SRCPL BOOK

Index 1 Together we made it possible… 4 2 Challenges made us Strong & Commi ed…. 5 3 Rajesh Adani : SRCPL Perseverance & Commitment Wins 6 4 Vinay Prakash : SRCPL Live Example of Group's Values- 8 Courage, Trust and Commitment 12 14 5 Project Synopsis 16 6 Sarguja Rail Corridor Pvt Ltd. (Map) 23 7 Embankment 26 8 Bridges 32 9 Jhink Nallah Bridge 34 10 Remarkable Moments 40 11 Buildings 46 12 Track Works 51 13 Over Head Equipment 54 14 Signaling & Telecommunica on 60 15 Safety 62 16 Achievements 17 Extraordinary Team with Remarkable Convic on

Testimonials 21 30 18 MK Thapar 38 19 Yogendra Sharma 44 20 Uma shankar 49 21 P V Rao 52 22 KHS Rama Rao 58 23 Kailash Varma 67 24 Satyaprakash 68 25 Vaibhav Alsi 70 26 Jitendra Barve 72 27 Anand Vibhor 74 28 HOWE Team 75 29 A.V.V.V. PRASAD 76 30 K.J.Rawal - Birju Thacker 77 31 Quatro 78 32 JP Wasson - SD Sharma 33 U.V. Phani Kumar

Together we made it possible… Every time we look up on our blessings, we feel fortunate… But let us remember the challenges we faced on our way… For they are the real testimony of the hard work, commitment and courage Everyone put in to make the impossible, possible… Success is not achieved by chance. It is Developing a fully-func onal rail the end-result of the hard work, corridor in a remote part of Cha sgarh dedica on and commitment. The success covered by dense forests is no joke. story of Sarguja Rail Corridor Private Conceptualized to connect coal blocks in Limited (SRCPL) to become the country's Hasdeo Arand Coalfield to the rail network largest private rail corridor is the perfect of the country, SRCPL rail corridor is an evidence of the fact that collec ve efforts example of how world-class infrastructure along with dedica on can make the can be blended with natural habitat and mountains bow down. bring prosperity to a region.

Challenges made us Strong & Committed…. Challenges have the power, to take our brain far… To fathom the immeasurable, to tame the unconquerable… All of us faced challenges and they shaped our personalities… Let us take this opportunity, to thank our stars That bestowed us with the grit and wisdom to overcome hurdles And find a solution to all our troubles…

SRCPL Perseverance & Commitment Wins As I reflect on the SRCPL journey, my commissioning of the 75 km Sarguja Rail memory takes me back to June 2008, Corridor is testament to the courage and when Chha sgarh Government came commitment of SRCPL team. out with plan to develop a rail corridor for Hasdeo Arand Coal Field. It was a From concep on to comple on, it bold decision for our group to build a was the SRCPL team who took on the railway line at that point of me, as responsibility to unlock the poten al of neither there was any rail line opera ng Hasdeo Arand Coal Field to ensure in the coal field nor any other en ty was energy security for India. This was a keen to take the risk and make huge project confronted with seemingly investment to develop such last mile insurmountable challenges, but in the connec vity project. end, it was SRCPL team, who traversed every obstacle thrown at them, to Our Commitment to Na on Building triumph over challenges. inspired us to develop complex and cri cal infrastructure projects with long None of this would have been gesta on such as SRCPL. SRCPL was a possible without the courage of the difficult project due to highly challenging senior leadership team who exemplified terrain and uncertainty in long-term 'never give in' spirit and proved to us all, assurance of cargo availability. The that there was no bridge too far. The commitment and perseverance of en re

team and exemplary leadership of Vinay me to develop many more such projects Ji made it possible to commence SRCPL in this region. opera ons in a me-bound manner. It reflects grit and determina on that has This is a moment of great pride brought us to where we are today and because you have completed the largest makes a great founda on for our private rail corridor in the history of the ambi ons towards mining business in country aligned to our vision of na on India. building. We are determined to create many such railway corridors for last mile I want to take this opportunity to connec vity & realize untapped poten al extend a personal note of thanks to of many other coal fields as part of our SRCPL team, and in par cular to their na on building commitment and this is families for their sacrifice and support, just a beginning! and to our vendors for their professionalism and hard work. I wholeheartedly congratulate the en re SRCPL team for their victorious The rising prosperity in the Sarguja feat. region and CSR ac vi es undertaken by our group in par cular Adani Vidya Jai Hind. Mandir, Kaushal Vikas Kendra gives me immense sa sfac on and further inspire - Rajesh Adani

