april - june 2011 • volume-34 • issue-2

April - June 2011 • Volume-34 • Issue-2

In this issueApril - June 2011 • Volume - 34 • Issue - 2

KaliedoscopeInauguration and Events ................................. 35New Orders ................................................... 40Corporate ....................................................... 42Corporate Sustainability ................................. 46Awards ......................................................... 57

Powerful Parbati ........................................ 6A Green Field Cement Plant ....................14Water on the desert taps ........................ 22220 kV Multi-Circuit Transmission Line .......................................................30

Editor : V. S. RamanaEditorial team : K. Sridharan | Alex Benjamin V. Ramesh Kumar | Gopi Kannan. S V. Eswar | Ashwin Chand | Mayura. K Subha Anand | Shamala NadendlaPhotography : V. S. NatanaveluDesign & layout : Global Print Design, Chennai

FocusA note on the launch of a new brand identity manual and leadership transition marks the opening of this issue of ECC Concord. Followed by this, we bring to you as usual, a plethora of information on unique projects, one from each of the four Independent Companies of L&T Construction. L&T is close to completion of the construction activities at stage III of the ambitious Parbati Hydro Electric Power Project in the Himalayan heights of Kullu. A detailed article talks about the Himalayan task. From the hills we take you along the plateau to Jagayyapet in Andhra Pradesh, a landmark in its own sense on the cement manufacturer’s map of India. L&T is creating a green field cement plant for KCP here. The entire project has been completed and cement production has commenced within a year’s time.

From the plateau we move into the arid deserts of Rajasthan, where L&T has helped quench the thirst of not only people around the desert towns of Jaisalmer and Barmer, but also the defence personnel stationed there on border security task. This 200 km long water supply pipeline traverses the remote and tough desert terrain and is sure to ring in a new era of prosperity.

Incidentally we moved into some of the busiest parts of Mumbai to install narrow base multi-circuit transmission line towers. The unique challenges of putting up such transmission line towers in thickly populated urban areas have been brought to highlight in this article.

The Kaleidoscope section updates you with an array of corporate happenings, events and awards that were won by L&T in the last quarter. We hope that this issue of ECC Concord will provide interesting insights on projects handled by L&T and make for an interesting and useful reading.

- Editor

L&T Brand Manual Launched

L&T is on a major transformation phase with the restructuring of its businesses into nine different Independent Companies. In order to protect, preserve and strengthen the L&T Brand, the Corporate Brand Management & Communications Department, Mumbai, has prepared a Brand Manual which was launched by Mr. A.M. Naik, Chairman & Managing Director, L&T at Powai on July 12, 2011.

L&T Brand Manual has been prepared after intensive study and research including deliberations with various operating division in order to adopt a uniform and standardized system of usage across the entire organization – covering all Independent Companies (ICs), Subsidiary & Associate (S&A) Companies, Joint Ventures (JVs), where we have a majority stake including Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) and other entities that are permitted to use the L&T Brand. In addition, this ensures that all businesses operate on a shared platform, and leverage the L&T Brand to the maximum advantage.

The Manual’s scope covers all foreseen applications for the brand assets of all L&T business entities and Product clusters and it is designed to cater to all existing businesses within the L&T Group and is future-ready to cater to the needs of any new businesses that the company may enter into. The guidelines are in tune with global best practices and all existing companies are required to comply with the specifications laid down in the manual.

The way forward

The L&T Construction Division, which has been split in to four Independent Companies (ICs) will have a different look and feel in its brand as depicted alongside. Accordingly all its new stationery being released with effect from July 2011 will carry this new branding. All users will slowly shift to the new stationery and keep the wheels of the company moving with more vigour and dynamism into the future.

L&T Brand Manual Launched

Mr. A.M. Naik, CMD, launches L&T’s Brand Identity Manual

Mr. S. N. Subrahmanyan (SNS), Senior Vice President (Buildings & Infrastructure), L&T has been appointed as Whole-Time Director on L&T Board with effect from July 1, 2011. Accordingly he has been designated as Member of the Board and Senior Executive Vice President (Construction).

SNS is a Civil Engineer with post-graduation in Management. Commencing his career with ECC in 1984 as a project planning engineer, he was involved in costing and job planning. Soon he was handpicked for higher managerial assignments and was instrumental in developing the MIS, Budgets and Strategic Planning for Construction Division of L&T. He has also undergone the Executive Management Programme from London Business School.

Key Achievements of SNS include:

Securing and managing EPC contracts for four ymajor international airports in India at Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi and Mumbai. Delhi International Airport is one of the largest contracts bagged by L&T till date.

A major order for construction of Salalah Airport yat Oman which is once again one of the largest international orders secured for L&T.

Playing a key role in setting up the Ready Mix yConcrete business for ECC.

Bagged many prestigious orders for construction of ylandmark buildings like ICICI and National Stock Exchange buildings at Bandra-Kurla in Mumbai, Safal Fruit & Vegetable Market - Bengaluru, TIDEL Park-Chennai including many IT and hospital building projects.

On the developmental projects side, SNS lead a team which conceptualised and implemented projects like HITEC City & HITEX Exhibition Centre at Hyderabad, Cross Road 2 (CR-2), India’s first Commercial Complex and Car Park at Mumbai and Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) - India’s first Public Private Partnership Airport.

SNS is also on the board of following companies:

L&T Buildings & Factories Independent Company y

L&T Infrastructure Independent Company y

L&T Oman LLC y

S.N. Subrahmanyan Appointed Whole-Time Director on L&T Board

Change of guard at L&T Construction

ovation and a thunderous applause. AMN further added that this being a very crucial juncture in our Lakshya 2015 journey, the L&T Board requested KVR to continue as Advisor to the Chairman for one more year to help the company into its seamless transition.

KVR, in his own inimitable style, attributed these achievements to pure team efforts and said “the credit goes to one and all in ECC Division, not only the present employees but also those who have retired”. Moreover, he fondly reminisced the three distinct leadership regimes that he worked under and recalled that when he took over as head of ECC, the major challenge was to improve profitability of the Division and he was quite happy that the Division could rise up to the expectation of the Management and the Board.

Before concluding, looking at SNS, KVR said, “I have chosen a worthy successor to lead the company into the future that will be more challenging and I am sure he will have the unstinted support of all of you. I wish him all success”.

Earlier, Mr.S.N. Subrahmanyan welcomed the gathering and Mr. V.S. Ramana who compered the entire program also proposed the vote of thanks.

It was a celebration for two men at the helms of affairs in L&T Construction Division as the Chairman & Managing Director, Mr. A.M. Naik invited a select group of executives – Head of ICs, Strategic Business Groups, Business Units and Head of Departments of Construction Division over dinner at The Park Sheraton Hotel, Chennai on the June 15, 2011. The main objective of the get-together was to acknowledge, recognize and felicitate Mr. K.V. Rangaswami, Member of the Board& President (Construction), for his illustrious 46 year contribution to Construction Division and at the same time announcing the induction of Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan, currently Senior Vice President (Buildings & Infrastructure) into the L&T Board. Apart from colleagues in Construction Division, AMN was joined by a bevy of senior executives across L&T’s other Divisions in Chennai including their spouses.

Mr. Naik was quite generous in his appreciation when he spoke about the contribution of KVR. He meticulously read out the phenomenal performance indicators that ECC witnessed under the able leadership of KVR and added that KVR was felicitated in the Board on May 19, 2011 and all Directors profusely acknowledged the fantastic contribution by ECC Division during his leadership.

How ECC fared

The performance highlights of ECC Construction Division during the last six years of KVR’s regime was brought out by AMN with much jubilation - Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of Order Inflow increased to 28%, Sales – 23%,and PBIT – 35%.Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) rose from 13.2% to 35.3%. Economic Value Addition (EVA), a key measure from investor standpoint, closed at Rs. 1142 crore in 2010-11 from a very modest level during 2005-06. PBIT, which was 6.2 % of sales in 2005 – 06 ended up with 11.5% during 2010 - 11. AMN said, “This performance cannot be termed anything but ‘Spectacular” and made the entire audience give Mrs. & Mr. Rangaswami a standing

Felicitation to KVR

POWERFUL Parbati

Parbati Hydroelectric Power Project - Stage III

ECC CONCORD April - June 2011 7

POWERFUL Parbati

I f we had to traverse through the picturesque remote villages of Himachal Pradesh, the

ingenuity of the native people would strike us immediately in the form of “Garhaats” – an indigenous water mill used for grinding wheat and corn. Using water as a source of energy has traditionally been in practice at Himachal Pradesh. Not only the people, but also the Government of this hilly state has come out with ambitious plans to tap hydel power from the perennial glacier rivers in more efficient manners. The aspiration of Himachal Pradesh to become a Power State in the country has seen it invest heavily and harness the potential of its natural resources through hydro power thereby serving the power starved country. By 2025, HP is aiming to produce 23,000 MW of hydel power, right now it is tapping 6,470 MW through various projects along its major rivers such as Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Sainj, etc. In order to fully harness the hydel potential, power projects have been planned in such a manner that the tail race of one project becomes the head race of the downstream project thereby making much of the river flow through tunnels bored into the high mountains.

Located in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh the Parbati Hydroelectric Project Stage-III is a run-of-the-river scheme envisaging the diversion of the tail race releases of Stage-II Power house as well as inflows from river Sainj through a 7.8 km long headrace tunnel utilizing a design discharge of 181 cumecs (Cubic meter per second) and a gross head of +/- 356 m for generation of 520 MW (4x130 mw).The Parbati river is a main tributary of the Beas river. The Parbati project proposes to harness the river in three stages. Stage I: 750MW, Stage II: 800MW and Stage III: 520MW.

Complete scope of works

At Parbati Hydroelectric Power Project, L&T has been entrusted with LOT-1 package, which involves Civil Works for the construction of Diversion cum Spillway Tunnels including Gates, Coffer Dams, 43 m high Rockfill Dam along with Diaphragm wall, Orifice type and Chute Spillway. Civil works for Intake works consisting intake tunnels, Desilting Chambers and flushing systems including branch tunnels, and 7.25 m diameter horseshoe shaped part Head Race Tunnel of length 5.90 km and other associated works.

Highlights

A 43 m high rock-fill dam yhaving a crest length of 186.425m;

Two circular shaped concrete ylined diversion cum spillway tunnels - 391m x 6.75m dia and 440m long x 5.0 m dia with a thickness of 0.4m

Two power intake tunnels 475 ym & 430 m long feeding two desilting chambers 250m long, 12.2m wide, 22.50 m high

Concrete lined headrace ytunnel 7.875 km long and 7.25m diameter

Surge Shaft 20 m diameter x y133.75 m high

Two steel lined pressure yshafts 510 m & 460 m long both having a diameter of 4.50m and each bifurcating into two 3.0 m diameter penstocks

An underground powerhouse ychamber 122m long x 22m wide and 41.7m high housing four vertical axis Francis turbines to drive four generators of 130 MW capacity each,

An underground transformer ycavern 98.2m long x 15.5m wide and 25.2m high with a 8.1m diameter 2.67 km long tailrace tunnel.

Quantities

Excavation : 11 lakh cu.m

Embankment : 4.25 lakh cu.m

Concreting : 3.75 lakh cu.m

Reinforcement : 11000 t

Structural steel (ribs) : 2500 t

One of the two direversion tunnels falling just after the desilting chamber


Rock mass encountered mainly consisted of Class–IV with few sections of Class V and Class-III. Poor stretches of tunnel were stabilized by several application of shotcrete followed by fore-poling, steel set installation with concrete backfilling. In Class V rock, heading and benching methodology was adopted.

Diversion Tunnels

The construction activity in any dam project would begin with the construction of diversion tunnel. This is because before commencing the construction work on a dam project, the flow of the river has to be diverted from the main dam area. For this purpose, two diversion tunnels were built at the right bank of the dam. The tunnels were of 6.75 m finished diameter, horseshoe in shape having a length of 391 m and 440 m respectively.

The Parbati Hydroelectric Project Stage III (520 MW) is a run-of-the-river scheme on Sainj River located 800 m downstream of its confluence with Jiwa Nallah in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. It envisages utilization of waters released from tailrace of Parbati Hydro-electric Project (Stage- II) powerhouse at Suind as well as discharges of Sainj River in the Beas catchment.

Geological complications

While working on the rugged and still virgin quality of the nature of geology, as only limited investigations have been carried out in these vast mountain ranges, Himalayan terrain have always been a challenge to civil engineers, geologists/geotechnical experts. During excavation for HRT, geological surprises are inevitable. Issues such as cavity formation in HRT (Face-2) as a result of weak zones, were tackled by adopting an

innovative technique called “Pipe Roofing Techniques” employed by L&T for the first time.

Salient features of the dam

Length of the Dam including spillway : 218 m

Base Width : 168 m

Top Width : 10 m

Height of the Dam : 43 m

Quantity of Impervious core : 76000 cu.m

Quantity of rock fill : 2.64 Lac cu.m

Quantity of transition & filter material : 1.03 lac cu.m

Reservoir capacity : 166.79 ha-m

Length of reservoir : 1.05 km

River bed Level : 1292 m

Full Reservoir Level : 1330 m

Length of Cut-off wall : 117 m

The gigantic grates at the entrance of intake structure (left) and the spillway bays partially seen (right)


The tunnels are designed to carry a discharge of 800 Cumecs of water with each tunnel having three gates namely service, emergency and stop log gates for regulating the flow of water. A letter of appreciation was issued by NHPC for having achieved the river diversion with prevalent adverse weather conditions and heavy rains.

Upstream and downstream cofferdams

Coffer dams serve the purpose of completely drying up the river bed so that the excavation work can be taken up. The upstream cofferdam (15m high) prevents water from spilling over to the construction area and the downstream coffer dam (5 m high) prevents the seepage of backwater. The coffer dam consists of central impervious clay core followed by filter zone rock fill and riprap. In order to increase the impermeability of the coffer dams curtain grouting was also carried out.

Cut off wall

A cut off wall is a type of subsurface vertical barrier constructed by backfilling a trench with a mixture of cement, bentonite, coarse aggregate, sand and water. A cut off wall is required to prevent the underground water flow which may affect the dam structure. For the first time, cut off wall construction using trench cutter technology was done by L&T at Parbati Hydroelectric Project. The construction process involved the following stages:

Geotechnical Investigation y

Pre-grouti y ng treatment

Construction of Guide Wall y

Panel Sequence y

Pre-excavation y

Bentonite Management for ytrench stability

De-Sanding to remove silt form ytrench slurry

Trenching along with trench ycutter monitor to avoid deviations

Chiselling to advance trenching ythrough boulders

Rock Socketing – upto 500 mm ybefore terminating panel

Koden Testto test the actual ydeviations of wall from the planned alignment.

Plastic Concreting y

Tremie Concreting - the concrete yis poured under bentonite slurry without any mixing

Rockfill Dam

The Rockfill Dam is constructed at an elevation of 1302m above mean sea level. This is the second Rockfill Dam in India after Dhauli-ganga in Uttranchal having a plastic concrete cut-off wall.

The dam site is cleared, stripped, and trimmed to commence the foundation work activities, followed by excavation for the trench along the line of the cut-off wall. After the construction of the cut-off wall consolidation and curtain grouting is done. Following this embankment placing is done which fills up to the

Workers standing inside one of the massive de-silting chambers


level of foundation of the parapet wall. The parapet wall is constructed along the dam crest. The remaining fill materials are placed on the dam crest up to the specified camber levels.

