ISSUE NO. 42 | JANUARY2012

ISSUE NO. 42 | JANUARY2012

From the Desk of CMDI am pleased to share with you that we will surely be closing this financial year on a larger turnover as compared to the earlier financial years. I would like to reiterate that this would not have been possible without your support and hard work.

Looking back, this year was a mix bag of experiences. On one hand we could achieve a larger turnover, we introduced Performance Management System, automated Payroll, got many repeat orders, lot of safety related activities going on.

On the other hand we could not achieve the Turnover we had targeted for, we could not start as many sites in Real Estate that we had intended to in the beginning of 2011, there were some unpleasant incidences from the safety point of view, we had to take a dent on the profitability and cash flows due to which, with a heavy heart we had to decide to take a holiday for increments this year.

Of course, Rohanites like you with a lot of grit accepted this gracefully and continued to extend your support and I am thankful to each one of you for this.

I guess it is as much a part of the learning process for you as it has been for me. I surely hope that we learn from the mistakes that we did this year, and on 1 Jan 2013 we will have a completely different story to share.

They say that it is the darkest hour before dawn. Already I can anticipate that the clouds are dispersing. With a more vigilant way of working, we will come out of the red and do better with every passing day.

The new orders for the Contracting Division have started coming . We are also looking forward to starting one new site in Bangalore and few new projects in Pune this year that are of reasonable sizes. Without getting jumpy because of the way this year was, let us resolve to progress robustly in achieving all those things that we missed out in the last year…

Wishing you the best in 2012…

Private Circulation Only.

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SAFETY CORNER

ATLAS COPCO (I) LTD, Chakan

ISSUE NO. 42 JANUARY 2012

A Safety Motivational Program was conducted at Atlas Copco Site on 10th December 2011 where in Safety speeches were given by Mr. Rajiv Kakade (Safety Manager of RBIPL), Mr. Sunil Mandhare (Safety Consultant), and Mr. Khandekar (Project Manager RBIPL) . Also Safety Awards were distributed to the Staff Members as well as Workers. The programme ended with snack distribution to all who attended.

Ashok Layland, Alwar

Monthly Motivation Camp and celebration of 3 million Safe Man Hours thA Monthly Motivation camp was conducted at MRF, Perambalur site on 12 December 2011. Program started with the

welcome speech given by Mr. K.M. Dhokare. Safety oath was read by him along with Rohan, JLL and MRF staff and workers. Safety speech was given by Mr. Simon Panicker MRF (PTM), Mr. Pramod Reddy-MRF and Mr. Sivakumar JLL Project Manager. A Skit was presented by Rohan staff (Mr. Manoj Kumar, Mr. Sadanand and Mr. Bince Thomas). The theme of the skit was working at height. MRF Team also presented a skit on Electrical safety and use of PPE. During the same programme, there was celebration on the occassion of 3 million safe Man Hours, along with distribution of Appreciation letters to the staff. Prizes were also distributed to 20 workers, 13 staff members and skit performers.

MRF Perambalur

Training on fire and safety was organized at Ashok thLeyland, Alwar site on 20 December 2011. The main

objective of this training was to prevent fires and

awareness regarding fire hazards at construction

sites. Topics like - Types of fire, selection of fire

extinguishers, Types of fire extinguisher, electrical

fire, how to use fire extinguisher etc. were covered in

this training that was attended by 22 employees .

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Safety training was conducted by St. John's Ambulance on 18/12/2011 at Rohan Leher, Pune by Mrs. Alpana Kurup. It was attended by 28 staff from Leher, Seher, Ishaan and Tarang sites. In the whole day's session first aid training was covered. Certificates will also be distributed to trainees post training.

Rohan Leher, Pune

ART GALLERY

Note : Editorial team's decision will be final.Inviting contributions of your finer artistic side for the "Art Gallery".

A space dedicated to the Artist within every Rohanite... let the hidden talent not remain hidden anymore!!

Photograph by - Rohanite Manoj Sharma Assistant Manager, Safety Department, Ashok Leyland, Pantanagar.

