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In-house Magazine | Issue 31 | April 2010

Amarkantak Unit II SynchronisedDrinidhar goes on streamLanco Aban abounds in awards


On the cover is depicted an overview of Lanco Amarkantak Thermal Power Station. Incorporated in the year 2003, Lanco Amarkantak Power Ltd (LAPL) is a coal based thermal power plant of 1920 MW comprising 2 units of 300 MW, and 2 units of 660 MW each with super critical technology.

The strategic location of Lanco Amarkantak at Pathadi village near Korba in the state of Chhattisgarh has the advantage of proximity to coal mines and water resources. This enables the company to supply power at most competitive tariff. LAPL has received all the statutory clearances and approvals required for the first two units of 300 MW and both the units were successfully synchronized with the Western Region Grid. The first unit was synchronised on May 1, 2009 and the second unit was synchronised on February 22, 2010.

LAPL has the distinction of being amongst the first few coal based IPPs in the country to achieve financial closure and start construction. LAPL is also amongst the first few coal based power plants in the country to achieve full load in a record time of about one month after synchronization for both the Units.

Encouraged by the success achieved in the first phase, LAPL has decided to expand the project with addition of 2x660 MW (Units 3 & 4) supercritical units to the installed capacity. This capacity addition is a significant step towards realisation of Lanco’s ambitious growth plan of achieving 15000 MW by 2015.

At LAPL, the dedicated team of over 500 employees is fully geared up for the fast-track completion of the project without compromising on safety and quality. They also strive for the development of the society by implementing various CSR initiatives in the neighbouring project areas.

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Thoughts on the move

MVV rolls out with passion & fervour

Amarknatak synchronised

Teaming Ahead

Lanco takes big steps in Small Hydro

On the Home Front

Anpara Signs MOU with GoUP

Editorial

The blue print to sustain our growth strategy is in place...

The MVV rollout program was conducted across twelve locations and close to 4000...

Lanco Amarkantak synchronized its second 300 MW unit with the grid on...

Lanco also requires a framework that will excite the employees to...

Lanco commissioned Drinidhar, its third 5 MW HEP, located in Kangra...

Have a look at Lanconians contributions...

Lanco Anpara will now have a total capacity of 1860 MW which shall be further developed in two phases...

From ha - ha to aha...

Lanco NewsCorporate Communications DepartmentPlot # 397, Udyog Vihar Phase IIIGurgaon - 122016 Haryana, India.www.lancogroup.com

This is for internal circulation only. The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the management. Edited by Sreenivas Veluri and published by Corporate Communications Department for and on behalf of Lanco Infratech Ltd.

Editorial TeamSreenivas Veluri (Editor in chief)Arvind Mohan (Editor)Janakiram Rao (Asst Editor)

Content CoordinationVibha Upadhyay

Chief DesignerV Praveen


Timeline

The new financial year begins with a positive note as the Country is back on the growth trajectory and the recent budget presented by the Finance Minister has laid down a clear roadmap for achieving fiscal consolidation, which was one of the major concerns for Indian economy. This we believe will send the right signals to the global community and is a step in the right direction towards earning sovereign credit ratings for our Country.

Before the global melt down, the economy grew at an average rate of about 9%. However, despite adverse circumstances, our economy continued to grow by 6.7% in 2008-09 and accelerated to 7.2% in 2009-2010. These are well above those seen in the developed world, and also reflect the underlying strengths of our economy.

The budget continues to lay stress on physical infrastructure development, citing as one of the key catalysts in maintaining the economic growth

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As we move ahead into the next league, it is time for us to strengthen our core

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rate. By allocating 46% of the total plan outlay on the country’s infrastructure development; the government has accorded highest priority and shown its commitment towards this sector which, we at Lanco see as highly encouraging.

Enthused with the spirit of optimism all over, it is time for us to bring in formal approach to all our business verticals. With Power Generation and EPC as our strengths, the focus should now be to aggressively explore opportunities in Roads, Transmission, Distribution and other emerging infra sectors. The blue print to sustain our growth strategy is in place. However, to perform efficiently, we need to now look at our current organization structure and if required, be flexible enough to re-structure the organization design to achieve the goals we have set for ourselves.

Our rapid growth calls for strong leaders at all levels besides additional manpower. We need to develop

systems and processes to identify the performers within the organization. To achieve this objective the starting point is Performance Management System (PMS). Create a ‘Star Performer Category’ and put them through a training process so that they can be seen as future leaders. The thrust however, should be on Quality and not on Quantity.

In order to make PMS effective values have to be practiced at the apex level. We have to be absolutely sincere and honest in conducting the performance appraisal. We need to come out of our emotions and relationships, be fair and unbiased. This exercise must reflect our professionalism and focused approach to bring out the best in-house talent.

It is our strong belief that 90% of our future leaders for our organization will come from within the ranks of Lanco Group. The road map to churn out such leaders in the next 3 to 5 years has been worked out and is

being implemented now. ‘Lanco Learning Center’ near Gurgaon is a major HR initiative in this direction wherein employees at all levels shall be put into a training module to gain developmental, functional and leadership skills to drive our various businesses.

As we prepare ourselves to move ahead into the next league, it is time for us to strengthen our core values and for being a global organization, it is imperative that we prioritize, understand and adopt best practices in all the business activities.

I truly appreciate the efforts being made for the deployment of our Mission, Vision and Values across the Group. The need now is to adapt and practice these values in our daily lives as a discipline. This in my opinion would not only improve our lives at an individual level but also collectively provide an impetus to the overall growth of the organization besides help us realizing our vision of “Development of Society through Entrepreneurship.”

Powering thefuture today...


Timeline

Lanco Amarkantak Unit 2 Synchronised

Unit 1 marks record progress

Units 1 & 2:

The first 300 MW unit was synchronised with the grid on 1 May 2009. The unit achieved full load of 300 MW in record time on 4 June 2009. Crossing yet another milestone, Lanco Amarkantak synchronised its second 300 MW unit with the grid on 22 February 2010 and the unit achieved full load of 300 MW on 25 March 2010.

Units 3 & 4:

Unit 3 & 4 of Lanco Amarkantak are fast track projects with the commissioning schedule of 36 months for Unit 3 and 40 months for Unit 4. Having obtained all the statutory clearances

required for the third unit of 660 MW, the implementation of the project with supercritical technology started from 1 January 2010 as the zero date. Power Finance Corporation, the lead lender for the project, has already appraised the project and the project is well poised to achieve financial closure shortly. Letter of Acceptance for supply of coal has been obtained for the third Unit and Long Term Coal Linkage has been obtained for fourth unit. Long Term Open access has also been obtained from Powergrid Corporation of India Ltd and necessary power evacuation arrangements from both the units are being made.

Lanco Amarkantak Power Ltd, a coal based thermal power plant at Pathadi near Korba in the state of Chhattisgarh, has crossed major milestones and reported significant progress in all its Units.


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Drinidhar goes On StreamLanco commissioned Drinidhar, its third 5 MW hydro-electric project, located in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh on 29 March 2010. The challenges at Drinidhar were as tough as those at IKU II and Baner III which got commissioned in January and June 2009 respectively. Effective construction management, time management and an efficient and highly motivated work team are a few fronts on which Lanco’s small hydro team excelled in showing its mettle.

