SRCPL BOOK

Dedicated Efforts Made planning and execu on that made the the Impossible a Reality project a reality. The SRCPL siding starts from Surajpur To highlight the engineering Road Sta on to Parsa East & Kanta Basen successes, I would like to state that Jheenk and has a length of 75.5 km making it the Nallah bridge, one of the many bridges on longest private siding in the Indian the corridor, has a length of 184 meters Railways network. with 7 spans having a length of 26.2 meter span. The bridge has a maximum height of I was given an opportunity to handle about 35 meters and this is one of the the Sarguja Rail Corridor Pvt. Ltd. (SRCPL) many achievements of our team. project while the construc on of Phase-I was under progress and I feel proud to The teams that rendered their services handle this opportunity efficiently and am directly or indirectly on the project have grateful to the management to give me an done a fantas c job from the beginning opportunity to take care of this towards planning, engineering, design, challenging project amidst a difficult tendering & procurement and terrain. construc on in a remote area while following Indian Railway standard The project is constructed keeping in specifica ons. mind all the standard specifica ons laid down by the Indian Railways. Quality and Without a dedicated team effort this perfec on was focused at all points of project wouldn't have become a reality. My hearty congratula ons to everyone who have worked on this project. - KHS Rama Rao



Signaling & Telecommunication Per nent for Safe Passage and Faster Communica on between sta ons In a remote area, the importance of communica on devices cannot be overlooked. But when it comes to railways, signaling and telecommunica on equipment becomes more cri cal. Our team's proposal to upgrade the exis ng signaling arrangements at the Surajpur Road Railway Sta on was essen al for effec ve communica on between proposed sta ons, in-plant yard and takeoff point. Sta ons under Phase-I (upto Ramanujnagar) are equipped with electronic interlocking while others in Phase-II are equipped with panel locking signaling instrument. Signalling Relay room

What Worked in our Favor? I have been associated with the SRCPL Contracts were carefully formulated and Rail Project since beginning in various unique billing break-ups were developed roles and capaci es - commercial, that flawlessly worked throughout the contract administra on and lastly as a contract execu on and the body of the project director. Over the last seven years contracts could absorb all the shocks of frequent travels to Cha sgarh have been the post award changes. Even though the regular part of my life. The long and scope of the contracts was turnkey, we treacherous journeys to the project site were aware that blindly depending on the are now part of my sweetest memories of contractors would be a mistake. We direct interac on with nature. Now, when worked very closely with them and the project is reaching a successful involved ourselves wherever required in conclusion, it is certainly a ma er of great the interest of the project. sa sfac on and joy. Procurement of materials for railway Dealing with a large number of projects is not like other projects and contractors for railway works is extremely there are huge restric ons for private difficult and painful. Therefore, for the developers. Theore cally, materials like en re second phase, only two major sleepers and rails can be supplied to contractors were engaged on engineering, private companies only when the Indian procurement, and construc on basis. Railways don't need them. Similarly the contractors or subcontractors for signaling and telecommunica on and overhead electrifica on are to be approved by the divisional authori es, and when approved they possess the capacity to manipulate their own employers. These areas called

for careful and con nuous effort and developed, who con nuously and struggle. relessly worked to take care of the A er comple on of the first phase, the unending stream of problems. project team was reduced to about one The most important and effec ve third and the frac onal team was supposed to deliver the much bigger strategy was to ac vate the dynamic will assignment. The team worked hard, of the team by u lizing the tremendous ensured the highest quality and reported power of posi ve minds. The team did not all their concerns. They proved allow any nega ve thoughts to cross their themselves to be examples of hard work, minds. The seniors absorbed all the perseverance, dedica on, and pressure so that the team could work determina on. The challenge was big and without unnecessary interference and at the meline was seemingly unachievable. the same me no compromises were The deadline was not changed in spite of made with the necessary controls. The the delays in land acquisi on and posi vity yielded unforeseen results and arrangement of funds and the team dared the impossible was achieved. The rail to adhere to the commitment. corridor will benefit several future genera ons and shall also play a definite In the first phase we had encountered role in the development of the state of serious problems with respect to Chha sgarh and in na on building. I acquisi on of land and issues of the local really feel proud to be associated with the people. The land acquirement for the project. second phase was much more complicated especially the forest lands - Kailash Varma and certain village areas. Therefore a dedicated and more efficient team was