The dam construction also includes structures such as Diversion Cum Spillway Tunnels including Gates and Hoists, and two Intake Structures that

is provided with gigantic grates to filter out large stones, debris and silt.

Desilting chambers

The desilting chambers are imposing underground structures that, as the name suggests, serve the purpose of removing debris and silt from the water before it enters the Head Race Tunnel. For L&T, it is the first time that

it has constructed Desilting Chambers at Parbati Hydroelectric Project in the challenging Himalayan region. Due to the high velocity of the Himalayan Rivers, the water usually consists of rocks and silt. In power generation, if the silt is allowed to enter the turbine, the turbine blades are likely to get scoured resulting in costly maintenance. Desilting Chambers are therefore constructed to remove silt particles from water. In Parbati Hydroelectric Project, the Desilting Chambers are designed to remove sediments of particle size 0.3 mm and above. To flush the silt, Desilting Chambers are provided with 2 Silt Flushing Tunnels of size 2.0 m x 2.2 m which combine together to a 3 m x 3 m size D-shaped Silt Flushing tunnel that connects back into the Sainj River.

Two Dufour type 250 m long Desilting Chambers having a width 12.2 m and depth 22.5 m are constructed downstream of intake tunnels. A, D-shaped adit of size 6.0 m x 6.5 m, has been built for facilitating the construction of Intake Tunnels and upstream portion of Desilting Chambers. The same Adit branches into another construction Adit leading to the centre of Desilting Chamber at its bottom to facilitate construction.

Construction Methodology

Pilot drift and side slashing - Pilot drift excavation was done and side slashing completed using Drill Blast Method. The rocks were supported by rock bolts, wire mesh and 100mm shotcrete done in two layers.

Concrete Lining of the Chamber portion – A structural steel gantry of 7.5 m length was fabricated and erected for concrete lining of the Desilting Chamber. A scissor platform was erected well in advance for carrying out the reinforcement work followed by concreting. The concrete was conveyed by transit mixers and pumped in by concrete pump.

Main Dam

Type : Rockfill dam at SuindDam Top : EL. 1333.00 mMinimum river bed level at Dam site : EL. 1292.00 mMaximum dam height : 43 mLength at top including spillway : 218 mLength & thickness of cut-off wall : 117 m & 80 cm

Spillway

Location : Left BankType : Orifice typeWidth of spillway : 26.50 mNo. of bays : 2Crest level of spillway : EL. 1298.00 mWidth of each bay : 7.2 mThickness of piers : 6 mRegulation gates : Hydraulically operated radial gates 7.2 m x 14 mR.C.C breast wall : 21 m highEnergy dissipation system : Ski-jump bucket with an apronDesign flood : 3300 cu.m/sec (PMF)

Reservoir

Full reservoir level (FRL) : EL. 1330.00 mMinimum draw down level (MDDL) : EL. 1314.00 m

Intake

Number & size of openings : 2 nos., 8.7 m x 7.2 mInvert level : EL. 1302.50 mBulk head gate (opening) : 4.5 m x 5.0 mService gate (opening) : 4.5 m x 5.0 mTrash rack : Inclined

Intake Tunnels

Number, size & shape : 2 Nos., 5.0 m, D-shapedDesign discharge from intake : 110.63 cu.m/sec in each tunnelLength of intake tunnel : 493 m & 546 mSize, shape and length of construction adit to intake tunnel cu.m upstream of desilting Chamber : 6.0 x 6.5 m, D-shaped, 510 m


Bench excavation in stages - After the completion of chamber concreting works, contact grouting with low pressure was carried out to fill the cavities around the concrete. The 12.0 m deep bench excavation was carried out in four benches each of 3 m depth by using conventional drilling and blasting techniques. Then the rocks were supported by rock bolts, wire mesh and shotcrete.

Lining concrete wall - L&T Formwork & Scaffolding was used extensively for shuttering and platform. Necessary reinforcement was laid well in advance and the concrete

was conveyed by transit mixers and placed in position using a concrete pump. Excavation of hopper portion was carried out from the bottom Adit of the Desilting Chamber by conventional Drill Blast Method.

Lining of hopper portion - After excavation was completed, concrete

lining work commenced from invert, wall and then this was taken to the slope portion. L&T formwork and scaffolding were used for the concreting.

Headrace Tunnel

The HRT is perhaps the most critical part of the entire Parbati project which measures 5.9 km under L&T scope. While executing the HRT, L&T faced many geotechnical challenges and surprises which were all mitigated using innovative excavation and support structure methodology.

After removal of excavated material from the face, the exposed rock is supported before taking up the next operation of blasting. Rock support is decided based on rock condition at the face. Toquantify rock at the face, rock mass classification system called “RMR” (rock mass rating) was used.

Shotcreting and rock anchor or rock bolt were extensively used as a rock Support Methodology to further reinforce the rocky surface the excavated tunnel. Tam rock machines were used for drilling hole for rock bolts. The rock bolts were further grouted using cement grout or resin and a nut was fastened over a metal plate. Wire mesh were later placed using clips on the rock surface the over the wire mesh, shotcreting was done to designed thickness. Structural steel ISHB sections are fabricated and bent to the required shape, size and pieces to suit the tunnel profile. After anchoring ribs with rock, lagging is placed followed by bulkhead and backfill concreting.

Concrete lining which is the final support system in the tunnel of the HRT is taken up after the completion of tunnel excavation. Concrete lining and is done in three stages using CIFA Gantry system such as Kerb Concrete, Overt Concrete and Invert Concrete.

Major Quantities for Desilting Chambers

Underground excavation : 180000 cu.m

Rebar : 3200 t

Lining concrete : 41000 cu.m

Far end of Dufour type desilting chamber with entry of diversion tunnel one seen on top


Special tunnelling techniques were employed where very poor rock conditions were prevailing or tunnel face was unable to advance with conventional excavation methods.

Installation of pipe roofing

Drilling and placement of 89mm diameter 21mlong seamless pipes by Symmetrix drilling system around periphery of tunnel at a spacing of 300mm.Drilling and installation of pipes was done first in heading (above spring line of tunnel). To begin with grouting of primary holes were taken up, followed by secondary holes. Primary holes are spaced at 600mm and secondary holes in between primary holes. Thus, pipe roofing and stabilization of tunnel with cavity formation was treated.

Instrumentation

Instrumentation is an extremely important part of tunnelling activity and is highly useful in monitoring the behaviour of tunnel during construction. Careful monitoring on regular basis can prevent loss of life and equipment due to tunnel failure. Abnormal reading observed from the instruments are examined carefully and remedial measures like installation of additional supports are undertaken immediately to avoid accidents.

To monitor the effect of installed support and monitoring of tunnel movement in

Desilting Chambers

Type : Dufour type

Number & size of desilting chamber : 2 nos. 12.2 m x 22.5 m x 250 m

Particle size to be removed : 0.30 mm and above

Gate operation chamber Floor elevation : EL. 1333.00 m

Size and length of GOC of DC : 6 m x 8 m, D-shaped, 70 m

Nos. & size of gates : 2 nos., 4.4 m x 5.0 m

Sill elevation of gates : EL. 1300.00 m

Size, shape and length of access adit to GOC of DC : 6 m, D-shaped, 175 m

Size, shape and length of branch Construction adit to DC : 6 m x 6.5 m, D-shaped, 95 m

Silt Flushing Tunnel

Nos. & length of branch SFT : 2 nos., 215 m & 185 m

Size & shape of branch SFT : 2 m x 2.2 m, D-shaped

Main SFT size, shape & length : 3 m, D-shaped, 155 m, 80m underground + 75 m in cut & cover

Gate operation chamber floor Elevation : EL. 1282.00 m

Size and length of GOC : 6m x 8.5m, D-shaped, 30m

No. & size of gates : 2 nos., 1.8 m x 2.2 m

Sill elevation : EL. 1275.40 m

Head Race Tunnel

Size, shape & length : 7.25 m, horse shoe, 5900 m

Design discharge : 177 cu.m/sec

Velocity : 4.06 m/sec

Slope : 1 in 179

Size & shape of adits : 6.0 m x 6.5m, D-shaped

Adit to Head Race Tunnel


View of Head Race Tunnel

The Y-point where the two diversion tunnels converges with the Head Race Tunnel. Towards the left is the adit

underground structures, specialized geotechnical instruments were installed:

Tape Extensometer - To measure convergence or divergence of tunnel

Borehole Extensometer - To measure rock deformation in the boreholes

Load Cell- To measure load on the installed rockbolt / anchor

Survey Target Point - To measure movement in rock and installed supports

Quality & EHS Management

All site activities are monitored with proper co-ordination to ensure the quality, safety and minimum disturbance to the environment. Selection of proper tunnelling equipment for normal and specialized operation should be available for use for timely completion of project with safety and quality. Advance technology such as pipe roofing, pre- grouting has been employed to cope with any unforeseen and adverse geological conditions. The underground tunnel works being a specialised one, it calls for skilled manpower with solid past experience to execute the work safely and efficiently. Hardships of working in remote areas with unfriendly weather conditions including underground situation was recognized by L&T and the workmen were accordingly encouraged to keep up the quality with utmost safety.

Neeraj Kumar Singh Project Manager

Achievements

Milestone 1 - Equipment mobilization achieved on schedule

Milestone 2 - River diversion achieved on schedule

Milestone 3 - Enlargement of De-silting Chamber Crown achieved on 10th Aug’07 against scheduled 14th Sep’07 i.e. 35 days before schedule

Milestone 4 - 3000 m of HRT excavation achieved on 12th Nov 2008 as per revised schedule

Milestone 5 - Lining of De-silting Chamber Crown achieved on 23rd Feb’08 against scheduled 14th May’08 i.e. 81 days before schedule

Milestone 6 - Cut off wall completion achieved on 17th July’08 i.e.150 days - ahead of schedule. 1283 sq.m rock trenching in the month of May 08 which surpassed internationally benchmarked productivity levels.

Milestone 7 - HRT excavation achieved on 14th Aug’10 as against original completion date 15th Apr’10. (EOT applied up to 5th June’12)

Milestone 8 - Embankment filling of 2,00,000 cu.m of Rockfill material, Graded material, Clay

Filling and Riprap achieved on 17th Dec’08 i.e. 301 days ahead of schedule.

Milestone 9 - Spillway concrete work in progress (95% completed)


A GREEN FIELD PROJECT

KCP CementJaggayyapet, Andhra Pradesh


A GREEN FIELD PROJECT

KCP Cement

Why is Jaggayyapet a landmark in the cement map of India? India is the

second largest producer of cement after China. The state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) accounts for 40% of India’s cement production. A major share of AP’s cement comes from the Krishna district which alone accounts for over 42 lakh tonnes of cement per year. Jaggayyapet, an ancient town in Krishna District forms the hub for the cement industry with the presence of more than twenty cement plants. Availability of huge reserves of limestone and iron ore has enabled major cement companies to establish their production units in and around Jaggayyapet making it a significant landmark in the cement map of India.

KCP Limited, one of the country’s oldest cement producers, as a part of its expansion plans, strategically

chose a Greenfield plant at Muktyala Village in Jaggayyapet Mandal because of its proximity to natural resources and access to the key markets. The presence of a thriving cement market meant that KCP was keen on installing and commissioning the plant within the shortest possible lead time. Setting up a green field project and commencing cement production was planned to be done within a year’s time.

The Buildings and Factories Independent Company of L&T’s Construction Division was successful in bagging this project in March2009. F.L. Smith was the process consultant and supplied the automation and plant instrumentation and M/s Siri from Hyderabad was the design consultant.

L&T’s scope of work comprised civil works, detailed mechanical

engineering, structural, fabrication & erection, and Equipment erection for 4500 tonnes per day cement plant. This included construction of 28 major structures varying in height from 20 m to 140 m. The scope involved erection of 6500t of structural steel and erection of 7000 t of equipment. The quantities of civil works involved 85000 cu.m of earth work excavation, 69780 cu.m of concreting which included PCC and RCC and 171795 sq.m of shuttering.

Salient features

Limestone Crusher: The scope involved executing a 19 m high limestone crusher which has a dump hopper equipped with single rotor Impactor of 1100 tph capacity with heavy duty apron feeder for crusher feeding (Max feed size 1600X1000X1000). The crushed

Close view of clinker tank and coal stacker dome


stoned will be transported through a 300 m long belt conveyor to the stacker. Permanent structural shutter was used for hopper concreting in place of wooden shutters which saved considerable cost and time.

Limestone Storage: The crushed limestone is stored in a 2x30000 t capacity pre-blending stockpile. It has a luffing type stacker reclaimer supplied by TAKRAF.

Type : Luffing stacker

Make : TAKRAF

Capacity: 1100 tph, max. 1210tph

Product size : 95% of -75mm

Stock pile capacity : 2 x 30000 t

No. of layers : 300

Blending efficiency- 10:1

Type : bridge reclaimer

Make : TAKRAF

Capacity : 800 tph, max. 880 tph

Raw Mill Hopper: This is a 30 m high structure designed and constructed to receive and

proportionate limestone, laterite, bauxite and shale. The hoppers are constructed with RCC and are provided with internal stainless steel liners for easy flow of material. Concreting for the trapezoidal cross section hoppers at various stages was successfully done with the help of formwork scheme drawing conforming to utmost safety precautions.

Raw Mill: The 45 m high structure is equipped with a 350 tph vertical roller for drying and grinding of raw materials. The major erection scope included the 80 t gear box and 60 t grinding table, process ducting complex connecting to RA bag House to chimney and preheater down comer duct and process fans.

The critical tasks were carried out through a 200t crane, other erection

Lime stone stacker and reclaimer conveyors

Coal stacker structural dome


works were enabled with help of an EOT crane which minimised the cost of heavy plant and machinery. Spider cutting in a confined space executed successfully with all safety work permit and procedures for different ducting at different elevations.

Type : Vertical roller mill

Make : Gebr. Pfeiffer

Model : mps 4500b

Capacity : 350 tph

Max. Feed size : 95% of -75mm

Product size : 15% - 90microns

MOTOR : 2750KW x 1000 rpm

Drive gear box : planetary type

Make : Flender

Mill table speed : 24 rpm

No. of grinding rollers : 3

Grinding rollers size : dia 2500mm

Classifier type : sls 3450b

Design : Lamella wheel

Size : 3450mm

Speed : 120 rpm. Max

Reverse air bag house: This involved the erection of the 35 m high CE-RABH 12X180 de-dusting unit with a capacity of 712200 A3/Hr. The unit comprised 8 modules of hallow size 6X6X14 m weighing 26 tons which was assembled at the ground level and erected at 19 m height by using spreader bar (Jig & Fixture) with proper procedures. The erection was a critical activity as the unit was adjacent to the 132 KV charged HT line. The unit controls the dust generated in the raw mill cyclones and the fluid gases

generated in the kiln during the process.