HRT Breakthrough at BudhilThe 70 MW Budhil HEP, a run-of-the-river project on Budhil stream in Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh is making headway. HRT breakthrough-a major milestone was achieved on 14 April 2010.

70 per cent of the dam concrete works have been completed. Trunion beams for the dam gates were installed in position. Intake concrete works have started. De-silting chambers over lining is in completion stage. De-silting gate shafts and silt flushing gate shafts have already achieved breakthrough. Surge shaft breakthrough was achieved on 8 March 2010. In pressure shaft, the steel liner erection work is underway.

After attaining clearance from Ministry of Forest and Environment for the transmission line land, the work from

Civil works at Phata gaining momentumCivil works at Phata Byung hydro-electric project are gaining momentum. Critical Dam excavation works have been completed and concreting works started on 24 March 2010. There has been major breakthrough at the Power House Complex as well where Ventilation tunnel excavation works

Upper Khauli Racing AheadThe 5 MW Upper Khauli hydro-electric project, located in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh is progressing at a brisk pace. The work at all the six faces of HRT, Penstock and desilting tank is in progress. From upstream side, the penstock pipe erection up to Bend 5 has been completed.

The erection work for Bend 10, 11 and 12 is half-way through. Excavation between AB 6 and 8 is in progress and Electro Mechanical erection is also advancing at fast pace.

Budhil HEP to Chamera 3 has started at several fronts. Tower foundation works have started at 16 locations. The stator frame building work of power house is under progress. Civil work of power house, control house and GIS building has been completed. GIS erection will start from June 2010.

have been completed. Underground Power House excavation works are set to commence shortly.


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Lanco Aban has received an Award for Excellence in Water Management from Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) on 10 December 2009 at Hyderabad. G Srinivasa Rao, DGM (Maintenance) & P S Mathew, Manager received the award at the presentation ceremony on behalf of Lanco Aban.

Lanco Aban’s winning streak continues...

Namlan gets Forest ClearanceThe Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation under the Ministry of Forests and soil conservation, Government of Nepal has accorded approval for Namlan Hydro-Electric project (303 MW) in Mugu District of Western Nepal. The Survey license for the project was awarded on 12 October 2009. Consequent upon the award of license; Lanco team along with Nepalese consultant conducted the initial reconnaissance at site during November 2009. The survey team is already at Namlan site for field survey work. The work of geo-technical investigation, environment impact assessment study and installation of gauge and discharge station at desired locations has been awarded to suitable Nepalese agencies.. To cater to the day to day co-ordination work at Kathmandu, an office has been established and has started functioning from March 2010.

Lanco Aban also received 1st Prize in Under 100 Employees Category for Best Industrial Relations from the Minister for Labour, Tamilnadu Government on 05 February 2010. K Selvam, AGM (Operations) and S Kathir Kamanathan, GM (Finance) were among the dignitaries present on the occasion.

Lanco Aban received the Safety Appreciation Award from National Safety Council on 27 February 2010. Manoj Kumar Panda, Assistant Manager (Safety) received the award on behalf of Lanco Aban.


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MOU signed for 1980 MW coal fired power plantsLanco Infratech Ltd has entered into a Memorandum of Understand-ing (MOU) with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to set up a 2 x 660 MW coal fired power plant at Fatehpur.

Lanco Anpara, a group company of Lanco Infratech Ltd, has also entered into an MOU with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to en-hance its existing capacity by 660 MW. From its earlier capacity of 1200 MW, Lanco Anpara will now have a total capacity of 1860 MW, which shall further be developed in two phases.

According to the MOU and the UP Power Policy, Lanco Anpara is entitled to sell 1430 MW to UP Power Corporation and 430 MW to Third Parties.

Lanco Anpara goes LIMITEDThe 1200 MW Lanco Anpara Power Pvt Ltd has been converted into a Public Limited Company with effect from 18 March 2010 and is now rechristened as “Lanco Anpara Power Ltd”. This Project at Sonebhadra District in UP is racing ahead. The Generator and Station Transformer 1 erection is in progress. The erection work of 400/765 KV Switchyard and MDBFP is also under way.

The signing of the MOU with the UP Government will

enhance our power generation capacity and this will further

add to the growth and the bottom line of the

company.

Navneet Sehgal – Secretary (Energy) GoUP exchanging the MOU document with K Raja Gopal - Director & CEO, Lanco Anpara Power Ltd. A K Gupta - Chief Secretary ,GoUP; Raj Kamal Gupta- Special Secy (Energy) GoUP; R.R.Nair - ED Lanco Anpara, Sanjay Diwakar Joshi-CoO, Business Development & Harpreet S. Walia Manager- Business Development look on.


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Lanco Power Trading Ltd continued its dream run for third consecutive year and has successfully retained its market leadership position among private sector traders namely Tata, Reliance, Adani, GMR, etc. LPTL has closed FY 2009-10 with trading volume in excess of 4.2 billion units and turnover of a shade under Rs 2000 Crore. In totality LPTL has traded more than 10 billion units since inception. Power exchange operations have contributed more than 10 per cent of trading volume for LPTL.

LPTL started new initiatives in terms of trading on PXIL, buying power on behalf of industrial consumers and entering into intra state power trading transactions in FY 10. LPTL is also seriously pursuing long term power purchase agreements as we intend to become an active participant in the long term market.

A A Khan joined LPTL as its Executive Chairman to spearhead future growth and help LPTL convert its ambitious business targets into reality.

Lanco’s Udupi Power Corporation Ltd is making significant progress in both the Units.

In Unit 1, all boiler auxiliary equipments have been commissioned and the boiler light up test firing has been successfully completed. The boiler is now ready for steam blowing. The Steam turbine generator has been put on barring gear after the completion of oil flushing. The 400 KV switchyard is ready for synchronisation and the Steam blowing normalisation is expected to be synchronised shortly.

In Unit 2, the Boiler Hydro test has been carried out successfully. All auxiliary and erection ducting works are under progress. The turbine generator rotor alignment and erection is also under progress and the internal and external points and the ash pond are on the verge of completion.

LPTL continues its dream run

Udupi Power getting ready for synchronisation

UPCL received the “Innovative energy efficiency and conservation project” award. Hon’ble Chief Minister - B S Yeddyurappa on behalf of BCIC presented the award to P Panduranga Rao-Director & CEO (UPCL) at Bangalore.


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Discovering and nurturing new and innovative ideas is the need of the hour. At EPC quite a few entries were received for Innovation awards 2008-09. The Winner, Ashish K Jain, GM - Planning had proposed an idea for Mill Hoists and Cranes – Technological Innovation and Cost Optimisation for Amarkantak Project.

After the successful deployment of SAP ERP at Lanco Infratech Ltd (Corporate, Construction, EPC and Hydro), Lanco Kondapalli, Lanco Amarkantak, Lanco Hills and Lanco Aban, SAP has further gone live at rest of the group companies. With these Go Lives, the core SAP ERP implementation is complete in all the Lanco group companies.

