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tion from all employees in the Division under the able leader- ship and supervision of Mr. K Jacob John (General Manager – Projects) who is the Manage- ment Representative for this venture. This achievement will definitely motivate the Division to attain higher heights and also will contribute positively in future business deals. ETA M&E Division, Abu Dhabi was awarded the OHSAS 18001:2007 & ISO 14001:2004 Certifications by Lloyds Register (LRQA) on 2 nd November, 2011. With this, one more feather is added to the Divi- sion’s cap reand it became the first Division in the group to achieve the prestigious triple status – ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 Certifications. The certifications are applicable for the Projects, Facility Management Division, UAD & Duct workshop. Mr. Manoj Kumar Dhoot, Director – M&E Division, received the cer- tificates from Mr. Basem Obai (Area Manager-Middle East & Africa, LRQA) in the presence of Mr. R S Mani, Area Technical Man- ager – Middle East & Africa, LRQA. This feat was achieved in a short time with commendable contribu- On 7 th December 2011, ETA (M&E) has been awarded with Health, Safety & Environment Certificate of Achievement in recognition of their valuable commitment towards achieving 10 million manhours without any lost time injury (LTA) at Cleveland Clinic Project, Abu Dhabi. The award is being received by Mr. Naseer Hussain, Sr Construction manager (2 nd from left) and Mr. Raghu Raj Arora, Construction Manager (3 rd from left). To add more value to this, ETA (M&E) individually has achieved 10 million manhours without any LTA from 3 rd Feb 2011 in the same project. Contribution from every individual in this regard is highly appreciated by the management. ETA(M&E) DIVISON ACHIEVE OHSAS 18001 AND ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: From the Desk of Mr. Manoj K Dhoot and Mr.Jacob John Readers Choice Intra divisional Sports Partici- pant’s list INSIDE THIS ISSUE: From the Management Desk 2 Universal Children’s Day Celebrated 2 Tamil Story 3 Intra Divisional Sports meet held 4 World Mental Health Day Celebrated 4 Grievance cell meeting organized 5 Inter divisional sports meet highlights 6 Toastmaster club meeting organized 7 Readers choice 7 Photo Album 8 ETA(M&E) DIVISON RECEIVED HEALTH,SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT. EMPLOYEE WELFARE DESK ETA (M&E) DIVISION ABU DHABI Quarterly Newsletter OCTOBER 2011-DECEMBER 2011 VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4 The dreamers are the saviors of the world.-- James Allen Mr. Manoj K Dhoot ,Director of the Division receiving the certificate from Mr. Basem Obai

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  • tion from all employees in the Division under the able leader-ship and supervision of Mr. K

    Jacob John (General Manager Projects) who is the Manage-ment Representative for this venture. This achievement will definitely motivate the Division to attain higher heights and also will contribute positively in future business deals.

    ETA M&E Division, Abu Dhabi was awarded the OHSAS 18001:2007 & ISO 14001:2004 Certifications

    by Lloyds Register (LRQA) on 2nd November, 2011. With this, one more feather is added to the Divi-sions cap reand it became the first Division in the group to achieve the prestigious triple status ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 Certifications. The certifications are applicable for

    the Projects, Facility Management Division, UAD & Duct workshop. Mr. Manoj Kumar Dhoot, Director

    M&E Division, received the cer-tificates from Mr. Basem Obai(Area Manager-Middle East & Africa, LRQA) in the presence of Mr. R S Mani, Area Technical Man-ager Middle East & Africa, LRQA.

    This feat was achieved in a short time with commendable contribu-

    On7thDecember2011,ETA (M&E)has been awarded with Health,Safety&EnvironmentCertificateofAchievement in recognition oftheir valuable commitment towards achieving 10 million manhourswithout any lost time injury(LTA) at Cleveland Clinic Project,Abu Dhabi. The award is beingreceivedbyMr.NaseerHussain,SrConstruction manager (2nd from

    left) and Mr. Raghu Raj Arora,Construction Manager (3rd fromleft).Toaddmorevalue to this,ETA (M&E) individually hasachieved 10 million manhours

    withoutanyLTAfrom3rdFeb2011 in the same project.Contribution from everyindividual in this regard ishighly appreciated by themanagement.

