{"id":5175,"date":"2020-12-08T14:09:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T08:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/?p=5175"},"modified":"2020-12-16T10:03:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T04:33:13","slug":"lt-geostructure-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/lt-geostructure-3\/","title":{"rendered":"L&T GEOSTRUCTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Krishna Karteek Velidi<\/span><\/h3>\n

Planning In-charge, L&T GeoStructure[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]He is a GET from the 2008 batch. He is a BIS scholar. His wife, Sujatha Danthuluri, works as an Engineering Manager with L&T Hydrocarbon and he is heading a unique initiative for elevated & embedded structures for L&T GeoStructure so it will not be wrong to state that L&T runs in Krishna Karteek\u2019s family. Presently, he has been delegated to the 2 X 660 MW Ennore SEZ Super Thermal Power Project as Planning In-charge to lend a helping hand to the Project Manager and team to fight against the pandemic and get things rolling at site.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn 24th<\/sup> March we had 501 workmen at site; on 28th<\/sup> May we had only 8!\u201d Krishna sizes up his problem. \u201cSecondly, even when the lockdown was relaxed, site operations could not resume as the personnel were all staying 15 km away and could not travel so we appealed to the client (BHEL) for 15,000 sqm of space within the site to build a new labour colony. With concerted team effort, we received their approval in July and work has commenced,\u201d\u00a0Krishna\u00a0informs.<\/p>\n

His next target was to remobilize workmen. \u201cI got contacts from various ICs, seniors, our HR team and through the subcontractor mobilization app, we initially mobilized about 150 workmen in July. It was tough,\u201d he says grimly, \u201cas many of the sub-contractors were scared to return plus there were the individual lockdowns imposed by the respective state governments.\u201d He stares for a moment. \u201cThat initial phase was most stressful. Things have improved since as we mobilized 300 in August and 350 in September touching 800 in all.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607419253511{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Cost saving is a recurring theme at all sites and Krishna has lent his efforts to cut overheads by reducing piling equipment based on front end utilization \u201cFurther, we reduced our departmental staff to 48 from an original strength of 90 and with this lean setup we invoiced INR 8 crores instead of INR 3 Crores for consecutive months.\u201d His face reveals both relief and triumph as he reels off the progress numbers: Piling: 360 numbers; Concrete: 17,990 cum; Reinforcement: 1635 MT; Structural Steel Fabrication: 2029 MT.<\/p>\n

Krishna flags off the subcontractor mobilization app as a boon. \u201cBy entering details of the project, location, nature & duration of work, we receive responses from various subcontractors in less than 6 hours that has helped a lot in workmen mobilization.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5185″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1575474991191{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607606407678{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_id=”ecc-font”]<\/p>\n

\u2018OUR FAMILY, OUR SAFETY\u2019<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Rajesh Pundlik Barskar
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Manager (Accounts), L&T GeoStructure[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5189″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1607606439890{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607420065697{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u2018Our family, our safety\u2019 was a tagline introduced by the Government to spread the message of keeping oneself and one\u2019s family safe from the threat of COVID-19. Rajesh Barskar at L&T GeoStructure\u2019s Seawater Intake Project at Uppur, which is also his first with L&T, found the tagline most appropriate to drive the message of safety to his workmen and employees at site. \u201cWe have never seen a virus like this before and we have been telling our people that it is only by being careful and taking all the right precautions that you, your loved ones and colleagues can stay safe,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n

