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Issue 2 | July - Sept 2010

ENGINEERING

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Dear Colleagues,

I wish the UBEL family a very happy

and prosperous Diwali and the festive

season.

I am pleased to say that our company

has a ch i eved a r e venue o f

Rs.527 crores in F.Y. 09-10 with

16.34% growth from Rs.453 Crores

in F.Y. 08-09. The Company has

earned PAT of Rs. 31Crores in

F.Y. 09-10 with growth of 48% as

against Rs.21Crores in F.Y. 2008-09.

The earnings per share have risen to

Rs.17.98 from Rs.12.39 and the share

p r i c e h a s i n c r e a s e d f r o m

Rs. 121.15 to Rs.209.05. The net

worth of the company has also shown

robust growth with 43.31% increase

over previous year. The UBEL

management is determined to

continue this healthy growth in the

current year.

At the same time, the management is

taking necessary precautions to

alleviate risks associated with cyclical

nature of our existing business by

diversifying into different fields such

as focusing on international markets,

making a foray into roads and

infrastructure business, developing

state-of-the-art structural steel

UBEL - Poised forExponential Growth

fabrication shop and partnering with

the world's renowned manufacturers

of industrial plastic molded products

used in automotive and white goods

industry.

UBEL aims to cross Rs.5000 crore

turnover in the next five years. This is

possible only with concerted efforts of

employees at all levels. In order to

achieve company's medium term

plans, all divisional heads should make

a detailed plan of their resource

r e q u i r e m e n t s . R o l e s a n d

responsibilities of employees at each

level should be clearly defined and

circulated. Heads of departments

should ident i fy t ra in ing and

development needs of existing

employees and accordingly work on

improving productivity of each

employee.

I am confident we are about to

witness dynamic growth in the

coming years.

MP Sabnis, Chief Financial Officer

We have a healthy order book with

Rs.848 crore orders at closing of

F.Y. 2009-10 and orders worth

Rs.775 crore were received during

F.Y. 2009-10.

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Registers Impressive ResultsUBEL The UB Engineering Limited (UBEL),39th Annual General Meeting

(AGM) was held on 12 August 2010 at Pingle's Garden restaurant,

Anu Sakha Estate, 31/2, Koregaon Park, Pune 411 001.

Speaking during the occasion, Mr. SD Lalla, Chairman, mentioned

that UB Engineering has tremendous growth potential in the

coming years, with an order book aggregating to Rs. 848.20

Crores. He said that the increased focus on securing profitable

jobs, timely completion, controlling expenditure, optimizing

resources and reduced dependence on joint venture jobs have

reflected in the healthy bottomline.

As a part of its diversification strategy, UBEL has embarked into the

field of Heavy Structural Fabrication shop located at Durg in

Chattisgarh. UBEL is also envisaging entering in to infrastructure

business. UB Infrastructure, the 100% subsidiary of UBEL is in the

development and execution of infrastructure projects in India.

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I am confident we are about to

witness dynamic growth

in the coming years.

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I am proud to say that our in-house magazine is of a

superior quality and equal to the best in the industry.

I have was concerned when you took up the

responsibility of bringing out the magazine as we did

not have such a magazine in the organisation earlier.

It is needless to say that you have stood apart in your

efforts, which I understand made you spend many

sleepless nights and moments of worries. In fact, the

FACEBOOK, in it's first publication, has reflected a

very high quality of innovative ideas, appropriate

applications and superior editing. The first

publication shall remain a fond memory in the

history of our organization.

I sincerely applaud the good work executed by you

and your team and the same should remain an

inspiration for all of us in the organization. It is now a

challenge for you and your team to continue to be

innovative and achieve finer results in your future

editions. Keep increasing the number of feathers in

your cap !!

S Majumdar

Dy. General Manager-Projects, Burnpur

We heartily appreciate and thank for your sincere

efforts and pains for bringing out "Facebook" in a

very short time. We have gone through Facebook

which is indeed informative and would strengthen

the relationship amongst our staff. We assure you of

our best co-operation.

