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\u201cPEOPLE ARE OUR ONLY ASSET.\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Dhanaji Hariba Mangude<\/span><\/h3>\n

Construction Manager (Mechanical), RREC<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dhanaji Mangude finds inspiration in the words of one of our founding fathers. Henning Holck-Larsen once said, \u201cMachines may be there. Building may be there but without people it is nothing. People are our only asset.\u201d At the Aurangabad \u2013 Karodi Road project, during the times of the pandemic, not just Dhanaji but all of mankind has realized that the pressing need is to stay safe and save people\u2019s lives. \u201cWe also have the responsibility to achieve our committed project milestones,\u201d he nods his head and therefore he and his team have also been hard at work to push progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo start with, retaining our labour force was our key consideration,\u201d he points out, \u201carranging for their rations and medical facilities and arranging for conveyance and logistics of materials.\u201d All equipment were taken into maintenance during the lockdown to extract maximum productivity levels from them and all major issues with machines were identified and rectified such that they could be used at full throttle when work resumed.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”7459″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623145578879{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-right: 30px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

We maintained a perfect balance between work and personal life with flexible training schedules to motivate workmen better so that they feel committed to the project.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Once the restrictions were removed, Dhanaji and team ensured total availability of resources across all work fronts with healthcare their top priority. \u201cWe maintained a perfect balance between work and personal life with flexible training schedules to motivate workmen better so that they feel committed to the project,\u201d he shares. \u201cBy staying connected with the workmen throughout this phase, we not only helped them to stay motivated but even improved their skillsets with various training sessions.\u201d They were trained to handle complex and critical situations too.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dhanaji has no doubt that their success has been the result of excellent teamwork. \u201cEveryone has played their part wonderfully,\u201d he smiles, which he feels is an outstanding quality of L&T, a company he joined in 2006 starting with his first project, the 88-km Vadodara-Bharuch road project. \u201cSince then, I have worked at the Ahmedabad-Maliya, Kisangarh-Udiapur-Ahmedabad & BP road projects, the Sindudurg Domestic Airport, Unnao- Lucknow Expressway and the Jabalpur-Lakkanadun road project before KARP.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]An interesting aspect of Dhanaji\u2019s career is that his first posting was with the Indian Army at Tawang in Arunachal\u00a0Pradesh. \u201cIt was a truly mesmerizing experience and made me love my country even more,\u201d he shares patriotically. Hailing from Solapur in Maharashtra, he was married to Vidyarani till she passed away and he is blessed with two children, Shruti and Aditya. \u201cI like to read and do data analysis for future planning,\u201d he shares about his pastime.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”7908″ img_size=”300×200″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7079″ img_size=”full” el_class=”img-ecc”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623072579307{margin-top: 20px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Uma Sankar Mahapatra<\/span><\/h3>\n

Manager (Accounts), RREC<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The pandemic has drastically changed our lives: it has challenged us, it has exposed our frailties and it has taught us so many new things. At his Aurangabad Karodi Road project, Uma Sankar Mahapatra has realized that without labour, there can be no progress and without teamwork, there can be no success. \u201cI believe that individually one cannot achieve any milestone at any project, it is always the team that achieves it,\u201d he says with conviction. \u201cOur project involves huge structure exposure and I have personally witnessed the level of teamwork irrespective of cadre and hierarchy with everyone jumping in to address our real challenge after the lockdown which was to mobilize labour.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apart from having to re-mobilize fresh labour, the onus on the team was also to retain those who chose to stay put in the labour colonies. \u201cThey stayed back only because we took good care of their needs with our Project and Construction Managers interacting with them regularly to reassure them that they had nothing to worry.\u201d While one team arranged for the transport to bring in fresh labour, the planning team engaged with vendors to finalize rates for material and\u00a0consumables.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn road projects, permissions from the mining and revenue departments are of great importance for progress,\u201d points out Uma Sankar, who is currently at his second road project with L&T after an earlier stint at the Kanakotra Jharsuguda Road project in his home state of Odisha, looking after admin and accounts. \u201cIt is thanks to the continuous and rigorous follow up of our IR and admin teams with the Government mining department that helped us obtain approvals for speedy\u00a0execution.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Normally, the finance & admin departments play a facilitating or supporting role to the mainstream front line production team but, as he mentions, \u201cduring the pandemic, we acted as frontline workmen to protect our people \u2013 our own staff, department workmen and subcontractor labour – by maintaining our momentum of welfare measures across all fronts.\u201d Uma Sankar is particularly pleased that thanks to all their measures, there has not been a single COVID-19 victim at their entire\u00a0project.<\/p>\n

