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Oct - Dec 2010 • Volume-33 • Issue-4

FocusL&T’s capabilities from the very beginning of its inception are aligned to serve the national interest and country’s development. This has earned the Company the axiom “Builders to the Nation” and in-tune with this adage, L&T is continuing its quest of contributing its best to the industrial and infrastructural development of the country.

L&T has made a significant contribution to the development of India’s transportation sector, be it the hi-tech highways, bridges, tunnels, viaducts, ports, airports and railways. In all these projects, L&T has taken the lead by introducing pioneering construction techniques, resulting in execution of projects with innovation, high quality and speed.

L&T has been associated with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for more than a decade and has executed some of the most critical projects under Phase I and Phase II of Delhi Metro covering both elevated and underground metro rail corridors including station buildings. The good work carried out by DMRC in Delhi is now extended to other metros and L&T is actively involved in Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad cities.

In this issue of ECC Concord, we bring to you our success story in building Phase - II projects under Delhi Metro where L&T was involved in five packages. Apart from this, the issue also delineates the expansion project at Maruti’s Manesar facility, Cairn India’s Barmer project and Hindustan Zinc project at Rajpura Dariba mine. The kaleidoscope section, as usual, presents a colorful array of important events that occurred during the third quarter of the current fiscal.

Hope, you will find these articles interesting along with many other kaleidoscope items.

Happy reading.

- Editor

In this issueOct - Dec 2010 • Volume - 33 • Issue - 4

Editor : V. S. Ramana

Editorial team : K. Sridharan | Alex Benjamin

V. Ramesh Kumar | Gopi Kannan. S

V. Eswar | Ashwin Chand | Mayura. K

Subha Anand

Photography : V. S. Natanavelu

Design & layout : Global Print Design, Chennai

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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Delhi’s traffic and pollution solution

Maruti Buildings for gearing up production

Cairn India Burning the midnight oil at Barmer

Hindustan Zinc Ltd Rajpura Dariba - The Zinc Thing

Kaliedoscope

Inauguration ................................. 46

New Orders ................................... 49

Events ........................................... 51

Corporate Sustainability ............... 59

Awards .......................................... 66

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Metro - Delhi’s traffic and pollution solution

The exploding population of Delhi and the resultant traffic snarls on road comes as no big surprise. But what can be truly astonishing is the fact that the number of vehicles on the roads of Delhi is more than that of the three other major Indian metros put together. The Government, in order to mitigate this problem, aimed at discouraging private mode of transport and encouraging public mode through the introduction of quality rail based MRTS or the Mass Rapid Transit System. Developed countries include such systems in their city planning even when the population touches 1 million. This is done so that the city can

handle the burden of population and yet allow for free flow of traffic in a planned and phased manner.

The city administration of Delhi has to deal with a growing population of 16 million, a figure that very few cities in the world face today. But on the positive side, Delhi has offered itself for upgrading to the MRTS by having wide roads (that form 23% of the city) with excellent connectivity. Another attribute that favoured faster implementation of MRTS at Delhi is that majority of land are Government owned and consequently lesser worries regarding acquisition of private land.

Phase 1

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, was incorporated in 1995 with equal equity partnership between Government of India and Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. Phase 1 of Delhi Metro has already earned the credit of being a passenger friendly, clean, safe and fast mode of transport in the Capital region. Costing close to Rs.105.7 billion, Phase 1 of Delhi Metro primarily comprises of three lines (I, II & III) that totals a length of 62.29km.

Line I runs between Shahdara to Rithala covering a distance of 22.06km, with 18 stations and 18 trains available at a frequency of 4 minutes during peak time. Line II

Underground rail corridor for Delhi Metro


runs between Vishwavidyalaya and Central Secretariat Stations covering a distance of 10.84kms and has 10 underground stations. Line III is operating between Barakhamba– Dwarka section and covers a distance of 32.10kms with 31 stations. In 1988, the construction of Metro Rail Project commenced. The Shahdara – Tis Hazari section was commissioned in 2002;Tis Hazari – Inderlok section in 2003; Inderlok – Rithala in 2004.

The first underground section between Vishwavidyalaya and Kashmere Gate was inaugurated in 2004 and the Kashmere Gate – Central Secretariat was completed in 2005. The benefits of Phase I project include 1.5 million commuter trips per day siphoned off the roads with 1,650 less buses on the roads; Increase in average speed

of road buses from 10.5 km/h to 14 km/h; Saving of 2 million man-hours per day and the fuel cost of approximately Rs.650 crores per year; Reduction in pollution (30%) and accidents (30%).

DMRC Phase II

If one were to look at the Metro map of Delhi, it would present a vibrant picture with colourful lines intersecting the populous city. Each metro line is represented by colours

Phase 1 Network

LineLength (Kms)

No. of Stations

Line No.1- Shahdara-Tri Nagar-Rithala 22.06 18

Line No.2- Vishwavidyalaya-Central Secretariat 10.84 10

Line No.3- Indraprastha-Barakhamba Road-Dwarka Sub City

32.10 31

Total 65.00 59

Various components of an underground station

Top down excavation method with diaphragm wall

Colourful lines that intersect Delhi

The Red Line was the first line of the Metro and connects Rithala in the west to Dilshad Garden in the east, covering a distance of 25.09 km

The Yellow Line was the first underground line running for 44.36 km (27.56 mi) from north to south and connects Jahangirpuri with HUDA City Centre

The Blue Line is the first Metro line that connects areas outside Delhi. It is partly overhead and partly underground connecting Dwarka Sub City in the west with the satellite city of Noida in the east, covering a distance of 47.4 km

Green Line is the first standard-gauge corridor of the Delhi Metro. This fully elevated line connects Mundka with Inderlok, covering a distance of 15.1 km

The Violet Line is the most recent line of the Metro, covering 15 km connecting Sarita Vihar to Central Secretariat


such as red, yellow, blue, green, and violet. This colour coding has made it elementary and simple for commuters to identify the network and travel with ease. As of October 2010, the whole of Phase-I and parts of Phase-II are complete, with the network comprising five lines with 130 metro stations and a total length of 156 km.

L&T and DMRC

Under Phase I, L&T was involved as a Joint Venture partner in the design and construction of civil, mechanical and electrical works for DMRC – MC1B package comprising of 7km tunnelling using tunnel boring machines and construction of six underground station buildings. This included construction of cut and cover tunnel structure between Ch. (-) 1.52km and (-) 2.05km, Mandi House underground station and a ramp on the extension of Barakhamba Road-Connaught Place-Dwarka Section (Line No.3) and Barakhamba Road – Indraprastha section for DMRC.

Construction for DMRC predominantly included methodology such as cut & cover, top-down and bottom-up.

Construction process of top down method

Construction of diaphragm wall y

Installation of plunge columns & ytension piles

Install dewatering and re-charge ywells

Excavation upto roof slab level at y3m from natural ground level

Construction of roof slab y

Excavation below roof slab and yupto concourse slab

Construction of concourse slab y

Excavation below concourse yslab to base slab bottom level

Installation of waterproofing ysystem including drainage layer

Construction of base slab over yno-drainage layer

Construction of up-walls and yplatform slab

Develop plunge column into ypermanent columns from concourse to roof slab & base slab to concourse slab

Construction process of cut & cover method

Installation of dewatering well yat least 6 m below the formation level in case of aluvium soil

Installation of recharging well y

Installation of soldier piles y

Manual excavation upto 1.8m ydepth to search utilities and suitable supporting system if detected. Installation of timber lagging is done simultaneously

Excavation with machine yupto 1m below the 1st layer strut

Installation of 1st layer strut y

Proceed with 2nd level yexcavation upto 1m below the 2nd layer strut

Installation of 2nd layer strut y

Excavation in progresses for D wall

Bottom up excavation method with soldier piling


Repeat this procedure till yformation level is reached

Monitor the soil displacement yperiodically

Construction of the concrete ytunnel/station

Sand filling at the side of the y

tunnel/station and soil filling upto ground level

Simultaneous de-lagging in ycorrelation with the progress of backfilling but not more than 1m at any point of time

Remove the soldier pile y

Stop dewatering and plug the ydewatering wells

Restore the road and other yexisting installation as it was earlier

In Phase II, L&T was awarded five packages that included

BC 15 Udyog Bhawan 1. Underground Station & Tunnel

BC 17 Green Park 2. Underground Station & Tunnel

BC 18 Hauz Khas 3. & Malviya Nagar Underground Station & Tunnel

BC 19 A / C Saket 4. Underground Station & Tunnel C 5 Airport Link Tunnel5.

Phase II Network*

LineLength (Kms)

No. of Stations

Shahdara – Dilshad Garden 3.09 3

Indraprastha – Noida Sector 32 City Centre 15.07 11

Yamuna Bank – Anand Vihar ISBT 6.17 5

Vishwavidyalaya – Jahangir Puri 6.36 5

Inderlok – Kirti Nagar -Mundka 18.46 15

Central Secretariat – HUDA City Centre 27.45 19

Dwarka Sector 9 to Dwarka Sector 21 2.76 2

Airport Express Line 22.70 6

Anand Vihar – KB Vaishali 2.57 2

Central Secretariat – Badarpur 20.04 15

Total 124.63 83*courtesy www.delhimetrorail.com

Delhi Metro Map - Phase 1 & 2


BC 15 - Udyog Bhawan underground station and tunnel

The scope of work of the package BC 15 was to design and construct an underground station plus the tunnel by cut & cover method including all temporary support works, design of temporary works, formwork, staging, shuttering, utility diversion, traffic diversion etc.

Scope of work

Construction of diaphragm wall yfor station – 800mm thick

Excavation between Diaphragm yWall including/excluding temporary supports and excavation between soldier Piling including instillation of soldier piling, struts, etc.

Waterproofing with 2mm thick PVC yMembrane for Station & Tunnel

Concreting (M35/M20/M15) yfor Station & Tunnel

Single tube twin Tunnel (Cut & yCover) North Side - 40m

Twin tunnel (Cut & Cover) South ySide – 110m

Roof Slab y

Concourse Slab y

Base Slab y

Plenum Walls y

Platform Slab y

Public Staircase & fireman ystaircases

UPE Walls y

Vent shafts y

Entry & Exits with integration ywith the existing traffic

Underground Ancillary Buildings. y

all other Equipment Rooms like yECS/TV, SER, SCR etc. including Cable Ducts from ASS for Designated Contractor Access.

All other Equipment Rooms like yECS/TV, SER, SCR etc. including Cable Ducts from ASS for Designated Contractor Access - Lift & Escalators

Track way Basic Structure for yDesignated Contractor Access – Track work

Station concourse Paid/Free yAreas for Designated Contractor Access - AFC (Udyog Bhawan Station) including EFO & TOM.

Provision of station & substation ystructures, utility diversion & relocation etc.

All works necessary to provide yinter-modal transfer facilities for pedestrians & road users at ground level & access into station.

All temporary & permanent yutilities including foul drainage to be connected into public services.

Work in progress at Udyog Bhawan underground station


Co-ordination & interfacing with yother contractors/consultants for track work. System- Wide work etc.

All temporary traffic diversion yworks which will be required

for the smooth flow of Traffic in order to carry out the works without any interruptions including all safety precautions, signage, barricading, emergency lighting etc.

All aspects of quality assurance, yincluding testing of materials and other components of work.

Shifting of Utilities coming in ythe area of work. Manpower

Major Equipment

Cranes : 3 nos.

Batching Plant : 1no.60cu.m + 1 no. 30 cu.m

Boom Placer : 1 no.

Excavator : 5 nos.

Loaders : 2 nos.

Total Station : 1 nos.

Diaphragm Wall Rig : 1 nos.

Piling Rig : 1 nos.

Bar Bending Machine : 6 nos.

Bar Cutting Machine : 6 nos.

Generator : 3 nos.

Transit Mixers : 11 nos.

Udyog Bhawan station after completion

Excavation works in progress at Hauz Khas


deployment for road diversions. Ensuring cleanliness of Road.

Submission of completion y(As Built) drawings and other related documents as specified.

Site Clearance and dismantling yof obstructions etc., before commencement of work.

Setting out & layout of the works, ybench marks and provision of necessary labour, instruments and appliances.

Cleaning of site and handing over y

Maintenance of completed yWork during the period of Maintenance

The BC 15 package takes paramount importance among all other packages in Phase II because the underground station and the

running tunnel on both sides are located right below one of the most important and VVIP areas of the country. Due to the presence of important Government buildings and residence of eminent leaders

and bureaucrats, diverting traffic for construction posed a great challenge and all activities had

to be planned in such a manner that construction caused minimal possible hindrance to these VVIPs.

The underground station and the tunnel were to be located below the road. The width of the station varies from 12 m to 26 m and the depth was 16 m. The station design consisted of Base Slab at 16 m depth which were to be used for track work, platform at 13 m and equipment at concourse level at 9 m depth for passenger ticketing and rooms for functioning of station; and at the top is the roof slab at 2 m depth. Once the roof slab is completed, back filling needs to be done after which the roads need to be laid.

During peak period labour strength was at 1200 with staff strength at 34. Both the labour

Major quantities

Diaphragm Wall : 7650 sq.m

Concrete : 55,000 cu.m

Reinforcement Steel : 8,145 t

Structural Steel : 2,600 t

Excavation : 2,10,000 cu.m

Backfilling : 48,000 cu.m

Waterproofing : 35,000 sq.m

I m dia Pilling : 2400 rmt

Doka Steel : 500 t

Security screening at Udyog Bhawan


and staff were divided into two shifts to execute the job round the clock.

Construction Methodology

North tunnel measuring 38 m was done using cut and cover method, followed by bottom up station, top-down station and another tunnel at the south side measuring 110m.

Safety Health & Environment and Project Quality

Barricading the construction yzone

Monitoring instruments ylike settlement points, Piezometer, Inclinometer, Load Cell and Strain Gauges were installed to monitor the movement of structure on a daily basis

Air and Noise monitoring was ydone on quarterly basis and

control measures were taken appropriately

Medical tests were carried out yfor all labours before induction

Cranes were provided with ySafe Load Indicators (SLI) and tools & tackles were inspected by an external agency before implementing at work

Dumpers were provided with yreverse horns and backlights. Drivers were checked for alcohol consumption through alcohol monitoring machine

Diversion boards were placed yat frequent intervals for proper vehicular traffic diversion

Traffic marshals were provided yto manage traffic

Noise Proof Power Generators ywere used

Columns were marked with yFluorescent paint for easy visibility during excavation

Safety, Health and Environment Statistics (as of Oct 2010)

Total man-hours : 5377780

No of First-Aid cases : 55

No of reportable accidents : NIL

No of fatal accidents : NIL

Total workmen covered under Tetanus Immunization : 306

No of reportable sick cases : NIL

Total workmen who have undergone medical examination : 4414

Tree Plantation / Tree Cut : 241/ 86

Environmental Accidents : NIL

Awards

ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS y18001:1999.

