Rodic Consultants Pvt. Ltd. “EMPLOYEE TIMES”

April 2016 (10th Edition)

“If people did not love one another, I really

don't see what use there would be in having any

spring.”

This April Edition of Rodic Newsletter “Employee

Times” comes with bag full of good news.

Rodic has been presented with "Achievement Award

for Best Professionally Managed Company" under

the category Turn over < 100 Cr by Construction

Industry Development Council at the 8th

Vishwakarma Award function held on 7th March, 2016.

Rodic have successful completed the implementation of

“Integrated Management System” i.e. ISO 9001, ISO

14001 & OHSAS 18001 standards.

Kudos !!! we have reached the 10th Edition of “Employee

Times” & this has happened due to your continuous

support & contributions.

I urge again from our Rodic family members to keep on

sending us their contributions & sharing their creativity &

thought to make it a success.

8th Vishwakarma Award, Construction Industry

Development Council (CIDC)

The ‘CIDC Vishwakarma Awards’ are inspired by the

spirit of construction and creation patronized by Lord

Vishwakarma, the ruling deity of construction practices

in India.

Each year, this event is hosted in March by CIDC, the

apex body that's dedicated to work relentlessly towards

promoting best practices within the Indian Construction

Industry.

At the Annual ‘CIDC Vishwakarma Awards’, the work

and achievements of individuals and organizations are

recognized and applauded. These awards are an

embodiment of encouraging truly successful efforts that

have made a mark on the industry in terms of delivering

better outputs & processes and creating higher

benchmarks for the industry to help in nation building.

The ‘CIDC Vishwakarma Awards’ are fast becoming an

epitome for motivating individuals and organizations to

raise their performance in their specific domains leading

to significant contribution towards the growth &

development of the Indian Construction Industry.

Nominees are short listed based on the conformity to

the guidelines issued by CIDC.

The recipients are finalized based on the scrutiny of the

applications by the jury, interviews and site visits.

“Achievement Award for Best Professionally

Managed Company” means;

Demonstrated professionalism in the following areas:

a) Evolution/ingress/induction of new/frontier

technology

b) Human Resource Development

c) Corporate Social Responsibility

d) Health, Safety & Environment

e) Contributing to policy formulation through

participation in National / International Bodies /

Committees.

The awards in this category were distributed by Shri

Radha Krishna Mathur (Chief Information

Commissioner, Central Information Commission), and

the other dignitaries on dais included Mr. Pradip

Bhargava, IAS (Retd.), (Chairman of the Jury, Former

Addl. Chief Secretary, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh), Dr.

Sudhir Krishna, IAS (Retd.), (Former Secretary, MoUD

& Chairman of the Expert Committee on determining

Standards for Smart Cities), Prof. Dr. Sudhir Panwar,

(Member Planning Commission UP & Professor at

University of Lucknow), Padma Bhushan Dr. G. V.

Ramakrishna, (Chairman Emeritus, CIDC), Dr. Uddesh

Kohli, (Chairman Emeritus, CIDC), Dr. Chander Verma,

(Chairman Emeritus, CIDC), Dr. P. S. Rana, (Chairman,

CIDC), Mr. Mahendra Raj, (Managing Director,

Mahendra Raj Consultants Private Limited), Mr. Ajay

Singh, (Chief Executive Officer, Directorate of Civil

Works & Estate, Defence Research & Development

Organisation, (DRDO), Ministry of Defence), Dr. S.

Vijaya Kumar, (Chairman & Managing Director, Vijay

Nirman Company Pvt Ltd), Mr. Rajesh Goel, (Chairman

& Managing Director, Hindustan Prefab Limited).

Shri Radha Krishna Mathur (Chief Information

Commissioner, Central Information Commission)

was the Chief Guest for the ceremony.

Editor : Aakaar Amit Team Member : Meenakshi Rawat Suman Guha Mithun Dolui

OLD IS GOLD Name: Mr. Chandra Shekhar Prasad Sinha

Age: 40 Years

Joining Date: 20th February, 2006

Designation: Pavement cum Material Engineer

10 years journey at Rodic:

I joined RCPL in February 2006 as a Material Engineer in Kota Project and this year I have completed successful

10 years of my service with the company.

During this period I have worked with its different projects in the state of Rajasthan, Uttrakhand & Jharkhand.

Presently I am posted in its Jharkhand State Road Project as a Sr. Pavement Cum Material Engineer.

I truly feel and believe that our organization has a very good management and it cares for each and every

employee associated with it, which is the actual beauty of RCPL. Working in RCPL is not only about targets and

rewards but also fun. The organization has provided me lot of opportunities to learn and grow by enhancing my

skills and knowledge.

I pray and hope for many more successful years of my service with RODIC CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED

(RCPL).

“Consultancy Services for Authority’s Engineer for Supervision of Four laning of Ramban to Banihal

Section of NH- 1A (Now NH-44), from km 151.000 to km 187.00 in the State of Jammu & Kashmir under

NHDP Phase-II on EPC Basis”

Client : National Highways Authority of India

Project Length : 32.10 Km

Location : Jammu and Kashmir

"Project Management and Authority Engineer for Bihar New Ganga Bridge (Six Lane Extra dosed Cable

bridge)”

Client : Bihar State Road Development Corporation Limited

Project Length:22.760 Km (including 9.760 Km Main Bridge)

Funded by : Asian Development Bank

Location : Bihar.

Highlights of this Bridge:

First ever 6-Lane extra dosed/cable stayed bridge in Bihar.

Longest river bridge in India

High-speed six lane corridor

Bridge with all Navigation Span

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Site Visit at Goa-Kundapur Project by Honorable Director Mr. Manoj Kumar, Technical

Advisor Mr. H. C. Arora along with Team Leader Mr. Kiran Shrikant Vishwaroop

Projects on the move

Mr. A K Singh, Resident

Engineer, Project:

Assam ADB (Jorhat)

Mr. Sanjeet Tiwari,

Office Manager,

Project – AIIMS -

Digha

Winter is a season of

recovery and preparation

Delhi – Agra

Agra – Aligarh

Varanasi - Aurangabad

Greenfield Project

Bihar ADB (SH-83 & 88)

Mohania – Ara

Bihar ADB (SH-91)

Sasaram (DFCCL)

Baharampore - Farakka

Farakka – Raiganj

Jharkhand SRP (Pck – 1, 2, 3, 4)

Quazigund - Banihal Assam ADB

(Tranche – I)

Assam WB

Dibang River

Meghalaya ADB

Manipur ADB

Gangapath Project

Goa - Kundapur

Anishabad - Aurangabad

Elevated AIIMS - Digha

Agartala - Udaipur

Digboi - Lebo

Chhattisgarh ADB

Bihar Cable Bridge

Bihar Cable Bridge (6 Lane) c

DDUGJY - North

DDUGJY - South

Jharkhand Phase – II (ADB)

Parnai HEP

Lower Kalnai HEP

J&K Urban

Ongoing

Completed

Upcoming

Assam ADB

(Tranche – II)

Shillong Bypass Uttarakhand ADB

Jammu - Udhampur

Hungund - Hospet

Nagaon - Jorhat

Ganderbal HEP

Fatuah-Barh

IPDS - North

IPDS - South

Ramban - Banihal

Kota Bypass

Jharkhand DPR

Nagapatnam-Thanjavur-Trichy

Dindigul-Perigulam-Theni

Kuttipuram – Edapally

Nadiad - Palanpur

Sonnager - Karchana

Project at a GLANCE

Merits and Demerits of EPC Contract

(In respect to BOQ Contract)

PMG (Corporate Office)

Sr.

No.

Merits Demerits

1. There is a provision of Proof consultants &

Safety consultants, to review Design,

Drawing & safety prior to submission for

approval to Authority’s Engineer.

At present the proof consultants is to be deployed by the

contractor. It will be better to be deployed by the Authority.

2. In the EPC contract, Design & Drawing is the

responsibility of EPC contractor based on their

own land survey, material, Geo technical

investigation, traffic survey, Safe bearing

capacity etc.

As per the provision in this type of Agreement, Schedule “B” is

very important and detailed parameters to be defined very

specifically. In all the agreements it is observed that the

parameters stipulated are not perfect e.g. for Highway - Type of

Pavement, Design parameters to design Pavement, CBR,

traffic volume and for Structure - Foundation, Sub-Structure

and Superstructure, Geo technical, SBC, Concrete Grade,

Reinforcement (type & corrosion resistance mechanism) etc.

