VISION

NAVA BHARAT Volume No.23, No.4 January – March, 2018

Inauguration of the Kitchen

setup in association with Akshaya Patra Foundation for supporting the

Mid-Day Meal Programme of the Government of Telangana

NEWS INSIDE…..

Awards & Achievements

Our Pleasure

Projects – Domestic

Training

Management Systems

Celebrations

Social Development

Education

Think About It

Laughing Corner

Farewell

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Awards & Achievements

The Odisha Works received four “State Safety Awards” from The Directorate of Factories & Boilers

(DOFB), Government of Odisha” under the Government Award Scheme.

The Awards received under this Scheme were;

1. 1st Prize for “Lowest Severity Rate of Accidents” for the year 2014.

2. “Best Performance in Safety & Environment” for the year 2015.

3. 1st Prize for “Lowest Weighted Frequency Rate of Accidents” for the year 2016.

4. 2nd Prize for “Longest Accident Free Period” for the year 2017.

Further, the employees of Odisha bagged various awards under the Sponsored Award Scheme

from DOFB. The awards received under this Scheme were;

1. “Best Safety Officer of the State” for the year 2015 - Mr.Dillip Kumar Baral, Chief Manager-Safety.

2. “Act of Bravery for saving Life / Avoiding Accident & or Dangerous Occurrence inside the

Factory Premises” for the year 2015 - Mr.Prasanta Kumar Moharana, Assistant Manager-DM

Plant, Mr.Jitendra Pradhan, Operator-DM Plant, Mr.Sujit Kumar Swain, Fire Emergency Crew,

Mr.Tapan Kumar Mahanta, Fire Emergency Crew.

The Awards were given away, during the State Safety Awards function organized by DOFB, at

IDCOL Auditorium, Bhubaneswar, by the Chief Guest Sj. Susanta Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State for

Labour & Employees State Insurance Corporation, Govt. of Odisha, on 10th March. Smt. Anu Garg

(IAS), Principal Secretary, Labour & ESI Department, Govt. of Odisha, was the Guest of Honour on

this occasion.

The awards comprised of a shield and a certificate.

1st Prize for

Lowest

Severity

Rate of

Accidents

1st Prize for

Lowest

Weighted

Frequency

Rate of

Accidents

2nd Prize for

Longest

Accident

Free Period

Best

Performance

in Safety &

Environment

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Best Safety Officer

of the State, 2015

The four Employees who received “Act of Bravery Award” for the year 2015

from DOFB, Government of Odisha

Achievement of Nava Bharat Eye Centre (NBEC), Paloncha

In the words of Dr. Gullapalli N. Rao, Founder-Chair, LV Prasad Eye Institute;

“The NBEC, Paloncha has done exceedingly well in the just concluded financial year with total

outpatients of nearly 35,000 and over 4,000 surgical procedures. These included some major

procedures like corneal transplants and stem cell transplants. Over 60 per cent surgeries were done

free of cost yet the cost recovery for operating expenses was well above 100 per cent. This way,

the Centre has become an optimal model for delivery of secondary eye care services.

Thanks to you for your continued support to keep the services current.”

The Management appreciates the gesture of Dr. Gullapali N. Rao and compliments their team at

NBEC, Paloncha.

Awards & Achievements Contd…

Mr.M.S.R.K.Prasad, Senior Manager (Cane), Sugar Division, Samalkot, was presented the Sri (Late)

C.V.N. Raju Memorial Prize for the Best Extension Worker for the year 2016-17, at the 59th Kisan Mela

Celebrations held at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Anakapalle, on 29th January 2018. The

award comprised of a memento & certificate.

During the Financial Year 2017-18, 95,301 MT of Silico Manganese was produced by FAP (T), the

highest ever production achieved since inception of the Company.

During the crushing season of 2017-18, 4,64,583 MT of Sugarcane was crushed, which is the 2nd

highest in Sugar Division’s history. The highest Sugar Cane crushed in the history of Sugar Division

was 5,83,267 MT during the crushing season of 2006-07.

The Management congratulates the staff of Odisha Works, FAP (T) & Sugar Division for their

achievements.

Sujit Kr. Swain Jitendra Pradhan Prasanta Kr. Moharana Tapan Kr. Mahanta D.K. Baral

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Our Pleasure

A two-member team from Toyota Tsusho

Material Incorporated, Japan visited our

Paloncha Works, in March. The team was

impressed with the housekeeping, greenery

and CSR activities of Paloncha Works.