M.K. Chatterjee

Jt. GM- Admn.

Delhi Electrical Division

Letters to the Editor

In this world of digital cameras, all of us have become

adept at photography. Children as young as 5 years of

age are using cameras like experts, with fantastic

results ! In this issue of FACEBOOK we decided to have

a photograph contest. Please send in photographs

clicked by you or your family member on the following

topics: Nature | Architecture | Tourist attraction |

People

Conditions: The photograph should be original. It

should not be altered using any software. The entry

should be sent along with a description of the subject

of photograph.

Photography Competition

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E ditorial

Dear Colleagues,

Nice to be back again, after a hearty response to the Issue 1 of

our in-house magazine “FACEBOOK”. The quarter has been full

of activities with the sports, training programs, workshop on 7

habits, Accountants' Meet, CW Award Ceremony and Annual

General Meeting, 2010.

While we were sure that an in house magazine would be a great

medium for information sharing, we were not sure of the

participation from people. No sooner did we send out the appeal

for contributions, we were flooded with articles ! This was a

great motivator, and we set about preparing the magazine,

benchmarking it against the best in the industry. Since every

organization is made up of people and others are usually

interested in knowing about the company's employees and its

activities, a newsletter is certain to be a hit. I am proud to say that

we were able to accomplish this objective. We launched thFACEBOOK on 12 August 2010 at the hands of our Managing

Director, Mr. JK Sardana. That was a very special day for us!

We have also launched the Sports events in the company. It is a

pleasure to watch so many colleagues participate and take joy in

it.

It's Diwali time again! Diwali is one the most important, hugely

waited and immensely cherished festivals celebrated across

India. Diwali also popularly known as “Festival of Lights”. People

of different nationalities, races, religions and backgrounds come

together to share their joys generating a feeling of universal

brotherhood and inter-religious harmony.

With glow of Diyas, and the echo of the chants, may

happiness and contentment fill your life, wishing you a

very happy and prosperous Diwali!!

Happy Reading,

N Supriya , Editor

We look forward to your thoughtful responses and continued

support.

UBEL started erection of Blast Furnace

at the plant of SAIL at Burnpur, West

Bengal, about 16 months back. The

Blast Furnace is the first of its kind in

terms of size and capacity. The volume

is 4300 cu. Mtr. and the height is 105

m t r s , t o p r o d u c e

8000 MT of molten iron everyday on

commissioning. This is the biggest

Blast Furnace being constructed in

India. UBEL is constructing such

complete Blast Furnace along with

associated facilities for the first time in

its history.

The Blast Furnace, during operation,

will discharge gas of very high

temperature (app. 800°C) which is

collected from the furnace top. This

high temperature gas is channeled

through a single pipe, called

DOWNCOMR, from the top of the

furnace to Dustcatcher and thereafter

travels through cleaning equipment

for various interim uses subsequently,

as the temperature falls. This gas finally

reaches through duct lines to its

originating equipments, namely Hot

Blast Stoves, where it is reheated to

approximately 1200°C and resent to

the Blast Furnace. It is therefore of

utmost importance that the gas is

collected from the Blast Furnace as a

byproduct and reused efficiently. Thus

the role of the DOWNCOMER remains

crucial.

This DOWNCOMER is of gigantic size,

matching with the enormous

dimension of the Blast Furnace. Length

is around 183 ft, diameter is 11 ft.,

total weight being approximately

100MT and it is not a straight pipe. The

top end is bent at 41 degrees, with a

further upward rolling of 11 degrees,

resulting in a complex three-

dimensional shaped component. The

top (bent and rolled) end is matched

and attached with an angular nozzle at

the top of the furnace at a height of

310 ft. and the rear end with

Dustcatcher nozzle (150 ft.high), the

gradient becoming 46 degrees. The

erection has been done with a 1200

MT capacity crane, which is not easily

available in the country. To get a vivid

image of this installation, imagine

some people standing at a height of 30

storey building at one end and some at

the elevation of 14 storey building at

the other end, both on makeshift

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hanging platforms, nothing below

them, handling a 100 MT heavy pipe

hanging at an angle from a crane in air

for difficult matching and perfect

installation at both the ends, the lateral

distance between the two groups

being 105 ft., without any kind of

vertical support in between.