Model : CE-RABH-12*180

Design : Clair Engineering

Capacity : 712200 am3/hr

Gas density : 0.718kg/am3

Pressure drop across bh : 150 mm wgc

Outlet emission : <30 mg/Nm3

Total filtration area : 20894 sq.m

Gas temperature : 240 deg.C

No. of bags : 2160

Bag size : dia 292 x 10670mm

Fabric : woven fibre glass laminated with ptfe membrane

Blending Silo: This is a 20 m dia structure with a 77 m high inverted

Cement Manufacturing Process

The preparation of cement involves mining; crushing, and grinding of raw materials (principally limestone and clay); calcining the materials in a rotary kiln; cooling the resulting clinker; mixing the clinker with gypsum; and grinding, storing, and bagging the finished cement. The dry process, using preheaters and precalciners, is both economically and environmentally.


cone and has a 15000t continuous flow capacity. The inverted cone concreting was done with permanent structural shutter in place of wooden shutters with slip-form technique. It was specially designed by L&T EDRC to take the load of 375 cu.m of concrete.

Type : inverted cone

Design : Humboldt Wedag (I) ltd

Size : dia 20 m

Capacity : 15000 t

Feed capacity : 465 tph

Discharge capacity : 340 tph

No. of discharge points : 10

Preheater: The 140 m preheater designed by Humboldt Wedag was executed by L&T and has six stages with a line pre-calcinerof 22x22m

size and contains 9 floors. Each slab was cast in a span of 28 days duration and was given clearance for mechanical erection within 5 months. The provision of RCC cantilevers helped in the erection of stage 2 and stage 3 cyclones with tower crane thereby avoiding the use of heavy duty cranes. Pipe sleeves were provided during slab casting to facilitate the lifting arrangement of cyclones.

Type : ph 8864- 6 stage


Building size : 22 x 22 m

Height : 115 mm

Flow medium : waste gas

Stage - 1cyclones : 6400mm x 2 nos

Stage – 2 to 6 cyclones : 8800mm x 5 nos

Pyroclone size : 4385mm x100m

Kilns: The three tyres rotary kiln of 4.2 dia and 64 m length are installed with a production capacity of 4500 tpd. Erecting these kilns was a critical activity as they had a slope element of 3.5%. To enable the erection, three Kiln piers were constructed with 100% accuracy to match the slope. The kilns were supplied in eleven sections which were assembled at ground and erected after subjecting to NDT checks without any defect (UT + RT). The quality of welding had a workshop like finish and was appreciated by the client.

Type : 3 tyre kiln


Capacity : 4500tpd

Size : 4.2m x 64 m

Slope : 3.5%

Speed : 5.5 rpm max

Motor : 550KW x 1000 rpm

Pyro Step Cooler House: This 48.2 m structure has the cooler ESP,

View of Pre-heater and ESP chimney


A view of truck loading conyeyor

View of Automatic cement Packer

de-dusting and chimney system for cooler vent gases.

Type : pyro step


Capacity : 4500tpd

Size : psc 2-091.12t

Grate surface : 91 sq.m

Specific loading : 44 t/m2/d

Material inlet temperature : 1400 deg. c

Material out temperature : 70 deg.c + ambient

Clinker Storage: The 45 m diameter silo with RCC dome has a capacity to store 45000 tonnes of clinker. This holds the status of being the first RCC clinker storage in India with a clinker dome of such magnitude.. The Construction Methods Planning Cell designed the formwork scheme for the sloped RCC dome which was instrumental for executing the dome works in a safe manner within the stipulated time period. 20,000 cu.m of staging were supported on ISMB 200 at intermediate levels. The periphery wall of

varying thickness was cast using the jump slip-form technique in a cycle time of 13 days per lift. A total of 600 t of L&T formwork materials and channels were used in very confined areas to support the slopped RCC roof (Dome). The whole structure was completed in 9 months’ time.

Cement Mill House: The structure comprised two slide shoe type cement grinding units of 115 tph capacity, bag filter, two fly ash bins made out of steel and

cement mill hopper. The cement mills in closed building weighed 120 t each and were manually erected using jigs and fixtures.

Type : Slide shoe type

Make : Humboldt Wedag (I) Ltd

Capacity : 115tph@3000 Blaine

Max. Clinker feed size : 95 % <30mm

Motor : 2 x 1850KW

Dia & grinding path length : 4.2*13.5 m

Packing Plant: The unit is equipped with two roto packer with a capacity of 240 tph and has two cement silos for storage.

Type : Roto Packer Type -16 Rs

Make : EEL

Model : 1016 J

Capacity : 240 tph

No Of Filling Spouts : 16 nos

Machine Design Output : 4800 bags

Motor : 22KW X 1000 rpm

No. of operations : 2

Conveyors: 2.5 km of conveyor trestles and galleries have been


installed for transport of raw and process materials inside the plant.

Coal stacker & reclaimer:

Material : coal

Grain size : (-)60mm

Capacity : 7000 t

Size : dia 56m

Stacking rate : 300 tph

Reclamer rate : 150 tph

Coal grinding:

Type : vertical roller mill

Make : GEBR. Pfeiffer

Model : MPS 2800BK

Capacity : 40 tph

Max. Feed size : 95% of -60mm

Product size : 15% - 90microns

Motor : 660KW x 1000 rpm

Drive gear box : planetary type

Make : Flender

Mill table speed : 24 rpm

No. Of grinding rollers : 3

Grinding rollers size : dia 1600mm

Classifier type : SLS 2450BK

Design : Lamella Wheel

Size : 2450mm

Speed : 153 rpm

Challenges faced

Being a green field project there were many constraints especially during the execution stage. The remote site location

Cooler ESP, CF silo & preheater with associated conveyor

Coal stacker and reclaimer


posed the biggest challenge. Sourcing labour was a major issue owing to the remoteness of the project site. In addition to this the area was prone to heavy winds and cyclones. Erecting the

heavy cement machinery and construction of all structures, especially the 140 m preheater was a critical activity.

During peak operations the project had 2300 workmen managed by

90 staff. Major P&M deployed included 4 tower cranes, one 204t crane, one 150 t crane one 80t mobile crane, one 18 t crane8 hydra cranes, 2 batching plants, 10 transit mixers, 3 high lift pumps, 2 boom placers and 140 welding machines.

The highlight of the project execution was that civil works were completed and handed over in a record time and cement production commenced within a year’s time as targeted. This is also the first cement plant project in India to bag the prestigious British Safety Council Award.

Rajesh Bhagwan Kondle Project Manager

Singirikonda Sudhakar Construction Manager

View of full cement plant

Workers giving a finishing touch to Coal stacker structural dome

Water on the desert

TAPS Barmer Lift Water Supply Project


Water on the desert

TAPS

Jaisalmer is popular the world over as a tourist destination. It becomes a part of the Great

Thar desert with its undulating sand dunes. Apart from the sand dunes that are speckled with camels, the topography also comprises stony and rocky areas which are actively mined for construction purposes. Jaisalmer is the largest district of India, perhaps as large as the state of Kerala and it also holds the record as the largest parliamentary constituency in unison with Barmer district spanning over an expansive area of 66,788 sq.km. The population is as scanty as the vegetation and one could drive on for miles without coming across any human settlement.

What was once a quaint desert village is now fast evolving with discoveries of oil basins made in the region. Apart from this, it also offers itself excellently for production of wind

energy. Many celebrities are said to have put up their wind mills here with the help of the wind mill companies. Till date, 1200 wind mills have been set up in Jaisalmer while projects for 2,200MW are in the pipeline. Other notable industries include mining for stones and other minerals. Unlike other states in India, agriculture takes a back seat here due to the scanty rainfall of about 16 cm per annum.

Water is a very scarce resource at Rajasthan and the state government lays a great focus on providing potable water to its people. The Ganga Bhakhra Canal system, Indira Gandhi Canal System in the north western part and the recent Narmada canal system in southern part are the only reliable drinking water sources in the region. Through the prestigious Barmer Lift Water Supply Project (BLWSP) the government of Rajasthan aims to

provide purified drinking water to not only the 691 villages but also over 60,000 defence personnel who are stationed in the region on border security mission.

Indira Gandhi Canal

The thin and scattered population relies solely on IGMC (Indira Gandhi Main Canal) which is an artificial dis-tributary from the confluence of rivers Sutlej and Beas. The canal forms the largest and biggest man-made canal in the country conveying water over a length of 2483 Km before terminating in Jaisalmer. The canal has innumerable branches forming a network across the desert. The canal originates at Harika barrage in Punjab and runs parallel to Pakistan border at a distance of almost 40 km in the Thar desert of Rajasthan. The total planned length of the system is 9060 km catering to the irrigation

3845 ML capacity raw water reservoir at Mohangarh


needs of a total cultivable command area of 19.63 lakh hectares.

Scope of works

The work scope includes Design, Execution and Commissioning of

package 1 and 2 in eighteen months on an EPC basis with Operation & Maintenance works for 5 years before handing over to the client.

Package I – Mohangarh to Bhagu ka Gaon & Jaisalmer

Package II – Bhagu ka Gaon to Barmer

Defence establishments

The districts of Jaisalmer and Barmer share an international border of length 704 km with Pakistan, making it a strategically important to protect and preserve the integrity of the nation as a whole. With deployment of major Army & Air force bases in these regions’ it becomes essential to provide the fleet with water fit for drinking.. The BLWSP project serves as an alleviation tool by supplying purified water to the brave soldiers of India. It is estimated that the drinking water project for the defence establishments alone will cater to the water needs of about 60,000 people in various bases.

Pump house under construction at Bhagu ka Gaon

Interior view of clear water reservoir at Barmer


Mohangarh head works

The project sources raw water from IGMC drawing water at RD 1435 location near Mohangarh. For this purpose an inlet raw water channel has been constructed with a control gate which is in the scope of IGMC authorities. From here the raw water is conveyed to the raw water reservoir through a canal of length 1626m. Half the reservoir is filled using gravity flow and the remaining half will be pumped into the reservoir from the pump house.

Raw water reservoir

In the sun parched desert land of Mohangarh the sight of an expansive body of water forms a feast to the eye of the beholder. So much so that the chief engineer from the client side saw the completed

structured and exclaimed, “Now this can be termed as an Oasis!” For creating the mega earthen reservoir of bed size 720 x 728 m (3845 ML capacity), excavation and back filling of over 12 lakh cum was done. LDPE sheet laying works for 5.24 Lac Sqm along with filling works of 600 mm cushion layer over the laid LDPE sheets at RWR Pond bed to prevent seepage of water was executed. A machine called the “Dolly Karwa”, being widely used in Punjab areas this machine has the unique capacity to excavate, transport and backfill in a single stroke! was used for performing the cushion layer works. By virtue of using this machine, the entire excavation and backfilling operation was done in just three months. In order to prevent erosion of the soil embankment, mulching works with senia grass has been done on the upstream slope of

embankment which also provides a pleasing look contrasting with the aqua marine backdrop of the reservoir.

WTP structures

The head works at Mohangarh also includes a pump house that comprises of 10 vertical turbine pumps of capacity 3200 cum per hour, Clariflocculator, Filter house, Chemical house, Chlorination building. The water is clarified and purified by rapid gravity sand filtration process and by passing through a series of treatment processes. The treatment plant provides a yield of 172 MLD (Million Litres per Day). The treated water is stored in a clear water reservoir of capacity 14.5 ML and is pumped to the intermediate clear water reservoir located at Bhagu ka gaon through clear water MS transmission

Clear Water Reservoir at Kumharon Ki Dhani


mains of 1527 mm OD using six HSC pumps of discharge capacity 1840 cu.m/hr at a working head of 82 m and a drive motor of 540 KW capacity. The pumping system is designed for 4 working and 2 standby mode.

Bhagu ka gaon

TThe village of Bhagu ka gaon, located on the Jodhpur Jaisalmer highway is at a distance of 45 km from the Mohangarh head works. The 172 MLD treated water is pumped through pumping mains made of MS pipes to reach the intermediate clear water reservoir at Bhagu ka gaon. The reservoir has a storage capacity of 14.5 ML and houses 10 HSC pumps to further pump the clear water to two directions using two separate pipelines. One line is dedicated to the defence and

runs to a distance of 17.8 km before terminating at defence clear water reservoir (out of L&T scope). 700 mm diameter K7 class DI pipes were used for this transmission. The other pipeline is for civilian purpose and travels to Barmer for a distance of 151 km using MS pipeline of various diameter such as 1424, 1422, 1000 & 930 mm. The entire pipeline system is placed below ground level at a depth of 1 to 1.5 m. The treated water from Bhagu ka Gaon is received initially at Kumharon Ki Dhani in a clear water reservoir of 26 ML Capacity, from here the water flows by gravity (1000/900 mm OD Ms pipeline) to reach Barmer, where the water is collected in a clear water reservoir of capacity 17 ML for further transmission to Barmer city and adjoining

villages. Along the route of the pipeline, water is tapped for distribution to the surrounding villages. In total, the BLWSP envisages to cater to the drinking water needs of Barmer town, and 691 villages apart from the usage at the Army and Air force cantonment area.

Surge tanks

The integrity of pipeline for its entire utility period till 2036 is ensured by providing surge protection systems. The protection system for each of the four transmission mains is customized.

Mohangarh to Bhagu ka Gaon (1527 mm OD MS Transmission mains) - The surge protection of this stretch is achieved through an air vessel of capacity 122cu.m with two compressors and necessary

18 m high 2.75 lakh cu.m capacity elevated storage reservoir for surge protection


valves and piping arrangement has been installed, a 1500 mm dia. The system includes Dual Plate Check Valve upstream of Air vessel, an elevated storage reservoir of 2.75 lakh litre capacity with staging a height of 18 m at Ch. 20.6 km of pipeline, two air cushion valves and a stand pipe.

Bhagu ka Gaon to Army Cantonment (700 mm DI, K7 class Transmission mains) – Surge protection is provided through an elevated storage reservoir of capacity 0.12 lakh litre at a staging height of 25 m, one zero velocity valve and 3 Air Cushion valves are included.

Bhagu ka Gaon to Kumharon Ki Dhani - This stretch is protected using an Air Vessel of 127 cu.m capacity with appropriate compressor units and piping arrangement of 1400 mm. The surge protection system includes Dual Plate Check Valve and Air cushion valve of 200 mm, an elevated Storage reservoir at Ch. 60 km of pipeline with 1 lakh litre

capacity at a staging height of 6 m and a ground level storage reservoir of 1.93 lalk litre capacity.

Kumharonki Dhani to Barmer - The pipeline in this stretch possesses gravity flow and hence a bypass arrangement line of 250 mm around the last butterfly valve is sufficient to safeguard this stretch of pipeline.

Challenges

Extreme climatic conditions

The project location is exposed to extreme temperature variations of upto 49˚C in summer and 1˚C during winter. The summer heat is marked by strong & frequent dust-storms that fills the eyes of people

Work in progress for laying the clear water mains

The clear water mains laid underground at a depth of 1.5 m


standing in the vicinity. Even standing still for a few minutes in the searing desert heat is enough to swoon down due to dehydration. This extremities in climate was a major reason why migrant workmen were shunning the work offer at BLWSP. To mitigate this issue various methods were adopted which included hiring and training of local work force who were already acclimatized to the prevalent ambient conditions. The project team ensured flexibility of work timings to perform works during favorable climate only along with an emergency response plan in place to caution and shelter the workers. Replenishment of fluids through distribution of ORS packets at work and installation of water tanks to ensure availability of potable water in the close proximity of works was ensured. Regular and periodic medical health checkup were organized to relieve the workers of their minor ailments and diagnosing

them for any major illness and onward referral to a nearby capable hospital on need basis.

