gammon speaks oct dec 2011

8/3/2019 Gammon Speaks Oct Dec 2011

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2 Ga m m o n Sp e a k S

w y rw rd t h l G b c r r bustd ci t. W h v ls tur d s sh t thw l G w bsit which sh uld h ullythus th r d rs t urvi w d us it ctiv ly.

as w w t t th r ss, w h d st r r i d r h w u c rt i th tur v ts c uld b i li - wl st ur d r c ll gu s i Hu R s urc s,Vi d pr bhu wh succu b d t c rdi c rr stwhil t ur t Ch i. m y G d giv his ily

d r d d r s th str gth d r sili ct c b t this t rribl tr g dy.

o b h l GS, I c v y g d wish s, gr ti gsd r y r t th liv s ch b r th

G ily c ul, s tis yi g d i g uls w ush r i Dush rr d th stiv l lights v ry

sh rtly.

W r r g rds,

Vij y V ch sw r

D r C ll gu s:

W lc t this th third diti GS s (GS). It is h rt i g t t th

c ur gi g db c r c iv d r r d rs th th s d v ts th t h v b c v r dthus r i GS. C ti ui g with th hil s hy

d t d i ublishi g th rli r tw issu s, wr h y t w tur i t r ctiv rticl

th g i g mu b i p rt Trust (mbpT) pr j ct sth c v r st ry this issu . This r j ct r vid ss g d r ctic s d l r i gs r r lic ti gi ur th r g i g r j cts.

I dditi , g th r r gul r s cti s, thisissu ls bri gs h th Syst s d pr c ss sD rt t wh r w r i g t bri gi g

i clusiv cultur i r v d r ti lr r c cr ss th rg is ti . Th issu

ls h s rticl th ci l highlightscussi g th rst qu rt r th y r with

i dic tiv tr ds r th utur r th CFo th c y.

I dditi , w h v c lu th r c tlyh ld sit t th s i r g t thighlighti g th rg is ti l ch ll g s d th

edit ri l / C t ts 2

pr j cts d Gr u U d t s 3

n -Fi ci l org is ti l I iti tiv s 6

D rt t U d t 8

C v r St ry: mbpT i r j r c li t 9

o sit t: R f cti s 12

G S ri gss 13

achi v t & S i r a i t ts 14

Fi ci l Highlights 15aw rds & R c g iti s 18

Fl sh B ck/C d l c 20

E d i t o r i a l t E a m

Editor ia l Column

C o n t E n t s

edit ri l D s :

Dr. Vij y V ch sw rD r Shy

C itt m b rs:

ashut sh I d r

Sury t B s l

k ush l Sh h


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3Ga m m o n Sp e a k S

Projects and Group Updates

Scope: D sig d c structi 4.7 vi duct (8.8 c rri g

width) r k l t m tr d1.065 si gl l (4.4c rri g width) i cludi g utilityshi ti g d r d r st r tiw r lu su b sis; rtd sig d c structi 4.7

l v t d vi duct is d sig dt r vid Si gl C ll, pr c st,S g t l c struct d, pSCB x Gird r, si ly su rt dsu rstructur r sti g v rel st ric b ri g.

a sth tic RCC i r c isr vid d t t with th b ri gs

d th r su rts L u chi gGird rs duri g r cti . acircul r i r 1.7 di t r is

r vid d i th di thr d which i tur is su rt dby il u d ti syst . Th r

r st d rd r c st s g t ls s 16 , 19 , 22 , 25 ,28 & 31 l gth. Th d cwidth is 8800 t cilit tD ubl Tr c with st d rdg ug 1435 d b ll st-

l ss tr c t 4200 cubicc city.

Pre-casting the segments(long line method): L g lic sti g t ch iqu is d t d

r c sti g th r -c st, r -str ss d si gl c ll b x gird rs g ts. L g li b d c sists

djust bl s t r w r ,v bl xt r l d i t r lr w r , bul h d, tc. Th

l g li b d is d sig d tdjust th g try s r th

h riz t l lig t thvi duct.

Kolkata Metro: Design and constructionErection o Segments: S s

r r ct d by s v rh dl u chi g gird r. Th s g ts

r br ught v r by tr il rs suit bl c city r c sti g y rd t th r quir d l c ti . Thl u chi g gird r is r ct d v rth i rs. S g ts r r ct dwith h l x d u t d 80t c city h ist, d thbr ught t th r quir d sitiwith h l slidi g b .

Underslung Erection System: a u d rslu g syst c sists

su rti g tr ll y which h sr visi r v rtic l l v lli g,

l gitudi l lig t dtr sv rs lig t by s

j c s r vid d i tr ll y.Th syst c sists th rc ts li l gitudi lb , tr stl d r -c st

ti g. S g t is li t d withh l 250 tric t c citycr d l c d u d rslu gsyst .

a u d rslu g r cti syst is

us d r r cti s s h vi gr dius curv tur l ss th800 . F r th rst ti i thhist ry tr c structi ,s s h vi g r dius curv tur120 d 150 r d sig d

d x cut d.

Thermal Power Plant,Tuticorin:

G I di is x cuti g thc structi civil d thstructur l w r s r 2x600 mWTh r l p w r pl t i Tutic ri ,T il n du r C st l e rg

pvt. Ltd.; th w r g r ti gFl gshi C y th C l

d oil gr u .

Scope o work involves civiland structural works or theMain plant: Station Building RCC

u d ti s d structur l st lsu rstructur i cludi g TG

qui t u d ti , Cep, BFpu d ti s, S rvic Buildi g

Design and construction of275 Bi fu Chi y

Mill and Bunker foundationsi cludi g structur l st lsu rstructur d c l st r gbu rs

Foundations for Boiler, ESP andeSp c tr l buildi g

Chimney Works:

G I di h s chi v d W rld R c rd, br i g th

r vi us r c rd by v r 67%, bycc lishi g 4 v rtic lt l r c r 0-275 tr s rC st l e rg pvt. Li it d.mr. S. m. Z rull , mD, C st le rg pvt. Li it d, is d light dwith th qu lity w r s

x cut d by G .

