{"id":5450,"date":"2020-12-09T16:01:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T10:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/?p=5450"},"modified":"2020-12-16T09:40:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T04:10:28","slug":"bf-ic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/bf-ic\/","title":{"rendered":"B&F IC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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S. Arunkumar<\/span><\/h3>\n

Senior Construction Manager, B&F IC[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1575474991191{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]At the Chennai Airport Project, the unlock opened to a flurry of activity and several challenges that the team, including S. Arunkumar, prepared to face with resilience and strength. \u201cWorkmen mobilization was our biggest challenge,\u201d he shares. \u201cWe liaised with the district government officials for e-passes for vehicles and with the support of a travel agency brought back some workmen. Our next challenge was to identify their skills and engage them appropriately as half of them were new to the site and had not worked at an airport project previously,\u201d he says with a frown.<\/span><\/p>\n

Never the ones to give up, the team began to aggressively train the new workmen supported by all other departments and CSTI. \u201cWe had work-based training for the lesser skilled workmen and within a week to ten days, we began to engage them in areas less prone to risks till they were qualified enough to work at heights.\u201d Arunkumar mentions the WISA App that helped them enormously to engage the right person for the right job from the start. \u201cOur efforts have paid off as we have completed the concrete basement retaining wall,\u201d he says with an air of success.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”4732″ img_size=”full” el_id=”ecc-img”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Arunkumar acknowledges the support from the client and other local bodies to manage the new normal at the Chennai airport site. As chartered flights had resumed, passenger movement could have posed a threat of infections. \u201cWith the client\u2019s support we were able to divert their movement that enabled us to start concrete production from June.\u201d He credits his enthusiasm and consistent performance to his Project Manager, Anup\u00a0Chulliyil\u2019s guidance and the support of his colleagues, Ravishankar, Karthikeyan and Pradeep. \u201cMy team has always stood by me,\u201d he says albeit a little emotionally.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Having joined L&T in 2006 as an Assistant Engineer at the Sainath Education Project, Anekal, Arunkumar has worked at the Trident Hotel, Cognizant Software Technologies, HCL Technologies, US Client Safron CENCO and TOD Musarambagh projects before taking over as Senior Construction Manager at the Chennai Airport Project.<\/p>\n

Hailing from Chennai, Arunkumar is married to Sujatha, a homemaker and they are blessed with two children, son, Shyam, and daughter, Dharshini. A voracious reader with a penchant for autobiographical and history books, he also loves listening to music and is a hard-core fan of the legendary singer SPB. He recalls with pride receiving an appreciation from the late AR for completing the Puttaparthi project in a record 50 days. His first meeting with his wife and the birth of his children are some of his other
\n<\/span>memorable moments.<\/p>\n

\u201cL&T has given me the opportunity to work with diverse multi-cultural teams that has helped me immensely as a professional. My organization is building nations and I could not be prouder,\u201d leaving no doubt how much he values his Company.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607583496063{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text el_id=”ecc-font-h1″ css=”.vc_custom_1607584808943{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

A BLACK BELT CONSTRUCTION MAN<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Rana Dhar<\/span><\/h3>\n

Construction Manager (Civil), B&F IC[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4737″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1607610027350{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Assam normally has an extended monsoon from April all the way to October and since the project is located in a low-lying area that was originally a pond, the slightest rain floods the place and dewatering is the only way out.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]He is a 2nd<\/sup> Dan Black Belt in karate. \u201cMy hobby is to practice karate,\u201d shares Rana Dhar, \u201cI manage some time for it on Sundays. Sometimes I even teach karate,\u201d and Rana should certainly be drawing on some of the positive aspects of karate like balance, confidence, timing, situational awareness as he performs at his Assam Cancer Care Foundation project at Dibrugarh, Assam. \u201cWorking in such a remote location, workmen mobilization and retention was a massive challenge for us right from the beginning of the project,\u201d he points out. \u201cDibrugarh is known as the Tea City of India that attracts local manpower to its magnificent tea estates but due to scarcity of resources, cost of living is very high so to mobilize and retain manpower from other states is a huge task. We had mobilized 120 workmen from Bihar, West Bengal and Jharkhand just before the lockdown and retaining them during and after the lockdown was a major\u00a0task.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5573″ img_size=”full” el_id=”ecc-img”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607078872766{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1608014883956{margin-bottom: 5px !important;}”]The project had planned to complete casting the hospital raft before the monsoons, but COVID-19 put paid to all their well-laid plans. \u201cIt was critical to complete the raft before the monsoon or else we would have lost a good 3-4\u00a0months in dewatering alone,\u201d says a serious looking Rana. They thus approached the client and received permission from the District Collector to resume minor construction works like shuttering and reinforcement from April\u00a02nd<\/sup>. \u201cWe resumed the work with a reduced manpower scattered across the site strictly adhering to all the SOPs,\u201d he shares. \u201cInitially it was difficult to manage the workmen, but we supported them and they in turn reciprocated. The district administration also supported us by arranging passes for vehicles to deliver cement, steel and bulk material.\u201d Ultimately, they completed casting the raft on 13th<\/sup> May signalling a huge triumph for the\u00a0team.<\/p>\n