SRCPL Live Example of Group's Values- Courage, Trust and Commitment With our deep Commitment to na on East and Kanta Basen coal mine to Surajpur building philosophy, Sarguja Rail Corridor railway sta on is the largest private rail Private Limited (SRCPL) is a key element in corridor in the country and I wholeheartedly our 'Pit to Plug' strategy built on the sound congratulate the team of SRCPL, HOWE India principle of opera ng on various stages of & our business partners who have worked energy supply chain. SRCPL was conceptualized with the objec ve to relessly over the last many years for the connect various coal blocks in Hasdeo Arand development of the project. Coalfield, Chha sgarh with the Indian railway network. SRCPL project is an example of how world-class infrastructure makes a par cular It gives me immense joy and pleasure to area beau ful & prosperous without note that despite the challenges that the disturbing the natural beauty. The project project had to encounter, we are well on our involved development of various bridges. I way for opening of the rail line and s ll remember the day when I first saw the inaugura on of first train loaded with coal in Jhink Nallah adjoining to a hill on one side March/April 2018. It is even more sa sfying and plain terrain on the other side and I to note that the 75.5 KM rail corridor realized how difficult it would be to developed by SRCPL for connec ng Parsa construct a bridge over it. As a person who admires beau ful civil structures, now when I see a bridge over Jhink Nallah with the pier height of 38 meters, I feel elated to note that the SRCPL, HOWE India and our various partners have delivered an extraordinary project under strict melines. The success of SRCPL gets defined not only through the development of giant

structures but also gets defined as much by to thousands of people around Sarguja area the lives of the people it touches and and, thereby, improve social & economic contribu on it is making to the society. Our status of the local community. Further, we various CSR ini a ves are ensuring self- noted that the rail corridor would help to reliance in all aspects viz., educa on, health preserve the ecological balance by reducing care and family welfare, infrastructure, the road transport of coal and therefore, sustainable livelihood pa erns for the local helping to reduce the effects of pollu on on community around our rail corridor. local villagers. SRCPL rail corridor has been one of the These reasons made our belief stronger most challenging projects to develop to assist the Government of Rajasthan & primarily because it involved development Government of Chha sgarh for on a very difficult terrain. It was a development of private rail corridor and I courageous decision to develop this rail would like to thank Honorable CM, corridor; and this decision was also aligned Government of Chha sgarh - Dr. Raman with our group's purpose of ensuring energy Singh ji, Chha sgarh Administra on, Indian security for India. We observed that Railways, Government of Rajasthan and Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited local authori es that have supported us (RVUNL) requires coal to fulfill the energy throughout the development of SRCPL needs of people of Rajasthan. We noted that project. Government of Chha sgarh wants to develop a rail corridor for evacua on of coal I would also like to thank our Chairman, from Hasdeo Arand coalfield and remove Shri Gautam Adani and MD, Shri Rajesh the infrastructure bo leneck. We saw that it Adani who have shown Trust in SRCPL team is not just a ma er of one coal block but 8 to for developing the project even during the 12 coal blocks which can connect to this most difficult mes. corridor and provide coal to different parts of the country where more than 200 million Best Regards, people s ll don't have access to uninterrupted supply of electricity. We saw - Vinay Prakash that development of this rail corridor would directly and indirectly provide employment



Innaugra on of Phase-2A

Project Synopsis SARGUJA RAIL CORRIDOR Nothing Short of a Modern Marvel When the team first learnt about the But strong commitment towards na on proposed railway infrastructure project from building and the dedicated efforts of the team Parsa East & Kente Basin to Surajpur sta on in helped the group in making this dream a Cha sgarh, everyone understood that it was reality. Sarguja Rail Corridor now stands a challenging ordeal. The remote and dense proudly amidst the natural habitat and has forest cover, rural hinterlands and the rough witnessed the hard work of everyone on- terrain was nothing short of a magnanimous board to make this modern marvel a reality. challenge for the team.