Completion of Downcomer erection is

considered the most critical milestone

of work for construction of a Blast

Furnace, since thereafter erection

activities are easy and not major. Last

available record for the duration of

downcomer erection is 11days . UBEL

did it in 7 days, from start to finish of

the erection activity !

It is also a record that UBEL has done

this erection in a single piece, with a

single crane and in one go, whereas

statistics say that in almost all cases it

has been done in more than one

pieces, with at least two cranes and in

2/3 attempts.

Almost a month's hard work for

assembly and preparation and around

118 hours of continuous backbreaking

efforts by our engineers, technicians

and workers during actual erection

remains the prime input towards this

maiden achievement of UBEL.

Is it not remarkable!!

S Majumdar,

Dy. General Manager – Projects

Burnpur – IISCO Steel Expansion

Project (SAIL)

YES ! We Construct History too…


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Landmark accomplishments

Pipavav :

Erection of 10 modules (8 Ton/Module approx.)

in a single day (July'10).

Erection of IP/MP Drum of 38.09 MT is

successfully completed as per our commitment

to M/s. BHEL (July'10).

Dariba :

Full load operation of Unit- I (July'10).

BFD Piping Hydrotest of Unit – II (July'10).

Boiler Lightup Unit –II (Aug'10).

Turbine set on Barring Gear of Unit –II (Sept'10).

Successful completion of Steam blowing 0f

Unit–II (Sept'10).

Hazira :

Achieved 2500 MT. Erection in Plate Mill Job in

a single month (Aug'10).

Highest Billing of Rs. 6.38 Crores in (Aug'10).

Warora :

Light up of Unit - II ( July'10).

Hydro Test of Unit –I ( Sept'10).

Latest update –Synchronization of Unit-II

(4th Oct'10)

V M Sastry, Vice President - Projects

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The project is located at Mahuakhraganj- Kashipur,

District - Udhamsingh Nagar.

The scope of work :

Construction of GRID substation of 220/132/33KV with 2

Nos. 100 MVA XEL & 02 Nos. 132/33 KV 80MVA XER.

No. of Bays : 220 KV - 07 Bays | 132KV - 10 Bays |

33KV – 13 Bays

Nature of job : Engineering , Procurement and Construction

(EPC) to be commissioned in 16.50 months. The value of the

project is Rs.74.98 crores.

Challenges of the Project

Due to land constraint, the layout of the substation and the

civil design were very critical as this area receives heavy

rainfall in monsoon. As the substation is located in a remote

village area the approach road of the project is critical.

The project is to be linked with upcoming 225MW combined

cycle power plant. This will fulfill power shortage to the

nearby industrial area in Uttarkhand.

N C Pandey, Sr. Vice President, Delhi Office

UBEL has achieved another milestone in the construction sector for its fastest growth. UBEL has been awarded “Third

Fastest Growing Construction Company” (Small category less than Rs.600 crores) as per the Construction World

Annual 2010 Study. The award ceremony was held on October 19, 2010 at Mumbai and the award was received by

Mr. J.K. Sardana, Managing Director at the hands of Governor of Maharashtra Shri K Sankaranarayanan.

On this occasion, we would like to congratulate all the employees of the company and appreciate their efforts to achieve

this recognition for the second time. We have no doubt that with the hard work and dedication of the employees, we

shall continue to scale greater heights. In fact, next year we should be aiming at the award in the Medium Category as

we are sure to cross annual turnover of Rs.600 crs.

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Power Transmission Corporation

of Uttarakhand Ltd.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

CW Award 2010


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Client : Bharat Heavy Electricals

Limited, Chennai

Scope : Handling at site stores,

transporation to site, erection,

testing & commissioning of 1 x

600 MW Boiler and auxiliaries at

Malwa, Madhya Pradesh.

