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Editor Shashikant Hegde Deputy Editors: Sandeep Menezes (Mumbai) Renu Rajaram (New Delhi) Panel of Advisors Vikas Apte, Owner, Vipratech Consultants, Mumbai Himanshu Kapadia, Director, Construction Chemicals - ASEAN BASF South East Asia Pte Ltd (Singapore) Prashant Mahagaokar, Director, SMC Infrastructure Tushar Mehendale, MD, ElectroMech Material Handling Systems, Pune Anand Gupta, Hon Treasurer, Builders Assn of India Pankaj Mehendale, Structural Engineer, Hyderabad Sr. Executive - Database Rupali Tambadkar DESIGN & PRODUCTION Art Director Satish Kamath Graphic Designers Nitin Parkar, Rajendra Vichare, Madhukar Ingavale

“All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.” — Earl Nightingale

Booming times ahead ccording to a recent World Bank update, simply halving the delays due to road blocks, tolls and other stoppages could cut freight times by some 20-30 per cent and logistics costs by an even higher 30-40 per cent. This alone can go a long way in boosting the competitiveness of India’s key manufacturing sectors by 3 to 4 per cent of net sales, thereby helping India return to a high growth path and enabling large scale job creation. It further predicted that India’s economic growth is expected to rise to 5.6 per cent in FY15, followed by further acceleration to 6.4 per cent and 7.0 percent in FY 2016 and FY 2017.

Even the highly acclaimed ratings firm Moody's has reversed its India outlook, saying it may upgrade the country's sovereign rating if inflation stays under control in the long term and the recent measures to boost growth and attract investments are implemented properly.

SALES & MARKETING Senior Vice President Sanjeev Singh Asst. Manager - Sales Rupesh Dalvi (Mumbai) Vijay Khandale (Mumbai) Subscription Rosebin Mukadam Head - Circulation Raju Chendavankar

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This clearly shows that the global fraternity has also accepted the newfound optimism and hope that had emerged in the domestic circles few months ago when the new government took over the reigns. To ensure the economy continues to grow, there will be need for adequate infrastructure especially road and bridges. This massive infrastructure construction will require construction equipments to quickly scale-up infrastructure construction. Therefore we have dedicated this edition to Roads & Bridges while also focusing on Construction Equipment industry.

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Contents

NEWS WATCH Ingersoll Rand launches

INTERFACE

Ramesh Tiperneni, Country Manager, Caterpillar India explained that selecting the appropriate products and reporting tools can be challenging.

rotary screw air compressors EMD inaugurates Noida facility

INTERFACE

S Manjunath, General Manager - Sales, Doosan Infracore India told that construction equipment players need to take key strategic actions.

INTERFACE

Yutaka Goto, President & MD, Kobelco Cranes India felt that the Indian crane market will recover to the level of 2010 within next 3-5 years.

EXPERTSPEAK Rajesh Prajapati points out that more than 40 per cent of India’s population will live in cities by 2030.

LEAD STORY

Sandeep Menezes feels the construction equipment industry’s expansion rate will be the key indicator of renewed revival nationwide.

INTERFACE Chikara Kikuchi, MD - Zero-Sum ITS told that traffic congestion is mainly due to poorly planned traffic intersections.

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Anders Grundströmer, MD, Scania India and Senior Vice President, Scania Group felt that the truck industry will grow to 300,000 vehicles.

CASE STUDY

The Making of Mughal Road The Mughal road was an extremely challenging project executed by HCC in Jammu & Kashmir.

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CASE STUDY India’s first double-decker flyover Santacruz-Chembur Link Road was undertaken under Mumbai Urban Transport Project of MMRDA.

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News Watch

BASF opens chemical complex in Gujarat

PV News Bureau

ASF India Limited recently inaugurated its large-scale chemical production complex at Dahej in Gujarat, India. With a project cost of Rs. 1,000 crore (approximately €150 million), the site represents BASF’s single largest investment in India. The site was jointly inaugurated by Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat and Michael Heinz, Member of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE. Heinz said: “As part of our investment plans of more than €10 billion in Asia Pacific between 2013 and 2020, we want to strengthen our production platform in India. With our new Dahej site we are enhancing our position as supplier with local production and can even better ‘create chemistry’ with our customers. With our advanced technologies and the commitment of our team in India, we will both contribute to and benefit from India’s huge market potential.” Dr. Raman Ramachandran, Chairman, BASF Companies in India & Head South Asia, said: “With this production hub, including the first MDI splitter in South Asia, we are well positioned to increase our longterm competitiveness significantly in this key market. We will serve our customers in the Asia Pacific region 10

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even better through stable product supply in terms of both quality and volume.” The site includes an integrated hub for polyurethane manufacturing and production facilities for care chemicals and polymer dispersions. The care chemicals facility at the Dahej site hosts the first BASF

sulfation plant in India, which will cater to customers in the fast-moving consumer goods sector. The polymer dispersions plant will expand BASF’s production footprint in the dispersions business, complementing the Mangalore facility. It will serve paper and board, architectural coatings, construction, adhesives, and fiber bonding customers, located in northern and western India. The integrated polyurethane manufacturing facility will host a MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) splitter for processing crude MDI, a core component in the manufacture of versatile polyurethane products. They are used extensively for cold as well as heat insulation applications and are the preferred material for improving safety in transportation, and enhancing energy efficiency and comfort at home. The site will also produce Elastollan® TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane), Cellasto® (microcellular polyurethane components) and Polyurethane Systems.

Ingersoll Rand launches rotary screw air compressors PV News Bureau ngersoll Rand, a world leader in creating and sustaining comfortable and efficient environments, has announced the launch of contact cooled rotary screw air compressors with a new level of reliability, efficiency, productivity and serviceability. contact cooled rotary screw air compressors will cater to industries like textile, sugar, rubber, general machinery, automobile, engineering, fabrication, cement, ceramics, ferrous & non ferrous, air separation, paper and rice amongst others. This new offering will be manufactured in Ingersoll Rand’s Naroda (Gujarat) plant. Contact cooled rotary screw air compressors come with best of time proven designs and technologies with new advanced features and has been designed to provide new level of reliability, efficiency, serviceability and productivity while increasing productivity, reducing cost of operation by consuming less power and consumables. New 30-37 kW contact cooled rotary screw air compressor will cater to a wide spectrum of customers from varied verticals including automobile, textile, iron and steel and other general industries. Introducing the product, Amar Kaul, Country Vice President, Compressed Air System and Services, Ingersoll Rand India said, “Ingersoll Rand has been a pioneer in air compressor technologies. Our latest offering from the contact cooled rotary screw technology reiterates our commitment to develop new products with local innovations for customers in India. This product offers a new level of productivity with efficiency and serviceability ensuring reliability of our product.”

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EMD inaugurates Noida facility

(L-R) Arunendra Kumar, Chairman, Railway Board; Marc Buncher, Sr. Vice President, EMD with other dignitaries at the EMD's facility inauguartion. PV News Bureau

lectro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD), one of the leading global locomotive manufacturers, is expanding its base in India with a new world class facility at Noida to better serve Indian Railways (IR) and other global customers. The Noida facility is aimed at making India a global hub for export of sophisticated locomotive systems and control equipment, including complex electronic control cabinets, and also providing support services like overhaul of components.

Through the new facility, EMD strives to increase its local participation and create jobs in India. Billy Ainsworth, Progress Rail and EMD president and chief executive officer said, “EMD is committed to investing in India to support Indian Railways in future technology. In order to provide effective support to IR, we have increased our indigenization in India by inaugurating our new facility in Noida.” EMD is a fully owned subsidiary of Progress Rail Services, a Caterpillar Company, that offers complete railroad solutions to railways across the world, including locomotives, track, repower, signaling and safety technologies. EMD’s partnership with the Indian Railways achieved a new milestone in 2013 with the rollout of the 1,000th EMD designed WDG4 locomotive from Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, and in 2013-2014, 290 EMD designed high horsepower locomotives were manufactured at DLW.

Danfoss India unveils new range of Valves anfoss India, a global leader in climate and energy solutions unveiled a new range of ShutOff Valves and SNV gauge valves. This exclusive range of valves is manufactured in the Danfoss India factory located at Oragadam and will cater to needs of different industrial refrigeration plants. These new shut-off valves are designed with accordance to European standards to meet with the challenges in industrial refrigeration application requirements in India. New enhanced product design features include new packaging gland, Gasket and a Teflon cone which will enable higher plant safety, lesser maintenance and longer life span of valves. The new packaging gland ensures a unique, tight and secure seal throughout the operating conditions within specifications, whereas the Teflon cone ensures a perfect rigidity in the range.

SAIL gets new sinter plant and coke oven battery

akesh Singh, Secretary Steel, inaugurated the new sinter machine and the coke oven battery 11 complex at SAIL’s Bhilai steel plant recently. He was accompanied by C.S. Verma, Chairman, SAIL and other senior officials. These two units are critical components of the on-going modernization & expansion program at the Maharatna company’s flagship unit, which would enhance the plant’s production capacity to 7.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of hot metal from the current level of around 5 MTPA with an investment of `17,265 crore. Speaking on the occasion Secretary Steel described the two projects as the key upstream units that shall meet the increased raw material requirement of the plant post modernisation. He congratulated the Bhilai collective for its concerted efforts in operationalizing these units. He also said that the use of 12

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Steel Secretary inaugurating the 2nd sinter machine in the presence of SAIL Chairman state of the art technologies in the units makes them environment friendly and energy efficient at par with global best. C.S. Verma, Chairman, SAIL in his address described expeditious completion of all remaining projects as the greatest challenge before the Bhilai collective. He said that by virtue of its consistent performance in various parameters, Bhilai has won the prestigious Prime Minister ’s Trophy for best

integrated steel plant in the country a record 11 times out of the 21 times. Expressing confidence in the plant collective’s ability; he said that Bhilai’s performance is the manifestation of its unique work culture and spirit of excellence. He further added that commissioning of new facilities as Bhilai would be an opportunity for the plant to further fortify its position in the steel industry. The new 7 m tall coke oven battery that will enhance the Plant’s coke making capacity by 0.88 MTPA is equipped with environmentfriendly Coke Dry Cooling Plant that would facilitate better pollution control & energy recovery from the hot coke, besides improving coke quality. The entire COB No. 11 complex comprising Coke Oven Battery, Coke Dry Cooling Plant and By-product plant has been installed with an investment of `1,213.11 crore.

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Port traffic increases 11 per cent in September Dr. M.S.Kapadia

he seaborne traffic at the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 13 major ports increased 11 per cent in September, the best rate over more than 18 months. The port traffic had gone up 1.5 per cent in August and 5 per cent in September 2013. Barring Cochin and New Mangalore that witnessed y-o-y erosion, 11 ports recorded positive growth; with seven recording doubledigits expansion. The four per cent decline in freight in Cochin during September has come after 17 per cent spurt in August and 32 per cent in September 2013, and was due to lower POL traffic. Thirteen per cent decline in traffic in New Mangalore was due to lower POL and thermal coal.

SEABORNE CARGO AT MAJOR PORTS DURING H1 OF 2014-15 000 tonnes

% increase

Kolkata Dock System

6,698

10.62

Haldia Dock Complex

14,062

-5.53

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20,760

-0.86

Paradip

35,479

3.99

Visakhapatnam

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5.71

Kamarajar (Ennore)

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Chennai

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V.O. Chidambaranar (earlier Tuticorin)

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Cochin

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New Mangalore

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Mumbai

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JNPT

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Kandla

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Mormugao

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Classification by cargo POL

94,246

-0.27

Iron ore

9,144

-22.80

Finished Fertilser

3,641

4.90

Raw fertiliser

4,390

25.72

Thermal Coal

39,598

8.54

Coking Coal

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Containers

60,640

4.85

Other cargo

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14.37

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Among the cargoes, barring heavy weight POL and iron ore, all other commodities showed double-digit increase, with other industrial cargo shooting up 39 per cent annually during the month. Iron ore volume declined 58 per cent and POL nominally by 0.5 per cent. Both these commodities are showing cumulative decline also. Finished/raw fertilizers increased 30 per cent, over 22 per cent in August. Thermal coal quantity handled at the ports went up 27 per cent, twice the rate in the preceding month, Coking coal and containers increased 13 per cent each. The 39 per cent increase over other industrial cargo during September was over 9 per cent in this month a year ago and 7 per cent in the preceding month. Taking H1 period of the ongoing fiscal 2014-15, seaborne traffic at the ports increased 4.2 per cent annually, against 2.3 per cent in this period a year ago. Only two ports, Haldia Dock Complex and New Mangalore recorded around 6 per cent lower volumes. Among the eleven ports recording positive growth, four ports enjoyed double-digits growth in business: Mormugao recorded 22 per cent increase on the strength of other industrial cargo, thermal coal and resumption of iron ore. Kamarajar (Ennore) recorded 15 per cent increase due to better thermal coal and POL. V.O.Chidambaranar recorded 12 per cent increase due to thermal coal, other industrial cargo and containers. , whereas Kolkata Dock System achieve 11 per cent increase in freight during H1 due to enhanced volume of other industrial cargo and containers. Among the cargoes, raw fertilizer volume increased 26 per cent, other industrial cargo 14 per cent and thermal coal 8 per cent, even as iron ore showed 23 per cent drop during April-September, affecting adversely the business volume at Haldia Dock, Paradip and Visakhapatnam.