The modules of SAP ERP that have been implemented are Financial Accounting, Controlling, Project System, Sales & Distribution, Materials and External Services Management, Quality Management, Plant Maintenance, Production Planning and Control, Project System, Human Resources, Equipment and Tool Management (at the Construction division), Flexible Real Estate Management (at Lanco Hills), Customer Relationship Management (at Lanco Hills), Business Consolidation, Enterprise Portal and Employee Self Service. The Employee Self Service and Enterprise Portal modules have been implemented and are being used at the LITL Construction Division and same will be rolled-out to others group companies soon. Business Intelligence and Treasury modules have been tested and will be rolled out for the end users shortly.

With this, Lanco has taken a leap towards integrating enterprise wide business functions at all its facilities.

Lanco Kondapalli GTG test successfully completed

Lanco Kondapalli phase II, a 366 MW gas-based merchant power project located at Kondapalli near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, has achieved yet another milestone. The GTG Performance Guarantee Test was conducted successfully on 25 January 2010.

Lanco Babandh gets a name change

Lanco Babandh Power Pvt Ltd, a 1320 MW coal-based power project located at Dhenkanal District in Orissa, has been converted to a Public Limited Company with effect from 3 February 2010 and is now rechristened as “Lanco Babandh Power Ltd”.

The First Runner Up was A K Panda, GM - C&I who suggested Common PLC based control system for DM and PT Plant in Anpara, Replacement of Thermocouple extension cable by compensating cable in Udupi and Anpara and Optimisation in Soot blowing in Udupi and Anpara Boilers.

Another constructive idea that was declared Second Runner Up was jointly contributed by Sanjeev Sharma, Manager - Civil & Engineering and Swarup Haldar, DM - Civil Engineering wherein they suggested the optimisation of concrete encased MS CW Duct.

Innovation Awards at LITL - EPC

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Timeline

CEO Conclave on HR practices and CSRAt Hotel Leela Kempinski in Gurgaon, the CEOs and the Apex Management of Lanco gathered on 29 January 2010 to deliberate on HR Practices and Corporate Social Responsibility. In the earlier three forums, the CEOs focused on Knowledge Exploration; Mission, Vision and Values and Building a High Performance Organisation.

K K V Nagaprasad - CEO, Lanco Infratech Ltd, opened the session by outlining the purpose and the context of the programme.

Sudhakara Moorthy, Sr Vice President – HR, presented a Draft HR plan and the Industry Analysis of HR Best Practices in the areas of Recruitment, Compensation and Benefits, Performance Management System (PMS), Reward and Recognitions and Learning and Development.

Recruitment: The forum discussed and suggested the guidelines for GET/MT recruitment in individual business units. Views were also put forth on related issues such as Knowledge, Skill and Experience matrix to be created function wise; Identifying key and critical positions and succession planning etc.

Compensation and Benefits: The forum had come up with valuable suggestions on Compensation and Benefits such as Esops, Health and Life Insurance Cover, Scholarships for meritorious children of Employees, Superannuation, Foreign based training, Club memberships, etc.

Performance Management: KRA fixation was discussed and deliberated by the CEOs. This included a wide ranging discussion on the optimal mix (in percentage terms) of the KRAs comprising functional competencies, behavioural competencies and values at different functional levels. The cascading model of KRAs from the ‘C’ level to all employees was also discussed besides major aspects like increments and promotion and identifying star performers and fast-track growth.

Rewards and Recognitions: Under Rewards and Recognitions the issues discussed were: incentives for individuals and teams, Star Performer recognition and rewards, Long service awards, Recognising Steady Performers who contribute to the team and the star performers, appreciation letters and certificates etc.

Learning and Development: The CEOs discussed on the formation of the Training and Development manual; the Training Modules to be developed by the Corporate HR and adopted by the individual business units; training requirements at various levels on functional aspects, behavioural aspects and values; the budget to be spent on training and development needs; the establishment of Lanco Learning Centre etc.

R S Sharat, Executive Director, Lanco Foundation, presented the Philosophy, Structure, Organisation and Programmes of Lanco’s CSR. He also briefed the gathering about the current CSR activities and the 5 year CSR plan. This was followed by an open forum on how to involve Lanco’s employees and Business Units in Lanco’s CSR initiatives and how to integrate and align the employees and the Business Units with the CSR policy of Lanco.

The closing remarks were made byK K V Nagaprasad - CEO, Lanco Infratech Ltd.


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with passion & fervour... Mission Vision and Values roll out

Businesses exist even without Mission, Vision and Values. The Charisma of the business leader can drive a business to surging heights, but no sooner does such a leader step down, the business falters. Sustainable business demands energies of all the employees to be focused and channelized into a single framework – a common ideal that excites them and inspires them to achieve. Mission, Vision and Values are those very ideals. Individuals and Businesses may exist without a purpose, but as W Clement Stone says: “When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.” Well, it is this work that makes life fulfilling and rewarding.

Corporate Communications was given the responsibility of disseminating the Mission, Vision and Values in tandem with Corporate HR and Strategic Business Unit Heads. The expected outcome of this MVVs rollout programme is to ensure that all Lanconians understand, adopt and practice our MVVs.The MVVs rollout programme was conducted across twelve locations. Close to 4000 employees were covered in 31

batches. All Lanconians were briefed and given to understand the true meaning of each and every word that forms our Mission, Vision and Values and the reason for its adoption. Queries of employees were answered by using allegoric stories and sharing of relevant experiences of the participants. Promotional material such as MVVs pocket books and note pads were distributed during the programme and Posters and Standees of our MVVs were prominently displayed in the Training Hall. For the benefit of those that do not understand English, the MVVs were translated into local languages and local instructors were engaged. The MVVs rollout is extremely important for us because we want every Lanconian to fully participate and be an integral part of our Mission, Vision and Values. The expected outcome of our Mission, Vision and Values rollout is that we expect all employees to speak in one voice about our MVVs. And all individual, department and strategic business goals are to be aligned to the Mission, Vision and Values.

“There are two important days in your life: the day you were born, and the day you find out why you were born.”

Carl Townsend

On 30 October 2009, at a conclave of the senior management of Lanco, our Chairman unveiled our Mission, Vision and Values.


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N Sudhakara Moorthy, Sr Vice President - HR:The focus and energy with which the Corporate Affairs is driving the dissemination of the MVVs to every nook and corner of our Group is really appreciable. The zeal Lanconians are displaying at every level across the Group during the MVV Rollout is highly encouraging and promising. The euphoria has begun. The Awareness of What, Why and How of MVVs has almost reached each of us.

This Awareness has to evolve into Knowledge; Knowledge into Deep Understanding, leading to an Internalisation resulting in a Transformed Collective Behaviour – Lanco Culture – the unique way in which every Lanconian thinks and interacts with people inside and outside the Group. This calls for a continued and consistent communication of MVVs with a focus on how to LIVE IT [put into practice] by the Corporate Affairs ably supported and strengthened by synergetic initiatives at the Companies/Divisions of the Group driven by the respective CEOs through collaborative efforts of their HoDs and HR.