Prashansa Patra in Construction ySafety Awards from National Safety Council – India

Passengers alighting at Udyog Bhawan station


Secretariat – Viswavidhalya corridor constructed under Phase - I. The Green Park station is also strategic in location as it is located below the arterial road of Delhi called Aurobindo Marg.

Scope of work

Design of the station – 318 m and ytunnels on both side of station (including cross passages) – 486m. The Design was done by M/s Mott Mac Donald

Tunnel breakthrough after drive from Hauz Khas to Green Park

Trial run of metro train during construction of Green Park station

BC 17 - Green Park Underground Station & Tunnel

Located in South Delhi, the Green Park station falls in the corridor between Central Secretariat to Gurgoan. With Gurgoan gaining significance as a business hub, there is a heavy traffic of commuters proceeding for work

to this area from Delhi. There are 9 underground stations in this corridor which is an extension of the Central

Major quantities

Concrete : 85,000 cu.m

Reinforcement Steel : 14,500 t

Structural Steel : 4,200 t

Excavation : 3,50,000 cu.m

Backfilling : 1,25,000 cu.m

Doka Steel : 800 t


Construction of underground ystation by cut & cover method including entry-exit structures, utility galleries, equipment rooms, etc.

Construction of underground ytunnels on both sides of station by cut & cover method

Traffic diversion including ydiversion of roads for construction of station and tunnel

Installation of steel walkway yinside the tunnel

Block work for equipment and yancillary rooms in station

Restoration of roads and other ystructure after construction

Diversion and restoration of civil yutilities, electrical utilities and telecom utilities fouling in the alignment

Construction of client office y

Interfacing with architectural, ysystem contractors like E&M, signaling& telecommunication, lift for access to equipment

rooms, installation of equipment etc.

The construction of Underground Station and Tunnel at Green Park was also a mission critical task due to presence of enormous utilities and heavy traffic on the arterial Aurobindo Marg. The Underground Station and Tunnel was to be constructed just below the surface of the road. The width of the station was 20 m and depth of station below Ground Level at 16 m. The station consisted of Base Slab at 16 m Depth which is to be used for track work, platform at 13 m depth for passengers boarding the train and equipment rooms for working of Station, Concourse Level at 9 m depth for Passenger Ticketing and Rooms for functioning of Station; and at top is the roof slab at 4 m depth. Above roof Slab backfilling was

Major Equipment

Cranes : 6 nos

Batching Plant : 1 no. 60 cum + 1 no. 30 cu.m

Boom Placer : 1 no

Excavator : 8 nos

Loaders : 3 nos

Total Station : 2 nos

Diaphragm Wall Rig : 2 nos

Piling Rig : 2 nos

Bar Bending Machine : 10 nos

Bar Cutting Machine : 8 nos

Generator : 5 nos

Transit Mixers : 11 nos

Entry gates at Green Park station


done and then restoration of road was done.

Traffic survey conducted before commencement of construction indicated that traffic density Passenger Car Units (PCU) at this stretch was already more than 1 (i.e. the existing road width was insufficient for carrying traffic). The maximum road width available was 42 m and minimum was 35 m width. Out of this, construction activit ies would occupy 25 m leaving only 10 to 17 m for vehicular traffic. Top down Construction methodology was adopted for Station and Bottom up methodology for the tunnels.

At peak period this package had a labour strength of 2000 labours and staff strength at 60

who were divided into day and night shifts.

Awards & achievements

ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS y18001:1999

RoSPA Gold Award for ycontribution towards Occupational Health and Safety

Completed 9.5 million safe yman hours

A train arrives on the platform at Green Park station

Green Park station with metro trains on both the platforms


BC 18 -Hauz Khas & Malviya Nagar Underground Station & Tunnel

Scope of work

Design & build two underground metro stations including 3.2 km of twin tunnel was awarded to the Metro Tunnelling Group Joint Venture of which L&T is a partner. Hauz Khas station was constructed using cut and cover method and top-down approach method while Malviya Nagar was done by using bottom up approach. The scope also included construction of associated entry / exit structures, utilities galleries, AC plant rooms, pump houses, water tanks, diesel generator set room, etc. All the surface restoration including restoration of utilities was also part of this lump-sum contract. The contract also included getting all the necessary approvals

and clearances from various Government authorities.

Corridor overview

Tunnel Length : 3144.046 m

Station Length : 618.4 m (Hauz Khas = 318 m ; Malviya Nagar =300.4m)

No. of rings : 5300 nos

Width of rings : 1.2 m

Avg. segments cast/day : 15 nos

Start of Tunnelling : 4th Jan, 08

End of Tunnelling : 20th April, 09

No. of drives : Three x Twin

Avg. daily progress in tunnels : 10 rings/day

Avg. weekly progress in tunnels : 70 rings/week

Highest monthly progress achieved : 362 rings (B7 East Tunnel) during May ‘08

No of Cross Passages (NATM Method) : 5 Nos.

Major achievements at Hauz Khas Station

52 trees that were to be cut during yflyover diversion were saved

Utility of trunk sewer of 1200 ymm dia diverted using TBM trenchless technique for a length of 280m.

Top down construction - roof slab casting in progress at Hauz Khas

Quantities for Hauz Khas & Malviya Nagar Stations ( MTG ) :

RCC : 86500 cu.m

Rebar used : 13200 t

Earthwork : 326000 cu.m

Diaphragm Wall :16343 sq.m (932 m)

Waterproofing : 26570 sq.m

Plunge Columns : 34 nos. (1.2 m dia)

Soldier Piles : 680 nos.

Rock Excavation : 12000 cu.m

Soil Anchors : 721 nos.


Optical fibre cable of 2400 ypairs crossing the station was meticulously supported below the deck and accommodated in backfilling

600 dia sewer line diverted at y6m depth using part trenchless and part open-cut method

An alternative arrangement ywas planned for smooth and unhindered flow of traffic

All the affected works were yrestored to the satisfaction of Laxman public school - the major contributors of land for the station

This was the only station in the ywhole corridor having 1200 mm thickness Diaphragm wall due to its heavy design on account of 5-6 m overburden on top of roof slab of station box.

Hauz Khas station had been ythe model station for various new activities such as block works, erection of smoke down station, cavity wall construction, finishing items, etc.

Major Equipment

TBM : 2Nos.

Crane : 450mt, 150mt, 75mt

Locomotive : 2 nos.

Segment wagon : 2 nos.

Grout car : 1 no. (3.5 cu.m)

Muck wagon : 5 nos. (10 cu.m)

Grout batching plant :1 no. (30 cu.m / hr)

Power supply : 1000 KVA DG – 3 nos.

Chilled water : Chiller plant installed at surface

Compressed air : Compressors installed at surface to operate man lock and other equipment

Ventilation : Fans installed at surface with ducting extending continuously with tunnel progress

Base slab RC work in progress at Hauz Khas station

Rebar of steps at entrance - Hauz Khas station


Major Challenges

Land Acquisition was a major ychallenge in the beginning as the Malviya Nagar station was situated on DDA land having legal cases pending since 1982

The central part of 180 m long ystretch out of 300 m length was of rocky strata (from -10 m depth) so it was not possible to execute Diaphragm Wall. It was sought to re-design the station using bored piles with embedment of 1 m in the rock and soil anchors to retain the soil while proceeding for excavation

Executing diaphragm wall yneeded operation of hydraulic rigs with a swing radius of 9 m. This operation was partly blocking the gate of Laxman

Hauz Khas station after completion

Bottom up construction at Malviya Nagar station box


public school. Inconvenience was avoided by establishing a time frame to work on the diaphragm wall only after the school hours

Hauz Khas Station encountered ymajor utilities on the southern part of the ring road such as major water lines (700 dia, 200 dia, and 1800 mm dia SWD and 1200 mm dia )and sewer line at 10 m depth

During construction of panel no. y123,a 600 dia sewer line which was not shown in the drawing was encountered. This was overcome by first closing the panel by soft concrete and diverting the sewer line to an alternate path

Tunnel was constructed with yproper alignment and within tolerance

The tunneling was completed y

safely despite the fact that alignment passes below the old Begumpur villages with many underground basements and high rise buildings

All the contractors were ysensitized on crucial due dates to plan on their tight interface and civil works

Lifting and lowering of heavy y

D-Wall cage being lowered

Entrance of Malviya Nagar station


TBM components and their movement was an interface challenge

Safety

MTG was adjudged the best ysafe site among all DMRC

Sites of the Corridor and Trophy was awarded by lieutenant Governor of Delhi

Safety helmets, shoes, ygoggles, helmets with tinted shields and gloves were provided as per the requirement of the task

Safety official’s weekly yinspection

Daily PEP talks, alcohol yconsumption monitoring and training programmes

Clean and hazard free house ykeeping

Completed 16.5 million safe yman hours

Saket underground station after completion

Excavation works in progress – side soil retaining using soldier piles and soil anchors at Malviya Nagar


BC 19 A & BC 19 C - Saket Underground Station & Tunnel

BC 19 A - Saket Underground Station

Scope for this package includes design and construction of underground station at Saket by cut & cover method on Central Secretariat – Qutub Minar Corridor. This too is an important corridor of Delhi metro that connects North Delhi to South Delhi and going upto Gurgaon cutting across a very densely populated and frequently commuted area in the Capital.

The Saket station measures about 285 m alongwith 3 entry and exits that measure an average of 80m. The contract also includes a double storied ancillary building. During peak period this package

Concreting of roof slab at Hauz Khas station

Major Quantities

Excavation (Upto 17 m depth) : 170000 cu.m

Backfilling : 42000 cu.m

Soldier Piles (Depth upto 24 m) : 632 nos

Diaphragm Wall (800 mm) : 6400 sq.m

Plunge Columns (1 m Dia & 20 m Depth) : 43 nos

Roof Slab (Depth 500mm to 1200mm) : 11500 sq.m

Concourse Slab (Depth 400mm to 750mm) : 6000 sq.m

Base Slab (Depth 500mm to 1000mm) : 11500 sq.m

Platform Slab (Depth 500mm to 1000mm) : 3396 sq.m

External Walls (500mm to 800mm) : 6000 sq.m

Internal RCC Walls (200mm to 800mm) : 3000 sq.m

Solid Block Wall (200mm) : 12000 sq.m / 2400 cu.m


Concrete (M35) in all RCC Works : 43000 cu.m

Reinforcement Steel (Fe500) in all RCC Works : 6600 MT

Structural Steel (in Soldier Piles, Struts & Walers) : 2500 MT


involved close to 900 labour and 34 staff.

Underground station Construction Methodology

Top–Down Method (adopted for y30%of Station Construction)

Diaphragm Wall – Roof Slab – yConcourse Slab – Base Slab – Internal Works

Bottom-Up Method (adopted for y40% Station Construction)

Base Slab – Side Walls – yConcourse Slab – Side Walls – Roof Slab – Internal Works

This type of combining two construction methodology for the same structure is an innovative attempt and couplers were used

extensively in Diaphragm Wall for ease in construction and to save time and cost. Koden Ultrasonic Tests were performed to check the verticality of diaphragm walls while construction and thereby avoid cost of rework.

Challenges faced

The fabrication and installation yof 32 m long, heavy struts (weighing upto 18.5 t) and welding with walers upto a depth of 15 m below ground level in 3 layers

Erection in true vertical position yof huge diaphragm wall panel reinforcement cage weighing over 22 t and measuring 6 m in length and 22 m deep

Installation of heavy 2.2 m ydiameter hume pipes, each weighing 9 tons at a radius of over 20 m in a confined nala

Safety of existing nearby structures ywas constantly monitored and ensured by installing various instruments such as Tiltmeters, Strain gauges & load cells

NATM tunnel shafts at Saket

Herenkenith make S-198 TBM duly refurbished


A section of completed tunnel at Saket

BC 19 C - Saket Underground Link Tunnel

Design and Construction of Underground Link Tunnel &

Ramp between Saket & Qutub Minar (both excluding) by Cut & Cover Method on Central Secretariat – Qutub Minar Corridor of Delhi MRTS Project.

This project employed 600 laborers and 33 staff during peak periods.


Bottom-Up Method (for Tunnel y& Ramp Construction)

New Austrian Tunnelling Method y(NATM) for tunnel construction

Soil Anchors were used in place yof regular structural struts and walers in NATM tunnel shaft in order to have spacious working platform. This saved time and ensured safety to a large extent

‘Compaction grouting’ was yintroduced to make soil conditions stable in Nala portion, below which NATM tunnel had to pass

Major Quantities

Soil & Rock Excavation (Upto 17 m Depth) : 220000 cu.m

Backfilling : 110000 cu.m

Soldier Piles (Depth upto 24 m) : 720 nos

Roof Slab (Depth 800mm) : 11500 sq.m

Base Slab (Depth 800mm) : 12300 sq.m

External Walls (Thk 800mm) : 15700 sq.m

Internal Walls (Thk 500mm) : 5000 sq.m


NATM Lining (600 mm) : 9000 sq.m

Concrete (M35) in all RCC Works : 49000 cu.m

Reinforcement Steel (Fe500) in all RCC Works : 5700 MT

Structural Steel (in Soldier Piles, Struts & Walers) : 3400 MT


The Tunnel Boring Machine is a huge, incredible piece of equipment that can forge its way through hard rock , sand or soil, hollow out tunnels without any disturbance to the surroundings .In DMRC Phase II 12 nos. of TBM were used in the construction of tunnelling for various sections. This is a world record as it is the highest number of TBMs used in a single location thus far.

Major Components of TBMCutter Disc1. - To excavate rock or soft ground by the rotation of an assembly of teeth or cutting wheels under pressure against rock face.

Shield Skin2. - keeps the soil from getting into the machine and to provide a safe working space for the workers.

Pushing Jack3. - To be in full contact with the erected segment and hydraulically extend as the cutter disc turns and thrusts forward.

Main Drive4. - To provide a force in rotating the cutter disc.

Screw Conveyor 5. - To move the spoil at the cutter disc and feed onto a conveyor system.