Order value : Rs. 38.73 crores

We were preferred contractors on

the merit of our excellent

performance at North Chennai

TPP.

Client : Steel Authority Of India

Ltd, Rourkela

Scope : Mechanical erection,

testing and commissioning of

plant and equipment of BOF and

Caster under 4.2 MTPA Crude

steel expansion project at

Rourkela, Orissa

Order value: Rs. 22.70 crores

Client : SEPCO Electric Power

Construction Corporation,

Kamalanga

Scope : Erection works of BTG

areas of unit 1&2 for 4 x 350 MW

Coal based Kamalanga Thermal

Power Project at Dhenkenal,

Orissa.

Order value : Rs.76.29 crores

First association with SEPCO

which is the biggest Chinese EPC

contrator in India.

Client : National Projects

Construction Corporation

Limited, Faridabad

S c o p e : D e s i g n , s u p p l y ,

i n s t a l l a t i o n , t e s t i n g a n d

commissioning of flood lighting

system consisting steel poles,

cables, feeder pillars, luminaries

along with accessories and DG

sets. Construction of flood

lighting along Indo-Bangladesh

border in the state of Tripura.

Order Value: Rs. 80.86 crores

Type of project – Power Generation Plant “4 X 135 MW” Chinese plant total 4

Units.

The scope of work: Erection, Alignment, Testing and Commissioning of Boiler,

TG, Condensor, LP, HP Piping, ESP 1 & 4 for all four units, with BOP (CHP, RO

Plant, ETP, CTP, CW Pump House, inter connecting piping etc). All Electrical

(Including 220 KV Switchyard), I & C works.

The total project order is valued at Rs. 71.66 crores.

Project challenges:

Since the customer is a Chinese company, we had to build confidence in the

client by offering satisfactory solutions and good communication. Our rapport

with SEPCC resulted in additional work from CEPCC of unit 3 and left out jobs

of Unit 1 & 2 directly from KSK/WPCL.

We also earned credibility by completing incomplete jobs for Unit # 1 and 2

which were initially undertaken by the Chinese who could not complete them

due to visa problem of Unit # 1 & 2.

To ensure timely execution of the project we increased the manpower from

250 Nos. to 600 Nos. Initially and during peak period of Project from 600 Nos.

to 1370 Nos. with tools, machines, cranes and accommodation near plant

area.

It was very challenging for us to work under new working methods and new

terminologies like Setting – For Insulation, Heating Surface for Pressure Parts,

Kolu for Boiler, which were the Chinese words given in the drawings and

packing list.

G. S. Bhati, DGM - Projects

Prestigious Orders Bagged

A unique experience

WARDHA POWER COMPANY LTD.


The Accountants’ Meet was organized at Hotel thFariyas in Lonavala on 24 & 25 September 2010.

The conference was attended by accountants from

sites and head office. Project in-charges also joined

the conference and contributed their valuable

inputs. The main objective of conducting this

conference was to inform the accountants about the

status of migration from Tally to SAP, its progress

and to have general interaction with site

accountants for understanding their issues and

difficulties at operational level.

Mr. Harish Bhat, Mr. J.K. Sardana and Mr. M P Sabnis

graced the occasion.

Day 1 started with the presentation by Dr. Pratik

Surana on work life balance which was highly

informative. It was followed by a presentation by Mr. Vishnu Murthy on indirect taxation. In the evening there was an

entertaining show by Dr. Deepak Rao on Edu-training, a mind opening sessions which was enjoyed by one and all. The day

concluded with quiz, games and other fun activities followed by cocktail dinner.

Mr. Piyush Jana, Mr. M.K. Verma, Mr. M.V.Ramana and Mr. U.K.Sharma were recognized for their performance.

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A workshop on “Seven Principles of Effective Living” was

organized on Aug. 2nd & 3rd, 2010 at “The O Hotel, Pune

‘’, which was conducted by Mr G. U. Shriniwar, Director,

Trainman Associates.