Effect of the above: -

Designer may design the pavement on the basis of lower traffic

volume suited to them. CBR can be considered towards higher

side to reduce the Crust thickness.

“For the structure considering SBC on the higher side to

reduce size of foundation (finally cost will be reduced) but

structures may be unsafe. Given free-hand in Geotechnical

analysis, fixation of discharge (in case of river bridges) the

contractor can reduce the scour depth by manipulating silt

factor and its geotechnical analysis and finally structure will be

unsafe.”

Contractor having freehand to play with Design and Drawing on

the basis of above the contractor can create dispute on the

Design issues.

3. Detailed Quantity Measurement Item-wise, is

not required as of BOQ Agreement.

All the parameters to be check thoroughly

regarding stage completion of Items as per

the payment schedule of the agreement prior

to certification by the Authority Engineer.

In case of Varied Items, rate backup is not available as of BOQ

Item. (E.g. If in a BOQ there is an item M25 and corresponding

rate is available and if M30 requires as varied item then rate of

M30 can easily be worked out on the basis of available BOQ

rate of M25 grade).

4. In this type of contract stage wise payment

provision is there. So, Interim Payment can be

certified within very short time after the

submission of application of Interim Payment

by the Contractor.

Non fixation of Schedule “H” may lead to Front Loading on

initial items, on the contrary it may create negative impact on

the Cash Flow of the contractor. This may direct effect on the

progress of the project.

5. Schedule “B” i.e. “Scope of the Work” is

utmost valuable of this Agreement. If it is very

specific, covers all the parameters related to

construction of work, codes and specifications

and if there is no ambiguity, then to operate

this type of Contract is very convenient.

If the parameters /standard codes/ specifications are not

stipulated clearly in the contract, it may lead to situation of

litigation, which may go out of control for Authority/ Authority’s

engineer, which may be in the favor of the contractor in terms

of claims, positive COS (Change of Scope).

6. Contractor is liable for Design, Procurement

and Construction. So, everything is to be

regulated from single stakeholder. It is

convenient to operate such type of contract.

Quality test check at project site by the Authority Engineer in

this Agreement is only 20% however the responsibility of

Authority Engineer is 100% as the payment to be certified by

Authority Engineer is for 100%.

So, as a matter of fact the responsibility of the certification i.e.

100 % not 20%.

VACANCY IN RODIC

Note: To apply send the CV on email-id: career@rodicconsultants.com

Parnai - HEP (J&K) :

Position: Site Electrical Engineer

Qualification: BE / B Tech - Electrical; ME / M Tech

(Preferred); 15 years+

Experience: 16 yrs out of which min 10 years in

electro-mechanical works in power projects

Agartala - Udaipur :

Position: Quantity Surveyor

Qualification: BE / B. Tech - Civil Degree; M E/ M

Tech (Preferred); 15 years+

Experience: Candidate should possess relevant work

experience in Highway/ Roads Contracts

Agartala - Udaipur :

Position: Contract Specialist

Qualification: BE / B. Tech - Civil Degree in Law / PG

in Management Course; 15 years+

Experience: Candidate should possess relevant work

experience in Highway/ Roads Contracts

SH-91, Bihar ADB :

Position: Resident Engineer

Qualification: BE / B Tech - Civil; M E/ M Tech - Civil;

15 years+

Experience: 15 years out of which min 12 years in

construction / supervision / design of highways.

SH-91, Bihar ADB :

Position: CADD Engineer

Qualification: BE / B Tech - Civil; 6 years+

Experience: 3 yrs on design and MX Road or similar

software. Exp. in handling Total Station survey data for

designing and preparing for plan profile/ cross section

and CD Works.

Parnai - HEP (J&K) :

Position: Team Leader

Qualification: BE / B Tech - Civil; ME / M Tech

(Preferred); 20 years+

Experience: Candidate should have 20 yrs experience

with 10 yrs. Exp. in hydro-power & river valley projects

AIIMS - DIGHA :

Position: Senior Qunatity cum Material Expert

Qualification: BE / B Tech - Civil; ME / M Tech Soil

Mechanics Foundation; 15 years+

Experience: Candidate should possess relevant work

experience in Highway/ Roads Contracts

DFCCIL - Chandauli :

Position: Field Engineer (Railbed)

Qualification: BE/ B Tech- Civil; 5 years+

Experience: Candidate should possess relevant work

experience in Highway/ Roads Contracts

Assam ADB / Meghalaya ADB / Manipur ADB :

Position: Socio Economic Impact Monitoring Specialist

Qualification: Bachelor Degree in Natural Resources

Mgmt / Civil Society Development / Economics

Geography / Sociology; Post Graduate preferred in

relevant field; 10 years+

Experience: Candidate should possess relevant work

experience in Highway / Roads Contracts;

Assam WB :

Position: Deputy Resident Engineer

Qualification: BE/ B Tech - Civil; 12 years+

Experience: Candidate should possess relevant work

experience in Highway / Roads Contracts

Holi

Celebration

at Corporate

Office on

23rd March

2016

Our New Family Members

Employee Name Designation Project

Bhupal Baruah Surveyor Assam - ADB

Pramathesh Choudhury Bridge Design Engineer Assam World Bank

Dipendra Singha Environmental Specialist Assam - ADB

Sanjay Kumar Pandey Quality Control Engineer Siwan Siswan

Neelambuj Field Engineer - Road Rosra SH-88

Vikash Dayal Field Engineer - Bridge Rosra SH-88

Mani Shankar Prasad Sinha Legal Expert South Bihar DDUGJY

Mirtunjay Prasad Singh Asst Quality cum Material Engineer Bihar Cable Bridge

Rajnish Pathak Asst Quality cum Material Engineer Bihar Cable Bridge

Rajendra Prasad Singh Bridge/Structure Eng. Gangapath

Saroj Kumar Mishra Power Substation Expert North Bihar DDUGJY

Karan Kumar Jagnania Sr Quality cum Material Engineer North Bihar DDUGJY

Amar Kumar Singh Computer Operator North Bihar DDUGJY

Shashi Kumar Assistant Resident Engineer (Road) Bihar-ADB

Birendra Mishra Civil Structural Engineer North Bihar DDUGJY

Pankaj Kumar Computer Operator Siwan Siswan

Mukul Dhiman Quantity Surveyor Bihar Cable Bridge

Alok Tiwari Assistant Bridge Engineer Bihar Cable Bridge

Nischal Kumar Sinha Legal Expert North Bihar DDUGJY

Vijay Kumar Singh Computer Operator South Bihar DDUGJY

Bindhyachal Tiwary Lab Technician Bihar Cable Bridge

Chandan Kishore Office Manager South Bihar DDUGJY

Saran Oraon Computer Operator Rosra SH-88

Kumar Sameer Quality Control Engineer Rosra SH-88

Nirmal Kumar Sinha Computer Operator North Bihar DDUGJY

Nishant Kumar Field Engineer - Road Rosra SH-88

Manoj Kumar Field Engineer - Survey Rosra SH-88

Atul Kumar Lab Technician Gangapath

Satyendra Narayan Assistant Resident Engineer (Road) Rosra SH-88

Rajeev Kumar Ranjan Computer Operator Bihar-ADB

Krishna Kumar Assistant Resident Engineer-Bridge Bihar-ADB

Gufran Ahmad Survey Engineer Anishabad-Aurangabad

Bala Krishna Yarlagadda Deputy General Manager Corporate Office

Kush Kumar Assistant Manager-CAD Corporate Office

Gaurav Singh Senior Manager- Recruitment Corporate Office

Ishan Verma Assistant Manager Corporate Office

B Parthiban Sr Executive - B.D Corporate Office

Manisha Bisht Graduate Trainee Engineer Corporate Office

Praveen Kumar Executive Business Development Corporate Office

Dinesh Kumar Mishra Resident Engineer Ranchi Supervision

Bipin Kumar Dwivedi Computer Operator Ranchi

Kislay Kumar Trainee Engineer Ranchi

Raj Prasad Asst Office Manager Meghalaya-ADB

Suryakant Singh Bridge Engineer Manipur-ADB

Sougaijam Tejmani Singh Bridge Engineer Agartala

Lakshmi Narayan Thakur Sr Quantity Surveyor Agartala

Sonu Survey Assistant Delhi-Agra

Nikhil Kumar Horticulture Expert Varanasi

Rachamallu Rajasekhar Reddy Asst. Bridge Engineer Varanasi

Manzoor Ahmad Nawchoo Material Engineer Banihal

Many Many Happy Returns of the Day !!! Following members celebrate their Birth Day in coming quarter months. We wish them health, wealth and

prosperity in the years to come

Birthday Employee Name Designation Project

1-Apr Anand Swarup Aggarwal Highway Design Engineer Delhi-Agra

1-Apr Shiban Krishan Mattoo Geotechnical Engineer Banihal

1-Apr Kharibam Moba Singh Quantity Surveyor Manipur ADB

1-Apr MD Riaz Ali Lab Technician Assam World Bank

1-Apr Shahid Zameer Office Assistant Parnai - Hydro Power

2-Apr Pravin Kumar Sinha Quantity Surveyor Ranchi Supervision

2-Apr Srimanta Saha Survey Assistant Farakka-Raiganj (Malda)