Rajesh\u2019s challenges at site are like that faced by most other sites across the country: the shortage of labour as many left as soon as the lockdown was announced or unable to return because of lack of transportation; non-availability of skilled workmen; and thirdly, workmen employed at site slowly losing hope and panicking due to the overwhelmingly negative news in the media. \u201cThey were disturbed,\u201d observes Rajesh, \u201cand therefore our first step was to improve their mental health. We asked them to ignore all the fake news and think positively. Only then could they work productively at site.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his capacity as Manager \u2013 Accounts, it has been Rajesh\u2019s responsibility to arrange for all essential commodities for the workmen and staff, arrange for a Doctor and the healthcare team to be available round-the-clock. \u201cIn fact, the ready availability of medical care is one reason why we have been able to control the spread of the virus at our site restricting it to just 6 positive cases at the beginning amongst a workforce of 450,\u201d he points out. \u201cThereafter, we have had no positive cases,\u201d he smiles, \u201ceven after we have resumed operations to full steam.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5192″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607927094535{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Rajesh is extremely appreciative of the leadership of his Project Manager for setting an example, staying with his team, coordinating with the client, and giving them all the support and guidance. \u201cMy team members and colleagues have stood with me shoulder-to-shoulder that has helped us cope with the situation. I am also thankful to our management for their moral support and assistance that helped maintain our enthusiasm during these tough\u00a0times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rajesh hails from the city that never sleeps, Mumbai, is married to Minal, a homemaker and they are blessed with a daughter, Riddhi. During his free time, he loves to explore new places and nods that he does find time to pursue it.<\/p>\n

Rajesh is most impressed that L&T is playing a lead role in fulling the Prime Minister\u2019s dream of an
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ENJOYING THE FRUITS OF TEAMWORK<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Muthumariappan S<\/span><\/h3>\n

Construction Manager (Civil), L&T GeoStructure[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When faced with a crisis, it is critical for people to come together to fight a common enemy and Muthumariappan S (or, MMS, as he would like to be called) is enjoying the feeling of oneness and teamwork as he, his leadership and team at the 2 X 660 MW Ennore SEZ Super Thermal Power Project in North Chennai, combat COVID-19 together. \u201cI have been constantly supported by my Project Manager, Mr. Sanjeevi Perumal and the planning team to achieve our set targets,\u201d shares MMS. \u201cIn fact, Mr. Perumal is very experienced, a great motivator and has proven to be a great support for the entire project team as well.\u201d MMS adds that the support from the P&M and Quality teams have been note-worthy too.<\/p>\n

At site, MMS\u2019s issues have been labour and client (BHEL) related. \u201cFirst, we had the labour exodus so to keep things ticking over, we started to engage with local labour but managing them has been really a task,\u201d he says, \u201cthough we did manage to bring in some local workmen by visiting them in the nearby villages and assigning them to an existing subcontractor. My other issue has been that the client\u2019s visits to site have reduced to three days per week which is putting a lot of pressure on us to obtain all the necessary clearances and approvals in time.\u201d MMS and team have, however, been able to address this issue with proper weekly planning that are in sync with their monthly plans. \u201cWe have also been trying to convince the client to agree to digital mode of clearances through video conferencing and the like,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

The good thing is that their efforts have borne fruit as MMS explains. \u201cWe have achieved a volume of more than 2000 cum of concrete in the Vacuum Pump House Building Slab, Transfer Tower foundations and other works inside the plant boundary within an extremely congested working space.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5196″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]BHEL is MMS\u2019s second project after a stint with B&F IC at the Chennai International Airport project. His native place is Tenkasi in Tamil Nadu, is married to Aruna, a homemaker, and they are blessed with two children: son, Juswanth and daughter, Sakshitha, whose birth has been her father\u2019s most wonderful moment. MMS loves to read books in his free time, adding quickly that he gets very little free time these days.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607615081313{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text el_id=”ecc-font” css=”.vc_custom_1607739824867{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

MANDATED TO COVER LOST GROUND<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Maramreddy Srinivasa Reddy<\/span><\/h3>\n

Assistant Manager (Civil), L&T GeoStructure[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607759653048{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”]\u201cAfter working for 1.5 years as Project Coordinator in operations at the Chennai Head Office till end June of 2020, the Management has identified and transferred me to my present site \u2013 the 2 X 660 MW Ennore SEZ Super Thermal Power Project in North Chennai, to remobilise workmen and cover lost ground due to COVID-19,\u201d states young Maramreddy Srinivasa Reddy. Though the mandate is tough and challenging, MSR, as he is better known at work, is adapting himself well and his earnest effort is showing positive results. \u201cBy effectively planning the work for the available workmen along with the remobilised workmen with clear target completion dates, we have completed some major works viz. VPH building slab, Transfer Tower pile cap (800cum), 360 numbers of piling and pile cap works of more than 5000 Cum at the External Coal Handling System in the marine stretch,\u201d shares MSR, with a certain degree of pride.<\/p>\n