The workshop dealt with the seven critical habits of

successful people

Habit 1 - Be proactive

Habit 2 - Begin with the End in Mind

Habit 3 - Put First Things First

Habit 4 - Think Win/Win

Habit 5 - Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood

Habit 6 - Synergize

Habit 7 - Sharpen the Saw

Accountants’ Meet 2010

UBEL has won the First prize for Excellence in Safety

Audit at site as well as the documentation.

Mr. NC Rath (Project Manager) and Mr. Sarwar Ali

(Safety Engineer) received the award at the hands of

Mr. A .V. Amarnath (Project Director) of ESSAR

Projects India Limited.

Safety Award Workshop on 7 Habits


Welcome to the UBEL family

We welcome you to the UBEL family and look forward to a long and enriching association.


Union Agreement

Mukeshbhai Panchal has joined UBEL as

DGM-Projects at Tirora site. He is D.M.E.

(Mech). He has 28 years of experience in

tendering, co-ordination, cost controling,

planning and management of projects. He

was associated with Petron Emirates

Contracting & MFG. Co.L.L.C. Dubai, UAE.

Shyam Kumar Singh has joined UBEL as DGM at Delhi office. He is M.E. in Project Engineering from BITS, Pillani (Rajasthan). He was associated with Luminous Engineering &Technical Services Pvt. Ltd. Noida. He has16 years of experience in design engineering electrical, planning & scheduling, start-up commissioning and site supervision.

Pradyot Kumar joined UBEL as GM –

Tendering & Contract at Delhi Office. He is

B.E. (Civil) from Bangalore University. He has

done M. Tech (Civil) from JRN Rajasthan

Vidyapeeth University. He has 18 years of

experience in construction and supervision of

Roads and Bridge Projects. He was earlier

working with Patna Highway Projects Ltd.

Through Gammon Infrastructure Projects Ltd.

K Venkatesan has joined UBEL as DGM– Marketing & BD at Delhi Office. He is B.E. (Electrical & Electronics) from Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli. He has 18 years of experience in the field of Marketing, Execution and Operation of various Electrical Projects. He was earlier associated with Alfa Power Engineers (P) Ltd. Chennai.

Deepak Nagraj has joined UBEL as GM –

Projects at HO Pune. He is B.E. (Mechanical)

from BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore.

He has over two decades of experience in

Project Management of EPC projects, BOP,

MEP works. He was in Indian Air Force for 6

years as Commissioned Officer. He was

earlier associated with ETA M&E Company,

Dubai.

The Company Management and Engineering Labour

Union (CITU), after negotiations, executed a Wage stSettlement for the period from 1 July 2010 and

th30 June 2013.

All these years the relations between the Union and

Management are quite cordial and both the sides

assured that the same will continue in the future too.

Com. Ajit Abhyankar-General Secretary – ELU(CITU)

and Com. J.C.Mahapatra, President – UBEL Unit have

signed the Settlement.

Mr.G.M.Bapat (V.P.-HR), Mr.J.K.Sadana (M.D.), Com.Ajit Abhyankar (General Secretary) & Com.J.C.Mahapatra (President)


Anjan Sinha Roy joined UBEL as Jt. General

Manager – Marketing and Business

Development in the month of August 2010,

at our Delhi Office. He is B.E. (Electrical) from

Calcutta University. A professional with more

than 28 years of vast experience in large

turnkey projects in Power Sector. Rich

experience in Project Management,

Construction Management & Project

Marketing and ability to handle large

projects. Earlier he was working with

Convertam India Pvt. Ltd. Gurgaon.


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2. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!

3. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

4. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.5. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and

worms like fried bacon.6. What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking

world is known as an "English kiss" in France.7. In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public

hanging for the murder of a child.8. A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut

off!9. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.10. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.11. There is a city called Rome on every continent.12. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!13. Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!14.Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious

admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.

50 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW

15. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London

16. Right handed people live, on average, nine y e a r s longer than left-handed people.

17. Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!

18. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!19. One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!20. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!21. The first known transfusion of blood was performed as

early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man.

22. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!23. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead

skin!24. The present population of 5 billion plus people of the

world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.25. Women blink nearly twice as

much as men. We will bring the remaining 25 useless facts for you in the next issue of Facebook...

Contributed byShuv Chakraborty, Jt. G.M.-Finance, HO Pune

governments to the four devastating hurricanes that hit their countries last year: while 2 million Cubans were affected by the hurricanes, there were only 7 deaths. In Haiti, there were 423 deaths reported among the 800,000 people affected by the storms. The Cuban disaster response system is one of the strongest in the world, with early warning systems which reach deep into communities.

Mobilizing funds to support victims of natural disasters—at least the big natural disasters which make headlines is usually easier than raising money for long-term actions to prevent large-scale casualties. Some relief agencies have adopted policies that 10 percent (or more) of the funds they raise to respond to disasters will be dedicated to risk reduction.

Reducing the risks of natural disasters saves lives as surely as sending in relief supplies after disaster has struck. Even as the international community springs into reaction to

respond to these recent devastating disasters, we should be preparing for the disasters to come and planning on how to reduce their human casualties. It's time to take disaster risk reduction seriously.

Contributed by

Sony Sharma, Procurement Assistant, Delhi Office

Natural disasters:

Thinking beyond immediate response

Tsunami in Samoa, massive flooding in Manila, earthquake in Sumatra – if you think there are more catastrophic acts of nature these days, you're right. In fact, the number of natural disasters has doubled in the past twenty years. Last year some 400 natural disasters affected over 200 million people, killing 16,000 people and displacing close to 50 million from their homes. And scientists tell us that disasters, particularly hydrometer logical disasters – flooding, cyclones, hurricanes, etc. – are likely to increase in both frequency and severity as a result of climate change.

The international system has a well-developed capacity to respond quickly to major disasters. But this takes time. Most of the lives saved in the immediate aftermath of a disaster are the result of local action – of neighbors pawing through rubble to rescue trapped victims, of local churches and mosques setting up systems to distribute food, of families opening up their homes to people whose houses are now under water. While most Western media attention focuses on the international response, much more should be done to support local communities to respond to disasters.

Communities may not be able to prevent torrential floods or hurricanes, but there are clearly steps they can take to reduce the impact of such disasters on their communities. Compare the response of the Cuban and Haitian


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Youth for Social Cause

Nirnay Rath, son of Mr. NC

Rath, Project Manager,

Hazira Site, has won several

prizes and medals in various

competit ions in quiz,

sports, painting etc. He won

the gold medal in skating

twice at the District level

and has completed four

hours of non stop skating at

Surat. Nirnay has also been

selected for auditions for

Jr. RJ by Radio Mirchi.

MV Kalyan Madhav, son of MV Rao,

Accounts Dept has developed a

Mobile Charger which uses solar

energy. The charger has been made

using a Solar Panel ( 20V output) and a

self designed circuit. The circuit is

developed to step down the output

from 20 Volts to 3.5 Volts, so that it

can be used to charge a mobile phone.

For his innovative idea, Kalyan was given a certificate of

appreciation by Department of Electronics &

Telecommunications, Sinhagad Academy of Engineering.

Innovation Solar Mobile Charger

Book Review

A graphic novel that re-imagines Delhi in 1970s. Imagine waking up one morning to learn

that all your rights as a citizen are suspended this moment onwards. Imagine living the

way the State tell you to - being told how, where and when to laugh, live or love. Imagine

constant surveillance - all your acts, words, thoughts watched, all forms of expression

subverted for the purpose of nation-building. ̀Work More, Talk Less’, yell microphones as

you walk down the streets ... But do not worry - Delhi is still calm. It is the India of mid-

1970s. Three young men with vastly different perspectives, but all dreaming of ̀ change’,

cross paths during this time. Do they sink as individuals or swim as a collective? Was

William Penn right to say that ̀Democracy dies in the hearts of democrats, before it dies in

the hands of a dictator’? Find out in Vishwajyoti Ghosh’s powerful graphic re-imagining

of one of the most seminal moments in the history of Indian democracy.