3-Apr Narinder Sharma Assistant Tunnel Lining Engineer Banihal

3-Apr Krishnanandan Prasad Sah Lab Technician Rosra SH-88

5-Apr R Nageshwar Rao Tunnel Excavation Expert Banihal

5-Apr Nirmal Kumar Sinha Pavement cum Material Engineer Banihal

10-Apr Sudhir Kumar Resident Engineer Anishabad - Aurangabad

11-Apr Anurag Hazari Assistant Tunnel Excavation Expert Banihal

12-Apr Mohammad Abdul Hadi Assistant Manager Jammu

14-Apr Sudipta Chatterjee DGM - Contracts (PMG) Corporate Office

14-Apr Bimal Dip Office Manager Ranchi

15-Apr Rashmi Sourbh Mani CADD Expert Gangapath

15-Apr Mantu Kumar Singh Lab Assistant Varanasi

15-Apr Anup kumar Pandey Lab Technician Bihar ADB

15-Apr Chandan Kumar Cad cum Computer Operator Ranchi Supervision

16-Apr Girraj Prasad Bansal Asst. Quality cum Material Engineer Delhi - Agra

16-Apr Mohinder Singh Sangwan Horticulture cum Landscaping Expert Delhi - Agra

19-Apr Dipendra Singha Environmental Specialist Assam - ADB

20-Apr Mohd Saleem Bhat Survey Engineer Banihal

21-Apr Satyeshwar Sharma Tunnel Lining Expert Banihal

23-Apr Raj Prasad Singh Bridge Engineer Assam - ADB

23-Apr Anish Sashi Kumar Assistant Bridge Engineer Goa-Kundapur

24-Apr Alok Kumar Bridge Engineer Anishabad - Aurangabad

25-Apr Vijay Kumar Bhat Dy. General Manager - Admin Corporate Office

25-Apr Manas Pratim Deb Site Engineer - Structure Manipur ADB

26-Apr Anil Kumar Assistant Resident Engineer-Bridge Greenfield

29-Apr Rohit Kumar Singh Computer Operator Greenfield

30-Apr Pawan Kumar Dy. Manager - Documents Controller Corporate Office

1-May Prem Narayan Field Engineer - Road Bihar ADB

1-May Asim Barman Lab Technician Agartala

3-May Kiran Shrikant Vishwaroop Team Leader Goa-Kundapur

4-May Devanand Kumar Field Engineer - Road Ranchi Supervision

4-May Radheyshyam Yadav Executive Business Development Corporate Office

4-May Gautam Das Assistant Bridge Engineer Arunachal Bridge

5-May Mritunjay Kumar Choudhary Assistant Bridge Engineer Baharapur-Farakka-Pack-3

5-May Joise Luke General Manager - Human Resource Corporate Office

6-May Divij M Gotadike Assistant Highway Engineer Goa-Kundapur

7-May Mohammad Akhtar CAD Technician Meghalaya-ADB

8-May Bala Krishna Yarlagadda Deputy General Manager Corporate Office

10-May Sanjay Kumar Singh Field Engineer Assam World Bank

10-May Nabajit Deka Assistant Bridge Engineer Delhi Agra

10-May Mani Shankar Prasad Sinha Legal Expert South Bihar DDUGJY

Birthday Employee Name Designation Project

10-May Manish Kumar Gupta Asst Quality cum Material Engineer Gangapath

10-May Shadab Malik Site Engineer-civil Kalnai - Hydro Power

10-May Jigar Patel Secretary Anishabad - Aurangabad

11-May Rakesh Kumar Assistant Manager - Contract Corporate Office

13-May Subhash Chander Uppal Geologist Kalnai - Hydro Power

13-May Sant Kumar Singh Sr. Quantity Surveyor Gangapath

14-May Sanjeet Kumar Tiwari Office Manager AIIMS - Digha

16-May Sunil Kumar Assistant Resident Engineer-Bridge Cable Bridge

16-May Rohit Kumar Dubey Assistant Bridge Engineer Cable Bridge

18-May Barun Sarangthem CADD Expert Arunachal Bridge

19-May Gaurav Handa Assistant Manager - Accounts Corporate Office

20-May Sonu Survey Assistant Delhi - Agra

20-May Md Jahangir Alam Resident Engineer Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

21-May Udayamathi Gopal Dy Manager-PMG/Design Corporate Office

22-May Sharad Chandra Srivastava Quantity Surveyor Bihar - ADB

25-May Noor Ul Amin Mir Lab Technician Banihal

25-May Rajesh Kumar Quantity Surveyor Anishabad - Aurangabad

29-May Abhijit Sarkar Environmental Expert Assam World Bank

31-May Mahesh Kumar Sr. Civil Engineer Parnai - Hydro Power

31-May Narayan Sharma Office Manager Arunachal Bridge

1-Jun Manoj Kumar Jha Dy Resident Engineer Ranchi Supervision

1-Jun Rachamallu Rajasekhar Reddy Asst. Bridge Engineer Varanasi Aurangabad

1-Jun Pravin Kumar Computer Operator Gangapath

3-Jun Ram Singh Katal Computer Operator Banihal

3-Jun Gobinda Bhakta Assistant Bridge Engineer Varanasi Aurangabad

4-Jun Dipen Kalita Dy Office Manager Guwahati

5-Jun Adarsh Kumar Tiwari Dy Resident Engineer - Road Ranchi Supervision

6-Jun Tabeen Saher Kakroo Electrical Engineer Ganderbal

8-Jun Suresh Kumar Senior Geologist Parnai - Hydro Power

9-Jun Anil Kumar Assistant Resident Engineer (Road) Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

10-Jun Aakaar Amit Manager Coordination Corporate Office

10-Jun Nageswara Rao S Office Manager Goa-Kundapur

14-Jun Shibasish Deb Site Engineer - Road Meghalaya - ADB

14-Jun Priya Singh Sr. Hr Executive Corporate Office

15-Jun Prithi Pal Singh Electrical & Control Engineer Kalnai - Hydro Power

15-Jun Abani Kumar Das Asst Quality cum Material Engineer Arunachal Bridge

16-Jun Arbind Kumar Assistant Resident Engineer-Quality Cable Bridge

16-Jun Janardon Hazarika Cashier Arunachal Bridge

17-Jun Sanjay Kumar Quantity Surveyor Ranchi Supervision

17-Jun Vinay Kumar Pandey Assistant Highway Engineer Cable Bridge

18-Jun Vinod Kumar Wali Hydraulic Steel Structure Engineer Parnai - Hydro Power

19-Jun Nitesh Kumar Accounts Executive Corporate Office

25-Jun Himadri Prasad Chakravarty Sr Bridge Design Engineer Arunachal Bridge

25-Jun Rajesh Kumar Singh Field Engineer - Road Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

25-Jun Rajiv Ranjan Manager - Human Resource Corporate Office

26-Jun Anil Kumar Mishra Office Manager Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

27-Jun Jonti Hazarika Field Engineer - Road Assam World Bank

27-Jun Ashish Singh Auto CAD Operator cum Draftsman Kalnai - Hydro Power

30-Jun Avadhesh Kumar Yadav Survey Engineer Delhi Agra

30-Jun Sandeep Kumar Ganguli Steno Varanasi Aurangabad

Many Many Happy Returns of the Day !!! Following members celebrate their Birth Day in coming quarter months. We wish them health, wealth and

prosperity in the years to come

GIST TO BUDGET 2016

TAX RATES

Personal Tax Rate

Note:

The above proposed exemption limit shall be considered as INR 3,00,000 in case of senior citizens aged 60

years but less than 80 years and INR 5,00,000 in case of super senior citizens of the age 80 years or more.