From Berhampur in Odisha, Uma Sankar is married to Rashmitha Padhy, a homemaker, and they are blessed with a daughter, Vaishnavi, whose birth is one of his life\u2019s most wonderful moments. \u201cMy hobbies are cooking, walking and listening to music,\u201d he smiles.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”7912″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u201cI am proud to be associated with an organization like L&T and whenever L&T is in the news for the infrastructure we build, it makes my parents proud!\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_single_image image=”7082″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7913″ img_size=”full” el_class=”img-ecc”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623072695793{margin-top: 20px !important;}”]For the last seven years, Pankaj Kale has been working on three different road projects with L&T starting in 2013 with the Amravati Jalgaon road project on completion of which he moved to the Sambalpur Rourkela road project in Odisha. Presently, he is at the Karodi Aurangabad road project in Maharashtra, which is also his home state. \u201cI am responsible for all structure works in Section 1 from KM 290 to 304,\u201d he shares, purposefully. Challenges of road projects are therefore not new for Pankaj but those that arose due to the pandemic were, primarily the labour crisis. \u201cTo complete the work in time and get our bonus, retention of labour was\u00a0crucial.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”7938″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623145629512{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-right: 30px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

L&T is a very big brand and famous for its cultural and professional work ethics and being a part of such a company resonates with my ideology of working culture.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With proper planning and deployment of resources including labour according to the requirements of work, \u201cwe achieved our 2nd milestone 219 days before the contractual date,\u201d grins Pankaj. \u201cTo maintain this run rate and achieve our 3rd milestone took a lot of doing.\u201d They maintained their rate of productivity by retaining most of the labour force and obtained timely permissions from the concerned authorities to move resources and other logistics. \u201cWe are proud to say that we achieved our next milestone 179 days earlier than the contractual date,\u201d declares Pankaj, triumphantly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe prepared work programmes for the month, shared them with all the staff and workmen to set their targets and then supported them at each level, be it with resources or materials,\u201d Pankaj explains their plan of action. \u201cWith Procube, we tracked progress against the micro level programme. We followed up regularly and rigorously and motivated our people to resolve all issues at site level.\u201d The reasons for their success are obvious.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”7914″ img_size=”full” el_class=”img-ecc”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Land clearances are normally a huge roadblock for road projects for they involve the Forest authorities and other major governing organizations. \u201cIn our project we obtained clearances in a record time of only about 6 months because of our consistent follow up and, in the process, resolved issues pending for 8 years and completed a stretch of 2.7 KM in a single and unobstructed way!\u201d Pankaj\u2019s sense of achievement is palpable.<\/p>\n

On his personal front, Pankaj is married to Shubhangi, who is a home tutor, and they are blessed with two children, Rudra and Parush.<\/p>\n

\u201cL&T is a very big brand and famous for its cultural and professional work ethics,\u201d he shares proudly. \u201cand being a part of such a company resonates with my ideology of working culture.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623119176429{margin-top: 20px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

FOLLOW UP IS KEY TO MAINTAINING PROGRESS<\/h1>\n

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Bharat Singh<\/h3>\n

Senior Construction Manager (Civil), RREC<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7915″ img_size=”full” el_class=”img-ecc”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If there is one thing to ensure that work gets done in time and to quality, it is follow up. It works in all situations and, especially at project sites, as Bharat Singh has discovered not just at his present site, the Karodi-Aurangabad Road Project, but at all the eight other projects that he has been involved with at L&T. \u201cTo maintain progress at site I follow up with the site team every 8 hours,\u201d he begins. \u201cTo ensure adequate supply of raw material I constantly follow up with the stores, procurement, and planning departments, for the required quantum of machinery, I follow up with the P&M department and I follow up with the workmen and contractor twice a day for smooth functioning at site.\u201d<\/p>\n