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NEWS FROM HR

New look- The new look of “hr. rohanbuilders.com” will go Features- live on the 1st Jan 2012. The enhanced version of this Rohanite Enhance (Training MIS) software that is meant to bond all Rohanites together will be

“Rohanite Enhance” will give on-line called as “Rohanite People Connect”. On 1st of Jan along with information regarding trainings details the Performance Management System (which will be now on conducted anywhere in Rohan Group w.e.f. called as ‘Rohanite Talent Track’) and Rohanite Insider, two 01st January 2012.more utilities will go live. They are Rohanite Enhance (Training

The access to the utility shall be given to the Site HR and the MIS) and Rohanite Radar (Transfer Management) HR representatives from the Zonal offices. The salient features of the utility are as follows:

• Site HR shall be empowered to update the data themselves

This is one more step towards automation after digitizing • Zonal offices will be able to get an online review of the Payroll/leave Management etc., through Biometric and Saral, Training ActivitiesQuarterly Performance Management System, digitizing

• The data analysis of the Trainings can be done on click of a Newsletter Rohanite Insider and enhanced version of Gate button now.MIS that has been partially implemented till now.• Saving on emails, telephones, scanning, photocopyingOne will experience some more automation till the end of the • Reducing the time lag in the information transferfinancial year.

NEW AVATAR OF hr.rohanbuilders.com

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• More efficient data transfer without clogging the mailbox. Role of Approver : Usually the respective GM/DGM & AGM of reliving site. His role will be to authorize the transfer. He has • Follow up from North and South Zones can be avoidedto check all information of transferee & then approve or

• The utility will also help in calculating all the visible and disapprove the transfer. While approving he would be notional costs involved in the trainings, this would help us in suggesting the location of transfer. In case of rejection at this determine close to accurate spent on training and therefore level, the process has to be initiated again to transfer the make a proper planned budget in the future. same person.Rohanite Radar (Transfer Management) Role of Acceptor : Usually the GM/DGM & AGM of the Flow of the Rohanite Radar (Transfer Management) receiving site. He is authorized to accept the transferee. He

should check current manpower requirement on various sites • Step 1 - Initiator in his jurisdiction & decide whether to accept the transferee

• Step 2 - Validator or suggestion of the specific site. He can relocate the

• Step 3 - Approver candidate to any other site. In case the transferee is rejected, the is flased on the screen of approver, who can then allocate • Step 4 -Acceptor transferee to some other site. • Step 5 - ReceiverRole of Receiver : Usually the senior most person in Site HR. Role of Initiator : Usually the senior most Project Manager/ Receiver is responsible to receive the transferee, check Site- in charge. Initiator is site in charge is responsible for transfer of biometric registration, inform about advances to initialization transfer process. Upon logging in he will be able site accounts department. In consultation with the Project to view all the employees on the site. He can select the names manager he has to allocate new AA & RA immediately. that he wishes to transfer. It is mandatory to give tentative Confirm entry with actual reporting date of transferee.date of relieving of transferee. Other information like Role of RO - HR : RO - HR is responsible to monitor the transfer financial implications (if any) are expected to be inserted. process for their Region / Zone. RO - HR can view reports for PMS rating, Employee code, Training needed etc. of the region & follow up for pending entries. transferee, is pulled automatically from the Master data.

Role of HO - HR : HO - HR is responsible to monitor the entire Role of Validator : Usually the senior most person in Site HR. transfer process & update the payroll accordingly. HO - HR can His role is that of a Validator. He has to check with the view reports & follow up with RO- HR for pending.immediate supervisor of the Transferee if he can be relieved

on the project date. He has to give all information of transferee regarding Advances, Participation in QC or Mess

Coming soon- Check the next month Issue….committee, Biometric registration. Current AA & RA shall be pulled from the master; Mode of travel shall be pulled from the Benefits Master data.

PMS for the third quarter of current financial year 11-12.

