over environment
and global warming is ever
increasing which is a good sign.
But many may not have known
the root cause of the issue.
It lies in excessive deforestation
by unscrupulous elements
in the guise of urbanisation,
infrastructure development,
etc. Many builders also fell into
this trap inadvertently while
developing their projects.
However the trend is changing
with many builders voluntarily
growing many plantations up
above environmental ministry’s
guidelines. But here is a man
who is doing a full-fledged
nursery services alongside his
main profession of construction
and realty activities.
Er Venkatachalam, MD of Team
C Engineering and also charter
president of CHECEA (Chennai
Civil Engineers Association),
has been in the commercialcum-social activity of greening
the planet. He was performing
promotional activities in the
field of realty and construction
through his web domain, www.
squarefeetland.com, over the
past 15 years.
Even while doing his business,
Venkatachalam was more
inclined towards making
India ‘A World Green Shelter’.
The inner urge in him was
uncontrollably overflowing that
he launched another dedicated
website for plantation and
nursery services, namely www.
kumudhamnandhavanam.com.
plants, flowers and herbs, and
dwarf fruit and vegetable trees
to the city and normal plants to
the outskirts.
Having been in field of nursery
services over the past seven
years, he implements novel
ideas to encourage planting
trees and plants by all citizens of
the country. For Venkatachalam
who was engrossed in the
thought of greening the entire
state, the idea of distributing
plants of flowers and fruits as
mementos to the visitors in place
of conventional ones of bags
filled with auspicious coconut
and other materials or any other
materialistic gifts, sprouted
some 6-7 months back.
Venkatachalam says he has
taken up the project not with a
profit motive but with the love
for nature and ‘go green’ feel.
His ultimate idea is to convert
Tamil Nadu into a verdant
spread and aerial view of it must
present a picturesque plush
green area. He is also trying
to inculcate greening habit in
Chennaites.
Venkatachalam plans to rope
in individuals, builders and
corporate into his scheme of
things. He proposes the idea
and offers to deliver plants in
biodegradable bags for any
function – marriage, birthday,
or house warming ceremony
and key handover ceremony
by builders or any corporate
functions.
The plants can be supplied
at a rate starting from Rs 25
depending on the variety.
These can be supplied to any
places around Chennai. He says
they can facilitate corporate
companies including builders
with free campaign wherein
their details including website
will be printed on the bags. “We
have special schemes for the
corporates and builders under
which we can supply a range of
plants whose costs varies from
Rs 100 upto Rs 5000.”
Any number of plants can be
supplied with a minimum of
100, that too with desired type of
packing all with biodegradable
bags. We have divided Chennai
area into two parts – city and
outskirts. “We provide indoor
He says, “If you observe Tamil
Nadu and Kerala from the sky,
you can feel the difference.
Kerala is fully green and you
find many white (dry) spots here
and there in the Tamil Nadu
area. I want to make Tamil Nadu
look like Kerala, the bird’s-eye
view of which is lush greenery,
in the next 10 years.”
He resents that “we engineers
have committed ignorantly a
transgression of sort and it is
our duty to seek atonement for
these misdeeds.” He further
adds, “The possible restitution
available in front of us is
resorting to rapid afforestation –
planting more and more trees.”
His company
KumudhamNandhavanam
also offers maintenance
services to its customers. The
company provides consultation,
organising and maintenance of
any huge tracts of agricultural
land lying idle.
“We inspect the land, identify
the suitable crop and convert it
into an organic farm. We also
maintain the farm if the client
prefers so.”
(More Information:
K.Venkatachalam - 9543887979,
9380882929, www.
kumudhamnandhavanam.com)
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The owners of an observation
deck on the 94th storey of
Chicago’s John Hancock Centre
are considering adding a glass
box into which visitors would
be strapped and tilted forward to
experience a bird’s-eye view of the
city below.
According to a local business
newspaper, Crain’s Chicago
Business, the observatory’s owner
hopes the attraction – called the
Tilt – could compete with the
popular glass-floored observation
boxes, called the Ledge, that were
added to the 103rd floor of the
nearby Willis Tower in 2009.
Paris-based Montparnasse Group
56 bought the John Hancock
observatory in 2012 for $44.2
million and operates it as a separate
enterprise from the rest of the
spaces inside the 100-storey tower,
which was designed by Skidmore,
Owings & Merrill and completed in
1969.
“It’s no secret that observation
decks are very profitable, as
opposed to leasing square footage
in the building,” Daniel Thomas,
executive director of the World
Federation of Great Towers and
a former general manager of the
Hancock observatory, told Crain’s
Chicago Business. He added that
he estimates the John Hancock
observatory currently makes more
than $10 million annually from
tickets that cost $18, while the
Willis Tower’s income from ticket
sales starting at $19 could be as
much as $25 million.
Developers of tall buildings
are increasingly seeking to add
or include observation decks in
response to evidence of their
popularity and profitability.
Observation decks
in high-rise buildings
are big business
If the Tilt project is approved,
it would join other extreme
observation experiences such as
the thrill rides located at the top of
the 350-metre Stratosphere Tower
in Las Vegas, Nevada [USA], a
harnessed outdoor walkway on the
61st floor of the Macau Tower in
Hong Kong, and a similar attraction
356 metres above Toronto, Canada,
at the CN Tower.
- ACHAL NARAYANAN
The launch of a new
housing scheme by the Delhi
Development Authority (DDA)
may be postponed. This is
considered a dampener for
those dreaming of owning an
affordable house in Delhi.
It was announced that the
scheme will be launched in 2014
and the schedule was either
February or March, according
to sources in DDA. For most
Delhiites, DDA’s housing
schemes are the only chance of
owning a house in the Capital at
affordable rates.
However, the postponement
comes in the wake of the
upcoming Lok Sabha elections
in April or May. An undisclosed
DDA source said the modalities
of the housing scheme are being
worked on and the housing
scheme is not likely to be
launched in the next six months.
In its last housing scheme,
launched in 2010, the DDA
had offered 16,000 flats — one
room, three-bedroom and
furnished apartments. This
time, the number of flats could
vary between 9,000 and 30,000,
depending on which flats DDA
wants to include in the scheme.