Civil Works:

Mass pours of two TG rafts1700 cu ch w s d i

c ti u us r ti .Th xi u t r tur th c cr t t uri g i t


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w s r strict d t 23 d gr s.est blish d r c rd i c cr t

uri g ti (23 hrs d 21 hrsr s ctiv ly r th tw urs) Embedded anchor bolts (over1500) w r r ct d withi 2t l r c Completed over 13, 000 MT

bric ti with high qu lityst d rds

GTPL: EHS Not only a Priority,its a core value:

I v r-gr wi g c structii dustry, th i r bl is

ilur t id ti y ccu ti ls ty d h lth s str t gic

bl r sust i d c icgr wth. m st t th

r ductivity d r ts r s

s ri riti s. I dustry ust lsu d rst d h lthy w r rcis v ry uch ss ti l db ci l t th rg is ti .

C r h siv ccu ti ls ty d h lth s rvic s, i

d t d by th rg is ti , willb st th r l th w r r,i cr s r ductivity, r j ctc l ti , d cr s ttritir t , d cr s ccid ts, d cr sc s ti c sts, d cr si sur c c sts, b v ll it wills gu rd r st tut ry lty

d l g l issu s which th rwisbri g d w th i g th

rg is ti s.

Its high ti th rg is ti s,l y rs i c structi

i dustry id ti y occu ti lS ty d H lth s rvic s

s i t gr l rt th ird v l t d g d r tur i v st t.

C structi i dustry is th st st gr wi g c ic ls ct rs i I di , r vidi g

l y t t illi s l . Th g itud d

c l xity th w r rcr quir d t driv th c icgr wth s it ss ti l t cus

h lth d s ty its l b urrc . Whil t ch l gi s c b

b ught, hu r s urc h s tb d v l d, i t i d i g d

u cti l st t . H c r vidi gccu ti l h lth d s ty

s rvic s t c structi w r rsr s th d th h ur i th

rg is ti is l i g l i

c ic gr wth.C structi w r is div rs ,l b ur-i t siv i dustry wh rth w r rs r x s d t v ri ty

h z rds b th ccu ti l dvir t l th t c r sult

i i jury, dis bility, ill h lthd v d th. occu ti l

h z rds c b cl ssi d sphysic l, Ch ic l, Bi l gic l,erg ic l, psych l gic l dS ci l.

e vir t H lth d S tyr lr dy cruci l issu s i

th u r ch l s thc structi i dustry. S dly,th t is th xc ti r th rth rul , s , i ur i dustry is tb c s d i th utur ,

v ry t v ry l v l ds tu d rst d th i rt c th s issu s d i l t thb st r ctic s th t will s gu rdb th l t d ur l .

W t GTpL b li v th t SaFeTYIS a CULTURe d v ryi dividu l ust c - r t wh lh rt dly i th r ti e vir t, H lth d S ty(eHS), i. ., ch us ust

rs lly b r th r s sibilityt i i is d v id ccid tst ll c st i rd r t cr t d

i t i s w r l c . GTpLis c itt d t th r visi

s d h lthy w r i gvir t r ll l y sd c tr ct rs, s w ll s th r

l ct d by ur ctiviti s.This y i clud l y s th cli t r w r, ur wvisit rs d th s c tr ct rs,

d third rti s such s thg r l ublic d su li rs.

W r c g is th t th r j ct

Various sa ety related activities at GTPL


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w r y cr t t ti llyd g r us w r vir t,

d ur i is t chi v urbj ctiv s by li i ti g ll

i h r tly li -thr t i g ddis bli g situ ti s, d i i isth ccurr c ll i cid tswhich c uld l d t i jury,d g t r l ss r rty d

l t, d g t vir t.Th s ty l is ls v il bl

t ll sit s t ssist d c tributt th st blish t s ,h lthy d vir t llys u d w r vir t. It lsi clud s d t ils th r j ct dits eHS r quir ts, tici t dsit h z rds d c diti s

d s th ir c tr l.H z rd id ti c ti s d Risass ss t is c duct d t sit s

t d sig c tr l sur s dt h v id th r l tivi rt c ris s d t w

s uch b ut th s w ci rd r t lis d cisi s

ctiv c tr ls sur swhich r r ri t d c st

ctiv .

W b li v th t tr i i g r eHS ist d i its l ; it is s

t d. T l i g i g r lt r s t l y s b ut th

d t b s is t tr i i g;w r rs d g t dt w wh t t d r th ir wh lth, s ty d r t cti

vir t, s w ll s wh t isr quir d by st tut . (I uts byS ir D s i)

GIPL shi ts to new premises:

G I r structur pr j ctsLi it d (GIpL) h s w g t wc r is t orbit pl z , 5th

Fl r, pl t n . 952/954, n w

pr bh d vi R d, pr bh d vi,mu b i 400 025 (B hi dm r th Udy g Bh v ). all st

b rs GIpL w uld shi t tthis w c i du c urs . agrih r v sh uj w s rg is di this r g rd S t b r 9.

As demand or powerincreases, world lookstowards India (AnsaldoCaldaieBoilers India):

a s ld C ld i B il rs I di

(aCBI) u d r th r Gis vi g h d with VISIond ticul us l i g qu ti gr v ri us t d rs r gi g r

80 mW t 660 mW Su rcritic lSG p c g s, i cludi g yg v r t d riv t t d rs.as r th d d i r t,aCBI l g with Fr c T sim cc ic (FTm) is biddi g rBTG c g s. W succ d d ig tti g 1x150 mW BTG c g

r n g i p w r Li it d rkVk e rgy thr ugh n g rjuC structi C y Li it d.Th r t d rd rs r opG

p w r G r ti s sh w thstr gth a s ld . Th rstb il r 80 mW t opG w sc issi d l st y r dth s c d b il r 80 mWc structi is i r gr ss.Th third b il r 80 mW h sb w rd d d it is u d r

x cuti .

mrs. B rb r L bvr , m gi gDir ct r a s ld C ld i , It ly(aC), d a s ld c ld i B il rsI di pvt., Ltd (aCBI), ddr ss dth l y s august 12wh r i sh h s u d rli d thmissi d Visi th c y

d bri d th str t gi s r dr gr wth. as str t gic v ,

th gi ri g c r Trichyh s b shi t d t Ch i d

w ll h v c u d r r i Ch i.

a s ld C ld i It ly h s r c iv dr R c s e gi ri g

(epC C tr ct r) th L.o.I. rgi ri g, u cturi g,

su ly d su rvisi r cti d st rt-u 4 H t

R c v ry St G r t rs,su l t ry r d, r ti gb hi d 125 mW Ge9a GTs tb i st ll d t al ji C bi dCycl p w r pl t i th abist t (nig r-D lt R gi ).Whc l t d, al ji p w r pl twill b th bigg st w r

l t i nig ri , su rti g thc u trys c ic gr wth.This w rd r s th b gi i g

l g l sti g r l ti shi witha ric s st ul t d c u try,givi g a s ld C ld i th ch c

c tributi g t th gr wthi nig ri s p w r g r tic city i th y rs t c .