Salt water during excavation

The project team faced a strange challenge at one stretch of the pipeline during excavation. Large amount of salt water was found at even 1 m depth which made it difficult for excavation. Geotechnical experts were of the opinion that this went to prove that what is seen as a dry desert now should have been under the sea thousands of year back and the sea water has been trapped in the rocky surface. Special arrangements were made for dewatering and treatment of the pipeline against corrosion in this particular tract.

Bentonite soil

During construction of clear water reservoir at Barmer the project

team faced a peculiar challenge. On contact with water the soil got extremely slushy thereby offering no stability to build structures. Experts were invited from Engineering Design and Research Centre at HQ and a special soil treatment called CNS - or Cohesive Non Swelling Treatment was done in order to prepare the base for foundation.

Plant and machinery

Due to remoteness, it was unviable and expensive to procure specific type of equipment for every job. High capacity cranes could also not be procured due to this reason. Considering this challenge the project team commissioned three 49m dia Clarriflocculator using only derrick system and hydra crane in the place of high capacity cranes. Many heavy installations in the treatment plant and the reservoirs were

Water treatment structures at Mohangarh head works


meticulously planned and executed using elementary P&M.

Service road

As a support infrastructure and for enabling patrolling along the pipeline alignment, service road of 3.5 m width also forms part of the work scope. A service road of length 31.8 km along the pipeline from Mohangarh head works up to Bhagu ka Gaon as part of SPR I package has been constructed. Further 36.5 km of service road is being constructed between Bhagu ka Gaon to Devikote (26.5 km) and Bhadka to Barmer (10 km). These service roads are constructed along the cross country pipeline stretches. The support infrastructure also includes as dedicated transmission line along the route which is out of scope of L&T.

EHS

Owing to the prevalent extreme climatic conditions getting manpower for the execution of project was difficult. Hence the project team took initiatives to provide induction and training to create an informed pool of workers from among the local

residents. This initiative has increased the hopefulness of the public thereby serving multifold solutions like, emerging of jobs, development of skilled workers, helping to solve the acute labour shortages, eliminating mobilization from external areas thereby preserving the prevailing harmony and peace.

Adoption of work methodologies suiting the needs of available resources, proactive approach to disseminate information related to usage of PPE (Personal Protective

Equipment), identification of risks, with involvement of workers in evaluation of Job-risk and charting the mitigation plans enabled effective implementation of safety practices. Workers have been provided with comfortable shelter under permanent roofs with basic amenities of drinking water and toilet facilities with proper drainage systems. A canteen along with 3 provisional stores has been opened in the camp area considering the remoteness of the work location. Safe electrical connections were provided along with area lighting that was backed up by a 125 KVA DG set.

The project team also involved itself in various CSR activities such as tree plantation (approx. 300 saplings have been planted), supporting cause of education by distributing educational materials and by developing and nurturing subcontractors from the local areas in order to enhance the economy of this rural area.

Sunilmanohar Thakre Project Manager

Service road of 31.8 km from Mohangarh to Bhagu Ka Gaon

Dedicated transmission line for BLWSP


(Kharghar - Kalwa - Borivali - Boisar)

220 kV Multi-Circuit Transmission Line for

MSETCL


220 kV Multi-Circuit Transmission Line for

MSETCL

The electrical power demand of India’s financial capital – Mumbai is steeply increasing

with rising standards of urbanisation and industrialisation in this region. The Majority portion of this Region is dependent on the Single Substation at Borivali. It is estimated that the peak load of Mumbai will be 3342 MW (2011-12) and expected demand will be 4200MW by 2014-15. There is an installed generation of 1600MW from TATA Generating stations at Trombay and 500MW from Reliance thermal power station at Dhanu; and the rest of the power demand will be met with bilateral purchase through MSETCL Grid. Although the existing HV transmission network of Mumbai is well connected with the State grid as well as TATA and Reliance Power stations, to meet these rising demand there is a

need to upgrade and strengthen this transmission network to avoid any major power breakdown. Borivali sub-station is feeding both TATA and Reliance who are the major consumers in this area. Moreover, as the existing HV Transmission lines Constructed during 1964, passing through Kharghar, Trombay and Tarapur have served beyond their estimated life cycle and at present they are loaded above their power factor.

Therefore, the Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL) decided to strengthen these lines and conducted the system studies through State Transmission Utility (STU). Accordingly, it was agreed that TATA and Reliance infrastructure would draw power

from the Borivali 220 kV substation of MSETCL through bilateral purchase. At the same time MSETCL went in for strengthening of the transmission lines in order to fill the load-Generation gap.

About MSETCL

MSETCL is the largest electric power transmission utility in the state sector in India with 520 EHV Sub-stations and 37125 ckm of Transmission Line with an asset value of Rs.10,500 crore. Fully aware of the inadequacy of the existing system, MSETCL went in for establishing a robust Transmission network with Transmission capacity of 35,000 MW by 2012 an increase of more than 120%. Accordingly, MSETCL becomes the first State Transmission Utility in India to promote, approach


and to sign a JV for the development of a power evacuation system

As per the guidelines and feasibility report, MSETCL tendered this project of National Importance only to key players in the field, tightening the qualification criteria and seeking an end to end responsibility for execution and delivery.

220 kV Multi-circuit Transmission Line

As L&T has the necessary know-how, expertise, manufacturing facilities and dedicated construction teams to take up TL project execution of

up to 800kV rating in any part of the globe, the company bagged the order for this under stiff competition from tough players in the field.

The scope of work involved design, supply, erection, testing and commissioning the Multi circuit (Four circuits) 220kV transmission line located between Kharghar – Kalwa – Borivali – Boisar, extending to 130 km and scheduled to be completed within 24 months. The total line length of 130 Kms is divided into 3 sections based on sub-station points as Kharghar – Kalwa, Kalwa – Borivali, Borivali – Boisar.

One peculiar feature of this line is that it passes along a complex network of transmission lines of various voltage levels (400 kV, 220 kV, 100 kV, 22 kV and 11 kV). Geographically, the three sections pass through:

Kharghar – Kalwa: (26 kms)

MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial yDevelopment Corporation) which has heavy vehicle traffic flow, round the clock.

Complex transmission line ynetworks as well as underground utilities such as HT cables, Gas, water pipelines etc.,

Railway and Highway crossings. y

Kalwa – Borivali (17 Kms)

Thane creek where the yapproach is only through barge & boats. (Pile foundations in 10 locations are to be casted in this creek)

Dense mangroves along the ycreek for which forest clearance had to be obtained

Saltpan area nearby the ymangroves and Marshy area

Eastern express highway ycrossing

Railway and Highway crossings y

Congested Mumbai city where yhuge day to day traffic flow is existing alongside the existence the huge hospitals, malls, skyscrapers etc.,

Very densely encroached slum yareas

Sanjay Gandhi National Park y

Boisar – Borivali (87 Kms)

Sanjay Gandhi National Park y

Dhanu – Territorial forest ysections

Express highway, NH and yRailway crossings

Hilly terrains. y

Tower erection in progress


Right of way

As the scope of work also involved Right of way, we had to coordinate with several government agencies:

Co-ordination with MIDC, yNMMC (Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation), BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) individual factories across MIDC.

Co-ordinating with Forest ydepartment (Territorial forest - Dhanu, Thane section, Sanjay Gandhi National Park - Borivali)

Co-ordination with individual yland owners.

Assessment of tree cutting, ycrop compensation with local Horticulture dept and Revenue officials.

For the successful execution of the project, the operation team established certain infrastructure as follows:

Main project office located yat Airoli (Kalwa) so as to co-ordinate with MSETCL.

Two site offices established at yboth ends of the TL stretch.

Two store yards established y(Panvel, Boisar) at both ends of stretch.

Description Quantity

Supply of towers (tons) : 10500 T

Supply of Conductor : 3150 km

Supply of Insulators (Nos) : 2.75 lakh

Check Survey : 130 km

Foundations (Nos) : 400

Concrete (Cu.m) : 1.15 lakh

Steel (tons) : 8000 t

Pile foundations (locations) : 15

Technical complexities

By keeping the live transmission system in place, we had to plan various outages of different circuit ratings to enable us construct the new transmission line in the same alignment.

These outages were planned taking in to consideration overall power flow across the network which involved lot of co-ordination between various agencies

MSETCL - Operation teama.

MSETCL - Load Despatch Centreb.

MSETCL - Testing & Commissioning c. Teams for diverting the circuits.

MSETCL - Sub-stations (Switching d. points)

MSEDCL - Diversion of Over head e. LV lines through Cabling

L&T - Operation teamf.

Unlike many other transmission line projects executed by L&T across barren fields and hills, most of the stretches of this project had to be executed under thickly populated areas with high density traffic including complex transmission networks. Therefore, utmost safety precautions had to be taken throughout the project. The constant vigil and supervision demanded by the project was no better than Hot Line stringing (Under live conditions) project.

Tower foundation reinforcements being laid


Benefits

Borivali is emerging as a major load centres as well as major power hub as a number of 220kV feeders of TPC & Reliance are terminated in Borivali sub-station to draw huge quantum of power by TPC & Reliance.

Considering the total demand of power in Mumbai & Navi Mumbai at the end of 2010-11, these lines will be overloaded and demand load on these lines will get almost doubled in next five years. To further meet the required demand of Mumbai up to the end of 12th plan, it is essential to strengthen the existing transmission network without affecting the prevailing environment in the region.

To avoid severe Right Of Way issues as line is passing through densely populated Mumbai area and it is not possible to lay new lines in new corridor, therefore these lines are proposed to be renovated through Existing corridor. Even though the existing line is passing through the Territorial forest and Wild life sanctuaries, impact on environment and wild life is also reduced by replacing existing broad base Double circuit towers with Narrow base M/C Towers (Twin conductor), otherwise three times forest land would be required for transmission of equal power.

The space for 220kV conventional bays at 220kV Borivali substation can be made available by extending the yard. Since there is no space available

for220kV bays at 220kV Boisar and 220kV Kharghar substations, it is proposed to construct gas insulated substations. Four 220kV GIS bays at 220kV Kharghar substation including two GIS bays at Boisar–II substations are proposed.

Chekuri Vidyadhar, Project Manager


INAUGURATION AND EVENTS

09-27 runway inaugurated at MIAL

L&T successfully completed the rehabilitation and overlay of the 09-27 runway at the Mumbai International Airport and this new run way was inaugurated by L&T’s Chairman and Managing Director, Mr. A M Naik and Mr. K V Rangaswami Member of Board &President L&T (Construction) along with Dr. G V K Reddy (Chairman, GVK Group) and Mr. Sanjay Reddy (Managing Director, GVK Group).

The overlay of the 09-27 runway is one of the most challenging construction projects undertaken by L&T in Airport Project as the work had to be executed on an operational runway during the permitted window of 8 hours each day (9:00 am. to 5:00 pm) for the last six months, while the other cross runway 14/32 was in operation. The entire work was executed without causing any hindrance to the ongoing airport operations.

The runway 09-27 has been upgraded for wide body code F aircrafts – A380 airbus along with up gradation of aircraft ground lighting. The scope of work included 1.45 lakhs t of Asphalt works, 2.6 km of drain construction,

59 km of AGL conduiting, 12 km of duct bank construction, 1750 nos of AGL fixtures installation, 525 km of cabling works, supply and installation of guidance sign age, CAT2 approach light system, 120 CCR in two different substations and approx. 3.3 lakhs sqm of grading works. The project has been completed ahead of scheduled much to the customer’s delight and has brought accolades to the L&T team.

Mr. Sanjay Reddy, in his address commended the efforts of the L&T team and also mentioned that the quantum of work executed at the airside in last three years is far above global standards. Mr. A.M. Naik congratulated the L&T team on this remarkable achievement and appreciated the long term relationship between L&T and GVK. Speaking on the occasion Mr. K V Rangaswami appreciated the joint effort of L&T, MIAL – projects and MIAL- operations, without which this conquest was not possible. Appreciating the efforts and contributions of L&T team, MIAL presented a certificate of appreciation to L&T.

Runway Inauguration (from R to L): Mr. Sanjay Reddy (GVK), Mr. K V Rangaswami (L&T), Mr. A M Naik (L&T), Mr. G V K Reddy (GVK), Mr. Krishna Bhuphali (GVK), Mr. M V Satish (L&T), Mr. Abinash K (GVK), Mr. D K Sen (L&T)


A new facility of the Construction Skills Training Institute was unveiled at Neervallur Village in Kanchipuram district on 6thMay 2011 and this institute was inaugurated by Mr.K.V Rangaswami along with other senior officials including Mr. S.N Subrahmanyan, Mr. Subodh Bhargava (Non-Executive Director, L&T), Mr. S Rajavel, Mr.K.P Raghavan and Mr.B Ramakrishnan.

This new CSTI facility has been set up in an area of 7 acres with an administrative block, trainees’ hostel block, staff accommodation block, covered workshops and open trade practice yards. Over 300 students can be accommodated for skill training and some parts of this facility are being shared by the Transmission line and Railway electrification business units as well.

The inauguration was followed by the release of e-learning packages for Formwork, Bar bending, Masonry and Electrical trades. Also, a short film titled ‘A Turning Point’ was released by KVR during this occasion. The film produced by the Corporate

CSTI inaugurates a new facility at Kanchi

Communications department narrates the story of a village lad who goes through complete transformation after skill training at L&T’s CSTI.

Mr. K.V Rangaswami inagurating the institute along with other senior officials


L&T inaugurated two state of the art facilities, a Steel Service Centre and the Precast Concrete Plant at Khopoli about 85 km midway between Mumbai and Pune on 9th May. This new facility at Khopoli was inaugurated by our President Mr.K.V Rangaswami along with senior officials including Mr. A.L Sekar, Mr.S.N Seth, Mr. K.V Praveen, Mr. Niranjan Simha, Mr. J. Gopalakrishna Pillai and others. Mr.M. S Krishnamoorthy, Senior Vice President Corporate HR also graced this occasion.

Speaking during the occasion KVR expressed his delight towards L&T’s foresight in strategic planning and added that these two new facilities- Steel service centre and Precast plant will certainly help our projects perform better. ALS during his address emphasized that these facilities are an added arsenal to win over our competitors and commended the efforts of SGS and team including the Mumbai cluster for the fast track completion of the plants.

Steel Service Centre

It is a 3000 t/month installed capacity plant with semi-automatic rebar cut and bend facility. Located in an area of 5 acres, this plant is incorporated with machinery from Germany and Italy. Additional features include an updated optimization software to keep the wastages abysmally low( aiding green concept), large

storage space to store upto 6000 mt of rebar to feed the ever increasing, space starved, time warped Mumbai cluster sites. With a well-trained crew to handle large demands, this facility is likely to ease the pressure of Mumbai cluster in terms of shortage of cut and bend labourers as well as shortage of space at site, timely delivery of quality products etc.