    ETA(M&E) DIVISON ACHIEVE OHSAS 18001 AND ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION S P E C I A L P O I N T S O F I N T E R E S T :

    From the Desk of Mr. Manoj K Dhoot and Mr.Jacob John

    Readers Choice Intra divisional

    Sports Partici-pants list

    I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

    From the Management Desk 2

    Universal Childrens Day Celebrated 2

    Tamil Story 3

    Intra Divisional Sports meet held 4

    World Mental Health Day Celebrated 4

    Grievance cell meeting organized 5

    Inter divisional sports meet highlights 6

    Toastmaster club meeting organized 7

    Readers choice 7

    Photo Album 8

    E T A ( M & E ) D I V I S O N R E C E I V E D H E A L T H , S A F E T Y A N D E N V I R O N M E N T C E R T I F I C A T E O F A C H I E V E M E N T .

    E M P L O Y E E W E L F A R E D E S K

    ETA (M&E) DIVISION ABU DHABI

    Quarterly Newsletter

    OCTOBER 2011-DECEMBER 2011 VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4

    The dreamers are the saviors of the world.-- James Allen

    Mr. Manoj K Dhoot ,Director of the Division receiving the certificate from Mr. Basem Obai

  • It iswith immensepleasure, Iwould liketowritefewwordsontheservicesrenderedbytheWelfareDeskofM&EADHDivision. Ijust remember the idea shared by Mr. V.Sivapal about the formation of Welfare

    Deskandaculturalteamimmediatelyafterhisnewassignmentto lead theHR&AdminDeptof theDivision. IappreciatehisdifferentvisionandveryhappytonotethattheWelfareTeamisgrownfromameagermemberof6toovera50membersnow.By this time, theyhadstagedmanyprogramsand Iwas fortunatetoenjoytheamazingtalentsofourWorkmeninfewoccasions.IwasreallythrilledandthoroughlyenjoyedtheperformanceofourWorkmen. Icongratulate theentireWelfare teamfortheirhardworkandbringingthehiddentalentsofourWorkmentothenoticeoftheManagement.Itisoutoftheplacetomention the strainanddedication takenbyMr.V. Sivapal tostrengthentheWelfareDeskwithonlyoneExecutiveMr.SoukatBhattacharjee.Hissupportisequallyrememberedthroughout this journey. WelfareDeskhascome outwithmanyservices viz. orientation for theNewWorkmen,mass counseling,freemedicalcheckupsetc.TheformationofGrievancesCellisanothermilestone ofWelfare team,where theWorkmen canjustwalkandregistertheirproblemforimmediateaction.Iamproudtoknowthatmanyunresolvedcasesweresettledsinceitsinceptionof4monthsback. Iwishall thebest to theWelfareteam,and IamsureMr.V.Sivapalandhis teamcan innovatemanymorecreationsinthisongoingjourney.

    ManojKDhootDirector

    different events were performed by the chil-dren. Fancy dress, poem recitation, singing and dancing, elocution etc were the major com-petition organized in this occasion . In fancy dress ,Se lv i

    Shradha Pradeep, daughter of Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Senior Project Manager of Fish market site of ETA (M&E) Division won the first prize . Mr. Sivapal, Sr. Executive (HR & Admin.) of M & E Divi-

    sion felicitated and highlighted the concern on the alarming situation of child abuse and violence against children glob-ally. He appealed all the parents to love, care, guide, motivate and aware the children about the happenings in the society.

    Universal Childrens Day cele-brated by Employee Welfare Desk and Corporate Welfare Department at Airline Banquet Hall ,Abu Dhabi on 19th No-vember 2011 with 25 kids of staff of ETA Divisions. The kids were divided in age groups and according to the age groups

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    Selvi .Shradha Pradeep, daughter of Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Senior Project Manager ,ETA (M&E) Division won the first prize in Fancy Dress competition . She studies in KG2, Abu Dhabi Indian School.