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Project cost index stagnates over H1 Dr. M.S.Kapadia

ndicating that there is perhaps still no decisive marked upturn in project execution, ERIL Index of Cost of Project Inputs slipped in September in terms of provisional data, and stagnated during H1. The picture would not change materially even while granting that final estimates of WPI of project investment-related material inputs (available till July) have tended to be higher than those provisionally assessed earlier. Among the major investment goods, the prices of base metals ruled lower, though those of cement, construction machinery, electrical cables and nonelectrical machinery relatively ruled firm during H1.Computed by Economic Research India Pvt. Ltd., ERIL Index measures project cost escalation in terms of WPI of material inputs relevant in project construction. Production of capital goods declined for the second month in August, with the average growth over April-August placed at 4.3 per cent. Production of cement increased at double digits for the third month in

August with cumulative growth assessed at 11 per cent, though because of erratic trend, alloy, nonalloy steel output was up 2 per cent cumulatively. TRENDS IN SEPTEMBER The total WPI for non-metallic mineral products rose by 0.8 per cent during the month due to higher price of asbestos corrugated sheet (4 per

ERIL INDEX OF COST OF PROJECT INPUTS: SEPTEMBER 2014 Wholesale Price Index: 2004-05=100 Y-o-Y Incr. (%) Index 2014/13 2013/12 Non-metallic mineral products 170.8 3.9 -0.1 Structural clay products 189.1 8.2 6.1 Cement & Lime 167.7 1.9 -4.2 Basic metals, alloys, metal products 165.8 1.3 -2.0 Ferrous Metals 156.1 1.7 -2.0 Non-Ferrous Metals 168.5 2.1 2.3 Machinery & Machine tools 134.6 2.5 2.3 Industrial Machinery 152.2 1.8 2.5 Construction Machinery 141.4 3.7 0.2 Air Conditioner & Refrigerators 120.8 4.7 1.9 Non-electrical Machinery 127.3 2.7 0.8 Electrical Machinery, Batteries 138.4 1.5 2.4 Electrical Accessories, Wires, Cables. 156.4 4.3 4.3 Transport equipment & parts 136.1 0.9 3.8 Automotives 135.2 0.4 4.3 Auto Parts 137.6 3.1 2.1 Composite ERIL Index for project inputs 150.5 1.8 0.4 Overall WPI 185.0 2.4 7.0

Incr. since Mar (%) 2014 2013 2.0 -1.2 2.5 4.3 2.2 -4.5 -1.1 -0.7 -1.1 -0.8 1.3 2.2 1.1 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.8 -0.3 1.2 1.5 2.3 1.1 0.0 1.6 3.2 7.1 0.2 2.0 0.1 2.2 1.1 1.6 0.1 0.7 2.6 6.2

cent), white cement (3 per cent), marbles and grey cement (1 per cent). However, the price of slag cement declined by one per cent. The combined WPI for basic metals, alloys & metal products declined by 0.4 per cent due to 2 per cent reduction in price of gold & gold ornaments, zinc, silver and pencil ingots, and one per cent each in wire rods, steel rods, billets, CRC, pig iron and steel castings. However, the price of furniture, sponge iron, ferro manganese, melting scrap and pressure cooker moved up one per cent each. The aggregate WPI for machinery & machine tools was up by 0.1 per cent due to higher price of fibre optic cable (3 per cent), ball/roller bearing and electric generators (2 per cent each) and textile machinery, machine tools, electric motors and control equipments (1 per cent each). However, the price of battery dry cells dropped 11 per cent, pump & assembly 3 per cent and boiler & accessories, communication equipments, insulators and conductor one per cent each. The combined WPI for transport, equipment & parts increased 0.1 per cent due to higher price of gauges (5 per cent), geared motor (2 per cent) and gear boxes & parts and suspension (1 per cent each). However, the price of trolleys/tanker, wheels & parts and wiper/blade/arm etc declined by one per cent each. Project Vendor November 2014

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Caterpillar has been active in India since the 1930s. Today, together with dealers, Caterpillar India employs more than 10,000 people. The India presence includes state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, high tech research and development, as well as numerous global support organizations. Ramesh Tiperneni, Country Manager, Caterpillar India told Sandeep Menezes that while customers understand the benefits technology can deliver, selecting the appropriate products and reporting tools can be challenging.

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Technology is playing a bigger role than ever

How do you foresee the evolving growth scenario and main demand drivers across the equipment sector? We anticipate that better economic growth should result in an improvement in sales in both power systems and construction industries. The growth will vary in terms of the industries, but the build-out of infrastructure that must occur as the country and the Asia region urbanizes is going to provide a large platform for growth. Caterpillarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s belief is that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the road to progress must begin with a road.â&#x20AC;? We believe that Caterpillar and its dealers are in a good position to help meet this demand. We are witnessing major technological reforms in the Indian construction & mining equipment industry as demand for specialized and high-capacity equipment is on the rise. Comment. When it comes to operating and managing equipment and production, technology is playing a bigger role than ever. While customers understand the benefits technology can deliver, selecting the 16

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appropriate products and reporting tools can be challenging. Cat machines are equipped with advanced technology that transforms project implementation practices. Whether our customers want to know exactly where their machines are or maximize machine health and utilization. To meet the customers growing demand, Caterpillar has introduced Cat® Connect – a marketing framework that simplifies and clarifies how technology can increase safety, efficiency and profitability. With Cat Connect it is easier to navigate our range of technological capabilities so customers can save money, increase productivity and improve safety. Customers can get in on any level, experiment and change or grow as needed. In the mining industry, miners are always looking for ways to enhance mine site safety, reduce costs, improve profitability and boost efficiency. Cat® MineStar™ System helps customers do that, providing the most comprehensive suite of mining technology products in the industry. It consists of a number of configurable capability sets that allow you to scale the system to your mine site needs.

Interest rates have started to soften although they remain high, and most equipment sales happen through financing rather than selfpurchase. Therefore do you think it will boost growth in the industry? A reduction in interest rates would provide a benefit to the customers. Going forward, does Caterpillar India have a long term roadmap for the construction & mining equipment segment? Our global vision is to be a leader wherever we do business and the same holds true for India. We are investing in our operations to support the ever-increasing customer base here and we also have plans of launching other products in India which are in the pipeline. We are continuously ramping up our services and distribution network across India which will improve our capability to supply high quality service parts and highly skilled service engineers close to our customers. We have eight territorial dealerships across India owned by GMMCO and TIPL. With 150 plus dealer outlets and still growing, these include branch offices, area offices, retail outlets, workshops and site support. Does Caterpillar India intend to launch any new products in near future or increase focus on a particular product segment? Caterpillar is continuing to expand in India and, we have added a number of significant products to our local manufacturing portfolio to serve customers’ needs. As part of our strategic plan, we launched the Cat 320D2 excavator, an upgraded version of its predecessor 320D, and the 950 GC wheel loader at EXCON in 2013. Earlier this year, we announced the launch of Cat® 3406C, an industrial diesel engine that provides customers with an economical, fuel efficient and dependable solution in countries with lower emission standards. Most recently, we introduced the New Cat 424B backhoe loader to customers in India. We also announced that Caterpillar and Tata Capital have collaborated to provide diverse finance options to customers in India.

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Doosan Infracore India Pvt.Ltd is the Indian arm of Korean giant Doosan Infracore. The company offers the widest range of construction and mining equipments in India. S Manjunath, General Manager - Sales, Doosan Infracore India told Sandeep Menezes that construction equipment players need to take key strategic actions such as design and build equipment suitable to the Indian market apart from looking at a unique export business approach.

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Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s construction equipments are highly cutting-edge How do you foresee the evolving growth scenario and main demand drivers across the construction equipment sector? Post the 2014 general elections, there is an expected revival which will boost the development of India, as there are enormous opportunities with the new government granting infrastructure projects and allowing huge investments in infrastructure industry. The Indian construction equipment sector is now in the verge of progression driven by growth in investment in the infrastructure sector. India has the potential to become the 4th largest global market for Heavy Equipments and is expected to be one of the biggest emerging markets going forward. While the market is expected to grow at a steady pace which will majorly be driven by infrastructure investment of USD 1 trillion during the 12th Five Year Plan, booming real estate sector and streamlining of coal and mining operations will support the growth of Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equipment industry. Moreover, if India has to successfully constitute 10 per cent of the global market by 2018, the construction 20

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equipment players also need to take key strategic actions such as design and build equipment suitable to the Indian market apart from looking at a unique export business approach. Thus, India is expected to see more competition among the existing players in the construction & mining equipment industry with such aggressive growth strategies. We are witnessing major technological reforms in the Indian construction & mining equipment industry as demand for specialized and high-capacity equipment is on the rise. Comment. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s construction equipments are highly cutting-edge compared to conventional systems that prevailed a few decades ago. Like automotive industry, there is a constant shift towards advanced, feature packed solution to offer better performance and productivity to customers. All Doosan equipments are designed and manufactured as per global standards, keeping in mind, the ever-changing demands of the customers. While, due to lack of strong Indian laws on environment and fuel emissions and the importance of quality yet to catch up, India made products are favorable with equipment buyers. However in India, we ensure that our customers are benefited with latest technologies apart from requirements that are on par with the market demand. As specialized products are slowly gaining acceptance compared to products with general applications, the gap in technology between Indian made products and imported equipment are becoming narrower. As we could now witness the mechanization becoming inevitable with respect to precision of improvement in product, the need of specialized high-capacity equipment is catching up.

Interest rates have started to soften although they remain high, and most equipment sales happen through financing rather than self-purchase. What has been its effect the industry? Interest rates remain high especially in construction equipment financing and due to the slump over the last few years, it is quite difficult to undertake where majority of the market relies on equipment financing. As there are no set standards, this is ultimately becoming a practice for the construction industry in India, involving high capital investment where customers often seek for equipment financing options which have longer repayment periods at flexible interest rates. The mining and construction equipment are very expensive and over 85 per cent of product purchased is being financed. Constant funding from infrastructure projects including roads would help the companies rent out their equipment in order to lower the loan defaults. Why has the equipment rental segment not reached its true potential in India? The persistence to modernizing Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infrastructure is rolling out construction projects at a scorching pace, which is fuelling demand for newer equipment. When this demand outpaces available investment resources among equipment manufacturers, there is an associated rise in demand for equipment financing for new or second hand equipment. Renting is definitely a good makeshift solution especially in a in slump phase where the machine idle times are more and also as the purchase costs increase due to higher manufacturing costs of equipment manufacturers. However, the rental industry in India which is highly unorganized with no standard guidelines, constitute less than 10 per Project Vendor November 2014

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cent of the total construction equipment industry against 50 – 80 per cent share in the developed markets. The Rental Association of India (RAI) does exist with some members and is making efforts to make structural changes in this unorganized sector. Besides this, there are other issues such as multiple tax systems, logistical constraints due to interstate multiple taxes, no uniformity in the RTO, octroi and entry tax regulations in various states, variation in classification of equipment and no custom duty benefits. Thus, on a broader point of view, the Indian rental industry has not grown as was expected primarily as there has not been much focus by the organized players. Construction equipment rental business is still a mere 7 per cent – 8 per cent of the total equipment market at present. Currently, there exist a huge shortage of skilled equipment operators and technicians. Tell us about the extent of shortage and ways to mitigate it? How has Doosan assisted in training equipment operators and technicians in India? There is a very large scarcity of skilled manpower especially with issues in getting the right talent, followed by training and retention. In the equipment rental business, training of manpower is a continuous process that needs to be imparted with adequate infrastructural support. While there are lot or initiatives taken to improve sector skilled training, Doosan alongside with sales network to an extent, partakes in such training programs for operators of Doosan Equipment across India. India is not governed by stringent equipment safety norms like those prevailing in the EU and US. Going forward, do you feel that equipment safety norms need to be strengthened in India? In India, workers at site face several risks during their day-to-day work and safety here becomes a very important aspect that cannot be neglected. There are many cases where customers have started 22

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realizing the need to focus on safety aspects to which, equipment manufacturers are also taking this facet to global standards. Particularly in critical applications such as construction and mining sites, safety plays a major role and a small accident is enough to lead to downtime of the equipment. While the downtime is a huge loss to customers, safety plays a very important role in overall profitability of businesses too. With the fast changing business scenarios, customers today demand equipments that not just focus on making better profitability but also to features on safety characteristics. Even OEMs who are upgrading their existing range of equipment need to emphasize towards such technologies besides government imposing strict safety norms. What have been Doosan’s achievements since its foray into the Indian equipment sector? Going forward, does Doosan have a long term roadmap for the construction & mining equipments segment in India? Since 2007, Doosan in India has served the construction and mining industry with array of equipment that holds prominent market presence globally. Doosan is ranked among top ten companies globally and in Korea, it holds the leadership position. The company would be focusing on introducing line up of Hydraulic Excavators in various capacities to serve applications for hiring segment and corporate clients across India. Does Doosan intend to launch any new products or increase focus on a particular product segment in India? Doosan has realized the significance of introducing an extensive line-up in coming years to serve the Indian market which are technologically advanced and efficient. Therefore slowly but steadily we would like to establish our presence in India with equipment for various applications in the pipeline. We would launch new models of Hydraulic Excavators, Bobcat Skid Steer Loaders and Portable Compressors.