The DDA has recently
submitted a report to the union
urban development ministry,
saying that nearly 33,000 flats
were available but in different
stages of construction. Of these
flats, about 25,000 flats are onebedroom
Lok Sabha Polls delay
new DDA scheme
Overwhelming response to FAIRPRO 2014
301 home bookings worth Rs 200 cr Done
FAIRPRO 2014, the seventh
edition of the biggest and the
most popular property show in
the state of Tamil Nadu, went
off successfully during the last
week of February. The show was
inaugurated by the governor of
Tamil Nadu, His Excellency Dr
K Rosaiah on February 21. The
3-day event was held at Chennai
Trade Centre, Nandambakkam
from February 21 to 23.
Thanga Kaliyaperumal, IAS,
secretary to government,
housing and urban
development, Government of
Tamil Nadu and R Venkatesan,
IAS, Member - Secretary,
CMDA, also graced the
occasion. The response to the
show was overwhelming.
More than 70 developers
displayed over 250 preapproved properties with price
tags of Rs 15 lakh to Rs 7 crore.
Around 50 projects across ECR
and OMR, 40 projects on GST
Road, 30 projects on Porur
and Poonamallee, 105 projects
in other parts of city and its
surburbs along with 18 projects
from other cities were on offer at
the fair.
There were freebies and offers
in the current edition of the
Fairpro. Free iPad AIR for every
booking at Fairpro 2014 coupled
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with best deals and offers for the
year 2014 made this property
event most exciting. The show
recorded a footfall of about
30,000.
FAIRPRO 2014 was the best and
right time to buy one’s dream
home. The prices offered were
the ‘never before & never again’
kinds.”
Around 300 home bookings
worth Rs 200 crore happened
in the expo. This compares
better to bookings of 272
apartments worth Rs 175 crore
that happened in the previous
edition of Fairpro.
The 3-day property show was
a ‘single window’ that brought
in the broadest selection of
properties from all budgets
and locations under one roof,
thereby giving prospective
home buyers a comprehensive
snapshot of the Chennai real
estate market along with a
glimpse of projects from other
cities.
A break-up of total sales
revealed that 93 apartments
were sold between 10 to 30
lakhs, 126 apartments between
30 to 60 lakhs, 62 apartments
between 60 lakhs to 1 crore, 17
apartments from 1 to 2 crores,
2 apartments from 3 to 5 crores
and 1 apartment above 5 crores.
The exhibition also provided
some significant statistics
on Chennai realty market. It
revealed that the maximum
sales of apartments, about
72%, were in the Rs 30-60 lakh
bracket. The costliest unit sold at
the exhibition was a Rs 6 crore
villa on the ECR.
Sandeep Mehta, President,
CREDAI Chennai said, “We
are extremely happy about the
fact that FAIRPRO 2014 visitors
aptly understood the prevailing
market sentiment of ‘Ippo Illati
Eppo’ (if not now, then when).
“The biggest winner at
FAIRPRO 2014 was the home
buyer. People who walked in
were offered the benefits of
the best properties at the best
prices, exclusive discounts from
developers, subsidised interest
rates, processing fee waivers
and maximum funding from
bankers; and last but not the
least, every visitor who booked a
home at FAIRPRO 2014 walked
out with a Free iPad AIR from
CREDAI Chennai,” says Suresh
Krishn, Secretary, CREDAI
Chennai.
In terms of overall business,
Jain Housing emerged on top
with sales worth Rs 22 crore
followed by VGN Housing with
Rs 17 crore, Mehta pointed.
Grundfos India Launches
MAGNA3 Circulator Pump
~MAGNA3 pumps are energy-optimised, flexible and have no
maintenance requirements~
GrundfosPumps India Pvt.
Ltd (Grundfos India) today
launched the MAGNA3
circulator pump.The Grundfos
MAGNA3 pumps are designed
for circulating liquids in heating
systems, domestic hot-water
systems and air-conditioning
and cooling systems.
Designed for commercial
hydronic applications,
MAGNA3 is an energyoptimized, variable-speed
wet rotor circulator that
features a permanent magnet
motor design. Itcuts power
consumption up to 85 percent
through its innovative
AUTOADAPT function
which automatically analyses
the heating system, finds
the optimum setting and
then continuously adjust
its operation to changes in
demand. This also features an
in-built energy / heat meterthat
not only avoidsthe need for a
separate energy meter but also
monitors the system heat energy
distribution and consumption.
The result is optimum
comfort and minimum energy
consumption.
MAGNA3 is also equipped
with the new FLOWADAPT
control mode that reduces
the need for pump throttling
valves. In addition, MAGNA3
pumps are extremely flexible
and reliable, and have low
noise levels, long life and no
maintenance requirements.
They are fitted with radio
communication (15 mts
from line of sight) and can
offer external control and
monitoring via expansion
modules.Furthermore, wireless
connectivity enables handheld
pump control and monitoring
capabilities by Grundfos GO,
a mobile toolbox available on
Apple and Android devices. The
MAGNA3 range of pumps can
also be used for solar-heating
systems.Another important
feature of MAGNA3 is
itsGENIair connection (wireless)
which helps control the pump/s
(up to two pumps connected in
parallel).
Says Gangaprasad G,
Head - Commercial Building
Services, Grundfos India, “As
a market leader in circulator
pumps, we are proud to launch
MAGNA3 in India. MAGNA3
is at the forefront of smart
pump technology. This pump
has won several awards at
an international level for its
design, innovative technology,
sustainable features and overall
efficiency. We are confident that
the product will be well received
in India too”.visit http://www.
grundfos.in/
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Huge response to CREDAI Chennai’s
Home Loan Mela
Home Loan Mela, organized by
CREDAI Chennai in Chennai on
February 14-16, 2014, got a very
good response. The mela was
held at Vijaya Mahal in T Nagar
between 10 am and 8 pm on all
three days.
Leading banks including
ICICI Bank, IOB, Axis Bank,
HDFC Bank, SBI and Standard
Chartered Bank and financial
institutions like LIC Housing
Finance & PNB Housing
Finance, etc, participated
enthusiastically in the event.