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On 3 February, the MVVs rollout was conducted in a single session at Vijayawada. A total of 150 employees attended from Lanco Kondapalli and Lanco Foundation. P Panduranga Rao presented the Mission, Vision and Values through live examples of his professional experience. A Sreenivas Rao and Pavan were among those who shared their views and experiences on the MVVs.

On 5 and 6 February, the MVVs rollout was conducted in five sessions at Udupi Site. A total of 550 employees attended from Udupi Power Corporation Ltd, LITL Construction, EPC Division and Lanco Foundation. P Panduranga Rao presented the Mission, Vision and Values. On 8 February, the MVVs rollout was conducted at Bangaluru. A total of 140 employees attended from Udupi Power Corporation Ltd, Lanco Hoskote and Lanco Devihalli. L Yugandhara

Babu presented the MVVs with lot of enthusiasm.

On 9 and 10 February, the MVVs rollout was conducted in two sessions: one at Chennai and the other at Lanco Aban Site. Close to 100 employees attended from Lanco Aban and Lanco Foundation. P Panduranga Rao presented the Mission, Vision and Values.

On 22 and 23 February, the MVVs rollout was conducted in three sessions at Lanco Hoskote and Lanco Devihalli site. A total of 410 employees attended the programme. L Yugandhara Babu presented the MVVs.

On 25 February, the MVVs rollout was conducted at Basara. Around 150 employees attended from LITL Construction. Despite his inability to attend, Manohar sent in an inspiring message to the participants.

On 3 and 4 March, the MVVs rollout was conducted in five sessions at Lanco Amarkantak Site. A total of 600 employees attended the programme. K Rajagopal presented the MVVs with lot of passion. V K Reddy also spoke on the occasion.

On 6 March, the MVVs rollout was conducted in three sessions at Lanco Anpara Site. A total of 400 employees attended the programme. K Rajagopal presented the MVVs. K K Panda also spoke on the occasion.

On 9, 10 and 11 March, the MVVs rollout programme was conducted in six sessions at Gurgaon. Around 700 employees attended from LITL Corporate, Hydro Division, EPC Division and SPV office staff including Lanco Amarkantak, Lanco Anpara, Lanco Babandh, Lanco Power Trading, Lanco Vidarbha, Lanco Solar etc. SC Manocha presented the MVVs amid a receptive and a pro-active gathering. J Suresh Kumar, Adibabu and Sanjay Joshi were among those who spoke on the occasion.

A Narasimhan, Vice President - CA:“I was quite fortunate to be a part of the Mission, Vision and Values rollout. I was privileged to have the opportunity to meet all fellow Lanconians across the Country. Wherever I went, I saw a lot of enthusiasm among Lanconians for our MVVs. Seniors like SM Roy, K Rajagopal, P Panduranga Rao, S Pochendar showed such zest and zeal that I too was swept away and became charged along with the participants. I wish to tell you that this MVVs programme will not be a one-off affair; Corporate Communications will continue to rollout regular programmes on our MVVs all the year long.”

Concluding remarks by Sreenivas Veluri, Director - CA:“During the MVVs rollout, we have been given the knowledge of our Mission, Vision and Values. These are concepts. With concepts, we can only make a beginning. Having knowledge of our MVVs is not an end, but a beginning. This knowledge has to be put into action, and through our action, we need to gain direct experience of living our MVVs. This experience will give us an understanding and lead us to our objectives. So dear friends, we have the knowledge and the desire to practice our MVVs, what is required now is the tenacity to put it into practice and the fortitude to live our MVVs.”

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CSR

Since inception of Lanco Kondapalli Power Pvt Ltd, Lanco Foundation has been actively involved in providing sustainable livelihood to Kondapalli artisans. The Foundation’s key intervention areas have been Institution building, Product development and Marketing. After witnessing significant progress in the formation and strengthening of Mutually Aided Cooperative Society of Artisans, where-in the artisan collectively play a lead role in the entire value chain; Lanco Foundation shifted its focus towards product development and Marketing of Kondapalli toys. Essentially, this shift has been triggered by baseline needs assessment done by CHITRIKA in the year 2008-09.

In the current year, Artisan Cooperative suggested a credit plan to meet the credit requirements of 106 artisans, primarily for product development. Lanco Foundation in consultation with the cooperative has designed a credit plan under which each artisan would get Rs 3000/- for product development (a

total of Rs 3,18,000/- for 106 artisans) in addition to Rs 1 lakh being provided as SEED money to the cooperative society for collective product development and marketing. To further enhance the marketing potential of artisan community, Lanco Foundation with the support of Corporate Communications department has developed a Catalogue describing the products and the price list.

On 28 March 2010, L Rajagopal, Chairman, Lanco Foundation handed over a cheque of Rs 4,18,000/- to the artisan cooperative at a public function held in Bommala (Toys) Colony. Product catalogue was also formally released and copies were handed over to the leaders of the cooperative.

Lanco’s efforts to revive the craft of Kondapalli toy making were recently recognised and reported by Business Standard and Sakshi (regional news paper). The articles highlighted current issues being faced by the community and Lanco’s efforts in providing sustainable livelihood to the artisans.

Kondapalli toys Focus shifts to Institution building, product development and marketing

According to UNESCO, of the 75 million children of primary school age who are out of school, one third are children with disabilities; over 90 per cent of children with disabilities in developing countries do not attend school; an estimated 30 per cent of the world’s street children live with disabilities. During the current year, Lanco Foundation has taken a paradigm shift in its approach to disability by adding prevention, education, livelihoods and access components so as to ensure that persons with disabilities realise their full potential and maximise their socio-economic contribution to society.

These components are piloted from the current financial year in Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh through the existing Artificial Limb Fitting centre. As part of this programme, L Rajagopal, Chairman, Lanco Foundation has handed over scholarships to 10 children with disabilities from the neighbourhood communities of Lanco Kondapalli Power Pvt Ltd.

Scholarship support to children with disabilities


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Research on influence of CSR on internal stakeholders (i.e. employees) proved that CSR initiatives increase employee–company identification (E–C identification). E–C identification, in turn, influences employees’ commitment to their company. On the basis of these findings, it is argued that CSR performance can be an effective way for companies to maintain a positive relationship with their employees and thus maximise productivity and performance.

Having perceived an increased desire among Lanconians, through interactions, for a long term and meaningful engagement in CSR activities, Lanco Foundation designed ‘Sponsor a beneficiary’ programme in the year 2007-08, with an objective to provide a platform for employees to actively participate in CSR activities. This initiative was effectively integrated with the existing Rehabilitation of the Disabled programme, wherein employee contributions were directly linked to a person with disability through four artificial limb fitting centers spread across 4 states.

After receiving an encouraging response from Lanconians, the scope of this programme has been extended in the year 2009-10 by adding two more programmes to it. Thus the programme has been aptly renamed as “Make a difference in 3 different ways” (MD3).

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The top ten Lanconians who have contributed to this initiative during the current year are:

A mega Screening Camp was conducted at Ghoghra Nala of Champa, district in Chhattisgarh. Ghoghra Nala is a colony of the Leprosy affected persons. ALFC-Korba along with Utkarsh NGO, conducted the Screening Camp on 25 January 2010 in Panchayat Bhawan of Ghoghra Nala.