Safety EXEMPLARY SAFETY MANAGEMENT Great Projects Succeed with Strong Security Measures Ensuring safety of men, machine and Since 2016, approximately 8.5 million environment during the construc on of man hours were exhausted on the rail rail corridor in dense forest areas was corridor project. Safety was always a extremely challenging for the team. As the priority for our project team. Our tribal popula on's livelihood and dedicated safety officers and engineers emo ons were a ached to the forests, ensured safety of every worker through safety measures became more cri cal. enthusias c ini a ves, dedica on and proper safety training to unskilled manpower resources. Track linking works

Major Safety Concerns & Opera onal The project was an enlightening Hazards ini a ve for everyone on the team where ● Deep excava on innova ve techniques such as using rail ● Rock blas ng mounted scaffolds for OHE erec on, ● Bridge construc on safety training for tribal popula on, ● High-vehicle movement mo va onal programs, green ini a ves, ● Ecological & environmental factors etc. helped in making the SRCPL project a ● Materials handling success on safety parameters. ● Wild animals

On-ground hard work that fuelled the project throughout



SRCPL Rail Corridor: A Modern Engineering Marvel The implementa on of SRCPL rail About 140 small and large bridges have corridor extending over a linear stretch of been constructed in the alignment and the li le over 75 km is a success story of sheer bridge over Jheenk Nallah at a height of 40 hard work and commitment of the en re meters is a classic example of state-of-the- project team and all round support of the art technology for civil construc on top leadership team. engineering. The construc on of the rail link between The construc on team overcame PEKB Mine and Surajpur Road Sta on had a extreme challenges faced on the journey major challenge of acquisi on of private with sheer guts, determina on and land from almost 1600 owners spread over commitment at part with the very best in more than 80 villages. The relentless efforts the business. There had been some anxious of the team during all the stages of moments when uncertainty loomed large obtaining cri cal 'No Objec on Cer ficate' over the fate of the project due to the from all the Gram Sabhas, physical nega ve environment developed because possession and dealing with umpteen of the cancella on of the coal block. But the number of land related issues were en re team remained mo vated even exemplary. during that period and worked at the tremendous pace especially during the last The rail corridor laid over an extremely 9 months to achieve this historical piece of difficult terrain is a real engineering marvel. engineering.

The Rapid Landing System (RLS) with a I extend my hear est congratula ons to silo of 4000 ton capacity will load coal at a one and all for crea ng this wonderful piece height of 56 meters from the integrated coal of engineering marvel in the form of SRCPL handling and processing plant and load the rail corridor. en re train of the moving rail wagons in an hour. The silo is facilitated by a retractable - Satyaprakash ca nery to provide electrical power to the engine of the train below the silo and it will be one of its kind in the country to be used in the history of Indian coal mining. The mining project team did a marvelous job in close coordina on with the construc on team to complete the infrastructure in a difficult environment. The Sarguja Rail Corridor has created immense opportuni es for opening this Hasdeo-Arand coal field for efficient u liza on of huge reserve and will play a significant role in ensuring energy security for the country.