    E T A ( M & E ) D I V I S I O N

    My first interaction with the welfaredeskwasmorethanayearbackwhenIwasorganizing a gathering over a dinner forabout80staff.Iwasonthelookoutforsomelightentertainment to keepour staffentertainedandthiswaswhenIwassuggestedbyMr.SivapalaboutourLabourWelfareDesk&theircapabilityto stage an entertainment programme involving raw inhousetalentofourworkmen.Allofusinthegatheringweretrulyamazedbythewealthoftalent exhibited on that night, starting from the way ourLabour Welfare Executive Mr. Soukat Bhattacherjee compeeredtheshowtothevarietyentertainmentthatourworkmen staged consisting of individual / group performances,classical/folk/Bollywood/westernsongs&dances,etcetcalldonepassionately incolorfulcostumeswitha touchofhumbleness.Sincethen,wehaveengagedtheseinhouseentertainersoneven largerpresentation forumsofour companyandwereamazedbythevarietytheyhadonoffer,whenonstage.Thisisan innovativeway to tap thesehidden talentsand theirparticipation in such shows must be encouraged to givethemaplatformtoexhibittheirmanytalents.Iwould liketotakethisopportunitytocongratulatetheentireWelfareTeam for this talentdeskand for thequarterlynewsletterpublications.ImsurethatthiswillgoalongwaytokeepourETAfamilyentertained,fortheyearstocome.

    KJacobJohn

    GeneralManager(Projects)

    The longer you stay in one place, the greater your chance of disillusionment. -- Art Spander

  • with vivid cultural programwhich wasconducted in this occasion. EmployeeWelfaredeskorganizedtheculturalprogrambyourtalentedworkmenwhohadmade this evening colourful.All participants including Mr. Rakesh, Mr. RaviChouhan , Mr. Satish Sahadevan , andMalkeet Singh and team presented different cultural folk dances and moviesongs dances to entertain the audiences.Mr Jacob John ,GeneralManager(Projects), hosted the program. Mr.Manoj K Dhoot Director and eminent

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    Small minds discuss about people

    Average minds discuss about events

    Great minds discuss about ideas

    Shashanka Guha Roy

    Gulf Hotel

    ETA(M&E) Division celebrated the awardceremonyofOHSAS18001and ISO14001certification on November 2nd, 2011 atHotel LeMeridian.Agrandparty followed

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    story is working in Landmark site ,Abu Dhabi. He is not

    only a hard worker at site but also have immense talent of literary arts like essay writ-

    ing and poetics. He has interest to know about In-dian History of Art and cul-

    ture.

    It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich. Henry Ward Beecher

    Ravi presenting fire dance

    Malkeet singh with team presenting Bhangra

  • Employee Welfare Desk conductedIntraDivisional sportmeet 2011 forworkmenand staff.Differenteventswere conducted under intra divisional sportsmeet. Cricket andVolleyball were the major items. Theeventswere organized in knock outsystem . 14 players participated in

    chessand10 teams for carom .Similarly therewere 12 teams for cricket

    and4teamsforvolleyball.243workmen and 100 staff participated inthese events. Mr. Md Shameem wasthewinnerofchesswhereasMr.RajuAhmedandMr.MahabubParvezHassan were thewinner of carom dou

    bles. Inoutdoorevents,TankaBahadurandteamwasthewinnerforvolleyball.IncricketKingstarteamwonthematch.

    I N T R A D I V I S I O N S P O R T S M E E T H E L D I N N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 1 .

    P a g e 4 E T A ( M & E ) D I V I S I O N

    CRICKET VOLLEY BALL CHESS CAROM

    Bangladesh Cricket Team

    (12 members)

    Satosh Rana and team Millon Mollah Uday Roka Magar and Dhanba-

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    Be Indian team

    ( 14 Members )

    Thaman Bahadur and team Shahin Gopi Srinivas and Aleti Raju

    ETA Cricket Team

    (13 Members)

    Laali Guras and Team B Narsaiah Mahabub Parvez Hassan and

    Raju Ahmed

    King Star Cricket Club

    (14 members)

    Ram Chandra and team Ankur Pandey Md. Saddam and NIyaz Ahmed

    Naeem Ali Cricket Team

    (15 Members)

    M Karunakar Rao Minaketan Nayak and Jitendra

    Sahu

    Manoj and Team

    (12 members)

    Akhilesh Kumar Singh Iqbal Hossain and Srinivas Rao

    Tamil Nadu Royal Kings

    (12 members)

    Arun kumar Pandey Shailendra and Kumarendra

    Nayek

    Azad Cricket Club

    (15 members)