On landing at the site, one of MSR\u2019s first assignments was to convince the client (BHEL) and principal employer M\/s. TANGEDCO to allocate land for a new labour colony within the site premises. \u201cWork could not immediately start at site after unlock as the personnel staying 15 km away could not commute due to the travel ban,\u201d he explains. \u201cWe have finally received the client\u2019s permission and have commenced construction of the new labour colony for\u00a0600 workmen in about a month and a half with proper planning and utilising material from the old labour colony to control additional costs, to be further extended to accommodate 1000 workmen.\u201d He believes this will convince the subcontractors to mobilize more who have been reluctant to mobilize workmen due to the widespread fear of\u00a0the virus.<\/p>\n

MSR attributes his success to the support and guidance from Project Manager- Mr. Sanjeevi Perumal, Head Operations – Mr. T. Srinivasan, Segment Head \u2013 Mr. R. Ganesh and Project Coordinator -Mr. G. Boobathy Vishwanath and of course his whole team and all departments. \u201cI have experienced the true meaning of teamwork during these difficult times,\u201d he admits.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1607737848183{margin-top: 5px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5202″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]By ensuring work fronts and drawings, the team has achieved uninterrupted progress and MSR is particularly happy that they have mobilized 700+ workmen since the unlock. \u201cWe have effectively utilised our resources like the boom placer, deployed additional carpenters from a nearby site for the Transfer Tower Pile Cap (800 Cum) and Building slab (300 Cum) to meet our targets as per the planned schedule.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607737925803{margin-top: 10px !important;}”]Hailing from Kanigiri in Andhra Pradesh, MSR loves to watch movies and hang out with friends, perhaps because he is still single. \u201cIt is amazing the kind of respect we receive from client for the quality of work we deliver which makes me feel high of being in L&T,\u201d he signs off proudly.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607615071433{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text el_id=”ecc-font” css=”.vc_custom_1607738579582{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

SUCCESSFULLY FOLLOWING THE PRINCIPLES OF 3M<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Jagadeesh Soundararajan<\/span><\/h3>\n

Assistant Manager (Civil), L&T GeoStructure[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]After joining L&T as a GET in 2011, Jagadeesh Soundararajan has grown in the organization with more responsibilities to prove his worth. Presently as Precast Yard and Shore Civil Work In-Charge at the 2×800 MW supercritical coal based thermal power plant at Uppur, Tamil Nadu, he is part of the exercise to achieve progress in the face of the pandemic. \u201cI resorted to the basic principles of 3M focussing on Man, Machinery and Material,\u201d he says. \u201cWith our first target being to mobilize workmen, we initially decided to try out with local labour but neither were they productive nor were they able to align to our safety and quality norms or match our schedules so we had to\u00a0look elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe motivated the subcontractors to deploy workmen, interacted closely with those who had remained with us, setting them small goals to achieve some quick wins to boost their morale and make them reach for bigger goals with additional effort,\u201d shares Jagadeesh. As part of their action plan, the team identified activities planned for the following 3 months, mapped resource requirements, slightly tweaked the sequencing for more productivity and encouraged the extensive use of machinery. \u201cWe ensured timely availability of resources and material to the workmen to avoid any delays.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trust is the bedrock on which relationships are built and Jagadeesh acknowledges the need for trust between company and client. \u201cWe like our clients to challenge us, ask questions, request for our inputs. At the same time, we should be free to express ourselves\u00a0when we think that clients are missing out on opportunities,\u201d he observes. \u201cThe process of building trust usually starts off discussing little things before moving on to larger\u00a0opportunities.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Productivity was closely monitored at site and workmen who were not meeting the set targets were earmarked for special training. Jagadeesh praises his Project Manager who stood with the team at site, leading from the front. \u201cTweaking sequencing in a prepared plan is not conventional but with our seniors\u2019 support, we brainstormed, made fresh plans that were approved to set the ball rolling,\u201d he says with gusto.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5209″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5206″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Jagadeesh comes from the village of Jagir Ammapalayam, in Tamil Nadu\u2019s Salem district and is married to J Vinitha, a MSC, B.ED (Maths) who was teaching but is presently a mother and a homemaker, though with plans to return to work in a couple of years. Obviously, the apple of Jagadeesh\u2019s eye is his 2-year-old son, J.V. Krishnavendhan, playing with whom is his favourite pastime, when not listening to soft music or cooking.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607737978837{margin-top: 10px !important;}”]Having worked at 4 other projects before his present assignment at Uppur, Jagadeesh is both proud and respectful of L&T for the tremendous impact the company has on people.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5210″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607615055697{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text el_id=”ecc-font” css=”.vc_custom_1607737538623{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