The biggest challenge that Bharat faced at his site on resumption of operations after the lockdown was the severe monsoon that was threatening to double the challenges for the project team that was already combatting the pandemic. \u201cTo ensure progress, I mobilised additional agencies for the construction of the RE Wall and drafted in additional teams for the structures and found additional burrow areas,\u201d says Bharat, ticking off his steps on his hand. \u201cWe continuously monitored progress against our daily plans and,\u201d he smiles as he repeats, \u201cwe did round-the-clock work and follow up.\u201d Helping the team improve their efficiency were digital tools like Procube for project monitoring. TORQ for internal observations and NCs and RTR in their effort to keep the site safe.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”7931″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623145437081{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-right: 30px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

To maintain progress at site I follow up with the site team every 8 hours. To ensure adequate supply of raw material I constantly follow up with the stores, procurement, and planning departments, for the required quantum of machinery, I follow up with the P&M department and I follow up with the workmen and contractor twice a day for smooth functioning at\u00a0site.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]To put these additional teams, mobilizing manpower post the lockdown was another huge challenge for which the team arranged special buses from the neighbouring States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Bengal, and Chhattisgarh and succeeded to mobilize some 500 workmen. \u201cOur client was very supportive,\u201d he nods, \u201creadily agreeing to frequent online meetings and giving us digital approvals for drawings, burrow areas, and the like. The local authorities also helped us with clearances and approvals whenever necessary.\u201d Bharat is thankful to his seniors for their timely approval of budgets and other critical site-based decisions to ensure smooth execution and to his team members for their support and hard work.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”7916″ img_size=”full” el_class=”img-ecc”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Bharat is from Banswara in Rajasthan and is married to Kusum Choudhury who is a Project Planning Consultant. They are blessed with a daughter, Diva. \u201cI love watching movies and playing outdoor games but due to my tough working hours I hardly get time to pursue them,\u201d he says sadly though he fondly recalls a trip to the Andamans.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud to be part of such a big organization,\u201d he says simply, in conclusion.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_single_image image=”7095″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Vikram Kohli<\/span><\/h3>\n

Project Manager (RREC)<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]He is flying high and the reason for Project Manager, Vikram Kohli\u2019s elation is for achieving a significant milestone at his EDFC CP 303 project of constructing the Gulaothi Yard. \u201cIt is the first depot of its kind across all DFCCIL projects that can receive rails directly on rail racks,\u201d he shares proudly, \u201cand we completed unloading 7,000 MT of rails right in the middle of the pandemic.\u201d The CP 303 project that is a 225 km stretch from Khurja to Pilkhani in western Uttar Pradesh is Vikram\u2019s first with L&T although he brings with him rich experience of over 22 years having worked, as he says, \u201cat some of the finest projects in the country including the Buddh International Circuit, Eastern Peripheral Expressway and the Yamuna Expressway, to name but a few.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vikram and team restarted operations on May 6th after the unlock and were immediately faced with the challenge to get back workmen and replenish resources. \u201cRemobilizing subcontractors was even more difficult and since most of our work is machine-oriented, we gave them to subcontractors on a back-to-back basis,\u201d he inforTheir concerted efforts soon increased their labour strength from 200 to 750 and their earthwork teams from 23 to 43 by mid-June. \u201cOur strategy was very simple,\u201d he smiles disarmingly, \u201cwe knew our targets and we executed our works to keep up with those targets.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy team members have been pillars of strength during these tough times, always ready for all kinds of challenges,\u201d mentions a grateful Vikram. \u201cThey are always ready to put their best foot forward and complete the task within schedules. Our seniors have been a great support too, keeping me, and my team motivated. Our Project Director, Arun\u00a0Kumar Singh has been another pillar of strength, always leading from the front.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mindful of the project\u2019s profitability, following the mantra of \u2018Chase Cash\u2019, \u201cwe approached our client, DFCCIL, for a one-time payment for all our invoices held up due to stage\u00a0payments.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”7917″ img_size=”full” el_class=”img-ecc” css=”.vc_custom_1623071759882{margin-top: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623310417642{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Fortunately, the client agreed that was a huge relief for the project. Efficiency at site was also a result of the various digital tools that the team adopted. \u201cWe monitor project progress through Procube, concrete allocation through ConEase and high-speed diesel management through Asset Insight,\u201d shares Vikram. Their purchase request register is in a Planning Module and GPS based log sheets manage vehicle movement.<\/p>\n