Deadline for each are :

1) Self Appraisal (SA) - From 01-01-2012 to 10-01-2012

2) Appraising Authority (AA) - From 01-01-2012 to 15-01-2012

3) Reviewing Authority (RA) - From 01-01-2012 to 20-01-2012

It is expected that everyone will follow the deadline & complete the process effectively.

Launching of PMS – Q3.

NEWS FROM HR

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NEWS FROM SITE

Program of Identity cards distribution to the construction workers was organized on 29th December at Times of India-Bhosari, on 30th December at Rohan Leher-Pune and on 31st December at Vivekshree and Tetrapak, Chakan sites respectively. At Mithila 400 workers, Times of India 100 workers, Leher 100 workers, Vivekshree 50 workers and Tetrapak 250 workers have received/will be receiving their identity cards under this scheme. Labour Commissioner Mr. T. G. Cholake, Assistant Labour Commissioner Mr. Vikas Panvelkar and Assistant Labour Commissioner Mr. R.D. Sawant supported us to take this initiative to a great success.

The scheme comes under BOCW Act (The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and conditions of Service) Act, 1996). This Act is applicable to every establishment which employs or had employed 10 or more workers directly or through a Contractor / Sub-contractor and every building worker registered as a beneficiary under this Act shall be entitled to the benefits provided by the Board from its Fund.

The Act contains provisions for -

• Immediate assistance to the workers in case of accidents; • Old age pension; • Loans for construction of house; • Premia for group insurance; • Financial assistance for education, medical expenses and maternity benefits

28th December at Rohan Mithila-Pune, on

Identity cards distribution to the beneficiaries under BOCW Act 1996.

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We have won the following new contracts –

• Construction of, “CSA Works for India Nutritional Plant at Jhagadia, Gujarat”.

• Construction of, “Land Development Work for Proposed Tractor Manufacturing Plant at Devas, Madhya Pradesh for John Deere India Pvt Ltd.

• Construction work for Uniliver industries Private Limited at Khamgaon, Maharashtra.

• Construction work for GE India Industrial private limited at Ranjangaon, Maharashtra.

• Construction work for Frigorifico Allana at Khopoli, Maharashtra

Heartiest Congratulations to All!!!!

News from Industrial

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ARCHITECTURAL WONDER

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

ISSUE NO. 42 JANUARY 2012

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the freestanding bell tower, of the 13 ft from where it would stand if the tower were perfectly cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is situated behind the vertical.Cathedral and it is the third structure by time in Pisa's Piazza del Construction and History Duomo (Cathedral Square).

The Tower of Pisa was a work of art, performed in three stages Although intended to stand vertically, the tower began leaning to over a period of about 177 years. Construction of the first floor of the southeast soon after the onset of construction in 1173 due to the white marble campanile began on August 9, 1173, a period of a poorly laid foundation and loose substrate that has allowed the military success and prosperity. This first floor is surrounded by foundation to shift direction. The tower presently leans to the pillars with classical capitals, leaning against blind arches.southwest.

The tower began to sink after construction progressed to the third The height of the tower is 183.27 ft from the ground on the lowest floor in 1178. This was due to a mere three-meter foundation, set side and 186.02 ft on the highest side. The width of the walls at the in weak, unstable subsoil. This means the design was flawed from base is 13.42 ft and at the top 8.14 ft. Its weight is estimated at the beginning. Construction was subsequently halted for almost a 14,500 tons. The tower has 296 or 294 steps; the seventh floor has century, because the Pisans were almost continually engaged in two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase. The tower leans at battles with Genoa, Lucca and Florence. This allowed time for the an angle of 3.97 degrees. This means that the top of the tower is underlying soil to settle. Otherwise, the tower would almost

certainly have toppled. In 1198, clocks were temporarily installed on the third floor of the unfinished construction.

In 1272, construction resumed under Giovanni di Simone, architect of the Camposanto. In an effort to compensate for the tilt, the engineers built higher floors with one side taller than the other. This made the tower begin to lean in the other direction. Because of this, the tower is actually curved. Construction was halted again in 1284, when the Pisans were defeated by the Genoans in the Battle of Meloria.