Rana joined L&T on 5th<\/sup> June 2005 as a Junior Engineer at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor stadium project after which he has worked at the Games Village, Godrej Water Side, ESIC Joka and NEIGRHIMS projects before taking over as Project Head at the ACCF project.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4746″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1608014878131{margin-top: 5px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607584188778{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4749″ img_size=”full” el_id=”ecc-img”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607078896292{margin-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607584323264{margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-left-width: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-left-color: #d3222a !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Ranganathan E<\/span><\/h3>\n

Manager (Mech), B&F IC[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607751016371{margin-bottom: 5px !important;}”]The pandemic was a huge damper for E Ranganathan, Project Head of Assam Cancer Care Hospital Project at Kokrajhar, having been in the thick of action across several prestigious L&T projects for over a decade and a half. \u201cRemobilization of our workforce and adhering to COVID-19 precautionary norms was an entirely new challenge,\u201d he shares. \u201cOur project was at a very early stage, so it was very critical that we complete the temporary infrastructure before the monsoon as soon as we received the green signal to re-start operations on May 4th<\/sup>.\u201d Since labour had gone, the team decided to engage local labour for the immediate execution of works. \u201cGetting them to match L&T standards of safety and quality has been tough,\u201d remarks Ranganathan.<\/p>\n

Their remote location some 240 km from Guwahati proved to be a big roadblock for material procurement, and since they depended on the metro cities to a large extent for many consumables, the lockdown had veritably cut them off. \u201cHowever, we took all these challenges in our stride and moved forward,\u201d says a determined Ranganathan and success was just round the corner. \u201cWe enjoyed the first fruits of our labour when despite all the hurdles we managed to initiate and complete a total excavation of approximately 12,000 cum within 10 days of resuming work.\u201d Ranganathan\u2019s excitement is obvious.<\/p>\n

Our client, Assam Cancer Care Foundation, has been a tower of strength for us during these tough and testing days, he acknowledges. \u201cThey helped us with the basic medical facilities, their medical staff regularly visited and checked on our workmen and they even helped us to arrange for rapid COVID-19 testing at site.\u201d<\/p>\n

He attributes his performance to the support he has received from Sudipta Kumar Basu (KKCL CPM), Anjan\u00a0Mahapatra, Project Director, Manish Kumar, Central Project Manager, Dilip Kumar Bera, Project Manager and Mr\u00a0Prasenjit Mukherjee, Accounts Head. \u201cBapi Mitra Chowdhury and Anirban Saha also stood by me unfazed as we braved the challenges together posed by a common enemy,\u201d says a thankful Ranganathan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am extremely happy to be a part of an organization that takes care of its employees and builds landmark monuments like the Statue of Unity. I stand tall with pride and will continue to give my best for the organization,\u201d he signs off positively.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4753″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607665965478{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607588764607{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_id=”ecc-font-h1″]<\/p>\n