Hailing from Jammu, Vikram says, \u201cI am happily married to Shaveta who is currently a homemaker and a caring mother for our lovely daughter, Aarshia and son, Arnav.\u201d Since information is power, he keeps himself abreast of all the latest.<\/p>\n

\u201cProject management in L&T is one of the best I have seen in the industry that gives one the freedom to work independently and take decisions in the best interests of the work,\u201d he signs of proud of his company.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_single_image image=”7100″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Pachipulusu Sreeramamurthy<\/span><\/h3>\n

Senior DGM (Civil), RREC<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ever since the country unlocked and operations resumed at the WDFC CTP 14 project, Pachipulusu Sreeramamurthy has been busy resolving issues of various stakeholders to ensure that the site makes progress. \u201cOur primary object was to mobilize the labour force again and, at the same time, develop confidence in our staff and work force to work in the pandemic situation,\u201d he says seriously. \u201cWe realized that it was important to motivate our people and keep our contractors in the right frame of mind to contribute and therefore we meet them regularly to resolve their issues and have even declared incentives for them on achieving targets, increasing resources, the workforce and so on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Murthy and his team, for their part, have focused on critical activities and are doing everything to push progress. \u201cWe conduct daily meetings with all the key people to monitor progress and resolve issues on a day-to-day basis,\u201d he shares. \u201cOur Client has been a tower of strength,\u201d he acknowledges. \u201cThey encouraged and supported as they too were under pressure from the Ministry of Railways to complete the project before the earlier fixed target. They have supported us with earthwork contractors and to get borrow areas in a critical time of the crop season.\u201d<\/p>\n

At site, CC TV cameras have been put up to monitor all stock, crusher, and weigh bridge locations 24\/7. \u201cAs logistics play a key role in our project, we have fixed GPS devices on all transport vehicles to monitor them regularly that has improved the number of trips and productivity,\u201d Murthy mentions.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It was obvious that progress was only possible with a healthy labour force and hence the team strove to keep the labour safe and well cared for. \u201cApart from the normal safety protocols, we even tied up with local hospitals and have a WhatsApp group to take care of anyone in need,\u201d points out Murthy, who is extremely thankful to his seniors and HQ for their valuable support. \u201cThey have helped a lot with timely approvals for our proposals, with extra resources like contractors and transport vehicles and, most importantly, they review our progress every week. From our side, our team members have supported by putting in their best\u00a0efforts.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Hailing from Eluru in Andhra Pradesh, Murthy is married to P S L Rajeswari, a homemaker, and they are blessed with two children: daughter, Chandini and son, Vamsi Krishna. He loves to garden during his free time and considers his marriage and daughter\u2019s birth as some of his life\u2019s more memorable moments.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am extremely proud that L&T completed the iconic Statue of Unity and several other unique projects in record time,\u201d he declares in conclusion.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”7918″ img_size=”full” el_class=”img-ecc”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

FIGHTING THE KUCH NAHI HOTA HAIN<\/i> ATTITUDE TO SUCCEED<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Priyang Panchal<\/span><\/h3>\n

DGM (Civil), RREC<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]As Planning Head of the CTP 14 project, Priyang Panchal has the responsibility to expedite major activities like earthwork, crushing and blanketing to meet his Client\u2019s demand that the project must be completed by January 2022. \u201cThis has put immense pressure on us to meet our milestones to increase resources within the stipulated budget. With the pandemic, we were facing even bigger challenges of remobilization of all resources, the major one being labour mobilization,\u201d he points out. \u201cIt is very difficult to make our workforce and contractors understand and implement the protocols and beat their \u201ckuch nahin hota hain\u201d attitude,\u201d laments Priyang, \u201cfor which we have a task force committee to strictly implement our action plan.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”7102″ img_size=”full” el_class=”img-ecc”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”6908″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623145462415{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-right: 30px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