Erector6. - To erect the segments to form a complete ring after shoving at the tail of the TBM.

Back Up Facilities 7. - To travel with the TBM and to service the operation of annular grouting, welding, extension of ventilation, power and track etc.

TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (TBM)Parts of EPB (Earth Pressure Balance) type TBM

Initial Drive

Completion of Drive

Main Drive

Disassembly of TBM

Erected Segments6) Erector3) Pushing Jack1) Cutter Disc

2) Shield Skin5) Screw Conveyor 7) Back Up Facilities

4) Main Drive


Some of the important features at the Airport Metro Express Link stations include:-

Direct baggage check-in facility yat New Delhi Railway Station and Shivaji stadium

Wide lifts at all stations to yaccommodate passengers with luggage

Multilevel parking is planned at yNew Delhi Station and regular parking bay at Shivaji Stadium

Dwarka Sector-21 station will yhave an interchange between Airport Express Line and Line3

Airport Express line has been ybuilt over eight busy roads which carry a substantial volume of traffic, including the Ring Road, National Highway 8, Ridge Road and Sardar Patel Marg. Once completed this metro

C 5 - AIRPORT LINK TUNNEL

C5 package forms part of the Airport Express Line of Delhi Metro that connects the 23-kilometre stretch between Connaught Place and Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI). This is also known as Orange Line and will be operated by the Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt. Limited (DAMEL), a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, the concessionaire of the Line. The metro trains on this line will be the fastest in the country and will travel up to 135 km/h instead of 80 km/h as on the other metro lines.

Once completed, this line will provide high speed connectivity from the city to airport with advanced features such as baggage check-in and issuance of boarding pass facility at certain metro stations. This project

also envisages stations with wider lifts in order to accommodate passengers with luggage and multilevel parking at stations.

There are six proposed stations on this line known as City Airport Terminals (CATs) and all the stations will be secured through a network of CCTV cameras.

Major Equipment

TBM with all accessories : 2 units

Cranes : 7 nos

Gantries : 7 nos

EOTS : 2 nos

Vacuum lifters : 02 nos

Batching plant/grout plants : 4 nos

DGs (diff. Capacities) : 12 nos

Boom Placer : 01 nos

Excavators : 02 nos

Precast tunnel ring segments on the airport link


line is expected to reduce traffic volumes and pollution on these arterial roads

The total 23 km stretch of Airport line is divided into 7 Contract packages namely AMEL – C1 to

C7, and Larsen & Toubro Limited – Shanghai Urban Construction Group - JV has been entrusted to construct AMEL-C5 “Design &

Construction of Tunnel between IGI Airport Station and Dwarka Sector 21 Station (Excluding Stations)”. This AMEL-C5 Package is the link

Major Quantities

Tunnelling by TBM : 1.587 km x 2 Lines (5.70m Dia)

Cut &Cover Tunnel : 813 m x 2 Lines

Shafts : 02 nos

No. of Segment Rings : 2116 nos

Cross Passages : 04 nos

Excavation works : 2,60,000 cu.m

Backfilling works : 1,90,000 cu.m

Concreting Works : 42000 cu.m

TMT-Rebar Works : 5800 m

Structural Steel Works : 3000 t

Water Proofing : 12,000 sq.m

Hauz Khas entry - exit excavation

Transportation of muck by rail system


tunnel between the IGI station and Dwarka sector 21 stations

The contract for AMEL-C5 awarded to L&T-SUCG JV includes design and construction of tunnel between IGI station and Dwarka Sector 21 station (excluding stations).

Scope of Work

Construction of TBM launching ychamber

Pre-cast of tunnel ring ysegments

Construction of twin bored ytunnel by TBM method

Construction of TBM receiving ychamber

Construction of cross passages yconnecting bored tunnels

Providing soldier pile system yand excavation for underground

tunnel with strut – waler system

Construction of box tunnel by ycut & cover method

Providing waterproofing system y

Backfilling works & removal of ysolder piles

Shifting of utility services y

Settlement monitoring activities y

Building survey works y


Tunnel by TBM method, y

Work in progress at Saket underground station

Utility services at an underground station


Electrical panels at an underground station

Inaguration of Central Secretariat - Qutab Minar section at Udyog Bhawan underground station

excavation / boring by EPB machine and precast segment erection

Cut & Cover tunnel by soldier ypiling , excavation with strut-waler system and box construction by bottom-up method

Cross passages by NATM y

Challenges

Alignment of tunnel in DIAL and prevention of settlement

Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) was apprehensive that the underground tunnel may lead to settlement and create problems for the operation of planes on the runway. It was also considered that the airport operations may have to be stopped during the construction of tunnel by TBM. Through detailed and continuous meetings it was agreed that the final settlement will be brought down to less than 5mm by employing technical and engineering solutions. 280 monitoring stations were fixed in areas such as villages/Taxiway/Apron and were continuously monitored by deploying 12 staff. Through such proactive measures the

airport operation was not hampered even for a single day during the construction of the tunnel.

Cross Passages inside Bored Tunnels

Construction of cross passages in between bored tunnel is done as per NFPA guidelines for fire escape. This is done at intermediate distances of 250 m from tunnel / station. The cross passage was completed quickly and efficiently through monitoring of works and

by adapting the methodology of NATM.

Miscellaneous services at Arrival Shaft

Services like water pipeline, Sewer line, Electrical line were encountered during construction of Arrival Shaft near IGI Airport which affected the completion of Shaft by 2 months. Continuous interaction with concerned authorities/agencies resulted in the shifting of utilities. Unique techniques such as trenchless boring methods were adopted to enable the continuous flow of vehicular traffic above the restricted working area.

Interface problems/issues with adjoining sections

Regular meetings with the representatives of adjoining sections were held to complete the activity as per schedule and to avoid any joint connection.

Control of Oxygen Level and Air Quality

Systems and gadgets to provide emergency respiratory protection was ensured through self-rescuers, personal breathing apparatus, tunnel gas monitoring and 60 HP ventilation


fan systems were provided for a continuous flow of fresh air into the tunnel.

Social issues between Indian and Chinese team - this was resolved by assigning clear roles and responsibilities for each team.

Major Achievements

Tunneling works completed ywithin tolerance - 40 days ahead of schedule

Very cordial relationship with ylocal residents helped in closure of 34 Bore Wells identified on the alignment line.

Total settlement in DIAL/ yTaxiway/Apron achieved within International parameters

No cracks/settlement observed yin old houses of nearby villages

Taxiway/Apron was not closed yeven for a single day during construction

Terminal 3 building that was yunder construction in DIAL went ahead smoothly without any settlement/disturbance

Consistent customer rating of y“Excellent” for Safety standards

Project Safety Statistics

Total Man - Hours Worked : 3475821

No. of workmen screened till date : 4655 (May 2010)

No. of medical examination conducted : 4655 (May 2010)

No. of Tool Box Talks Conducted : 2196 (May 2010)

No. of External Audits Conducted : 08

No. of Internal Audits Conducted : 06

No. of Mars Audits Conducted : 30

No. of Electrical Audits Conducted : 30

No. of NCR Generated : 775

No. of NCR Complied with : 775

No. of site Observations : 430

No. of Observations complied : 430

No. of HSE Meetings conducted : 30

No. of HSE Risk Assessments done :43

No. of safe work procedures made : 45

AwardsRoSPA -2010 Silver Award for yOccupational Health & Safety Standards

ISO 14001-2004 certification for yimplementation of environmental management systems

Certificate for 1million and 2 ymillion safe man hours from Airport Line Consultant ALC (DMRC)

Compiled by

Gopi Kannan. S with inputs from Project Managers -

D.D. Khot, Jatinder Shukla,

Dharmendra Kumar Sharma,

R.G. Saini & S.V. Rao

View of metro on an elevated corridor


Maruti is a household name in India and is the country’s largest passenger car manufacturer offering 14 different models with over 160 variants. Presently Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) is producing 1.2 million vehicles annually and as part of enhancing their production to 1.5 million, MSIL have ventured to expand their existing diesel car assembly plant at IMT Manesar, 30 km from the existing factory located at Gurgaon, in the state of Haryana, India.

Scope of work

MSIL invited L&T’s Construction Division to participate in the bid for Civil Works related to vehicle assembly plant and awarded

the Contact on a Design & Construct basis in the month of February 2010. The contract was on an item rate basis with a stipulated schedule of 11 months from the contractual date of commencement. The scope for Design & Engineering includes preparation and submission of detailed structural and architectural drawings and follow-up for obtaining the statutory approvals from local authorities and submission of ‘As-Built ’ drawings on project completion.

The construction scope includes detailed planning, mobilization of required resources, sequencing and monitoring of the operations and completing the project within

the specified contract duration. Major structures in the contract aggregating to a total shop area

Major Quantities

Description Quantity

Earthwork : 1231969 cu.m

Concrete work : 65860 cu.m

Reinforcement : 4826894 kg

Formwork : 149597 sq.m

Masonry : 3691 cu.m

Flooring : 139842 sq.m

Structural steel work : 9501544 kg

Aluminium work : 22094 kg

Sheeting works : 60000 sq.m

Road work : 649238 sq. m

View of Maruti assembly line

Buildings for gearing up production


of 70000 sq.m includes building of Press shop (9000 sq.m built-up area), Weld shop (12000 sq.m), Body Paint shop (10000 sq.m), Assembly shop (22000 sq.m), KD Ware house, Bumper Paint shop, Road work and Utility structures. During peak periods the project site employed about 2000 labourers and 64 staff.

Construction Highlights

Press Shop: Two press pits involving deep excavation of 7 m with 2450 cu.m of raft concreting.

Weld Shop: Trusses of 24 m (weight - 9 t) span to be fabricated and erected in a single piece.

Paint Shop: 38 steel columns of 21

m height and 96 plate girder of span upto 16.5 m. It also has three sludge pits which are 6 m deep.

Assembly: Involves conveyor pit and shower pit for total area of 1200 m.

Plant and Machinery deployed

Batching Plant - 30 cu.m/hr y

Transit Mixer – 7 nos y

Hydra (14 t capacity) – 15 nos y

Welding Machine – 276 nos y

Tyre mounted crane (75 t ycapacity) – 3 nos

Silent Generators - 9 nos with ycombined capacity of 2000 KVA

Challenges faced – Brownfield OperationOne of the major challenges faced was that the project site was located adjacent to the existing plant that was operational. Hence construction activities had to planned in such

Excavation adjacent to the existing plant in progress

Structural works in progress


a manner that it did not disrupt or inconvenience the day-to-day operation of the existing unit. Another aspect of concern was that the soil condition was silty where excavations upto a depth of 7 meters (for construction of press pit) posed a major challenge. This challenge was mitigated after several discussions with the client and it was decided to adapt the methodology of steep cut with shoring.

Another crucial challenge in terms of delivery was that MSIL required demanding interim milestones viz. handing over of fifty percent area of paint shop by the middle of December 2010 and KD shop phase II by November 2010. In order to achieve such demanding targets extra manpower and resources were planned in advance and mobilized.

SafetyIn order to emphasize the importance of safety, all new employees getting

on-board the MSIL project site, be it staff or labourer, were made to attend a Safety Induction training programme on the very first day of joining. Safety meetings were held on a daily basis headed by the Safety incharge and a representative

from each site to discuss safety lag, if any, at a particular site or any other safety concerns which can prove hazardous to the workforce. The basic aim of such meetings was to proceed towards an objective of zero accident. To a large extent these

Workers cleaning the floor after completion of building

Work in progress at the KD shop


measures were effective in resolving numerous safety issues. By ensuring safety awareness, the project site was able to achieve 2.82 safe million hours as on December 2nd 2010. MSIL site has also been awarded the Bi-annual EHS Rolling Trophy for the period April’10 to September’10.

Quality control

The QC team worked towards ensuring proper quality standards of the raw materials such as cement, sand, aggregates, admixture, fly-ash as well as the finished products i.e. concrete and fabricated steel. The

quality laboratory was well equipped with scientific instruments calibrated to conform to Indian Standards and to test the materials at the required testing frequencies.

Future

In order to have close monitoring on the demanding schedules and desired quality, MSIL had deployed a dedicated team from Japan. The high level of quality, timely delivery and close rapport with the MSIL team has helped build a credible and strong rapport with the client. By virtue of such strong relationship management and as a gesture of confidence, MSIL has awarded another order for the further expansion of plant to L&T directly without any tendering. There are further expansion projects in the pipeline with MSIL which L&T hopes to convert to orders.

Mukesh Goel Project Manager

Aerial view of construction activities

Another view of the structure


The Underbelly of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India, has been found to contain millions of tonnes of oil and natural gas. It is only a matter of time before this inhospitable and arid desert region would evolve to become a booming economy with many leading companies queuing up to establish their energy projects. Apart from oil and gas, the Thar desert is also fast becoming a hot-spot for lignite coal and coal bed methane. Another striking feature is that this landscape is considered most ideal for establishing large tracts of solar and wind energy fields for tapping green power.

Exploration for oil and gas in the western Rajasthan region began right

from 1954. In January 2004,Cairn Energy of UK, announced the discovery of 450 to 1,100 million barrels of good quality light crude oil at the well, N-B-1, in block RJ-ON-90/1 in northern Rajasthan. Cairn Energy has till date has made 25 discoveries with Mangala being the largest of all.

Cairn India, the operator of the Rajasthan block, holds a 70 percent participating interest with ONGC, its joint venture partner, holding the balance 30 percent. This JV has already invested approximately USD 2 billion in the Rajasthan project and has plans to invest a further USD 1.8 billion by 2011, making it one of the largest onshore oil and gas projects in the country.

Rajasthan oil fields are considered one of the largest oil discoveries in India in more than 20 years. Located at Barmer in North Rajasthan, the Barmer basin has a production capacity of approximately 0.18Million Barrels of Crude Oil Per Day (BOPD) in peak period. The Mangala, Bhagyam and Aishwariya (collectively known as MBA) fields once on peak plateau production of 175,000 BOPD, will contribute to more than 20 percent of India’s domestic crude production. The Mangala Processing Terminal (MPT) will act as the hub for processing crude oil from all the Rajasthan fields.

Burning the midnight oil at Barmer

Plant cable tray & lighting


Having explored the availability of Oil, Cairn was challenged with the task of partnering with a strong EPC contractor who can enthusiastically work in the inclement desert conditions of Thar, mobilise thousands of workmen and procure massive machinery necessary to carry out the operations smoothly. Given its impressive track record, L&T’s Hydro Carbon Division became the

obvious choice of Cairn for executing a project of this magnitude and complexity.