UNFAZED AND ARMED WITH SOLUTIONS<\/span><\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5548″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1607584442919{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Even as the challenges posed by the pandemic loomed large, Sonawane Bhaiyasaheb Arun, known for his generous heart and easy smile, stood unfazed armed with a solution-oriented mind-set. In quick time, the team had to create a workman habitat inside the site premises and work to bring back workmen to reach their pre-lockdown strength of 1300. \u201cThe issue was that because of Mumbai\u2019s rising number of positive cases, no one was willing to travel so convincing them required excellent interpersonal skills,\u201d says Sonawane. A critical task was to make the site ready for restart following the new safety, health and hygiene norms and fresh SOPS. \u201cAnother hurdle was that we had to take several new permissions to restart work that the government authorities had newly imposed and of course,\u201d he sighs, \u201cthere were so many restrictions on movements, on timings that we had to take into consideration.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Approaching the issues systematically, Sonawane shares about the various teams that were formed to address specific issues of procurement, workmen mobilization, site facility, approvals, safety, NSC coordination and such like. \u201cAt the same time, we had to create confidence among the workmen to return to work on one hand while on the other, extend facilities to our nominated subcontractors to help them get back to work. We even helped them mobilize workmen,\u201d says Sonawane with the air of a man who has worked hard for his success. \u201cOur vendors joined hands with us while our client supported us to implement our SOPs by coordinating with the Government officials for permissions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He is all praise for his seniors crediting his stellar performance to their bird\u2019s eye view of the overall situation and constant guidance. \u201cWe all played our part in the team, working in tandem with each other. Together we are stronger,\u201d he says with great conviction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sonawane joined L&T in 2007 as a senior engineer at the DIAL Terminal-3 project after which he has worked at the Cognizant Phase II, Reliance Jio Garden, Capgemini IT Park Airoli, BARC, Wipro Pune projects before taking over as the Finishing Head of the L&T Business Tower Project in Powai, Mumbai.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”4762″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Hailing from Chalisgaon, Maharashtra, Sonawane is married to Swapna, a homemaker and they are blessed with two children, son, Jai, and daughter, Maitryi. An altruistic at heart, he spends his free time to give back to society by actively participating in clean-up drives and recycling waste into fertilizer. Coming from a humble background, Sonawane in all modesty says that the joy he saw in his parents\u2019 eyes when he became an engineer is the most memorable moment of his life.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607747954208{margin-top: 15px !important;}”]About his association with L&T, Sonawane says, \u201cWe, as an organization, are building this great nation and that makes me very proud!\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607585056461{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text el_id=”ecc-font-h1″ css=”.vc_custom_1607666574087{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

STRIVING TO DELIVER IN A CRISIS<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Munjeti Gopala Krishna<\/span><\/h3>\n

Construction Manager (Mech), B&F IC[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A major challenge confronting Munjeti Gopalakrishna (or MGK, as he likes to refer to himself) at the RAMCO Line-III, Cement Plant project in Jayanthipuram, was to mobilize adequate skilled manpower after the unlock by whatever means possible to meet the project completion deadlines. He is delighted that by achieving his objective, they have successfully achieved some important project milestones. \u201cWe have handed over the process requirement to the client for the preheater, kiln, clinker cooler and ESP buildings,\u201d he shares with a huge sense of satisfaction. \u201cWe completed the pre-assembly of critical erection works in the elevated structure that ensured that we not only saved time but we are in a much better position to achieve our targets and hand over the building to the client in time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While MGK and his colleagues had to rely on their vendors and subcontractors to identify and mobilize enough manpower, they were careful to search for and find skilled manpower for the critical erection works of the preheater. He is extremely thankful to his seniors and colleagues for having made this possible. \u201cIt has been a huge collective effort to mobilize manpower,\u201d he shares with great fervour, \u201call our teams from planning, admin and other support functions worked very hard and in a well-coordinated way to ensure that we had adequate manpower to start operations at site as soon as the lockdown was lifted.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”4768″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_id=”ecc-img”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Working on the RAMCO cement plant project, MGK finds himself on familiar ground because he has worked on a sting of cement plant projects before. Although after joining L&T in 2009, his first project was ICICI Bank Gachibowli and another stint at Hyderabad Metro Rail, the rest have all been cement plant projects: 6,000 TPD Zuari Cement Plant, 6000 TPD Heidelberg Cement Plant, 3500 TPD Prism Cement Plant, 6500 TPD Orient Cement Plant and the 4500 TPD KCP Line-II Cement Plant. \u201cYou can call me a bit of an expert on cement plants,\u201d laughs MGK, who hails from the village of Loharijola in Andhra Pradesh\u2019s district of\u00a0Srikakulam.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607666888810{margin-top: 2px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]He is married to Sudharani, a homemaker, and they are blessed with two children: Akshini and Keerthi Krishna. His favourite hobby is cricket.<\/span><\/p>\n

In conclusion, he says, \u201cOur organization took on a very big challenge to mobilize manpower during the lockdown by using various modes of transport which has gone a long way to help us complete our project within the stipulated time.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607666922433{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607666929933{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

SEEKING QUALITY IN EVERYTHING<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Suman Kumar Sourabh<\/span><\/h3>\n