Griha pravesh puja (top) and a snapshot o the new premises

(below) during the unction


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Employee Environment Sa ety andOccupational Health (EESOH)

eeSoH (e l y e vir tS ty d occu ti lH lth) is rg is ti widi iti tiv b i g u d rt i

G t r t , i culc td str gth sust i blw r r c ss s, r c dur s d

r ctic s.

R c g isi g th i rt c i v lvi g d g gi g l y s

cr ss ll u cti s d busi ss si th rg is ti , GI di h s structur d r l v t

r gr s ri rily l d byu cti s i th - ci lr s.

all i ll, this r gr will v rti dd t th i t gibl ss tb s G Gr u whichsh r d sitiv ly r f ct its

r ti s, ci l r c rds dt G I di .

Focus Areas O 2011-2012Human Resource

Increasing employeer ductivity by i iti ti g

studi s r r ti lisi g r l s,r s sibiliti s d rightsizi gthr ugh third rty Establishing a comprehensivee l y S l S rvic (eSS)Syst t Gr u l v l Leadership Development-t rg t d elit T s F rc 200

pr j ct-i -ch rg s d 100l d rs by 2013 Integration of humanr s urc g t r ll

gr u c i s t h cr ductivity

Launching internal customers tis cti l t r r

i r vi g ci cy Competency mapping forv ri us d rt ts such spl t, ad i istr ti , HuR s urc , tc SBS (Shared Business Services)

st blish t r b c dr cruit t ctiviti s Outsourcing payroll for greater

r ductivity Talent retention and skilld v l t

Occupational Health AndSa ety

Skill development andtr i i g b s d c t cy

ss ss t Contractor safety managementsyst t b i l t d Standardisation of procedurest bl sig i c t i r v ti r r c r 2010-2011 Establishing the system acrossth gr u r w rds-r c g iti -

lti s Medical check-ups for workers

r critic l j bs Appointment of occupationalh lth r ctiti r d

st blishi g st d rdis d ch c -u s d syst s

Environmental Management Initiate programs for usingw t r r s sibly d b i g

rgy c sci us Initiate data capture and

g t r vir t lr t rs

Measure energy consumptionwith r s ct t tur v r rj r qui t/ l t

Ensure that all environmentalg t r c dur s r

st d rdis d t gr u l v l

In ormation Technology

Revamp of existing data centred tw r s luti s

Advanced disaster recoverysyst Revamping existing e-mail,i tr t rt l d v d r rt l Communication partner forbri gi g ll c u ic ti dsu d r u br ll ( .g. vid /

udi c r ci g)

New Inititatives

Integration of managementsyst s cr ss GIL t b r dy

r c rti c ti by 2012 dtr i i g 100 udit rs d 150 ImSi l t rs t ll sit s Train at least 100 employees forth 5S i t r l ss ss rs tr i i g At least four sites to participatei 5S c titi s d w rd

r gr s At least four sites to

chi v sc r 600 r 5S

i l t tim sur s r h ci gst h ld r g g t

Non-Financia l Organisat ional In i t ia t ives


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External StakeholderInteractions

AGM Vendor meetings Customer meetings andi t r cti s Customer satisfaction surveys

d lysis Informal interactions Investor meet Various forums and platforms Interactions with variousg v r t d riv t b di s

Internal StakeholderInteractions

Monthly planning meetings Safety committee meetings atHo d sit s

Circulars Gammon Speaks in-houseg zi

Gammon Technical Gammon Springs T h e r e

r v ri us ru s thr ugh whichst h ld r i t r cti s rc duct d. Th s i clud b th

r l d i r l th ds c u ic ti such s v d r

ti gs, th a u l G r lB dy ti gs, cust ri t r cti s, tc., wh r db cis t b ut th rg is tiwhich th t u r cti tv ri us l v ls d ru s. o th ri ry th ds db ch s b ur cust r db c

ch is .

Customer eedback

a s l surv y w s c duct dt ur sit s r cust r db c

ur r r c d r st id ti y th r s th t w ri rt t t th cust r. Thissurv y w s d r th ll wi g

r s ti ly r j ct c l ti ,

i t r cti b tw thcust r d G , s ty,subc tr ct r g t ds . Th v r g s tis ctisc r 8.4 w s bt i d 10.Th str gths w r qu lity

x cuti , cust r i t r c ,d r s siv l y s.

Th y r s id ti d wh ri r v t w s r quir dw r ti ly c l ti j bs,h us i g tc. Th r r l t w i iti tiv s li 5S th t

r i tr duc d t str gth urw ss s.

Magazines

our i -h us g zi , GS s is u iqu g zith t c v rs d t ils ur w

r j cts, cust r i t r cti s,d rt t l u cti i g,

vir t l d s tyi iti tiv s, 5S i r ti d

l y c r r.

Giv th v st r s rv ir t ch ic lwl dg withi th c y,

th rg iz ti will s bublishi g t ch ic l g ziG T ch ic l highlighti gth c t ci s d s ills G i u d rt i g c l x

d ch ll gi g r j cts.