Challenges we overcame together A team commi ed towards the The path was demanding… organiza on and backed by careful planning, The journey, difficult… punctual behavior, integrity and quick But our vision made it possible… decision making abili es can overcome any ● Harsh, Remote & Rural Surroundings hurdle. Our highly-mo vated team never felt ● Tight Project Costs the challenges big enough to call it a quit. ● Demanding Deadlines Together we came, together we worked, ● Diversions Due to U lity Lines together we overcame and together we ● Large Scale Land Acquisi on succeeded in our endeavor. ● Adherence to Guidelines set by Environmental Authori es and Railways ● Dealing with local community ● Security and Safety Jhink Nallah Bridge

Sarguja Rail Corridor Pvt Ltd. Chhattisgarh India Phase 1 Phase 2

Phase 1 Phase 2 ● Total Length of 33KM passing through 17 ● Total Length of 42.5 KM passing through 16 villages & involving total land of 182.784 villages & involving total land of 213.584 Ha. (Comprising Private land 169.811 ha., Ha. (Comprising Private land 130.327 ha., Government Land 5.390 ha. & Forest Land Government Land 1.110 ha. & Forest Land 7.583 ha.) 82.147 ha.) ● Mainly falling in Surajpur district, the total ● Falling in both Surajpur & Sarguja district, construc on was completed in 3 years the total construc on was completed in 3 (total me of phase 1 comple on). years. ● The terrain involves rivers, hills & other ● The terrain involves rivers, hills & other uneven terrains. There are total of 3 major uneven terrains. There are total of 8 major & 30 minor bridges. & 37 minor bridges. ● Total 19 Road under Bridge & 10 Road over ● Total 17 Road under Bridge, 11 Road over Bridge were constructed in the project. Bridge & 4 Animal overpass were constructed in the project. ● Total 8 houses were shi ed falling in the 17 villages of the proposed route. ● Total 37 houses were shi ed falling in the 16 villages of the proposed route. The ● 944 affected farmers were paid complete shi ing was completed in record compensa on at par with the R&R policy me with total compliance of the R&R of the state & the complete land policy. acquisi on for the project was completed in record me. ● 650 affected farmers were paid compensa on at par with the R&R policy of the state & the complete land acquisi on for the project was completed in record me.

Embankment MASSIVE EARTHWORKS Transforming unexplored land to a historic landmark… It takes courage to conquer the We came, we surveyed, we overcame all mountains. We took up this challenge to the challenges transform the topography of dense and unexplored forest areas for the project. The whole project had to be executed The railway line had to be stretched across in a difficult terrain amidst a rural a length of about 75.5 kilometers from environment. Statutory permissions, ght Surajpur Road Sta on to the coal mines. project deadlines and cost, ght project costs, ecological/environmental

challenges and interference from local outbursts, we handled it all. Addi onally, authori es were some of the challenges the issues related to land acquisi on were we successfully overcame to prepare the a major headache. terrain for railway line construc on. We learnt that during Phase-I, the From overcoming ini al hardships project faced many issues related to land related to finding competent agencies, acquisi on when the acquisi on had to be equipment and materials in a rural area to carried out in 200-500 meter stretches. tackling issues related to heavy monsoon Embankment works - Phase-2

“Land acquisi on of forest area and hand over only happened by the end of Salhi village was another big challenge. As January-2017. Looking at the cri cality of per our plan, land acquisi on of forest and this challenge, Shri Vinay Prakash took a Salhi village area was an cipated by special interest in this ma er and deputed November-2015 but for various reasons, 3 dedicated officials from other projects to the ac vity got delayed by more than a coordinate with the various stakeholders year. Land acquisi on could only happen involved in Salhi village land acquisi on around November 2016. Land possession related se lements.” of the same was gradually carried out and - Jitendra Barve

At the end, our determina on to work on this challenging project full of hurdles at all the stages won with the me culous efforts of all the team members. Acquiring and preparing the land for construc on, dealing with rugged terrain, working at remote loca ons, development of high embankments and high bridges without impac ng the ecological balance of a flora and fauna-rich area is a significant milestone for us in this project. Embankment Turfing works

Earth Work Milestones: An Overview ● Area development at Kamalpur railway sta on (beyond Surajpur) for early start of cargo handling opera on as per Rajasthan Electricity Board requirement. ● Completed Phase- 1 of the project in record me, which as per Indian Railway, required double the me taken by our team. ● Successful rehabilita on of 1594 families to pave way for the rail project without any trouble.