The seventh floor was completed in 1319. The bell-chamber was not finally added until 1372. It was built by Tommaso di Andrea Pisano, who succeeded in harmonizing the Gothic elements of the bell-chamber with the Romanesque style of the tower. \

A nighttime photo of the Duomo and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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WELCOME TO ROHAN

ISSUE NO. 42 JANUARY 2012

Jan 01 – Rohan Foundation Day

Jan 15 - Makar Sankranti & Pongal

Jan 26 - Republic Day

FESTIVALS OF THE MONTH

Vinayak Patil, Varun Sharma, Sachidanand Gavi, Mahesh Rakhasiya, Suraj Makkoth, Sameer

Chavan, Bhagwat Gaikwad, Sayaji Lokade, Laxman Bansode, Mahesh Bhavi, Santosh Gaikwad,

Bhimu Bandichode, Prakash Zambare, Parimal Biswas, Harsha Ashok Kanitkar, Nisha Sharma,

Vivek Dilip Dholye, Dilipkumar Modi, Vasudev Sharma, Mirza Baig, Rajshekhar Sathe, Sharad

Adlinge, Anup Biswas, Sambhaji Jadhav, Bachhav Nivrutti, Ajay Shrikant Karale, Sunil Jadhav,

Rahul Sutar, Sachin Jadhav, Avinash Ladkat, Dilip Pathak, Basant Swain and Sagar Rede.

HATS OFF

• MRF, Perambalur site has achieved 3 million Safe Man Hours without any injury on 10-Dec-2011.

• Hindalco, Singrauli site has achieved 10 million Safe Man Hours without any LTI. This is an incredible achievement in construction industry and only goes to prove our staff and worker's commitment to safety for themselves and others.

• Nestle, Goa : We have received an appreciation from government officials of ESIC Office, Goa for quick settlement (within a month ) of an ESIC Pension claim for the dependents of for one of our Contract labour employees working at Nestle, Goa site. This was only possible due to proper documentation and records and good negotiation by HR in Office and Site. Due to this settlement, the surviving family members are eligible for pension from October 2011 onwards. Moreover, they also appreciated Rohan's proper maintenance of Statutory records at Site.

st th1 January: Jain Suresh Chand, Kshirsagar Vishwanath S., Gupta 12 January: Patil Ravindra V., Dharmendra Kumar R, Veer Arvind, th Chandrabhan, Pandey Jayant Kumar, Giri Santosh Kumar, Singh Shiv 13 January: Ashok Kumar, Salve Tanaji D., Sangramsinh Mandle, thChandra, Isarar Ahmed, Sahani Tribhuvan, Benielraj Abraham J., Patil 14 January: Mohammad Rahmatullah, Tiwari Sunil Nath, Mandal

Mallikarjun, Ojha Sushil Kumar, Sen Gautam, Sah Ram Naresh, Khan Sikendra, Patil Rushikesh, Desai Kiran, Shinde Ganesh, Nandakumar K

Vakil, Chatale Ankush, Jena Dillip Kumar, Sinha Raju, Warat Hanumant, V, Joseph Menezes, Shailendra RanethJoge Vilas N., Ghosh Lakshman, Gaudar Sangamesh, Ojha Amit Kumar, 15 January: Mishra Anil Kumar, Sharma Shivnarayan, Narendra Kumar

Gosai Mukesh, Singh Onkar, Sainy Guddu Kumar, Yadav Vijendra Singh, Manjale Sab, Idrish Mohammad, Gupta Ajay, Kishor Kumar,

Kumar, Singh Diwakar, Singh Dhirendra Kumar, Anil Kumar Dwivedi, Dinesh Kumar, Soni Neeraj Kumar, Shishodia Abhinav, Gupta Narayan,

Jadhav Ramesh, Pande Madhukar, Singh Manish Kumar, Minde Pankaj Kumar A, Praveen KumarthGorakshanath, Rakesh Kumar Gond, Mohato Satishkumar, Kasture 16 January: Chandele Mokesh Kumar, Shanmugam S, Nagina KumarthRavindra, Yadav Balkishun, Jadhav Sidoba, Bannappa, Lalsa Yadav, 18 January: Abdul Azeez, Anitha Kariappa, Mantuprasad Gupta, thPrem Ranjan Kumar, Mohan Kamble, Kishor Harawade, Surbir Singh 19 January: Sharma Lakhan Lal, Patwardhan Amit, Chugh Tanu, B.K.