    Ahamed Ali

    ETA Eleven Cricket Cub

    (16 Members )

    Habibur Rahaman

    Emirates Cricket Club

    (15 Members)

    Mohammed Shameem

    Jagannath Cricket Team

    (14 Members)

    Suresh Kumar

    Seven Star Team

    (15 Members)

    Kamlesh Kumar

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    TEAM DETAILS OF WORKMEN CATEGORY WHO PARTICIPATED I N INTRA DIVISION SPORTS MEET 2011

    It is never too late to be what you might have been.-- George Eliot

  • sity,AlAin. Themain objective of theSeminarwas to sensitize the need forWorkplace Mental Health across theorganizations inUAE and to provide aplatform for the Students Communityto understand the concept of mental

    healthatworkplace.FraternityofDelegates numbering 132 viz. Human Resource Managers, Project Managers,HSE Professionals, Welfare Officers,CampManagersandCampAdministra

    tors from leading companies specificallyTYCO Fire & Security LLC, National Elevators InstallationCont.Est.,CCC,MBMDallah, DULSCO, EMCOR Facilities Services,Sterling & Wilson, Depa Interiors Ltd.,Shenyang Yuanda Alum. Industrial Engineering Co. Ltd., NMC Specialty and Students fromDepartmentofPsychologyandCounseling,SocialWork,Sociology,PoliticalScience of UAE University, Al Ain participatedintheevent.

    of non receipt of Bank and health card, de-duction of salary where reason is unknown and dispute of offered salary and salary told during interview. These issues are noted and the needful action is started. A general ap-peal to all workmen was made to bring all these issues to welfare desk. Also workmen were requested to make aware their other colleague about the services of welfare desk so that this services can reach to all work-men. Awareness was also raised on the toll free number for complaint and suggestion .

    The meeting of grievance cell was organized on 29th December 2011 where 14 cases were registered from the part of employee. Mr. Jafer Ali and Mr. Mo-hammed Ali , both HR executive attended the meet-ing .The meeting was organized by Soukat K Bhat-tacherjee, Welfare executive, of the division. Among the 14 cases most of the cases were non receipt of salary of first month after joining the company. These cases were referred to HR executives for fol-low up. The workers were convinced about the com-panys wage payment system Other complaints are

    W O R L D M E N T A L H E A L T H D A Y C E L B R A T E D

    T H I R D M E E T I N G O F G R I E V A N C E C E L L O R G A N I S E D

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    IwasnotabletogetmyincentiveclaimswhichwasalreadyissuedbytheSitemanagementasIwasonannualvacation.Iapproachedmanyconcernedforthreemonthtogetmyclaimsbutnothinghappened.ThenIheardaboutthegrievancecellmeetingorganizedbyWelfaredeskofourDivision.Iapproachedandimmediateactionwastakenonmygrievance.ThankstoMr.VSivapalandthewelfaredesktolistenmyproblemandhelpingme.Itsreallyhelpedmetoovercomemyproblem.NowItellotherstocontactgrievancecellforimmediatesolutions.Md. Shamsul Haq,

    C/no 72611.

    OntheobservanceofWorldMentalHealthDay(October10th),consecutivelyforthe3rdyearEmployeeWelfareDeskofETA(M&E)DivisionalongwithCorporateWelfareDepartment,ETAAsconStarGroupaswellasDepartment of Psychology& Counseling FacultyofHumanities and Social Sciences,United Arab Emirates University, Al AinjointlyorganizedaSeminaron WorkplaceMentalHealthandOrganizationalInterventionson23rdOctober2011atUAEUniver

    He who cannot forgive others destroys a bridge over which he himself must pass. -- George Herbert

  • InterDivisional sportsmeet20112012isorganized byCorporatewelfaredepartment from 16th December 2011onwards. In this, four tournaments vizchess and carom as indoor games andVolley Ball and Cricket as out doorgames is selected for workers. ForstaffbadmintonandtableTennisisalsoaddedasapartofIndoorgames.(M&E)divisionhasselectedcompetentplayers

    from itsworkmencategoryaswellasfrom staff category to participate inthis tournaments. In workmen categoryMr. .Junaidandhis team isplaying cricket tournaments whereas Mr.