Achievements Our Collec ve Efforts made us a worthy Achiever - The milestones we achieved together ● Longest private rail siding connec ng to Indian Railways Network- 75.5 km. ● Fully-func onal freight rail sliding with six crossing sta ons, nine level crossings, trac on sub sta ons, transmission lines, animal overpasses, bridges, under and over bridges. ● Equipped with rapid loading mechanism with retractable OHE under silos to eliminate the need of diesel engine for coal loading. ● Capacity to handle 14 trains either way each day Ramanujnagar Train opera ons

Extraordinary Team with Remarkable Conviction

HOWE Site project team







At ini al stages, when we started land acquisi on for SRCPL, the project had ght deadlines, faced a number of uncertain es, complex land acquisi on and R&R issues. We, as a team, decided to list down all the problems and resolve them with 'one-step-at-a- me' approach. As the project progressed, our strategy worked wonders and set an example of excellent team work. We were successfully able to claim possession of more than 100 Ha of already acquired land, develop long term lease deed of more than 280 Ha of tenancy land and acquire more than 10 Ha of land through a new LA Act and equal amount of addi onal land for smooth construc on. With every step we took, it was a pleasant mystery unfolding on field as the team was ge ng charged up with every step to resolve issues spread across more than 30 villages falling in the line. - Vaibhav Alsi

Journey of the SRCPL through and technical specifica ons of each and the Lens of the Project Manager every item. With the support of the management, we were able to do it in- Here it begins, during an interac on house. We are proud that contracts ll date during a job interview; an interviewer are func oning without any major issues. informed me that SRCPL Ph-IIB and Ph-IIC During the comple on of tendering has great difficul es such as dense forest process, I informed the management that it area with social disturbance, high banks and was me to transfer me on-site to take up bridges. I immediately accepted the the project. challenge and asked him to send me Surajpur at the earliest. Since engineering Jheenk Nallah was on a cri cal path of for the project was under progress, I was the project and was also the longest lead posted at Ahmedabad to finalize the bridge hence we decided that the contract decisions related to loca on survey, for the same should be awarded separately alignment and its levels so that the tenta ve before the finaliza on of all other EPC GADs for the bridges could be prepared for contracts. Another challenge for this project the tendering process. The management was the possession of land systema cally decided that all contracts will be awarded through land acquisi on process. Being a on an EPC basis and no item rate contracts linear project there were 26 villages will be awarded. As this was the first major through which the railway line construc on EPC contract to be prepared, the major was to be started. In case of Phase-II, we challenge was the prepara on of tender decided to take land possession from one document, dra ing its terms and condi ons end gradually and trenches along the land were constructed to avoid any conflicts at later stage. Before the contractor mobilized for the construc on of Phase-IIA, we could manage almost half of the land through land acquisi on process. The decision to construct animal overpasses (AOPs) was incorporated during forest clearances. However the loca on and

width of the AOPs were decided at very later the rail line under them within the period of stage of the project in September-2017, 5 months post-monsoon. Owing to the during that me the monsoon was on peak con nuous support and encouragement of in in this area. At that me one of the the management and dedicated efforts of greatest of the challenges was to construct the team, we could tackle these challenges these bridges and construct the railway line and complete these milestones within the through Salhi village area without shi ing originally commi ed meline. the date of commissioning of the project. We could manage this by means of value The project has been challenging in engineering and a dedicated team effort. As terms of the terrain, remote loca ons, high a special ini a ve, we also took a decision to embankments, deep cu ngs and high construct all weather roads all through the bridges. Before the start of the project we alignment so that the majority of the minor had a team mee ng and we decided to bridges and road under bridges (RUBs) were deliver the best quality product for the constructed before the end of monsoon. company and for the future India. I am This allowed us to start unhindered proud to lead a team which delivered their earthwork for embankments to meet the best. Such infrastructure projects give the boost to the economy, development of the melines. There was another big challenge region. of rehabilita on of 26 families in Salka village area. The same was done efficiently Lastly, I would like to say that despite of by the close coordina on of construc on various challenges we faced, the project has team and land team. We could manage to been delivered within the meline and have the possession of such land only in July without any cost overrun. I would like to 2017. There was another huge challenge of thank the management headed by Shri U.V. seeking various approvals from SECR and Phani Kumar and AEL for their con nuous NHAI for the construc on of ROB-114 support and encouragement to HOWE where the size of the bridge increased to throughout this project. I wish a great almost three folds from originally planned success to SRCPL for future endeavors. size of the bridge. Technically speaking, it was close to impossible to construct all Best regards, these addi onal structures and commission - Jitendra Barve