Tackling Challenges Second part of the development to Build a Grand Marvel comprising of a linear project of developing a It is heartening for me to know that Sarguja Rail rail link with Anuppur-Ambikapur rail line of Corridor (SRCPL) ge ng through by March 2018. This Indian Railway had different set of challenges great milestone also completes all major ac vi es altogether. The linear project passed through 34 of Parsa East & Kanta Basen coal block (PEKB). When I look back and recall villages and 33 gram panchayats and needed about this marvel, various thoughts come to my mind- my entry into SRCPL on 1st Feb.2007, their support. Bad terrain needed construc on allotment of PEKB block to RRVUNL on 25.06.2007, signing of CMSA on 16.07.2008 for of high bridges and labour intensive earth supply of washed coal to power plants of RRVUNL and many other milestones and cu ng and filling works. As the project passed achievements down the line. through dense forest areas, working condi ons The task of development of coal blocks in the Sarguja complex involved development of were extremely hard. Moreover, there had to be coal blocks led by PEKB and rail linkage through SRCPL rail corridor. Both the tasks had a peculiar a change in legal framework due to cancella on challenges. The coal block was in a greenfield zone having 70% forest cover amidst a 'No Go' of coal block by Supreme Court's order. The area. There were challenges related to forest clearance, environment clearance, land joint venture with CSPGCL facilitated land acquisi on, rehabilita on, etc. Even a er star ng the mine, an NGO challenged the acquisi on, solving a major challenge. project through Na onal Green Tribunal (NGT) that was followed by Supreme Court's order But it was a hard work of PMC team regarding the cancella on of coal blocks. We were able to sail through with all the odds with combined with the mining team that kept the the able guidance of GSA/RSA as well strong support from our SRCPL team. project going even in presence of odd situa ons and challenges. The determina on of the team led to the start of Phase I-Ramanuj Nagar siding by 11th Oct.2014 (32 km). Due to cancella on of blocks and other challenges, the speed of construc on of Phase II & III was affected but owing to our team's convic on, the project is ul mately ge ng completed by March 2018. I must admit, this speed of construc on of SRCPL is an extraordinary achievement by PMC/Howe/Mining team. I can honestly admit that such a feat could never be dreamt of in the public sector (Coal India) in such a short period of me. I complement PMC/HOWE team and each & everyone who was directly or indirectly associated with the GRAND MARVEL and wish it to become MOST PRODUCTIVE & SAFEST PROJECT. - MK Thapar

Major bridge No. 117

Bridges EXEMPLARY BRIDGE CONSTRUCTIONS Bridging undulated divide to ensure steady movement Understanding the importance of steady movement, we were commi ed to make this dream come true, together. Disregarding the hurdles and challenges on the way, a total of 138 bridges were built along with addi onal major & minor bridges, Road Over Bridges(ROB), Road Under Bridges(RUB) and animal overpasses. All the railway bridges on Broad Gauge (BG) routes like Surajpur Road Sta on to Ramanujnagar Sta on had to be designed and constructed as per revised IRS bridge rules. '25T-2008 loading' loading type design was used for the construc on of bridges in this project.

All the bridges along the rail line are a tes mony of the team's determina on to design and develop structurally- strong bridges. Across all the project phases, 75% of the total bridges got approved by South East Central Railway Authori es. In addi on to rail bridges, the following were also constructed as per the local needs: ● 4 Road over bridges, 1 Road under bridge and 1 Minor Bridge in Phase-IIA for catering to the demands of local villagers. ● 5 Animal overpasses in Phase-IIB to ensure no disturbance to animal movement and forests' ecological balance due to the project. ● 3 Road under bridges at Salhi Village in Phase-IIB ● Addi onal 1 Minor Bridge at in-plant.