Electrical & Gulf Projects have been closely associated for electrical and instrumentation works with most of the projects executed by Hydro Carbon division. In the Cairn project, the entire package of Electrical, Instrumentation & Telecom works

for Construction of Northern Area Developmental project was awarded to E&GP Operating Company.

The project comprised of setting up of various systems and sub systems with three major elements such as Oil, Gas and Water. Apart from this, captive power plant generation unit should also be developed to provide power for operational needs.

Area : Scope of Work

Mangala Process Terminal (MPT) : All facilities required for production of 0.18mill. bpd

Mangala Oil Wells (MWP) : 160 wells spread over 18 wellpads

RGT : All facilities to meet the requirement of MPT operations

RGT Gas wellpads : 4 gas wellpads

Thumbli Water Field (NR1) : All facilities to meet the requirement of MPT operations

Optical connectivity link : 185 km Optical Fiber work along with Inter-field pipeline to connect MPT to RGT, NR1 & Oil Wellpads

33KV Over-head line : Power transmission from MPT to NR1 and Oil Well pads (38 km) RGT to Gas Wellpads (6 km)

Mangala Process Terminal - Overview


The project is spread over four distinct locations interconnected through pipelines

Mangala Processing Terminal y(MPT)

Raageswari Gas Terminal (RGT) y

Thumbli Water Field (NR1) y

Mangala Oil Field Well Pads y

Electrical power is generated from 4sets of captive power plants each having 12MW 11kV power generator and 3sets of emergency diesel generator having 2.75MVA 6.6kV for plant start-up purpose. The generator power is distributed to various sub-stations inside MPT, Oil well pads & Water field. Along with typical electrical works, the following specialized electrical jobs were executed for this project.

Power Management system y(PMS) : This is the heart of the electrical system which provides the system Integration of all captive power stations, diesel generator and electrical drives into the DCS (Distributed Control System). A Central Control Centre controls the entire power system through DCS

Steam & yE m e r g e n c y Diesel Generator : Installation of Automatic Voltage Control Panel (AVR), s y n c h r o n i z a t i o n panel and associated control cabling is completed for integration and c o m m i s s i o n i n g of Steam Turbine Generator (STG) and Emergency Diesel Generator (EMDG) system

Power Distribution yto Water Field : The generated power from MPT is stepped upto 33kV system and distributed through transmission line to Thumbli water field located 22 km away. This line is connected to Thumbli sub-station and further connected to the Electro Static

Precipitator (ESP) transformer by special “L” type HT termination kit

Power Distribution to yMangala Oil Well pads : The power generated from MPT is stepped-up to 33kV system and distributed to individual well pads through transmission lines having route length of 15 km

Instrumentation System

At any oil well or refinery the instrumentation systems forms the nerve centre of the entire processing cycle. All the processing and production activities are controlled

Scope of work

Electrical

Cable laying : 1700 km

Cable tray Installation : 112 km

Earthing : 150 km

Equipment Erection : 476 nos

Lighting : 3400 nos

Instrumentation

DCS Panel : 350 nos

Cable laying : 1210 km

Instruments : 1250 nos

Loop checking : 4350loops

Telecommunication Works

Fiber Optical cabling : 185 km

Pipeline Intrusion system : 97 km

Access Control System : 190 controllers

CCTV System : 86 cameras

Fence Intrusion System : 36 km

MET System (MPT & RGT) : 2 locations

PAGA System : 800 speakers 105 km cable

Telephone Data Network : 800 phones

Trunk Mobile Radio system : Two 45 m Tower with 3 Repeater Stations

Night View of Boiler Commissioning


and monitored through the instrumentation system. The accuracy of these systems needs to be very high and they have to be versatile enough to provide uninterrupted support with absolutely minimal or no down-time. Since the instrumentation used at the oil and gas refineries have to deal with highly inflammable substance, they come with very high standards and world-class certifications that permit them for use in such highly hazardous environment.

At Barmer, instrumentation of very high accuracy have been imported, supplied, installed and commissioned at the MPT terminal as well as various well pad locations for measurement, control and extraction from the well pads and in separation of crude to Oil, Gas and Water. All the instruments required for the plant have been imported from Europe/USA with certifications for use in highly explosive and hazardous environment. The following are the special instruments provided at various locations of the project:

Nucleonic type level yprofiler : For highly accurate measurement of interface levels between Gas, Oil & Water in the storage tanks

Multi-phase flow meter : y Used for measurement of oil and water content from well pads. Crude oil extracted from the well pads is generally a combination of oil, water, gas and impurities. The multi -phase flow meter helps measure the content of the oil, water and gas in the oil extracted from the well pads

Special Analyzers are used to ymeasure the content of Oil in Water, Oxygen and water conductivity analyzers, Base Sediment and Water (BSW) analyzer for measurement of sediments and water in the Oil

Hundreds of pressure transmitters, ytemperature transmitters and level Instruments on various tanks and pipelines

Telecommunication System

A strong telecommunication system is most essential for the smooth flow of data, communication and security in the processing units as well as the well pads. All upstream facilities were therefore provided with the following specialized telecommunication systems for data, voice communication, security surveillance, access control and intrusion detection:

Fiber optic transmission ysystem consisting of 185 km of 12F, 24F, 48F & 120 fiber optic cables between various well pads to MPT acting as backbone for data and voice communication between the facilities

Control room

View of CCTV operator workstation


As FO cables are traversing yalong the pipeline, these are also used as a means to detect pipeline intrusion detection using suitable computers at either ends of the FO cable

CCTV system consisting yof PTZ and fixed cameras are provided at various well pads and the MPT and RGT terminals. The video is streamed from various well pads to the MPT central control

room through the fiber optic network. The MPT perimeter area is fully covered by the CCTV system using 86 PTZ CCTV cameras for security and surveillance

Fence Intrusion System for ysurveillance of MPT / RGT fence through the use of a fence mounted fiber optic cable which has start and end sensor for detecting and locating intrusion on the

perimeter fence. Intrusion system is fully integrated with CCTV system to provide seamless security monitoring of the environment

Public Address and General yAlarm System consisting of loud speakers, beacons, sounders, announcement consoles etc., for delivering messages and instructions to the personnel working in the plant

Sub station

Metrology SystemTelecom panels


Cairn India has commissioned the world’s longest heated insulated pipeline project that carries crude oil from Barmer in Rajasthan to Salaya located at Gujarat. This crude oil pipeline that measures over 600 km has earned the credit of being the longest of its kind pipeline in the world over similar such pipeline projects in Russia and Indonesia.

The unique feature of this pipeline is that the entire pipeline is designed to carry crude oil at temperatures above 65 degree C for reduced viscosity and free flow. In order to maintain temperatures across the length of the pipe, 1 MW gas engine generators have been installed at approximately every 18 kilometers.

Location

The BSPL pipeline, the associated 29 heating stations and the 3 terminals are passing through one of the country’s toughest and rugged desert tracts. Such terrains, coupled with the hostile weather conditions have posed several challenges for logistics and productivity. Such challenges were overcome through:

Minimising the travelling distance for work force yand maximising their productivity during cooler hours of the day

Using double tractors to haul heavy Gas yGenerators and accessories over sandy dunes to remote stations

Project HighlightsWorld’s longest, 600+ km of continuous heat yinsulated pipeline that travels between two states covering approximately 200 villages

SEHMS conductor and accessories installation yattached to 24” Insulated crude oil pipeline and

OFC backbone network, besides 8” gas pipeline at 1.25 m depth

29 heating stations, each having capacity to ygenerate 1 MW power installed across the length of the pipeline for enabling continuous heating

3 terminals with launcher and receiver facility y

Instrumentation and controls integration with ycontrol rooms to prevent the temperature of crude oil falling below 65 degree C


Heat tracing a method where the viscosity of the crude oil is maintained at low levels in order to facilitate the flow of the liquid through the pipeline. Unlike the conventional method of heat tracing by wrapping heating coils over the pipe, Cairn India has introduced a more energy efficient solution, from M/s. TYCO Thermals, called Skin Effect Heat Management System (SEHMS). This new technology provides uniform heating by using eddy current losses

In this technology an electrically insulated conductor is installed inside the heat tube and connected to the tube-end at the designed distance. The conductor and the tube are connected in series to AC voltage. The return path of the circuit current is pulled to the inner surface of heat tube by skin effect and with the proximity effect between the heat tube and the conductor. The outer surface of the tube remains grounded. This arrangement constructs the “restive impedance circuit“, which generates heat in the heat tube walls and additional heat is also generated due to eddy current flow through the insulated conductor.

Arjun Rana Project Manager

The World’s longest-of-its-kind, Barmer - Salaya Pipeline Project

Heating station electrical control room


Launcher receiver facilities at Viramgam terminal

Access Control System to yprovide controlled access to plant operators, subcontractor personnel and visitors to various areas of MPT, RGT buildings

Trunked Mobile Radio System yfor voice communication between operators at various locations of the facilities

Telephone and Data Network ySystem and Network Supervisory System

Aero Radio, HF-SSB, yMetrological systems

Challenges

The primary and most critical challenge at the Barmer site is

the extreme weather conditions prevalent in the region throughout the year. Apart from this, sourcing of even basic resources such as water and power was difficult as the sources lie scattered in and around 70 km in the region.

Unprecedented engineering changes witnessed an enormous increase in the scope of work just after a few months of commencement. This change had increased major quantities way beyond the initial projections. For instance, cable laying executed at site alone increased between 80% to 200%(from 1200 km to 2600 km).

The non-availability of both skilled and un-skilled workforce also posed a great challenge. In order to achieve the project completion target, an average of more than 1300 workmen were mobilized during the peak period. Though this was a tough task,

Hot line communication


Heating station (SEHMS) with 1 MW gas engine generator

it greatly helped in mitigating any possibility of delay due to shortage of workforce. Inspite of stiff resistance from the locals, the fiber optic cabling between MPT to RGT (90 km) was completed as per project schedule

Innovation

The E&IC package was originally to be completed in a period of 18 months. However, during the course of engineering, there was a significant increase in the scope and the revised estimated completion was fixed at 26 months. There was a great pressure to innovate the processes and techniques in order to overcome the enormous increase in scope and the demanding time lines.

The innovation started with installation of cable tray in pipe rack. It was implemented

with mechanical mounting arrangement using beam and pitch clamps. Cable laying being the most critical activity in the entire project, meticulous route planning was studied and an alternate route was suggested in order to make faster and effective progress. In order to achieve the target, a totally different organization structure was placed at the site to monitor the rapid progress of cable laying.

Most of the foundation required for supporting the field equipment was pre-cast instead of conventional construction in situ. This was implemented considering the scattered network.

Achievements

Executing a project of such large a scale calls for the best-in-class efforts and commitment, and

when one does that -records are bound to come by.

65 km of cable laying in a ysingle day

Completed 5 Electrical ySubstations in a month for energisation

3.5 million LTI free safe man yhours achieved

Successful Commissioning yand integration of Electronic Fence Intrusion Detection System (8 km) with CCTV system and commissioning of Pipeline Intrusion Detection System (90km) – First-of-its-kind system in India for Oil & Gas sector

18 km of OFC blowing in a ysingle day

M. Shanmuganathan Project Manager, E,I & T


Rajpura Dariba - The Zinc Thing

The Rajpura Dariba mine perhaps represents the oldest mining and smelting operations in the world for extraction of zinc. Timber supports recovered from extensive ancient workings (some timber was intersected by boreholes at a depth of 265 m) have been carbon dated to 2,100 - 2,500 years ago. Early written records available show that in 1382 Maharana Laxman Singh of Mewar reactivated zinc and lead mining near Udaipur. This goes to prove that certainly zinc metal production in India predated that in Europe by several centuries.

The Rajpura-Dariba deposit was rediscovered in 1925 by the Geological Survey of India, and by 1934 it had been shown to extend on strike for a distance of 17 km. In 1970 a lease was granted to Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) and thereafter, with the aid of consultancy services from RTZ Consultants, U.K, a mining project was started in 1977, a capital investment of Rs 728.4 million having been sanctioned by the Indian Government. HZL is India’s largest and the world’s second largest integrated producer of zinc and lead, with a global share of approximately 6.0% in zinc. It is a

subsidiary of Sterlite Industries (India) Limited and the London based, Vedanta Resources plc.

The HZL plant is located at Rajpura-Dariba, a small town in the state of Rajasthan. Dariba holds the distinction of being the capital of the former kingdom of Mewar in Rajputana Agency and is reputed as the ‘city of lakes’ worldwide. The total reserves of deposits were estimated at 18 Mt with grades of 7.2% zinc and 1.8% lead. The mine was commissioned in 1983 with a planned production of 40,600 t/y of zinc, 10,500 t/y lead, 445 t of copper, 175 t/y of cadmium and 16t of silver. The first Indian occurrence of renierite is reported from the Cu-rich basal zone of the poly metallic deposit at Rajpura-Dariba.

Scope of workCivil & Structural works, Design and Engineering of EPC 4 Package, Project Management, Procurement and Supply of various equipment, Fabrication, Inspection, Transportation, Unloading including Free Issue Material, Storage, Construction, Installation, Testing, Pre-commissioning, Assistance in commissioning and Handing Over

of the Leaching, Purification and Cell House Package with other common utilities of Phase-III 210000 TPA Zinc Smelter at Dariba Smelter Complex.

Major quantities

Works Quantity

Excavation : 485000 cu.m

Backfilling / Disposal : 575000 cu.m

Concrete : 201585 cu.m

Formwork : 380000 sq.m

Brickwork : 11225 cu.m

Plaster : 88000 sq.m

Reinforcement : 10750 t

Miscellaneous Flooring : 32590 sq.m

Doors & Windows : 3249 sq.m

Structural Fabrication : 10076 t

Structural Erection : 10076 t

Grating : 11850 sq.m

Sheeting : 53392 sq.m

Sand blasting & Painting : 10076 t

Water Proofing : 9186 sq.m

Sanitary & Plumbing : 680 nos

Mastic Lining : 42715 sq.m

PVC Lining : 28650 sq.m

AR Brick Lining : 28950 sq.m

Cell Casting & Alignment : 132 nos

Panoramic view of plant


Upon commissioning this 210,000 tonnes per annum Hydro metallurgical Zinc Smelter, & 100,000 tonnes per annum Lead Smelter and 160 MW Thermal Power Plant at Rajpura Dariba, Hindustan Zinc Limited is poised to become the world’s largest producer of integrated zinc-lead.