Non-Financia l Organisat ional In i t ia t ives

At th k si Bridg pr j ct iBih r, j r ccid t w sv rt d by th sit t l d

by n V ach ry i v lvi g tr il r with th S3 s g t.Th hydr ulic h s c cti gth j c s t u burst

cc i d with th ilur v lv b tw th r td r r xl s r sulti g i

d g r us tilt th s g t

by r u d 600 . Th sitt ct d r tly byr l si g th l t sid j c s d

urth r r vid d xt r l j c s

Averting a near mishap- A job well done!

u d r th tr il r l t r u d rth right h d sid t rr st y

urth r tilt. Subs qu tly tht succ ss ully str ight dth s g t usi g th xt r l j c s thus v rti g wh t c uldh v b j r ccid t.

kud s t ach ry d his t !W ll d g d l r i g

x l r th r sit s.

Make Sa ety a way o Li e... Adopt Safe Work PracticesRegularly and Consistently

H rsh k ur, advis r (mIS&m it ri g) with th n ti lp w r C r r ti s (npCIL)L d rshi aw rd r c iv dr c tly r BaRC r 2007duri g his t ur th r r his

utst di g c tributi s ir j ct g t k ig 3& 4 wh r i G w s thl d c tr ct r

Commendation


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th s i iti tiv sis t r visit ll

ur xisti gd cu t ti

r r dduri g ur ISoc rti c ti .

With y ur su rtd guid c , w

r r s siblr cilit ti g

th d sig ,d v l t, i l t ti ,

d l t r i t c thI t gr t d m g t Syst s

cr ss th rg is ti . W h v

i iti t d tr i i g r gr sd v l i g d rg isi gi t siv six-d y w r sh s rImS i l t ti i pu ,B g luru, D lhi, k l t dButiburi thr ugh S t b r

d oct b r 2011. Th su rtr ll ur i t r l cust rs

is xc ll t d w h th tw t g th r c chi v th

bj ctiv th t g tt b r c g is d s ImS c rti dc y.

Si ult usly g tis ls cusi g r ductivityi r v t, i v t ry c tr l,

i i is ti w st i su lych i d b tt r h us i g ti r v th s ty r r c

t sit thr ugh i iti tiv c ll d5S. m y ur sit s h v dr r bl i r v t i thisr g rd. W x ct c u l sit s t rtici t i xt r l

ss ss ts d w rd x rcis s.W h v s r d th wl dg

Department Update

G w s w t h vth b st syst s d w si r i bri gi g i s th

b st r ctic s i i r structuri dustry v s rly s 1960s.Th Syst s d pr c ss s t

w s r d i 2010 with thbj ctiv bri gi g syst s dr c ss ri t d r ch t th

r r t.

S c dly, s ll y u y bw r th t th issu s s ty

d vir t r b c i gv ry critic l r ur sust c

d th t ur utur g r ti .Sust i bility is b i g ddr ss d

gl b l b sis d Gc t r i i is l ti rth s gl b l issu s. Gi its sust i bl licy d

c it t t r tits busi ss t d y with utc r isi g th b ts t rr ws g r ti s.

T w rds ti g th sc it ts, th g th s d cid d t i l t

g t syst s i liwith i t r ti l st d rds rvir t (ISo 14001) d

ccu ti l h lth d s ty(oHSaS 18001) cr ss th

rg is ti d i t gr t thwith its xisti g v lid qu lity

g t c rti c ti (ISo9001). This is ls c lyc ll d s I t gr t d m g tSyst (ImS). Th t rg t ti l t th b st r ctic si li with th s st d rds dg t it udit d d c rti d rr ut d third rty g cy isby 2012.Th rst st t w rds

thr ugh -d y w r sh s tsit s d d dic t d 5S w bsit .Furth r, t bj ctiv ly v lu tth succ ss 5S i l t ti ,

w h v i t r lly d v l d 1000- i t r t c l 5S. It is turity d l wh r th sc r

will g t tur d s y u vh d i i l ti g 5S t

d riv rg is ti s b ts. ar l tr i i g is b i g rr g d

t mu b i, k l t d D lhi iS t b r 2011 with bj ctivt cr t w r ss d t cr ti t r l l c t t/qu li d 5S ss ss rs.

B i g i t r l s rvic r vid r,ur i is t r vid y u ur

b st d ti ly s rvic s i thr s syst s, r c ss s,

g t c rti c ti dbusi ss xc ll c . Y ur v ry

db c is v lu bl t us dwill r vid us rtu ityt i r v . S d writ us dd d th b st ut us.

F r urth r i r ti l sc t ct is @g i di .c . Suryakantam Bansal, Systems &

Processes

Systems and Processes

The Systems and Processes team at Head O fce


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Cover Story

MbPT in or a major aceli t

mu b i p rt Trust (mbpT),st blish d s B b yp rt Trust Ju 26, 1873, isth ld st its i d i I di . It

h s tr v rs d l g dist cv r si c its i c ti . T d y,th 138-y r- ld mbpT h dl s

r u d 58 illi t s( sti t d s ci l y r2010-11) tr c u lly.

H w v r, c t i ris dc rg c ris s ly s ll

rti it with bul thc t i ris d c rg i g its

w y t J w h rl l n hru p rt(JnpT), si c mbpT h s dr t b ut 10-10.5 tr s, which is

i c bl h dli g l rg r shi s.n v rth l ss, its tr c h dli gc city is s t t g t j rb st wh its sh r c t i rt r i l (oCT) r j ct g tsr dy by 2012. o c c l t d,its c city is li ly t g ui iti lly by b ut 12 illi TeUs(Tw ty- t quiv l t u its; st d rdis d riti i dustry

sur t r c rg ), whichw uld l t r b i cr s d s rd d.

at r s t, dr dgi g is b i gd r th oCT t r i l t

cc d t d h dl l rg rshi s 6,000 TeUs d b v .Th t r i l will b 800 tr si sid th s d th dr t t rc l ti will b b ut 14.5

tr s d . Th oCT r j ctis b i g i l t d Build,o r t d Tr s r (BoT)

b sis u d r lic sgr t by mu b i

p rt Trust (mbpT) dth BoT r t r

c s rtiu GI di , GI r structur dDr g d s SpL, S i .

Gammon Speaks st th Chi e gi r(C.e) mbpT, mr.Utt Sury v shi,

r his vi ws thu c i g sh r

c t i r t r i l r j ct d th w r u d rt byG thus r.