Animal Over Pass

Jhink Nallah Bridge As the Jhink Nallah passed adjoined a hill on one side and plain terrain on other, Situated on the SRCPL line between our engineers had to face great challenges Ramanujnagar and Tarkeshwarpur railway for maintaining level gradient on the sta ons, Jhink Nallah bridge is the largest bridge. Careful planning and focused single line bridge under South East Central commitment helped our team in building Railways for any private siding. The bridge this bridge by conduc ng 0.23 million cum has a span of 7 x 26.20 m with a maximum earth work on Surajpur Road Sta on's pier height of 38m (43 m up to rail level). end. Jhink Nallah Bridge

“As a person who admires beau ful structures but also gets defined as much civil structures, now when I see the bridge by the lives of the people it touches and over Jhink Nallah with the pier height of 38 contribu on it is making to the society. meters, I get a lot of personal joy & Our various CSR ini a ves are ensuring happiness to note that the SRCPL, HOWE self-reliance in all aspects viz., educa on, India and our various partners have health care and family welfare, delivered an extraordinary project under infrastructure, sustainable livelihood strict melines. pa erns for the local community around our rail corridor.” The success of SRCPL gets defined not only through the development of its giant - Mr. Vinay Prakash

Major bridge

Milestones & Achievements ● Successful construc on of Jhink Nallah bridge- the largest single line bridge under South East Central Railways for any private siding. ● Construc on of animal overpasses (AOPs) across the rail project to ensure zero disturbance to ecological balance ● 75% bridges were approved by railway authori es across the total length of the SRCPL railway line

Connecting Mines in Hasdeo Arand Coalfields through Sarguja Rail Corridor Development of Sarguja Rail Corridor 75.5 km Sarguja Rail Corridor is the connec ng Parsa Kanta mines of Rajasthan longest private rail siding connec ng to Indian Vidyut Utpadan Nigam has been a challenging Railways network. This freight rail siding has task given the topography of the area and the all the features of main line, including crossing new 2008 policy of Ministry of Railways sta ons (six number- three with electronic whereby it was decided to eliminate the interlocking and other three with panel provision of at-grade level crossings on all interlocking), nine level crossings, a number new lines. This has hugely impacted the of major road over/under bridges over main earthwork quan es and the size of roads and waterway- highest being on Jhink structures in the first plan. Another challenge Nallah with a 7x24.4 meter span and pier was acquisi on of land and rehabilita on of height of 38 meters. The rail line is electrified the affected people for the 70 km rail corridor by two trac on substa ons and two up to the mine boundary, which passed transmission lines for trac on power supply. through 38 villages and 500 Ha land, including As more than six kilometer rail line is passing 400 Ha private, 90 Ha forest and 10 Ha Govt. through dense forest inhabited by wildlife, land. As the belt is largely inhabited, 45 four animal over passes were specially households had to be rehabilitated to make designed in in consulta on with Forest room for the rail corridor. A total of 1594 Department for the free movement of wildlife families were impacted in this project. across the rail corridor in their natural habitat.

Another unique feature of this line is that as a Currently, SRCPL line is serving only one part of rapid loading system, we have phased mine and once other coal mines are open up to provide retractable OHE under silo to in the area, there is a possibility of line on the eliminate the use of a separate diesel engine double lines of Gevra road - Champa double for loading opera ons. SRCPL shall be the first line sec on in Korba area, where more than company in India to have this innova ve 35 coal trains are being evacuated every day technology for coal loading. from SECL mines. The current capacity of the rail corridor is I wish to put it on record that all the team 14 trains each way, which can be increased to members have worked hard to make Sarguja 16-18 trains each way with a provision of Rail Corridor a reality with excellent record of another future sta on at Surta, which has workmen health and safety. The assets are been dropped at this stage and increased now ready for commissioning for regular train sec onal speed, which will be enhanced in opera ons. I congratulate everyone involved due course. Also to ensure minimal closure of in this journey of crea ng grand rail level crossings for the road traffic, all the gates infrastructure, which will go a long way in need to be interlocked with provision of track service of the na on for mee ng energy circuit and signals for the train opera ons. security needs. This was also dropped as a cost saving measure. - Yogendra Sharma