Precast Concrete Plant

This semi-automated plant has an installed capacity of 26000 sqm per month or equivalent to 1000sqm per day of precast pre-stressed hollow core slab. Imported machines from Belgium, Italy along with a host of other indigenous machinery are installed in this plant. The size of the production area is 187m in length and 20m in width with two ultra-fast EOT cranes (speed upto 80m/min) and a 30 cum per hour batching plant, state of the art planetary mixer, 6lakh kcal/hr hot water generator and a concealed pipe network underneath 6 beds of 150m long for accelerated aging of concrete. The facility is located in a plot of 14 acres with ample space for future expansion. This plant will provide L&T a distinct edge over competition in the Housing, IT and Commercial space segment. The plant will also help in managing the quality, space, labour, formwork and time constraints.

Precast plant & steel service centre inaugurated at Khopoli

Mr.K.V Rangaswami along with senior officials including Mr. A.L Sekar, Mr.S.N Seth, Mr. K.V Praveen, Mr. Niranjan Simha, Mr. J. Gopalakrishna Pillai and Mr. M. S Krishnamoorthy


“Tarigonda Vengamamba Nitya Annadanam Complex”, an expansive free food dining hall constructed at Tirumala by L&T Construction’s Buildings & Factories IC was inaugurated by Her Excellency, The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil on 7th July 2011 in the presence of an august gathering. Among those present were, Hon’ble Governor of Andhra Pradesh Mr. E.S.L. Narasinghan and Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy. On behalf of L&T the inaugural function was attended by Mr. K.V. Rangaswami, senior colleagues from Chennai and Hyderabad. The project is designed by EDRC team in Chennai and the construction team is led by Mr. M. Jagadish.

State-of-the-art dining facility

Constructed in an area of 5 acres adjacent to the Varahaswamy Guest House, the state-of-the-art dining hall has a total built-up area of 2.08 lakh sq.ft with a capacity to cater to around 1 lakh devotees per day. The dining complex houses 4 modern dining halls, each accommodating 1000 persons integrated with an advanced kitchen and storage facilities for groceries and vegetables. The store also features cold rooms and chiller facilities. The hill abode of Lord Venkateshwara

has many buildings that have a strong architectural character, therefore the design of the Tarigonda Vengamamba Nitya Annadanam Complex was done in such a manner that it blends with the surroundings and at the same time have its own touch of creativity and uniqueness. Surrounded by roads on three sides, the main entry has been strategically located on the North West direction with closest proximity to the main shrine in order to facilitate pilgrims. A comfortable queue complex is located at the entry zone from which the pilgrims enter the building through the entry door on the southern side and exit through the western door. Adequate care has been taken to make the entire pilgrim area as a pedestrian zone incorporated with vehicular access for fire brigade as a contingency during emergency conditions.

Ramps have been provided for vertical circulation of pilgrims to make the complex accessible to all age-groups and people with disabilities. The design of toilets is also done in such a manner to cater to the ease of people with special needs. The material used for the construction of the complex is resistant to abrasions and damage in order to provide superior durability and long life of structure.

Annadanam Complex of TTD inaugurated by The President of India at Tirumala


The first Construction Skills Training Centre (CSTC) at ITI - Baithan in Singrouli District, Madhya Pradesh was inaugurated by Sri Shiv Raj Singh Chauhan, Chief Minister of MP On May 24, 2011.. Many government officials and senior executives from L&T including Mr. S. R. Dongre, L&T Power Development, Mr. S. Nath, Project Manager of CHP - Mahan and Mr. S. Annamalai from Mahan Project were present in the inaugural function.

CSTC - Singrouli is established through an MoU between Government of Madhya Pradesh and L&T. As per the MoU, students recruited from rural areas undergo one month training at CSTC - Singrouli as per the guidance of CSTI and two months training at L&T’s own CSTI at Pilkhua (Delhi Region). The complete capital cost in establishing this CSTC and revenue cost in running one month course at CSTC - Singrouli will be borne by Madhya Pradesh Government.

Madhya Pradesh CM inaugurates first Construction Skills Training Centre

Sri Shiv Raj Singh Chauhan, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh inaugurating Construction Skills Training Centre

The kitchen has been planned at the South East as per Vaasthu principles. A dedicated service access helps in easy loading and unloading of material. This service area is designed for independent circulation of people so that it does not interfere with the pilgrim zone. A separate facility for cooking and storage of Laddus, is also provided on the mezzanine floor above the kitchen. The service area is marked by wide ramps and corridors for easy trolley movement. A synchronized and hygienic process of cooking and serving of food is facilitated through a network of lifts and food tunnels, which is a unique feature in the design of the dining complex.

Other features

An imposing double height main entrance foyer yelevates the building aesthetics along with a double height curved sky-light roof in between the 4 dining halls, the poly carbonate roof sheeting system provides natural lighting and ventilation

3000 litres per hour RO plant for purified drinking ywater supply round the clock with advanced pressure and sand filters

100 m long under-ground food tunnel for carrying yfood trolleys to dining halls through elevators. This

network is designed such as to avoid hindrance to free flow of pilgrims

Evacuation and fire safety measures are according yto National Building Code of India (NBC)

An advanced plumbing and sanitary system yhaving a pressurized 24x7 water supply has been established using hydro-pneumatic pumps

The office for the Annadanam complex is located ywithin the complex at the 2nd floor above the kitchen with dormitory facilities for the service people


NEW ORDERS

Rs. 4100 Cr for Buildings & Factories IC

Buildings & Factories Independent Company has secured new orders worth 4100 crore during the first quarter of FY2012 for the construction of airport expansion, hospital, commercial, residential buildings including factories.

L&T has secured new orders aggregating to 1638 crore in the Commercial Buildings & Airports business from reputed customers which includes design & construction of airport terminal expansion, hospital and medical college and other commercial buildings.

It has also secured orders worth 2051 crore for the construction of residential towers from leading developers across major cities. New orders worth 411 crore has been secured for the construction of factories from esteemed clients including additional orders in the ongoing contracts.

Rs. 1610 Cr orders for Metallurgical and Material Handling IC

Metallurgical and Material Handling Independent Company has secured new orders worth 1610 crore from Tata Steel Limited, India Bulls Power Limited and other customers during the first quarter of FY 2012. A major portion of these orders pertain to the Kalinga Nagar Project of Tata Steel in Orissa.

Tata Steel is setting up four new Coke Oven Batteries, each of 0.75 mill ion ton per annum (mtpa) capacity with By-product plant of a total 1,80,000 Nm3/hr. of gas processing capacity. Engineering and technology for these batteries are being provided by ACRE, China, who is an established leader in the field. Apart from constructing the entire Coke Oven

and By-product plant, L&T is also providing detailed engineering and supply of balance of plant. L&T has embarked upon a challenging schedule of constructing the first battery in less than 2½ years against industry average of about 3 years.

This is L&T’s third project in the Coke Oven construction business which has very few players. L&T is already constructing a coke oven complex for Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur works and another coke oven complex for Bhushan Steel’s Meramandali, Orissa works. It is also engaged in construction of a Blast Furnace, Sinter plant, Steel Melting Shop and other units of Tata Steel’s 6 mtpa Kalinga Nagar project.

Several additional orders pertaining to the Steel Melt Shop construction were also awarded by Tata Steel in Q-1, demonstrating the continued confidence and faith of Tata Steel on L&T’s capabilities in executing major metallurgical plants

In yet another development, the company has secured an order for 240 crore from India Bulls Power Limited for civil & structural works for Coal Handling Plants & Ash Handling Plant for Amravati & Nashik Thermal Power Projects (Phase II) in Maharashtra. The project has to be completed in 23 months. L&T’s Bulk Material Handling Business Unit will execute this order. It is already executing the supply & erection of coal handling plant for both Phase I & II of the project.

Electrical Orders worth Rs.1366 Cr from Gulf

The Power Transmission & Distribution IC has bagged major EPC orders from GCC countries aggregating to Rs.1366 crore. The order includes construction of 225 km overhead transmission line, 66 km of underground cabling including 8 substations and associated cabling works.


Larsen & Toubro Saudi Arabia LLC a fully owned subsidiary of L&T has bagged one of the largest orders valued at Rs.597 crore (USD 132.7 Mn/ SAR 497.5 Mn) for construction of the 225 km of 380kV transmission line project from Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) connected with Haramain High Speed Railway. This project, once commissioned, will be feeding power to Haramain High Speed Railway system which will be linking the holy cities of Medina and Mecca via Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The scope involves complete engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of towers, conductors, insulators, OPGW, and fittings. The project will be completed in 24 months.

The company also bagged two EPC orders aggregating Rs.497 crore from UAE. The first from Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), valued at Rs.422 crore (USD 93.7 Mn/AED 344.4 Mn) is for the construction of 5 medium voltage substations and associated 33kV cabling works for ADPC’s Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone (KPIZ) Project. This is to be completed in 18 months.

ADPC is responsible for development of Khalifa Port Project and this will replace the existing Mina Zayed port by 2012. International Bechtel Co Ltd is the Project Management Consultants for this project. L&T is actively involved in the execution of three substations including 230 km of 33kV cabling for the same customer at Khalifa Port. The other order, valued at Rs.75 crore (USD 16.8 Mn/AED 61.6 Mn) secured from Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA), is for the construction of 132 kV cabling and associated works, to be completed in 11 months.

In yet another development, L&T has secured a breakthrough order valued at Rs.185 crore (USD 41 Mn/ QAR 149.5 Mn) from Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) for engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 66 km of 220 kV underground cabling works. This order, part of KAHRAMAA Phase X, is the first 220 kV cable order for L&T in Qatar and this has been bagged against stiff competition from International Cable OEMs.

In addition, L&T (Oman) LLC – a JV company of L&T in Muscat Oman has secured a Rs.87 crore (USD 19.3 Mn/ OMR 7.4 Mn) order for the construction of 3 MV Substations including the associated 33 kV Cabling works from Muscat Electricity Distribution Company (MEDC), to be completed in 9 months.

L&T IDPL signs Rs 2600 Cr Concession Agreement with NHAI

L&T BPP Tollway Private Limited, a SPV incorporated by L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited (L&T IDPL), has signed the Concession Agreement with NHAI today (June 22, 2011) for four-laning of the 244 km stretch of NH 14 between Beawar and Pindwara situated in the State of Rajasthan. The Project would be executed on BOT DBFO (Design Build Finance & Operate) basis, with a Concession Period of 23 years. The estimated project cost is of the order of about Rs 2600 crores, and the project is scheduled to be completed within a period of 30 months. The Concessionaire is entitled to collect toll from the users of the Project Highway during the Concession Period on completion of four-laning.

The Project Corridor is one of the main evacuation routes for traffic from Kandla and Mundra Ports, destined to hinterlands spread out in Northern India, extending to Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab and beyond. The Project Corridor falls within the proposed Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and the four-laning of the 244 km stretch of NH-14 within this industrial corridor is expected to accelerate the development and growth prospects in this region.

With this project, L&T currently has 16 projects in its BOT Roads Portfolio, out of which 7 are presently in operation phase, 8 in construction phase, and this project is entering the development phase, thus cumulating in a length of 6700 lane km and a total length of 1461 km, and a total project book size of Rs 15,800 crores.


L&T’s Growth momentum continues

Larsen & Toubro reported Gross Sales of Rs.15213 crore, for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, registering a growth of13% over the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Gross Sales for the full year at Rs. 43886 crore grew by 19 % Y-O-Y. An impressive growth of 27% in Order Inflow achieved during the quarter ended March 31, 2011, helped the Company record an Order Book of Rs.130217 crore as at March 31, 2011.Inspite of deferment of some infrastructure and power project orders, the Company could achieve an increase of 15% in Order Inflow for the year 2010-11.

Profit after Tax (PAT) for the year ended March 31, 2011 excluding exceptional and extraordinary items, at Rs. 3676 crore, grew by 15% over the previous year. The Board of Directors has recommended a dividend of Rs. 14.50 per equity share.

Engineering & Construction Segment

The Segment achieved Customer Sales of Rs. 37550 crore for the year ended March 31, 2011, registering a growth of 19% over the previous year. Execution of multiple projects progressed well during the year, as scheduled. Execution of Power project orders, in particular, accelerated during the year, contributing significantly to the segment revenue. Customer Sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 at Rs. 13317 crore grew by 13% Y-O-Y. Order Inflow peaked at Rs. 28526 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2011,registering a growth of 29 % over the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Major orders during the quarter came from Minerals & Metals and Building & Factories sectors. Order Inflow of the Segment for the year at Rs. 73013 crore grew by 14%.

Order Book of the segment stood at Rs. 128000 crore as on March 31, 2011.With an Operating Margin of 13.7% achieved during the year, the Segment was able to sustain a record of healthy Operating Margins seen in the recent years, aided by appropriate risk mitigation strategies, superior execution of projects and astute management of costs.

CORPORATE

KV breaks a coconut on the auspicious occasion

Katupalli Modular Fabrication Facility Crosses First Milestone

On May 08, 2011, a felicitation function at L&T’s sprawling Modular Fabrication Facility – Katupalli marked the sail-out of a 2000-tonne, 6-legged well-head platform for Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation.

Mr. K. Venkataramanan (KV), President (Engineering & Construction Projects) & Member of the Board, described the achievement as a “360-degree success”, that highlighted the seamless integration of multiple units, across different ICs working towards a shared goal.

Mr. U. Dasgupta, Senior Vice-President, listed out Katupalli’s many benchmarks – all of them “achieved in one stroke”. It had built L&T’s heaviest ever well-head platform, and in doing so within a year of commencing operations had virtually set a record on debut. Equally


Successful launch of PSLV C17 reaffirms L&T’s role in space

The flawless launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C17 on 15 July 2011, following soon after the success of its sibling PSLV C16 in April 2011, has once again affirmed the critical role played by L&T Heavy Engineering in India’s space missions. L&T contributed to the space mission by way of developing tracking systems, manufacturing critical metallic segments and supplying Honey Comb Deck Panels from the Powai and Ranoli facilities.

L&T conferred the ‘Best Construction Partner in India’ at BIAL Bhoomipooja

‘The Best Construction Partner in India’ was the accolade received by L&T on the magisterial occasion of the Bhoomipooja for Bengaluru International Airport Terminal 1 Expansion Project on 6thJune 2011. The fast track project which will be completed in a short period of 18 months is going to redefine Bengaluru on the Map of India. The occasion was graced by Mr. S.N. Subramanian, Member of the Board & Sr. Executive Vice President

(Construction) and members from the senior management of GVK & BIAL.

The PSLV-C16

effusive in their compliments were senior personnel from GSPC and Engineers India Limited who said that the execution of such a large platform on what was barren land until just a year ago, showed that L&T could make “the impossible possible”. The event was a cherished occasion for a number of young GETs involved in the project who received mementos reading ‘Sail Out to Success’ – and a warm arm clasp from KV.

The Defence & Aerospace SBG developed the C&S-Band tracking radars that accurately traced the vehicle’s triumphant trajectory. While the C-Band radar tracked up to 1450 km in transponder mode, the S-Band radar followed the vehicle up to 520 km in skin mode.

To place PSLV C17 in orbit, ISRO relied on critical middle segments manufactured at L&T’s high precision Aerospace Shop, Powai. The mission also had electronic packages mounted using Honey Comb Deck Panels on the upper stage of PSLV C17 and a Heat Shield manufactured at L&T’s Advanced Composite Facility, Ranoli. PSLV C17 is the latest chapter in ISRO’s continuing success story, and L&T has played a critical role across the entire series.