ALFC Korba organizes a mega screening camp

Of the 126 persons that attended the camp, 119 were registered for Aids & appliances comprising Surgical Shoes, Artificial Limbs, Callipers, Axillary Crutches and Walking Stick. The Leprosy affected people praised the work of Lanco Foundation and thanked them for the effort.

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1 J H Naidu Technical Consultant UPCL 500002 E Venkateswara Rao Asst. Manager - HR LAPL - Gurgaon 240003 G Venkateswara Rao DGM - Projects LHTPPL 100004 Rajeev Palsule Vice President EPC Thermal Division 100005 Vishnumoorthi DGM-Electrical UPCL 100006 Harish Chandra Panday EPC- Engineer LITL - Gurgaon 94007 J Suresh Kumar CFO LITL - Gurgaon 90008 Vivekanand Nekkanti DGM - F & A LITL - Gurgaon 90009 Suresh Sreeramaneni Dy. Manager - IA LITL - Hyderabad 700010 Venkata Giridhar Dronam Raju Executive Director(T&D) LITL - Construction - Hyd 5400

A mega screening was organised by Lanco Foundation in collaboration with Lanco Anpara Power Limited on 27 March 2010. Of the 150 disabled people who attended from 10 neighbouring villages of Anpara power plant, 94 were registered.

Mega screening camp at Lanco Anpara

The screening camp was inaugurated by N P N Singh, the District Development Officer. He appreciated the innovative and noble initiative of Lanco in supporting the disabled people in the district by conducting Screening Camps and providing them Aids and Appliances. Notable dignitaries present on the occasion were: Anand Kumar Singh - ED, Lanco; V K Rasthogi - Sr VP, Lanco; Arun Kapoor - GM and Kuldeep Sharma - DGM of Lanco Anpara Power Limited.

A technical team of Lanco Artificial Limb Fitting Centre - Korba, Lanco Anpara representatives, Volunteers from different departments and guests from the local Joint Hospital also participated in the programme.

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Training Programmes conducted by Lanco Hills

The background:

Lanco has grown phenomenally in the last two and a half decades. Beginning as a small Construction firm, today Lanco is one of the fastest growing Integrated Infrastructure Enterprises of India, operating across a synergistic span of verticals comprising Power, Non-Power Infrastructure, Construction, EPC, Property Development and Renewables. The current market capitalisation of Lanco is approximately Rs. 12,000 Crores (USD 2.59 billion), of which about 68% equity stake is held by its promoters. Its gross revenue as on March 2009 was over Rs. 6000 Crores (USD 1.3 billion).

Lanco’s rich experience in development of power projects, Construction and Civil Engineering has enabled it to create a niche for itself besides building powerful knowledge bank and systems which facilitate continuous adoption and implementation of best practices and technologies.

Challenges of sustaining growth:

Lanco has to be held together with a core purpose, an ideal that will motivate every employee, in order to sustain its diverse and fast-paced growth. Lanco also requires a framework that will excite the employees to achieve and outperform. The large groups of talented employees also have to be aligned with a shared Mission and Vision, which act as a source of inspiration to them besides enabling them with an energising environment. Further, an Organisation Design, aligned with Business Plans and Strategies founded on an empowering culture based on core values, is of vital importance towards the realisation of the Mission and Vision.

Addressing the challenges: the first few steps

As the first step, Lanco’s Mission, Vision and Values were shared by the Chairman at the second CEOs Forum and adopted on 30 October 2009 at Gurgaon. Next, a massive rollout campaign to create awareness of the MVVs and to motivate the employees at all levels was spearheaded by Corporate Communications. Further, detailed business plans and strategies were formulated by each

of the verticals, which included the setting up of goals and targets in line with their business strategies. With the MVVs and Business Plans in place, the focus then shifted to ‘Organisation Design’.

Organisation Design Initiatives:

Detailed Organisation Structure along with the Roles and responsibilities for each business unit for all positions up to level 2 has been worked out. The Job Description along with KRAs up to AGM level has also been finalised. Presently, the recruitment for the New Organisation Structure is taking place after considering internal talent.

Among further steps: Lanco Learning Centre

The challenge now is to institutionalise systems and processes which will ensure swift achievement of our goals. One of the major initiatives is to establish ‘Lanco Learning Centre’ to meet the demands of competency enhancement and leadership development on a continuous basis in a customised manner. Steps are also undertaken to identify fast-track growth opportunities/Star Performers. We are furthering the development of a Lanco Culture through internalisation of our Values.

A Holistic approach to HR

IPEP 3 March 2010 PEP 19 December 2009


HR

Developing leaders in-house“Quality, not quantity of training, is important. In the next three years, all DGM and above positions will have to come from within the group. The steps to achieve this are identifying star performers, developing leadership pipeline and establishing Lanco Learning Centre.”

L Madhusudhan Rao, Executive Chairman of Lanco at CEOs conclave on 29 January 2010.

Chairman’s Reflections on HR:

• Intensity at work• Equal intensity with HR• Innovation in HR Practices• Intense thinking is the key to sure-shot

accomplishment• The foundation of all is the practice of Values at

the top.

• A ‘3 Tier Programme for Management Development ‘ was organised from 17 January to 13 February 2010 at IIM – Ahmedabad. Vibhu Agarwal – Head Investor Relations was nominated for this programme.The objective of the programme was “To enhance the managerial skills of the participants to prepare them to shoulder higher responsibilities. To enable the participants to appreciate interdependencies in an organisation and to acquire perspectives required for general management positions and opportunity to learn management concepts.

• Vanga Vinod Kumar – Vice President – Business Development was nominated for 24th International Coal Contracts & Transport Logistics conference at Jakarta, Indonesia from 15 to 18 March 2010 organised by Coaltrans.

HR training programmesduring January - March 2010

IPEP 4 March 2010

S Venkata Rama Reddy - Director, V Raja Rao - VP(F&A) and Yogendra Bohra - GM(Projects & Coordination) of Lanco Hills attended a programme on “Leadership skills for top management” conducted by ISB Hyderabad


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My Childhood and Education:

Born in Miryala Village in Nalgonda district, I had the privilege to do my schooling in the natural setting of my village till the 7th Standard. For the next two years, in my 8th and 9th standard, I had to walk 5 km across lush green fields to reach my school. I remember those days when I and my friends used to steal peanuts and corn from the nearby fields en route to our school with the farmers chasing us. It was so much fun!

I was an average student in school and college with a keen interest in sports and extracurricular activities. I was captain of the college volleyball team and represented my college at the University level. I also actively participated in cultural activities. I completed Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1986 from Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada. During my Engineering studies, I was the Hostel Secretary for two years and sometimes had to miss important lectures and assignments. But Professor Balakrishna, who also happened to be the Warden of the Hostel, was very supportive and helped me with attendance and

assignments. I am indebted to him as it was his guidance and support that helped me in completing my Engineering Graduation.