Management has shown confidence on poli cians. We provide bridges at me. The team provided to me was very reasonable places so villagers should not good. This proved another feather in my face problem due to railway line. cap. The Land acquisi on was not only a big challenge but the challenge was possession The railway line was passing through of the land. Management gave support on forest. The Tribes have sen ments and every step and shown confidence on my religious a achment with the Forest. They decisions making capacity. protested for tree cu ng. We convinced them and found a way so they can perform During Possession handing we found their rituals as well as can provide way for that the land is in possession to someone our railway line. else and owner is someone else. This is mainly due to revenue records which are Forest Clearance takes years' me, but not update. To overcome this problem we in this project we have completed it in very play a role of mediator and solve the short me of 6 months. And we have problem without any court case. brought permission for start the construc on from Forest official well before During possession in Zick river, the FC. construc on team has demanded some addi onal land. We provide them with the We faced a legal problem of un- consent of villagers. For which we paid surveyed land. Land which is neither under money to them in advance. forest and nor under revenue department. The solu on to this problem was very tough Poli cians ins gate people for deferent and me taking. At least 4 to 5 years were unreasonable demands. Villagers required to establish the legal status of this demanded bridges in different loca ons on land. But we manage the local villagers and ins ga on of local contractor and got possession same me to avoid the delay in construc on. This not only saves billions of rupees of our company. Total 4 KM of length is un-surveyed land. Villagers especially in this phase were aware about the LA rules. Due to strong opposi on of these villagers one project of a

power plant is closed in this area. The villagers have high greed this makes a great challenge to us. But we manage them so well that we did not face any problem and opposi on. One of the most cri cal problems was to shi 34 houses. Few of them are on Govt. land and rest on private land. Shi ing with usual R and R technique is long process. So with consent of management we had a mee ng with villagers and convince them to shi away from land in a very short me. Land acquisi on of Salhi was another challenge. Villagers had not allowed any one for survey even. From the beginning the survey was pending and villagers were against the Railway line. But with con nuous effort they not only agree for LA but help in construc on also. The delay in LA was another worry for management. This may result delay of two years in line. At least one year was required for LA and then another year for construc on. So I talked to District administra on and Villagers and decided to give part of compensa on in advance to villagers and villagers will give possession along with consent to work. This made the line completed at this me. - Anand Vibhor