L&T signs MoU with Madhya Pradesh for setting up of 3000 MW Power Project

L&T Power Development Limited has signed an MoU with Govt. of Madhya Pradesh for establishing 2 x 700 MW + 2 x 800 MW (3000 MW) super critical technology based thermal power plant in Singrauli District of Madhya Pradesh with the proposed investment of approx. 16,500 crore.

Singrauli District has been chosen considering the availability of water and the company will be able to establish the plant at the pit head thereby keeping the transportation cost of the coal to bare minimum. This would also facilitate allocation of coal for the power project. As per the MoU, the State Government will help in expeditious grant of permissions, apart from helping L&T Power Development Limited in allotment of water, coal linkage and land acquisition.

The MoU was inked by Mr. Mohammed Suleman, Secretary, Energy, and Mr. S.N. Roy, Senior Vice President & Head - Corporate Initiatives, L&T, on April 26, 2011 in Bhopal in the presence of Chief Minister, Mr.Shivraj Singh Chauhan, and Minister of Energy, Mr.Rajendra Shukla.

Mr. S.N. Roy (right), Senior Vice President & Head - Corporate Initiatives, L&T, exchanging the MoU documents with Mr. Mohammed Suleman, Secretary, Energy, in the presence of Mr. Shivraj Singh Chauhan, CM of Madhya Pradesh, and Mr. Rajendra Shukla, Minister of Energy (second and third from right).

Bihar CM visits Punatsangchhu Hydro Electric Project

The Honourable Chief Minister of Bihar, Mr.Nitish Kumar visited the Punatsangchhu Hydro Electric Project on 6th May 2011 during his five day visit to Bhutan. He toured the site and visited the various project components including the Dam Axis, DT Inlet and DT junction. Mr.Nitish Kumar was extremely delighted with the progress of this project and appreciated the L&T team for this endeavour.

L&T Ranked Among Top 5 ‘Thought Leader Brands’ in India

L&T was ranked among the Top 5 in an Index of Thought Leaders in India published by a London-

based communications agency. In the Index, L&T ranks higher than several global brands. Thought Leaders have been defined as those corporate brands with the power to change the attitudes and behaviours of consumers, employees or politicians. Respondents to the survey included government ministers, directors of blue chip companies and newspaper editors.

The research that was conducted by research consultancy firm Globe Scan for the Index of Thought Leaders 2011 says, “India has greater conviction about the leadership credentials of indigenous companies than in the UK; over half of the companies are privately owned or listed in India.” The Index was comprehensive in coverage, encompassing sectors ranging from ICT to heavy industry to pharmaceuticals, to financial services.


Mr. K. Venkataramanan, President and Member of the Board, was conferred an Honorary Doctorate (honoris causa) in Project Management by the University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehra Dun. The doctorate was presented by the Chancellor, UPES, Dr. S.J. Chopra in the presence of Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mr. S. Jaipal Reddy and Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, on May 31, 2011 at a stately convocation ceremony at the university in Dehra Dun, attended by a host of senior government dignitaries, professional luminaries and industry veterans.

The doctorate represents another significant addition to the professional honours and awards that have embellished the professional career of Mr. Venkataramanan. The citation read out at the convocation described Mr. Venkataramanan as a ‘leading force in the Engineering & Construction’ sector and an internationally respected figure who has made a ‘lasting contribution to Project Management and Chemical Engineering arena through a unique combination of vision, innovativeness and global thinking’.

Mr. S.N. Roy (right) receiving the Randstad award from Dr. Bimal Jalan in New Delhi.

Mr. K. Venkataramanan (right) receiving the doctorate certificates from Dr. S.J. Chopra, the Chancellor of UPES. Dr. Parag Diwan, Vice Chancellor of UPES, is at left.

L&T Ranks Among Top Three ‘Most Attractive Employers’

Mr. K. Venkataramanan Conferred Doctorate in Project Management

Other accolades secured by Mr. Venkataramanan from academia and professional institutes of repute include being recognised as a distinguished alumnus of IIT, Delhi, the Institute of Chemical Engineers UK, the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, and IPMA, Switzerland.

L&T has been ranked among the top three in an online research carried out by HR services company, Ma Foi Randstad.

L&T was honoured with the coveted Randstad ‘Most Attractive Employer’ award at a function held in New

Delhi on June 29, 2011. Mr. S.N. Roy, Sr. Vice President & Head, Corporate Initiatives, L&T, received the award from Dr. Bimal Jalan, Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India.

In a knowledge-based economy, the calibre of employee talent is usually a key determinant of success. Randstad, headquartered in the Netherlands, launched the award in Belgium in 2000 and then in France, Spain and the Netherlands. Ma Foi Randstad instituted the award in India this year, based on the widely held belief that attractive companies draw top talent.

The award recognises the country’s best corporate houses to work for among 150 of the largest employers, based on the opinion of over 10,000 potential, as well as, employed workforce in India. The award provides an invaluable insight into a company’s perceived attractiveness to job seekers, based on public feedback across metrics such as salary, job security and work and life balance.


CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

A Billion Acts of Green

Earth Day was celebrated at L&T with a lot of enthusiasm with tree plantation activities across all the project sites on 22nd April 2011. Tree plantation activities took place in the following sites:

Delhi International Airport Limited y

SAIL-ISP Burnpur y

Vedanta Township Project, Jharsuguda y

TSPL/TPPC site –Talwandi y

Tata Steel Project Site Jamshedpur y

EOL Noamundi Site y

DCMP JODA Site y

JSW, Bellary y

KPO Site Kalinganagar, Orissa y

SAIL Bokaro Site y

RWPL Power Project Site, Barmer y

500 saplings planted at Anpara

The staff at the Anpara Project site - Coal Handling Plant, Stage- D conducted a Green Camp at Ram Lakhan Satyanarayan School, U.P on 15thMarch 2011. Over 500 saplings were planted at the school premises by the children along with the site staff. This event was led by the Project Manager - Mr. B.K. Singh who motivated the students to plant more and more trees in their surroundings in order to enjoy a pollution free tomorrow.

809 saplings planted at Rourkela

The staff at Sinter Plant, SAIL-RSP site organized a tree plantation program on 28th March 2011. Over 809 saplings were planted in the school premises of the Government High School, Rourkela and Kalyani Ray Mahavidyalaya, Hamirpur, Rourkela with the support of the school management and the students.

The Dhamra Port project in Orissa y

4x135MW WPCL Power Project Site, Warora y

400/220/66 kV GIS S/s at Harsh Vihar site, Delhi y

Senior officials from site including Mr.S.B.Biswas, Mr.A.K.Das and Mr.S.Pattnaik led this activity along with the site staff. Mrs.Sarita Mall, Vice-Principal- Kalyani Ray Mahavidyalaya along with the school staff and students enthusiastically participated in planting the saplings.


CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITYPlantation at NTPC, Barh site

A tree plantation programme was organized at the workmen colony and staff mess at NTPC, Barh site. Over 200 saplings were planted during this environment conservation initiative. NTPC Limited and TRF site management appreciated the efforts of the site team. Mr.S.Bhattacharya, GM (Environment) - NTPC, Mr.Q.Ansari, Sr Engineer (CCD)NTPC, Mr. Mukesh Kumar Project site Incharge, TRF Limited, Assistant Commander Mr. J. Chanda, CISF and Mr.V.Meher Baba Project Manager, Barh site also actively participated in planting the saplings at the workmen colony.

A gesture towards Special Children

TISCO – Jamshedpur project of MMH IC extended a helping hand in support of special children at ‘School of Hope’. L&T’s team led by Mr. S Mohan, Cluster Accounts Manager donated 15 sets of benches and chairs for a class room along with a television, DVD player, PA system with mikes and speakers, educational

CDs and DVDs, different types of indoor and outdoor games for the special children at ‘School of Hope’ on 30th March 2011. Mr.Rajnish Kumar, Sr. Manager TATA Steel was also a part of this event, organized at the school premises.

ABRO renovates the auditorium at an orphanage

As a part of the region’s CSR efforts, ABRO renovated the auditorium of Mahipatram Rupram ashram, a 100 year old orphanage that cradles infants. The ashram run by trustees is a home for new born babies as well as provides education for around 3000 girls. The team at ABRO re-modelled and renovated the auditorium at the Ashram as a means of supporting the service done by the trustees.

On 5th April 2011, the auditorium was inaugurated by Mr. B Ramakrishnan Vice President Head- Finance & Administration along with Mr. S H Vora, Regional Manager, Mr. B N Sheth, Cluster Head-B&F IC.

Tata Steel Project Kalinganagar reaches out to underprivileged children

The staff at Tata Steel Project Kalinganagar reached out to the underprivileged children at the Government High School, Ambagadia and distributed school bags, pencil box, note books etc. Over 330 children benefited from this activity. The Project Manager Mr H N Vinay Kumar was present during this event held on 22nd April and offered the study material to the children.


Balco – Korba project team reaches out to a rural primary school

The Balco – Korba project site has reached out to a rural primary school at Behera village, located at a distance of 40km from the Korba district in Chhatisgarh. The site team led by the Project Manager, Mr. P. Hajare donated furniture including tables, chairs and benches for the rural primary school in order to improve the infrastructure of the class rooms.

MIAL supports under privileged children

The staff at MIAL site reached out to the primary school children of Shikshan Sanstha Trust at Nethaji Nagar, Mumbai. L&T distributed school bags, stationary sets and water bottles to 101

school children who belonged to the weaker section of the society. Ms. Mable Abraham (CSR – L&T Powai), Mr. Y S Poojari (MIAL- HR) along with the site staff distributed the bags to the children who were overjoyed upon receiving these new gifts.

28 volunteers from ECC once again reach out to a family in Mangadu, Chennai

A team of 18 staff and 10 students from CSTI joined hands with Habitat for Humanity and WEEDS on 30th April 2011 to construct the staircase slab as well as to concrete the roof of a 380 sq.ft house at Mangadu in Chennai.

The owner of the house, Mr&Mrs Ravi could not complete the construction from the money given to them through the Government’s BSUP scheme. Hence, the NGOs granted interest free loan and also welcomed volunteers to help complete the house. Therefore, L&T staff volunteered to complete the house by concreting the roof by preparing concrete with sand, cement, aggregate, water and manually mixing and laying the same within two and half hours of time.

The event was initiated by Ms.E.Suganya & Ms.K.Sangeetha and it was led by Mr. V S Ramana - Head for CSI of Chennai. Mr. Pandian from CSTI supported this activity to very large extend. At the end of the day, the satisfaction of constructing a home was multi fold to all the participants.


school children who belonged to the weaker section of the society. Ms. Mable Abraham (CSR – L&T Powai), Mr. Y S Poojari (MIAL- HR) along with the site staff distributed the bags to the children who were overjoyed upon receiving these new gifts.

28 volunteers from ECC once again reach out to a family in Mangadu, Chennai

A team of 18 staff and 10 students from CSTI joined hands with Habitat for Humanity and WEEDS on 30th April 2011 to construct the staircase slab as well as to concrete the roof of a 380 sq.ft house at Mangadu in Chennai.

The owner of the house, Mr&Mrs Ravi could not complete the construction from the money given to them through the Government’s BSUP scheme. Hence, the NGOs granted interest free loan and also welcomed volunteers to help complete the house. Therefore, L&T staff volunteered to complete the house by concreting the roof by preparing concrete with sand, cement, aggregate, water and manually mixing and laying the same within two and half hours of time.

The event was initiated by Ms.E.Suganya & Ms.K.Sangeetha and it was led by Mr. V S Ramana - Head for CSI of Chennai. Mr. Pandian from CSTI supported this activity to very large extend. At the end of the day, the satisfaction of constructing a home was multi fold to all the participants.

MMH IC Site demonstrates Corporate Citizenship

The Chennai cluster of MMH IC has one of its project sites at Hospet, which is involved in bringing water from Krishna river to JSW’s Steel plant at Toranagallu in Karnataka. With a firm resolution to move beyond business and to help enrich the quality of life of the surrounding community, the site team headed by Mr. S C Satish identified ‘Vidyanand Gurukula’ - an Old age home at Kukannur, Koppal District and donated basic amenities. In addition to providing ceiling fans and tube lights besides whitewashing the home, the site team donated mattresses, pillows, bed spreads, dhotis and saris for 24 inmates of the home.

Prayas Ahmedabad’s kind gesture on World Wish Day

Prayas Trust, Ahmedabad along with Make a Wish Foundation reached out on 29th April - World Wish Day to the children who have been living with life-threatening illnesses. The Prayas team fulfilled the wishes of about 10 children between the age of 3 and 18 years, living with life-threatening diseases like HIV, Cancer and Thalassemia. The Prayas

team led by Mrs. Poonam Balachandar, Mrs. Sonal Solanki and Mrs. Roopa Shirolkar were over joyed with the smile and delight on the faces of these God’s very own kids.

VSP project reaches out to a village high school

The staff at PT&D IC’s VSP Project reached out to the Zilla Parishad High School, Desapathrunipalem Village, Parawada Mandal at Visakhapatnam on 18th June and donated 30 tables for the students, 7 desks for the teachers and 4 water filters for this school.

The Project Manager Mr. K.M.Arya along with the Construction Manager Mr. P. Shyam handed over these donations to the Headmistress of the high school.

Partnering for a humane cause

The staff at ISP- Burnpur Project reached out to Debashish Ghatak Foundation- a charitable trust located at Asansol by donating medical equipment and furniture for a free health camp organized by the trust in association with Chettinad Health City. The camp was organized on 19th & 20th February at Burnpur Indoor Stadium and many underprivileged people benefited from this effort.

Blood Donation Camp at ABRO-Chacharwadi

ABRO organized a blood donation drive on 10th June at the CSTI Main Depot –Chacharwadi in association with Red Cross Society. ABRO collected over 100 units of blood from the half a day camp.


NTPC Farakka Site supports primary school children

As a part of L&T’s CSR efforts, the WTP project at NTPC Farakka (MMH IC) extended a helping hand to the students of Farakka Junior Basic School on 29th March 2011. The site team led by Mr.S.K.Dey - Project Manager along with Mr.H.Giri Praveen and Mr.Manas Karmakar distributed 200 school bags, stationaries and sweets to the children.

The site also donated some basic material to develop the infrastructural facilities of this school, like tables, chairs, water-filters and mats.

AIDS awareness and tree plantation programmes at JSW Bellary Project siteThe staff at JSW Bellary Project organized an AIDS awareness program on 28th April 2011 exclusively for the benefit of the Workmen and drivers. Nithya Jeevana, a NGO based in Bellary working towards propagating AIDS Awareness and rehabilitation of infected people was invited to the JSW Project site for conducting this program.

More than 250 workmen and drivers were educated on the various modes of HIV transmission and the methods for preventing the same. Two infected individuals who were invited by the NGO shared their personal experience which had thrown light on real-life hassles for such communities.

CHP Tiroda site reaches out to sub-district hospital The staff at CHP-Tiroda site (M/s Adani Power Maharashtra Ltd) reached out to the sub-district hospital

in Tiroda. The site team led by Mr. T. B. Krishnaiah- Project Manager donated Medical Equipment to the sub-district Hospital in Tiroda.