Manager (QA\/QC), B&F IC[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4773″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1607667633754{margin-top: 50px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]An attribute that Suman Saurabh gives greatest importance to is \u2018honesty in quality product delivery and EHS\u2019 and as a professional with the responsibility of driving quality at his project, it is a very relevant attribute to have. Having joined L&T in 2010, Suman is presently working at RAMCO\u2019s Jajpur Cement Grinding Unit, Haridaspur, in the Jajpur district of Odisha. \u201cDuring and after the lockdown, most of our old workmen left our site,\u201d he shares his challenges, \u201cand we had no proper communication of how workmen from other states could travel to our site after the unlock. It was very difficult to find skilled manpower locally, but we had no other option but to get maximum labour locally. On top of this, we were facing huge pressure from the client to commission the plant in time.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text el_id=”text-font01″]For Suman and his colleagues, arranging for local subcontractors and introducing new, small vendors were the only solutions to increase manpower. \u201cWe depended on their (the local subcontractors) networking to source labour and we even sent vendor supervisor teams to the nearby villages to identify, motivate and convince workmen to come and work at our site.\u201d The vendors also helped by providing the history of new workmen that made it easier for the team to screen them before engaging at site. \u201cThe client supported us to implement our SOPs,\u201d adds Suman, \u201cthey made arrangements to quarantine the new workmen and coordinated with our admin team and the local administration to arrange for new labour.\u201d Suman points out that they sourced new workmen only from green and orange zones and \u201cwe started evaluating workmen through video calls before calling them to site.\u201d Suman also acknowledges the help and support from his seniors to address his site-based issues.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”4774″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Although COVID-19 has thrown up several unique challenges, Suman has been able to hold his own thanks to his 10-year experience with L&T that began at the Lafarge Cement Grinding Unit project after which he was involved in the \u2018Atmosphere\u2019 project in Kolkata. \u201cIt was an iconic project,\u201d he shares with pride, \u201cand I was responsible for 4000 MT of structural steel fabrication and erection.\u201d Suman\u2019s 3rd<\/sup> project was the Tata Housing Avenida project, again in Kolkata, where he was looking after MEP works, after which he has landed at Jajpur.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Suman\u2019s native place is Katihar in Bihar. He is married to Nutan Kumari, a homemaker, and the birth of his angel, daughter Anika, has been Suman\u2019s most memorable moment. \u201cI like to listen to music in my free time,\u201d he says, nodding that he does find time for it.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607585144263{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607587813557{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

EVOLVING CATCH-UP PLANS TO STAY
\nON TRACK<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Ravi Pattem<\/span><\/h3>\n

Construction Manager (Mech), B&F IC[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]With the amount of time lost due to the lockdowns and delays in mobilizing adequate labour to bring site operations back on track, several managers like Ravi Pattem across L&T Construction are evolving catch-up plans with their respective teams. The labour exodus with the Unlock has left several sites including Ravi\u2019s RAMCO Kolimigundala project site searching for skilled workmen which is why he triumphantly claims, \u201cI explored and mobilized 387 relevant workmen for mechanical works and then trained them to reach L&T quality and safety standards.\u201d Apart from having to arrange transportation to mobilize fresh labour, Ravi\u2019s other challenges at site have been to offset the shortfall of oxygen and carbon dioxide cylinders and welding rods. \u201cOf course, the rising number of COVID infections to our staff has been another headache,\u201d he adds with a pained smile.<\/span><\/p>\n