Bist Sunil, D Leo Santosh, P Mohd Imptiaz Khan, Akshay Sonalend th2 January: Suresh Kumar, Halder Krishna, Anil Kumar V., Venkatesh 20 January: Awadhesh Kumar Singh, Sheshnath Ram, Hiralal Prasad,

Ganesh Havanur, Ashwini Pansare, Pyarelal Sharma, Choubari Raghvendra, Pawar Dinesh S., Debiprasad Sahoo, Sanjay rd3 January: Sharma Shashikant, Singh Satendra K, Md Jiaul Ali, More Khandagale, Barkoo Kule

stSagar, Das Sourav, Shinde Balasaheb, Gadekar Pravin, Prakash Roy, 21 January: Adhav Sunil Y., Singh Sanjay Kumar, Raghavendra Maiya Uth nd4 January: Mahapatra Santosh, Ghanekar Arun, Iranna Pujar 22 January: Phatak Shrikant, Das Sushantath rd5 January: Mishra Krishna Kumar, Sharma Shyam Sunder, Sharma 23 January: Vibin Sunder G.,

thAnjani Kumar, Singh Anshukant, Jui Amiya, Halkarnikar Sandeep, Singh 24 January: Amresh Kumar, D'souza Suchitra, Yadav Dindayal, Kale

Ajit Kumar, Ganesh Salunke, Om Prakash Singh, Rajendra, Meshram Sumed, Panchal Nitin, Kshirsagar Swapnil, th6 January: Dhake Rajesh N., Ansari Abdul Rahman, Roy Avijit, Khairnar Mangesh Shewale

thMahesh, Sayaji Lokade, 25 January: Imran Tamboli, Ratnashil Ranpiseth th7 January: Murari Krishna, Nayek Santanu, Shiyas Iliyas 26 January: Jha Subhash, Shree Prakash O, Palve Sandeep G., Sandeep th8 January: Mehta Manoj P., Vikash Kumar, Sudhakar Patil, Kumar, Pavale Tanaji, Mandavkar Nitin, th th9 January: Khantal Rajendra Kumar, Desadla Tushar V., Shinde Ramesh 27 January: Karpe Shivanand B., Prabhu Sanjay A, Sachin Pawar

thK, Kadam Pravin 28 January: Dhamal Santosh, Singh Vinod Sth th10 January: Mohd Arif, Singh Suresh Kumar S, Sharma Jitendra Kumar, 29 January: Susheel Kumar

thSutrawe Shamal, Binu Chandran, Singh Shivprakash, Parimal Biswas 30 January: Mondal Biswanath, Jami Eswara Rao, Padaval Ajitth st11 January: Pintu Sinha Roy, Lohar Santosh I., Sharma Hira, Chavan 31 January: Prasad Pravindra Kumar, Samir Saha

Arjun Singh, Ankit Kumar

CONGRATULATIONS

Deepti: welfare@rohanbuilders.com

Sujatha: careerbgl@rohanbuilders.com

Juhi: juhi@rohanbuilders.com

M.Karki: msckarki@rohanbuilders.com

Vinayak: design.pn@rohanbuilders.com

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• Sandeep Marulkar (Estimation Dep., RBDPL, Pune) was blessed with a baby boy on 11.12.2011.

• Mangesh Kulkarni (Account Dep., RBDPL, Pune) was blessed with a baby girl, Shamika on 16.12.2011.

• Jayraj Dutal - Sr. Executive HR and IR, Pune weds Charusheela on 21st December 2011.

• Mr. Atish Bhati - Executive QS, Tetrapak, Chakan weds Sonali on 21st December 2011. We wish both the couples a very happy Married Life.