CREDAI Chennai conducts
Home Loan Mela every year a
few weeks before its property
show Fair Pro 2014 with a
view to reduce the hassle a
prospective buyer faces when he
decides to buy his dream home.
The purpose of the loan mela is
to provide the buyer plenty of
options to identify and choose
the type of loan which will fit his
budget in the process of buying
his dream home, according
to Sandeep Mehta, President,
CREDAI Chennai.
Last year, the participating
banks and financial institutions
sanctioned to the tune of Rs
170 crores and 300 apartments
were sold. This year, the mela
provided special discounts and
offers for the customers and was
expected to generate over Rs 200
crore worth business.
Over 1,000 prospective buyers
registered for home loans and
most of them got approval.
The award, instituted by the New
Delhi based Citizens Integration
Peace Society, is bestowed upon
the awardees in recognition of
their efforts in promoting all round
development of the country.
The advisory board of the
Society scrutinizes and selects the
recipients of the awards based on
their excellence in their respective
fields. Muthuswamy was chosen
for his achievement in the Property
Development sector.
MSB Homes MD is Global Indian of the Year
The managing director of the Chennai-based MSB Homes Pvt Ltd, S
Muthuswamy, was recently conferred with the `Global Indian of the Year
Award’. The award was presented by Her Excellency Pratibha Devisingh
Patil, former president of India, in a high level conclave on `International
Unity & Industrial growth’ held at Pune.
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Muthuswamy, a law and
management graduate with about 20
years of corporate stint, including
TVS group, had also received many
other awards, namely `Rajiv Gandhi
Shiromani Award’, `Indira Gandhi
Sadbhavana Award’, `Mother
Teresa Excellence Award’ and
`Bharat Jyothi Award’.
right in the heart of
Oshiwara with shopping
malls, multiplexes,
restaurants and other
facilities and amenities
just a stone’s throw
away. In proximity to
both S.V road and Link
road; L’Amor is a mere
10-minute walk from
the proposed Oshiwara
railway station and to
the upcoming JVLR
highway also the project
has a proximity to the
DN Nagar metro station
With thoughtful
Convenience meets charisma at
Ahuja Constructions’ L’ Amor
Ahuja brings ‘The Life to Love’ in the heart of Oshiwara
With a rare combination of
comfort, convenience, and
charisma, Ahuja Constructions’
latest ambitious project, L’Amor
is now up for grabs. Launched
amidst great fanfare, L’ Amor
rightly promises ‘the life to love’
by offering a combination of
luxury and comfort along with
functionality.
A joint venture project between
Ahuja Constructions and BBJ
Worldwide; L’Amor stands
features like mechanical
car parking, picturesque
landscaping, sky gardens, rain
water harvesting and many
other facilities; life is smooth
and magnificent at L’Amor.
services designed by veteran
specialists will ensure the same.
Speaking on the occasion,
Dhruv Jaywant, CMO, Ahuja
Constructions said, “Ahuja
Constructions is a fully
integrated real estate company
with 30 years of experience in
endeavoring complete trust in
the buyers
Mind and providing luxury
homes and follows this tradition
with its upcoming project L’
Amor in Oshiwara, Andheri.
L’ Amor is a holistic approach
to residency with, exquisite
building structure, beautiful
apartments and a plethora of
amenities with a perfect location
in terms of connectivity and
growth thereby elevating the
bar of good living to an entirely
new high. L’ Amor will set a
benchmark in the vicinity it
is located and transform the
Oshiwara area.”
Designed by Suying
Metropolitan Studio Pte Ltd
– Singapore, each apartment
spells opulence.The safety and
security of the residents is one
key aspect of a residency. Video
door phones and intercom
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Efficiency Version of
LEYLAND DEERE
Backhoe Loader in Market
Here is a new product from
Ashok Leyland John Deere
Construction Equipment
Company Pvt Ltd for the
construction industry. Leyland
Deere has unveiled the 435E
Backhoe Loader (BHL).
The company, a joint venture
between Ashok Leyland and
John Deere, has focussed on
efficiency and operating costs
while manufacturing this
version of BHL. And this new
launch, offering 10 percent
improvement in fuel cost,
specifically targeted at first time
users.
Built on the rugged and
durable 435 BHL platform,
Leyland Deere’s new 435E
BHL offers reduction in cost
of operations. It also delivers
savings up to 20 percent of
the EMI value. This gives
the product an important
competitive edge.
The 435E BHL is backed by
best-in-class after-sales support
with a service engineer-tomachine ratio of 1:8, rapid
response mobile service vans
and a dedicated call center. This
enables Leyland Deere to offer
Indian customers an industrybest Mean-time to Restore
(MTTR), maximizing availability
of the machine and earnings for
customers.
The 435E delivers superior
value by addressing a
customer’s core needs of
higher fuel efficiency, superior
reliability and durability, greater
machine up time and lower
operating costs. Its rugged
structure ensures performance
under the most demanding
operating conditions.
Over the last one-and-half
years, the market has gone
through longer and deeper
downturn than predicted.
There were also a lot of changes
in the market conditions and
consumer preferences.
In these challenging times, the
435E gives unique opportunity
to Indian operator to
compensate and even improve
his position and profitability of
his business.
Key Features
The 435E BHL is manufactured
at Leyland Deere’s facility
near Chennai that incorporates
globally-benchmarked
manufacturing processes like
robotic welding, CNC cutting
and a state-of-the-art paint shop
to ensure the highest standards
of quality.
The 435E is powered by
the proven ‘H’ Series BS III
compliant engine that features
a mechanical Inline fuel
injection pump offering optimal
performance.
The new model of Backhoe
Loader delivers a minimum of
0.5 litres per hour savings in
fuel consumption compared to
the nearest competitor. It also
provides cost savings upto 20
percent of EMI.
The best-in-class cabin offers
better comfort and larger space
while easy-access controls offer
superior ergonomics. Equipped
with India’s only BHL cabin,
designed and tested to ROPS
(Rollover Protection Structure)
and FOPS (Falling Object
Protection Structure), the 435E
BHL offers enhanced safety.