Challenges faced

One of the most crucial challenges was the cold bending of SS904L / CS pipes which were used as heating coils in leaching tanks. The cold bending process was needed

to be done in plenty during the peak season. For resolving this issue a Pipe Rolling Machine was designed in-house and custom built by the plant and machinery team of L&T on the site. The addition of this unique machine had increased productivity greatly and helped in completing the project on time.

Among the other challenges, there was a land acquisition issue between the client and the local villagers. After several discussions a suitable commitment was given to villagers that employment

will be provided and new sub-contractors will be appointed along with additional amount per man day as site allowances to all Sub-Contractors.

Plant and Machinery

Description Nov’09 (Peak Period)

Excavator : 3

Rock Breaker : 3

Dumper : 4

JCB : 2

Dozer : 2

Wheel Loader : 1

Vibro Max Roller : 2

Water Tanker : 4

Mixer Machine : 2

Batching Plant (30 Cum / Hr) : 2

Stone Crusher Plant : 1

Transit Mixer : 11

Concrete Pump : 3

Concrete Boom Placer : 1

Bar Shearing Machine : 4

Surface Planer : 6

Circular Saw : 3

Crane - TATA 320 : 5

Crawler Crane – 75 / 80 MT : 5

Crane Tyre Mounted 75 T : 1

Crane Tyre Mounted 40 T : 1

Gantry Crane : 1

Hydra : 9

Plate Bending Machine : 2

MIG Welding Machines : 2

Welding Machines : 234

Radial Drilling Machine : 1

Submerged Arc Welding Machine : 1

Trailer 40 Ft : 6

Tractor Trailer : 2

Truck : 4

Lathe : 1

Overview of Leaching Area - During Construction

Pipe Bending Machine - designed In-house


The location being a dry and arid region there was an acute scarcity of proper potable water and water for construction activities. The heat was also quite unbearable during most parts of the year. Windy conditions would create a lot of dust pollution which was mitigated by sprinkling water at site to suppress dust. The terrain was also rocky in nature which posed a major challenge for construction.

Sustainability

The mining industry has been an area of concern for the environmentalists because of the potential harm the mining activities causes to the surrounding environ and bio-diversity in the mining and the processing areas. But on the contrary, when one visits Rajpura Dariba, the mining town presents a picture of sheer delight and one will change his/her perception towards mining companies. Rajpura Dariba presents a surprisingly pleasant picture of a dust-free and green ambience surrounding the mines.

The growing concern for sustainable environment to meet the present needs without disturbing the assets for the future generation has become a key concept in seeking to integrate the environmental, social and development goals of societies everywhere. As such, the future of mining is inseparable from the pursuit of sustainable environment. Therefore L&T has taken all measures to ensure that the natural resources in the project area remain sustainable. There has been a constant effort towards environmental preservation and recycling. During construction, rocks dumped at a dumping yard were re-used by crushing and utilizing it for further construction work. Waste water was recycled for use in plantation and landscaping.

Land has been used effectively by setting up the plant considering a location away from cultivable land.

Contribution towards nation building

What was once a rural area with scanty vegetation and rainfall patterns has now transformed into a fully developed and thriving town with the construction activity alone offering employment to close to 6500 people. The construction work being carried out by L&T has attracted workers from neighboring villages, giving them an alternative source of income. Earlier Dariba only had a dysfunctional colony and a small shop for serving the needs of the society prior to the initiation of construction of the smelter.

Inside View of “Cell House”

Overview of Leaching Area - After Construction


With the construction of the plant, the old colony has been re-utilized by L&T and made fully functional with a bustling market place, providing major commodities and a new state-of-the-art residential complex. The plant is also expected to infuse a trickle-down effect providing economic and infrastructural development in the neighboring towns.

Rajpura Dariba has a hospital run by Hindustan Zinc Ltd. and a Kendriya Vidyalaya school for providing quality education to the children of the town. The Government of Rajasthan has also recently signed a MOU with Hindustan Zinc Ltd., to upgrade the heart hospital in Udaipur. Through Vedanta Bal Chetna Anganwadi project Hindustan Zinc provides nutrients to the children in the neighboring rural areas by adopting 400 Anganwadis in the four districts of Udaipur, Rajsamand, Bhilwara and Chittorgarh. Today these Anganwadis have a planned diet for the children, water filter for safe drinking water, hygienic toilets, toys

and colourful books to read. Apart from these initiatives, HZL has also helped set up self-help groups to empower women below poverty level to earn a monthly household income of INR 2500.

Today this erstwhile remote village can boast of amazing amenities such as uninterrupted power supply and internet connectivity, copious water supply and good roads. L&T, by partnering with HZL has brought

about a massive transformation in the nearby regions. C o n t r i b u t i n g towards the Nation Building exercise, this will be yet another landmark for L&T in bringing prosperity to rural India

AwardsB r i t i s h y

Safety Council (International Safety Awards) – 2009 (for two consecutive years)

ROSPA (The yRoyal Society for the

prevention of accidents) - 2010 Gold Award

Certificate of Merit award for yachieving 20 Million lost time injury free man-hours during the period : 24th Oct’2008 to 31st Mar’2010

Quality trophy award – 2010 y

AchievementsNew world record of 21 para yliners erection done in a single day. This record had surpassed the earlier L&T record of 19 para liners done in a day at HZL, Chanderiya site

Successful commissioning of y210,000 TPA zinc plant in a record period of 38 days.

Highest concrete quantity in a ymonth, 12862 cu.m

Highest piping erection in a day, y5380 Inch Meter

Highest piping erection in a ymonth, 46934 Inch Meter

444 sq.m rubber lining ycompleted in a day and 5441 sq.m in a month

Mr. J. Suresh Project Manager

Major Quantities – EPC Package (Mechanical works)

Mechanical Quantity

Equipment erection : 2350 t

FRP Tanks : 13 nos

FRP Stacks : 48 nos

FRP Launders : 1730 m

Piping (CS-IBR, CS-Non IBR, SS & PPH)

Fabrication : 90000 inch dia

Erection : 150000 inch m

SS316L (Tanks & Equipment) : 380 t

MS Plates & Structural : 2100 t

Rubber Lining (Inside Tanks & Thickeners) : 23200 sq.m

Acid Proof Brick Lining (Inside Tanks & Thickeners) : 23200 sq.m

Kendriya Vidhyalaya at Dariba


I N A U G U R AT I O N

L&T completes first phase of Mahatma Mandir in 182 days

L&T has set a benchmark by executing the phase I of Mahatma Mandir in a record time of just182 days on design and build basis covering all civil, mechanical, electrical and IT system works. This facility spread Over 4 lakh sq.ft was inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Narendra Modi, on 12th January 2011 to host the 5th Global Summit, as a part of Vibrant Gujarat 2011 programme.

Thanks to the innovative methods like precast technology, sophisticated construction equipment, tandem lifting using heavy lift cranes (15 cranes and 25 other lifting devices), this remarkable feat was achieved in just 182 days. Design and execution works were carried out in parallel at the project

site, which has achieved 6 million safe man hours with a battalion of 4000 strong work force.

Phase I project of Mahatma Mandir consists of spacious Convention and Business Centre, well-equipped Exhibition halls and service buildings. In the second phase, memorial Salt Mound, a unique Gandhi Sculpture Garden, a Dandi March suspension Bridge with landscaping and water bodies will be taken up. When fully completed, it will host, one of the world’s largest public roof garden, atop the large span column free convention and exhibition centres.

Perspective of the Mahatma Mandir

View of the convention centers with a statue of Mahatma

Shri Narendra Modi, Chief Minister, Gujarat, unveiling the “Vibrant Gujarat 2011”plaque


CSTC at SSU Campus, Bidyadharpur, Cuttack - Odisha, inaugurated

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar along with L&T officials during the inauguration of ‘Vidya’

A Vocational Training Centre called “VIDYA” was set up on 15th November, 2010 at Sri Sri campus, Bidyadharpur, Cuttack, Odisha. This centre has been established by L&T and Sri Sri University as a joint venture. This centre aims to provide vocational training to 200 persons per annum by inducting school dropouts and socially backward youths from rural areas of Odisha in Masonry and Bar-bending trade.

This three months residential training program is supported by L&T - Construction Skills Training Institute (CSTI) as knowledge partner, Larsen & Toubro Public Charitable Trust (LTPCT) as a donor and Sri Sri University as training provider including infrastructural facilities. Revered Guruji Sri Sri Ravi Shankar along with senior functionaries of L&T inaugurated this centre officially on 17th December, 2010.

New facilities unveiled at CSTI Jadcherla

The inauguration of a new unit for the welding trade was held at the Construction Skills Training Institute in Jadcherla on 24th November 2011. The event also marked a bhoomi pooja for the construction of additional hostel blocks, staff quarters and a ceremony to present the course completion certificates to the CSTI trained skilled workmen. Mr. B Ramakrishnan (BR), Vice President & Head Divisional Corporate – FA& A, presided over the events along with Mr. D V V S K Chowdary Regional Manager, ECC Hyderabad.

Speaking on the occasion BR said that the new state of the art welding unit will enable the students gain complete knowledge on the subject in the construction industry. He added that the construction of the new blocks will help in accommodating over 300 students from the current capacity of 157.

Mr. B Ramakrishnan, Vice President & Head Divisional Corporate – FA& A, inspecting the facility along with Mr. D V V S K Chowdary Regional Manager - ECC Hyderabad


L&T inaugurated a new Systems Integration Facility on a floor space area of 11249 sq. meters at the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) in Dubai on October 11, 2010.

The Jebel Ali facility is a significant step for tapping the automation driven business opportunities in oil and gas, power, water and infrastructure space in the GCC region that would contribute to growing L&T’s Electrical and Automation business outside of India. L&T has applied for ‘Green Building - Gold Certification’ for this facility to the US Green Building Council and, when approved, will be the first company to receive the ‘Gold Certification’ in the Electrical, Automation and Telecom sectors in JAFZA. Listing in the ‘Green Building’ category confirms that the Systems Integration facility is designed and built for environment-compatibility and sustainable future, providing a healthy work environment and reducing operating costs by making it more energy efficient.

L&T’s President – Operations & Member of the Board, Mr. R. N. Mukhija, unveiled the plaque to declare open the facility in the presence of Indian Ambassador to UAE, Consul General of India in Dubai, Dy. CEO & Chief Commercial Officer of JAFZA, key customers including ADNOC group of Companies, DEWA, Dolphin Energy Limited, ADWEA, FEWA, SEWA, Oman Gas Co, Emarat Petroleum, ENOC, PHEW, OOT ODFJELL, technology partners, delegates, business associates, company’s senior executives and employees.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Mukhija said, “The Middle East continues to be a focus area for L&T and we have enhanced our footprint in the GCC region with this new venture. Systems Integration and in-house electrical equipment manufacturing capabilities contribute to offering total integrated solutions in automation, electrical and telecom space into the region. As a professionally managed Indian multinational, we are committed to total

L&T inaugurates Systems Integration Facility at Jebel Ali, UAE

Left to Right: Tariq Saqer Bin Ghalaita, Vice-President, Global Commercial Customer Relations, Jebel Ali Free Zone Area, Mr. Ibrahim Al Janahi, Deputy CEO & Chief Commercial Officer, Jebal Ali Free Zone Area, Mr. R. N. Mukhija, President -Operations & Member of L&T Board, Mr. S.C. Bhargava, Senior Vice-President & Head of Electrical and Auomation Operating Company, His Excellency Mr. M. K. Lokesh, the Ambassador of India to UAE, Mr. Deepak Morada, Head of L&T’s Corporate Communications and Mr.J.P. Singh, Director of L&T Electrical & Automation FZE.


` 2200 Crore Salalah Airport

L&T led Consortium bags First Overseas Airport EPC Order in Oman

The Buildings & Factories Operating Company has secured its largest overseas EPC order for the design and development of the New Salalah International Airport in the Sultanate of Oman. L&T-Galfar Consortium has been awarded the project by the Ministry of Transport & Communications of the Sultanate of Oman in the face of stiff International competition. The order has a total value of RO 294,109,999 (USD 764 Million). L&T is the leader of the consortium. L&T’s scope of works will be approximately USD 500 Million (Apprx. ` 2200 crore) to be completed in 30 months.

L&T’s scope of works involves complete design including airside and land side works, and construction of the 6.6 lakh sq.ft Passenger Terminal Building, Air Traffic Control Tower, ancillary buildings including MEP Systems and airport wide system networks.

The Consortium partner Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG is a major company in Oman. L&T has a significant presence in Oman through L&T Oman LLC a JV company of L&T and Zubair corporation.

Upon completion the airport will have a capacity to handle 2 million passengers per annum.

L&T has experience of completing major Airport projects like Delhi International Airport (T3), Bengaluru International Airport, Hyderabad International Airport and is currently executing the brown field development of the Mumbai International Airport.

` 1030 Cr orders in Buildings & Factories Segment

The Buildings & Factories Operating Company has secured orders aggregating ` 1030 crore for the construction of commercial and residential buildings including metro depot facilities and add on orders from various on-going projects. L&T has secured new orders worth ` 385crore for the construction of residential buildings from leading developers.

It has further secured orders worth ` 645 crore from esteemed clients for construction of commercial buildings including design and construction of metro depot facilities.

1181 Cr order for residential Buildings & Factories

Larsen & Toubro’s Buildings & Factories Independent Company has secured new orders aggregating to ` 1181 crore during the third quarter for the construction of residential buildings, factories including a specialised support facility building.

L&T has secured new orders aggregating to ` 558 crore for the construction of residential buildings in major cities from leading developers. In yet other development, new orders worth ` 298 crore has been secured for the construction of factories from esteemed clients. A turnkey project has been secured from a major client worth ` 325 crore for the design & construction of a specialized support building facility.

` 716 Cr Infrastructure order from UAELarsen & Toubro’s Infrastructure Operating Company, has made a major breakthrough in the international infrastructure segment by bagging an AED 592 Million (approx. ` 716 crore) contract from the Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi for the construction of “Sheikh Khalifa Interchange”. The site is located at a distance of 75 km from Abu Dhabi on the Sheikh Rashid road leading to Dubai and gains significance as it intersects with the Abu Dhabi – Dubai main road linking the two emirates.