GS: Can you please give a brie background on the roadblocks,resistance encountered on thisproject?

US: Th J I t r ti lC r r ti ag ci s (JICa)

r r d m st r pl rmu b i p rt, wh r c d dth r j ct r o sh r C t i rT r i l. Subs qu tly, thC sulti g e gi ri g S rvic s(CeS) h s r r d D t il dpr j ct R rts r c di gth s r i l t ti .H w v r, this r j ct c dstr g r sist c r snGos, i ly, si g lli g pri c s & Vict ri D c s. Th yw r ls ll gi g th t th s id

r j ct, t r c issi i g,w uld c g st city r ds.mu b i p rt h s d qu t ly

ddr ss d ll th s bj cti sr is d by v ri us ru s. Thr j ct h s g thr ugh

r is l by th G v r t I di d lly r v d by thC bi t C itt ec ica irs i th y r 2007.

GS: Please provide or thebeneft o our readers the keyadvantages that this projectwill deliver in the context o the challenges on growth,capacity constraints (volumein numbers) and limitationson JNPT expansion (terminalexpansion).

US: Th c ssity this r j cth s b st blish d thr ugh thm st r pl r r d by JICa d

ls th D t il d pr j ct R rts(DpR) r r d by th CeS. It is tst t th t this C t i r T r i lwill c t r t th r quir t

i ly mu b i r gi d thdj c t r . Th mbpT d

Tra fc handling capacity to go up by 12 million TEUs

U. Suryavanshi (C.E) in discussion with the Gammon Speaks team


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Cover Story

JnpT h v r r d m st r pli th y r 2007 which cl rly

st blish d th d thr j ct. Th tr c r c st r

th mbpT d JnpT hi d r l d

sh ws r j cti 27.7 milliTeUs by 2025-26. Th Jnp w uldc c city c str i t b ut

11 milli TeUs r u d 2016-17.Th c city mbpTs o sh rC t i r pr j ct is b ut 1.2milli TeUs. It c b s id th tth r is su ci t tr c i thr gi v r th dditi l

rt li R v s. Th o sh rC t i r T r i l w uld,th r r , h v su ci t tr ct h dl .

GS: A ew words on the scope o work assigned to Gammon

US:Th c s rtiu GI di Gr u l gwith Dr g d sSpL S i w r s l ct d sBoT r t r. Th y r d

c y viz. m/s.I dirC t i r T r i l (ICTpL).as r th lic s gr t,mu b i p rt will c rry ut thw r c it l dr dgi g, lli g

pri c s & Vict ri D c s d

l yi g r ilw y tr c s r RCD.m/s. ICTpL sh ll c struct 700 l g x 5 -wid b rth t 800

sh r t xisti g I dir D cH rb ur W ll B rths. m/s. ICTpL

will ls r cur d i st llr quir d qui t r h dli gc t i rs.

Th t t l c st th r j ct is` 1460 cr r , ut which445cr r will b i v st d by mu b ip rt d th r st by m/s.ICTpL.

It is ls rti t t ti

th t mu b i p rt h v ty st s i i r vi g th

v cu ti c rg . S thi st s t by th p rt rsi g v cu ti r

L yi g d dic t d r ilw ytr c r g ds r W d l tkurl . Construction of Eastern

ex r ss Fr w y thr ugh mu b ip rt st t (b i g x cut d bySt t G v r t). Improvement andc cr tisdi g th i rt t r d

tw r s mu b i p rt.

GS: What has been the progresso the project thus ar and themain challenges encountered?

US:U li th r civil gi ri gw r s, I l th t ri w r sis th st ch ll gi g j b.pr cur t d bric ti s ci c c structi qui t,

r gr i g w r sc sid ri g th tid l v ri ti

d c cr ti g w r s thr ughb rg s r s th ch ll g s

c u t r d i this r j ct. I l

5S IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPROVEMENT

Zone wise designation boards displayed at site

Visual representations o the Alexandra Victoria and Princes Docks during their initial days


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Cover Story

th t G I di h v s t u g d t r ssi ls r

this r j ct.

Th th r j r issu is th tth x cuti w r byG I di Ltd. li d t thc l ti c it l dr dgi g

d lli g by mbpT. By li isi gd r gr i g, w h vd rts t s th t th r is idli g w r r b th thrti s. mbpT h s u d rt

c it l dr dgi g w r i cludi g

r c dr dgi g which is di cultd ch ll gi g.

GS: What has been yourexperience with the Gammon

Team in terms o people,technical expertise andcommitment?

US: Th G I di Ltd. isr w d c y d wt r l g ti . H w v r,

y ss ci ti with th isduri g th i l t ti

ur r j ct o sh r C t i r

n mbpT w s st blish d s thB b y p rt Trust Ju 26,1873.n mu b i p rt Trust li s idw y

th W st c st I di .n It is l c t d th w st rsh r mu b i H rb ur, l gth st r dg mu b icity. Th h rb ur s t thar bi S t th s uth.n

H s tur l d -w t rh rb ur 400 2.n Its rst ch ir w s C l. J.a.B ll rd.

n Is c sid r d th g t w y tI di , d h s b th ri ci lc tributi g ct r i th

rg c mu b i s thc rci l c it l I di .n mbpT h s thr cl s d w td c s: Indira Docks Princes Docks (built in the year1885)

Victoria Docks (built in the year1891)n mbpT r vid s 63 ch r g

i ts.

n Crud d tr l u r ductsr h dl d r ur j tti s t

J w h r Dw , isl d i thmu b i h rb ur, d ch ic ls

r h dl d r pir u.n It c t rs t b ut 11% tht t l s b r tr c h dl dby j r rts th c u try it r s v lu .n It h dl s b ut 20% poL

tr c d 21% g r l tr ch dl d by j r rts I di .

Mumbai Port Trust - Fact fle

T r i l. I u d G Tt ch ic lly c t t, ci t

d c itt d t th ir w r . Ih v s i ur r j ct, th y h vd v l d l t d qui tsi g i usly which r vit l ss t

r i l t ti y rir j ct. Th G T isls v ry i i l t ti

s ty r c uti s s r thr s which c b s r

ccid t- r r c rds r yths.

GS: Any suggestions or areasor improvement or the

Gammon Team?