“There is a huge scope for
infrastructure development
in India and the long-term
growth story of this sector is
still very much intact. With the
‘E’ standing for ‘Efficiency’, the
435E BHL is best positioned
to cater to new entrepreneurs
in infrastructure and
construction industries” said,
Dr. V. Sumantran, Chairman,
Ashok Leyland John Deere
Construction Equipment
Company Pvt. Ltd.
cover the spectrum - SOLID
PERFORMANCE with the
435 and SOLID EFFICIENCY
with the 435E. Backed by
class-leading service levels,
we are confident that our new
product will set new standards
of efficiency and customer
service and offer great return on
investment to our customers.”
Mr. P. Ravishankar, CEO Ashok Leyland John Deere
Construction Equipment
Company Pvt. Ltd., said, “We
have made significant progress
in product development and
channel growth with 155+ touch
points, and have acquired over
1000 delighted customers in
our two years of operations.
The 435E BHL is a winning
proposition, especially for first
time buyers. Our innovative
and strong C.A.R.E service,
our increasing footprint and
continued focus on customer
needs, will definitely increase
customer ROI.”
Leyland Deere
the Hinduja Group’s foray into
the high-potential construction
equipment business. The first
product from this combine –
the 435 Backhoe Loader – is
already in the Indian market
and soon to follow will be a full
range of four-wheel loaders
and excavators that will start
rolling out from Leyland Deere’s
state-of-the-art manufacturing
facility at Goomdipoondi, near
Chennai.
Leyland-Deere has largely
tapped the tier 1 and 2 retail
customers at the grassroots who
supply to large contractors.
The vehicles come with a twoyear warranty. The company
also promises to restore
running repairs (barring engine
overhaul) within half-a-day.
The front-wheel loader will
be Leyland-Deere’s next launch
and the company will take a call
on other launches as the market
progresses. Leyland-Deere
aims to reach full plant capacity
(8,800 units) by 2017-18.
Leyland and John Deere,
the USA based construction
equipment manufacturer, have
a 50-50 joint venture that marks
“The new ‘435E’ BHL will
join its sibling - the 435
BHL, and together, Leyland
Deere will offer machines to
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The parliament has recently
passed the historic bill to
create new state Telangana by
dividing Andhra Pradesh. This
happened amid strong protests
by members from Seemandhra
region against the division of the
state.
The Andhra Pradesh
Reorganisation Bill, 2014, which
has been hanging fire for long,
was adopted by voice vote along
with 38 official amendments.
Analyzing the impact of the
passage of this contentious bill
on Hyderabad, global property
consultant Jones Lang LaSalle
believes this may not have much
impact on investment sentiment
in realty sector across the city, as
it has already been decided that
it would serve as a joint capital
for next 10 years.
“The outcomes are still unclear,
but Brand Hyderabad is not
likely to be overly affected as
it is planned to serve as a joint
capital for 100 years,” said
Sandip Patnaik, JLL Managing
Director, Hyderabad. He further
said the city has state-of-the-art
infrastructure and is the most
developed ones in Andhra
Pradesh.
“Therefore, it will continue
to retain its relevance and
pre-eminence going forward.
Over the next 6-9 months, the
overall business sentiments
in the city are likely to remain
stable. Investors may find this
period favourable, as property
valuations are low and there is
still potential to capitalise on
this,” he said.
This period is also likely to offer
best deals for genuine home
buyers, as home prices will
remain stable for at least the
next 6-9 months. As a result,
residential sales are expected to
rise in the city. Similarly, office
space occupiers are expected
to regain their confidence
for business continuity in
Hyderabad – a factor that was
being negatively affected by
the previous agitations. Even
leasing activity will improve
now, and new occupiers will be
attracted to the city.
Meanwhile, the formation of
the new capital for the Andhra
Pradesh (Seemandhra region) is
likely to bring in new real estate
opportunities in terms of the
development of the new capital,
which will witness immense
infrastructural and real estate
growth.
Other key cites of Andhra
Pradesh – Vijayawada,
Visakhapatnam, Guntur,
Nellore, Ongole and Tirupathi
– are also likely to witness
increases in property prices
going forward. As these cities
are in the race for the new
capital, they may witness
increased speculation, Patnaik
added.
Impact of Telangana bill on
Hyderabad realty will be minimal
Qatar Fund to invest
$200 mn in Indian realty
Qatar Investment Authority
(QIA) plans investment of $200
million in residential property
in India. QIA is in talks with the
realty fund of one of the leading
banks in this regard, according
to reliable reports.
QIA, the sovereign wealth fund
of the gas-rich Gulf emirate,
is holding conversations with
Kotak Realty Fund, run by
Kotak Mahindra Bank. As per
deal, the Fund would manage
the investments on behalf of the
fund. But the deal has not been
finalized, the sources said.
Kotak would also make a
small investment and plans to
focus on residential property
developments in major cities
across Asia’s third-largest
economy for QIA, the source
revealed. However, there was
no confirmation from both the
parties
Sovereign wealth funds and
other long-term investors are
eyeing opportunities in India’s
real estate sector. They are
betting that property prices are
bottoming out after slumping
this year on the back of the
slowest economic growth in a
decade.
House sales in major Indian
cities, including Mumbai and
Delhi, fell 22 percent in the
quarter ended September 30.
House prices grew by 9 percent
over the same period compared
with double digit increases in
the year-ago quarter, according
to property data firm Liases
Foras.
In November, Canada Pension
Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)
said it would invest $200
million dollars to buy leased,
income-producing office
buildings in a joint venture with
Indian construction company,
Shapoorji Pallonji Group, which
will invest $50 million. QIA’s
investment comes after the Abu
Dhabi Investment Authority in
July also appointed Kotak to
invest $200 million in Indian real
estate on its behalf, according to
sources.
Also in July, Singapore’s GIC
Pte Ltd and Temasek Holdings
Oman’s State General Reserve
Fund committed to investing
a combined $200 million in a
real estate fund run by Indian
mortgage lender HDFC Ltd.