FOCUSED ON CLEARING
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Dudekula Haji Babavalli<\/span><\/h3>\n

Assistant Manager (Civil), L&T GeoStructure[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]For most projects, the lockdown not only robbed them of a clean two months of progress but the unlock came only a couple of months before the monsoon increasing pressure on teams like Dudekula Babavalli\u2019s project team at the Runj Composite Gravity Dam project to complete critical works before the rains hit. \u201cOur overall plan was to gear up and push progress to cover the target backlog to complete the project in the stipulated time,\u201d he shares, looking serious. \u201cSecondly, with the monsoon only two months away, we had to achieve our first milestone of filling the cut-off trench that is 300 m long, 30 m wide and 23 m below ground level.\u201d Having described his challenge, Dudekula smiles, \u201cWe successfully filled the trench to 12 m thus saving our excavated foundation from flash floods from the adjoining water bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n

As directed by the client, the cut-off trench was to be filled only after complete dewatering to keep the trench founding level dry. \u201cWith the new SOPs in place, instead of manual labour for dewatering, we used pumps with less personnel to reduce the chance of any spread of infections,\u201d he says. At the same time, the new SOPs were causing problems for their subcontractors to mobilize manpower. \u201cWe swiftly swung into action,\u201d says Dudekula energetically, \u201cby engaging with the locals who were experienced in similar functions and thereby reduced the time and effort\u00a0for\u00a0remobilization.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dudekula, though at his first project with L&T, yet brings with him rich experience of having worked on a host of other projects before joining L&T involving the construction of canals, pumphouses, reservoirs, pipelines, dams and canals and so he is certainly on familiar ground at the Runj project. \u201cMy seniors and team members have been very supportive and positive about the actions to be taken to improve our progress,\u201d he says sincerely, \u201cby providing 100% attention and assistance to achieve our interim target of filling the cut-off trench prior to the onset of\u00a0the monsoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

While reading and listening to music are his favourite pastimes, Dudekula would love to spend more time with his family that includes, his wife, Ammu, daughter, Harshiya and son, Haron, like they did on a trip to Goa that he recalls with pleasure.<\/p>\n

Before signing off, he says, \u201cThe initiatives taken by the Management to implement various welfare and safety measures during this pandemic, has increased my pride of being a part of this wonderful organization!\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5216″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607615044368{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607607012441{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_id=”ecc-font”]<\/p>\n

A BAPTISM BY FIRE<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Nishant Katoch<\/span><\/h3>\n

Assistant Manager (Civil), L&T GeoStructure[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5830″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]The 1×660 MW Panki TPS extension project for BHEL is Nishant Katoch\u2019s first project with L&T GeoStructure and it has been truly a baptism by fire with the pandemic-induced disruptions. \u201cTo ensure that we were ready to roll as soon as the lockdown was lifted, we required sufficient workmen at site which is why retaining our workforce was our main challenge,\u201d says Nishant, echoing what most of his colleagues across the organization have been saying. \u201cTo address this issue, we created a safe work environment, free from COVID infections and convinced the workforce that it was indeed safe for them to work.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]If several of the L&T GeoStructure projects were quickly off the blocks as soon as the restrictions were relaxed, it was primarily because of their forward planning and as Nishant explains, his team too did not waste the inactive period of the lockdown. \u201cWe had e-meetings with our Project Manager and teams to discuss our plan of action,\u201d he shares. \u201cWe put together some microplans, setting our targets about starting work with the available manpower. Even our subcontractor mobilization plans from the\u00a0green zone were in place with the result we could start work at site the very next day after the Unlock and started the first concreting within another 5 days.\u201d Nishant looks suitably happy about their team\u2019s achievement.<\/p>\n

