{"id":1458,"date":"2020-04-23T15:38:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T10:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/?p=1458"},"modified":"2020-04-23T16:13:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T10:43:52","slug":"better-the-coordination-better-the-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/better-the-coordination-better-the-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Better The Coordination, Better The Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<h1>BETTER THE COORDINATION,<br> BETTER THE EFFICIENCY<\/h1>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587636968247{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong>Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senior Manager QA\/QC, RREC<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<p>\u201cOperational efficiency is the result of good coordination at different management levels and among the various departments at ground level,\u201d shares Senior Manager Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay, who is cutting his teeth at his first project, the 4-lanning of 303 km of the Rewa-Katni-Jabalpur-Lakhnadon section of the NH-7 in Madhya Pradesh. \u201cRiver sand mining was banned in MP for a period of one and half years and considering the importance of sand in road building we have been facing a huge problem,\u201d he says. \u201cTo overcome this issue, we are using 60% manufactured sand in the PQC mixes and since it is working well, we have overcome a big issue and are confident of completing our project in time,\u201d he smiles a winning smile.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1462&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587638552155{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-right: 15px !important;margin-left: 15px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;testimonial&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587637170873{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;testimonial&#8221;]<p>\u201cOperational efficiency is the result of good coordination at different management levels and among the various departments at ground level.\u201d<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<p>Rajesh has been involved in several initiatives at site to enhance operational efficiency that have saved the site time, cost and resources. \u201cLike our use of geo-composite as a filter media in RE wall construction,\u201d mentions Rajesh, ticking off the initiatives. \u201cSecondly, our use of a geo-cell with PCC in quarter conning of culverts\/PUP\/VUP, partial RE wall and structures slope protection in place of stone pitching.\u201d Some of the project team\u2019s other initiatives include the introduction of mechanization to remove oversize material from borrowed soil and to screen river sand to separate the pebbles and clay lumps, adding 20-25% crusher waste to the RE fill material that has improved the quality of soil and, at the same time, reduced lead and cost. \u201cWe have developed special vendors for our PRW works that has worked very well apart from regular training for supervisors, engineers and workmen,\u201d Rajesh adds.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1461&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_id=&#8221;eccnews-img&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587637362022{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Digitalization has started to play a key role in improving productivity for Rajesh. \u201cDPR collection and monitoring is entirely through \u2018Procube,\u2019 our project monitoring tool, the movement of all our vehicles is now continuously tracked through GPS and we monitor plant production with IoT (Internet of Things).\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Rajesh would like to see more leaders and less bosses at L&amp;T Construction and \u201ctraining to manage egos is very important at different levels so that a conducive environment is created in which juniors can present their ideas to the seniors without fear,\u201d he shares seriously.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<p>\u201cThe most memorable day of my life was when we won the RKJL project,\u201d laughs Rajesh who hails from Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. His better half, Snehlata is a homemaker and their son, Rishabh make up his small family. \u201cI like reading literary and spiritual books that I get time for before going to bed every night despite my busy schedule.\u201d<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1575476012918{margin-right: 15px !important;margin-left: 15px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;testimonial&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587637924204{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}&#8221;]<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1463\" src=\"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img45-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img45-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img45.jpg 312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587637974915{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;testimonial&#8221;]<h3>QUALITY IS A TEAM GAME<\/h3>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: -1px;\">&#8211; Debasis Chand,<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 12px;\">Senior Manager QA\/QC, RREC<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to create a team of individuals with each one fitting in as per his or her unique capabilities to contribute towards a common goal to increase productivity manifold and deliver the best in terms of product quality,\u201d is Senior Manager QA\/QC, Debasis Chand\u2019s wish.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587638612093{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<p>After his successful stints as Quality In-charge at the Kannur International Airport and Yadgiri-Warangal road projects, he is now hoping to realize his wish at the Bengaluru International Airport NSPR project where Debasis is involved in developing value-added mix designs, utilising cost-effective materials in concrete, asphalt, pavement mixes and creating various work method statements to defect errors. \u201cAfter all,\u201d he says, \u201cour goal is to enhance work efficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is a construction job without challenges?\u201d he grins, mentioning some of them. \u201cIt is my responsibility to synchronize all activities so that neither quality nor time are compromised and to implement a culture of quality across hierarchies.\u201d His list of initiatives to improve operational efficiency are many. \u201cOne is of course the use of GGBS and crusher dust in the cement concrete mix and to take adequate precautions in the cement concrete pavement to prevent incidental cracks due to adverse weather conditions. Then, the use of laterite and hard rock in GSB to create a cost-effective product and deploying 3D graders and excavators at site to reduce errors.\u201d<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1575530006639{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-right: 15px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;margin-left: 15px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;testimonial&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587638207202{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;testimonial&#8221;]<p>It is my responsibility to synchronize all activities so that neither quality nor time are compromised and to implement a culture of quality across hierarchies.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1575445378128{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">In terms of new initiatives, Debasis talks about the prefabricated user-friendly wind barricades deployed to lay PQC to prevent cracks and the solar systems to maintain curing tank temperature. \u201cAt BIAL, we are using an alumina-based curing compound to prevent shrinkage cracks in PQC especially in adverse climatic conditions where temperatures and wind velocities change frequently and due to the non-conformity in brush texturing, we have adopted tinning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Married to Umarani, the couple have been blessed with a son, Jaydish, who\u2019s birth was a memorable moment in Debasis\u2019s life. \u201cMy hobby is cooking, and I try and find time to try my hand at it,\u201d he smiles.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<p>\u201cDigitalization is certainly the way to keep improving our operational efficiency,\u201d declares Debasis, enumerating some of the several digital initiatives adopted at his site. \u201cWe use mobile applications to raise Work Inspection Requests, laser light beam technology for precise airport pavement line marking, GNSS Rovers in place of total station for coordination, checking and marking and an online portal, ACONEX for IR, NCR and approvals including source approvals, mix designs, drawings and method statements.\u201d<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1466&#8243; 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