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Kobelco Cranes India Pvt. Ltd manufactures hydraulic crawler cranes and started its Indian operations in August, 2010. The company provides crawler cranes in 100 to 250 ton class. The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sri city production unit is spread across 40,000 sq. m with an annual production capacity of 90 crane units in different classes. Yutaka Goto, President & Managing Director, Kobelco Cranes India told Sandeep Menezes that he feels the Indian crane market will recover to the level of 2010 within the next 3-5 years.

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Our company will reach 200th machine within next one year Kobelco India established in 2010, started local production in 2012 and within two years reached its 100th machine milestone. Tell us about Kobelcoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long term business strategy in India? Yes this great achievement by Kobelco India reached 100th machine milestone in two years. KCI is already the leading crawler crane company in India who are the sole company who produce 100 ton or higher crawler crane in India. We are anticipating the increase of our volume and market share as Indian economy starts to recover and the demand for 100 tons or more crane will increase in next 3-5 years. Also from early next year we plan to start the export of our Made in India product. We would like to fully utilize KCI facility to expand our business in India and its neighboring nations. We are sure our company will reach 200th machine within next one year due to recovery of domestic market and the initiation of export. Going forward, does Kobelco India intend to introduce any new products or increase focus on any specific equipment segment? We will continue to produce and supply the 100, 150 and 250 tons crane for domestic market. Our company may produce different model for export from next year. We will focus on crawler and other crane business in India. 24

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How much growth do you foresee in the Indian crane market over the next five years? Tell us about the main growth drivers? As market in 2014 shrank to almost one third of 2012, we may expect the Indian crane market will recover to the level of 2010 within the next 3-5 years. The main growth drivers are that many infrastructure, metro rail, steel and power projects are cleared, also more FDI in new projects, and new economic reforms, etc. What is the size of crawler cranes segment in the overall construction equipment market? I guess excavator and other road equipment is dominant in India, crawler crane segment is less than 10 per cent in construction equipment market. In t e r e s t r a t e s h a v e s t a r t e d t o s o f t e n a l t h o u g h t h e y r e m a i n h i g h , a n d most equipment sales happen through financing rather than selfpurchase. Therefore do you think it will boost growth in the industry? Yes. In the emerging economy, it is very much needed to soften the financing options to all the projects to procure the equipment as well. Even though interest rate in India remain high, reduction of interest rate from double digit to single digit will be helpful to increase the motivation of high price tag product such as crawler crane.

Currently, there exist a huge shortage of equipment operators and technicians. Tell us about the extent of shortage and ways to mitigate it? Of course there is a shortage of skillful equipment operators and technicians in the country. KCI itself not only provides excellent customer support but also provides proper training to its customers’ employees to operate and maintain the equipment including periodical training programs to its customer’s operators & technicians. However that may not be enough to ease the shortage of operators we are now facing. We may need support from government to provide training program to increase the number of operators for construction equipment market. India is not governed by stringent equipment norms like those prevailing in the EU and US. Therefore critics claims that global players dump lower end and older technology into India. Comment We disagree with this claim by the critics. Of course you may find out the difference in engine due to the gas emission regulation. However, in terms of quality, Kobelco Cranes India is manufacturing world class quality products in India – the same as in Japan. We produce and supply only top quality and reliable products in India. Project Vendor November 2014

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Outcome oriented training for Skilling India

India’s largely unskilled labour force needs training. PV News Bureau

unil Arora, Secretary, Department of Skills Entrepreneurship said that “The Skills Ministry will focus on outcome based training. The Ministry is fairly new but several stakeholder meets and interaction with industry have been conducted. The real work is on the shop floor and our idea is to really understand whether the training being imparted is enhancing the quality of employment for the beneficiaries”. These statements were made at the CII organized special session on Skilling India, as a part of a series of interactions between government and industry. S Ramadorai, Chairman, National Skill Development Agency & National Skill Development Corporation conveying a strong message to industry said “Industry as consumers need to not just play a central role but also need invest and contribute towards the benefit of the sector that we are in. It is time to ask what is the right thing to do for the sector rather than what’s in it for me, of course we must think of 26

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profits as well and I firmly believe that these two are not contradictory”. Complimenting the “Make in India” launch Ajay Shriram, President, CII said that “The entire country needs to join hands to make the PM’s vision of “Make in India” successful and creation of jobs is an urgent need. CII has pledged to adopt 100 villages and we will ensure inclusivity in our programmes so as to be able to benefit maximum communities”. Urging the nation to participate in the skilling programmes, Sunil Arora informed that the Sub Group of Secretaries has brought out a report on Rationalisation of Government of India schemes on skill development. Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, highlighting the many facets of skill development work said that CII has been working in the skill space since the 1980s and the focus has been on the shop floor workers. Banerjee added that working with the government under a PPP mode; CII members have adopted 400 ITIs across the country to make them industry-friendly. “We have held

state-level and regional workshops for ITIs and their principals. But the States too will have to play a leadership role in this.” Sunil Arora reiterated that it is important to improve the health of the ITIs and the Skills Ministry will be in charge of the new ITIs. Arora said that there are islands of excellence in the country but these need to be replicated to reach a larger mass. This is the only way to ensure inclusive growth. Pramod Bhasin, Chairman, CII National Committee on Skill Development emphasized the need for industry to recognize trained and certified and compensate them appropriately. On the occasion, J P Rai, Director General, National Skill Development Agency stressed the need for competence based training. He said “Defining the level of competence expected from various higher education degrees as well as that of vocational training is the only way to bridge the huge unapparent disconnect between the skill requirements of the industry and those delivered by our institutes”. S Mahalingam, Chairman, National Committee said that “Sector Skill Councils are the very bodies that will provide skilled manpower through vocational and technical training, skill upgradation, building of new skills, innovative thinking…mapping of existing skills and their certification”. Emphasizing the role of NSDC, Dilip Chenoy, MD & CEO, National Skill Development Corporation reiterated the importance for industry to recognize certified workforce through the Sector Skill Council and urged industry to create a pool for encouraging World Skills competitions. Ramadorai emphasized the need to institutionalize a seamless approach for coordination between the Central and State Government. He said that the country is eager to understand how it will rein in the various moving parts that have been a part of the skill legacy so far will need determined action.

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ith a view to address the concerns of real estate sector, the Union Government is holding discussions with various ministries on the need for single window clearance and also about giving the infrastructure status to the real estate and housing sector, Union Urban Development and Housing Minister, M. Venkaiah Naidu said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi recently. “I am already holding discussions with the Finance Minister, I am trying to impress upon them that housing should be priority sector lending for banks, the finance ministry is positive, I have to still take it forward,” said Naidu while inaugurating the 7th Real Estate Summit organised by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). “We don't want a tag of infrastructure but a bag of support from banks i.e. the priority lending for the housing sector, we need more resources because housing for all by 2022 is a big challenge unless government along with state governments, urban local bodies and private institutions participate in a big way, we'll not be able to reach this ambitious goal,” added Naidu. The Union Minister further said 28

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Infrastructure status will assist the housing industry.

sector, I'll be holding the final round of discussion with them and then preparing the bill and then taken it to Parliament,” he said. Smart cities' concept has been discussed with various stakeholders and I've taken the views of the state governments also, then I had interaction with members from private sector who are interested in this. It is a time consuming process. Talking about the smart cities’ concept, the Union Minister said, “We are in the advanced stage of finalisation of the concept and I hope to take it to the Cabinet by November and then start identifying the cities in consultation with states from January onwards then you have to first go and

that in the new scheme of housing for all there is going to be an important thing of interest subvention for affordable housing. “We have to see that interest subvention is also provided to lower and middle income group so that housing will become affordable to them, I am very clear about it, it is coming,” said Naidu. With regard to environment clearances which are one of the reasons for long delays in projects, the Union Minister said that once the urban development authority plan is approved, there will not be the need for individuals to go for clearance for each and every project. “It is a good suggestion, we'll consider it positively and I'll hold discussion with my other colleague as well,” said Naidu. The Union Minister also said that the Government will introduce the Real Estate (Development and Regulation) Bill in the next session of Parliament i.e. as and when the Parliament meets in November or December. “We are proposing to bring the bill in this next session, I already had discussions and consultations with various stakeholders including consumer forums and also various ministries have addressed and given their responses and we had one round of discussion with real estate

identify the city, then city municipal body has to approve the reforms agenda that they are willing to participate in the smart city concept and the state governments also must stand by them and then we have to prepare a detailed project report and then move forward.” He said that smart cities cannot be constructed overnight. “There is a lot of enthusiasm and demand, smart cities are flavour of the season but I am afraid people are expecting things to happen overnight, the process is on and we are advanced stage of finalisation of smart city concept.” Conceding that Delhi is heavily congested, the Union Minister said that the Government will conduct a study on how to unclog Delhi. “I have appointed a high level committee with my Secretary, Urban Development as the chairman to study the issue of unclogging Delhi because Delhi is heavily congested.”

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Orders & Contracts 3.5 km south of Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadia in the Narmada district of Gujarat. Once completed, the Statue of Unity will be the tallest in the world. L&T’s scope will include design, engineering and construction of the statue along with an exhibition centre at its base, a memorial garden, a designer bridge connecting Sadhu Island with the mainland along the Narmada River, an internal roadway of 5km length, improvements to the existing roads / bridges / culverts connecting the area of Sadhu Island. It will also host an administrative complex / a management hub cum a star rated hotel (Shresta Bharat Bhavan) and a conference centre. This memorial tourist centre is scheduled to be completed within 42 months.

BEML Ltd Ashok Leyland Automobile Sector: $17 mn Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, through its joint venture in Sri Lanka, has received an order for 630 buses worth $17 mn from private bus operators – backed by the Government of Sri Lanka. Coming on the heels of the order for 2200 buses, Ashok Leyland further consolidates its position as the market leader in the Sri Lankan market. Vinod K. Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland said, “This order is further evidence of the confidence Sri Lankan customers have in our capability to offer the most appropriate products and transport solutions to them, through our JV company, Lanka Ashok Leyland. This JV with the government is a publicly listed company and has been performing very well for its customers as well as shareholders.

HCC Ltd Roads & Highway Sector: Rs 393.08-crore HCC Ltd. (Hindustan Construction Company), a leading infrastructure construction and development company, has been awarded a `393.08crore project by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highway. The Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract is for reconstruction of the 65.87 km section of NH-233, on the Indo-Nepal Border. The section is from Rudhauli village in Uttar Pradesh up to the Indo-Nepal border, which further connects to Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha, in Nepal. The project is part of the National Highway Development Program Phase-IV. The scope of work includes rehabilitation, upgradation and augmentation of the existing carriageway to two-lane, with paved shoulders, construction of pavements, construction and/or rehabilitation of major and minor bridges, culverts, road intersections, interchanges, drains. Commenting on the new order, Arun Karambelkar, President & CEO, HCC Ltd. said “We are pleased to win this prestigious contract from the Ministry of Road Transport & Highway, which allows us to further expand our presence in road related business segments. For HCC, being part of this development is a matter of immense pride as this highway will not only help improve infrastructure of our nation, but would also deepen India’s economic relations with Nepal and the adjoining nations.”