To be completed in 24 months, the project involves construction of 4 bridges with multi-spans and multi-cells (from 2 to 8 in-situ box girders); one 62m long, 20m wide tunnel with single cell voided slab and 12 km of 4 to 6 lane roads with connector / distributor networks including associated electrical, water and drainage networks as well as landscaping and irrigation. Set to meet the highest International standards, this project is expected to significantly improve traffic conditions in the Al Samha region, especially the truck traffic from the new Sheikh Khalifa port.

N E W O R D E R S


` 1164 Crore Orders from Metallurgical and Water sectors

Larsen & Toubro’s Metallurgical, Material Handling & Water Operating Company has secured orders aggregating ` 1164 crore from various customers.

Metallurgical Sector: L&T’s Minerals and Metals Business Unit has secured a major order worth 523 crore from Tata Steel Limited for a 600000 TPY Continuous Annealing & Processing Line (CAPL). This project will be implemented through a JV of Tata Steel and a technology partner for producing high grade cold rolled steel sheet for automotive application, including skin panels and high tensile steel. Nippon Steel Engineering will provide the technology and imported line equipment. L&T’s scope encompasses technical and project management services, design and engineering, supply of plant & equipment, utilities, civil & structural works and complete erection of the plant. The project is scheduled to be completed in 30 months.

Water Sector: L&T’s Water & Effluent Treatment Business Unit has secured orders worth ` 530.84 crore from Tamil Nadu Water Supply & Drainage Board for water supply schemes in Hogenakkal. The scope includes supply and laying of 83 km MS pipelines, 948 km DI pipelines and 3488 km HDPE pipelines. The project, funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency, has a contract execution period of 24 months. The scope also includes operation and maintenance of the scheme for 60 months.

In another development, the Company received orders worth ` 110.60 crore from Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Division for the development of a sewerage network and construction of Sewage Treatment Plant in Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar. The scope includes supply and laying of 356 km of RCC, SW & DI pipes. The contract period is 12 months.

` 2503 Crore Electrical Projects from Domestic and International Markets

The Electrical & Gulf Projects Operating Company (E&GP OC) has secured a slew of orders aggregating to ` 2503 crore from Transmission, Substation & Railway Construction projects in the domestic and international markets during the third quarter of 2010-11.

In the domestic market, the following orders aggregating to ` 1516 crore were secured.

Electrical Balance of Plant (E-BoP) packages associated a. with 10x270 MW Thermal Power Projects at Amravati & Nashik, Maharashtra for Indiabulls valued at 290 crore.

A 765 kV Transmission Line from Anta to Phagi and b. 220/132 kV Gas Insulated Substation at Mansarovar from Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited, valued at 375 crore. Also a 400 kV transmission line in Chattisgarh for KSK Mahanadi Power Company Limited valued at `103 crore.

A turnkey project valued at c. ` 300 crore from GMR, for 400 kV substations at Alwar and Deedwana in Rajasthan along with the associated transmission lines.

Track doubling work between Ariyalur and Valadi, d. Tamil Nadu including overhead electrification, signalling & telecommunication works for Southern Railway valued at ` 190 crore.

Grid connected Solar Photo voltaic plant of 20 MW at e. Patan, Gujarat, for Kiran Energy Solar Power Private Limited on a turnkey basis valued at ` 258 crore.

In the GCC Countries, E&GP OC has bagged the following major EPC orders aggregating to ` 987 crore for seven substation projects and 153 km of transmission line projects.

a) In UAE, L&T has bagged two EPC orders valued at ` 269 crore (USD 58.5 Mn/ AED 214.91 Mn) for two 132 kV substations from Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA).

b) Further, its Joint Venture company, L&T Oman LLC, has secured orders worth ` 471 crore (USD 102.39 Mn/ OMR 39.38 Mn) which include two 220 kV substations from Oman Electricity and Transmission Company, and three 33 kV substations for Dhofar Power Company & Royal Court Affairs in Oman.

c) Also, Larsen & Toubro Saudi Arabia LLC, a fully owned subsidiary of L&T has bagged two 380 kV transmission line projects of 100 km and 53 km valued at ` 247 crore (USD 53.8 Mn/ SAR 201.74 Mn) from Saudi Electricity Company.

L&T has been making significant strides in electrical projects both in the domestic and international markets through its well-established capabilities in execution of EPC Projects. The above projects augur well with the Company’s plan for expanding the business geographically.


‘Green Building Congress 2010’, an International Conference & Exhibition on Green Buildings was held at Chennai Trade Centre between 6th& 9th October 2010. L&T showcased its Energy efficient and Environment friendly practices at the exhibition while at the conference three of L&T’s prestigious projects - Cognizant IT facility, MEPZ Campus, Chennai; Cognizant IT facility, Bantala Campus, Kolkata and TC-II Building at ECC HQ Campus, Chennai achieved the Green Building standards required for certification under LEED India – IGBC & USGBC Rating system.

As part of the tour organized by the IGBC committee, delegates from India and other countries attending the conference, visited L&T campus and had an insight into the green techniques the Company has adopted in the spectacular buildings in the campus. They were guided by L&T’s green experts who explained the various green features incorporated and the accrued benefits.

E V E N T S

L&T scores high at Green Building Congress 2010

Mr.S.Kanappan, Vice President, Head-EDRC and Mr. R.Nagalingam, Principal Architect, L&T with IGBC dignitaries

IGBC delegates at L&T Manapakkam Campus


Connect 2010

L&T participated in Connect 2010 held at Chennai Trade Centre on 8th & 9th September 2010. The annual conference and exhibition organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is India’s premier ICT Event to create a vision for the next ten years of the ICT sector and a strategy for 4X growth of this sector. Connect 2010 was hosted by Government of Tamil Nadu and co-hosted by Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India. As the Technology Track sponsor, L&T displayed its capabilities in fields like automotive and allied services, healthcare, spaces for modern living & green building concepts, infrastructure for seamless commutation, IT & IT SEZ etc.

Hospital Infrastructure India 2010

India’s premier exhibition on hospital infrastructure, planning, supplies and healthcare development was held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre between 7th and 9th December 2010. L&T projected its comprehensive capabilities in providing EPC services for the Healthcare sector through its participation in this major hospital exposition.

Panels displaying hospital projects, the architecture, interior and finishing works with installation of medical equipment along with the green initiatives taken by L&T in hospital construction were exhibited at this show.

Surface Transport 2010

L&T was the platinum sponsor for Surface Transport 2010, a transport infrastructure show organized by CII, which was held at Bombay Exhibition Centre from December 21 to 23, 2010.

In an aesthetically designed 60 sq.m stall, life-size pictures of signature projects including roads, bridges, railway, metro, ports and other urban infrastructure projects executed by the Infrastructure Independent Company & promoted by L&T IDPL were displayed.


L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited selects Owner’s Engineers

Seated L to R: K V Rangaswami, President, Construction, L&T, Ho Yin Fred Ng, Executive Vice President, Infrastructure, Asia, AECOM Asia Company Limited, Vinayak Chaterjee, Chairman, Feedback Ventures Private Limited, Avinash Mishra, Country Head, AECOM India Private Limited, V B Gadgil, Chief Executive and Managing Director, L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited, K Venkatesh, Chief Executive, L&T Infrastructure Developmental Projects Limited

Standing L to R: N Subramanian, Sr. DGM, Business Development, L&T IDPL, Akhileshwar Sahay, President Transportation Division, FVPL.A Soundararajan, Head –Emerging Business, L&T IDPL

L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (L&T Metro), an SPV formed for developing the Hyderabad Metro Project has selected the consortium of AECOM India Private Limited (AECOM) and Feedback Ventures Private Limited (FVPL) as their Owner’s Engineers. The Contract was signed between the two parties in Chennai on 21st December 2010.

The Owner’s Engineer (OE) is responsible for providing Preliminary designs, Design Review of Detailed design, Documentation, System integration and System Assurance for the Project and will be working with L&T Metro till the commissioning of the Project. Hyderabad Metro Project is one of the most prestigious & the biggest PPP contract in Metro

Sector in the world involving the construction of 71.6 km of elevated metro rail in three lines criss-crossing the city of Hyderabad. The project is expected to be completed in five years.

AECOM, the lead member of the consortium, is the industry leader in Design of Mass Rapid Transit Systems and is ranked as the No. 1 design firm in The Top 500 Design Firms as per ENR 2010. FVPL is India’s leading integrated infrastructure services company providing Strategic & Financial Advisory, Planning & Engineering, Project Management and Operations & Maintenance services.


L&T signs MOU with the Royal Govt. of Bhutan to train Bhutanese youth

Mr. K.P Raghavan, EVP & Head - Divisional Corporate Centre (sitting second from left) signing the MoU along with Dr. Sonam Tenzin (sitting third from left)

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was entered between L&T ECC Division and the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR), the Royal Government of Bhutan at Chennai on 25th Oct’10 to train the Bhutanese youth.

Under a joint venture agreement between the Royal Govt of Bhutan and Government of India, Bhutan is going to produce 10,000 MW of hydropower for India by 2020 and hence there is a strong demand for skilled work force as well as good opportunity for developing local population to meet the demand and challenges. The Royal Government of Bhutan is committed to develop skilled workforce and provide employment opportunities to Bhutanese youth. In line with this commitment, the MoLHR, being the focal agency coordinating human resources development activities, decided to avail the support of L&T both in terms of resources & expertise for the development of skilled workforce in various Construction trades. This MoU embodies the basic conditions under which L&T cooperates with

MoLHR in establishing Construction Skills Training Centers (CSTCs) aimed at training the Bhutanese youth in certain disciplines/trades pertaining to the Construction Industry and also training and developing a skilled faculty for conducting such training activities in Bhutan.

Subject to terms of this MoU, L&T shall provide training in the trades of System Formwork Carpentry, Bar Bending & Steel Fixing and Masonry (brick / block work) at the identified Vocational Training Institutes in Bhutan and/or at the L&T’s Construction Skill Training Institutes. MoLHR shall establish CSTCs in collaboration with L&T at different places / locations in Bhutan to facilitate skill development in construction trades.

The MoU was signed by Dr. Sonam Tenzin, Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, the Royal Government of Bhutan and K.P. Raghavan, Executive Vice President & Head (Divisional Corporate Centre), L&T - ECC Division.


On 8th November L&T Oman celebrated 15 years of its successful operation in Oman with a grand event held at Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resorts. This event was attended by more than 700 invitees including L&T’s Chairman & Managing Director Mr. A. M Naik and its President Mr. K.V Rangaswami along with His Excellency Maqbool bin Ali Sultan, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Sultanate of Oman who graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.

The event was also attended by Public Authority of Electricity & Water Chairman - H.E. Mohammed Bin Adbullah Al Mahrouqi, Undersecretary Ministry of Civil Aviation - H E Said Ali Nafal Al Mas’hali, Founder of Zubair Corporation - H E Mohammed Zubair, Ambassador of India - H E Anil Wadhwa and Associates of L&T Oman including Clients, Consultants, Vendors & Bankers.

AMN shared his delight at L&T’s business relationship with Oman and said that Zubair Corporation holds a

special status with L&T. He also mentioned about L&T’s growth and assured that it will continue to play a vital role in strengthening the infrastructure of Oman. KVR in his keynote address walked down the memory lane of 15 glorious years from 1994 to 2009, highlighting the successful partnership of Larsen & Toubro & The Zubair Corporation. He thanked His Majesty for his prudence and policies that have helped the organization flourish. He also thanked all the customers, vendors, bankers, employees and well-wishers for their support.

L&T Oman celebrates 15 Years of operations

The celebration was inaugurated with a ceremonial cake cutting by Mr. A M Naik, Mr. K V Rangaswami and Mr. Rashad Zubair in presence of H E Mohammed Zubair, H E Maqbool bin Ali Sultan & H E Anil Wadhwa. Inset : Memento presentation


Mr. A. Ramakrishna and K. V. Rangaswami briefing about the book

On 18th Nov 2010, the Corporate Communications department released a book titled Service to Man is Service to God’ on Sathya Sai Projects at Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi in the presence of Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.

Lead by Mr. A. Ramakrishna - Former President and Deputy Managing Director L&T, Mr. K V Rangaswami presented the first copy of the book to Bhagwan during the evening prayer at Sai Kulwanth Hall in Puttaparthi Prashanthi Nilayam. L&T dedicated this prestige publication to Swami on the occasion of His 85th birthday on 23rd Nov 2010 for rendering yeoman service to the society.

The book highlights L&T’s association with Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba and the Sathya Sai Central Trust since 1990 and the 20 landmark years of Sai Service chronicling every major project L&T has executed for the trust.

Book on 20 landmark years of Sai Service released


L&T at Chennai Open

L&T was the Gold Sponsor for Chennai Open 2011, the annual tennis tournament held at SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai. L&T has been a part of this event for the past five years and has gained good brand visibility through on-court brand promotions and stall displays. This year L&T displayed its comprehensive capabilities in building infrastructure for sports and games including on court display of banners & signages as well as stall for conducting brand promotional activities.

Bhoomi Pooja for new L&T - Prayas Medical CentreThe Bhoomi Pooja of the new Prayas Medical Centre complex was held on 17th October 2010 at CRR Puram, Virugambakkam in the midst of a good gathering of Prayas Trustees, members and their spouses from ECC.Mr. K.V Rangaswami presided over the event and laid the foundation stone for the new Medical Centre along with senior officials including Mr. V.B Gadgil, Mr. B Ramakrishnan, Mr. S Kanappan, Mr. S Anantha Subramanian, Mr. T.S Sundaresan and Veterans of ECC. The bhoomipooja was performed in the morning hours of the day with the President of Prayas Trust Mrs. Chitra Rangaswami lighting the lamp along with Mrs. Uma Gadgil, Vice President and Mrs. Shoba Radharaman, Secretary. Other senior members of Prayas joyfully participated in the event.

The new Medical Centre will have a full-fledged laboratory with modern diagnostic equipment handled by specialized doctors and it will serve both L&T’s staff as well as the outside patients, at a nominal fee. The project is likely to be completed by April 2011.

Tennis player Rajeev Ram along with the winners of L&T Quiz in the presence of KVR and CCD team

Perspective of the proposed medical centre


Customary to L&T construction division’s tradition of welcoming the New Year, the month of January is being celebrated as safety month across ECC’s domestic and overseas project sites and offices to reaffirm its commitment towards Safety.