The investments are a shot in
the arm for India’s property
developers, many of whom
are burdened with debt that
is expensive to service at
steep interest rates, the report
suggested. Banks are also
reluctant to lend because of fears
of defaults, while private equity
funds, which poured in billions
of dollars at the height of the
property market in 2007, have
turned cautious after project
delays impacted returns and
exits.
Qatar Investment Authority
(QIA) was founded by the
State of Qatar in 2005 and is
headquartered in Doha. It has
been investing in different
asset classes, including listed
securities, property, alternative
assets and private equity in all
the major capital markets as well
as the newer emerging markets.
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FACEAT&P
(Federation of All Civil Engineers Association of Tamil Nadu &
Puducherry)
Materials vital to future
Exhibitions enlighten common man
President’s Message
Dear FACEAT&P members,
I am glad to be back interacting
with you again through this
journal. In this issue, I would
like to talk about building
materials.
To start with, I would like to
stress that all our engineers and
their associations should not
only attend building materials
exhibitions but they should also
conduct such exhibitions in their
own area.
As I have already been
insisting on continuously
gaining knowledge about
building materials, I wish
to again emphasize on this.
Because I could realise value
of such exhibitions in the
recently concluded exhibition at
Tirunelveli.
I happened to inaugurate
the above exhibition –Build
Tech 2014 on February 21. The
exhibition was held for three
days until February 23.
The prestigious building
materials show by the
Tirunelveli Civil Engineers
Association was inaugurated
by me. Ms Vijila Satyanand,
the member of Rajya Sabha
from Tirunelveli, honoured the
Association with her gracious
presence.
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Speaking on the occasion, she
was all praise for our engineers
and their services, especially
to the Tirunelveli Corporation
and quoted that they were of
immense help to Tirunelveli.
As ex-Mayor of the corporation,
she spelt special mention about
our member Er Palanivelu and
appreciated his contribution to
creation of rule and regulations
for the corporation.
In the exhibition, many
products were at display. All of
us engineers must learn about
and endorse new building
materials that are being supplied
into the market.
Emerging building materials
are going to play vital role in
the future. Actually, usage of
traditional building materials
is getting reduced. Lot of issues
like labour and power come into
play in deciding the availability
and price factor.
With the scarcity of traditional
construction materials like sand,
brick and blue metals building
up, it becomes imperative for us
to adapt to newer technologies
and materials. In such a
situation, common man finds it
difficult to meet with the raising
cost of these materials and he
is not accustomed with newer
materials.
Only exhibitions expose him to
the new products. When experts
explain about these items, the
common man gains confidence
about the products and start
using it.
Now the traditional sand is
being replaced with M-Sand
(manufactured sand) and
aerated bricks and extruded
materials took over conventional
bricks. There are even binders
that are synthetic resins used
to bind these alternative blocks
thereby reducing labour, cost
and time overrun. These resins
are substitute to cement.
Similarly, many synthetic
products in windows, doors,
bath fittings, etc. have reduced
cost and time for the user.
All discussed, I believe the
exhibitions are key to the
process of dissemination of
information about new products
to the common man.
We shall discuss more topics in
the forthcoming issues.
Have a nice time
Thank you
Er.S.Rajendran
(Email:[email protected])
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Olympia is now
globally acclaimed!
Olympia Group has received
global recognition with
the recent bestowal of OPP
(Overseas Property Professional)
Award on it. The award was
given away at a glittering
ceremony held at London’s
Natural History Museum.
The group has bagged the
Gold Award at the globally
coveted OPP Awards for
Excellence 2013 in the ‘Best Eco
Development’ category. Gold,
Silver and Bronze OPP Awards
were presented in 34 categories
honouring the best developers,
agents and overseas property
professionals in the world in
what is viewed as one of the
sector’s best and most popular
networking event of the year.
Olympia Group is an alliance
of three renowned business
houses - The Chennai-based
Khivraj Group, The Space
Group and The MK Group,
both from Kolkata. The group
has a successful track record
of having created residential
and commercial showpieces
across Chennai, Kolkata and
Bangalore.
Olympia Panache is a first-ofits-kind luxury villa project on
the OMR, Chennai. The Group
has in total around 6 million
sqft of project in development in
Chennai alone.
Its prominent landmarks
comprise of Olympia
Technology Park, Olympia
Opaline and Olympia Panache.
Olympia Technology Park is
a 1.3 million sqft technology
environment housing the best of
Fortune 50 clients. The building
is also among the world’s
largest LEED gold-rated green
buildings under USGBC.
Olympia Group is the founding
member of the IGBC (Indian
Green Building Council). All
the projects under its flagship
are benchmarked with GREEN
practices and certified under the
IGBC.
Olympia Opaline is a high end
condominiums on the main
OMR, Chennai with Phase I
development at 1.5 million
sqft. This is also the Chennai’s
first ‘green’ residential project
pre certified GOLD and with
total development capability of
another 3 million sqft.
Speaking on the achievement,
Mr Chandrakant Kankaria,
Director, Olympia Group, said
this is another pivotal milestone
in Olympia Group’s history.
AHEC to refocus its strategy for India
US hardwoods Exports to India up 8%
American Hardwood Export
Council (AHEC) will refocus
its strategy for India through
2014. This was revealed at
‘INDIAWOOD 2014’ held at
the Bangalore International
Exhibition Center during
February 21-25, 2014.
AHEC will educate all
elements of the ‘timber chain’,
namely specifiers - architects
and interior designers, end
users - furniture and joinery
manufacturers, or importers
and distributors. AHEC intends
to conduct lumber grading
workshops and design and
manufacturing seminars in a
number of metropolitan areas
around India.
The Council also prefers
to maintain a constant onthe-ground presence and
technical assistance through its
representative based in Mumbai.
AHEC’s outreach campaign
will also aim to raise further
awareness of emerging trends
such as thermally modified US
hardwoods.
An AHEC statement revealed
total exports of US hardwoods
reached $7.33 million in 2013,
an increase of 8 percent over the
previous year. This included
the value of shipments of
logs, lumber (sawn timber),
veneers, plywood and flooring.