    Leela and Team is leading the volleytournaments. InDoorgames,Mr.Karunakar is playing chesswhereasMr.Minaketan and Mr. Jeetandra Sahoo

    are selected for carom tournaments. ForStaff category,Mr. Safiand team isplayingthe cricket tournament and the volleyballteamisledbyMr.Samiandteam.Mr.Vicisplaying Chess and table tennis, along withMr. Fady whereas Mr. Shailesh and Mr.Thangaraj is selected for carom tournaments.Mr.FiazandMr.RafatisselectedforBadminton Till date 70 percent of leaguematches have been completed and (M&E)Divisionisleadinginoverallranking.

    I N T E R D I V I S I O N A L S P O R T S M E E T 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2

    P a g e 6 E T A ( M & E ) D I V I S I O N

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  • members have joined the club. Speakingto themeeting regarding theprogressoftheclub,PresidentTMVSivapaltoldthatthegoalssetby theclubduring its initiation is gradually achieving it. It wasthoughttoprepare4competentspeakersbefore the internationalclubcontestandtheclubmembersareworkinghardinthisdirection. All the meetings were conductedinHRDHallofRedagBuildingAbuDhabi. In thismonth TM Yasser and TMThameem Ansari as well as TM Soukatpresentedtheirfirstproject.TMVSivapal,TM Soukat and TM ThameemAnsari received the best speaker award for successfully delivering their projects . MTMNurul Diena and MTM Vrishali were selected as the best speakers for successfully completed their projects in themonth ofNovember. The Clubmembershave decided to organize club contest

    during forthcoming months as a parts ofpreparationinparticipatinginAreaandDivisionalClub contest.MTMShuklaDuttaandTMSudhaDuttamentorsof the club haveappreciatedtheclubmembersfortheircontinuouseffortinthisregard.ForMoreinformationandtojointheclubpleasecontact

    Mr.VSivapalClubPresident

    Mobile0505626657

    TOASTMATERS CLUB MEETING ORGANISED

    READERS CHOICE

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    TheclubmeetingofETAAsconStarToastmasterscluborganized inthreeconsecutive months and 6 meeting were conductedinthesethreemonths.TMVSivapal,TMSenthil,MTMLathaXavierandTMAyoob has completed 6 projects duringthesemeetingsandtheyarenowpreparingforinternationalclubcontestforprepared speeches. This period two new

    Mostpeoplestillafraidtodiscloseamentalhealthproblemtotheiremployer.MindandCIPDurgeemployerstogetstafftalkingaboutmentalhealth issues in2012aseconomicwoesconspiretocreatetheperfectingredientsforasurgeinmentalillhealthTheissueofmentalillhealthisstillbeingsweptunderthecarpetinmostworkplaces,withjustfourintenemployeessayingtheywouldfeel confident to disclose a mental health problem to their employer.Asurveyof2,000peopleinemploymentintheUK*revealsthatdespitemorethanaquarter(26%)ofemployeeshavingexperiencedamentalhealthproblemwhile inemployment,toofewemployersare takingpositive steps tomanage this increasinglybusiness critical issue. Just 25%of respondents say theirorganizationencouragesstafftotalkopenlyaboutmentalhealthproblemsandonly 37% say their employer supports employees with mentalhealthproblemswell.Managersaretheeyesandearsoforganizations.Theyneedtobeequippedwith the knowledge and confidence to enable them topickupontheearlywarningsignsandintervenewhereemployeesarestruggling.Mentalillhealthisusuallycausedbyacomplexinteractionbetweenpressuresatworkandathome,so increasingworriesaboutdebt,homerepossessionandjobinsecurity,astheeconomy continues to remain depressed,maywell lead to a surge inmental illhealth.Managersneed to fosteranenvironmentwherestaffcanfeelcomfortabletodiscloseamentalhealthproblem,andsimple informationtosupporttheiremployeesthroughanyperiodofmentalillhealthtohelptheirrecovery.