I really appreciate the efforts put up I joined SRCPL project in November by the project team during the en re 2016, I started by heading the Bilaspur span of SRCPL rail project. Our deadlines office of the SRCPL project. I was for this project had been challenging and responsible for taking care of OHE and were also cri cal. The team had to stretch S&T func on. Challenges were huge in and pu in a lot of extra me, beyond the terms of seeking fast track approvals from call of duty, and this truly helped in railway office. I like to share one of my ensuring that we achieved benchmarks in the s pulated experiences about how we did it... !! me frame. I am happy to see the result of all the hard work in the form of this grand success. The leaders did a Our melines were very ght and this bridge was on great job in passing on their talents and skills to the team the cri cal path where I was not allowed to miss even a and we all look forward to future projects with great single hour of our schedule. The issue involved enthusiasm. In the end, I feel privileged to be a part of this stakeholders such as Bilaspur Railway regional office, SEC wonderful team. Railway Head quarter, NH regional office at Raipur, NH MoRTH office at Delhi, exis ng contractor of NH and - Sanjay Kumar Gupta consultant from NH and Railways. Our Project Coordinator Mr. Trupesh Patel from head office, Project Associa on with SRCPL Project is an Manager Mr. Jitendra Barve from Surajpur, Project once-in-a-life me and an unforge able Director Mr. Kailash Varma, and our CEO Sh. U V experience. There are many incidents Phanikumar were given almost hourly updates on the that I remember while being a part of this progress and any of the issues that were coming on my pres gious project – arranging way and they all helped me throughout the me to de- contractors meet at site for prepara on of bo leneck any of the poten al bo lenecks. Upon list of suitable contractors for various receiving the needful clearances from all concerned categories at ini al stage, detailed pre-qualifica on stakeholders we could obtain the approval in Oct-17 process for short-lis ng of bidders, site visit with all the where construc on team was ready with all resources to short-listed bidders while being completely wet in the start the ac vi es. Today, with the dedicated efforts of heavy rain, walking on slippery and muddy roads at site, our construc on team lead by Mr. Barve, the bridge is changing of model for award of contract from prevailing opened for road traffic. item rate to EPC mode, frequent site visits for resolving various issues at site, etc. It was the only occasion in my This is the example of the fact that through the life when I accompanied Shri. Kailash Varma to a challenges are huge and tough but the team that works as contractor's office for discussion, nego a on, finaliza on, one unit, can make anything possible. prepara on and issuance of 'le er of intent' for the most cri cal part of the project – 'Construc on of Jhink Nallah Another one of our achievements is that, in SRCPL Bridge'. I would like to convey my hear est Ph-1 there was a me lag of almost 4 to 6 months between congratula ons to all the team members of this project commissioning of track and commissioning of OHE where for their noteworthy contribu ons and dedicated efforts as in case of Ph-II, with the help of the team effort, we that led to the successful comple on of the project. could manage to complete the OHE works along with the track, in fact in many of the patches we could complete - Saikat Pal the OHE works even before the track work comple on. I like to men on Mr. Jarnail Singh Rana and my rest of the OHE and S&T team who did their best, just like rest of the construc on team to make this dream come true. This team is One, i.e from the head office at

Ahmedabad to Bilaspur to Surajpur. It has worked as the Single Unit with an equal enthusiasm and passion, i.e. from a Supervisor to CEO level. No one ever men oned that it's not my Job, they always owned the work, supported each other through thick and thin and worked as One unit with equal passion. When I joined this team, the CEO Sir introduced me as a “Super Hero” for OHE and S&T, I hope I did jus ce to that nickname. Loved it ! Congratula ons and Best wishes to the en re team - Sanjay Pathak The target comple on date for commissioning of SRCPL Phase-II has been managed well within the Although I was not fully involved in schedule. Despite numerous challenges, the project is completed well-within the scheduled me line and the Surajpur Railway Project, but approved budget which is the direct result of the honest efforts of all the team members across departments. We whatever the associa on I had with this were required to add a number of bridges commi ed during the se lement of Salhi Village, add several project will always remain in the memory. animal over passes (AOPs), increase the sizes of the bridges due to the revised standards of NH. All these In Phase-1 project, I got involved for challenges increased the scope of work. The team did put its best efforts to reduce cost by carrying out value assessment of change management addi on e.g. change of signaling and telecom system from electronic interlocking to panel interlocking. whereby I was at site for almost a week Owing to the results of the efforts put in by the technical and commercial teams, we succeeded in all our me. I was also associated with the project in the Phase-2. endeavors. When the project was halfway through, I got involved in Some of the major challenges faced during the project also included the se lement of Salhi village and handling claims, change management and closure of old handing over of land by January-2017, approval related to forest area, obtaining permission from Railway board contracts that offered a great learning opportunity.” and for procurement of sleepers, approval by NH & Railway authority for the construc on of ROB-114 and decisions learning to me. In Phase-2 I have seen a big sea change in related to animal over passes. I'm thankful to the management for providing me a unique opportunity to contrac ng philosophy wherein only two major agencies work for SRCPL Project. were involved compared to no. of agencies in Phase-1. On “A beau ful thing that has been surrounded around SRCPL team is the fact that, it has been target driven, comple on of the project, I congratulate each and every cohesive, and bonded with the love & affec on for the organiza on and also for each other. That has been the member for their valuable contribu ons to make it source for the team to remain passionate about achieving the goals.” successful. - Devendra Thakar - Trupesh Patel SRCPL, a project that paved new dimensions towards widening my horizon in railway projects. It had its own uniqueness in terms of loca on, the quantum of work, material sourcing issues, ght execu on melines and budgetary constraints; however, in spite of these challenges the project has truly stood out just like the tagline 'Great thought , great execu on'. This project has elevated benchmark for HOWE as a project management consultant at large. Wishing hear est congratula ons to all the team members. - Taha Masvi