The US also directly shipped
$1.13 million worth of white
oak barrels and barrel staves
last year to wine and whisky
producers in India.
The statistics released by the
United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) revealed
that shipments of logs accounted
for 31 percent or $2.28 million of
the total exports. This equated
to 5,609 cubic metres. The bulk
of the volume of logs shipped
was tulipwood, an alternative
face veneer peeler species
to traditional species from
Myanmar, such as gurjan.
With effect from April 1, 2014,
the Government of Myanmar is
looking to impose a total ban on
the export of raw timber. The
impact of this ban is also likely
to be felt very deeply by Indian
importers and users of natural
forest teak, who will be forced to
import processed lumber from
Myanmar or plantation teak and
alternatives.
The acceptance of American
hardwoods in India has
increased significantly in
recent years. As India’s
joinery, furniture and flooring
manufacturing base grows and
as disposable incomes increase,
AHEC anticipates the demand
for US hardwoods to continue
rising in the foreseeable future,
as per Roderick Wiles, AHEC
Director for Africa, Middle East,
South Asia and Oceania.
As such, AHEC is positive of
increased demand for American
hardwoods in India, not just
because of the consistency in
availability, quality and grade,
and wide range of colors, grains
and textures but also on account
of the sustainability and legality
of US hardwoods.
US hardwood lumber exports
to India reached a total value of
$2.12 million last year, marking
an increase of 7 percent on 2012.
This equated to a volume of
2,667 cubic meters.
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Liebherr’s Expanded Wheel Loader Product Range
Liebherrintroduces two models
of the expanded wheel loader
product range for the Indian
market namely L 550 and L 580.
The wheel loaders are specially tailored to the needs of
Indian customers while featuring time-tested Liebherr quality.
Designed as robust standard
machines with the familiar high
performance and the low operating costs for which Liebherr is
well known, they comply with
the “Bharat Stage III” (BSIII)
emissions regulations required
in India.
The first wheel loader of
this range available for the
Indian market is the L 550 with
deliveries just started. The L 580
model will follow in 2014.
The L 550 wheel loader weighing in at 16,800 kg, achieves a
tipping load of 10,850 kg. The
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machine is equipped with a 4.5
m³ bucket. The wheel loader is
driven by a 147 kW / 200 HP
diesel engine and with its robust
design, is ideal for use in the
most challenging of conditions.
The L 580achieves a tipping
load of 17,650 kg and weighs in
at an operating weight of 24,730
kg. The machine is equipped
with a 5.5 m³ bucket and is
driven by a 200 kW / 272 HP diesel engine.
The key features offered by all
wheel loaders from Liebherr are
high handling capacity, low fuel
consumption and exceptional
stability, making them particularly safe. The combination of
the hydrostatic Liebherr travel
drive and the special mounting position of the diesel engine
enables movement of high loadweighs.
The streamlined driver’s cab is
equipped with ROPS/FOPS as
standard and increases operating safety thanks to its carefully
considered design and excellent
all-round view. The display and
control elements are designed
for excellent ergonomics with
the driver’s seat. All work operations are controlled via just one
lever, allowing the operators to
keep their left hand on the steering wheel at all times.
The wheel loaders offer exceptionally low fuel consumption
and require up to 25 percent less
fuel than comparable models
from other manufacturers. The
hydrostatic travel drive also
reduces tyre wear by optimizing
driving performance via infinite
tractive force regulation and the
self-inhibiting braking effect.
This reduces costs arising from
brake and tyre wear.
Further information:
Maria Graffius
Telephone: +43 50809 11-543
Fax: +43 50809 17-741
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Internet: www.Liebherr.com
March 2014
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Modern day life warrants
high level of fitness. That too,
with the urbanisation and the
resultant mechanical way of
living, the space for relaxation
has shrunk.
of contemporary gyms.
Eventhough he is also an owner
of one of the gyms, his service
orientation makes him reveal
some of the unknown truths
about these centres.
In the meantime, modernized
and powered indoor fitness
centres or gyms have
mushroomed resulting in
increased competition. In major
cities, due to lack of space, these
gyms operate from a multi-
NSF Kumaravel has been in
this field for around 15 years.
But his experience taught him
to do something different and
purposeful in the same line. He
pursued his vision to invent
harmless fitness equipments that
newer equipments reduced.
As far as facilities are
concerned, it was either nonAC or AC, interiors, etc and not
beyond that. So I decided to do
something different. That’s how
the outdoor concept emerged.
In foreign countries, outdoor
gyms are in vogue but not in our
country. I must be the first one
to develop these equipments
in India. Though I have some
idea about gyms, I needed some
Outdoor Gym: Non-Stop Fitness for all
storied building – mostly on
roof tops.
But do these centres really
serve the purpose? The answer
may be difficult to derive and
only a real fitness trainer can
provide.
Non-Stop Fitness Centre (NSF)
Kumaravel depicts the true
picture and reveals intricacies
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would be used in outdoors over
his one year of experimentation.
He discusses these details here.
I had an idea of introducing
fitness programme with a new
concept. The competition in
gyms have been heavy and
increasing. With the growing
competition, the facilities
increased but the scope for
experienced hand to help me.
So I took the help of my friend
Srinivasan and my uncle who is
an electrician.
Over the past one year, we
have been experimenting to
develop equipments suited for
outdoor gym. I would have
spent over Rs 25,000 for creating
equipment that would only cost
Rs 9,000.
This was because we did
not have any specifications
on dimension, function or
measurements. And we
experimented at every stage
and came out successfully
with current equipment. We
learnt many things through
this experimentation like cost
cutting and all.
If imported, the outdoor
equipments would be much
costlier. Now I produce these
equipments here.
There are no outdoor gyms
here in our country. Many of
us are not aware of the outdoor
gyms and at the same time the
consequences of the indoor
fitness training.
When one practises in indoor
gyms, the oxygen generated by
us circulates within the limited
space affecting our health. In
the air-conditioned gyms, the
problems are compound. In
fact, one may inflict spondylitis
injury. It may look very nice but
will end up in Archilles’ heel in
the long run.