Remarkable Moments Engine Trial - Phase1



Buildings ALL-WEATHER BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES Promo ng Sound Opera ons without Infrastructural Hindrances Ramanujnagar Sta on building

Building all-weather structures in areas surrounded by a dense forest is a risky ordeal. And that is where our team's courage and convic on made a difference. Despite the challenges thrown by the terrain, weather and supply constraints, we together were able to design and construct several buildings and structures essen al for the railway project without any lapses or delays. Tarkeshwarpur Sta on building Our en re focus towards making the project func onally- opera onal to cater to the coal mining and fulfilling the transporta on needs across a rough terrain. The project would not be really func onal without fixed structures and buildings along the railway line. SRPCL line is one of the largest private railway lines in the country and as iden fied, there are a total of 7 crossing sta ons with proper structures designed as per Indian Railways Schedule. The crossing sta ons along the line are:



● Pasala construc on material supply challenges, ● Sonpur our team developed all the buildings ● Ramanujnagar required for streamlined opera ons. ● Surta (future sta on) Throughout the line, there are: ● Tarkeswarpur ● 17 TypeII & 2 TypeIII residen al quarters ● Shivnagar ● In-plant Yard at B class crossing sta on & in-plant yard ● Adequate service buildings at crossing The project required designing and erec on of residen al accommoda on sta ons as per Indian Railways buildings, service buildings at crossing standards sta ons and service and maintenance ● Several service & maintenance facili es facili es. Despite opera onal hurdles and Sonpur Sta on Building

SRCPL kilometers to 53 kilometers between Ramanuj Nagar and Tarkeshwarpur were RRVUNL was allocated Parsa East & under advanced stages of construc on. Kente Basin opencast coal mines that were located approximately 75 kilometers A 17 kilometer long rail line from from the nearest railway sta on- Surajpur. Tarkeshwarpur to the PEKB mine EC cleared the PEKB mines, paving way for boundary was required to connect the transporta on of coal from the mine to mines to the rail corridor. The rest of 5 TPS through pithead rail siding. kilometer long rail line was constructed in the mine itself for silo loading on land area SRCPL was responsible for acquired for ancillary purposes. The construc on of rail corridor that project completely eliminated the need connected Surajpur Railway Sta on to the for road transport for coal in the region as boundary of PEKB mines. Out of the 70 the coal will now be dispatched through kilometer long railway corridor, 53 pit head silo & railway wagons using the kilometers length was approved by SRCPL Rail Corridor. Regional Office MoEF (Bhopal) vide Order no- 6-CHC058/2012-BHO/1046 Dt, 20th Along-with SRCPL project a dedicated May 2014. wildlife conserva on plan was dra ed to protect the flora, fauna & bio-diversity of The 33 kilometer long stretch from the area. To make the plan effec ve, an Surajpur to Ramanuj Nagar Sta on was amount of INR 2.10 crore was sanc oned commissioned with a loading pla orm for the plan implementa on. having OHE and S&T facili es commenced in Oct 2014. Further, the stretch of 34 Specific measures were taken to ensure free movement of wildlife throughout the project length. Why is the Project totally jus fied? ● Protected forest areas in dense forest regions were avoided wherever possible. In fact, protected forests are

Flash-bu welding machine only 1/3rd of the total forest lands ● Loss of forest land was compensated used in the project. by providing equivalent land for afforesta on. ● The rail alignment of the project will serve as an evacua on path for all coal ● Other factors keeping in mind the coal- projects coming up in Hasdeo-Arand intensive nature of the region were Coalfield in future. This will reduce the kept in mind while planning for route need of road transporta on that will alignment. further reducing other environmental risks. ● No ecological sensi ve within 10 kilometers of the project site ● It was ensured that the railway line passed only through the forest ● A total of 496052 saplings were boundaries by marginalizing the proposed to be planted by providing applied area in every forest equal amount of non-forest area for compartment. planta on - Uma shankar

Track Works TRACK WORKS Opera onal-cri cal Process for Smoother Movement Tracks are the most essen al element opera onal bo lenecks were removed of a rail corridor. And when it comes to through dedicated leveling efforts but building tracks at harsh terrains, we have during the later stages, we all faced the learnt quite a lot while working on the problem of keeping up with the pace of 75.5 kilometer stretch of the SRCPL rail work to deliver on stringent melines. co r r i d o r. T h e b a s i c h u rd l e s a n d Track works: Phase-1

Track Layout The railway line is developed as per Indian Railway standards & specifica ons for Broad Gauge Track using 60Kg Rails on 1660/km sleeper density, pre- stressed concrete sleepers & 350mm ballast cushion for a max design speed of 100KMPH.