My Family:

I married Gayatri in 1991 at Vijayawada. It was an arranged marriage. I am quite fortunate to have such a devoted and an understanding partner who handles household issues so calmly and quietly. I am blessed with two children: a son and a daughter. My Son, Aakash is in 12th Standard. He is fond of Science and Engineering and has a technical bent of mind. I like his temperament and his curiosity to learn. My daughter, Joshita is in 2nd Class. She is very active and playful. I unwind by playing with her. I find spending time with her both exhausting as well as refreshing. The nature of my job makes me travel away from home frequently, sometimes as many as 15-20 days a month, and during such times, Gayatri handles home and the children adeptly. She is also a wonderful cook and I especially like Tomato Chicken that she prepares.

My Career:

After completing my Engineering, I joined 2-3 organisations in the Construction Sector and worked for more than 9 years overseeing various construction projects. Having gained considerable experience in Real Estate Projects, Building Projects and other Construction Projects including the Construction of Power Plants etc, I decided to move on and start my own Construction business along with my friends.

I was doing quite well in my own business before I decided to join Lanco in 2005, where I was offered a senior position in the Real Estate Division of Lanco. My rich experience in the construction sector was instrumental in my being transferred to the Construction Division of Lanco in 2007. I was thrilled to be a part of construction of Lanco Hills Project right from the planning stage itself. Lanco Hills was my first challenge. Automation, mechanisation and innovation in construction techniques saw us fulfill the dream of our chairman, L Madhusudhan Rao of achieving the slab cycle time of 4 days at Lanco Hills. This was indeed a landmark achievement for us for which I heartily congratulate all my team members.

My Hobbies:

Most of the times I unwind by spending quality time with my family. I do occasionally go for quiet dinner or sometimes see an occasional movie, but home is where my heart is. I also have an in-house gym, where I work out regularly.

My Message to Lanconians:

Transparency in work is of supreme importance. If we show Transparency in our work, Self Confidence will follow. Once we have confidence in ourselves, in our team and in our Company… work will be done automatically.

B Manohar, Director of the Construction Division of Lanco Infratech Ltd, is of the firm belief that leadership starts with transparency. “In this digital age where business moves at high speed, transparency is an obligation that needs to be cultivated by leadership and employees,” he says. In a chat with Lanco News, B Manohar opens up further…

A courageous, innovative leader


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Congratulations!Appreciation

Mens Singles Winner : Rahul Saxena from the Hydro DivisionMens Singles Runner Up : Vasanth Gaba from the EPC DivisionMens Doubles Winners : Sree Harsha and Rahul SaxenaMens Doubles Runner Up : J Suresh Kumar and Philip ChackoWomens Singles Winner : Swati TiwariWomens Singles Runner Up : Chanchal SharmaMixed Doubles Winner : Amreshwar Sati and Swati TiwariMixed Doubles Runner up : Rajesh mahajan and Shikha Sachdeva

LANCOTable TennisTournament

Rishu Goyal, Dy Manager- Corporate Finance got All India 1st Rank in Company Secretary Executive Programme. Well Done!

Sudipta Chakraborty, General Manager- Ports has recently written a book of poetry which is published in Bengali by the name- “Mouno Aronyo” [Silent Forest in English]. His poems have been published widely, in various journals in India & the US, and also on the Internet. Way to go Sudipta…!

P Rafivulla Khan, Mechanical Foremen has won the third Prize at the State Level Poster Competition on Safety - Health - Environment organized by National Safety Council, Andhra Pradesh Chapter in collaboration with Department of Factories, Government of Andhra Pradesh. He has won first prize consecutively for last three years. Good Going!

B Ramakrishna Rao, DGM- HVAC and Mohd Mustafa Shiekh, Manager- Mechanical, Lanco Hills have attained 66th and 107th rank respectively all over India in IGBC- Accredited Professional Examination conducted by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The projects they get associated with will automatically achieve one credit point under ‘Innovation and Design’ category. Kudos!

Pandhari Yadav, IAS, Collector and District Magistrate, Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh thanks Lanco for its efforts in promoting eleven underprivileged Archers by sponsoring Rs 27500.

Lanco Table Tennis Tournament was conducted at the Games Room, Corporate Office, Lanco Infratech Ltd, Gurgaon from 24 to 28 March 2010. After some closely contested matches, the following people emerged triumphant:


After completing his intermediate studies, Meena Reddy joined Lanco Infratech Ltd as a Chauffeur, in January 1996 at Hyderabad. Initially he worked with Col P R Rao, and later on he was assigned to L Rajagopal, the founder Chairman of Lanco, as his personal Chauffeur.

Working with L Rajagopal was an exciting experience for him during which he learnt the value of time management. He has seen Lanco grow manifold under the able leadership of L Rajagopal and later, L Madhusudhan Rao. “I had expected a decent increment every year,” he says, “But to my utter surprise, I was rewarded way beyond my expectations...” “Lanco certainly knows how to take care of its employees,” he proudly adds.

His wife Kavitha is an excellent cook, a good painter and extremely talented in tailoring. They are blessed with two children: Preetham, their son who is in 4th Class and Thanvi, their daughter who is in 1st Class.

Inperson

His parents Narasimha Reddy and Lakshmi stay along with him and provide guidance and support to his family.

Keep it up, Meena Reddy. Lanco values the contributions you have made over the years!

Chanakya and the Chinese Minister

Once a Chinese minister came to meet Chanakya at his house in the evening, saying he had heard of his greatness even in far away China, and wanted an audience with him. Chanakya was busy with matters pertaining to the administration of the Mauryan kingdom, and politely requested his guest to wait for some time. After he had finished his work he extinguished the lamp that he had been using for illumination, lighted another, and turned to his visitor with a smile, saying “Now we can talk”.

The minister asked him “pardon my curiosity, Sir, but would mind telling me why you blew out that lamp and lit another, just to talk to me ?”

Chanakya replied “When you came, I was preoccupied with matters of the State, and was using a lamp with oil supplied by the kingdom. But now that I have finished my work and am attending to you in my personal capacity, I feel it is only appropriate to use my own lamp and my own oil”

Lord Ram and Sabari

During the 14-year exile of Lord Ram from his kingdom, there lived a tribal woman called Sabari in the midst of a deep forest, serving a Rishi by sweeping his hut, collecting firewood and doing other domestic duties. The sage was pleased at her devotion and, when the time came for him breathe his last, he called her to him and said, “Sabari, after I have gone, devote yourself to Lord Ram with all your heart. Be patient and you will see : He will come personally to bless you in this very hut.”

In the days that passed, Sabari lived in constant anticipation of the Lord’s arrival. She would get up in the morning to collect fruits for Him, tasting each one to see whether it was sweet enough. Every day she would sweep the path that He would take to reach her hut.

Living the Lanco ValuesLanco Core Value : INTEGRITYCore Value Internalized : I am HonestBehavioral Dimension : We choose to be Honest in all our Business Interactions and Transactions and remain steadfast even when challenged. We strive for consistency between – What we Think, What we Say and What we Do

Lanco Core Value : HUMILITY & RESPECTCore Value Internalized : I am Humble and give Respect to everybodyBehavioral Dimension : We are consistently humble in our approach to and interactions with people. We treat every person with respect at all times, unconditionally

There were other sages who lived in the same forest, but everyone of them stayed at some distance away from her hut, not wanting to reside in proximity to a tribal woman who was considered untouchable. They scoffed at the tribal woman’s temerity to expect that the Lord would visit her ignoring the great sages living in this forest.