We have many parks in
Tamil Nadu which have kids
play area but no provision for
fitness regime. They have only
walking path but it is a hard
surface. This would lead to
many problems in future. There
should be suspension in the
surface and for that the surface
should be soft. Wet sand or clay
would be apt.
Many are practising
walking on the roads which
is dangerous. It will lead to
pelvic problem. Ultimately, it
may lead to brain damage in
future as all these are linked
by nervous system. Whereas
outdoor gyms will provide
environmentally clean air that
will improve our health.
Indoor gyms may be useful to
those who go for fashion show,
body building show, etc. but
for general fitness like for IT
employed one does not require
such a big training. Foreign
countries thus have introduced
outdoor fitness. In India, it is
not available till now. Non-Stop
Fitness will be the first one to
introduce.
The equipment import would
be costlier and NSF provides
them at much cheaper price
with same quality. Most
of these are non-weight
equipments such that they can
be used outdoors.
That said, we can call them
senior citizen equipments.
We manufacture equipments
specifically for senior citizens.
That does not mean other ages
cannot use.
The equipments available
with us can be multi-usage
and dual systems. We have 120
equipments all of which belong
to both categories.
The advantage of this outdoor
gym is it does not require
power supply as all equipments
are manually operated.
Additionally, there are no
side-effects in this system while
powered gym will produce
side-effects.
As the outdoor gym is
harmless, it can be
established by
anybody who has
open space.
In fact,
Chennai Corporation can
initiate setting up of outdoor
gyms in the parks considering
the non-weight nature of
equipments.
Another fact about fitness is
diet. Depending on the nature
of work and body, the intake
and calories are worked out. It
is 25 percent fitness workouts
and 75 percent diet.
I have conceptualised the
outdoor fitness in the last one
year and has been trying to
implement in the last four
months. It needs to be taken to
the masses for them to enjoy the
benefit of the workouts.
Outdoor gyms may provide
fitness for all.
(Ph: 9600100755)
RAINWATER STORAGE STRUCTURES IN HOUSES
Dr.D.Sivaprakasam, M.Com., M.Phil., B.G.L., PGDCA., Ph.D.,
Principal, Dr.R.A.N.M.Arts and Science College, Erode.
THREATENING GROUND
WATER LEVEL
In the recent scenario,
rainwater storage (harvesting)
structures have assumed
tremendous significance since
the ground water level has gone
very much below. Deficient
rainfall last year has resulted in
ground water level depleting
in several parts of the State and
people are looking at ways to
recharge the ground water level.
Apart from the government
making it mandatory, people
too have realized the importance
of having rainwater harvesting
structure at home.
WAYS OF RAINWATER
HARVESTING
The house owners have started
to provide rain water harvesting
structures even in houses
already built. While there are
different ways of rain water
harvesting, some are looking at
using pipelines and diverting
the rain water to the borewell
at home. They claim that this
saves the need for space for a
rain water harvesting pit and
the cost. In some parts of the
State, the newly-constructed
houses are not only just going
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in for rain water harvesting but
also diverting the water to the
borewells.
SETBACKS
While this practice is seen as a
cost and space saving method
by the house owners, it is not
welcomed by the engineers who
cite technical setbacks that can
affect the borewells. Experts in
the construction industry for
more than 25 years feel that this
method will affect the borewells.
They strongly recommend
establishing a proper rainwater
harvesting pit for harvesting
rainwater. According to them,
a casting pipe is fitted to the
borewell for a depth of 50 to 100
feet to ensure that the loosely
packed soil on its sides does not
cave-in and cover the borewell.
There is layer of hard soil
between the loosely packed soil
and the rocks beneath. When
rainwater is directly let into the
borewell, there are chances of
the hard soil to be washed away
and closing the borewell,
REQUIRED STEPS
Recalling incidents where
the diverted rainwater into the
borewells resulted in blocking
the borewells, rainwater can
be diverted into borewells
only if the house owner takes
required steps to avoid soil
erosion inside the borewell.
This can be done by extending
pipes carrying water from the
terrace to the bottom of the
borewell (that is a few hundred
feet deep). Though this is much
expensive, this has proved to be
advantageous. If any space is
earmarked for washing clothes
on the terrace, the soap water
should be separated so that it
does not mix with rainwater
as it will directly reach the
underground water.
BEST MEANS
However, the best means
to harvest rainwater is by
establishing a rainwater
harvesting pit. About 20 sq
ft to 30 sq ft will be sufficient
for establishing a rainwater
harvesting pit in a house. While
moderately good pits can be
prepared for Rs.5,000, a good
one will cost about Rs.10,000. If
these rainwater harvesting pits
are established in the houses
already constructed and in
the houses which are being
constructed now, then there will
no water problem in future.
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Having built the metro line in the Gurgaon
Cyber City business district with a connection
to the Delhi Metro, the German engineering
and electronics conglomerate Siemens is now
constructing a seven-kilometre extension to
the south as a turnkey rail system. An order
worth about 70 million euros has been placed
with Siemens by the local concessionary
IL&FS Rail Ltd. (Infrastructure Leasing and
Financial Services).
The scope of delivery includes the
rolling stock, the entire electrification and
the signalling system. In addition, Siemens
is responsible for the complete system
integration. The line extension is due to be
commissioned by the end of 2015.
For the new section of the Gurgaon line,
Siemens is delivering seven aluminiumbodied metro trains which will run on
standard-gauge track at a top speed of about
80 kilometres an hour. The metro trains will
transport more than 30,000 passengers per
hour.
To fully electrify the new line extension,
Siemens will install a 750 V DC traction power
supply along with a third-rail system for
current collection. Power will be supplied
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to the extension and the rest of the existing
line from the 66 kV grid. A medium-voltage
ring will supply four substations, six metro
stations and the depot with 11 kV AC.
In 2010, Siemens received the order to
build a metro line linking the residential and
business district of Gurgaon with the Delhi
Metro system. The section now contracted to
the company is to run further to the south and
will extend the existing metro line by around
seven kilometers and six stations. As of the
end of 2015, twelve Siemens trains will be
operating on the completed 13-kilometre-long
line and serving 12 stations.