L&T Construction Construction: `2989 crore The Buildings & Factories Business of L&T Construction has won a prestigious EPC order worth `2989 crores for the design and construction of the Statue of Unity from the Government of Gujarat. The Statue of Unity has been the dream project of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. The 182 metres (597 feet) bronze statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel will be built on the Sadhu - Bet Island, approximately 30

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Metro Rail: `570 crore BEML Limited, the premier manufacturer of Metro Cars, has bagged an order of `570 crore from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for the supply of 70 cars which are in addition to 92 cars being manufactured for Delhi Metro. BEML forayed into the manufacture and supply of hi-tech Metro Cars during 2002. Since then, BEML had made significant strides and emerged as the preferred destination of Metro Coach Manufacturer in the country. BEML has so far supplied more than 700 Metro Cars to Delhi Metro, Bangalore Metro and Jaipur Metro. With the above order, the order book position of the company, representing all the three business verticals viz., mining & construction, rail & metro and defence business, has crossed Rs.6400 crore mark.

L&T Construction Roads & Highway Sector: `1630 crore The Transportation Infrastructure Business of L&T Construction has won an EPC order worth `1630 crores from the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority. The Greenfield order is for the construction of a six - lane access controlled expressway from Unnao district (village Neval) to Lucknow. L&T’s scope includes design, engineering and construction of the 63km long expressway, including the construction of service roads. The contract also includes major structures like 18 VUPs (Vehicular Under Passes), 4 major bridges, 10 minor bridges, 26 pedestrian underpasses, one trumpet interchange and associated works. The project is scheduled to be completed within 36 months. This project is likely to spur economic development along the route with trade, agricultural and economic corridors proposed at different places. In addition it will reduce travel time between Lucknow and the National Capital Region (NCR) via the functional Agra - Greater Noida Yamuna Expressway.

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Metro Rail: €85 million Alstom has been awarded a contract worth €85 million from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to supply 25 state-of-the-art metros to Kochi Metro Rail Limited. The first train sets are expected to be delivered in early 2016. They will operate over the fully elevated new Kochi metro rail network which is 25.6 km long with 22 stations. This newly built line is expected to carry up to 15 000 passengers per hour and direction. Alstom will be in charge of the design, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 25 standard track gauge trains with an option to supply 25 additional metro sets. Each train will be composed of 3 cars, about 65 m long and with a capacity to carry up to 975 passengers. The metro cars will run at maximum operational speed of 80 km/h, and will be fitted with air conditioning and passenger information systems for a high level of passenger comfort. They will be manufactured in the newly built facility of Sricity, in Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Orders & Contracts IN BRIEF Stone India has bagged an order worth Rs two crore from Chittaranjan Locomotive Works. The order is for supply of an indigenously developed computerized brake system for three phase electric locomotives. The advanced safety product has been developed in Stone India’s R&D Centre, which has been recognized by Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. BGR Energy Systems has received orders worth `250 crore in the electrical substations segment of its electrical projects division. BGR has secured three substation orders from Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (TANTRANSCO) for establishment of 230 kV AIS substation at Puraisai, Villupuram, 110 kV GIS substation at Thirumangalam South and 400/230-110 kV AIS substation with all associated equipment, systems and civil work at Palavadi, in Dharmapuri district. All orders are on total turnkey basis. Tata Motors has bagged orders to supply 928 Tata Marcopolo built buses for State Transport Authorities in South India, under the JNNURM scheme. The order comprises 487 units bagged from Karnataka (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation); 40 units from Puducherry (Pondicherry Road Transport Corporation); 97 from Kerala (Kerala State Road Transport Corporation); and 304 from North East Karnataka region (North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation). These are part of the orders bagged by Tata Motors for 2,700 Tata 'URBAN' buses under JNNURM- II scheme. IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited (IL&FS Engineering Services) has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for a total value of `1232 crores for four laning of Patna Gaya Dobhi Section of NH-83 from km 0.000 to km 127.217 in the state of Bihar to be executed under JICA ODA Loan Assistance. The project completion period is 1095 days from commencement date. The widening of this national highway will give a major boost to the tourism industry there as it falls under the Buddhist circuit. It also will provide substantial economic gain in terms of reduced vehicle operating costs and reduced travel time. Aban Offshore has bagged orders worth approximately `1,114 crore from ONGC. The orders are for the deployment of jack-up rig Aban IV and Aban III for a period of three years. It includes order from ONGC for the deployment of jack-up rig Aban IV for a period of three years. Total value of this firm order is approximately $91.33 million (equivalent to `557 crore). The contract is expected to commence during the first quarter of the calendar year 2015. It also includes another order from ONGC for the deployment of jack-up rig Aban III for a period of three years. Total value of this firm order is approximately $91.33 million (equivalent to `557 crore). The contract is expected to commence during the first quarter of the calendar year 2015.

"This is our second metro contract in the country after Chennai. It confirms our commitment to provide competitive, innovative and high value products and solutions for our customers while serving the ever growing urban transportation market in India", said Dominique Pouliquen, Senior Vice-President Alstom Transport Asia-Pacific. Alstom’s Metropolis is a world leading, proven, safe and reliable train that serves many of the great global cities including Singapore, Sao Paulo, Shanghai and Amsterdam with more than 10 years of operational experience. More than 4000 Metropolis cars have been sold worldwide.

Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Limited Housing Sector: `178 crore Ahluwalia Contracts has secured an order aggregating `178 crore for construction of a housing project. The order is for construction of a housing project including finishing and electrical work. The realty company has also entered into technical collaboration with KUB STROY, Russia, for high speed precast construction using KUB 2.5 technology. The technology helps in high speed construction of structure using patented precast system. Ahluwalia Contracts has bagged orders worth `792.85 crore (approx) in the first half of the financial year 2014-15. The unexecuted order book as on 30 September 2014, is approx `3,350 crore.

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T&D: €17 million Alstom T&D India has secured a contract from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), for approximately €17 million (INR 1380 million), to supply transformers and reactors for the expansion of 400/220 kV grid substations across southern India. The project is part of Power Grid’s System Strengthening Scheme to boost power handling capacity of substations, and stabilise the transmission infrastructure in southern India. Under this new contract, Alstom will supply six units of 400/220 kV, 500 MVAtransformers and two units of 420 kV, 125 MVAr shunt reactors.[1] All equipment will be supplied from Alstom T&D India’s manufacturing facilities across the country. This is Alstom’s second win to strengthen the country’s transmission infrastructure under the System Strengthening Scheme. The first power transmission reinforcement contract was awarded in July 2014 to expand 400/200 kV grid substations across eastern India. Rathin Basu, Managing Director of Alstom T&D India, said, “Winning a second project under the System Strengthening Scheme is a major achievement for Alstom, confirming our industrial expertise and leadership. We are delighted to continue contributing to the development of India’s national grid infrastructure.” Project Vendor November 2014

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rime Minister Narendra Modiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision to build 100 smart cities by 2020 is a step in the right direction. Smart cities will provide a safer and healthier environment, better facilities and connectivity and overall an enhanced lifestyle for the people of the country. India is rapidly developing and envisaged to be a super power by 2025. The country which was once driven by an agrarian economy is rapidly being fuelled by its urban engines. There is a definite flow of the population moving from rural to urban India and it is estimated that more than 40 per cent of Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population will live in cities by 2030. Across the globe in most developed countries more than 50 per cent of population lives in cities. Therefore, there is need in India to develop smart cities for the future. It will be these smart cities that will be the growth drivers of the Indian economy and thus need to be efficient and sustainable. In order for these smart cities to be efficient, it is important to focus on how they plan, grow, govern and manage their economic, social, infrastructure and human resources. Technology is the basis on which these smart cities operate. Smart cities are based on six key areas of functionality; technology, citizen participation, governance and efficient management of resources. Technology plays a major role in making cities smarter and thus attracting more investments and improved lifestyle for the people.

Smart Cities: Housing Indians for the future Rajesh Prajapati writes about the flow of population from rural to urban India while pointing out that more than 40 per cent of Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population will live in cities by 2030 which necessitates the need to develop smart cities for the future. 32

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Presently, our cities are over populated and haphazardly built and therefore it would make better sense to develop new smart cities rather than trying to modify existing cities into smart ones. The government can look at developing these smart cities along Delhi â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mumbai industrial corridor and other such industrial corridors across the country. There is a growing trend of new age living being technology enabled and driven. Our lifestyle and everyday living totally depends upon technology in every sphere of our lives and this is in line with way smart cities are being developed. It will improve the lives of its citizenry in terms of better connectivity, improved living conditions, healthier and cleaner environment and an enhanced lifestyle for the people. It is a process of better connectivity across the globe; and as rightly said that the world is getting smaller and more aptly to put it - â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the world is a global villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Today, the Indian government has taken steps of moving into e-solutions in its administrative departments by employing various tools like e filing and e governance for various departments. IT enabled solutions are improving the working by way of optimizing given resources. Improvements can be found in the optimization of given

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resources, reduction of costs based on infrastructure sharing; reduction of bills for individual use; increasing economies of scale and encouraging overall best practices. In order for the smart city concept to become successful it will be important for the public and private sector to come together in a market efficient structure which is incentive based with less bureaucratic red tapism and major reforms in existing infrastructure policies. There has to be a wellintegrated public-private structure that runs through the entire development value chain to realize specific results. Finally, it has to be said that for smart cities to take off successfully there are a number of issues that would need to be addressed. The most important among them being financing options available for developing these smart cities. Also, there is a lack of clarity in land titles and ownership, archaic laws that vary from state to state, inadequate human capital and technology to operate these cities and a benchmark to demonstrate return on investment are some issues that will have to be addressed subsequent to attracting investment. (The author is Managing Director Prajapati Constructions Limited.)

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Dimitrov Krishnan appointed new head for Volvo CE India In 2006, Dimitrov Krishnan moved to Volvo CE´s Asia Pacific regional office in Singapore, taking up different positions in dealer development, aftersales business and marketing. Since 2007 he has been a member of the Volvo CE Region APAC executive management team. His last position was Vice President & head of Marketing and Dealer

Development for Volvo CE in the Asia Pacific region, including India. “With strong focus on national and regional infrastructure projects and the new government´s ambitious plans for economic growth, these are truly exciting times for India, and Volvo´s world class products and services has a natural and active role to play in this development”, says Dimitrov Krishnan.

Dimitrov Krishnan, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Volvo CE India

olvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has appointed Dimitrov Krishnan as Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Volvo CE, India, as of October 15, 2014. He takes on the reins from A.M. Muralidharan who moves to Singapore to assume the role of Vice President and head of Commercial Management and Dealer Development for Volvo CE in Region Asia Pacific. As the new head of Volvo CE´s sales and service in India, Dimitrov Krishnan will be responsible to further strengthen Volvo´s leading positions in the premium segment of India´s construction equipment industry. “India is a key market in Volvo Construction Equipment´s global strategy and I am looking forward to take on the responsibility to continue to grow our business here in India and to further strengthen Volvo´s unique brand image”, says Dimitrov Krishnan. With more than 21 years of service, Dimitrov Krishnan has a wide experience from the construction equipment industry. Born in India and with a Bachelor of Technology in Mining Machinery, he spent the first years of his career working for Tata Group. In 1999, he joined Volvo Construction Equipment in India, and worked there for seven years responsible for aftersales support and dealer development. Project Vendor November 2014

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New found optimism has been felt across the industry with keen focus towards infrastructure development. Since no nation can prosper without adequate infrastructure to support economic growth, Sandeep Menezes feels the construction equipment industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expansion rate will be the key indicator of renewed revival nationwide.

ndia's Planning Commission has projected an investment of $1 trillion for the infrastructure sector during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17). Till recently, this figure seemed unattainable but with the new governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s huge push towards clearing bottlenecks in infrastructure projects and fast-tracking clearances, hopes have revived. It is this renewed thrust towards infrastructure development that will require huge number of construction equipment in the years ahead. EVOLVING GROWTH SCENARIO The construction industry is a major contributor to the country's GDP (8 per cent in FY12) and one of the largest employment generators, currently employing around 33 million people but the construction equipment market is still untapped with more emphasis on manual labour or older alternate methods rather than mechanization. The construction equipment industry's revenues are estimated to reach $22.7 billion by 2020 from $5.1 billion in FY12. Unit sale of construction equipment is expected to grow to 82,000 units by 2016 from 61,745 units in FY12. Increased impetus to develop infrastructure in the country is attracting the major global players. There were cumulative foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows of $209.4 million in the earthmoving machinery in the period April 2000-March 2014.