Our proud Partners Share their Stories Vijay Nirman Company Pvt. Ltd. expresses its and expedi ous resolu on of all the issues. We sincere gra tude and apprecia on to the would also like to thank the team of contract and chairman and SRCPL team for gran ng an commercial department headed by Shri Kailash opportunity to par cipate in part execu on of the Varma for mely resolu on of design, material pres gious infrastructure project of building a 76 acceptance and commercial issues. His sheer kilometer long railway line in a challenging dedica on has served as an indispensable support environment under a demanding meline. at all mes. The project team comprising members of execu on, quality, survey, safety & It is a privilege to associate with SRCPL that logis cs departments at the site func oning has set global standards in execu on of mega under Shri Jitendra Barve and land team infrastructure projects and made stellar func oning under Sri. Anand Vibhor are also to be contribu on to the growth of India. thanked for displaying highest order of professional excellence and coopera on that Substan al work of laying the 31 kilometer facilitated VNC to achieve challenging targets. long track including earth work, bridges, P-way, OHE & S&T by VNC in record me is the result of Congratula ons on successful comple on of coopera on and mely help received from the Sarguja Rail Corridor Project in a challenging project team of SRCPL. It is an epitome of environment and within the s pulated me teamwork and professionalism displayed by one frame. and all. In par cular we would like appreciate and thank especially Shri Phani Kumar ,CEO, for - A.V.V.V. PRASAD providing guidance, displaying required proac ve

We express our gra tude and sa sfac on at The task of signaling was a typical proposal for being associated with the project for Sarjuga Rail SRCPL as it was required to convince railways to Corridor Pvt. Ltd. which has been successfully accept relay interlocking for phase-II whereas the completed. SRCPL phase –I is with electronic interlocking. The immediate and significant challenges in The concept of the project execu on on EPC comple on of this works were ge ng civil access basis was a new concept for our Railway projects at me, laying of cable throughout the stretch in but with the support of all the team, we accepted difficult areas with land issues while parallelly the new type of Contract. working with other teams and mee ng ght schedule without compromising on safety and With the con nuous involvement of Resp. quality standards. Shri Phani Kumar & his competent team, we could complete the project as desired in-spite of all the The signaling system was ready for topographical, logis cal and local challenges that commissioning within one month of full access to came our way. We are pleased to inform that we the site from civil perspec ve. Shivnagar sta on also achieved 5 million lost me incident free man was in commissioning stage within two months of hours at the project. the approval of signaling plan when generally this type of work takes minimum 6 months. We would be happy to be associated with more such challenging projects with your group in - Birju Thacker the future. - K.J.Rawal

It was in April 2013 that we came to know that convinced the top management of PMC that in SRCPL was se ng up a 76 km private siding for spite of having no experience (as a company) we transpor ng coal from a mine in Chha sgarh. We could deliver an electronic interlocking system for saw this as an opportunity get our first the 4 sta ons in Phase-1 of the SRCPL Project. independent order for Quatro Rail. Quatro Rail Despite numerous hiccups, we had the steadfast was incorporated in June 2012 and started support from PMC and finally delivered our opera ons in Oct 2012. During the ini al months promise in Oct 2015. We eventually bagged an we were using our exper se to consult foreign and order for the construc ng the trac on sub-sta on Indian companies and knew that we soon had to at Tarkeshwarpur for the SRCPL project, as well. get into the systems integra on business to Today, we are truly proud to have played a small survive in the Signaling and Telecommunica on part in building of this massive infrastructure domain. Offering our 120+ years of collec ve project as it nears frui on. We will be proud and experience as the only available calling card, we happy to be able to play similar parts in future landed up one warm morning at the PMC office in projects of the group, whose vision in shaping in Mithakali, Ahmedabad. We had not met anybody the country's infrastructure is second to none. We but had spoken over the phone to solicit an wish the SRCPL project a grand success! appointment with Mr Kailash Varma. This turned out to a turning point for us as that day we - Quatro Amitava Majumdar Partho Mullick S Lahiri Subroto Chaudhury