Realizing a Great Success Story During the later stage of the project when a majority of P-Way linking and fi ng work was to be completed, the team was required to weld a lot of joints through flash bu (FB) welding method and quite a few joints through alumino thermic (AT) process. Along with other methods of speeding up the work, con nuous monitoring on-the-field and hourly off-the-field monitoring played a vital role in ensuring that any issue leading to any kind of the an cipated delay is taken care right away. This is how the team handled the track welding issues in the most effec ve and efficient manner.

Track tamping machine

Challenges become smaller when tackled with positivity and even greater team! When I joined the group in June 2013, the top challenges comprised of engineering, contractual, execu on challenges and most importantly the interface from Railways and ge ng approvals from them. I am extremely glad for this opportunity to understand the importance of balancing land availability and project execu on with close coordina on and interac on with client organiza on, mining department. Despite other challenges including cash flow concerns, cancella on of mines by Supreme Court, the work con nued at its pace. Regular interac ons with RRVNL, Jaipur for the project had also been challenging all along in a difficult and remote terrain.

Phase 1 of the project was being the CAPEX figures high and made it executed with mul ple numbers of difficult to jus fy the high project CAPEX. agencies, running hundreds in numbers, The issue was resolved and scheme faced many challenges of ge ng parcels approved by Railways, with pure technical of land corridor for the rail alignment in jus fica ons and logics presented to bits and pieces. We all agree this kind of Railways escala ng to various levels of linear project would minimum require a Railway Board, GM-SEC Rly, Zonal and clear stretch of land available for 4 to 5 km Divisional offices. The resultant reduc on to progress the works. Unfortunately, in CAPEX on this account was about INR 25 things won't move the way we want rather crore. force us to change the path the way they happen on ground. Designing an EPC model of contrac ng mechanism with greater details of input Basing on the first cut info on the for facilita ng most compe ve bids project, I decided to go in to the following keeping in view the pains had in handling at micro level and worked out the the mul ple agencies in Phase 1 solu on. We reviewed and validated the execu on. The whole of Phase 2 was revised ver cal geometry of the balance divided and awarded to 2 major agencies Phase 2 alignment from 33 kilometers with the responsibility of civil, track, OHE onwards to have a techno economic and S&T works execu on, tes ng and solu on for the balance works of Phase 2. commissioning. This resulted in The revised alignment approach was considerable reduc on in deployment of approved by Railways. our own manpower resources compared to Ph 1. The real jus fica on for the demand from Railways for approving the grade SRCPL would be first project of its kind, separators in place of level crossings, having the Phase 1 on grade separators, EI electronic interlocking (EI) signaling S&T system and Phase 2 with level system, facili es required to be provided crossings and PI S&T system. at crossing sta ons etc. Phase 1 progressed on these approvals keeping - P V Rao

Over Head Equipment OHE & GENERAL ELECTRIFICATION Powering the Rail Corridor… The rail corridor is powered using 94 TKM conven onal overhead electrifica on that is fed using 1 TSS, 4 SSPs and 1 SP. Various opera onal hurdles had to be taken in considera on while laying the electric lines to remove chances of failure at later stages.

Overhead Electrifica on was done in three phases (parts) as below: ● Part- 1 from Surajpur Railway Sta on to KM 2.66 (SBC) ● Part- 2 from Satellite Sta on (Common point 2.66 km) to the end of common point at 60.58 km (JV Por on) ● Part 3- From common point at 60.58 km to dead end of Parsa Kente Collieries in plant yard of Adani Enterprises (73.55 km) Standard regulated type OHE that included 65 sqmm cadmium copper catenary & 107 sqmm hard drawn grooved copper conductor as contact wire were used. Further, the team developed OHE structures, OHE spans and founda ons keeping in mind the local wind pressure and soil bearing capacity.