L&T has a different work culture, which gives every employee a chance to grow irrespective of cadre or portfolio, the opportunity to develop his\/her personal and professional skills and the company believes in developing next gen leaders by believing in them.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The per day target for Priyang and his team are to achieve 35,000 cum of earthwork, 12,000 MT of daily crushing to meet a revised schedule and 10,000 MT of blanketing. \u201cFor expediting the work, our strategy was to create a task force, to micro plan and monitor progress with continuous review with management for improvement to achieve the desired milestones. In the process, we even set a crushing record of 14,000 MT in a single day with 26.5 mm downsize product,\u201d he shares proudly, adding that they have presently achieved 8,000 MT daily levels of blanketing that is increasing day by\u00a0day.<\/p>\n

The team have daily discussions with the Dy. Project Director & Project Manager and weekly meetings with HQ to ensure that they are on the right track. \u201cAll milestones and micro plans were discussed in detail with seniors and peers with everyone involved in the decision making and implementation,\u201d mentions Priyang. \u201cIn fact, due to the pandemic and early completion requirement by the client, rock excavation and blanket crushing became critical, and we quickly added 7 more crushers in a month without any financial implications.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623308861804{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]The Client had their stringent guidelines for following COVID protocols, monthly review meetings and daily reports. \u201cRecognizing our situation, they increased the lead time for material delivery and services, and we accordingly revised our work and material requirement\u00a0schedules.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”8337″ img_size=”full” el_class=”img-ecc”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Priyang is from Vadodara in Gujarat and is married to Amruta who is working as a Manager in Royal Sales & Service and they are blessed with two children, daughter, Darshini and son, Aarsh. During his free time, Priyang likes to listen to music and\u00a0travel.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing selected by L&T was a dream come true for me,\u201d he says. \u201cL&T has a different work culture, which gives every employee a chance to grow irrespective of cadre or portfolio, the opportunity to develop his\/her personal and professional skills and the company believes in developing next gen leaders by believing in them.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

IT IS CRITICAL TO KEEP THINGS MOVING<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Krunal Dilipkumar Shah<\/span><\/h3>\n

Senior Manager (Civil) QA\/QC, RREC<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pandemic or not, one thing was clear in Krunal Shah\u2019s mind that until agencies made profit, it would be difficult to retain them and therefore impossible for him and his team to drive progress at their Western Dedicated Freight Corridor CTP14 project, 128 km section from Rewari to Dadri. \u201cWe therefore took every effort to avoid idling of the resources of agencies to make it profitable for them at the agreed lowest negotiated rates,\u201d he stresses. \u201cWe also closely coordinated with the transporting agencies and various functional departments to push our case.\u201d<\/p>\n

When work resumed after the lockdown, Krunal was faced with multiple challenges relating to mobilizing workmen, lab technicians, supervisors, resources, vehicles, and spiking Corona cases at site. \u201cOur Client was reluctant to come to inspect our material that were being sourced from outside the city and State. We also had to manage the statutory regulations of three States.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”7933″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623145483114{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-right: 30px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