The day at last arrived when Lord Ram passed through the forest alongwith with his consort Sita and brother Laxman. Bypassing all the Rishis, He went straight to the humble cottage of Sabari. She was overjoyed and offered Him the basket of fresh fruits she had laboriously collected that day from the forest. She would taste each fruit to see whether it was sweet enough and offer it to the Lord; and He would eat it with a smile without batting an eye lid.

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Driving Instincts!


Leadership is a complex phenomenon which involves the leader, the followers and the situation. It manifests during interaction of the Leader with Followers in any situation. The Oxford Dictionary defines important concepts related to leadership as: “the state or position of being a leader”; Leader as “a person who leads a group of people, especially the head of a country, an organisation etc”and Lead as “to go with or in front of a person or an animal to show the way or to make them go in the right direction”. Various researchers have focused on different traits or attributes of the leader like personality, physical appearance, behavior etc., others have studied relationship between leaders and followers; some others have focused on situational aspect of leadership. Personally, I find the definition given by Roach and Behling (1984), to be technically closest to the meaning of leadership: “The process of influencing an organised group towards accomplishing its goals”. This definition is silent on moral or ethical aspect of leadership and its purpose. It also does not say anything about justifications of means or ends. Hence it is purely a technical definition.

Leadership is Both a Science and an Art

Leadership is a science, because it has been a subject of scientific enquiry from historical times. An art, because some managers may be effective leaders without taking any training on leadership, whereas, in contrast some experts on the subject may be very poor leaders themselves, in practical situations. The skill in analysing and responding to situations varies greatly across leaders.

Leadership is Both Rational and Emotional

Leadership involves both rational/logical approach, as well as, emotional side of human relationships. At times the leader may have to act on the basis

of reason and logic, and at times the decision might be purely inspirational or emotional. In fact in any group situation the leader may have to take into account differences in thoughts, feelings, aspirations, goals and ambitions of the group members or target audience in mind.

Roles in Organisations

In organisations, leadership is essentially connected with the exercise of power and authority. We would try to examine the role of a leader in an organisation in some detail. This is one of the most important roles, discharged by any member, in any organisation. Numerous researches have taken place on this subject. In business organisation this role is normally discharged in conjunction with another formal role. A shop floor supervisor provides leadership to his team in the factory, similarly a branch head is expected to function as a leader in his territory. Functional leaders, like marketing managers, technical heads, and finance managers, are all expected to provide leadership to their respective departments. The CEO is expected to lead the entire team, and provide vision, direction, guidance, and motivate the team, to attain corporate

objectives. Theoretically the CEO is expected to provide leadership to the entire organisation. However, in real life, people closer to the scene of day to day action, like foremen, managers and chief accountants etc. discharge leadership role, in a limited way, within their functional area in conjunction with their line responsibilities. Thus we observe that in real life, leadership is widely dispersed / distributed within the organisation.

Every organisation should try and encourage people to take charge and initiate solutions. Gradually, with experience, the team members will attain the capability to operate independently and manage day to day situations. - Sharad Jhingan, COO-Private Equity Fund

Leadership

ONLY I said to my wife that I love youI ONLY said to my wife that I love youI said ONLY to my wife that I love youI said to ONLY my wife that I love youI said to my ONLY wife that I love youI said to my wife ONLY that I love youI said to my wife that ONLY I love youI said to my wife that I love ONLY youI said to my wife that I love you ONLY

MISCHIEVIOUS “ONLY”

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MN Ravi Shankar, Director - Regulatory and Risk Management


On the homefront

Last wish of an MBA student

When I die bury me deepSix feet down as fast as I can sleep

Keep the book of financial management on my chest

Tell my professors that I am on restPut the book of production management on my head

Tell my professors why I am deadPlace the book of marketing

management on my handTell my professors nothing I

understandAlso bury the book of human

resource management with meAnd tell my professors not to cryThey are one who made me die!!!

Upendra Chaturvedi

Sr. Executive- HR

‘India’s New Capitalists’, authored by Harish Damodaran, is a string of stories of pioneering entrepreneurs, who rose from the throes of feudal India to become the country’s successful businesspersons and capitalists. The emphasis is on the socio-economic phenomenon of only a few castes throwing up a majority of the money-spinners. The book is published by ‘Permanent Black’ in 2008 and its paperback edition is released now.

I found the 4th Chapter, about the Telugu speaking population, interesting and really informative. It ends with three case studies, Andhra Sugars, the Lanco Group and Matrix Laboratories.

The 4 page write up on Lanco, together with other passages about Lanco, makes an inspiring-read, more particularly for persons of my ilk, who are not aware of its origins. But for the fear of incurring the wrath of copyright law, I would have attached the excerpts. The book is worth buying and reading.

Book Review

George Varghese, EPC - Civil

Sonali Patro, D/o Sunil Kumar Patro, Lanco Hills Anuradha T Achar, D/o KRT Achar, EPC

Riya Mahajan, D/o Rajesh Mahajan, LPTLHruthwik A, S/o Seetha Ram AHVS, LITL

-Srinivas Bodduluri, DGM - Law


On the homefront

VEGETABLE MANCHOW SOUP

INGREDIENTSCarrot, finely chopped -1 mediumCabbage, finely chopped -1/4 smallGreen capsicum, seeded and chopped - 1 mediumPaneer, finely chopped - 50 gramsMushroom, finely chopped -3-4 Oil -2 tablespoon + to deep fryNoodles, boiled -1 cupSpring onions, finely chopped -2 Garlic, finely chopped -10-12 clovesGinger, finely chopped - 1/2 inch pieceGreen chillies, finely chopped - 2 Vegetable stock - 4-5 cupsSalt to tasteWhite pepper powder - 1/2 teaspoonChilli sauce - 1/2 tablespoonDark soya sauce -2 tablespoonsCornflour - 3 tablespoonsVinegar - 1 tablespoonSpring onion greens, chopped 1 stalk

Ashish Jain, Manager - Proposals, LITL was blessed with a baby girl on 17 November 2009

Daniel, AGM- Solar, LITL was blessed with a baby girl on 23 November 2009

Anup Kumar, Manager - Mechanical, LITL - EPC was blessed with a baby boy on 28 December 2009

Karteek Neeravari, Sr Manager - Civil, UPCL was blessed with a baby girl on 29 December 2009

Dileep C K, Engineer- Mechanical, LITL - EPC was blessed with a baby boy on 13 January 2010

Kulbhushan Sharma, Sr Accountant, LITL - Hydro was blessed with a baby boy on 07 February 2010

Balaji Tanguturu, Dy Manager, LITL - Hydro was blessed with a baby boy on 12 February 2010

Devendar Kumar, Sr Accountant, LITL - Hydro was blessed with a baby boy on 19 February 2010

Rajendra Kumar, Technician- Electrical, LITL - EPC was blessed with a baby boy on 23 February 2010

S Susairaj, Office Assistant, Lanco Aban was blessed with a baby boy on 04 March 2010

Swarup Haldar, Deputy Manager - Engg (Civil), LITL - EPC married Sulekha on 21 January 2010