His mobilization of workmen has been most helpful for the site because as he shares, \u201cthe kiln erection was completed as per schedule with trained workmen and we also completed the erection of the preheater top structure.\u201d Ravi is equally proud of another piece of his out-of-the-box thinking. \u201cTo overcome the shortage of O2 cylinders, I replaced the gas cutting machine that involves the usage of O2 with a plasma arc cutting machine that does not require O2.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On ground, Ravi and his team have been busy creating a healthy work environment. \u201cWe are constantly monitoring and motivating our people to achieve our committed targets,\u201d he emphasizes. \u201cWe have helped to provide transportation facilities for manpower mobilization by seeking prompt approvals from the cluster, convincing the local government officials to conduct COVID-19 tests for the newly mobilized workmen and are using the Spandana Android app to update workmen details prior to seeking permissions from government officials for inter-state mobilization.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”4783″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]In this fight to overcome the disruption caused by the pandemic, Ravi is bringing to play all his experience gained from having worked at eight projects at L&T with RAMCO being his 9th. Hailing from the village of Puttur in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, Ravi is married to M Monika, a homemaker and they are blessed with one child, Yuva Sai. \u201cI love watching movies over weekends,\u201d he smiles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ravi is proud of L&T for having taken on challenging projects like the Navi Mumbai Airport and the Statue of Unity and for taking care of its employees during the COVID-19 crisis despite facing a severe monetary strain.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4786″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607585179523{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4788″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1607588208287{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Two aspects that make Parwez Ahmad proud of being a part of L&T are the freedom to operate and take decisions. \u201cFurther, the confidence that my seniors reposed in me has always been a morale booster especially during these difficult and testing times,\u201d he says earnestly. \u201cThese factors together have always inspired me to work harder and achieve higher standards in my field of work.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”4789″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Parwez\u2019s contribution has been inspirational at his present project, the India International Convention & Expo Centre at Dwarka in New Delhi, to combat the pandemic. Oh yes, he nods, \u201cWe have had to face many challenges since the lockdown. One of which has been to network with subcontractors and tap new and different sources to mobilise labour. Though the prevailing travel restrictions were big hurdles, we overcame these by closely coordinating with subcontractors located in various states to arrange buses, train tickets for workmen followed by the due diligence of identity verification.\u201d He mentions about the separate isolated blocks that were maintained to house the fresh inflow of new workmen to ensure quarantine norms along with round-the-clock medical check-ups. \u201cPerhaps the biggest challenge,\u201d Parwez says, \u201cwas to establish an emotional connect with the workmen by extending to them a comfortable and safe working environment since they were risking themselves by working in such harsh times.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Apart from revamping the labour camp and setting up quarantine blocks, Parwez was involved in revisiting the SOPs for camp operation and maintenance, realign them with the Health Ministry guidelines and formulate new rules for the new, incoming workmen. He mentions the introduction of a Public Address System in the labour camp to frequently broadcast the precautions and care to be taken to prevent infections adding that the introduction of additional features in the WISA App made workmen induction far easier. \u201cThe support extended to me by my seniors and team members has been quite extraordinary,\u201d says a grateful Parwez, \u201cand they will remain a guiding influence to deal with such situations.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”4790″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Before IICC, Parwez has a host of other projects with L&T in his track record. \u201cMy first project was VGS Dulhera Project,\u201d he recalls, \u201cfollowed by HCL, the Convention Centre in Aero city and the BJP Headquarters project before moving here to Dwarka.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI like to spend my spare time bonding with my family members,\u201d he says with a glow to his face and his family members include, his wife, Kamila, who is a homemaker and two sons, Aayan and Arhaan. Parwez hails from the village of Mania in the district of Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1607588222280{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607584908739{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_id=”ecc-font-h1″]<\/p>\n

AIMING TO ACHIEVE HIS GOALS!<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Boopathi C<\/span><\/h3>\n

Senior Engineer (Civil), B&F IC[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]As the MVDC Test Track Project reopened from the shutdown, Boopathi C and team faced challenges to operate in new ways. \u201cAs majority of our workmen had left, to resume site activities with a negligible workforce was our greatest challenge,\u201d shares Boopathi, \u201calong with mobilising fresh workmen, ensuring their health, safety and strictly following all the COVID-19 restrictions.\u201d Diving right in, the team began by first boosting the morale of the subcontractors and workmen. \u201cThanks to our dedicated effort to re-mobilize and continuously follow-up, we have efficiently restarted site activities,\u201d he shares proudly.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5586″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”4801″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\u201cAfter creating confidence among the workmen, we trained and offered them incentives,\u201d Boopathi shares. Their strategy was simple but effective. \u201cTo overcome the shortage of labour, we focussed on engaging local workmen to carry out site activities. All manpower driven activities such as stone pitching that had come to a standstill due to the pandemic, were kick-started.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1608014646839{margin-top: 15px !important;}”]Though productivity was suffering due to reduced work hours and moderately low level of local skilled workforce, digital solutions helped to perk up progress for Boopathi and team. \u201cThrough Procube, I enter the required data, monitor lapses, identify shortcomings and thereby improve productivity,\u201d he says with quiet determination.<\/span><\/p>\n

Boopathi acknowledges his Project Manager, Construction Manager, Project Administrator and Time Office In-charge for their unstinted support to mobilise workmen during the strict travel restrictions in Tamil Nadu. \u201cIt is only due to their support that we could arrange buses and train tickets to safely bring workmen back from all parts of the state,\u201d he points out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Boopathi has rich experience in working on factory projects such as Saint Gobain Phase \u2013 III \u2013 Sriperumpudur, Natrip Test Track \u2013 Oragadam, JK Cement Plant \u2013 Chittorgarh, Maruti B&C Line \u2013 Manesar before taking over as Senior Engineer at MVDC Test Track Project.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”4804″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Hailing from Manapparai in Trichy, Boopathi is married to Carmila Devi B who works as a Computer teacher in a private school. They are blessed with a daughter, Venmugil B, whose birth is Boopathi\u2019s life\u2019s most memorable moment. He spends his free time listening to music, reading news and cooking. Though he admits that he does not have much time on hand to actively pursue his hobbies, he utilises his daily travel time to the site to catch up on music and news.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is great to work for L&T as the organization has supported me in all my endeavours. My seniors and colleagues have always motivated me to aim and work towards my goals. L&T supports various CSR activities that I am part of, which makes me proud!\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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