The CSR Committee (constituted at the Board

level) consisting of Mr.D. Ashok, Chairman,

Dr.D.N. Rao & Dr. C.V. Madhavi, Independent

Directors, visited Paloncha Works, in January.

The Committee reviewed the status of the

implementation of CSR projects taken up by

the Company in and around Paloncha. As

part of the review, The Committee visited the

RO Water Plant at Machinapeta Thanda,

Kitchen established in association with

Akshaya Patra Foundation, Women

Empowerment Centre, Nava Bharat

Vocational Institute, etc. The Committee also

witnessed the demo on K-Yan, Hand Wash

facilities, Mobile Science lab practical classes

and the role play by students of

Supplementary Spoken English Course.

Projects - Domestic

Replacement of heating medium for

concentration of Spent Wash

The concentration of Spent Wash in the

Evaporation Plant was being done with the

steam generated from the 8 TPH Distillery

Boiler. Now the same is being done with the

vapours from the Rectifier Column of 20 KLPD

Atmospheric Distillation Plant. This has resulted

in savings of 1500 MT of coal per season.

The team of Toyota Tsusho Material

Incorporated, Japan, along with key FAP (T) &

Corporate Office staff

CSR Committee, at the Nava Bharat Vocational

Institute, along with senior officials of the

Company

Dr. D.N. Rao, Member

of the CSR Committee

witnessing the role

play, in English, by the

students who

underwent the

Supplementary Spoken

English Programme

conducted by the

Company

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Training A Workshop on “Fly Ash Utilisation” was conducted at Odisha Works, by Fly Ash Resource Centre (FARC), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) Odisha, Bhubaneswar, on 12th March. Dr. D.K.Behera, Senior Environment Scientist, SPCB, Bhubaneswar, Dr.B.B.Dash, Regional Officer, SPCB, Angul, Mr.Shailendra Nayak, General Manager - District Industries Centre, Angul and Mr.Santanu Mishra, Advisor, FARC, spoke on this occasion. The representatives from major power generating companies, like NALCO, TTPS, NTPC, GMR Energy, JITPL, Bhushan Energy and Fly Ash Bricks Manufacturers Association of Angul & Dhenkanal, participated in the programme. Mr. Y. Pattanaik, Vice President & Mr.D.K. Baral, Chief Manager, Safety, of Odisha Works attended an International Symposium on Safety and Health 2018, titled “Vision Zero - From Problems to Practical Solutions” organized by Labour & ESI Department, Government of Odisha, in collaboration with German Social Accident Insurance and International Social Security Association, at Bhubaneswar, on 22nd & 23rd February. During the Symposium, stress was given on implementation of Zero Harm at the work place in all sectors including manufacturing.

Workshop on “Fly Ash Utilisation” in progress at

Odisha Works

International Symposium on Safety and Health

2018 in progress

Mr. Y. Pattanaik, Vice President, Mr. M. Srinivas, General Manager, FAP(O) & Mr.D.K.Baral, Chief Manager, Safety, of Odisha Works, attended the division level Safety Convergence Workshop – 2018, titled “Best Practices for Harm & Disease free workplace and Zero Accident”, organized by the Directorate of Factories & Boilers, Cuttack Division, at the Conference Hall of IFFCO, Paradeep, on 12th January.

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Name of the Programme Name of the

Trainer

Name of the Training

Institute

Month in which

conducted

IMS (New Version) Internal Auditors

Training at Paloncha Works

Mr. Elavarsan Bharat Pearls

Association, Chennai

January

Communication Skills Programme

at Paloncha Works

Prof. G.

Damodar

Kakatiya University,

Warangal

February

Change Management at Odisha

Works

Mr.

Madhusudhan

Jhunjunwala

Gorishankar Business

Services Private

Limited, Hyderabad

February

Management Systems Transition & re-certification audits for the following systems were conducted, in February & March at our Units. 1. Transition & re-certification audits - QMS

(ISO 9001:2015) & EMS (ISO 14001:2015) at Paloncha, Odisha & Sugar Division, Samalkot.

2. Recertification audit – OHSMS (OHSAS 18001:2007) at Paloncha, Odisha & Sugar Division, Samalkot.

Celebrations The 69th Republic Day was celebrated at all our Units with fervour, on 26th January. International Women’s Day was celebrated at the Women Empowerment Centre (WEC), Paloncha, on 8th March. On this occasion, apart from quiz & essay writing competitions on general topics, practical tests were conducted for the trainees in their respective courses. Prizes were given away to the winners, by the Chief Guest, Ms. Salma Baanu, District Welfare Officer. Speaking on this occasion, Ms. Salma Baanu, advised the trainees to make use of their talents and skills to earn their livelihood. She also appreciated the Company for creating the facilities and avenues for self-development of local poor women.