Anubhav Kansal, Engineer - BD, LITL married Tripti on 20 January 2010

Sangeeta Sharma, Secretary - Corporate Finance, LITL married Manu on 07 February 2010

New Born

Partners for LifeAmod Harsana, Sr Executive (F&A), LITL - EPC married Renu on 22 November 2009

Pradeep T, Assistant Manager – CHP, UPCL married Veena on 13 December 2009

Vyom Neeraj, Engineer Civil, LITL- EPC married Pallavi on 02 January 2010

METHODFinely chop all the vegetables and keep aside. Heat sufficient oil in a pan and deep fry the boiled noodles till golden and crisp. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a deep pan. Add spring onions, garlic, ginger and green chillies. Sauté for a minute and add carrot, cabbage, green capsicum, tofu, mushrooms and vegetable stock or water. Stir and add salt and let the soup come to a boil. Add white pepper powder, chilli sauce, dark soya sauce and simmer the soup for two to three minutes. Blend cornflour in a little water and add to the soup, stirring continuously. Cook till the soup thickens. Add vinegar and spring onion greens. Serve hot garnished with crushed fried noodles

A fabulous Chinese soup that is easy to make and quite filling. Preparation Time : 30 minutes Cooking Time : 15-20 minsServes : 4

E Nageswari, LITL - HR


Timeout

A boy came home from school with his exam results. “What did you get?” asked his father. “My marks are under water,” said the boy. “What do you mean ‘under water’?” ” They are all below ‘C’ (sea) level!”

Q: He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?A: A priest

Q: What did one eye say to the other?A: Between you and me, something smells!

Q: How do you make seven even?A: Take away the s!

Q: What starts with P, ends with E, and has thousands of letters in it?A: Post Office

Q: How many seconds are in a year?A: 12.. (Jan 2nd, Feb 2nd and so on.)

Q: What is yours, but your friends use it more than you do?A: Your Name

Q: What is light as a feather, but even the strongest man

A family of mice was surprised by a big cat. Father Mouse jumped and said “Bow-wow!” The cat ran away. “What was that, Father?” asked Baby Mouse. “Well, son, that’s why it’s important to learn a second language.”

Ria: Peter says I’m pretty. Andy says I’m ugly. What do you think, Johny? Johny: I think you’re pretty ugly.

TEACHER: What is the plural of mouse ?Pupil: MiceTEACHER: Good, now what’s the plural of baby?Pupil: Twins!

cannot hold it for more than a few minutes?A: His Breath

Q: I have lots of keys but I can’t open anything. What am I? A: A piano

Q: What has teeth but can’t bite? A: A Comb

Q: You buy it to eat, but you don’t eat it. What is it?A: A plate

Q: What’s always coming but yet never arrives?A: Tomorrow

A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires the second is full of assassins with loaded guns and the third is full of lions that haven’t eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?”A: The third. Lions that haven”t eaten in three years are dead.”

Tease Your Self

Sudoku2 4 8 9

4 7 2

1 2 5

2 4 6 8 7

5 9 2

8 7 1 4 5

5 6 2 7 8

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1. E H A C T E H Hint: Animal

2. R F A L W U C I O E L Hint: Vegetable

3. H S I M C T E Hint: Medicine

4. I L Q T U Hint: Cold

5. I G N E M I Hint: Zodiac Sign

6. C L E B O R B Hint: Shoes

7. R A O B R W E D Hint: Clothes

8. T O L S U Hint: Flower

Scramble Answers

1. Cheetah 2. Cauliflower3. Chemist 4. Quilt5. Gemini 6. Cobbler7. Wardrobe 8. Lotus

Mother: Why does your geography exam have a big zero over it?Son: It’s not a zero, the teacher ran out of stars, so she gave me a moon instead!

A Sardar Doctor and Pundit loved same girl. Pundit started giving an apple to the girl everyday. Sardar Doctor asked: WHY ?? Pundit: An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

A wife hit her husband with a frying pan. Husband: What was that for..? Wife: I found a paper in your pocket with the name Jenny on it. Husband: Jenny was the name of my horse. Wife: ...! Next day wife again hit him with the frying panHusband: What now..? Wife: Your horse is on the Phone.

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Did You KnowWhich is the only sport which is not allowed to play left handed?A: POLO

What is the expansion ( Full Form ) of YAHOO?A: Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle

Who is the only man to have written the National Anthems for two different countries?A: Rabindranath Tagore, for India and Bangladesh

Name the only other country to have got independence on Aug 15th?A: South Korea

Who faced the first ball in the first ever One day match?A: Geoffrey Boycott

Why was James Bond Associated with the Number 007?A: Because 007 is the ISD code for Russia (or the USSR, as it was known during the cold war)

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Search the flower names horizontally, verticically, diagonally, forward or backward.

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P P I L U T U F Q O

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2 1 4 3 6 5 8 9 7

3 6 5 8 9 7 2 1 4

8 9 7 2 1 4 3 6 5

5 3 1 6 4 2 9 7 8

6 4 2 9 7 8 5 3 1

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Vignetts

Pooja ceremony at Singapore Office

P Rafivulla Khan wins 3rd Prize in State level poster competition

Kishore Alva, GM- Corporate Affairs, UPCL in a handshake with Timothy J Roemer, American Ambassador at US Solar Trade Mission held on 17 February 2010 Colony Dispensary inaugurated at LAPL

Scholorships distributed by Lanco Anpara

Blanket distribution by Lanco Anpara

Training programme on safe handling of chlorine at LAPL

Quality seminar at LAPL

Sports ceremony heldat LAPL

Free health check-up camporganised by LAPL


Editorial

Challenges are what make work interesting; overcoming them is what makes work meaningful. Our Vision for 2015 envisages ambitious goals of which we are by now familiar. Aligned to these goals, we are prepared for challenges that lie ahead of us. Meeting these challenges and achieving the outlined goals will require a special effort from us... And the key to our success will be creativity and innovation.

As you read along, you will witness that the two major news this quarter have been - the synchronisation of Amartantak (Unit-II) and commissioning of Drinidhar HEP. The projects, despite of many constraints and challenges finished well on time. You may wonder what has creativity to do with this. Creativity or innovation is not essentially inventing something new; it is rather an attitude where one views problems as opportunities for improvement. It is the way we blend motivation, time, effort and skill for achieving a respective target.

Innovation, however, begins with creative ideas. At Lanco facilities across India, we have seen some very good examples of innovation, those that recently won Lanco’s Innovation Awards. These innovative ideas of our colleagues have motivated and inspired us to be creative at our workplace.

Creativity is often sparked by ‘fun’. A study by the Business Council of Australia found that ‘fun’ was one of the key elements of extraordinary, productive workplaces. Fun, humour, laughter and playfulness all help us to be more creative and see the world in a different way. Seeing things differently helps us to break old patterns and develop unique products and innovative ways of doing things.

At Lanco, let us have fun in our workplace while simultaneously pursuing our challenging, ambitious goals. Through creativity and innovation, let us transform Lanco into an enterprise that will be admired for the quality of its people and for inspiring growth…

Sreenivas Veluri

Colony Dispensary inaugurated at LAPL

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