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Lead Story state and central governments will also need to set-up hundreds of new planned townships to accommodate India’s rapidly increasing urban population. On the other side of the spectrum, the construction growth across rural India is also heading northwards due to spiraling incomes and want for better housing. One must also keep in mind that the majority of Indians still continue to live in the villages of India. LOCAL MANUFACTURING Till recently, many OEMs found it economically unviable to set-up additional manufacturing facilities in India. They felt it was better to rather import the equipment from their manufacturing facilities overseas. Even OEMs that were manufacturing locally had a huge proportion of their components coming in from abroad with mostly only the assembling done in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched an ambitious 'Make in India' campaign which aims to turn the country into a global manufacturing hub. It includes plans to cut red tape, develop infrastructure and make it easier for companies to do business in India. There are hopes that with a new business friendly government in-place that promotes local manufacturing, the OEMs which are reluctant to manufacture locally will change their outlook. COSTS VIS-À-VIS QUALITY The construction industry in India includes a large number of small construction companies, which prefer low - cost products from China. These Chinese products are priced competitively about 5 - 10 per cent cheaper than the Indian construction equipment products. Chinese equipment

Construction equipment industry's revenues are estimated to reach $22.7 billion by 2020.

GROWTH ACCELERATORS The construction industry demand is driven by the health of the economy and the infrastructure investments. The Indian construction industry will continue to grow at a rapid pace largely due to investments in infrastructure and urbanization. With a population of over 120 crores, the country needs to invest on basic infrastructure like power, highways, water, sewage etc. India is placed significantly below high growth economies such as China, and developed economies like United States in terms of infrastructure. “Demand for construction equipment is a reflection of broader macroeconomic trends such as interest rates, infrastructure investment and liquidity, which themselves indicate the health of the overall economy. This equipment demand is expected to grow in line with the expansion of real estate development from India’s key urban centres into tier-2 and tier-3 cities,” Ipsos Business Consulting, a leader in construction research and consulting, observed in its report titled Understanding India’s Construction Equipment Market. The central government plans to develop 100 smart cities and in this regard an allocation of `7,060 crore or roughly `70 crore per city was proposed in the Union Budget. This is a huge project and will require construction equipment to assist in the execution. Other than 100 smart cities, the 38

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manufacturers have a strong presence in some segments such as wheel loaders and dozers, where they hold a market share of more than 10 per cent. Therefore, due to the availability of low-cost products from Chinese vendors, the construction equipment market in India had been witnessing an increase in imports of construction equipment from China. But the quality of these Chinese products is doubtful and after-sales service has been a major unaddressed issue in the past. Also, the Indian customers are increasingly looking towards total-cost-of-ownership rather than only initial purchase price. This has led to customers giving more importance to quality while taking purchase decisions. PRIVATE PUSH The private sector's share has expanded across key infrastructure segments, ranging from roads and communications to power and airports. Of the total planned infrastructure investments worth $1 trillion during the 12th Five-Year Plan, the share of the private sector is estimated to be 47 per cent, up from 25 per cent during the 10th Five-Year Plan. None can deny that Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infrastructure requirements are enormous and this will be the primary driver for increased construction equipment demand. The private sector is traditionally known to be more open towards mechanization rather than manual labour. Therefore as the private sector participation in infrastructure development increases vis-Ă -vis the governmental or PSU sector, the growth of construction equipment industry will also quicken.

Construction equipment industry is a reflection of broader macroeconomic trends.

CHALLENGES Although growth will happen, the CE industry is facing cost pressures due to increasing raw material and fuel prices, which will continue to hold in the medium term. While there is a visible shift towards adoption of world class technology for better fuel efficiency, higher productivity and profitability, there remain challenges in adopting some aspects that have established themselves in the western world. For example, electronic fuel injection CRDi systems require better fuel quality which is yet to be made available in India, particularly in rural areas. CE sales are highly dependent on new infrastructure creation. As infrastructure growth is highly volatile and uncertain in India and may remain so in future, it will be always challenging for equipment OEMs to gauge the market and have stable investment and distribution plans. Further, increasing competition from international players will force the incumbents to spend more on R&D, on increasing market reach and on finding new ways to improve productivity for their customers. CREDIT STRESS ON KEY PURCHASERS The construction equipment industry can only witness growth if the construction companies which are the main buyers of these heavy equipments remain in sound financial health. Project Vendor November 2014

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RIGHT OF VIEW

As market in 2014 shrank to almost one third of 2012, we may expect the Indian crane market will recover to the level of 2010 within the next 3-5 years. The main growth drivers are that many infrastructure, metro rail, steel and power projects are cleared, also more FDI in new projects, and new economic reforms, etc. — Yutaka Goto, President & Managing Director, Kobelco Cranes India

Post the 2014 general elections, there is an expected revival which will boost the development of India, as there are enormous opportunities with the new government granting infrastructure projects and allowing huge investments in infrastructure industry. The Indian construction equipment sector is now in the verge of progression driven by growth in investment in the infrastructure sector. India has the potential to become the 4th largest global market for Heavy Equipments and is expected to be one of the biggest emerging markets going forward. Moreover, if India has to successfully constitute 10 per cent of the global market by 2018, the construction equipment players also need to take key strategic actions such as design and build equipment suitable to the Indian market apart from looking at a unique export business approach. —S Manjunath, General Manager - Sales, Doosan Infracore India “We anticipate that better economic growth should result in an improvement in sales in both power systems and construction industries. The growth will vary in terms of the industries, but the build-out of infrastructure that must occur as the country and the Asia region urbanizes is going to provide a large platform for growth. — Ramesh Tiperneni, Country Manager, Caterpillar India

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CE industry is facing pressure due to increasing raw material prices.

But as per an ICRA report, over the past two to three years, construction companies in India have witnessed considerable weakening in credit profile with escalating debt levels, stress on working capital and increasing interest costs eroding net margins. Under-utilization of assets, heightened competitive intensity and increase in input/labour costs has also impacted performance. LOOKING AHEAD The growth of the construction equipment industry is almost assured; the rate of itself will depend on streamlining different issues, such as government clearances and approvals, administrative and procedural reforms or generally on the pace of project executions.

Construction equipment sales are highly dependent on new infrastructure creation.

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Centre’s labour policy reforms gain FICCI support PV News Bureau

ICCI lauded the Prime Minister and Government for announcing a slew of Labour Policy reforms, and recognising that the current labour policy is a major road block in promoting industrialisation and investment in the country. The reforms announced are aimed at removing ‘Inspector Raj', simplifying compliances by clubbing and consolidating returns, bringing more transparency and accountability and stressing on skill development, through overhauling ‘Apprenticeship System’. The Government earlier piloted three Bills to amend the Factories Act, Apprentices Act and Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns & Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988. This signalled a positive message to the industry. However, industry expects

Current labour policy has hugely affected industrialisation and investment. significant changes such as redefining 'occupier', which is restricted to only 'Directors', without comprising the health and safety aspects. Making a ‘Director’, operating from overseas, liable for safety violations is not justified and would deter investors. On skill development, FICCI feels that every work place should have a training centre, whether it is a factory or a service organisation and industry

needs to be encouraged sufficiently. It is a welcome gesture that MSMEs will be subsidised 50 per cent of the Apprentice salary. FICCI has already submitted suggestions to the Government to further incentivise industry. Revamping ITIs is a critical task and shortage of qualified trainers is a major hurdle. Earlier, FICCI had estimated that two million trainers are needed every year to prepare 500 million skilled workforce and the country did not have even a lakh of trainers. Lack of availability of latest equipment, tools, continuing with the old curriculum, are others reasons why ITIs have lost popularity. The adoption of ITI's programme did yield some positive results, but could not be followed with the same vigour. FICCI feels that private ITIs, which are 10 times more that Government IITs, also need some support as their end products contribute to national economy.

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Zero-Sum Ltd is a Japanese firm with expertise in ITS (Intelligent Traffic System) and has been the preferred development partner of key navigation service providers and automotive OEM's. Chikara Kikuchi, Managing Director Zero-Sum ITS told Sandeep Menezes that traffic congestion is mainly due to poorly planned traffic intersections, roads lack of pathways for pedestrians, poor incident detection and penalty enforcement for traffic violations.

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Traffic congestion is a major urban challenge

What are the major reasons for traffic congestion on Indian roads? How can traffic congestion be reduced? Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of building 100 ‘smart cities’ – eco-friendly cities which use innovative Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for efficient delivery of public services and infrastructure which when happens will make India one of the most desired countries in the world. Having said so, traffic congestion is a major urban challenge in the country today and being the world’s second most populated country does not help. The cities are not planned; there is no concept of lane driving, non-availability of real time traffic alerts – all of which leads to unproductivity and loss of revenue for the city. There are multiple check-posts, toll tax and octroi collection points on roads which bring down the speed of the traffic, waste time and cause irritation to transporters. How can time wastage and traffic bottlenecks be reduced at such check-posts and toll collection points? The government should bring about all toll tax and octroi collection points under one system, wherein all toll 42

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Interface have less human intervention due to unavailability of skilled personnel on the ground level of the traffic police and also should be adapted as per the local language of the populace. Most of the ITS solutions in the developed nations were setup at huge costs borne by city governments or local traffic Police. In India the high cost of ITS systems undermines its importance to local city governments.

booths in a state are integrated and toll collection is done through RFID based sensor installed onto vehicles. The biggest challenge in this mechanism is making users aware and providing them access to purchase such integrated travel cards easily. Do you feel inadequate & sub-standard quality road infrastructure is one of the main reasons for traffic congestion in India? It definitely is one of the reason, but more importantly is poorly planned traffic intersection, roads lack of pathways for pedestrians, poor incident detection and penalty enforcement for traffic violations. One major problem on Indian roads is mixing of traffic. Same road is used by high speed cars, trucks, two wheelers, tractors, animal driven carts, cyclists and even by animals. Comment. Rightly pointed out, traffic in our cities is very heterogeneous with all kinds of vehicles and sometimes even animals sharing road space. Lane driving should be strongly enforced and better driving behaviour should be advocated through rewards such as lower insurance premium etc. for drivers with no violations and higher insurance for drivers with more violations. Road safety is an almost alien subject across India. Going forward, do you feel more needs to be done to strengthen road safety mechanisms nationwide? Yes we do. Most important is that drivers should learn how important it is to drive safe and that advocacy can only be done by the government. However technology can also play an important part in the promotion of road safety through the form of aggregating traffic information, road condition information, diversion information, incident detection and enforcement. How can Intelligent Transport System assist in improving the current traffic problems facing Indian roads? The ITS sector is still nascent in India. Even though various technologies have been successfully implemented in developed nations, various challenges exist in replicating similar systems in India. Currently there is a lack of definite guidelines and regulations of nationwide ITS architecture and framework in India. ITS systems cannot just be modelled on existing successful ITS solutions of other nations due to basic inherent driving behaviour and conditions in India. An ITS solution in India needs to be cost effective, easy to implement, Project Vendor November 2014

How has been the response to solutions offered by Zero-Sum ITS in India? Tell us about the costs implications of utilizing such Intelligent Transport System in India? It has just been a few days since our Pilot project launch in Ahmedabad and the response has been phenomenal. Users and media are continuously asking us on why are we not replicating this across the entire city and making this information available on mobil phones. We have been telling them that we will do so in the next phase of the project. We have received queries asking us about when we could do something for other cities as well. In our current business model, we do not pass on any costs to the Municipal Corporation, Traffic Police or any other civic agency. We have incorporated a self-sustainable business model wherein certain portion of our display boards are reserved for showing commercial advertisements and the revenue earned from the advertisements will be the source of project monetization.

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In 2011, Scania established the company Scania Commercial Vehicles India Pvt. Ltd. in order to boost its presence through sales to additional segments of the Indian commercial vehicle market. Since then Scania has launched a range of on-road haulage truck models specially adapted for the Indian market. Anders GrundstrĂśmer, Managing Director, Scania India and Senior Vice President, Scania Group told Sandeep Menezes that the current demand in the truck industry is about 130,000 vehicles and it is expected to grow by 300,000 in about 5 to 10 years.