US: ev ry r j ct is u iqud r vid s l l r i g

rtu iti s by thr wi g uu x ct d ch ll g s d issu s.It y b g d id i y u c uldc tur this d sh r it with y urcli ts, y ur r ti l t ds i r g t ri dic lly.This will h l us w r t g th r

r i r v d r sults d lsl r thr ugh s th b st

r ctic s th t g t d v l d sth s ch ll g s g t ddr ss d.

Work in progress at the MbPT


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Assesment of Organisat ional Performance

Th s i r g t t th c y g th r d r thr -d y t (b tw august28-30) t n rth p i t, kh d l .Th c t xt w s t i t r ct

d ss ss th rg is ti sr r c , ch ll g s d

r ch s t ci tly d liv r its busi ss g ls whil

t th s ti ctiv lyc it lisi g its hu r s urcc biliti s.

St rti g with ic -br i gs ssi v r c c t ils d di r

th v i g Su d y, august28, th rst d ys s ssi th

xt d y h d Su u r , Chi

p l s o c r w lc i g thrtici ts d s tti g thc t xt th t. m ishChh d , gi g dir ct r auctus advis rs, str t gic

g t dvis ry r ,r vid d rs ctiv t th

gl b l d ti l i r structursc ri .

R hit m di, D uty m gi gDir ct r th c ysu ris d th s ssi s yt w ys by r vidi g i sights critic l r s th t th rg is til d by its s i r t , ds t

cus t st blish, sust i dr i rc its l d rshi sitii th i dustry.

ar r J shi, s s dg t r cti r d

r r b r b rd C dbury I di cilit t d th

r c ss id ti yi g 10 y thrustr s r G t r s i g

th rtici ts t id ti y tw

i rt t r s r i r v t th rg is ti s r c ss sd w r i gs. Th r s s s w r

y usly c ll t d t blth rtici ts t r vid r

d u hi d r d i uts.

as rt th r gr th

rtici ts w r divid d i t12 gr u s with mr. m di dth cilit t rs r vidi g i uts

d cl rity t ch gr u s st id ti y cti l s thth s th t th y cus d u

r gst th 10 thrust r s.Th r s t ti s august 30

d 31 by ch th gr u sh l d highlight d id ti y thissu s d cti g d th r

r th c y st th ti r gul r d l d r.a g th rs w s Luis mir d ,

i v st t b r r uts gu st s r. H r vid d

utsid rs rs ctiv G I di d thi r structur busi ss. Hhighlight d v ri us di si s

cr ss r s G sbusi ss s th t d d tb r vi w d t str gthth c ys c titiv

dv t g d st di g,rticul rly i th light thrc ti s th c y by

i v st t lysts d r si th r v ili g i r structurbusi ss r t sc ri . Ths ssi r v d t b i t r ctiv

s it g r t d l t qu ri s issu s gst th Gk ights.

ar r J shi s cilit t rc li t d ll th rtici ts

r c b ti g ch ll gi g issu si th i dustry th t G

r t d i i v lvi g thic lsubj cts such s c rru ti ,

it ri g d i su ci tsu rt r ulti l g ci sc c r d with g r j ctsth t th c ys busi ss s

g g d with. H urg d th s i rt t c ti u th g d w r

d s t th t d r vid thright x l s d guid li s rth ju i r b rs t ll w.

all th rtici ts w r s d tr s t th ir kRas d BSCs with tw g su ry th ircti l by rly S t b rl g with t l t r

it ri g d r vi w.R hit m di su ris d th

t by id ti yi g thr th ss bl rs succ ss r th

rtici ts d th rg is ti .Th s w r givi g d r c ivi g

db c with r i d; sust i i g th b li th t

w h v i urs lv s t b thb st i th busi ss d t tsit ur l ur ls but c st tlyw r t w rds i g G sth st r s ct d rg is tii its d i .

O site management meet in progress

O site meet: Re ections


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Gammon Spr ings

This is qu sti th t b wild rsy! Wh c d with thisbig Q, I sur y y u

ust h v sw r d I d tw, whil th rs ust h v

r t rt d wryly, Why b th rb ut it wh th r s still l g

w y t g .

I, t , w s th s i i ,u til th ti I t rs whtw y rs st his r tir td cid d t d s thi g u iqu .Wh st l his gw uld b r th r c t t t whil

w y th ir ti l yi g c rds rc tch u with ld t s r sidl chit-ch ts, this y u g t h rth d di r t l s lt g th r.

H vi g s his s tr tm u t ev r st B s C(17,056 t.), k l p tth r (18,187

t) i 2007 d v u d rt s l x diti Isl d p

(20,205 t) i 2008, h td cid d t giv u t i ri g

try. Th c ll th l ty sw s rh s t str g r

hi t v rc . S , d s itsu ri g r st rthritisd twithst di g his g ,

h u d rt d succ ss ully

c l t d 17-d y tr tm u t ev r st B s C dk l p tth r i 2010.

His chi v t is v rc d bl c sid ri g th

ct th t ri r t this 17-d y tr

I s ir d by th g d w rd by GoonJ ( nGoth t h v w y c v t d

w rds r its y s rvicr th u d r rivil g d, b th

r th G v r t I did W rld B , i cludi g

th nGo th y r w rd),pu t D i (acc u tsD rt t, GIpL) l gwith ri d s t u Su d yC i F bru ry, 2011, t his h usi g s ci ty t c ll ct us dcl th s t b h d d v r t GoonJ r distributi gst th

dy d th dis dv t g d.

Th driv t ly wit ss d c ll cti wh i g 204il gr s cl th s d t d by th s ci ty b rs, pu ts

s lf ss d v ur v r t d his x- l y r, S.R. B tlib i& ass ci t s, t d t Rs. 10,000 t nGo pu ts ch ic(a r v ti-b s d nGo d dic t d t r vidi g r duc ti tth d d du b) s r c g iti his s rvic t th r.

G S s c gr tul t s pu t this d h s th t hc rri s with his g d w r . k it u pu t!

A ter retirement...WHAT?

Mr. J. J. Shah in the snow all

Mr. J. J. Shah with Kala Patthar in thebackground

h v r t y tr i g ru t i ri g x diti s.