Of course, it was not easy but then nothing is, smiles Nishant. \u201cOur client asked us to follow the protocol of the local DM in Kanpur by which only workmen from the green zone were allowed to work at site,\u201d he points out. \u201cWe followed this protocol religiously by cross-checking every workman\u2019s location before he was\u00a0allowed into our site. We also followed all the other protocols of checking everyone\u2019s temperature in the morning and evening, using masks, and maintaining social distancing as much as possible.\u201d Quarantine facilities ensured that the new workmen did not mingle with the workforce already at site and timing of lunch breaks was staggered to avoid crowding.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1607423971197{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5227″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]On his personal front, Nishant\u2019s native place is Kangara in Himachal Pradesh. His life partner is Jyoti, a homemaker and they are blessed with a daughter, Tanisha. Not surprisingly, Nishant\u2019s most memorable moment is when Tanisha was born. He follows cricket during his free time.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of the most prestigious and unique projects in India have been constructed by L&T across sectors that is helping our nation grow at a rapid pace and being a part of this organization helps me to contribute towards nation building,\u201d signs off Nishant, quite in awe of the company he keeps.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607615033578{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607607387297{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_id=”ecc-font”]<\/p>\n

FOCUSED ON DELIVERY<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Anup Kumar Biswas<\/span><\/h3>\n

Senior Engineer (Dam execution), L&T GeoStructure[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]With an expertise in the construction of dams, Anup Kumar Biswas is certainly at the right place involved in the design and construction of the Runj Dam in Panna, Madhya Pradesh, which is also his first project with L&T. \u201cI came to L&T with the experience of having worked on a 54 MW hydro power project in Sikkim and another 720 MW hydro power\u00a0project in Bhutan,\u201d he shares. \u201cAt Runj, my focus has been on how to gear up and push progress after the lockdown,\u201d revealing a single-minded focus\u00a0on delivery.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5230″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5231″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1607607516583{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]To resume operations, skilled labour was required and since most of their workforce had deserted the site before the lockdown, workmen mobilization was high on the team\u2019s list of priorities. \u201cDuring this situation, our subcontractors were facing challenges regarding mobilizing manpower, so we stepped in and took swift action to identify and engage with locals who were equally experienced in similar operations. Our prompt actions helped to reduce the time taken for mobilization.\u201d Anup looks suitably impressed with his team\u2019s and his efforts in a crisis.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”6810″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1608090933879{margin-bottom: 5px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Once they received the permissions to resume operations and they had mobilized adequate number of skilled workmen, Anup and his team got to work. \u201cOur client directed us to pour concrete after cleaning the surface with air jets and make the formwork ready as per the new SOP,\u201d he says. \u201cWe started pour with 720 cum concrete and have maintained our rate till date to meet all our future targets. We are strictly following all the COVID-19 guidelines and SOPs which is why the incidence of infections at our site is relatively less,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven during the lockdown, we worked together as a team,\u201d Anup points out, \u201cand even after we have resumed operations, we are continuing in the same vein. All my seniors and team members have been very supportive and clear about the actions to be taken to improve our progress. They have always been giving 100% attention and every assistance to achieve our interim target of the dam,\u201d shares Anup, extremely thankful to his leadership and team for their cooperation during these testing times.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]He is proud of being a part of L&T for the way the company has implemented various welfare and safety measures during the time of the pandemic.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607615015338{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text el_id=”ecc-font” css=”.vc_custom_1607607601647{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

\u201cI AM WHAT I AM TODAY BECAUSE
\nOF L&T!\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607679087030{border-left-width: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-left-color: #4a5e42 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]<\/p>\n

