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Issue no. 52 | November 2012

. T. Usha is an Indian athlete from the state of Kerala. P. T. Usha has been Passociated with Indian athletics since 1979. She is regarded as one of the greatest athletes India has ever produced and is often called the "queen of

Indian track and field". She is nicknamed the Payyoli Express. Currently she runs the Usha School of Athletics at Koyilandy in Kerala.

In 1976 the Kerala State Government started a Sports School for women, and she was chosen to represent her district.

Career

Humble beginnings, financial shortcomings, inadequate facilities... the odds against her have been as daunting as the competition which she has outpaced on the track

Her life started with struggle: Her earliest memories are those of jumping over fences as a child. Attempting the extraordinary was, perhaps, a natural offshoot of what was otherwise an ordinary childhood. Born to EPM Paithel and TV Lekshmi at Koothadi in Kozhikode on June 27, 1964, P T Usha grew up in Payyoli as the second of six children. Her father ran a small cloth store and they were never financially-secure. To top it all, one disease or the other kept plaguing her health. Her parents knew nothing about athletics, Forget about sports as a profession, even participating in races was not common among girls then.

In 1979 P. T. Usha participated in the National School Games, where she was noticed by O. M. Nambiar, who coached her throughout her career. Her debut in the 1980 Moscow Olympics proved lackluster. In the 1982 New Delhi Asiad, she got the silver medal in the 100m and the 200m, but at the Asian Track and Field Championship in Kuwait a year later, Usha took the gold in the 400m with a new Asian record From 1983-89, Usha garnered 13 gold at ATF meets.

At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, she finished first in the semi-finals of the 400 meters hurdles, but faltered in the finals. There was a nail-biting photo finish for the third place. Usha lost the bronze by 1/100th of a second. She became the first Indian woman (and the fifth Indian) to reach the final of an Olympic event by winning her 400m hurdles semi-final.

In the 10th Asian Games held at Seoul in 1986, P. T. Usha won 4 gold medals and 1 silver medal in the track and field events. Here she created new Asian Games records in all the events in which she participated. She won five gold at the 6th Asian Track and Field Championship at Jakarta in 1985. Her six medals at the same meet is a record for a single athlete in a single international meet

She has won 101 international medals so far. She is employed as an officer in the Southern Railways. In 1985, she was conferred Padma Shri and Arjuna Award.

The Amazing Comeback: Usha retired from Athletics and married V.Srinivasan in the year 1991, but to the surprise of everybody she made a sudden comeback in the year 1998 and won Bronze Medals in 200m and 400m races at the Asian Track Federation Meet held at Fukkowakka in Japan. At the age of 34 years, P.T. Usha improved her own timing in 200m race and set a new National Record, which was enough to prove the level of Athletic talent still lying inside her.

Currently she coaches young athletes at her training academy in Kerala,

including Tintu Luka, who was qualified for the women's semi-final 800m at the London 2012 Olympics.

Achievements

Medal record - Women's athletics - Asian Games

Gold 1986 Seoul 200 metres

Gold 1986 Seoul 400 metres

Gold 1986 Seoul 400 metres hurdles

Gold 1986 Seoul 4x400 metres relay

Silver 1982 New Delhi 100 metres

Silver 1982 New Delhi 200 metres

Silver 1986 Seoul 100 metres

Silver 1990 Beijing 400 metres

Silver 1990 Beijing 4x100 metres relay

Silver 1994 Hiroshima 4x400 metres relay

• Set a national record at the state athletic meet at Kottayam, 1977. • Captured the limelight as a junior athlete in the national interstate meet at Kollam, 1978. • Selected for the national squad for the 18th Pakistan National Games in Karachi, 1980. • Selected for the Moscow Olympics, 1980. • Became the first Keralite and first Indian woman to reach the final of an Olympic event. • Became the youngest Indian sprinter, aged 16, to compete in the quadrennial sporting extravaganza at the Moscow Olympics. • Participated in the 1982 Delhi Asiad and won the first medal of the games. • Tried the 400m for the first time at the 1983 Asian Track and Field Meet (re-christened as the Asian championship) at Kuwait. She emerged successful in the one-lapper in an international arena for the first time. • Achieved a record of 55.54 seconds at Los Angeles, the very first time the 400m hurdles was added to the women's athletics. • Won 5 gold medals and 1 bronze in 1985, at the Jakarta Asian Athletic meet. • Won 4 golds in 1986, Seoul Asian Games, claiming for herself the title of Asia's sprint queen. • Took a hiatus from the sport following her marriage in 1991, returning in 1993. • Participated in the Olympic Games from 1980 to 1996, except for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. • Last participated in the Atlanta Olympics, 1996.