Th this br v h rtwh d cid d t th s c di i gs his li v t ul d

r xciti g th th rst, is mr. J.J. Sh h, d I his r ud s ,k ush l.

(Kaushal Shah from GIPL isactively involved with trekking since 1991 and has done his basicmountaineering course fromNehru Institute of Mountaineering,Uttarkashi.)

When charity beckons

Puneet and his riend with the clothescollected


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Achievement & Senior Appointments

Akshay Balasubramanian, s mr. S. B l subr i (S cr t ri lD rt t), h s s cur d 94 rc t

ggr g t i th HSC ex i ti ,2010-11. H ls s cur d 177 r s iaIeee d 292 r s i BIT-SaT withv ry g d aIR r i gs i b th th s

x i ti s.

pr s tly ursui g B. T ch. r V r t Jij b i T ch l gic l I stitut , m tu g(VJTI), i el ctr ic & T l c u ic ti ,a sh y wish s t d ph.D i m th ticsi utur .G S s c gr tul t s a sh y

his chi v t d wish s hisucc ss i his utur d v urs.

Ruchita N. Patil, d ught r mr. nil th p til(W r i g s s curity st i B l ur c ),cl r d th SSC x (2011) with fyi g c l urs,sc ri g 495 ut th t t l 550, ggr g ti g

i ty rc t.G S s c gr tul t s Ruchit r this

chi v t d wish s h r ll succ ss i utur .

J. Srikant h s b i t d thDir ct r-m r ti g Fr c T si

r c tly. a gr du t i m ch ic le gi ri g r n ti lI stitut T ch l gy, C licut,k r l , Sri t h s v r 29 y rs I dustry x ri c i e gi ri g,pr j ct m g t, Busi ss D v l t d Busi sso r ti s. Sri t is rri d t V d , h - r d th y h v tw

d ught rs.

GS sw lc s J Sri tt thGgr u dw i s h shi succ ss i ll his utur

d v urs.

Yoshihide Kado:Project Director Chennai Metro ProjectY s h i h i dk d h s b

i t dpr j ct Dir ct r

Ch im tr pr j ctr c tly. Hh s v ri d d rich x ri c

47 y rs, ut which 25 y rs i U d rgr u d m tr . a

tiv J , h h s w r di v ri us c u tri s li H gk g, Si g r , m l ysi dS udi ar bi .

m rri d t S chi k d , hisily c sists tw s s d

d ught r, wh r w s ttl di T y , J .

J Srikant: Director-Mktg. o Franco Tos

New HR Manual released

R hit m di, D uty m gi gDir ct r, pp Su u r , Cpo

l g with th th r b rs b rd g t t

th r l s th w HuR s uc s m u l Frid yS t b r 23 t th h d c .

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of lifes coming attractions.Imagination is more important thanknowledge,Logic will take you from A to B. Imagination will take youeverywhere.

alb rt ei st i


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1paT is f t t Rs. 29 cr r v/s Rs.30 cr r l st y r.

our b rr wi g h s g u tRs. 2800 cr r (u Rs. 650 cr rr m rch 2011) du t i cr s

i d bt rs by Rs. 200 cr r b i gcyclic l i tur s w c ll ct dRs. 800 cr r i th l st qu rt r

di g m rch 2011. our cr dit rsh v r duc d by Rs. 200 cr rdu t r ducti i bilis ti

d v cd ti lyy t

cr dit rs. Idditi w

h v t u dm tr litt w r d s

cquisiti l d.

Clearly wehave the ollowing challenges:

Improve Operating margin:W r s di g u th

x cuti l w rgil g cy r j cts with vi wt xiti g th rli r which

uts r ssur b rr wi gsd rgi . This ds t

b c s t d by st rx cuti w r j cts

d i r vi g rgi llth r r j cts.

Quality Margin Order

book: must w r t g t g drgi w rd rs i lls ct rs which will h l us th ld th r ducti i cli t

Financia l Highl ights

Duri g th First Qu rt r th td d Ju 30 2011,ur r r c h s i r v d

d s it th ch ll gi g busi ssvir t. our t li h sgr w by 6% t Rs. 1390 cr rC structi busi ss r v uu by 10% but Tr s issi

d Distributi (T&D) busi ssr v u is d w by 8% dut sl w r x cuti i w

r j cts.

Gammon: On the trans ormation pathin right earnest

Qtr 1 Per ormance

Rs cr Qtr 1-2011 Qtr12010 ChangeTur v r 1390 1309 +6%o r ti g m rgi 122 105 +16%o m rgi % 8.8% 8.1% -D r ci ti 26 21 +26%I t r st 52 37 +41%pBT % 3.2% 3.7% -paT 29 30 -4%

p r r c t r ti g l v lis s tis ct ry with d c t risi r ti g rgi t 8.8%(8.1% LY). Th d r ci tich rg is high r by 26% du thigh c x Rs. 325 cr r l st y r i cti g rgi by 0.3%.With th i g i t r str t i th c y d urhigh r b rr wi g, th i t r stc st h s i ct d th rgiby 1.5% (th ugh t i ct is1% du t i t r st i c rm tr lit d b tur s). pBT

rgi h s b l w r d by 0.5%du t i ct d r ci ti di t r st c st. ov r ll Qu rt r

dv c s d i r v c shf w.

Reduce Debtors: T&D t

t w r with cus d t src t bri g sig i c tr ducti i d bt rs.

Inventory Management:R duc i v t ry l v ls d

sur vigil c i rd ri gl g with i r v t i

st r s d st c g tt ll sit s.

Cost Management andE fciency: must i r v

c st g t ddriv ci cy t ll l v lst i r v c tributi

t budg t d l v l, gi dir ct c st d v rh ds

t ll l c ti (b rud twhil s di g ch y),id ti y d bl c l g s,i y, t i r v r ti g

rgi . Borrowing Reduction: W r

r ducti i b rr wi gt c r r t l v l yr j cts.

Build People Capability: must h v c bl g rs

d l d rs r v ry r j ctd su rt u cti s

t h c busi ssr r c .