Siemens entered the Indian mass transit
sector in 2004, when it completely equipped
Line 3 of the Delhi Metro with signalling and
rail communication systems. All extensions
of Line 3 to an overall length of 60 track
kilometres were also equipped with control
and signalling systems by Siemens. These
were followed up in October 2008 by an order
to supply the signalling, electrification and
baggage logistics for the 23-kilometre-long
Delhi Airport rail link.
--ACHAL NARAYANAN
Farther most part of India
on the north east, Arunachal
Pradesh, has at last been put
on the railway map of India.
Very recently, Northeast
Frontier Railways introduced
a rail engine as a trial run that
traveled 20-km from Harmutty
in Lakhimpur district of Assam
to the Arunachal Pradesh capital
Itanagar. It took 26 years to get a
rail-connect for Arunachal since
its statehood.
and tallest Shiva Linga of Ziro
that tells the historical and
mythological relevance.
Several projects for the
Northeast had been approved
by the Planning Commission
during the 11th Five Year
Plan. To name a few - 198-km
Lumding-Silchar-Jiribam gauge
About Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh, a beautiful
tourism state, gained statehood
in 1987 to become one of the
28 states of India. Located in
northeast India, Arunachal
Pradesh borders the states of
Assam and Nagaland to the
south, and shares international
borders with Bhutan in the west,
Myanmar in the east and the PR
China in the north.
Itanagar is the capital of the
state. China claims most of the
state as part of Tibet and calls
The ambitious railway line
project met with time and cost
over-run and is still not ready to
Arunachal put on Indian Railway Map
the disputed area South Tibet.
have a full-fledged service. Its
estimate was revised in 2009
to Rs 371.33 crore from Rs 156
crore. The project was to have
been completed by December
2011 but repeatedly missed
target and is now expected to be
ready by April 2014
.The inordinate delay is
attributed to existence of five
high tension power line poles
along the tracks and undue time
taken in getting forest clearance
at Gumto area. It is stated
that a formal train service will
commence from April subject to
clearance by commissioner of
railway safety (CRS). It was also
informed that only passenger
trains would run.
Here it is to be noted that
even Indian passengers need to
acquire innerline permit (ILP)
to enter Arunachal Pradesh,
Mizoram and Nagaland. The
state has a tourism potential
as revealed by the famous
Parsuram Kund, Malinithan
Arunachal Pradesh also known
as the “land of the dawn-lit
mountains”. Literally, it means
the “land of the rising sun” in
reference to its position as the
easternmost state of India.
conversion, 100-km ZiribamImphal extension project to
link Manipur, and the 108-km
Kumarghat-Agartala, JiribhumTulpul; Dimapur-Zuzba; AzraByrnihat.
There is also a demand for the
construction of 161-km Tinsukia
– Parsuram Kund rail line to
help tourists from all over India
to put the holy place in global
tourism map. Rail-connect in
Arunachal gains significance
in the context of its conflicting
border with hostile neighbour
People’s Republic of China.
It is also known as the
“Orchid State of India” or the
“Paradise of the Botanists”.
Geographically, it is the largest
among the North-east Indian
states commonly known as the
Seven Sister States.
As in other parts of Northeast
India, the people native to
the state trace their origins
from the Tibeto-Burman and
Mongoloid race. A large number
of migrants from various other
parts of India and foreign lands
have and have been affecting the
state’s population. Arunachal
Pradesh has the highest number
of regional languages among
Indian states and enriched with
diverse culture and traditions.
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Saint-Gobain Glass launches
PLANISAFE
The first ever pre laminated coloured lacquered glass in India
VOC, copper, formaldehyde
and arsenic, making it an
environmentally safe glass. It is
also hygienic, resistant to heat
& humidity, scratch-proof and
moisture-proof making it ideal
for many applications.
• Coloured &Lacquered
• Dual Lamination
• Safe & secure
• Eco-friendly
• Minimal VOC
Saint-Gobain Glass India, the
leading glass manufacturers
have launched Planisafe,
India’s first free-standing
coloured & lacquered laminated
glass. Made using advanced
technology Planisafe is
laminated on both sides which
makes it a highly durable and
safe product. It is available in
available in attractive colours
to style up the interior space
with its sleek presence and
is ideal for a wide variety of
other applications where safety
assumes paramount importance.
Saint-Gobain’s Planisafe is
the first glass that is designed
for free-standing applications
and stand alone usages.
Planisafe is designed for
safety, durability, acoustic
comfort, eco-friendliness and
hassle-free maintenance. It
is made to undergo rigorous
tests and is certified for being
durable enough to withstand
extreme conditions. Even in the
rare event of a breakage, the
fragments stick to the interlayers
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and do not get scattered.
• Withstands breakage
With its simple dry installation
methodology, Planisafe is easy
to install and requires very
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installation. Planisafe is easy
to shift, re-cut and re-install,
and therefore reusable. It helps
to save space since it is a freestanding glass and does not
need to be mounted on another
surface. It is also customizable,
whereby each side can be of
a different colour and can be
cut to required size. It could be
used for partitions in for office
and for creative interiors in
houses and commercial areas,
table tops, sliding doors, Fitting
Rooms, Washrooms in public
spaces, Wardrobes, Furniture
and Privacy Screens etc,.
• Sleek
Planisafe is the best bet when
interior design demands the
class of glass equipped with
the safety and sturdiness of a
construction material.
Whats more! It is lead-free and
has only minimal amounts of
• Acoustic Comfort
• Easy Instalation
• Flexible reuse
STANDARDS
Planisafe has been tested
for breakage, humidity and
other defects and found to
comply with the highest safety
standards. It has successfully
passed tests like ENI2600
Pendulum Test (measures
how the glass breaks in case of
breakage), ENI2543 Bake Test
(no defect or breakage after 16
hours exposure to 100 degree
Celsius) and ENI2543 High
Humidity Test (no defect in the
glass up to 15mm from the edge
after 14 days exposure at 50
degree Celsius with 80% relative
humidity).
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