Blood donation drive at HWS project Krishnagiri

Hogenakkal Water Supply project site from Chennai cluster of MMH IC observed World Blood Donors Day on 14th June. Medical practitioners from Krishnagiri Government Hospital facilitated this camp which saw enthusiastic participation of clients and employees. Over 40 units of blood were collected during this drive and the Tamil Nadu Aids Control Society and State Blood Transfusion Council appreciated this noble gesture.

L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) organizes its first Blood Donation Camp

Over 205 employees from L&T group companies and other companies housed in Cyber Towers and Cyber Gateway at Hyderabad donated blood for children suffering from Thalassemia.

Addressing the blood donors, Mr. Gadgil highlighted the efforts of L&T in organizing blood donation camps across the country and

stated that this initiative was taken up as a CSR activity of L&T Metro Rail. “To see so many professionals donate blood voluntarily speaks of their generosity towards children suffering from Thalassemia.” he added.


Mr. B V Subba Rao, Head Administration & Corporate Relations, L&T Metro Rail, thanked each and every person who donated blood for being an abundance of hope, courage and support to all children suffering from Thalassemia. He added that this is the first CSR initiative of L&T Metro Rail and thanked all the L&T group companies and other corporates for their active and voluntary participation.

Blood Donation Camp at Jamshedpur

L&T’s team at Tata Steel, Jameshpur project site organized a Blood Donation camp at the “Marine Drive – Fabrication Yard on May 26, 2011 in association with Jamshedpur Blood Bank. Mr. S. Nandy, Project Manager led this initiative and all the site team covering staff and workmen enthusiastically participated in the camp. At the end of the camp, 229 units of blood were collected.

Blood donation drive at Delhi Cluster

The Delhi cluster of MMH IC organized a blood donation camp on 12th April 2011. The event was held in association with Red Cross Society of Delhi at Talkatora Indoor Stadium at New Delhi. Over 250 staff donated blood at this massive blood donation drive.

MIAL donates 550 units of blood

The staff at L&T’s MIAL project site in Mumbai organised a Blood Donation Camp in association with KEM Hospital on 21st & 22nd June. The Project Director Mr. Niranjan Simha inaugurated this event along with Dr Palan, L&T. The camp received an over whelming response with over 550 staff donating blood. This blood collected at this camp was used in treating Thalassemia patients.

Health camp for workmen at Jojobera GU Expansion Project

A health camp for workmen was organized at the Jojobera GU Expansion Project, Jamshedpur on 10th June 2011. This programme was organized in association with ESI Hospital, Adityapur, Jamshedpur and the camp was inaugurated by the Project Manager Mr. S.K. Ghosh along with the Project Accountant Mr. Prasenjit Mukhopadhyay. Over 168 workmen were screened for various complaints including blood pressure, ECG and general fitness during this health camp. The workmen were greatly benefited from the physician’s advice.


L&T ites stimulate awareness on World Environment Day

With a strong conscience for the environment, L&T has been carrying out initiatives to preserve ecological balance and to create an enduring, positive impact on the environment, communities and all members of the public sphere.

To commemorate such initiatives and to thank Nature, MMH IC celebrated “World Environment Day” on June 04, 2011 at HQ Campus. Concomitant to this years WED Theme, viz „Forests: Nature at Your Service, Video clips and Posters detailing the significance of Forests in maintaining the ecosystem were displayed. The event was inaugurated by Mr. D R Ray, Head – MMH IC who lauded the initiatives of various sites towards reducing Carbon Emissions.

The World Environment Day (WED) was celebrated at RLQP site with an awareness program on Marine Turtle Protection conducted by RLIC environment department officials. (Ras Laffan beach is statistically proven to be a major Marine Turtle Nesting Area in Qatar). A quiz

programme on environmental protection and global warming was conducted to educate the staff and workmen. Also, the site conducted a housekeeping campaign where the waste that was collected at RLIC beach was shifted to the waste management facility.

At the Tawella project site, Abu dhabi all the staff and workmen observed a pledge in both the languages of Hindi and English to preserve the natural resources and to raise awareness among employees. Marking the occasion, the EHS team in the presence of Mr.


Bharathi Kumar, the Project Manager launched an awareness program - Environmental Awareness Slogans, Art works made of recycled materials (like waste wood & cement plasters, paper etc.,), Conservation write-ups and Drawings to encourage employees in developing a Quality Environment, Health & Safety. To recognize and reward the employees on the WED day, the best entries were awarded with prizes.

The staff at the Rajkot Jamnagar Road project celebrated WED with a tree plantation activity and a quiz competition.

WED celebrations at L&T’s Steel Service Centre in Chennai were led by Mr. R.V. Sudakar - EHS Cluster Manager with the active participation of all the staff. Over 100 trees were planted in and around the factory premises and at the road barricading area.

At the Vicat Sagar Cement Project, the staff observed a pledge in the presence of the Project Manager Mr. Mr. C.Bhaskar Reddy and all the staff enthusiastically participated in a tree plantation activity.

At HQ, the staff of HCP celebrated WED by screening films on environmental issues and distributing saplings among the staff. A Tree Plantation programme was organized by the EHS Team on 5th June.

Rajpura TPP celebrated the World Environment Day with a tree plantation activity at site. The Project Manager Mr. S.Ravi and other staff members participated in this celebration.

WED was celebrated at GGSR Composite Project, Bhatinda. Mr. Jitendra Singh, Construction Manager along with other senior staffs had addressed the gathering.

Tree Plantation Programme was organized on 6th June by the staff of APPDCL, Krishnapatinam. Awards were presented to the deserving workmen.

Housekeeping drive was organized at SBPL Project on WED 2011 where all staff participated. This event concluded with tree plantation programme.

World environment day was celebrated on 6th June 2011 at CPP Mahan. All the workmen/staff gathered and shared their views in making the environment green and healthy.

Tree Plantation Programme was organized on 6th June by the staff of Maithon Thermal Power Plant, Eastern

Region. Project Manager and other staff enthusiastically participated in the plantation drive.

As part of WED celebrations Tree Plantation Programme was organized on 6th June by the staff of Lapanga Thermal Power Plant, Eastern Region.

At the KKNPP site, a tree plantation activity was organized by the site staff. The first sapling was planted by Mr.N.P. Varadharajan (Project Manager). All the staff enthusiastically participated in planting the saplings. Around 101 saplings were planted andthe site initiated mission tests for all site vehicles

The staff at Sterlite site, Tuticorin (MMH IC Chennai cluster) initiated a plantation drive to celebrate WED. The site staff planted over 50 saplings near the workmen colonies to promote green living.

At the HIL-MAP Site, Singrauli the client HINDALCO conducted an Environment Audit in which the site has been adjudged and awarded as “Best Eco-friendly sub-contractor”. Mr. P Sharan (Project Manager) received the award from Mr. D Bangabash (Jt. President, HINDALCO).

CHP-Tiroda site conducted a tree plantation program at the office and workmen camp where all staff and sub-contractors participated.

At the HZL Phase-III, Dariba site saplings were planted by the staff and workmen at the project office and workmen camp.

Saplings were planted by staff & workmen at NC#24 Project site Rajula during World environment day celebration on 05th June.

At the SPR-II Project site, Barmer (Lift Water Supply Project), plantations activities and quiz competitions were conducted among staff and workmen.

Saplings were planted near the project office by the staff & workmen at HIL-CHP, Singrauli during the World environment day celebration on 05th June.

World Environment Day was celebrated at Samakhiali – Gandhidham Road Project (SGRP site) on 5th June in the presence of workmen and staff. The Chief Project Officer Mr. Gangadhar S Rebinal and Mr. Rongali Srinivas, Deputy Chief Project officer along with other senior managers initiated the tree plantation activity. The team also discussed ways and means of reducing the wastage of water, paper, and consumption of power at the industry and at home.


At the blood donation camp organized on 1st and 2nd June 2011 jointly by L&T ECC and Infotech, the Red Cross Society collected 1028 units of blood thus breaking previous records as well as setting a new benchmark in corporate history.

Mr. K.V. Rangaswami was thrilled by the response received from the donors. He commended the employees’ noble gesture and presented certificates and mementos to the donors. While urging other corporates to emulate such initiatives for the benefit of the society at large, KVR also thanked the Indian Red Cross Society for conducting such camps at L&T every year.

This year the camp was well received by the staff at ECC, Infotech as well as Construction Skills Training Institute, Kanchipuram who have come forward to donate blood for a cause.

This two day camp was flagged off by Mr.Harish Metha, Vice President Red Cross, Mr. Radhakrishnan, Secretary Red Cross along with Mr. V.S Ramana, Head Corporate Communications ECC and Ms. Banu Balu, HR Infotech in the presence of several volunteers and donors.

1028 blood donors create a record breaking achievement at L&T Manapakkam

Speaking at the occasion, Mr. V. S. Ramana said that L&T has been organizing blood donation camps during summer when the requirement for blood goes very high in the city. The demand for blood normally goes up in the city during the summer as the numbers of elective surgeries also go up several times during these months. The stocks of donor blood becomes very less causing drought of blood in hospitals. Considering this, L&T has made it a practice to provide succour when it is most appropriate.


‘Buy a ticket for Rs 20 and support the cause of leprosy’ is the campaign of Health First India (HFI) who put forth this plea at L&T’s campus from 6th to 10th June 2011.HFI is on a campaign to raise Rs. 24,86,000 to treat 700 leprosy affected people (each surgery costs Rs 16,575). Dr.Manjunath and Mr.V.S Ramana flagged off this campaign at ECC on 6th June. The campaign was also held at L&T Infotech.

Health First India collects Rs. 45,000 at L&T to fight leprosy

As a part of L&T’s CSR efforts, the staff at the LDA Housing Project site in Lucknow organized a mass lunch (bhandara) for the workmen at site and the people of the neighbouring villages on 7th June, on the occasion of the Bada Mangal festival.

The site organized lunch for over 4000 people including 2500 site workers and 1500 local villagers who ate joyfully celebrating this auspicious day of Bada Mangal, a day dedicated to Lord Hanuman observed on Tuesdays in the month of Jyeshta (May – June) largely celebrated in Uttar Pradesh and nearby regions.

Reaching out to 4000 people through bhandara

L&T-MIAL Project has reached out to ‘God’s Children’

at Shree Barbhaya Orphanage at Vile Parle, Mumbai

on 27.06.2011. The team distributed study materials

such as school bags, note books, umbrella’s and rain

coats to the 30 girls.

MIAL Project team reach out to God’s Children


Halol Godhra Shamlaji Road project planted 65 saplings at Academic Height Public School at Lunawada

EBG Factory Site & KCT-II Site, Vadodara organized a tree plantation drive at the site

B&F IC’s Uran Crusher site – tree plantation activity

Chennai - Tada Six Laning Road Project, - tree plantation

Alisagar LI Scheme - 100 saplings were planted at the school and Stage-III Pump House Campus of Alisagar LI Scheme

HZL Dariba site, MMH-IC, Ahmedabad Cluster - tree plantation – 20 saplings and blood donation – 30 units

M&M SBG and EDRC-Kolkata – tree plantation – 10 saplings and blood donation camp – 54 units

Salt Lake GIS Cabling Project site organized a green drive and initiated the planting of 104 saplings at Rajarhat Newtown AA-I 132/33 KV Substation

Blood donation camps

Imperial Height project, Oshiwara, Mumbai- 38 units

Bangalore Regional Office - 105 units

Rajkot Jamnagar Vadinar Road Project -71 units

Ahmedabad Viramgam Maliya Road Project - 143 units

NRO of HCP & TPPC sites - 316 units

Blood donation and health camp - 402 units

MIAL site conducted a Malaria Blood Smear Test and donated Rs.18,940 to Health First India in support of the surgery of Leprosy Patients.

On the occasion of the 104th birth anniversary of Mr. Henning Holck Larsen, Mr.K V Rangaswami paid his respects to our founding father on 4th July 2011 at the Henning Holck-Larsen Centre, Chennai. The staff at Manapakkam along with a fresh batch of GET’s also offered their respects to the bust of Mr. Larsen at the HHL Centre.

Karcham Wangtu-Abdullapur Transmission Line site organised a green drive and initiated the planting of “1000 Deodhar Trees” on the occasion of HHL’s 104th Birth Anniversary. What made this a special event was the fact that team had planned and executed a plantation of such magnitude at a height of 2350 metres in the Sarahan forest range of the Shimla District.

Chennai regional office – tree plantation – 104 saplings at CSTI Kancheepuram. Donated kitchen and store room at Anganwadi Panchayath / Elementary Govt. School, Ariyambakkam and donated class rooms to a 128 year old Government Girls Hr. Secondary School at Sriperumbudhur

Hyderabad regional office - donated school bags, notebooks and stationary items to 75 deserving students at Mandal Parishad School, Madhapur, Hyderabad

Staff and workmen at Transmission Line Project Office, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh planted 104 saplings at the store premises, Ratanpur (Bilaspur) and at the adjacent Govt. Primary School

Nizamabad Site, MMH IC, Hyderabad Cluster donated utensils for cooking and plastic chairs for the School of Visually and mentally challenged children run by Andhra Pradesh State Forum for economically weaker sections

Remembering HHL


AWARDS

Five RoSPA Gold & Silver awards for PT&D Projects Power Transmission & Distribution (Domestic) won Five Gold and Five Silver awards from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), United Kingdom for maintaining high standards in Occupational Health and Safety at ten of its projects. This is for the first time that PT&D (Domestic) has received Five Gold RoSPA awards.

L&T Oman secures RoSPA GOLD for 3 Projects

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has awarded the prestigious RoSPA GOLD

Sl. No

Name of the Project Award

Category

1 Kudankulam Nuclear power projects

Gold Award

2 Railway Construction 10 MTPA Electrified Rail Corridor Project for Tata Steel Ltd, Jamshedpur

Gold Award

3 MPL Maithon - PES Package 1050MW Maithon RBTPP - India

Gold Award

4 RHhE Project, North 24 Parganas District, West Bengal

Gold Award

5 Rural Electrification Projects-West Midnapur

Gold Award

6 Mangala Processing Terminal, Barmer

Silver Award

7 3X660 MW APL Thermal Power Project, Mundra.

Silver Award

8 400 KV Korba - Bhilai Transmission Line Project, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Silver Award

9 TISCO 132 kV, Transmission Line

Silver Award

10 20kV Hazira Package at HZMC

Silver Award

Award for Occupational Health & Safety to L&T Oman for 3 Projects - Muscat Golf Course Project, Al Duqm Primary Substation, Duqm and 2nd Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010. For the first time L&T Oman has received three Gold awards.

Muscat Golf Course Project: This project recorded 12.89 Million Safe Man-hours during construction phase. The scope involves construction of villas, apartments, road works, perimeter fencing, substation and internal & external MEP services. The site has also bagged the Annual Quality Trophy award for the year 2008 – 2009.

Al Duqm Primary Substation, Duqm: This project also achieved 1.61 Million Safe Man-hours during construction phase. The project scope involves construction of 33/11 kV primary substation, 33 kV distribution network, SCADA system and civil works. This site bagged the Annual Housekeeping Trophy & Quality Trophy for the year 2009 - 2010.