Concurrent audit: musti r v udit r c ss d

h c r qu cy udits

by c v ri g ll r j ctst h c c tr ls ddisci li , cr ti g w r ss

r dh r c t r c ss d


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str g c li c . Id ti yissu s quic ly b r d gis b i g d .

We have taken signifcantinitiatives to trans orm thebusiness which include:

Budget Process: S tti g ubudg t r c ss r a ril2011, wh r i ch r j cth s b r vi w d r b l cc st t c l ti , l gwith x cuti ti li s d

v r ll c tr l sti t s.This h s h l d s t u t rg ts

r ch r j ct r 2011-12c v ri g billi g, c tributi

d C sh f w. I dditich u cti (HoD) h s

budg t r th y r i d t il.This will h l t i r v

cc u t bility d cus y d liv r bl s.

Monthly Review: W h vst rt d thly r vi w

ch r j ct r r cvs. budg t. Th st d rdt l t r r vi w h s bs t u l g with qu rt rlyt rg ts. Th r vi w c v rsbilli g r r c , blu

sh t d y ll w sh tc st (t 10 it s) r c stv ri c , w r i g c it l

lysis i d t il, r j ctx cuti l vs. ctu l

r r c , l t, rgyd l b ur r r c vs.

st d rd r t rs, qu lityd s ty tr c i g. Th

r vi w h s h l d th r j ctg rs d t t

i r v th ir l r i g, cus d liv ry d i r vcc u t bility.

Cash Management

Committee: W h v s tu CmC t r vi w w lyc sh r r c i t r s c ll cti d r c u tvs. budg t. This h s bl dti ly disburs t c sh, it r c ll cti dli bility t sit s. H w v rw ust li r c u tvs. billi g t sur th t

v r ll billi g is high r thr c u t v r ll b sisby 15% t sur r ri tc sh utilis ti d li i gc sh t rgi .

SOP and DOA, PeoplePolicy: Th st d rd

r ti g r c ss s dd l g ti uth rity

trix h s b d v l dt i r v d cisi i g

d buildi g cc u t bility.This will w r g rs

r d cisi i g. al gwith this, l licy isb i g r v d. Th s willb r ll d ut sh rtly.

Redefned role o SFM andFC:Th r l S ct r Fi cm g rs d Fi ci lC tr ll r is d d cl rlyt r vi w d driv r j ct

r r c d t rt rr j ct g r d CmS.This will h l t build str gt w r with ss

d tr s r cy d ddr ssbusi ss ch ll g s b tt r.

IT trans ormation (ProjectPride): W h v c c d

ur j r IT i iti tiv t buildB st I - Cl ss IT u iv rs

cr ss G Gr u .

Th y tr c s c v ri g thisi iti tiv r w d t c tr ,buildi g dis st r r c v ry,i r v c ctivity d

c u ic ti (V ic , d td VC), r vid ili g

s luti , build busi ssrt ls, r vid h l d sd u i r i gi g. This

will h l us t build f xibld sc l bl IT l t r ,

i t gr t d r c ss s dsyst s, r l ti visibility

cr ss t build r ti lxc ll c thr ugh l yr ductivity d d cisi

i g l g with itig ti gcritic l ris s d h c ITs curity.

SAP HRIS Module:W h vls u d rt j r HR

i iti tiv s t tr s r thxisti g HRIS/eRp t Sap

Hu C it l m g tSyst . SapHCm is r bust eRp s luti th t will

bl HR r d t ccur cy,s l ss i r ti f w

ll th HR r c ss s i t si gl wi d w lic ti .

This will h l t sh r thi r ti sily, r vid

l y s l s rvic dctiv rg is tig t.

Th ch ll g s r l ty d thg d is l g. S w , s tust r is th b r i dividu lly

d c ll ctiv ly t d liv r urg d , t ur c it t

t busi ss t i r v rgi ,h c ss t utilis ti , i r vt c sh f w d h c r tur s i v st t. Th 1st Qu rt r

h s b gu s tis ct rily but wust r is ur sights t d liv r

budg ts w h v c itt dt th g t d B rd.

Girish Bh t,CFO, Gammon India


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Awards & Recogni t ions

Gammon has been chosen as Starbrand 2011 in the perception survey conducted by theICMR-IIPM combine

G S s h s b w rd d C rti c t m rit by Sh il j n ir F u d ti r I -h us

C u ic ti exc ll c t th ICe aw rds 2011.

Your magazine Gammon Speaks scored very well in the Design andLayout category. However, our jury el there could be even moreimprovements in terms o employee participation and content.

pS: Please participate actively by sending your articles and write-ups to help Gammon Speaks win such laurels in coming times!


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Dr. Prabhat Kumar, Project Director, Kalpakkam withthe Award o Appreciation or the construction o the

500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor Project atKalpakkam, (where Gammon is the lead Contractor)during the ICI Concrete Day Celebrations held on September 6 in Chennai

Awards & Recognit ions

G b - G b . P b k k @ .

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Down Memory Lane

FoR pRIVaTe CIRCULaTIon onLY. publish d by C r . C . D t., G I di Ltd. D sig d & pri t d by R d S y D sig s, mu b i.

A snapshot o the frst Gammon Bulletin Published in 1971

Remembering Vinod Prabhu

(17.05.1967 19.09.2011)

Those we love dont go away,They walk beside us every day,

Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still loved, still missed and very dear.

Unknown

With r u d gri , w r gr t tu c th d is ur d r

c ll gu , Vi d pr bhu (Gm, HR),i Ch i, S t b r 19.

Vi d, j i d G I di in v b r 2010 d br th dhis l st t r su ri g ssivc rdi c rr st. H is surviv d by hiswi d tw d ught rs.

p ig tly, his l st t xt ss gt m ruti J b gi, pr j ct Chi ,Ch i m tr r d s ll ws:

Last message: selection process

completed at Chennai. 16 graduateengineers selected. 6 issued spoto ers. Balance on staggered manner. Well coordinated and brand building event. Purposeand objective met. Thank you and signing o . Vinod

T d y i this h ur gri , wr th G ily xt dur h rt- lt c d l c s t th

b r v d ily d r y t thal ighty t giv th th str gtht v rc this r us l ss.

May his soul rest in peace!

gammon speaks oct dec 2011

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