We feel proud of working with an esteemed We were successful in comple ng various company such as SRCPL. We carried out the tasks related to tracking, signaling and pres gious project of construc on of railway electrifica on for the SRCPL rail corridor. We embankment and minor bridges- CH from 00 successfully executed a pres gious project kilometer to 16 kilometer including shi ing of \"Supply, installa on, tes ng and commissioning exis ng electric line and other miscellaneous of outdoor system of four sta ons Surajpur Road works during the year 2012-2014. Sta on, Pasla, Sonpur and Ramanujnagar for signaling & telecommunica on works of new BG The project was completed within s pulated line from Surajpur sta on to Ramanujnagar in me frame without compromising on quality. The South East Central Railway in the state of first trial run of the rail engine completed Chha sgarh, India, for SRCPL.\" We wish SRCPL successfully on CH 00 to 16 kilometer and same is great success in all their future endeavors. successfully con nuing ll now. - SD Sharma The above project was a startup for us for a major value from where we gain higher turnover for future railways, highways and other infrastructure works. We wish success to the company in all its future endeavors. - JP Wasson

The Success of Adani SRCPL is a Result of Passion, Conviction & Positive Attitude SRCPL rail corridor is an extraordinary completed despite all the odds and project in every aspect and is a true challenges faced by every internal and tes mony of the impact of collec ve external stakeholder associated with the teamwork. The unique challenges owing to project. the remote loca on made this project a risky affair. Problems related to land When I joined HOWE (formerly known acquisi on, material sourcing, hiring the as PMC Projects, Project Management right talent for a remote loca on; budgetary Consultant for SRCPL), Phase-I was constraints and ght deadline kept on piling completed halfway through. Being at a up making the whole affair a magnanimous remote loca on amidst dense forests, it was ordeal. But all the challenges together a challenge to a ract right talent and retain paved way for a greater opportunity, to them throughout. make way for success by overcoming hurdles and make something concrete out Also, Phase-I was executed as a strategy of the challenges thrown at the team. to engage mul ple contractor based on the budget, resource & loca on constraint. I am proud to say that the project is now Despite all challenges Phase-I was delivered as per the expecta on. Nevertheless, it

“Before you are a Leader, Success is all About Growing Yourself. When you become a Leader, Success is all about growing Others.” served as a learning experience and so for concrete impact. Everyone was kept Phase-II, instead of hiring mul ple mo vated to keep their passion ignited and contractors, EPC contractors were hired to it is the result of collec ve mo va on complete the next phase to improve efforts that the team and contractors coordina on and communica on. con nued being bound closely through a string of posi ve a tude, that this grand Every member of the team took it upon project became a reality. I would like to himself to learn from the challenges of the extend a note of thanks and congratulate past and create a smooth path to accelerate everyone who was an integral cog in the the pace of comple on. The team's joint SRCPL machinery. effort, posi ve a tude and commitment towards mely delivery were a cornerstone Last but not the least, we are thankful to in making this project a reality. Adani group for giving Howe India an opportunity to steer the project from All the challenges during the tenure of incep on to commissioning as their project the project were handled by the team in management consultant/owner's engineer. their own stride and coordina on among stakeholders was improved to make a - U.V. Phani Kumar

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