Mr. K.V. Rangaswami, President (Construction) inaugurated the proceedings at ECC HQ Campus, Chennai in the presence of senior executives from the respective ICs on 3rd January 2011. KVR hoisted the safety Flag to mark the inauguration of month long celebrations followed by administration of safety pledge. Speaking on the occasion, KVR reviewed ECC’s safety performance and emphasized that much needs to be done to meet the world class standards. Highlighting some of the recent incidences, KVR said that safety reviews are taken up at the board level for the first time in L&T and it also needs to be discussed in details at the IC board. He complimented the safety team for their hard work and urged the team to focus more on EHS issues and work towards achieving a zero accident year which is the objective of the organisation.

The month long celebration involves include safety awareness and promotional activities such as; First Aid Training, Fire-fighting Demos, Safety Exhibition, Safety Poster Competition, Slogan Competition, Safety Essay Competition, Safety Quiz, Tree Plantation, Blood Donation Camp, Medical Camp, etc.

Administration of safety pledge

Safety month inauguration at L&T ECC, Manapakkam

Mr. K.V. Rangaswami addressing the gathering


CORPORATE SUSTAINABIL ITY

L&T Sustainability Report 2010 released by Mr. A.M. Naik

L&T’s Sustainability Report 2010 was released by L&T’s Chairman & Managing Director, Mr. A.M. Naik, along with Mr. K. Venkataramanan, Member of the Board and President (E&C Projects), and Mr. M.V. Kotwal, Member of the Board and Sr. Executive Vice President (Heavy Engineering), at Powai’s Learning Centre on December 14, 2010. The function was webcast live across all L&T establishments in India and overseas.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Naik offered insights into the multiple challenges that would be encountered on our sustainability journey. Providing a pragmatic assessment of the prevailing situation in the corporate world, Mr. Naik said it was imperative for L&T to deliver targeted returns to shareholders while remaining in consonance with the company’s value system. He added that rigorous implementation of the new organisational structure would prove to be another major step in ensuring sustainability since it replaced an older structure that was clearly out of step with the enlarged size of the Company’s businesses.

Mr. A.M. Naik releasing the Sustainability Report 2010 along with Mr. K. Venkataraman and Mr. M.V Kotwal


L&T-ECC the largest Corporate Blood Donor in Chennai

Mr. V S Ramana, GM & Head Corporate Communications, receiving the Rolling Trophy and Certificate from, His Excellency Sri Surjit Singh Barnala Governor of Tamil Nadu

L&T employees through the ECC Recreation Club have been active Blood Donors to the Indian Red Cross Society, Chennai for many years. The Club has been organizing blood donation camps once a year during the month of May when the requirement for blood is very high in the city. ECC has been the recipient of the Red Cross Rolling Trophy for 2007 – 08 and 2008-09 and now for the third consecutive year the Indian Red Cross Society, Chennai presented the ‘Rolling Trophy for Largest Corporate Donors’ to L&T-ECC for the year 2009 –10.

This award was presented by His Excellency Sri Surjit Singh Barnala, Governor of Tamil Nadu, on 1st October 2010 at an event marking the ‘National Voluntary Blood Donation Day at Raj Bhavan. Mr. V S Ramana, GM & Head Corporate Communications, who also oversees the CSI initiatives at ECC received the Rolling Trophy and Certificate from the Governor, on behalf of ECC and its Recreation Club.

CSR activities at Vizag

The Vizag Steel Plant Blast furnace #3 Project of E&GP OC organized a CSR activity at Mandal Parishad Primary School in Dimili Village, near Yelamanchili. L&T distributed dual desk benches, school bags, books and stationeries for the children of MPP School on 19th October 2010.

Mr. D V V S K Chowdary, Regional Manager- ECC Hyderabad distributing books and stationery to a child


Awareness Campaign at MIAL

The L&T staff at Mumbai International Airport Limited site organized an awareness programme for the site workmen on contagious diseases like tuberculosis, malaria and AIDS. Over 1050 workmen participated in this one hour program at MIAL site. The message on awareness and prevention of disease was conveyed to the site workers through a play enacted by an NGO called ‘Sanwad’. Stories and songs from popular Hindi movies were also played by the artist to educate the masses on different ways and means to cure TB and Malaria as well as preventive measures for HIV transmission.

This awareness campaign proved beneficial to thousands of workmen and their families in disease prevention especially at the time of the year when numerous air and waterborne diseases spread rapidly.

Blood Donation Drive at DIAL

The staff at L&T’s Delhi International Airport Project

organized a Blood Donation Camp on October 27, 2010 in association with Indian Red Cross Society, New Delhi.

Mr. S. Raghunath, Deputy Project Director, DIAL Site, L&T along with Dr. Agarwal, Indian Red Cross Society spearheaded this event. The entire team at DIAL enthusiastically came forward and donated blood. Over 138 units of blood were collected in this third such blood donation drive since the project commenced in 2007.

Blood donation drive at Cairn MPT

The staff at E&GP OC’s Cairn MPT project site (Barmer-Rajasthan) organized a blood donation camp in association with Jodhpur Medical College on 16th October 2010. Over 31 staff enthusiastically donated blood and supported this blood donation drive spearheaded by the Project Manager and his team.

Kanyakumari Medical College lauds L&T’s blood donation drive

L&T’s NPCIL project has been awarded by the Kanyakumari Medical College, Nagercoil for having donated over 267 units of blood in Kanyakumari district in the year 2009.

Staff donating blood during the camp


At an event held on 1st October 2010 in celebration of National Voluntary Blood Donation Day, Mr. N. Suresh Rajan, Minister for Tourism and Registration along with Mr. Rajendra Ratnoo, District Collector presented the award to Mr. R. Govindarajan, Project Manager NPCIL.

So far, the NPCIL project has received nine blood donation awards from Kanyakumari Medical College since 2006.

Old age home @ Ahmedabad renovated

As a part of L&T’s Corporate Social Initiative, the Ahmedabad Regional office renovated Manilal Tribhuvandas Matru Gruh, Ahmedabad, an old age home that provides shelter to sixty aged women who have been abandoned by their kith and kin.

The home established in 1969, is situated on the banks of the Sabarmati River in an area of 9000 square yard and it also runs a physiotherapy clinic adjoining the home.

ECC supports Government Primary School at Jadcherla

As part of L&T’s CSR efforts, the ECC Hyderabad Regional office reached out to the students of the Government Primary School at Jadcherla on 16th November 2010.L&T distributed uniforms and school bags to over forty children and also provided almirahs and chairs to the school management towards improving the school’s infrastructure. Mr. D.V.V.S.K Chowdary, Regional Manager HYRO who spearheaded the event spoke about L&T’s involvement in supporting

the less privileged students in their education and also added that special efforts are being taken in providing infrastructure support for neighbouring schools so that the children can get quality education.

Health camp at RSP, Rourkela

A two day health camp was organized at L&T’s RSP Rourkela site on 18th and 19th November 2010.The workmen were screened for common health issues as well as for advanced disorders

like respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous and stomach related problems. The screening was conducted by Dr. P.K. Bhutia M.D, Chest Physician, National Safety Council, Orissa Chapter and his team. Over 259 workmen engaged at the site in Electrical projects benefitted from this health camp.


L&T supports students at Jamshedpur

As part of L&T’s Corporate Social Initiative, L&T’s Tata Steel Site, Jamshedpur, reached out to the students of elementary schools on November 21, 2010. The event was organized to felicitate Children’s Day. Mr. T Kumaresan, Cluster Head – Jamshedpur Cluster, MMH&W OC presided over

the function along with cluster and site staff. During the event L&T distributed school kits (school bags & water bottles) to students who attend evening and night schools to complete their elementary education. Around 265 students from across 16 centers benefitted from the initiative. The programme was supported by Jharkhand Project Education Council & Bal Mazdoor Mukti Seva Sansthan. District Education Officer and Council officials attended the programme and appreciated the good work done by L&T in assisting the students.

Aids awareness camps

The MMH&W OC conducted HIV & AIDS and Heal th Awareness programme for workmen in many Project s i tes across the country on 4th December 2010. The programme was conducted using ski t performed by profess ionals, v ideo f i lm and interact ion wi th workmen.

The main objective of the initiative was to increase the awareness level and improve the attitude, behavior and practices of the construction workers on issues related to health & hygiene. Basics of

HIV /AIDS, STIs, Psycho sexual issues, Information about referral services were covered during the session.

AIDS awareness drive at MIAL

On 1st December 2010, L&T staff at the MIAL site organized an AIDS awareness programme for the site workmen on event of World Aids Day. Over 5800 workmen at the site participated in this awareness drive. EHS/IR representatives organized a lecture on AIDS - do’s and don’ts to create an awareness among the workmen. Leaflets in Hindi and Marathi on HIV transmission and prevention were distributed to the workmen along with badges. Posters were also displayed in prominent places. This programme not only helped in generating awareness among the workmen but also cleared many myths about the disease.


As a part L&T’s CSR activity, a team of 18 staff from Construction Division and 10 students from CSTI Manapakkam joined hands with Habitat for Humanity and WEEDS on 7th January 2010 to construct the staircase slab as well as concrete the roof of a 380 sq.ft house at Mangadu in Chennai.

The owner of the house, Ms. Selvarani, could not complete the construction from the money given to her through the Government’s BSUP scheme. Hence, the NGOs granted interest free loan and also welcomed volunteers to help complete the house. Therefore, L&T staff volunteered to complete the house by concreting the roof by preparing concrete with sand, cement, aggregate, water and manually mixing and laying the same.

The event was initiated by Ms. Judy Vinodhini, Mr. George Abraham, Mr. Nitin Shenoy, Mr. Desigan and it was led by Mr. V S Ramana - Head for the CSI of Chennai. Mr Pandian from CSTI supported this activity to very large extend. At the end of the day, the satisfaction of constructing a home was multi fold to all the participants. The CSTI trainees prided themselves in working on site and set an example for many villagers who expressed their interest and inclination towards joining L&T’s Construction Skills Training Institute.

28 volunteers from ECC help provide a roof for a family at Mangadu, Chennai

The team that made a difference


Health initiative for staff and workmen at EWL, Kanchipuram

L&T - ECC Workshop, Kanchipuram organized an Annual

Refraction Eye Camp on 8th October 2010 for the staff

and workmen in association with Aravind Eye Hospital,

Pondicherry. Over 415 staff and workmen were screened

for visual defects and over 107 people were recommended

spectacles that were given at discounted rates. The

workmen greatly benefited from this programme where

they were given instant feedback.

Making a difference on New Year

On 1st January 2011, a group of 50 L&T-ites from Chennai went forward and participated in a rally at Marina beach organized by Isha Foundation for creating awareness on afforestation. While many were celebrating New Year with friends and relatives, this team of 50 staff actively participated in creating awareness on planting trees for creating a greener Chennai.

The rally was flagged off by the famous film director Mr. K.S. Ravikumar and more than 4000 people from various walks of life including volunteers of Isha foundation participated enthusiastically. At the end of 3 km rally, tree saplings were distributed, free of cost. Around 10000 saplings will soon be planted within city limits by the volunteers of ISHA to conserve the environment.

This small step towards environmental conservation taken right at the beginning for the year 2011 will certainly pave way to reduce the effects of global warming.

L&T staff during the rally


AW A R D S

CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2010

ECC won the Certificate of Commendation for Significant Achievement as a part of the CII-ITC Sustainability Excellence Awards 2010. L&T won this award after a rigorous two-stage assessment including a site visit, followed by scrutiny by the Awards Jury. Nearly 68 companies were in the fray; however L&T is the first Engineering & Construction Company to receive this award. 58 independent assessors spent about 1000 hours for each entry company supported by a 13-member jury led by Mr. Suresh Prabhu, the Former Union Minister.

Mr. M.V. Satish, Vice President & Head - Institutional & Commercial Buildings BU, (B&F OC) received the ‘Certificate’ from Mr. Pawan

Kumar Bansal, Union Minister for Water Resources & Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India, at the presentation ceremony as part of the 5th Sustainability Summit: Asia 2010 held at The Grand, New Delhi, on November 30, 2010. The CII-ITC Sustainability Awards recognizes efforts of companies that contribute to creation of social and environmental capitals, thus going beyond creating shareholder’s wealth. This award is beginning to gain lot of credibility through large participation from many companies.

For the fifth successive year, L&T has made it to Forbes Asia’s ‘Fabulous 50’ list of Asia-Pacific’s publicly-traded companies with revenues or market capitalization of at least US$5 billion.

Mr. M.V. Sathish Vice President & Head - Institutional & Commercial Buildings receiving the certificate from Mr. Pawan Kumar Bansal, Hon’ble Union Minister of Water Resources & Parliamentary Affairs


From left to right: Mr. C. Chokkalingam, General Manager, HCP, Mr. Chitta Ranjan Sahoo, Project Manager, Barmer-Salaya Pipeline Project and Mr. Krishna Nirmalya Sen, In-charge, HSE, HCP & TPPC with the IPLOCA – Health & Safety Award.

L&T Ranks Among Top 10 in Carbon Disclosure

Only Indian Engineering & Construction Company in Leadership Index

L&T’s Sustainability team has another feather in its cap. The UK based Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has ranked L&T among the Top 10 companies in its annual survey of Indian companies. Carbon disclosure plays a critical part in determining the commitment of an organisation to climate change challenges. CDP is a widely respected, independent international organisation with the largest database of corporate climate change information. It assesses companies on their CDP disclosures and management practices for understanding greenhouse gas emissions including energy use. CDP’s annual survey, now in the fourth year, surveyed 200 top market capitalisation companies of India.

L&T is the only company in the engineering and construction segment to have made it to the list. CDP Report 2010 was released on October 28, 2010 in India, and introduced the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index. The Report provides a perspective on how Indian companies are driving innovation and taking action to embrace a low carbon future.

HITEC City bags the Best IT Park Award

The HITEC City (Hyderabad Information Technology and Engineering Consultancy City) developed by L&T Infocity Limited has won the prestigious ‘IT Park of the Year 2010’ award.

Spread over a land area of 151 acres, HITEC City is the largest Information Technology park in India, which offers world class state-of-the-art IT infrastructure under one roof to companies operating in the field of IT services, IT enabled services, Telecom, Engineering Consultancy and other related domains.

L&T received this recognition at the first edition of the Property World Awards held at ITC Maratha Hotel, Mumbai recently. The other nominees in this category were DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon, Infosys campus Bangalore and HCC 247 Software Park, Mumbai. L&T was chosen for Property World Awards 2010 by a collegium of over 60 industry leaders from the real estate developer community, banking and finance industry, international and domestic property consultants.