G Vasanth<\/span><\/h3>\n

Assistant Officer (Industrial Relations),
\nL&T GeoStructure[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]His life\u2019s most memorable moment till date has been when he was selected to work at L&T through a campus interview. G Vasanth also happened to be the only one from his college to earn this distinction that was acknowledged even by his director, the retired Assistant Labour Commissioner of Tamil Nadu. Since he joined L&T on 10th<\/sup> July 2012, there has been no looking back as he has moved from project to project, from strength to strength. \u201cWhat I am today is because of L&T,\u201d he says proudly. \u201cI am inspired by our systems and many other aspects. Doing the right things at the right time at the right place is most important and decision-making is what I have learnt at L&T that is helping me in my personal\u00a0life too!\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5238″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1607607676196{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5240″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Vasanth is presently managing workmen and employee relations at the BHEL Ennore project which is also his 13th<\/sup> project in his relatively short tenure of 8 years with the organization. \u201cWhichever project I have been assigned to, I have been posted alone to handle the IR and admin part,\u201d he shares. \u201cI have had to handle local people and unions but handling them is very different and it is something that I have learnt the hard way though it certainly has been an interesting part of my career,\u201d he agrees.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]After Chennai\u2019s second lockdown, it fell on Vasanth\u2019s shoulders to procure passes for the transit of workmen and essentials. \u201cFirst, I had to read more than 200 Circulars from the Central and State Governments to resume operations at site,\u201d he begins. \u201cThen, I had to deal with the District Collector or the District Magistrate as he is known here, the local authorities and the local police to ensure smooth operation. Convincing the government body was a big challenge,\u201d he adds with a grimace. Mobilization of workforce was the other big issue. \u201cI had to work with travel agencies, vendors, travel supervisors, drivers, the Thasildhar, RTO, the local government bodies and even the Deputy Director of BOCW to ensure that the workmen reached our site safely, in the process convincing all of them that we were strictly following all the SOPs at site to keep us all safe.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1607425853538{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Having recently married Pushpavalli, a B Tech in Biotechnology, on November 1st<\/sup> 2019, Vasanth smiles that presently she is doing great things as a homemaker. He likes cricket and swimming and games like chess and carom but when he does not find time for these hobbies, he entertains himself by watching movies and reading novels: Mel Robbins\u2019 \u20185 Second Rule\u2019 and Tony Robbins\u2019 \u2018Awaken the Giant Within\u2019 are two he specially mentions.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5242″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607607731004{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text el_id=”ecc-font” css=”.vc_custom_1607737710160{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

RELISHING NEW BEGINNINGS<\/span><\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5246″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1607607797854{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5247″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1607607837665{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Praveen Kumar Palanisamy (or PKP, as he is better known as) is at a stage in life when he is relishing several new beginnings. On his personal front, he is beginning a new life with his newly married wife, Sathya, while on the professional side, he is working on his first project \u2013 the 2 X 660 MW Ennore SEZ Super Thermal Power Project at Ash dyke of North Chennai TPS, Chennai, handling piling, pile cap, civil, structural and architectural works for the coal handling and ash handling plants for BHEL.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Like everyone else\u2019s across the globe, PKP\u2019s life too has undergone major change with the onset of COVID-19. \u201cNon availability of workmen has been our major concern and therefore our effort has been to optimally utilize the available workforce,\u201d shares a determined PKP. \u201cProgress at site has been slow on two counts: working with the new social distancing norms and following the\u00a0SOPs have slowed things and secondly, our client is only available on alternate days because of government regulations which is hindering the inspection and clearance process.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5249″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]PKP and the project team have quickly understood the constraints and have started working on new plans of action as he explains. \u201cKeeping in mind our monthly schedule, we have been micro planning our day-to-day work activities and resource requirements after consulting with the Planning team to achieve and meet our milestones.\u201d To push progress, the team has been convincing subcontractors to work both shifts while urging the client for timely approvals. \u201cWe have succeeded to a fair extent in our effort,\u201d smiles a pleased PKP, \u201cfor we have achieved a volume of more than 5000 cum for the marine pile cap structures under these critical conditions.\u201d PKP realizes that it has been excellent teamwork in a time of crisis. \u201cWe have been constantly supported by our Project Manager,\u00a0Mr. Sanjeevi Perumal and the planning team to achieve the set targets,\u201d shares PKP genuinely, adding that he would like to appreciate the efforts of his P&M and Quality teams as well for their continuous support.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5251″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]For PKP, being campus recruited by L&T was a dream come true and agrees that he is living his dream for L&T offers, \u201ccontinuous learning, the freedom to improvise on works and the opportunity to perform and achieve key milestones with continuous support from the\u00a0Project team.\u201d<\/p>\n

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