World record

During the 1985 Asian Track and Field Meet at Jakarta, Indonesia, Usha secured 5 gold medals, in the 100, 200, and 400 metre sprints, the 400m hurdles, and the 4x400m relay. She also earned a bronze medal in the 4x100m relay. This is the current record for most gold medals earned by a female in a single track meet.

Udaan Mantra: Dream larger than your eyes can see… dream of the unknown…Dream… because Dreams have a funny way to come true.

PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH

Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha (P. T. Usha)

Other Names : Payyoli Express, Golden Girl, Queen of Indian Track and field, Asian sprint queen, Udaan pari

Date of Birth : 27 June 1964

Residence : Payyoli, Kozhikode, Kerala, India

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PIONEERS IN CIVIL ENGINEER

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Name: Prof. Anand Swarup Arya

Employment History :

• Chairman - Bureau of Standard for Earthquake Engineering , Government of India

• Faculty - University of Roorkee

• Chairman - Bureau of Indian Standards Committee on Earthquake Engineering

Board Memberships and Affiliations

• National Seismic Advisor Government of India

• National Seismic Advisor Disaster Management Division

Seismic Advisor To Government of India and Professor Emeritus

• Professor Emeritus, Department of Earthquake Engineering University of Roorkee

Education

• PhD - University of Illinoi , USA

• Bachelor's Degree, Civil Engineering University of Roorkee

• Master's Degree, Structural Engineering University of Roorkee

Dr. Anand Swarup Arya (1953) is specialist in Structural Engineering, Earthquake, Soil and Foundation Engineering, with a long and distinguished record of research, design and consultancy work. Recipient of the FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) award (1986) and the National Design Award of the Institution of Engineers (India) (1987). Participant in many UNESCO and other international activities, and member of many international delegations as expert in Earthquake Engineering. Director, International Association for Earthquake Engineering, 1977-80, 1980-84. Fellow, Indian National Science Academy and Indian National Academy of Engineering.

Dr Arya who is also the chairman of Bureau of Standard for Earthquake Engineering, Government of India, made these revelations at a training session for a large number of structural and civil engineers attached with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority.

Dr Arya made some revelations in context with building collapses in Ahmedabad. "In whichever building-collapse sites I visited, most of the low-rises in the city have a soft-storey problem. In layman's terms the ground floor (parking space) is bereft of any walls while the upper storeys are heavy and stiff with walls covering the pillars. This imbalance causes the pillars to snap when earthquake strikes," he said.

The professor of University of Roorkee also pointed out that in many buildings the concrete columns were rectangular in shape and were pointing in one direction.

"In one building 27 columns pointed towards one way while only 6 were placed perpendicular to them. Earthquake comes in waves and from different directions so equal number of the beams should be pointing in different directions for safety of any building in a seismic zone," Dr Arya pointed out.

A team of structural and civil engineers who went around the city and to Bhuj to study the nature of damage to different buildings found that "only those which have not complied to the building norms prescribed for seismic zones have crumbled. The others have escaped with minor cracks".

Dr Arya said, "It is of utmost importance that the local civil and structural engineers as the architects, contractors and even the masons should understand how to go about constructing buildings in an area which falls under zone five or even three."

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INTERNAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES The tempo continues in the month of

October...

Hats off to all the Trainers!!!

Congratulations to all the trainees!!

Sites that imparted training – Nestle goa, Nestle Una, Kirloskar Hospet, OMPL, ALP, BKT Bhuj, RRJ, Tetrapak, SGGIL, Atlas capco, Mahindra Chakan, Kayem food, Cadbury Induri, Hindalco, Ashok Leyland alwar, ACGInternal faculty – Ashok Thakur, Pandurag Surve, Parikshit gaud, S Chandra, Deepak Mishra, Sachin Jadhav, Anil Choudhari, HMS & Mr. Tukaram, Anil & Mr. Ved Prakash, Anil, Udayprakash, Arun Joshi, K N Sangale & Mr. Mistri, Suresh Patil,Praful chaudhari, Amar PatilMan hours training – More than 1000Total Trainings – Almost 27Participation – 200+ colleagues availed the training

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SAFETYCORNER

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Safety motivational programme was conducted at site. During the programme safety oath was taken by all. Along with safety speech a skit was performed that emphasized on the site safety by the site team. The programme ended with the prize distribution and snacks.

ATLAS CAPCO

Regular safety toolbox meeting was conducted at site and inducted safe working procedure by safety officer

Mr. Chandrakanth.