Surcharge of 15% of income tax if net income exceeds 1 crore subject to Marginal Relief.

EC of 2% and SHE Cess of 1% is leviable on the amount of income tax and surcharge, if any.

Rebate under Section 87A continues for a resident individual (whose income does not exceed INR

5,00,000). The amount of rebate is 100% of income tax calculated before education cess or 5,000

whichever is less.

INDIVIDUAL TAX

Withdrawal from RPF, Superannuation Fund & NPS is taxable [Sections 10 (12), (12A) & 13 & 80CCD]

Under the existing provisions of the Act, any withdrawals made from Recognized Provident Fund and

Superannuation Fund are exempt from tax. Section 10(12) have been amended and Section 10(12A) has been

inserted in that section to provide that any withdrawals from such funds exceeding 40% of the accumulated

balance, shall now be taxable. Similar amendment has been made Section 10(13) and section 80CCD to provide

for a similar tax regime in respect of contributions made to the New Pension Scheme.

Note: Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley roll back the proposal to tax EPF A day after the budget Government has issued a statement clarifying the intent and its limited impact, but

the criticism continued prompting the Government to withdrawal the tax. {Source - Economics Times

dated 08.03.2016}

Deduction in respect of Rent Paid [Section 80GG]

Under Section 80GG, an Individual can now claim a deduction of rent paid for residential accommodation of up to

Rs.5,000/- per month as against Rs.2,000/- per month subject to certain conditions. The amount of deduction

cannot exceed 25% of his total income for the year.

Deduction in respect of interest of loan taken for residential house property [Section 80EE]

Section 80EE has been re-inserted to provide that an individual assesse is eligible to claim a deduction of Rs.

50,000 in respect of interest on loan taken from a financial institution for purchasing a residential house property.

This deduction shall be available subject to the following conditions:

The amount of loan does not exceed Rs.35,00,000

The value of residential property does not exceed Rs.50,00,000

The assesse does not own any other residential house property

Time period allowed for construction of self-occupied property increased [Section 24B]

Clause(b) of section 24 has been amended to provide that an assesse is now eligible to claim deduction of interest

paid on construction of self-occupied property of upto INR 2,00,000 if the said construction is completed within 5

years as against 3 years under the existing provisions.

Taxability of unrealized rent and arrears of rent received/realized simplified [Section 25A]

Section 25A has been proposed to be amended to provide that any unrealized rent/arrears of rent received/realized

by an assesse shall be subject to tax as income from house property in the year of such receipt/realization. An

amount equivalent to 30% of such unrealized rent/arrears of rent can be allowed as deduction therefrom. The

aforesaid amendment has been made to bring uniformity in taxation of unrealized rent & arrears of rent received.

Sections 25A and 25B under the existing provisions of the Act shall stand deleted.

Income (INR) Proposed Tax Rate (AY 2017-18) Upto 2,50,000 Nil

2,50,000 to 5,00,000 10%

5,00,001 to 10,00,000 20%

10,00,001 and above 30%

Monetary limit for taxability of contribution to Superannuation Fund increased [Section 17 (2) (vii)]

It is proposed to amend clause (2) of section17 (vii) to provide that contribution made by an employer towards

superannuation fund exceeding INR 1,50,000 shall be taxable as a perquisite as against INR 1,00,000 under the

existing provisions.

Monetary limit for employer’s contribution to Provident Fund prescribed

It has been proposed to provide a monetary limit on employer’s contribution to Provident Fund at INR 1,50,000 in

line with similar limit prescribed under section 80C. This amendment is made in Forth Schedule. Now, employers’

contribution to RPF in excess of 12% of salary or employee or INR 1,50,000 whichever is less, will be taxable in the

hands of the employee.

Note: Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley roll back the proposal

Current situation of 12% tax free contribution will continue {Source - Economics Times dated 08.03.2016}

Tax on withdrawal from RPF proposed [Section 10 (12)]

It has been proposed to provide that any withdrawal from RPF out the contribution made by employee after 1st

April 2016 will be included in the taxable income to the extent of 60%. It means that 40% of the accumulated

balance is exempt from Tax in the hands of the employee.

Dividend Income in excess of Rs. 10 Lakhs to be subject to tax [Sections 10 (34) & 115BBDA]

Section 115BBDA is proposed to be inserted to provide that dividend income earned by an individual, HUF or a

firm resident in India shall be taxable at the rate of 10% on gross basis if the total dividend in the total income of the

assesse is in excess of INR 10,00,000.

Dividend Income in excess of Rs. 10 Lakhs to be subject to tax [Sections 10 (34) & 115BBDA]

The schedule for payment of Advance Tax by an Individual and other non-corporate assesse has been proposed to

be amended to bring it in line with the schedule prescribed for companies. The amended schedule is stated below.

Corresponding amendments have been made to section 234C regarding payment of interest on failure to pay /

short payment of advance tax:

The scheme is proposed to be brought into effect from 1st June 2016 and will remain open up to the date to be

notified by the Central Government in the official gazette. The scheme is proposed to be made applicable in

respect of undisclosed income of any financial year upto 2015-16.

It is proposed to provide that declarations made under the scheme shall be exempt from wealth-tax in respect of

assets specified in declaration. It is also proposed that no scrutiny and enquiry under the Income-tax Act and

Wealth-tax Act be undertaken in respect of such declarations and immunity from prosecution under such Acts be

provided. Immunity from the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 is also proposed for such declarations

subject to certain conditions.

RETURN OF INCOME [SECTION 139]

Time limit for filing belated return has been revised and it should be filled upto the end of relevant assessment year

from the earlier time limit of 1 year from the end of relevant assessment year.

Now it is also proposed that belated return can be revised.

It is further proposed that every person needs to filled its return if his total income before claiming deductions under

Chapter VI-A and Exemption u/s 10(38) i.e. LTCG on listed securities, exceeds the basic exemption limit.

CHANGES IN RATE OF SERVICE TAX

Levy of “Krishi Kalyan Cess” (KKC) [effective from 01.06.2016]

An enabling provision is being incorporated in the Finance Bill, 2016 (Chapter VI/clause 158) to empower the

Central Government to impose KKC as service tax on all or any of the taxable services at the rate of 0.5 per cent

on the value of such services. KKC shall be used for the purposes of financing and promoting initiatives to improve

agriculture or for any other purpose relating thereto.

Now the effective rate of levy from 01.06.2016 shall be 15% viz., 14% Service Tax plus 0.5% Swachh Bharat Cess

plus 0.5% Krishi Kalyan Cess. It is important to mention that all other rates shall correspondingly be changed by

way of amendment notification on 01.06.2016.

Due Date of Installment Amount Payable

On or before 15th June 15% of Advance Tax

On or before 15th September 45% of Advance Tax

On or before 15th December 75% of Advance Tax

On or before 15th March 100% of Advance Tax

THE INCOME DECLARATION SCHEME, 2016

An opportunity is proposed to be provided to persons

who have not paid full taxes in the past to come

forward and declare the undisclosed income and pay

tax, surcharge and penalty totaling in all to 45% of

such undisclosed income declared.

Finance Dept. (Corporate Office)

Telephone etiquettes - An individual needs to follow a set of rules and regulations while interacting with the other

person over the phone. These are often called as telephone etiquettes. It is important to follow the basic telephone

etiquettes as our voice plays a very important role in creating an impression of our personality, education, family

background as well as the nature of job we are engaged in. The person giving the information is called the sender

and the second party is the recipient.

Always remember your voice has to be very pleasant while interacting with the other person over the phone.

Don’t just start speaking, before starting the conversation use warm greetings like “good morning”, “good

evening” or “good noon” depending on the time.

Never call any person at odd hours like early morning or late nights as the person will definitely be sleeping and

will not be interested in talking to you.

In any official call, don’t use words like” Any guess who I am? “as the person on the other side might be

occupied with something and can get disturbed. “Is it the good time to talk to you?” and then start

communicating. If the person sounds busy always wait for the appropriate time.

Make sure your content is crisp and relevant. Don’t play with words, come to the point directly and convey the

information in a convincing manner. First prepare your content thoroughly and then only pick up the receiver to

start interacting.

After dialing, always reconfirm whether the person on the other side is the desired person whom you want to

interact with.

Always carefully dial the numbers, never be in a rush or dial the numbers in dark as it would lead to a wrong

call. If by mistake you have dialed a wrong number, don’t just hang up, do say sorry and then keep the phone

courteously.