Closing Meeting of the IMS Audit in progress at

Odisha Works

National

Flag hoisted

at Sugar

Division on

the

occasion of

69th Republic

Day

A women

trainee of

WEC,

Paloncha

receiving the

prize

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Celebrations Contd…

The “47th National Safety week” was

celebrated at all our units, from 4th to 10th

March. On this occasion, safety flag was

hoisted and safety oath was administered to

employees, school children and contract

workers. Various competitions, mock drills and

training programmes were conducted for

disseminating safety awareness.

Social Development

Enhancement of Services at Nava Bharat Eye

Centre (NBEC), Paloncha

NBEC has been providing equitable

comprehensive eye care and high quality

cataract surgical services to people in and

around Paloncha, irrespective of their socio-

economic, religious or ethnic background.

However, to address the increasing

prevalence of non-communicable chronic

eye diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy

and glaucoma in and around Paloncha, the

Company provided the following equipment;

1. Optical Coherence Tomography – For

identifying Macular/ Corneal/ Glaucoma

cases.

2. Fundus Camera – To identify all posterior

segment diseases including diabetic

retinopathy and glaucoma.

3. Replacement of existing Operating

Microscope and Autoclave Equipment.

This has enhanced the capabilities of the NBEC

beyond cataract surgery and brought the

above services to the door step of the rural

community.

Optical Coherence Tomography equipment in

use at NBEC

Fundus

Camera in

use at NBEC

47th National Safety Week Celebrations at

Paloncha Works

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Establishment of Hand Wash Facilities

Inferior water quality & inappropriate hygiene

behavior is detrimental to the health of the

school going children. To overcome this

problem, the Company has set up Hand Wash

Facilities in 12 government schools, benefitting

3,000 students. The managing committee and

the students expressed their gratitude to the

Company for providing the above facility in

their school.

Social Development Contd...

Financial Assistance for establishing Centralised Kitchen

The Company extended financial assistance as “Anchor Patron” to “The Akshaya Patra

Foundation” to establish a centralized kitchen in Kothagudem (Lakshmidevipally). The financial

assistance was extended for procuring the entire equipment needed for the Kitchen. This is the

first centralized Kitchen setup in Tribal area of Telangana State to support the Mid-Day Meal

programme of the Government and mitigate the twin challenges of hunger and education. The

programme enables increase in enrolment & attendance, reduce dropout and improve

nutritional status of students of the Government Schools by serving hot & nutritious food. The

kitchen can serve meals to 30,000 students.

The Centralised Kitchen was inaugurated by Hon’ble MLA of Kothagudem, Mr. J. Venkata Rao

in the presence of Mr. M. Ram Kishan, Joint Collector, District Level Officers, Mr.GRK Prasad,

Executive Director, Nava Bharat Ventures Limited (NBVL), Mr. Sreenivasamurthy, Vice President,

Paloncha Works, NBVL, Students of Government Schools, public and Media representatives. At

present the kitchen is supplying food to 22,255 students of 244 Government Schools situated in 5

Mandals viz. Kothagudem, Lakshmidevipally, Sujathanagar, Chunchupalli and Ramavaram.

Hand Wash

facility

established

at MPUP

School,

Karakavagu

Cooking equipment installed at the

Kitchen in Kothagudem

Sports Day parade in progress

Vessels for carrying food to the

Government Schools

Sports Day parade in progress

Nava Bharat as Anchor

Patron

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Handing over of

Physiotherapy

equipment to

Shanthi Welfare

Association for

Deaf, Blind and

Handicapped

Social Development Contd…

The Company provided equipment for speech

therapy & physiotherapy, furniture and other

items to the following Schools in Paloncha &

Bhadrachalam, established for specially-abled

students;

1. Bhadrachalam Agency for Rural

Development Rehabilitation and

Educational Society for Handicapped

(BRESH), Bhadrachalam.

2. Angel Care School for the special needed

children, Oddugudem, Paloncha.

3. Shanthi Welfare Association for deaf, blind

and handicapped, Contractors colony,

Paloncha.

The Company provided kitchen utensils and

furniture to Old Age Home run by Manava

Seva Voluntary Organisation, Bhadrachalam.

The above gestures of the Company have

benefitted 350 specially-abled students and 80

helpless aged people.