We formed inspection teams that helped us to improve our quality of workmanship of earth retaining structures, blankets, and earthwork due to which our project received an excellent product quality rating in the \u2018Customer Satisfaction Report\u2019 last year.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For Krunal and team, the solution lay in continuous follow up with the various agencies and close coordination with the client for various approvals of method statements, borrow areas and the like. \u201cWe formed inspection teams to check the quality parameters at site to win our client\u2019s faith,\u201d he remarks. \u201cThese teams also helped us to improve our quality of workmanship of earth retaining structures, blankets, and earthwork due to which our project received an excellent product quality rating in the \u2018Customer Satisfaction Report\u2019 last year,\u201d he shares proudly. Along with quality control and assurance, Krunal has been playing a key role in overall logistics and resource management of the project. \u201cOur main focus was always to set a target, review it daily, finetune logistics in our crushing plan, production & consumption and monitor the productivity of our agencies\u2019 vehicles,\u201d he says sharing his vision for project success.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Krunal is happy about the good relationship he has successfully built with the Client that has eased procuring approvals and removing bottlenecks in activities. \u201cIn fact, we once received approval for an all-in-one blanket design which ultimately increased the crusher productivity by 10% and subsequently pushed progress of the blanket layer,\u201d he shares with satisfaction. He is appreciative of his Quality Team. \u201cIt is only with their support that I have been able to perform my dual responsibilities. My seniors always put faith in me and encouraged me to push and keep myself one step ahead.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”8607″ img_size=”full” el_class=”img-ecc”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Krunal\u2019s better half is Meeta, a homemaker, and they are blessed with a son, Vraj. \u201cI like listening to music, visiting new places, reading articles pertaining to share trading and financial analysis of the company,\u201d he shares. \u201cMy memorable moments are when my son was born and my father\u2019s hug when I was selected by L&T,\u201d where he finds great freedom to work and the opportunity to innovate.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

\u201cNOTHING CAN STOP YOU IF YOU ARE FOCUSED ON YOUR GOALS!\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Sanjay Anant Dadhe<\/span><\/h3>\n

Construction Manager (Civil), RREC<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7920″ img_size=”full” el_class=”img-ecc”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sanjay Dadhe is inspired by India\u2019s Olympic Gold Medallist, Abhinav Bindra, who says, \u201cIn it to win it!\u201d Sanjay reaffirms that \u201cnothing can stop or obstruct you if you are focussed on your goals,\u201d and as he and his team at his Western Dedicated Freight Corridor Phase 2, Integrated Contract Package project at Bhiwadi in Rajasthan, battle the challenges created by COVID-19, he shrugs his shoulders nonchalantly. \u201cWe have done nothing new; we have only focused and chased our goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

With clear purpose, he says that their main challenge was to restart work by bringing back the agencies. \u201cWe inducted them to follow all the safety norms and insisted the workmen to strictly follow all the protocols. My stretch is divided between the states of Haryana and Rajasthan,\u201d he remarks, \u201cand we took all the necessary approvals in time to ensure progress that we monitored physically.\u201d They also helped procure approvals from the local authorities for some of their subcontractors who were from the local areas to ensure that they returned to\u00a0work.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”7116″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623145500517{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-right: 30px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

We also focused on invoicing segments so that progress was maintained, and invoices generated. In fact we have generated the highest amount of invoicing among all the sections during the pandemic\u00a0period.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u201cWe also focused on invoicing segments so that progress was maintained, and invoices generated. In fact,\u201d he adds with a wide smile, \u201cwe have generated the highest amount of invoicing among all the sections during the pandemic period.\u201d WhatsApp groups kept the team well connected, monitor progress and address problems as and when they arose. \u201cOur seniors were supportive, were always available whenever we needed their guidance or advice and gave us a free hand to work which helped speed up progress,\u201d he shares acknowledging the enabling role site leadership is playing.<\/p>\n

Sanjay started his journey with L&T on May 15th, 2006 and has enjoyed the ride thus far having been involved in several important road projects. \u201cNeither my organization nor my seniors have ever asked me to compromise on quality for the sake of progress or economy,\u201d he declares. \u201cI have never missed my home loan EMIs as I have always received my salary in time for the last 15 years,\u201d undoubtedly proud of the organization he is a part of.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”7921″ img_size=”full” el_class=”img-ecc”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Sanjay hails from Vadodara in Gujarat, is married to Smita, a homemaker, and their family is complete with his 13-year-old daughter, Saumya and 9-year-old son, Kushal. \u201cI like reading newspapers and current affairs magazines,\u201d he shares about his hobbies. \u201cI also love to do Copywriting and am planning to spare time for it,\u201d he smiles. \u201cI was speechless when I saw the Konark Temple and the ghats of Banaras and was surprised how one can construct such beautiful monuments with such less resources!\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/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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