Never put the second party on a very long holds. Always keep the information handy and don’t run for things in

between any call as the listener is bound to get irritated.

While interacting over the phone, don’t chew anything or eat your food. First finish your food and then only dial

the number. If you are reading, please leave the book aside, first concentrate what the other person wishes to

convey and then continue with the book.

After completing the conversation, don’t just hang up. Reconfirm with the receiver whether he has downloaded

the correct information or not and do end your conversation with pleasant words like “Take care”, “nice speaking

with you” and a warm bye. Never say Goodbye.

Always speak each and every word clearly. The person on the other hand can’t see your expressions so

remember your tone should be apt to express your feelings in the correct form.

Don’t take too long to pick up any call. If you miss the call, make sure you give a call back as the other person

might have an important message to convey. Avoid giving missed calls at work places as it irritates the other

person.

In professional talks, never keep the conversation too long as the other person might be busy. Always keep the

content crisp and relevant and do come to the point after formal greetings.

If you are not the correct person and the speaker needs to speak to your fellow worker always say “one moment

please- I will call him in a minute”. If the colleague is not in the office premises, always take a message on his

behalf and don’t forget to convey him when he is back.

Decrease the volume of the television or turn off the speakers while speaking over the phone as noise acts as a

hindrance to effective communication

If there is any disturbance in the network, don’t just keep speaking for the sake of it; try to call after sometime

with a better line.

Remember all the above telephone etiquettes must be practiced for an effective and healthy telephonic

discussion and smooth flow of information.

Telephone Etiquette

Newsletter Team

Excellent Tips - Warren Buffett

On Earning: “Never depend on single income, Make investment to create a second source”

On Spending: “If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need”

On Savings: “Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving”

On Taking Risk: “Never test the depth of river with both fleet”

On Investment: “Do not put all eggs in one basket”

On Expectations: “Honesty is very expensive gift. Do not expect it from cheap people”

Shared by: M. S. Negi,

Asst. Manager – Finance Department

Corporate Office

5S – Methodology “Cleanliness is next to Godliness “ as the famous saying goes.

On 2nd October, 2014, the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, launched a nation-wide cleanliness campaign on

the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary. The concept of Swachh Bharat is to provide sanitation

facilities to every family, including toilets, solid and liquid waste disposal systems, village cleanliness, and safe and

adequate drinking water supply.

We spend more of our WAKING TIME at our workplace than at home. Treat our workplace as our (own) second

home. Our workplace is an important place where we make money for our company, yourself and our family. If we

hope your home to be clean and comfortable place, why don’t we try to make our workplace as clean and

comfortable as our home. How can we apply the concept of cleanliness in our workspace?, perhaps the answer is

5S.

5S is the name of a workplace organization method that uses a list of five Japanese words: Seiri, Seiton, Seiso,

Seiketsu, and Shitsuke. Transliterated into Roman script, they all start with the letter "S". The list describes how to

organize a work space for efficiency and effectiveness by identifying and storing the items used, maintaining the

area and items, and sustaining the new order.

5S was developed in Japan and was identified as one of the techniques that enabled Just in Time manufacturing.

5S methodology has expanded from manufacturing and is now being applied to a wide variety of industries.

There are five 5S phases: They can be translated from the Japanese as "sort", "set in order", "shine", "standardize",

and "sustain".

(Mr. Bhavishya Bhat, son of Mr. Vijay Kumar Bhat, DGM

Admin, Corporate Offce at New Delhi, India - 15 Feb. 2016

with the Indian film director Ram Madhvani with actress

Sonam Kapoor and Shaban Azmi during an exclusive

interview with HTCITY, as part of stars in the city series for

the promotion of their upcoming biographical film Neerja at

HT media Office in New Delhi, India, on Monday February

15, 2016.

Step 1. Look around your workplace with your colleagues. Discover and identify items which are unnecessary to

your work.. . . .Then, dispose all unnecessary items…NEVER KEEP ANYTHING WHICH ARE UNNECESSARY

TO YOUR WORKPLACE!!!

Step 2. If you and your colleagues cannot decide if an item is necessary or unnecessary, put Disposal Notice with

the date on the item and….Set the item aside….

Step 3. After a period, say three months, check if someone needed the item or not. If no one needed the item for

three months, that means the item is not needed for your work. When you cannot decide yourselves, you can make

the time to make decision.

Step 1. Make sure all unnecessary items are eliminated from your workplace. Then, think of what things should be

put where, taking into account the flow of your work.

Step 2. Then decide with your colleagues which things to put where also from the point of view of safe and efficient

operation. The principle is to put most frequently needed item close to the user so as to minimize the movement of

the person. Things which are not so often used could be placed farther away. You make a plan with your

colleagues based on these principles and locate things accordingly.

Step 3. It is necessary to make sure that everyone at your workplace know what are kept where for efficient use.

Make a list of things with their locations and put it in cabinets/lockers. Label each drawer/cupboard to show what is

kept inside.

Do not wait until things get dirty. Clean your workplace regularly so that they do not have the chance to get dirty.

A place for everything, and everything in its place

Do not waste your efforts; do not stop after implementing the above 4S’s. We should practice it such that it becomes part of our work.

Increases space

Improves productivity

Smooth working and Time saving due to quick retrieval

A clean and tidy workplace leads to greater well-being and increased motivation

Company image improves

Sort - Remove unnecessary items and dispose of them properly, and prevent

accumulation of unnecessary items

Set in order - Arrange all necessary items so they can be easily selected for use

Shine - Keep work place clean and pleasing to work in

Standardize – Keep everything in its right place

Sustain - Perform regular audits and ensure the compliance of the above four activities

Advantages of 5S:

HR Dept. (Corporate Office)

After making it’s dent through PMC Services in various Road, Rail & Infrastructure Projects, throughout the

Country, Rodic has now ventured into Hydro Power Sector as well for the first time in 2013-14 in J&K, by already

having secured PMC of two Hydro Power Projects of Lower Kalnai HEP (48 Mw) & Parnai HEP (37.5 Mw), when

the 3rd Project of New Ganderbal HEP (93 Mw) – J&K, is also in the pipe line. Our Rodic Family is already abreast

with the various technical issues involved in Road, Rail & Infrastructure Projects, after having gained sufficiently

good experience for the last 15 years since establishment of RCPL in the year 2000 but issues related to Hydro

Power Projects may not be known to all our Rodic Family Members. Accordingly, the current topic on “Hydraulic

Surge Control in Hydro Power Plants” has been selected by me for sharing it with my other Rodic Family

Members for their knowledge refreshing & upgradation.

Hydraulic Surge:

To understand the basics of Hydraulic Surge, let me explain with the example that we are all familiar with different

types of shockers fitted in our vehicles for withstanding the abrupt shocks caused during travel due to undulations

on the roads & when brakes are applied or vehicle started abruptly. In absence of these shockers, the vehicles

would get damaged severely causing injuries to the passengers, in addition to making the journey most unsafe &

uncomfortable. These shockers, depending upon the type & usage of vehicles, are of different types such as

springs, folded plates, hydraulic & pneumatic shockers and a combination thereof. At the time of shock, these

shockers get repeatedly compressed and elongated till the shock oscillation is absorbed and vehicle again

continues to run smoothly, even after being thrown upwards much above its height during these shocks. Similar

shocks of much higher magnitude are caused during operation of Hydro Power Plants due to load (power

generation) variations and abrupt stop & start of turbines. In these Hydro Power Stations, we are generating power

by allowing the water to fall from a higher altitude up to the Power House located at a much lower level, under large

pressures through Penstocks or Pressure Shafts (pressure pipes/ducts), which run the turbines & generators at a

very high speed.

During normal operation of Hydro Power Plants at constant load, the water continues to flow smoothly at a fixed

head & discharge (with negligible variations) but in case of any major variation in load, the head / discharge change

significantly. The problem gets worsened in case of sudden load rejection due to system failures, where after the

Governors, fitted in the plant system, automatically control to stop the flow of water through turbines, but during this

process, the water still continues to flow into the Penstock / Pressure Shaft, for some time, with a huge dynamic

potential. Water, like other liquids, is also compressible coupled with the elasticity in materials used for Penstock /

Pressure Shaft, this high dynamic load of water coming from a large height, compresses this excess water in

Penstock / Pressure Shaft on the upstream of turbine, thereby manifolds increasing their inside pressure. Water in

the Penstock / Pressure Shaft oscillates like a spring under shock after getting compressed, sending back a strong

hydraulic pressure / shock wave upstream of the turbine, which is known as water hammer, having tremendous

potential of causing damages to the system by way of extreme vibrations, explosion, burst, blow out etc. This

phenomenon of water compressibility and rise of hydraulic surge (shock wave) thereafter can be easily compared

to the generation of huge Tsunami waves, when water in the ocean bed gets disturbed & thereafter compressed

under high oceanic water column, due to sudden ocean bed displacement during earthquakes.