    WORK PLACE MENTAL HEALTHISSUES AND CONCERNS

    The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City is strictly enforcing itscleanliness regulationsand imposingspot finesofup toDh500forspitting, throwingcigarettebuttsordroppingchewinggumonthestreetsintheCapital.ThefinewillbeDh100forspittingon the streets,Dh500 for dropping chewing gum,Dh200 forthrowingcigarettebuttsandthrowingwasteonthestreets.Thecampaignintendstomaintainthecleanlinessofthecityandrefrainpeoplefromcontinuingwiththebadhabitslikethrowingwaste in the wrong place, and dropping cigarette butts andchewinggumontheroads,sidewalksaswellasspittingonthestreetsandroadsLaunchingsuchcampaignswaspartofthemunicipalitysstrategytomaintaintheculturalandaestheticlookofthecities,streetsandpublicutilitiesaswellasharnessingthetechnicalandmaterialpotentialtomaintainahighstandardofpublichygiene.

    P E N A L T I E S A S P E R L I S T

    1.Dh100forspittingonthestreets2.Dh200forthrowingcigarettebuttsonthestreets3.Dh500fordroppingchewinggumsonthestreets4.Dh500forthrowingwasteonthestreets

    SPOT FINES FOR BAD STREET HABITS IN ABU DHABI

    The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. -- Henry David Thoreau

  • IampleasedtosharethefourthpublicationofQuarterlyNewsletterfortheyear2011.Ihopeourinitiativeovertheyearmusthavedrawnattentionofallreadersandadded valuetothewelfaregoalsofourorganization. Iamsurethatthisefforthasgeneratedmotivationamongtheemployeesandtheirfamiliestobringouttheircreativityof literaryartsandshareitwithothers.IamhappyandcongratulatethewelfareteamofourDivisionMr.SoukatKBhattacherjeeandMr.ThirumeniDhamodaranfortheireffortandextendtheircontinuoussupportforpublishingNewslettersintheyear.Itisawaytoincreasetheoutreachandeventoattractallwellwishersofourorganizationaboutourinhousewelfareactivitiesand thus increase theproductivityoforganization. Ihope,morecontributionswillbecatered fromemployees to improve theNewsletter inforthcomingyears.Comeandjoinhandstoupliftthisrelentlessworkofourorganization!! VSivapalSr.Executive(HRandAdministration)

    FROM THE PHOTO ALBUMS

    Editor in -Charge EMIRATES TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES Compiled by -

    V Sivapal (Mechanical and Electrical Division ) Soukat K Bhattacherjee

    Email [email protected] 6th FLOOR, NBF BUILDING , AL FIRDOUS TOWER,PB No 3532, ABU DHABI (UAE) Email [email protected] PH- +971-2-6987777. Website www.etamne.com

    For suggestion and comments please write to us-

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    ETA(M&E) DIVISON ACHIEVE OHSAS 18001 AND ISO 14001 CERTIFICATIONSpecial points of interest:Inside this issue:ETA(m&e) DIVISON RECEIVED HEALTH,SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT.EMPLOYEE WELFARE DESKETA (M&E) DIVISIONABU DHABIQuarterly NewsletterOCTOBER 2011-DECEMBER 2011VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4Mr. Manoj K Dhoot ,Director of the Division receiving the certificate from Mr. Basem Obai FROM THE DESK OF TOP MANAGEMENT Page #UNIVERSALCHILDRENS DAY ORGANISEDETA (M&E) DIVISIONDIVISON CELEBRATED OHSAS 18001AND ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION Page #VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4S Thangadurai C/no 155581 writer of the Tamil story is working in Landmark site ,Abu Dhabi. He is not only a hard worker at site but also have immense talent of literary arts like essay writing and poetics. He has interest to know about Indian History of Art and culture. Ravi presenting fire dance Malkeet singh with team presenting Bhangra INTRADIVISION SPORTS MEET HELD IN NOVEMBER 2011.Page #ETA (M&E) DIVISIONWORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY CELBRATEDTHIRD MEETING OF GRIEVANCE CELL ORGANISED Page #VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4INTER DIVISIONAL SPORTS MEET 2011 2012 Page #ETA (M&E) DIVISIONHUMOUR SECTION during forthcoming months as a parts of preparation in participating in Area and Divisional Club contest. MTM Shukla Dutta and TM Sudha Dutta mentors of the club have appreciated the club members for their continuous effort in this regard. For More information and to join the club please contactMr. V Sivapal Club President Mobile 050-5626657Page #VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4PENALTIES AS PER LIST

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