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We aim to capture 35% market share in premium truck segment What is Scaniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future business strategy in the Indian market? Recently, Scania achieved the delivery of its 150th tipper. Going forward; does the company have any growth targets? India is the 6th largest market for automobiles and commercial vehicles in the world. The opportunity in the Indian market is immense as the market is opening up for premium commercial vehicle players in a steady pace. The current demand in the truck industry is about 130,000 vehicles and it is expected to grow by 300,000 in about 5 to 10 years. With this demand we aim to capture 35 per cent of market share in the premium truck segment. The demand for heavy duty mining trucks is expected to grow up to 30 per cent where the demand for tippers is about 1000 units a year. Our current market share in the mining segment is about 36 per cent and we aim to capture close to 50 per cent in next two years. We have had duopoly existing in the M&HCV market for quite a few decades now with two players holding nearly 85% of the market share. Going forward, how do you foresee the M&HCV market evolving? Reports suggest that the competition among commercial vehicles manufactures is expected to 44

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intensify as the international players are raising the standards of the technology while the domestic players are focusing on establishing stronger network support, wider dealership and increased customer loyalty. We see this as an opportunity to grow in the Indian market, as India has huge potential to accommodate large players. We are not looking to compete with domestic players whose focus is more towards non premium products. We offer premium products, and our vehicles comply with global standards in terms of performance, comfort, safety and technology. We at Scania promote concept of Total Operating Economy (TOE), all our products offer superior TOE in comparison to other premium vehicle manufacturer. Most of the M&HCV manufacturers focus only on providing low cost products, compromising completely on performance and quality,

while Scania on the other hand offers products with superior TOE which helps our customers to reap profit in the long run. The increased investment on infrastructure development and expansion is expected to have both short and long-term impact on the commercial vehicles market in the country. Tell us about it? Factors such as GDP, momentum in highway construction, availability of bank credits and interest rates determine the growth in the local market. With current ambition level in development and investment in the infrastructure, it is imperative that M&HVC industry will also grow and governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus towards infrastructure development is also helping in gaining investorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; confidence. The commercial vehicle market will be driven by infrastructure development and there will be raise in the demand for heave duty and long haulage trucks.

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Across India, we find that mining trucks are still overloaded and poorly maintained. Therefore does the Indian market requirements for mining trucks differ vis-Ă -vis other nations? It is true that trucks and tippers in the mining sector are over run and exploited. The mining industry runs around the clock and the vehicles employed in the sector needs to be sturdy and well built, offering high performance. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where Scania steps-in with a promise of offering better transportation solutions. Our products performance is outstanding, offering excellent Total Operating Economy and Scania is the first tipper manufacturer to offer the Scania Opticruise, two pedal a fully automated gear-changing system for best fuel efficiency and ease of driving. Our delivery of 150 Scania P 410 8x4 Tippers to BGR Mining and Infra Pvt. Ltd. in

less than six months is a testimony to superior Scania products. The advent of international players on the Indian scene has led to stiff competition with new cost pressure on the manufacturing side and selling pressure on price side. Comment. Like I said before, Scania products are premium range of trucks and buses. Customers, who understand the importance of vehicle performance with equally good Total Operating Economy, will certainly opt for Scania, and we are constantly educating our customers and the prospective customers on the same. When there is a realization among customers about the TOE, I believe there will not be as much pressure on the price side. Interest rates have started to soften although they remain high, and most M&HCV sales happen through financing rather than self purchase. Therefore do you think it will boost growth in the industry? Factor such as trends in interest rates have great impact on the growth of the market both in short and medium term. Further relaxation of the interest rate will of course catalyze the sales increase of the M&HCV. Another interesting offer that our customers can avail is leasing of our trucks. Within the overall M&HCV market, tell us about the market-size of the premium segment that Scania is targeting? How will this premium segment grow vis-Ă -vis the M&HCV mass market? We aim to capture 35 per cent of market share in the premium truck segment. Customers these days are constantly looking forward to products with superior quality. Having said that premium commercial vehicle segment is steadily expanding in India.

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KEPL launches energy efficient pump PV News Bureau

EPL, a pioneer in API (American Petroleum Institute) pumps technology & a leading manufacturer of highly engineered pumps, has introduced energy efficient BB1 series pump under the model name of KBAD. This new series is designed especially for process industries for various chemical and liquid pumping applications. KEPL is a Joint Venture company of Kirloskar Brothers Limited, an engineering conglomerate and an Indian MNC. Aseem Srivastav, Managing Director, Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Limited said, “The launch of BB1 pumps is stepping a foot forward in the progress path of existing pump options. The journey so far with this product has given us futher insights in the area of pumps and the motivation to come up with such

innovations in near future as well” KEPL has not only developed BB1 range pumps but has also supplied

first three pumps to Reliance Industries Limited, Hazira, Gujarat, for Quench Water application in their Cracker Plant. Pumps were designed, developed and customised to suit the site requirement and were supplied in a very short period delighting its esteemed customer - Reliance. KEPL’s BB1 pumps are characterised by side nozzle configuration preferred for fluid transfer applications. Its near-center line mounting design makes the KABD suitable for various refinery applications subjected to ISO or API criteria for flammable or dangerous fluids with specific gravity greater than 0.7 and temperature below 200°Celcius and 400°Fahrenheit. KEPL had recently launched India’s first indigenously developed API steam turbine and has plans to roll out a more products in next couple of years through in-house engineering and R&D.

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India’s first

double-decker flyover

PROJECT SIGNIFICANCE antacruz-Chembur Link Road is a classical example of how EastWest Connectivity is most essential for the smooth movement of vehicular traffic for the city of Mumbai. While the construction of the 3.5 km long flyover along with the road at grade was a challenge in itself- with a massive rehab component, the operations within a few days saw close to 75, 000 vehicles plying the newly opened road. The road project - one of the most awaited projects in the Mumbai’s infrastructure scenario is considered to be de-congesting a huge traffic chaos at three places- Sion, Bandra and Kurla. Another significance of the project is for the commuters traveling from Western suburbs towards Thane, Navi Mumbai and Pune. Earlier, these commuters had to go all the way up to Sion to get on the Eastern Express Highway (EEH). Now they can simply use SCLR along with the Amar Mahal Junction flyover and reach EEH in almost one third time. Last but definitely not the least is the “rehab” component. While the project was stuck in multiple court cases and eventually moved out the

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The SantacruzChembur Link Road (SCLR) was undertaken under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project of MMRDA.

“MUTP” component, thousands of shanties were demolished to pave way for the road project. Not only shanties- but probably for the first time in the history of an urban infrastructure project, 13 Mhada buildings were also demolished and the occupants were relocated in the same vicinity. From railway permissions to shifting of HT wires of

Tata Power, the MMRDA officials faced a number of hurricane tasks to take the project to its logical conclusion. Making of SCLR is a unique example of how an urban infrastructure project can be carried out – even in worst case scenarios if planning is done in a meticulous manner. NEED FOR THE PROJECT The Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) was aimed at easing traffic snarls at Amar Mahal Junction, Vakola, Sion and Kula areas and also significantly de-congesting the Eastern and Western Express Highways. This SCLR Project would also reduce traffic chaos at Sion and Kalanagar junctions. It would enable commuters to travel from Santacruz to Chembur in a mere 15-20 minutes. As earlier, Mumbaikars required anywhere between 60 to 90 minutes to cross this stretch during peak hours. PROJECT CHALLENGES SCLR –which is a part of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP), is considered to be one of the most challenging projects according to

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Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). Any construction in a complex urban area poses a challenge to the engineers. SCLR was one such challenging project with a huge missing link, thousands of shanties and even authorized structures coming in the Right of Way of the project. Work for the flyover began in 2003, however, the resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R) component of the project was phenomenal to say the least. As expected, the `428 crore project faced innumerable court cases, various issues related to resettlement and rehabilitation, encroachment etc. However, the MMRDA successfully resettled and rehabilitated more than 3,500 project affected families from Gazi Nagar, Buddha Colony, Sable Nagar, Rahul Nagar and Indira Colony areas. This included residential, commercial as also religious structures. Besides this, the MMRDA also shifted 13 MHADA buildings from Tilak Nagar and 2 MHADA buildings from Netaji Nagar, Kurla. While the occupants of 13 MHADA buildings from Tilak Nagar were rehabilitated “in-situ”, the occupants of 2 MHADA buildings from Netaji Nagar were rehabilitated in Bandra-Kurla Complex. MMRDA also spent `100 crore for rehabilitation and resettlement of 50

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encroachments on railway land. The demolition, shifting and relocation of 15 MHADA buildings are acknowledged as “model-casestudy” in the developing world. The project execution also required coordination with the Railways. The first two 51-meter long girders, weighing 140 tonnes, were launched on November 2013, over the Central Railway lines between Kurla and Vidyavihar connecting Santacruz and Chembur. The Railways had handed over a 21 day schedule offering three - hour blocks every night. PROJECT SCOPE Around 3.5 km long 2+2 lanes with Double Decker flyover PROJECT SIGNIFICANCE Connects Thane & Navi Mumbai to Mumbai Airport Connects Tilak Nagar Terminus, Nehru Nagar in Kurla East and LBS Rd Carries around 75,000 vehicles per day Travelling time reduction & decongests Sion Provide crucial East-West connectivity

PROJECT COSTS ` 428 crore

CURRENT STATUS Project completed and thrown open to public on April 2014.

PROJECT OUTCOME The Santacruz-Chembur Link Road has proved to be a major relief for traffic movement on the Eastern Express Highway. Besides providing the excellent East-West connectivity, the vital link road is being used by more than 75,000 vehicles on a daily basis, reducing a major burden on the Eastern Express Highway (EEH). The traffic burden on EEH has considerably eased out now. Besides, travel distance from Eastern to Western suburbs is also reduced by approximately an hour. Using SCLR, motorists can save time to get to the Western Express Highway and towards Bandra-Kurla Complex. On the other hand, motorists going towards Sion and other parts of South Mumbai can also enjoy a traffic free ride.

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The Making of

Mughal Road The Mughal road was an extremely challenging project executed by HCC in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. The project faced significant challenges due to the limited working season, severity of the winter and also the inaccessible steep hilly gradient along sections of the project route.

ughal Road Project is located in the state of Jammu & Kashmir and falls in the Pir-Panjal ranges joining Poonch and Shopian districts. It connects the Poonch and Shopian districts at a longitude of 74-22’ & 74-50’ and latitude of 33-37’ & 33-43’. The length of the road is 83.90 kms. Historically, the route was traversed by the armies of Mughal Emperor’s Akbar, Jahangir and Shahjahan. Now, after a period of 424 years, the Mughal Road will come alive once again as an alternative road linking the border territories of Jammu & Kashmir to the rest of the nation. Apart from serving as an alternate highway between Srinagar and Jammu the Mughal Road will also create an

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environment, which would help to facilitate greater interregional culture and economic exchanges. The geographical isolation of the specifi c areas, which discouraged people-to-people contact will end and greater economic activity between the regions would follow, especially in respect of Poonch and Rajouri districts which has remained cut off from direct contact with the valley for the last 57 years. The construction of Mughal road forms part of the state government’s development plan with support from the GOI (PM’s Package). A BRIEF HISTORY During ancient times, the Mughal Road was abuzz with traffi c of the caravans of Mughal emperors and their armies to keep control of Kashmir. It was used for travel to the Kashmir valley for administration and hence named `Mughal Road’. Mughal Road Keeping in view the growing needs of transport and the fact that Srinagar-Jammu NH1A remains frequently closed to traffic due to landslides, Mughal Road was identified as an alternative communication link between Jammu & Srinagar. The project was launched in 1969 and several attempts were made by the government to execute the work. Finally, the State Government decided to handover the construction of Mughal Road to BRO in 198889. But the work was abandoned when insurgency brokeout in the state in 1990. Finally, in September 2000 it was decided that the Government would execute the project directly and directed JKPCC to prepare a Detailed Project Report. In 2001, JKPCC hired the services of M/s RITES who approached Survey of India (SOI) & National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) for Satellite Imagery.

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Case Study: Mughal Road, J&K M/s RITES prepared a feasibility report and proposed a total cost of `159.00 Crs. The report was submitted in 2002 to the Government. The case was taken up with MOST in 2003 for necessary approvals. The cost of `159.00 Crs as projected above is based on the M/s RITES Feasibility Report of 2001 on the basis of 1998-BRO Schedule of Rates. Accordingly, the said 83.90 Kms bituminous road was put to tender in June 2005 under the Prime Ministerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reconstruction programme. This led to the award of contract to M/s Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd, Mumbai at `214.40 Crs.

CHRONOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT 1969 1977 1990 1998 1999 2004 2005 2006

2007 2008

Notified in 1969 (SRO-106, Dt.21-02-1969) under the name of Shopian-Dubjan-Alliabad Road. Taken up for execution in 1977 and formal AA was accorded in 1985. Single lane track 30 Kms, in stretches completed and work stopped due to militancy. Mr. I.K.Gujral, the then Prime Minister announced construction of Mughal Road Preliminary Feasibility Report (PFR) prepared by RITES with an estimated cost of `159 crores. The road was sanctioned under PM's Reconstruction Plan of 2004. Foundation laid in October 2005. Work resumed in March 2006. Total length of road envisaged: 83.9 Kms (Double lane). The work on present Mughal Road with double lane was allotted to HCC in Feb. 2006. The Project's A.A was accorded with a project cost of `255 crores. In May 2006, PIL filed by Sh. Fayaz A. Khudsar, Sole Trustee of BioDiversity Conservator of India, Krishen Nagar, Delhi. Supreme Court cleared the PIL on 27th July 2007 and environment clearance was also provided. DPR prepared in March 2008 costing to a tune of `639.85 Crores.