ROHAN AVRITI

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At John Deere site meeting was conducted by safety Manager Mr. M. A. Khan. During the meeting training on “How to use of full body Safety harness” was given by Mr. Ramajaneyulu. Tool box, ELCB checking, Excavation work and such other topics were covered in the meeting.

JOHN DEERE

HINDALCOTraining about Fire fighting was conducted at site.

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ROSE TOWER

Rose Tower, also known as Rose Rayhaan by Rotana, is a 72-storey, 333 m (1,093 ft) hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the world's tallest hotel. The tower was originally to be 380 m (1,250 ft), but design modification reduced it to 333 m (1,093 ft). Construction began in 2004 and was completed in 2007. On 24 October 2006, the building reached its full height with the addition of the spire. By total height with spire the hotel surpassed the nearby 321 m (1,053 ft) Burj Al Arab. Although the building and its inner furnishings were in place in 2007, it did not open until December 23, 2009.

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Rose Rayhaan Rotana is one of the first major hotel brands to open in Dubai as alcohol-free. Bonyan International Investment Group is the developer and invested $180 million. The building was officially completed with 482 rooms, suites and penthouses.

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AYUDHA POOJA

Rohan Jharoka Bangalore Office Rohan Avriti

Polio & DPT vaccination program was arranged at Rohan Ishan, Bavdhan site.

It was arranged by Pashan Corporation Hospital staff on 17 October 2012.

Polio & DPT vaccination program at Rohan Ishan

NOVEMBER

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Sunday, 25th November

MOHARAM

CONGRATULATION

Dilip Navsagar(HUL Khamgaon ) blessed

with Baby Girl on 30.09.2012

Sunday, 11th November

DHANTROYDASHI

Wednesday, 28th November

GURUNANAK JAYANTI

Thursday, 15th November

BHAUBIJ

Tuesday, 13th November

LAXMIPOOJAN & NARAK CHATURDASHI

Wednesday,

14th November

BALIPRATIPADA &

DIPAWALI PAWADA

HATS OFF

Weekly safety meeting was conducted at site. Mr. Lalesh Dhavale discussed the weekly observations & safety measure while working on site.

During the programme Mr. S. S. Chandra announced the achievement of 1 million safe man hours.

Hul Khamgaon,

Sunny Dungarwal, Hemendra Shekhawat, Sachin Sontakke, Umesh Kumar, Digamber Jadhav, Ashok Macwana, Shailesh Kanakiya, Gokul Bothara, Rakesh Dumanavar, Naga Raju, Dhananjay Lavate, Kapare Dattatray, Bhor Meenakshi, Parab Suraj, Gawali Namrata

WELCOME TO ROHAN

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Ovhal Chandrakant, Senapati Anuradha

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6th Nov - Singha Ranjan , Nair Anil, Gaud Parikshit,

Veena, Kharade Kuldip

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Kumar, Pachori Ashish

8th Nov - Yadav Narayan, Bhagat Kiran, Khamkar

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9th Nov - Bardhan Tapankumar, Das Arun, Munna

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Kumar, Gambhir Avinash

12th Nov - Upadhyay Deepak

13th Nov - Philliphose Jibi, Ranade Makarand

14th Nov - Ingalkar Vijay, Jaimini Prashkanav, Negi

Jitendra

15th Nov - Brij Bhushan Chandra, Chaudhary Yashwant,

Sharma Lalit, Tatkare Amol

16th Nov - Mehta Yogesh, Mahto Nandu, Bakke Sanjay,

Deshpande Prasanna, Kokil Santosh

17th Nov - Singh Sanjit, Ghosh Soumitra, Chafe

Manisha, Ingale Shriya

18th Nov - Avhad Ravindra, Pandey Rakesh, Mahato

Ravi, Pawar Yogesh

19th Nov - Jamwal Ajay, Bora Aditi, Khade Aoudumber

20th Nov - Lande Dilip, Ghosh Tapan, Pandey Ajay,

Singh Rohit, Faizan Alam, Pardeshi Sagar

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23rd Nov - Salunke Sandesh, Pawar Rupesh, Firodiya

Rupali, Gofane Vijay, Nanavare Ganesh, Pandey Anish

Kumar, Ankushe Murlidhar, Shirodkar Jayashree

24th Nov - De Sushanta

25th Nov - Chalke Mangesh, Inamdar Yogesh, Vishnu

Kumar, Sutar Rahul, Bhandari Nikhil

26th Nov - Ulhe Sachin L

27th Nov - Dhumma Shrishail, Kothali Pramod, Sumit

Kumar, Bhale Nilesh, Lunkad Swapnil, Nagawade Ranjit

29th Nov - Pandey Amit, Joshi Vikram

30th Nov - Samuel John, Pandey Rakesh, Parab Suraj

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