Contributed by

P Sandeep, HR Dept, HO Pune

Mr.Abhishek Mishra, son of Mr. A.K.

Mishra, (Project Coordinator -Kashipur

– PTCUL) has qualified for IIT-JEE

Exam-2009 and is perusing his B-Tech

in Electronics Engineering (3rd

Semester) from ISM- Dhanbad. While

he has many academic achievements

to his credit, he is also committed to

the social cause.

Students of ISM- Dhanbad have formed an NGO named FFI

(Fast Forward India ) to do something for people near ISM

& Dhanbad, which is run by students and for this they

contribute from their own resources and help received

from out side the ISM. Abhishek is a member of this group

and is actively involved in the social work.

We congratulate these students for their contribution to

the society and wish them the very best for future.

Multi Faceted Nirnay

KALEIDOSCOPE


Delhi Calm by Vishwajyoti Ghosh


Sports Hungama at UBEL

GM Bapat, VP - HR and Mr. VM Shastry, VP - Projects, hit the striker to kick off the carom competitions.

Sinhagad is a very famous fort in the vicinity of Pune. It is popular for a fun outing as well as for trekking. The fort is famous for the story of Tanaji Malusare, a trustworthy sainik of Shivaji Maharaj, who scaled this difficult fort. Tanaji Kada (cliff) is so called because this is the same steep cliff that Tanaji Malusare climbed with the help of a monitor lizard to win one of the most famous battles for Sinhagad to recapture the fort. He ultimately bought the fort in Swarajya but had to sacrifice his life. Sweet curd, buttermilk, Kanda bhaji and Pithle-Bhakari of Sinhagad is the main attraction for visitors. From here you get a panoramic view of the entire Pune city. Our trek to Sinhagad was not pre planned. One rainy day, around 15 colleagues decided to plan a trip to Sinhagad to experience the monsoon. We were excited as we were planning to climb by an uncommon route to reach the fort. Since it was a half day trek, not much preparation was required. We started early in the morning at 6:30am, reached the village called Aatkarwadi, by 7.15am and started climbing immediately. We reached the top by 10.00am. The trek was enjoyable with greenery all around. We did make a lot of stops on the way for photo sessions. One particular view was amazing. The whole valley was in the shade with the sun rays falling on a small area in the middle.

On reaching at the top of the hill, we had breakfast, tea and the famous Kanda Bhaji. Then we decided to see all the viewing points on the fort. Of all the places worth visiting, the wind point is the spot I liked most. At this point the force of the wind is so strong that it sometimes pushes you backwards in the direction of the wind. I sat there for

A Trek to Sinhagad Fort

5-10 minutes with my eyes closed, feeling the cold air and nature around me. It's was a wonderful experience.

On return journey we stopped at Khadakwasla Dam. The dam was a pretty sight with revelers enjoying the waves and eating corn! Away from the din of city life when you want to spend some moments of solitude, places like Khadakwasla become the perfect getaways. Khadakwasla is famous for a big dam which serves as the main source of water supply to the city of Pune. You can come here any time to make your weekends blissful. But usually the monsoon is considered to be the best time to visit when the nature is at its prime beauty.

N Supriya, Sr. Manager-HR, H.O. Pune

Sports bring freshness and joy to our otherwise busy lives. To balance the pressures of work life, we formed a Sports Committee headed by Ms. N Supriya for conducting the various sports activities like Carom, Chess, Football, Cricket, Badminton, Table Tennis and Swimming. Activities to be conducted during the year were planned and declared. We were surprised and overjoyed by the response we received from employees.

The sports event was launched with a carom tournament. The matches played with great enthusiasm, with the audience participating by cheering.

B a d m i n t o n a n d C h e s s competitions have already begun. We look forward to some exciting sports activities in the future.


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