The trainees of 13th batch of Beautician Course

and 14th batch of Tailoring & Embroidery

course, who completed their training at the

Women Empowerment Center (WEC),

Paloncha, were awarded certificates at a

ceremony organized, on 27th March.

Ms.K.Ramadevi, President, Association of Lady

Entrepreneurs of India (ALEAP) graced the

function as Chief Guest. While speaking on the

occasion, she assured that ALEAP would

extend necessary help to the certified

candidates, to fulfil their aspirations.

Furniture &

Kitchen utensils

given to Manava

Seva Voluntary

Organisation

(MSVO)

Certificate being awarded to a trainee of

Tailoring & Embroidery Course

Vice President,

Paloncha Works,

formally handing

over the furniture

& Kitchen Utensils

to MSVO

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Social Development Contd…

NBEIL, Paloncha, distributed 3,800 mosquito

nets to the slum dwellers of surrounding

villages and tribal areas. Dr. K. Dayananda

Swamy, District Medical and Health Officer,

Bhadradri Kothagudem District, formally

inaugurated the distribution of mosquito nets

to the villagers at a function organized in the

Karakavagu Village, on 9th March. He lauded

the efforts taken by the Company for

improving the health and hygiene in the area.

A large number of villagers attended the

function. Mr.Venkateswarulu, Assistant

Malaria Officer, Dr.Rajkumar, Medical Officer,

Sekharam Banjara & Mr. Y. Sreenivasa Murthy,

Vice President, Paloncha Works, were also

present on the occasion.

A new course in “Garment Making

(Readymade Garment Making)” has been

introduced at the WEC, Paloncha. In this

course, training is given to poor women for

making different parts of a Garment. The 1st

batch of 40 women have been trained and

have taken up stitching of Uniforms for the

students of Nava Bharat School, Government

Schools and Contract workmen as part of their

on-the-job training.

The Paloncha Unit donated 920 dual desks to

45 Government Schools at a function

organized in Nava Bharat Public School, in

February. This will ensure a congenial learning

environment for 2,760 students. Mr. M. Ram

Kishan, Joint Collector, Bhadradri

Kothagudem District, the Chief Guest,

handed over, through formal letters, the dual

desks to the Headmasters of the Schools

spread over 9 mandals viz., Paloncha,

Kothagudem, Mulakapalli, Annapureddypalli,

Chandrugonda, Chunchupalli, Awapuram,

Tekulapalli and Burgampahad.

Mosquito net being handed over to a slum

dweller

Garment

Making

Course in

progress at

WEC,

Paloncha

Formal handing over of Dual Desks

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WEC,

Paloncha

Stall at

Kolhapur

Exhibition

Social Development Contd…

The Women Empowerment Center (WEC),

Paloncha, set up a stall at the Exhibition,

organized by Siddhagiri Kaneri Math, Kolhapur,

Maharashtra, in February. During this

exhibition, the WEC showcased the Palm Leaf

Products made by its trainees. The stall

attracted a large number of visitors.

“Safe Drinking Water Plant” near Factory

Premises and a “Bus Stop” at Masania Chowk

were established, by Odisha Works. The same

were inaugurated by Mr. Abanikanta

Pattanaik, Additional District Magistrate,

Odapada Tehsil, Dhenkanal, the Chief Guest,

during a programme organized, on 29th

March. On this occasion, aids for 70 differently

abled people were distributed by the Chief

Guest. The function was attended by the

employees and people of nearby villages.

Education

Nava Bharat Schools, Paloncha, celebrated

the 39th Annual Day, on 27th & 28th January.

Mr.P. Trivikram Prasad, Managing Director,

graced the inaugural function as Chief Guest

and gave away the prizes. Mr. Y. Pradeep, an

alumnus of Nava Bharat Public School,

presented cash award to the student all-

rounder of Class X of the academic year 2016-

17 and also honoured the teachers with

mementos. Prof. G. Damodar, Adjunct

Professor of English, Satavahana University

attended the valedictory function as Chief

Guest. The students presented cultural shows

on both the days.

Cultural show by Students of Nava Bharat

Schools

Wheel Chair being handed over to a differently

abled person

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Farewell

The following employees retired from the Company’s services during the quarter January - March:

Sl.

No.

Name Designation Retired on Length of

Service (Yrs)

Location

1 Mr. D.S. Prasada Rao Seasonal Worker 09.01.2018 27 Sugar Division

2 Mr. G.E. Hussain Turner 30.03.2018 29 Sugar Division

The Management appreciates the long service rendered by the above employees and wishes

them a happy and peaceful retired life!

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They saw a sign board: Disneyland left.

They started crying and headed home.

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