Such water hammer or high surge is also caused in all fluidic (liquids & gases) pressurized systems of piped water

supply, pumping stations, gas turbines, steam engines etc. which need to be safely controlled & absorbed

adequately through various technical interventions, without causing any damages. In a similar way, during load

acceptance for starting the hydro turbines and pumps, sufficient water discharge is abruptly required, which sharply

reduces the water level in the system, causing suction in pressurized pipes / ducts on upstream of turbines /

pumps, which again has the potential to severely damage the system due to creation of vacuum. This phenomenon

is known as low surge condition and is equally as critical & damaging as that of high surge, which also need to be

adequately controlled & dampened for safe operation of Hydro Power Plants, Pumping Stations and the like.

Surge Control: Control system for both the high surge & low surge water level conditions are highly critical for safe operation of

Hydro Power Stations. The High Surge Wave produced during load reduction & rejection, is much higher than the

normal pressure. However, in case of Low Head Plants, Dam Toe Plants, Plants with very small Penstock lengths

or with short Pressurized Tunnels (HRT’s) & Penstocks / Shafts, these Hydraulic Shocks are usually absorbed in

the system itself or by reservoir / water source being very near to turbines, thus eliminating the necessity of

elaborate Surge Control Systems. In other medium & high head plants, Surge Control interventions are of utmost

importance. Firstly, the Penstocks / Pressure Shafts on upstream of turbines are designed for instantaneous water

hammer effects for smaller durations, as the sustained longer duration water hammer / high surge is required to be

tackled & dampened safely by various other techniques, such as providing different types of Surge Tanks / Surge

Hydraulic Surge Control in Hydro Power Plants

Shafts located on the upstream of turbines mostly at the starting points of Penstocks / Pressure Shafts or suitably

in-between and Pressure Release Valves (PRV’s) located immediately on upstream of turbines. Excess water

received in Penstock is automatically released by PRV’s into the tail water pool located downstream of turbine till

high surges are absorbed.

During the last fifty years, a vast development has taken place in Surge Control Systems. The following types of

Surge Control measures are commonly taken up in Hydro Power Plants:

1. Forebay with Spillway

2. Surge Tank (fully or partially underground / above ground)

3. Surge Shaft (fully or partially underground / above ground / underground but open to sky)

4. Pneumatic Surge Shafts (fully or partially underground / above ground).

5. Pressure Release Valves (individually or in combination with above systems)

The Forebays / Surge Tanks / Surge Shafts and Pneumatic Shafts are all inbuilt as large attachment chambers, in

a variety of ways, designed to absorb & neutralize the fluctuations & oscillations in water levels / water pressures

(upsurge & down surge) during operation of Hydro Power Plants, to prevent the system failures / damages. Some

times multi layer Surge Chambers are provided in the same shaft or at different locations and levels or concentric

multiple Surge Chambers (differential surge shafts) are provided depending upon design requirements and site

conditions. The main purpose of providing these Surge structures is to reduce the distance between the free water

surface and turbine to enable the surge to travel quickly to these chambers, thereby reducing the water hammer

effect on the penstock and also protecting upstream tunnel from high pressures.

Forebay: Forebay is a simple tank located immediately on upstream of staring point of penstock / pressure shaft designed

normally for detention capacity upto 8-10 minutes. Forebays are normally provided in plants with a free flow water

conductor system and are provided with a spillway (gated or ungated), to release excess water during upsurge

conditions, when the upsurge travels to the Forebay & water level increases beyond the designed spill level. The

spilled water is safely guided to a nearby stream / water body through a spill channel. The cost of this spillway &

spill channel plays an important role in working out techno – economic feasibility of the project, in view their large

lengths involving accessibility & other R&R issues, in addition to requirement of robust energy dissipation

arrangements to negotiate the huge head available due to steep gradients. The other disadvantage of Forebay is

waste of water spilled during upsurge conditions without generating power from it, which is very critical during lean

periods when available discharge is much lower than the designed discharge and every drop of water is precious to

be saved during this deficit period. During down surge conditions at the time of load acceptance, water is released

by Forebay for a few minutes till water from the upstream water conductor reaches this Forebay & pressure is

equalized again. During this down surge condition, it is highly critical to ensure that the water level in the Forebay

does not fall below the designed Minimum Draw Down Level (MDDL), to ensure adequate water seal depth, failing

which abnormal suction with negative pressures (vacuum) will be developed in the intake of Penstock / Pressure

Shaft, causing huge damages to the Forebay & / or Penstock. Two such severe damages due to such negative

pressures, have already occurred in two Plants of J&K, when the main intake wall of Forebay of Lower Jhelum

HEP (105 Mw) collapsed and Penstock of Upper Sindh HEP – II (105 Mw) got totally flattened for a large length

with huge damages.

Surge Tanks: Surge Tanks are also simple tanks (fully or partially underground or above ground) located at the start of Penstock /

Pressure Shaft, with a detention capacity similar to that of Forebay. The upsurge travels to this tank and raises the

water level in the tank. The walls of this tank are comparatively made higher to accommodate the upsurge levels

without wasting water through spillway. During down surge, the water level reduces, which is not allowed to fall

below the MDDL, as in case of Forebay, to ensure safety of system & structures.

Surge Shafts: In present age Hydro Power Plants, generally a fully pressurized system having pressurized water conductor -

{Head Race Tunnel (HRT) or Duct (concrete / steel)}, are provided with Surge Shaft, in view of their techno –

economic feasibility and superiority in safety with ease & flexibility in their control & operation. These Surge Shafts

can be either fully underground with a covered roof located inside an underground cavern or partially underground

open to sky. These Surge Shafts can be fully above ground also as a standalone structure like a tall chimney but

mostly fully underground or partially underground Shafts are preferred for their ease in construction, operation &

maintenance. Throttled / Restricted Orifice Surge Shafts are presently used due to their better efficacy and

economy in size & costs. Surge Shafts are designed for High & Low Surge water levels to absorb the fluctuation in

water levels due to load variations, without causing any spills, but adequate ventilation is required for escape or

intake of air during oscillations in water levels. In these fully pressurized systems only a single control through

Governor System is required at Power House for regulation of water as per load requirements, without having

multiple controls, as required at Intake & Forebay, in case of free flow systems or systems with Forebay, thus

eliminates the possibility of human / system errors in flow regulation at multiple locations and ensuring the overall

safety of the system.

In the Parnai & Lower kalnai HEP’s, presently under PMC of Rodic including upcoming New Ganderbal HEP, fully

pressurized systems are proposed with Surge Shafts. The Surge Shaft of Lower Kalnai HEP shall be fully

underground of 14m ɸ and height of 47m. The D-Shaped HRT is 4.2m wide having a length of 3.96 Km and

designed for a discharge of 30 cumecs. The Penstock of 2.7m ɸ is having a length of 350m, with a net head of

198m.

ottom of the shaft, as shown in L-Sec of BHEP above. In case of larger shaft heights intermediate adits can also be

provided to increase the progress of work. A pilot hole is drilled in the centre of the shaft at it’s top, which is then

systematically widened radially through normal drill & blast method and the excavated materials are allowed to fall

down to bottom adit level, wherefrom it is de-mucked. In case of Shafts open to sky, the top adit is not required as it

can be easily accessed and normal excavation procedure is adopted till major excavation is achieved

economically, whereafter, a hole is drilled and widened as in case of fully underground shafts. Concrete lining is

started from the bottom to top. These Surge Shafts have proved very effective in dampening the pressure surges.

In case of Parnai HEP, the Surge Shaft is proposed as fully underground but

Open to Sky. In the original bid proposals, a free flow system with a Forebay

was envisaged, but now on the recommendations of our PMC team, it is being

modified as a fully pressurized system with a Surge Shaft, in view of technical

superiority and ease in control & operation. Parnai HEP is having about 9 km

long D- shape HRT of 3.2m size, designed for a discharge of 12.06 cumecs. The

Surge Shaft shall be of 10m ɸ and 35m in height. The Penstock is about 1724m

long of 2m ɸ and designed for net head of 373m.