IPLOCA awards L&T’s Pipeline ProjectL&T is a runner-up for the 2009 International Pipeline & Offshore Contractors Association (IPLOCA) Health and Safety Award (sponsored by Chevron). IPLOCA has awarded L&T’s Barmer (Rajasthan) Salaya (Gujarat) Pipeline Project for its commitment towards health and safety practice and performance systems at site. The project has achieved six million safe man hours.


Safety Awards 2010 from the Institution of Engineers India

The Institution of Engineers India (IEI) awarded Mr. K.N. Sen, Head HSE, HCP & TPPC for his outstanding contribution to Safety in the Engineering sector, at the 25th Indian Engineering Congress held on 17th December 2010.

Mr. K.N. Sen received this prestigious award from Shri. S.Sharma, Minister for Fisheries & Registration, Govt. of Kerala during the inaugural session of the Indian Engineering Congress at Kochi, Kerala. The Safety and Quality Awards have been instituted by the Safety and Quality Forum (SQF) of IEI with a view to encourage professionals from manufacturing and service sectors to strive for excellence. This year, the award has been presented to Mr. K.N. Sen recognizing his achievements in this field and thereby setting an example for others.

Integrated Management System (IMS) Accreditation for Electrical Construction (Domestic)

The Electr ical Construct ion Business (Domest ic) received accredi tat ion for i ts Integrated Management System ( IMS) by qual i fy ing for the fol lowing Internat ional Standard Cert i f icat ions.

ISO14001:2004 (Environment Management ySystem)

OHSAS 18001:2007 (Occupational Health & ySafety Assessment Series)

ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management System) y

This Management System Certification will add value to the Electrical Construction operations by:

Systematically improving operations to International ystandards

Providing external recognition for systems. y

Adding credential to the organization and help in ysecuring more orders

L&T wins IAD Awards 2009 Best Builder & Best Structural Engineer

The IAD Awards instituted by Sun Designs & Interiors Pvt. Ltd. for recognizing novel and laudable work in the field of Architecture, Interiors, Engineering, Construction & Town Planning, in association with Professionals Club India which constitutes members from Industry of Infrastructure, Information Technology, and Legal & Accounting etc.

At the IAD awards 2009 held on 24th October 2010, Larsen & Toubro has bagged two awards:

“Best Builder (Commercial)” for the project TCS yTechno Park phase-1, Chennai

“Best Structural Engineer” for Mr. S. Balaji for the yJindal Law School Project

Mr. K. N. Sen receiving the award from Shri. S. Sharma


L&T wins “Excellence in construction of high rise building”

The ACCE (Association of Consulting Civil Engineers – India) Billimoria awards instituted by the B.E. Billimoria& Co. Ltd, Mumbai, are presented every year, to give recognition to Civil engineering consultants, planners, designers, students etc. for their outstanding contribution to the construction industry. The ACCE awards are presented in various categories for innovative design, excellence in the field of construction and significant contribution to Civil engineering consultancy. This year the “Excellence in Construction of High rise building” was awarded to Cognizant, Kolkata in an awards function held in Hyderabad on 22nd October 2010.

Delhi Airport Wins British Construction Industry Award

The Delhi International Airport has won one of the most rigorously judged and coveted international awards in the construction industry – the British Construction Industry award for 2010. Already a recipient of high praise from different quarters for its scale, state-of-the-art features and for the speed in which it was built, the British Construction award, is further affirmation that the Delhi Airport can join the ranks of the finest airports in the world.

In the case of the Delhi Airport, the entry was submitted by the principal architect, Mott MacDonald, UK. The construction of the airport – regarded as an icon of infrastructure – represented the successful outcome of a team effort involving GMR; L&T, the principal contractor; the commissioning authority, Mott MacDonald; and HOK, the principal architect.

As part of the citation, the jury remarked: “The delivery of the New Delhi Airport is a project of unprecedented scale in India. The new 4.4 km runway and 35 million passenger capacity terminal were completed on time in 38 months.”

Mr. M.P. Naidu, Vice President & Project Director, DIAL-Project, L&T, received the British Construction Industry award on behalf of L&T.

NABL accreditation for L&T Construction Research & Testing CentreL&T Construction Research & Testing Centre (LTCRTC), Chennai, has been accredited by NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) for the third consecutive time in the field of Mechanical and Chemical Testing. The accreditation granted to LTCRTC is valid up to 2012 and it covers a total of 125tests on construction materials like reinforcement, pre-stressing strands, cement, fine &coarse aggregate, brick, fresh & hardened concrete, concrete blocks, timber, bitumen & pavement material, water, chemical admixture, soil & rock. LTCRTC is the first testing centre of a construction company in India accredited by NABL since 2006 for a wide scope of testing on construction materials.

Mr. M.P. Naidu along with the award

CTS Kolkata


Gulf Projects (E&GP) Operating Company has bagged the ‘Best presented Accounts Award 2009-10’, for the second consecutive year. Considered as one of the most prestigious in-house awards, the evaluation measures the value delivered to business through proactive accounting systems and processes. For the second time in succession, Mr. V. Gopinath

(VG), Head - (Finance, Accounts and Admin.), Gulf Projects OC has received this award from Mr. Y.M. Deosthalee, Chief Financial Officer, L&T &Mr. B. Ramakrishna, Vice President & Head – Finance Accounts & Administration, ECC Division at the 32nd Accountant’s Conference held at Goa on 7th December, 2010.

At the 50th Annual Awards Competition organised by the Association of Business Communicators of India (ABCI), the Corporate Communications team bagged 10 awards. The awards were presented at a glittering presentation ceremony held in Mumbai on November 11, 2010. The annual awards contest of ABCI this year was a special one. It was the fiftieth annual awards function of ABCI. The association had received a record number of 900 entries from around 150 companies this year.

CCD Chennai team had won a total of four awards for photography, L&T Panchangam wall calendar, multi-media presentation on CSTI in Gujarati and for the Sustainability issue of ECC Concord.

Corporate Communications Team Bags 10 Awards

Gulf Projects (E & GP-OC) bags ‘Best presented Accounts Award’ for 2009-10

Mr. V. Gopinath receiving the award from Mr. B. Ramakrishna in the presence of Mr. Y. M Deosthalee


Mr. A.M. Naik receiving the Golden Peacock Award from Justice P. N. Bhagwati (centre). Mr. Madhav Mehra of IoD is on the left.

Mr. A.M. Naik with the award

Mr.A. M. Naik, has been conferred the Golden Peacock Award for Lifetime Achievement in Business Leadership. Mr. Naik received the award from the former Chief Justice of India, Justice P. N. Bhagwati, at a specially organised Awards Nite on November 12, 2010 in New Delhi.

Mr. A.M. Naik Wins CNBC’s Asia Business Leader AwardYet another international dimension was added to L&T’s Chairman & Managing Director, Mr. A.M. Naik’s array of awards with the presentation of the prestigious ‘Asia Business Leader Award’ for 2010 by CNBC Asia. The award from the internationally reputed TV channel was presented to him at a glittering ceremony in Singapore on 25th November 2010.

The ceremony was hosted by CNBC’s award-winning anchor, Ms. Maria Bartiromo, and was broadcast live globally – on CNBC Asia, CNBC Europe and CNBC US.

The Asia Business Leader Awards (ABLA) is regarded as the most prestigious business leadership award in the Asian continent. It recognises the business leader who makes his or her vision a reality for the company he/she heads – driving growth, success and profitability. Qualities including innovation, community service, management

Mr. A.M. Naik Wins Golden Peacock Award for Lifetime Achievement in Business Leadership

skills and the leader’s ability to formulate strategies and capitalise on key trends are the key judging criteria.


L&T secured top honours at the 8thConstruction World Annual Awards 2010 in Mumbai on 19thOctober 2010.L&T featured as one of ‘India’s Most Admired Companies’ in the annual contest organised by Construction World, a leading trade journal. L&T was in the limelight again, being ranked as the ‘Largest & Most Profitable Construction Company.’

As India’s leading Construction Company, L&T has been consistently featured at the top of the rankings. This is the eight year in succession that L&T has secured the award.

Mr. S.N Subrahmanyan- Senior Vice President, Buildings & Infrastructure, received the trophies and certificates from Mr. K Sankaranarayan, Governor of Maharashtra, amidst a large gathering of leading players from the infrastructure and construction sector.

Construction World Annual Awards is the flagship event under the CW (the No. 1 construction business magazine in India since last 14 years) umbrella. It is the most prestigious set of awards which recognizes and facilitates the achievers in the Construction and Allied Industry

ECC bags Top Honours at Construction World Awards

Mr. S.N Subrahmanyan – Sr. V.P. Buildings & Infrastructure receiving the award from Mr. Sankaranarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra


L&T on Forbes Asia’s Fabulous 50 List – Fifth Time in a Row

From left to right: Mr. Tanawat Wansom, President - MCOT Public Company Limited, Mr. Christopher Forbes, Vice Chairman of Forbes, Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan, Sr. V.P – Buildings and Infrastructure, Mr. Surapon Nitikraipot, Chairman - MCOT Public Company Limited, Mr. Tevin Vongvanich, CFO - PTT Public Company Limited

L&T is the only engineering and construction company in India to feature in this list. This is Forbes Asia’s sixth annual ‘Fabulous 50’ list. As many as 16 Indian companies were listed this year as against 13 last year. Forbes Asia selected the winners based on long-term profitability, sales and earnings growth, stock price appreciation and projected earnings for every company in the region. Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan, Senior Vice President (Buildings & Infrastructure), L&T received the award at Bangkok on December 8, 2010.

The five-time Fab 50 honoree isn’t slowing down - revenue grew 24% and net profits jumped 61%, to reach $1.2 billion. The Mumbai company’s bulging order book stands at $22.3 billion, up 62% in a year. Founded in 1938 by two Danish engineers, it boasts an uninterrupted history of paying dividends back to 1946. Challenges include rising raw-material costs, sluggish growth in the Middle East and tougher competition from mid-size construction outfits. It’s now building a shipyard in South India for the repair of naval ships, submarines and commercial vessels.

More details on : http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/37/fab-50-10_Larsen-Toubro_ZUM5.html

Years on List 4 Industry Construction engineering services Country India Size Market Value $23.7bil Sales $9.8bil Valuation Forward P/E 26 Price to Sales 2.5 Dividend Yield 0.7% Performance 5 yr avg ROC1 17% EPS Growth Est2 22%


A little over a week after L&T’s Chairman & Managing Director, Mr. A.M. Naik received the Asia Business Leader Award from CNBC Asia in Singapore, CNBC TV18 India honoured him with the ‘CNBC Asia - Outstanding Business Leader’ Award for 2010. The glittering awards ceremony, held in Mumbai on Saturday, December 11, 2010, was presided over by the Union Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee.

CNBC’s India Business Leader Award is recognised by the Indian corporate sector as one of the most prestigious awards. It acknowledges the strategic leadership and direction that the award-winning business leader has given to the organisation that he heads, and the visible and vibrant impact he has made on industry’s prospects for growth. Every award winner is a visionary who has set an inspirational example for peers in the industry.

CNBC-TV 18 stated that the awards sought to honour business legends who have made India proud. Few leaders have been so strongly committed to national values and interests as Mr. Naik. The awards also celebrate values that exemplify the core pillars of leadership such as strength, innovation, ingenuity and foresight.

CNBC Asia’s Outstanding Business Leader of the Year, Mr. A.M. Naik, CMD, received the award from Mr.Pranab Mukherjee. Also seen (from left to right) are M/s Joseph Massey, Udayan Mukherjee, Raghav Bahl, Senthil Chengalavarayan and Sanjay Pugalia.

Mr. A.M. Naik Honoured at CNBC TV18’s India Business Leader Awards


Mr. Y. M. Deosthalee (left) receiving the ICSI National Award from Mr.Pranab Mukherjee. Mr. N. Hariharan is at right

Appreciating L&T’s good corporate governance practices, the Institute of Company Secretaries of

India (ICSI) has conferred the ‘National Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance’ on L&T.

Mr. Y.M. Deosthalee, CFO, L&T, received the award from Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, Union Finance

Minister, at a glittering function in New Delhi on December 16, 2010.

The ICSI jury, headed by Justice R.C. Lahoti, former Chief Justice of India, comprised a galaxy of

eminent personalities from government bodies, academicians and senior executives of Fortune

500 companies. The parameters of selection included: Board independence and governance,

Board systems and procedures, Transparency and disclosure compliances, Consistent shareholder

value enhancement, Stakeholders value enhancement, Corporate Social Responsibility, and

Sustainable relationship building with major stakeholders in the corporate family.

The Award also took into account the feedback from Independent Directors and major regulatory

bodies like MCA, SEBI, ROCs, Stock Exchanges, Provident Fund Commissioners and Income Tax

Authorities to confirm the credentials of the company. The process also analysed the credentials

of the company through reports about the company in press, electronic media, web sites, etc.

Apart from the award to the corporate, L&T’s Company Secretary, Mr. N. Hariharan, was also

felicitated by ICSI for excellence in corporate governance.

L&T Wins ICSI National Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance

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Union Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee presented L&T, The Economic Times ‘Company of the Year Award – 2010’ at a function in Mumbai attended by the elite of business and industry, leading political figures including Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Environment Minister, Mr. Kapil Sibal, HRD & Telecom Minister, Mr. Salman Kurshid, Corporate Affairs Minister, Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and other celebrities. The award was received on behalf of L&T by Mr. A.M. Naik, Chairman & Managing Director.

The Economic Times is India’s largest selling business daily, recognised internationally for its reach and coverage, and the awards that the newspaper presents annually are among the most coveted in

L&T Wins The Economic Times ‘Company of the Year Award - 2010’

Indian industry. L&T was the overwhelming choice of the jury due to its achievements on several fronts.

The Award Jury had cited that L&T “has been involved in almost all of India’s prestigious engineering creations, including roads, power plants, buildings, bridges, ports and nuclear reactors.” Describing L&T as “the bellwether of India’s engineering sector”, The Economic Times said the company has just completed a five-year programme of restructuring its operations and is well poised to take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead.

With this award, L&T has been voted ‘Company of the Year’ by India’s two most reputed business dailies. It had won the Business Standard ‘Company of the Year’ award in 2010.

Mr. A. M. Naik receiving the award from Mr. Pranab Mukherjee

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