SALIENT FEATURES OF MUGHAL ROAD Name of the project Scope of Work

Brief description of the project Name, Designation of Employer Contract Value Time for Completion No. of working fronts Major Specifications

No. of months available Standard codes followed Road design in design of the road

ughal Road {Bafliaz (Poonch) to Shopian (Pulwama)} urveying, Investigating, Designing, Planning & Execution of Mughal road from Bafliaz (Poonch) to Shopian (Pulwama) wo-lane bituminous pavement road of length 83.90 km including widening & strengthening of existing carriageway he Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Jammu / Srinagar `452.77 Crores (`341.04 Crs - Pure work) 3 years from the start date for 214.40 Crs Another 2 years for additional work of 126.64 Crs Two Fronts i.e. Bafliaz & Shopian Bafliaz (Ch: 0+000), Shopian (Ch: 83+900) Carriage way width = 7.00 mtrs No. of RCC Slab Culverts = 379 no's No. box culverts = 5 no's No. of minor permanent bridges = 13 no's Net 6 months available for working in a year (May to November in a year - 1 month monsoon) as per: IRC:52-2001 & IRC:SP:48-1998 CD works design as per: IRC:SP:13-2004 Pavement Design as per: IRC:37-2001

CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED IN PROJECT EXECUTION Significant challenges were posed by the limited working season, severity of the winter and also the inaccessible steep hilly gradient along sections of the project route. These scenarios demanded utmost precaution and precision of movement of equipment. Despite all the odds, the HCC project team displayed tremendous courage, application and out-of-the-box thinking to successfully execute the project. SURVEY The Mughal road alignment passes through a minimum elevation of 5400 ft at Bafliaz and a maximum elevation of 11,500 ft at Pir Ki Gali. The road excavation had to be carried out in a virgin cut of the hill as per the alignment finalized / approved by the Client. The road way was accessible for a length of 20 km on the Shopian side and 14 km on the Bafliaz side at the time of award of Contract. The remaining portion of the alignment of approximate 54 km was inaccessible. The Survey team started working from both Shopian and Bafliaz sides. The survey team could conduct the survey up to 29 km on the Shopian side and up to 28 km on the Bafliaz side in Phase-I. In Phase-II, a special survey team was deployed to complete the survey for the rest of the portion which as very rigorous. One team was stationed at Aliabad Sarai, around 34 km from Shopian and they completed the survey up to Pir-Ki-Gali. In a similar manner, the second team was stationed at Chattapani, around 33 kms from Bafliaz and they completed the survey till Pir-Ki-Gali. PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION OF SURVEY CONDUCTED IN 2 PHASES The area between 20km from Shopian and 11 km from Bafliaz is a complete no manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land. There is no electricity available and also no mobile connectivity. The conditions were very similar to an army operation. The survey teams worked very rigorously in these adverse conditions. They took up the challenge of overcoming the elevation factor, bad weather conditions, remoteness and other security barriers. Despite these challenging conditions, the survey was completed by September 2007. Project Vendor November 2014

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EXCAVATION CHALLENGES On the Bafliaz side, the team encountered thick and dense forest from 27km and the survey team had to proceed 0.5 kms ahead of the excavation team for pegging-down the alignment along with the client representatives. Whereas, on the Shopian side, the team encountered vertical cliffs in smaller lengths and deep gorges. At Lalghulam region, which is 31 kms from Shopian, the team faced a huge vertical cliff which posed a challenge for stationing the vertical drills for drilling the hard rock, as there was no space. It became a stumbling block for single lane connectivity in Shopian sector. The project team came up with a solution of moving excavators from the top of the hill on the opposite side to cross this huge cliff. So the excavators were marched from Sukh Sarai (around 22 kms from Shopian) to Aliabad Sarai with utmost precaution and precision. The movements of excavators were measured precisely as the track was going through a steep gradient of 65-70째 to horizontal. After careful marching of one week, the excavators landed at Aliabad Sarai and excavators started working in the Pirpanjal ranges from km 34.25 km 40.5. High Speed Diesel and other lubricants were carried to these locations

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on ponies with a load of 40 ltrs each per trip to keep the excavators functioning. Meanwhile the front heading team at Lalghulam traced out a path on the hill side and reached the top of the vertical cliff and started the excavation from the top. The entire HCC team reached Pir-Ki-Gali on December 3, 2008 to experience the sunset at 6.30pm at 11,500 ft elevation and single lane connectivity was established. By the end of 2011, around 1.30 lacs cum of hard rock excavation was completed on this particular stretch of 150 mtrs and in November 2011, double lane connectivity was established to full width and grade on this stretch. The modus-operandi followed in completion of the Lalghulam stretch is explained below: On the other side of the Mughal Road i.e. on Bafliaz side, the team deployed 2 compressors and around 60 labourers for manual excavation from Pir-Ki-Gali to Bafliaz. This was a critical activity for making a platform for positioning the excavators on top of Pir-Ki-Gali. After completion of the manual excavation, the excavators were moved in a similar manner to that of the Shopian modul (from the hill track on the opposite side) and 8

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Manual excavation in progress

Excavators moved from the top of the hill

Hill track made to the top of the mountain

Excavating till the alignment of the road

excavators completed the excavation by end of November 2011. The single lane connectivity was made from Bafliaz to Pir-Ki-Gali on November 27, 2011 which was made open to the locals from Poonch & Rajouri regions.

CLIMATIC CHALLENGES Since the project corridor falls in the Himalayan ranges, the intensity of the cold is quite severe especially in the snow season i.e. from December till April every year. The mercury dips to sub-zero levels of around -10°C to -15°C. The water supply pipelines (GI pipes) crack due to the freezing of water at night and subsequently, the water supply would get affected during these months. The project team stationed at Bafl iaz and Shopian camps had to meticulously plan for the work and resources utilization for the next working season.

Snow intensity graph of the Mughal Road Project

Red colour indicates — Heavy intensity of snow (HCC experienced snow depth 20 ft) Orange colour indicates — Medium intensity of snow (HCC experienced snow depth 10 ft) Green colour indicates — Light intensity of snow (HCC experienced snow depth 5 ft)

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INNOVATION Snow clearance is a routine activity carried out at all the Himalayan projects. Every year, during March and April, the accumulated snow needs to be cleared over the alignment to restart the work of the Mughal Road. The pavement layers are executed only after evaporation of the moisture in the formation width. Our engineers designed and executed an innovative, low-cost mechanism for snow clearance from the roads. A dumper was fi tted with a fabricated snow-clearing devise which has many advantages: It can be used on any type of road surface. Its fabrication and operating cost is very low and the snow clearing operation is easy and fast.

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Case Study: Mughal Road, J&K from other states because of the elevation factor and acclimatization concerns. Hence, project was completely dependant upon the local labour only. With the available local labour, HCC executed 308 no’s culverts & 4 bridges with composition of: Masonry works = 74,226 Cum Concrete works = 25,802 Cum Reinforcement = 847 MT SAFETY & SECURITY CONCERNS The Project corridor was known for its high militancy prone activities. Once the military patrolling was completed and the clearance was given to HCC, only then would the equipment and the workmen would start functioning at their respective locations. This situation continued till the end of 2007. Extended hours of functioning were completely restricted in both the sectors. Round the clock operation could not be implemented due to these peculiar security concerns.

LOGISTICS Due to the prevailing security scenario, the explosives required for the hard rock excavation were stored in nearby police stations. In Bafliaz, the explosives were stored in Surankote Police station, around 15 kms from Bafliaz towards Poonch. In Shopian sector; a separate police station was constructed at Hirpora by HCC and handed over to the local administration. The blasting operation had to be conducted under the strict supervision of the local police who accompanied the HCC blasting team on regular basis.

Blasting under police protection PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONING The remoteness of the project site was a major concern. Recruitment of the officers / engineers became a major challenge. Initially, the non-availability of mobile connection in the Shopian sector and non-availability of landline and mobile connection on the Bafliaz side generated loneliness. In order to retain the officers / engineers, HCC had to bear additional expenditure towards keeping the whole team with HCC during the snow season. A major portion of the works was of RR Masonry, and this required 800 no’s (Mason + Labour) every year. Labour required for the masonry works was deployed from Doda, Kistwar and Surankote regions. Labour could not be hired

EQUIPMENT USED Excavators Dozers Graders Dumpers JCB Loaders Vibratory Compactors Static Rollers Tandem Rollers Crushing plant Hot Mix Plant Batching Plant Crane Compressors Drilling equipment Bore well for HR drilling

40 no's 06 no's 04 no's 106 no's (61-Bafliaz+45-Shopian) 06 no's 02 no's 05 no's 04 no's 04 no's 02 no's 02 no's 02 no's 01 no's 28 no's 30 no's 01 no's

PUBLIC IMPACT OF MUGHAL ROAD Earlier, the border districts of Rajouri-Poonch were accessible only via Jammu. One had to take a long detour via Jammu to reach Srinagar. The Mughal Road will shorten the distance between Poonch and Srinagar by 67% - from 541 km to 174 km, i.e. a reduction of 367 km translating into lessening of 25 hours of travel time. This road will end the geographical isolation of this region and help create an environment of greater interregional culture and economic exchange. The Poonch and Rajouri districts will benefit from the medical and educational facilities available in the Kashmir valley. In addition, the cost of commodities will become cheaper. This road will boost commercial avenues in the border districts of Poonch-Rajouri, open up the tourism potential of the Pir Panjal region and improve the economic condition and life style of the people. CURRENT PROJECT STATUS The entire 83.9 km length of the Mughal Road has been completed in all respect including the asphalting. There are a few bridges under construction which does not fall into HCC’s scope of work and are being built by another company. Normal traffic has been plying on the road over the last eight months. FASCINATING FACTS The Mughal road was originally known as Nimak road (salt route) before the conquest of Kashmir by Mughals because salt was exported to Kashmir from Western Punjab via this route. It was a pedestrian road where only ponies and horses could passed through.

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With the conquest of Kashmir by Emperor Akbar in 1586 AD this road gained in importance because it was the shortest route between Lahore and Srinagar. Emperor Akbar has visited Mughal Road twice, Jahangir 13 times, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb once in their lifetime. With the movement of Mughal caravans, the small pedestal path was converted into a wide road which was fit for the movements of elephants, camels, loaded animals, Mughal forces and caravans. For the first time the widening work on this road was started in 1587 AD on the eve of the first visit of Emperor Akbar to Kashmir. As per Iqbalnama Akbari, 10000 labourers and masons worked day and night on this road for months together before the visit of Emperor Akbar. However, the main work took place during the period of Emperor Jahangir. He had ordered an Iranian Engineer Ali Mardan Khan for the construction of Mughal road, Sarais, Mosques, Baradaries, Hamams alongside the road for the conveyance of the royal caravans of the Mughal. Ali Mardan Khan divided Mughal road into 14 Paraves (halting stations) from Lahore to Srinagar which was 246 mile long route. But the actual Mughal road orginated from Gujrat town which was 70 mile away from Lahore and 176 mile from Srinagar. The main halting stations constructed on this road were Gujarat, Bhimber, Saidpur, Nowshera, Chingus, Rajouri, Thanamandi, Bheramgala, Poshiana, Aliabad Sarai, Hirpur, Shopian, Ramu, and Kanakpura. The interval between each station was varying from 10 to 15 miles keeping in view the geographic conditions of the area. The journey from one station to another was completed in one day.