In case of Hydel Plants with high discharge and long pressurized Tail Race

Tunnels (TRT’s) downstream Surge Shafts after Draft Tubes of turbines, are

also required to withstand high surges during load acceptance and to supply

water to pressurized TRT during load reduction. The functioning of D/S Surge

Shafts is reverse of U/S Surge Shafts. Upstream & Downstream fully

underground Surge Shafts have been provided in Baglihar HEP (900 Mw stage-I

& II) of J&K, as shown above, which stand successfully commissioned.

Special Methodology is used in the construction of these underground Surge

Shafts. First of all they need to be accessed through adits at top as well as at b-

Pneumatic Surge Shafts:

The latest developments in Surge Shafts is by introducing

airtight Pneumatic Surge Shafts, which are similar to normal

Surge Shafts but are highly economical in size & cost, by

utilizing the benefits of higher compressibility of Air. In normal

operation, desired air pressure is maintained in this Shaft to fix a

constant water level and during the High Surges, the water level

increases compressing the air inside this shaft with increase in

air pressure & during Low Surges, the water level reduces

causing expansion of air with reduction in pressure. The Shaft

has to be adequately designed to withstand variation in air

pressures. Specially designed small Portable Pneumatic

Chambers / Tanks are presently installed in piped water supply

systems and small pumping stations also to effectively

withstand water hammer effects in these pressurized systems.

The importance of these Hydraulic Surge Control systems is

highly critical to ensure the safety of Plants and the life &

property of local populace, who are highly vulnerable in case of

any bursts / leakages as water falling from greater heights at a

very high speed has a tremendous potential to wash off any

thing that comes in its way as was witnessed in the Upper Sind

Hydel Project Stage – II (105 Mw) in J&K during the breach of

its RCC cut & cover water conductor during 2006.

Mr. Zahoor Ahmad Chat

Technical Head – Hydro (J&K)

You must be the change you wish to see in the world - Mahatma Gandhi

So many of us have heard and been moved by Gandhi's quote. But even as we have

quoted, cited, coached it and counseled with it, we don’t often hear the story behind it.

Among the hundreds of people were waiting to visit with Mahatma Gandhi were a mother

and her young son. When it was their turn, the woman asked Gandhi to speak with her son

about eating sugar. Gandhi asked her to come back in two weeks and said he would talk to

the boy then. She wondered why he didn’t just speak to her son when he was already

there, but she complied with his request. In two weeks they returned, and after waiting for a

couple of hours, she was able to approach Gandhi once again.

Hearing her repeated request, Gandhi immediately spoke with the boy, who agreed to

begin working to eliminate sweets. After thanking Gandhi for his wise and compassionate

words, the mother asked him why he wanted them to return instead of offering his advice

the first time.

BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE

Gandhi replied, “Upon your visit two weeks ago I too was eating sugar.” He explained that he could not speak of or

teach her son to not eat sugar if he himself had not taken that journey.

Whatever changes you would like to effect in our society has to begin with you.

Let your every moment be an example of what you teach and counsel.

Let your every action be a reflection of your beliefs.

Let your every word be reflective of your own thoughts.

The best leaders the world has ever known are the reformers who were accountable and responsible for their own

change. The commitment for change has no days off, does not allow for excuses, and does not allow for pardons.

It’s a true commitment—a commitment to lead with heart to add value to the world. Changing our face can change

nothing. But facing our change can change everything. Each one of us can leave a stamp on this world by making

our lives meaningful in a thousand ways and making the lives of others better than they ever thought possible. If

you want to see change you must first start within. It’s that simple and it’s that profound.

The best leaders the world has ever known are the reformers who were accountable and responsible for their own

change.

The commitment for change has no days off, does not allow for excuses, and does not allow for pardons. It’s a true

commitment—a commitment to lead with heart to add value to the world. Changing our face can change nothing.

But facing our change can change everything.

Each one of us can leave a stamp on this world by making our lives meaningful in a thousand ways and making the

lives of others better than they ever thought possible.

If you want to see change you must first start within. It’s that simple and it’s that profound.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself –

Leo Tolstoy

This desire to change the world all sounds very heroic and noble and grand. But is it

possible? Is it really possible to change the world, to make huge differences so that people

hail us and shower us with praise?

Yes and no. I think it is possible to make a difference in the world, perhaps to a small

handful of the world’s population. But on the other hand, I don’t think it’s possible to change

the world. There’s a difference between changing the world, and making a difference in the

world, which is important to recognize because I believe you can do one but you can’t do

the other.

Let me explain with a famous story which you might have heard already:

The Starfish Story

There’s a story of a man throwing starfishes into the sea, which I’ll do my best to remember for you here:

An elderly man was walking along the beach, admiring the beautiful view. As he walked, he noticed that a large

group of starfishes had been washed ashore by the receding tide, and they were struggling to get back to the

water. The man was saddened by this turn of events, but accepted that there was nothing he could do to change

anything.

The man walked on, continuing to notice the large numbers of helpless starfishes, until he saw another man in the

distance standing at the water’s edge amongst the starfishes. Curious, the elderly man walked over to him,

wandering what he was up to.

“Why are you throwing them back? There are thousands of them here, it’ll take you forever! How can you possibly

hope to make a difference to these starfishes?”

Remaining calm, the younger man continued his duty without looking at the elderly man. Just as he threw another

starfish back into the ocean, he replied.

“I made a difference to that one.”

The moral of the story sums up my point about wanting to make a difference. We can make a difference to

individuals, even to groups of people. A rare few of us may even influence whole communities and societies. But to

change the world outright? To throw thousands of starfishes into the ocean single-handedly? I’m afraid this isn’t

possible.

Why isn’t this possible? Part of it is because of the nature of the world right now – there are many global aids and

charities in effect today, and they have made significant and important strides towards solving the world’s ailments.

But, no matter how much more work they achieve, I fear that the ailments will still exist. There will still be problems.

Remove a corrupt leading group, and another one springs up in its place. Lift up a third-world country from poverty,

and another one falls back into it. Save a species from being hunted, and the hunters find another species to kill.

But there’s another, bigger reason. The other reason why changing the world isn’t possible, and I believe this is the

main reason, is because we need to change ourselves first.

This is the defining element of Change - Change begins within.

We Can Only Change Ourselves

Do you remember the Mother Teresa quote? It goes something like this:

“If everyone only cleaned their own doorstep, the whole world would be clean.”

What does this say to you? To me, it says that we can only change ourselves, and our first priority should be

changing our ways and beliefs, cleaning our own doorsteps. How can I lead others if I can’t lead myself? How can

others trust me, or I trust others, if I first can’t trust myself? How can I love others if I can’t love myself? All these

require change within to achieve. Remember this, it’s not the world that needs to change, it’s ourselves.

If you change the people within the world, the world then changes as a result – it’s not the other way round. I

admire the great charities of this world for doing what they do, and for what they’ve accomplished, but ultimately it’s

pointless UNLESS those involved change themselves first.

How to Change

Over the months and years I’ve made some changes in my life, and it has made my surrounding environment a

much better place to live in. I believe this is testament to the thinking I’ve offered in this post, and I believe you can

do the same with your own lives. We all know of the world’s problems – global warming, terrorism, recessions, etc.

But what are we actually doing about it? For the majority of us, all we do is complain.

The simple fact is that complaining will get us nowhere. As much as it may seem to be enjoyable and relieving, all it

does in the long term is to make us complain more, and become more run-down and depressed. Complaining

leads to more complaining, the spiral runs on, and nothing ever gets done.

So why not stop complaining? Tomorrow, make a vow to stop complaining, and get on with the day. Sure, there will

be problems, but instead of complaining about them, focus on solving the problem. Or if you can’t solve it, move

on. Just don’t complain about it.If you want to bring out best in others, you have to create the right context for it.

You be yourself and then people can be themselves with you. You be sincere and you can create an environment

where people can be sincere back. So, when someone says something like: “The world is so boring, nothing real

ever happens” or “there is no love in this world, no caring people”, I might ask: “And yourself? What have you been

doing?” Most likely, the world is being for you what you are being for it.

And that means…….

If everybody around you is tired, may be you need to wake up.

If everybody is mean, may be you need to be kinder.

If everybody is superficial, may be you need to be more sincere.

As he got closer, the elderly man could see that the younger man was picking up

starfishes, one by one, and throwing them back out into the sea. Astonished, the

elderly man got close enough for the other man to hear him, and then he called out.