2nd Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010:Constructed for Oman Tourism Development Company at Wudham recorded 8.45 Million Safe Man-hours. The project scope involves construction of the athletes’ accommodation village & building, mixed used building, asphalt work, rip rap work, granite paving, precast concrete pavers, HV & LV cabling, substation, STP and other underground utilities. This site has bagged the Annual Housekeeping Trophy - 2009 in Major Job category & Quality Trophy in year 2009- 2010. The site also received an appreciation certificate from the Ministry of Health for organizing a blood donation camp.

More RoSPA AwardsThe following sites have received the coveted RoSPA award for the high standards of Occupational Health & Safety maintained in the Project

Nashik Elevated Corridor Project – Gold

Punatsangchhu HEP, Bhutan - Silver

Sinter Plant # 3 Project - SAIL, RSP Rourkela - Silver


Standing from Left: Mr. K.S.R.K.Varma, Cluster Head, Hydel BU, Mr.M.V.Srinivasa Rao, Chief project Officer, Nashik Elevated Corridor Project, Metros Ports & Special Bridges BU, Mr.D.V.Ramana Rao, Vice President and Head Thermal Power Plant Construction, Mr.P.L.N.Murthy, Project Manager, HCP International received awards during the award presentation ceremony on 18th May, 2011 at Birmingham, London, U.K.

PT&D IC’s International SBG -UAE received an appreciation certificate from Al Ain Distribution Company (AADC) on 25th April 2011 for achieving 5 Million safe Man hours without any Lost Time Injury (LTI) in A 3900.1 project site. Earlier this month, the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil operations (ADCO) issued a memento to the National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) project team for achieving one million safe Man hours without any Lost Time Injury (LTI) in the project. This reward was received by the Project Manager Mr. G. Harihara Puthiran on 5th of April in the presence of the main contractor, NPCC.

PT&D UAE wins laurels

2 X 384 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant, GREL Vemagiri Phase II, TPPC has received the RoSPA Gold Award. This project has also achieved 3.1 Million Safe Man-hours since July 2010.

Hydrogen Generation Unit, GGSR Bhatinda, HCP received RoSPA Silver Award, this project has achieved 10 Million Safe Man-hours since February 2009.


HPCL – LOBS Mumbai Site of HCP received an award from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited in recognition of the efforts put in to implement effective safety management systems at the project site and consistently sustaining excellent safety rating during their Safety Month - March 2011.

HPCL appreciates HPCL – LOBS site team at Mumbai

British Safety Council International Safety Award 2011

B&F IC has bagged the prestigious International Safety Awards for six of its projects for the year 2011. The award-winning projects are:

3M Innovation Centre Project y

Techno Park Ph- III Project, Trivandrum y

Maruti Manesar B-Line Project y

KCP Project, Muktyala y

Orchid Crown Project, Mumbai y

“The Address” Project, Wadhwa, Ghatkopar Twelve project sites of PT&D (Domestic) have bagged the Prestigious British Safety Council International Safety Award 2011 for their meritorious achievement.

1. Mangala Processing Terminal, Barmer

2. 330MW Power Project-APL Mundra-SEPCO II

3. 400 kV D/C Ludhiana Patiala Transmission Line Project

4. 800kV HVDC Nidhaura-Agra Transmission Line Project

5. NDMC-66kV/33kV GIS Substation Project

6. 765/400kV Lucknow Substation Project

7. MPL Maithon - PES Package 1050MW Maithon RBTPP - India

L&T Electromech receives Gold Award from ASSE

L&T Electromech LLC, Oman (HCP international) received the GCC HSE Excellence GOLD award 2011 form American Society of Safety Engineers for the 2 X 4.5 MTPA Vale Pelletizing project at Sohar.

Mr. S. Muruganandam, Construction Manager and Mr. S. Murugan, Project HSE Manager received the ASSE – GCC HSE Excellence GOLD Award 2011 from the Chief Guest Mr.Asaad Ahmad Al-Saad – Dy. Chairman & Managing Director of Kuwait National Petroleum Company at the award presentation ceremony held at Kuwait.

8. Dhamra Port Railway Construction

9. Bhushan Steel Limited

10. Industrial Electrification TISCO Project

11. NTPC Kahalgaon Project

12. Rural Electrification Projects, Jalpaiguri

Larsen & Toubro Electromech LLC, Oman (HCP international) has also received British Safety Council award for its 2 X 4.5 MTPA Vale Pelletizing project at Sohar.

British Safety Council is one of the world’s leading professional bodies in Occupational Health, Safety & Environment (OHSE). The key areas of evaluation include significant continual improvements achieved during the award period, effective implementation of EHS Management Systems, Emergency Response, EHS training imparted to workmen etc.


L&T UAE has been awarded the ‘Best Smart Pay Employer Award for 2010’ by UAE Exchange for the workmen wage disbursal through Wages Protection System. The Certificate and Award was presented on13th June2011 at a grand

Best Smart Pay Employer Award for L&T UAE

Mr. Ajit Singh (second from right) receives the Award from Dr. Ajay Mathur. Also in the picture are: Mr. Alok Sharma, Head - Corporate Sustainability (extreme left) and Mr. Prakash Dhargalkar, Head - Safety, Heavy Engineering (extreme right).

L&T’s Powai Campus and its ‘green manufacturing’ practices won accolades at the Frost & Sullivan Green Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2011 in Mumbai on 29thApril. L&T won the award in the highest category of ‘Overall Leaders’, for its accomplishments in the large enterprise segment.

The award has been instituted by business research and consultancy firm, Frost & Sullivan to highlight best practices and encourage eco-sensitive manufacturing. A multi-tier selection process involved stringent evaluation and on site audits covering Powai Campus and manufacturing facilities of HED and EBG.

Receiving the award from Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General - Bureau of ‘Energy Efficiency’, Mr. Ajit Singh, Executive Vice President, Corporate Infrastructure & Services, summed up the philosophy of green manufacturing, saying: “We have always believed in achieving more with less.” He added that “in adopting a green approach, and leading the way in sustainable manufacturing, L&T has been fulfilling its obligation to the environment and society.” Looking ahead, Mr. Ajit Singh said that the Company would continue to challenge its own benchmarks.

L&T Wins Frost & Sullivan Award for Excellence in Green Manufacturing

function organized by UAE Exchange at Al Bustan Rotana Hotel, Dubai in the august presence of UAE Ministry of Labour and Central Bank of UAE. Mr. Ranjan Sengupta received the award and certificate on behalf of L&T from Mr.Ibraheem Alammari, Director of Wages Protection Office – UAE Ministry of Labour and Mr.Y. Sudhir Kumar Shetty – COO of UAE Exchange.

Wages Protection System (WPS) is an electronic salary transfer system that allows institutions to pay workers’ wages via banks, exchanges and financial institutions approved and authorized to provide the service. The system, developed by the Central Bank of the UAE, allows the Ministry of Labour to create a database that records wage payments in the private sector to guarantee timely and full payment of agreed-upon wages.


L&T’s CSR Honoured with Golden Peacock Award 2011L&T’s Corporate Social initiatives (CSI) were

acknowledged and applauded with the prestigious

‘Golden Peacock Global CSR Award 2011’. L&T was

selected in the category of ‘Top Performer Award’ for its

accomplishment in the large enterprise segment. The

award honours the Company’s commitment towards

community welfare and social development.

Mr. K.R. Palta, EVP – Corporate Affairs, L&T, received

the award on L&T’s behalf from Rt. Hon. Baroness

Verma, Minister, Govt. Whips office and House of

Lords for International Development, UK at the 6th

International Conference on Social Responsibility

held on April 29, 2011 at New Delhi.

Mr. K.R. Palta (extreme left), L&T, receiving the award from Rt. Hon. Baroness Verma (2nd from right) in the presence of Lt. Gen. (retd.) J.S. Ahluwalia, President – Institute of Directors (2nd from left), and Mr. R. Bandyopadhyay (extreme right), former Secretary – Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India.

L&T ranks ‘Second’ in India and ‘Fifth’ in Asia in the All Asia (excluding Japan) Investor Relations (IR) Perception Study conducted by the prestigious Institutional Investor magazine. The Company, its leadership team and senior executives also scored high in other rankings:

Mr. A.M. Naik, Chairman & Managing Director, ywas ranked the ‘Best CEO*’ in the Industrials segment in Asia.Mr. Y.M. Deosthalee, CFO, was ranked the ‘Best yCFO’ in the Industrials Segment in Asia.L&T was ranked the ‘Best IR Company’ in the yIndustrials Segment in Asia.

L&T and Leadership Team Rank at the Top in Institutional Investor StudyMr. Arnob Mondal, General Manager - Investor yRelations, L&T, was ranked the ‘Best IR Professional’ in the Industrials Segment in Asia.

The magazine’s Investor Relations Perception Study offers quantitative and qualitative analyses about the IR programmes of the companies. Each study includes detailed rankings of ‘best practices’ across several key criteria used to measure the effectiveness of a company’s IR communications.

* The term includes executive heads of companies designated as Chairman & Managing Director

The Central facility building for MADC Nagpur has been adjudged the ‘ICI- Ultratech Outstanding Concrete Structure Vidarba - 2010-11 (Commercial/Public category)’. This award is jointly constituted by the Indian Concrete Institute, Nagpur centre and Ultratech Cement Limited.

L&T – EDRC being the Architectural & Structural design consultant was awarded the Certificate of Merit for Architectural planning and Structural design. The project was executed by Shapoorji Pallonji. Mr. Sandeep Navlakhe, Business Development Manager, Nagpur attended the awards’ ceremony on 18 March 2011 and received the certificate and memento on behalf of L&T.

ICI – Ultratech Outstanding Concrete Structure Award


L&T bagged the Infrastructure Excellence Award 2011 from CNBC E 18 in the ‘Ports’ category for the construction of an all-weather deep water port at Dhamra, Orissa with comprehensive facilities. ECC emerged as a proud winner at the award ceremony that was held on 19th April 2011 at New Delhi where the trophy was presented by the Chief Guest Shri. Sushil Kumar Shinde, Hon’ble Union Minister for Power, Government of India to Mr. Pabak Mukhopadhyay, Segment Head, Ports & Specialty Conveyor Segment, MMH IC. Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Hon’ble Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of India, graced the occasion as the Guest of Honour.

The construction of Dhamra Port located in eastern coast line was a great challenge to the team due to its remote location and poor infrastructure facilities available at site. The civil design of the plant was a further challenge due to the poor bearing strength of the soil. However, the project has been successfully completed in a record time despite several odds; natural calamities including flooding at site etc. and it is now expected to boost the economic growth of India in the days to come. The Dhamra Port will be the first port in India to evacuate a vessel of 1,80,000 DWT in 60 hrs, Load a rake of 58 wagons in 1.5 hrs and unload 25 wagons in one hour.

In the ‘Airports’ category L&T bagged the Infrastructure Excellence Award 2011 for the construction of the

Delhi International Airport –Terminal 3 with world class standards and many ‘technology first’ initiatives. The trophy was presented by the Chief Guest Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, Hon’ble Union Minister for Power, Government of India to Mr. M.P. Naidu, Executive Vice President (former Project Director, DIAL) and Mr. S.Venkatesh, Project Director DIAL

DIAL Project is the Largest Airport Privatization effort in India to upgrade the busiest Airport of the country – The Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi and L&T opened this Gateway for all International travelers and showcased the country to visitors during 2010 common wealth games at New Delhi.

The unprecedented task of building an airport infrastructure for handling over 34 million passengers per annum in a short period of 36 months on a complete Engineering, Procurement & Construction basis was given to L&T and this dream transformed into reality with the combined efforts of 27,000 workmen at peak and 1,400 dedicated peak staff working for 184 million man hours. L&T implemented this along with 21 International & 67 Indian agencies making it entirely a global venture.

In the Oil & Gas sector, L&T’s Hydrocarbon IC has bagged the award for Booster Compressor Platform Project (BCP-B2) at the South Bassein Gas Field, Maharashtra.

Infrastructure Excellence Awards for L&T ProjectsDhamra Port Delhi International Airport - T3

Mr. Pabak Mukhopadhyay receiving the award from Shri. Sushil Kumar Shinde, Hon’ble Union Minister for Power

Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde presenting the award to Mr. M.P. Naidu, Executive Vice President (former Project Director, DIAL) and Mr. S.Venkatesh, Project Director DIAL


Mr. Alok Sharma and Mr. K.R. Palta (left and second from left) receiving the award from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Looking on is Dr. Farooq Abdullah (right)

L&T wins Green Business Leadership Award - LM

L&T’s sustainability practices won another accolade as it bagged the Financial Express-EVI Green Business Leadership Award for 2010-11 in the large corporate (engineering) segment. The event was organised jointly by The Financial Express and Emergent Ventures India – an integrated climate change and clean energy firm.

Mr. K.R. Palta, Executive Vice President-Corporate Affairs, and Mr. Alok Sharma, Head – Corporate Sustainability, L&T, received the award from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, in the presence of Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, on June 5, 2011, in New Delhi.

The survey for the award considered 591 companies from India, and chose the winners on the basis of the impact their initiatives have made in areas like climate change, environment, natural resources management and governance for sustainability. The award jury comprised eminent policymakers, industry heads, academicians and thought leaders from different sectors.

The award ceremony, organised on the World Environment Day, highlighted the importance of evolving a global energy strategy with the objective to conserve natural resources, cheaper access to clean energy and protecting forest for a sustainable planet.

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Mr. Y.M. Deosthalee, L&T’s Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Board, has won the award for ‘India’s Best CFO’ in the annual survey organised by the leading business publication Business Today and Yes Bank.

The prestigious award was presented to Mr. Deosthalee by the Union Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, at a function in Delhi on July 4, 2011. Other dignitaries present at the function included the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Mr. Aroon Purie, Editor of the India Today Group of publications.

The results feature as the cover story of the latest issue of Business Today. Recalling that 2009-10 was a tough one for CFOs, the magazine said that the best CFOs were the ones who succeeded to the highest degree “in finding the balance between company growth and meeting shareholder expectations, while keeping input costs down.”

Highlighting L&T’s achievement in this context, Mr. Deosthalee is quoted by Business Today saying: ‘We have consciously worked at removing risk from our businesses over the last two years. Thus, despite large variations in foreign currency and commodity markets, we have managed to maintain our operating margins.”

The magazine said that Mr. Deosthalee and team ensure profitability is not affected, while simultaneously making certain that there is no crimping of growth. It quotes India’s financial analysts as saying that “L&T is the best placed Indian company to capitalise on the country’s infrastructure growth”.

The award was a culmination of a rigorous, multi-stage evaluation process that began with a segregation of companies featuring in the Business Today’s top 500. Differences between sectors and between different types of companies were factored in to arrive at a selection that was truly the best across the entire spectrum.

A market research firm conducted a qualitative perception-led survey of brokers and fund managers to arrive at a short list that was then voted upon by a high powered jury comprising the magazine’s editor, senior government officials and heads of selected banks, management consultancies and market research firms. The jury finally voted on the ‘Best CFO’ cutting across multiple categories – ‘Best Transformation Agent’ (won by YMD), ‘Sustained Wealth Creation’, ‘Remarkable Leverage Management’ and ‘Consistent Liquidity Management’.

Mr. Y.M. Deosthalee Wins India’s Best CFO Award Also Bags ‘Best Transformation Agent’ Award

Mr. Deosthalee receiving the award from the Union Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, in the presence of Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Mr. Aroon Purie, Editor of the India Today Group of publications

april - june 2011 • volume-34 • issue-2

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