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Ali Mardan Khan also constructed Baradaries, Hamam, Mosques, Sarais and Forts on these halting stations while the natives constructed their houses around these stations with the help of local Rajas and Mughal Governors. In this manner, small townships on almost all the halting stations had emerged during Mughal period and this road had become the centre of hustle-bustle. The decision for the construction of the 84 kilometer Mughal Road from Bufliaz Poonch to Shopian Kashmir was taken in 1978 by the then Chief Minister Sheik Mohammad Abdullah to provide an alternate route to Kashmir valley. However, the work started in 1981. The original cost of the road was `18 crore. The work was started on both the sides from Shopian and Bufliaz for which two Mughal road divisions were created. After the death of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah in 1982, the pace of work slowed down. Finally, this road was suspended in 1985 due to some observations of the Defense Ministry. Keeping in view the chronic public demand the construction of the Mughal Road was included as part of then Prime Ministerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reconstruction Programme during 2005. Two Mughal road divisions were revived at Surankote and Hirpur under the supervision of a Superintending Engineer with a station at Srinagar. Mufti Mohammad Sayed, who was the CM of J&K then, laid the foundation stone for restarting the work at Bufliaz and Hirpur on October 1, 2005, but the actual work was started during February 2006. Mughal road has also gained in importance with the opening of the Poonch-Rawalakote road and trade across the LOC. The fruit growers of Shopian and Pulwama shall be able to export their fruits to POK via the Mughal road-Poonch-Rawalakote road which directly links the six districts of POK : namely Bagh, Sudhnutti, Rawalakote, Kotli, Bhimber and Mirpur. Therefore, it is expected that new townships, colonies, hotels and restaurants shall rapidly come up on the Mughal road from Bufliaz to Shopian for the convenience of tourists and travelers. The eight hour journey on the Mughal Road showcases the attractive scenery of Noorichum, Ratachum, Pir Marg, Aliabad, Sukh Sarai valley and Dubjan enroute. There are a number of lush green areas, high pasturelands and scenic spots along side the Mughal Road from Pir Pass (12000 feet) to Rattan Pir (8600 feet). On the other hand Dubjan, Sukh Sarai Valley, Aliabad and Pir Marg also fall on this road on the Kashmir side. These virgin hill stations and nature blessed spots shall be a visual treat for the tourists. A number of peaks around the road like Tatakuti, Ganga Choti, and Kagalana shall be the point of attraction for the climbers. There are a number of passes which are suitable for trekking purpose. The valley of seven lakes like Nandansar, Chandansar, Neelsar and so on located on the upper reaches of Pir Panchal in between 12000 feet to 15000 feet above the sea level is only seven kilometer from Aliabad sarai. The unique cultural heritage of the nomadic tribes of Pir Panchal region, their traditions, dresses, distinct lifestyle, melodious folklore, shrines, sarais and ruins of Mughal period shall boost the heritage tourism in the region.

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Saint-Gobain inaugurates world glass complex at Bhiwadi

(LtoR) B Santhanam MD SGGI Ltd, Pierre-Andre de Chalendar Chairman CEO Champagnie de Saint-Gobain, CM Vasundhara Raje and others. PV News Bureau

aint-Gobain’s has inaugurated its World Glass Complex at Bhiwadi. With an investment of over $185 million, the World Glass Complex, is one of India’s largest and most modern manufacturing facility. The plant has a capacity to manufacture close to 1000 tons of Glass per day and is a fully automated, futuristic (with state-ofthe-art robotics), integrated glass facility. The plant features several innovative features that are being deployed for the first time in the Indian Glass Industry.

The plant’s location is strategic, for the entire glass market of North India can be optimally serviced from Bhiwadi. Further, it being on the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, gives it significant logistics advantages. Truly, the Bhiwadi Plant will become Saint-Gobain’s gateway to further penetrate the North India market and to better serve its customers. “I am happy to note that ‘Make in India’ is the new direction of the Indian Government. As SaintGobain, we not only agree with this, but strongly support this initiative. In fact, this is our philosophy and, from

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the beginning, we have invested in setting up world-class and world scale local manufacturing, with the result that about 90% of the Group’s sale in India is locally manufactured. And India has consistently encouraged and supported us – our products are well accepted; our businesses have leadership positions; the Brand Recall of Saint-Gobain in India is as good as that in France. Indeed, we are as much an Indian Company as we are French. In India we have gone beyond manufacturing. We have invested in IT Development Centre, in Engineering Services, in a Sourcing Office and, more important, in 2013, we created Saint-Gobain Research India to build the Group’s 7th transversal Global Research & Development Centre in Chennai” said Pierre-André de CHALENDAR, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Saint-Gobain. “We strongly believe in India’s future and have consistently invested ahead of time in capacity, capability and technology. The Bhiwadi facility, which is SaintGobain’s newest and most modern float glass plant will accelerate SaintGobain’s momentum in realizing its Vision of being the Clear Choice for Glass Solutions in India and the adjoining region” stated B Santhanam, President Flat Glass South Asia, Malaysia and Egypt, Managing Director, SGGI Ltd. Main highlights of World Glass Complex: It is spread over a campus of 136 acres with a built-up area of 1.14 lac sq.m. Asia’s largest float glass manufacturing facility with a capacity to manufacture close to 1000 tons of glass per day in the biggest dimensions of glass possible. A modern plant in which advanced robotic technology has been incorporated. A benchmark for ‘green’ manufacturing practices resulting in lower energy consumption compared to other existing glass manufacturing facilities. A ‘Green’ Complex with a host of environmental measures deployed to promote Sustainability.

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Automated dosing system at Thermax Chemicals for cooling tower

hermax Chemicals is one of the leading water treatment chemical suppliers. Headquartered at Pune, in India, Thermax has global sales of its high quality chemicals. BACKGROUND A cooling tower is a heat rejection device which extracts waste heat from the plant processes and through cooling of the heat extracting water stream to a lower temperature, releases waste heat to the atmosphere. The type of heat rejection in a cooling tower is termed "evaporative" cooling as it allows a small portion of the water being cooled to evaporate into a moving air stream to provide significant cooling to the rest of that water stream. However because of evaporation, water quality decreases and also causes scales, corrosion, fouling, and microbiological contaminations.

Walchem WebMaster® ONE at Thermax

Walchem WebMaster® ONE To counter these effects, most water treatment chemical suppliers provide a number of chemicals for treating corrosion, scaling, fouling, and microbiological problems. They dose these chemicals based on adhoc measurement of process parameters such as pH, conductivity, etc., or through a PLC programme at regular intervals. CHALLENGE These conventional dosing systems have the following limitations: System takes time bound as 62

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opposed to need based 'blow downs" and “feed” cycles of water No application based logic control No real time monitoring of water quality Measurements such as corrosion & fluorescence are not possible PLC integration done with different sensors and electrical switch gears Chemical consumption is fixed and normally not as per requirement Require significant manpower to keep testing all parameters

SOLUTION To overcome these limitations of the conventional method, a dynamic automatic chemical treatment controller Web Master One from Walchem, USA, is installed on a cooling tower at Thermax. The Web Master One is a revolutionary solution for managing cooling water chemical dosing. How does it work? Web Master One¨ determines and measures on-line the key parameters like pH, ORP (oxidation reduction potential), conductivity, etc. Based on input parameters, controller system takes appropriate corrective actions online like feed, blow down,etc.

Communicates the accurate process value to the users, to permit proper follow-up and troubleshooting Fluorometer (the little dipper) sensor is a single-channel fluorometer, which is installed directly into the process stream. It provides a 4 ¡V 20 m signal output proportional to the concentration of the fluorophore being measured. It is used with data collection of systems to monitor and control the level of treatment chemicals to be used. Corrater sensor measures the instantaneous corrosion rate and pitting tendency in conductive liquid by electrochemical technique of linear polarization. Remote communications will provide notifications and online monitoring and a portal by which the conditions of the controller in the cooling tower can be viewed.

RESULT Reduction in chemical dosage by 22% Increase in cycles of concentration (COC) to 4 - 5 as compared to 2.5 - 3.5 COC with the old method; this has resulted in around 30% reduction on blow down water Elimination of fouling and scaling costs Elimination of chemical cleaning costs, reduction in down time and maintenance cost by over 30% Automatic triggering of system status reports and data-log files at periodic intervals Reduction of building infrastructure cost by conserving water, energy and chemicals Significant reduction in manpower to test parameters.

CONTACT A.T.E. ENTERPRISES PRIVATE LIMITED Tel: +91 - 20 - 27293942 E_Mail: flowtech@ateindia.com Wab: www.ateindia.com

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Seminar on Precast Concrete Technology, Challenges, Methods and Practices

rand Success of ICI Annual Awards function and National Seminar on Precast Concrete Technology, Challenges, Methods and Practices, in Mumbai. Indian Concrete Institute is the premier professional body for Concrete technologists not only in India but also all over the world.. It has in its fold the captains of construction industry, building material manufacturers, leading consultants & civil engineers, contractors, academicians and educational institutions. ICI was founded in 1982 and has celebrated its Silver Jubilee. The tagline is In celebration of concrete since 1982. ICI has mote than 11,000 members attached to 30 centres spread across the country. It also has 100 Student Chapters with around 2200 student members. Indian Concrete Institute honours professionals in field of Concrete Technology and Construction every year for past 2 decades. This years 22nd Annual Awards was hosted by ICI Mumbai Centre at prestigious Mumbai Cricket Association Hall. This glittering Awards function was attended by over 300 participants. There are 18 Award categories and each Award is carefully selected by eminent neutral Jury. Few highlights were, Outstanding Concrete Technologist Award - ICI 64

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Fosroc Award was awarded to Prof.Mahesh Tandon, eminent Consultant also active in Academics ICI- MC Bauchemie outstanding concrete Structure Award was presented to Terminal 2 Mumbai International Airport Ltd. to GVK and main contractor was L & T Construction. Four Life Time Achievement Awardees were Er.Ninan Koshi, Dr.Kalyan Kumar Ganguly, Er.P.Y.Manjure and Prof.R.Jagdish. In addition there were several Awards to encourage students as well as Professional in Technical developments. Mumbai was the venue for this years Annual General Meeting. There were 2 endowment lectures one by Prof Mahesh Tandon and other by Er.P.Y.Manjure and Glittering Awards function . As part of our objective, ICI-Mumbai Chapter organized a one day National Seminar. The seminar focused on

Precast Concrete Technology, Challenges, Methods and Practices. The National Seminar held at Veer Sawarkar Hall was chaired by Chief Guest DLProf S.Saraswati, Chariman Indian Concrete Institute. Guest of honour was MLR.Radhalaishnan, Secretary General ICI, MLSamir Surlaker, Chairman, ICI-MC welcomed the gathering. The seminar was conducted and compered by Dr.H.M.Raje, Treasurer - ICI-MC. The seminar was well attended by over 350 professionals. The seminar addressed the need to have healthy Precast Concrete Industry as well as problems faced at the moment,from Technical and Governmental issues. Top level speakers expressed their views and suggestions to improve this field. Materials like Construction Chemicals were also presented in a session to focus how construction chemicals are integral part of Precast Concrete Technology. Vote of Thanks was given by Mr.Ashwin Moghe, Secretary ICI-MC. Not resting on our laurels, ICIMaharashtra Chapter plans aggresive and active technical activities in collaboration with CCMA, TAl, PEATA, BAI etc. This would contribute to improvement of Concrete Technology. Aim is to bring State of Art and future technologies to India.

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Company Watch SHALIMAR ENGINEERING COMPANY

Shalimar's products that meet every need HYDRAULIC STACKER M-L TELESCOPIC MAST WRAPOVER SERIES. LIFT : 6' - 12' CAP : 500, 1000 & 1500 KGS M-L - RIGID STACKER

trucks. Manual extension boom provides longer reach.

LP FLOOR CRANES An economical materials handling tool for lifting loads vertically between the legs.LP Floor Cranes are also available with adjustable wide leg for additional boom swing, facilitating entry around odd sized loads. Mac-Lifton LP Floor Cranes have been designed to travel easily through aisles and through doorways. Capacity: 1000kg., 2000kg., 3000 kg., Operation: Manual or by 220/440 VAC Application: For lifting and transporting regular shaped loads within the shop, plant, warehouse, garage and outside on level flooring.

TLP CRANES TLP Cranes are smooth, quiet, hydraulic powered, heavy duty cranes, and can be either truck mounted or floor mounted. They can revolve 360 Capacity: 1000 kg., 2000 kg., 3000 kg. Operation: Manual 90r by 220/440 VAC Applications: loading and unloading at factories, godowns, self loading and unloading of

STACKERS The Mac-Lifton Stacker makes unloading, positioning and other operations, faster, easier and ~ designed for zero operator fatig Capacity: 500 Kg., 750 Kg., . Lift: 1800 mm, 2400mm, 300 Operations: Manual hydraulic pump. Electro-hydraulic-220/440 VAC hydraulic cum electro hydraulic non-availability of power, or for operations. Applications: Machine shops.

CLP FLOOR CRANES The CLP Floor Cranes are extremely adaptable and can be converted easily with an extension boom andoutriggers for extended revolving on either side. CLP Cranes can be handled easily be one person to lift, shift and stack materials efficiently, in close quarters, as well as in open areas. Capacity: 1000 kg., 2000 kg., 3000 kg. Swing: 90 on either side using outriggers. Operation: Manual or by 220 / 440 VAC Applications: Loading and unloading, supplying materials and components to sub assemblies andproduction areas and for stacking, transport, loading, pipeline laying etc.

CONTACT Shalimar Engineering Company 14/A, Sanjay Co-operative Housing Society, Ground Floor, Opp Century Bazaar, Mumbai - 400025. Tel.: 022-24312141. Telefax :- 022-24221309. Email: shalimarengineeringco@gmail.com maclifton@mtnl.net.in Project Vendor November 2014

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