“Hey! What on earth are you doing?”

The younger man turned to him and smiled, then turned back to the sea, still

continuing his duty of picking up and throwing starfishes.

“I’m helping these starfishes get back into the ocean.”

The elderly man couldn’t believe it, why was this man wasting his time throwing

starfishes back? There were thousands of them here, it would take him days! He

voiced his thoughts.

Ms. Manisha Bisht

Graduate Trainee Engineer – PMG

How can one measure spiritual growth ?

This is of course is an impossible question to answer.

One can perhaps get an indication if one introspects on

how one is shaping up against the six enemies of the

spirit, which are anger, lust, materialism,

competitiveness, lack of detachment and vanity.

What does Sahaja Yoga teach ?

Sahaja Yoga is a spiritual movement, which lays great

emphasis on following the middle path. There should

be no fanaticism about anything. Living a righteous life

is a most important factor in growing spiritually.

Guidelines for righteous living are those given by the

great spiritual leaders of the past. Moses’ Ten

Commandments and Christ’s teaching to forgive your

enemies and to love your neighbor as thy self are

examples.

Sahaja Yoga teaches that there is nothing wrong with

sex in marriage, but that sex as exploited in the

Western lifestyle is totally against the spirit.

Vegetarianism is not a requirement of Sahaja Yoga.

Sahaja Yoga does not encourage smoking or the

drinking of alcohol. Both damage your subtle centers

(chakras) and hence impede your spiritual growth. No

one will however point a finger at you in Sahaja Yoga.

Your own introspection coupled with the vibrations you

feel in your hands and fingers will tell you what your

problems are and you can thus take corrective action

on your own. You become your own master or teacher.

Sahaja Yoga believes in reincarnation but it is not

stressed. How you live your present life is the important

thing.

Sahaja Yoga is not rational or logical in the sense that

we could ever have worked it out with our limited brain.

However now that we know how Sahaja Yoga works it

is possible with hindsight to see a totally ordered

structure and plan – God’s total plan for the spiritual

evolution of human beings.

What proof is there for the claims of Sahaja Yoga?

Shri Mataji says quite clearly that you should not

believe any of the claims of Sahaja Yoga unless you

can feel the cool breeze on your central nervous

system after self-realization. The cool breeze that you

feel in your hands and on the top of your head is a

subtle but definite feeling. You will not be able to

mistake it.

No amount of speculation or intellectualization will

convince you of the truth. One has to have the courage

to go ahead and ask for self-realization after which one

finds it much easier to comprehend the truth of Sahaja

Yoga. Your brain becomes enlightened by the power of

the kundalini.

The marvel is that self-realization is possible before we

have perfected ourselves spiritually. It is like a small

pilot light being switched on in a dark room. We are

given sufficient light in which to view or introspect

ourselves and we can set to work to improve our

spiritual standing.

The cool breeze is a definite physical sensation and not

a meta physical speculation.

How does Sahaja Yoga compare with older

established religions?

Sahaja Yoga is not a religion. It does not have any

theologies, doctrines or ideologies. These all tend to

come about once the spiritual leader who started the

movement dies and his followers then start their

interpretative activities, which normally lead to priestly

castes, power bases and concepts of God.

In Sahaja Yoga all that exists are the teachings of Shri

Mataji recorded on either video or audiotape. These are

available to all Sahaja Yogis. As yet very little has been

written about Sahaja Yoga it is all so new.

Sahaja Yoga teaches that all the major spiritual leaders

such as Moses, Christ and Buddha were sent at

specific times by God to teach specific lessons to

humankind. It has all happened according to God’s plan

for our spiritual evolution. With the advent of Sahaja

Yoga it can be said that all the religions of the past have

now been integrated into a great new universal spiritual

movement.

In conclusion

Christ said that one has to be born again. Self-

realization through the raising of the kundalini is the true

meaning of what he said.

How does Stress Work?

The Nervous System

o Central Peripheral Autonomic (vs.

Somatic)

Parasympathetic

Sympathetic

Rest of Body

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Senior Executive – Recruitments, Corporate Office

SAHAJA YOGA

A research scholar at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology was in for a rude shock as all his work

disappeared before his eyes after data on his computer was taken “hostage” with a ransom demand in lieu of

securing its release.

Chandra Bhushan Tripathi was looking for information on the internet on February 3 when he lost access to all the

data he had stored on his laptop. It was only later that he realized that he had fallen victim to a devastating

malware, or a malicious software, called ‘ransomware’ — a first in the state.

“A link flashed on my laptop screen,...which I clicked by mistake. After some time, I saw that all the files in my

laptop had the extension ‘micro’ and when I tried to open them, a message flashed on the screen saying if I want to

have access to my data, then I have to pay a certain amount in Bitcoin. It also said that the more I delay the more

the amount of Bitcoin would increase”.

Ransomware is a relatively new kind of malware that uses encryption to lock out users from the data on their

computer. The attacker then forces the victim to pay a ransom, usually in untraceable Bitcoins, to decrypt and

release the data.

“The message also mentioned an ID and some websites, asking me to visit them and pay the required Bitcoin

amount. But I was too afraid to click those websites and contacted information technology experts and company

officials of my laptop to solve this problem, but in vain... I approached the state cyber cell of the Madhya Pradesh

police and lodged a complaint,” said Tripathi.

“I lost all the data stored in my laptop, which was about 50 gigabytes,” he added.

The Madhya Pradesh police cyber cell on February 27 registered a case against unknown people for unauthorized

access to another computer under Section 66 of the Information Technology Act.

“The case was the first of its kind registered in Madhya Pradesh. We have registered a case against the unknown

accused and investigations are on,” said Mahendra Singh, inspector, state cyber cell, Madhya Pradesh police.

The only way to protect yourself from such malicious attacks is by exercising caution while browsing the internet,

said Shivansh Batra, an information technology expert.

“One should avoid hyperlinks that often flash on the screen while using the internet and also be careful while

opening spam mails... Apart from this, one should keep a licensed [copy of an] anti-virus software in their computer

systems and update it on a regular basis to keep their systems safe from such malware attacks,” he said.

Kalyan Das, Hindustan Times, Bhopal Updated: Mar 13, 2016 12:50 IST

Bhopal: Hackers take PhD scholar’s

data hostage, hold thesis to ransom

Shared By: Mr. Surender Kumar Sharma, Manager – IT, Corporate Office

Creativity & Talent Hunt!

Art by Mr. Vinay Kumar,

Deputy Manager (Design),

Corporate Office.

Master Ayush Raj, son of our

honorable CMD Mr. Raj

Kumar, student of Class - IX,

has stood First in French

Olympiad Competition,

beating all the previous

records, by giving 100

percent result in the French

Olympiad 2015-16. He is also

the only student securing

maximum marks in French

since past four years!!!

Creativity & Talent Hunt!

Master Arham Chopra, son of Mr. Shagun Chopra,

Regional Manager, Jammu has received:

1. Gold medal in NSO competition held at Jodhamal

Public School on 20th of January 2016

2. Participation certificate in largest book signing in the

world for Guinness Book of world Records held at

Jodhamal Public School on 30th of January 2016

3. Gold Certificate in Character Enactment Competition

held at Jodhamal Public School on 12th of February

2016

Here it comes again busy time for easy

goers;

Rest is not an option; options are yet to be

explored;

Have a little head turn and flew away;

Cross the words for easy goers;

Office make Weary, Mat that makes bleary,

Wrote to keep thoughts cantered and alive;

Just because life is busy does not mean

we cannot make it run smooth;

Colour, Paint, play, sing, write all are the

syllabus for running smooth;

Have a time from busy schedule & explore

yourself to flew away.

BUSY LIFE HOW TO FLEW AWAY

Amita Shuban

Accountant, Jammu RO

Master Anish Raj, son of our

Honorable CMD Mr. Raj Kumar,

student of Class - III, has stood

first in 3rd Level of Abacus

Competition held by the Siamas

Knowledge Institute at various

places at Delhi and U.P. on 2nd

March, 2016. He has also been

Awarded by the Amity Group of

Schools, Delhi, the prestigious

all rounder award for his

excellence in academics as well

as sports. This is the third

consecutive year Anish Raj is

getting this award !!!

Dedicated Freight Corridor on Mughalsarai – Sone Nagar

Section of Eastern Corridor in the state of Bihar and Uttar

Pradesh.

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