NEWS INSIDE…..

Achievements & Awards

Projects - Overseas

Training

• Celebrations

• Social Development

• Education

Volume No.21, No.1 April – June, 2015

• Think it Over

• Laughing Corner

• Farewell

VISION NAVA BHARAT

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Achievements & Awards

The Unit 3 of 114 MW Power Plant at Paloncha completed 311 days of uninterrupted operation on 30th June, the longest period of continuous operation since commissioning in the year 2005. This is a significant achievement for a power plant with AFBC Boiler.

The Management congratulates the O&M staff

of the power plant for their achievement.

Mr.N.P. Patro receiving the 1st Prize for Longest Accident-Free Period, 2012 and

award for Best Performance in Safety & Environment Management, 2013

The Company’s Unit at Odisha, bagged five

“State Safety Awards” from Directorate of

Factories & Boilers, Government of Odisha

for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013. The Awards

received were:

1. “Best Performance in Safety & Environment Management” for the year 2011. The award was given away by Sj. Prafulla Kumar Mallick, Hon’ble Minister of Steel, Mines, Labour & ESI, Govt. of Odisha.

2. “Best Performance in Safety & Environment Management” for the year 2012. The award was given away by Mrs. Shalini Pandit, IAS, Labour Commissioner, Govt. of Odisha.

3. 1st Prize for “Longest Accident-Free Period” for the year 2012. The award was given away by Sj. Prafulla Kumar Mallick, Hon’ble Minister of Steel, Mines, Labour &

ESI, Govt. of Odisha.

Boiler of Unit 3, 114 MW Power Plant

4. “Best Performance in Safety & Environment Management” for the year 2013. The award was given away by Mrs. Shalini Pandit, IAS, Labour Commissioner, Govt. of Odisha.

5. 2nd Prize for “Longest Accident-Free Period” for the year 2013. The award was given away by Sj. Prafulla Kumar Mallick, Hon’ble Minister of Steel, Mines, Labour & ESI, Govt. of Odisha.

The award/ prize comprised of a shield and a certificate.

The Management congratulates the Odisha

Works team for their achievements.

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Installation of Generator Stator (Unit-2)

Erection of 330 kV DCTL towers

Projects – Overseas

Zambia The construction works of 300 MW Power Project are in full swing at Maamba, Zambia. During the quarter the following major milestones were achieved: 1. Hydro test of Unit-2. 2. Installation of Generator Stators of Units 1

and 2. 3. Installation of Generator Transformers of

Units 1 and 2. 4. Commissioning of Substation for Start-up

power. 5. Launching of Pontoon hosting low-lift pumps

for raw water intake from Kariba Lake.

Laos

The Namphak Power Company Limited (NPCL)

and Electricite Du Laos (EDL) signed, on 11th

June, the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for

150 MW Hydroelectric Power Project in Laos.

Mr.Mohana Sundaram, Director, NPCL

shaking hands with Mr. Sisavath

Thiravong, Managing Director, EDL

after signing the PPA

Training A training programme on “Technical Protection of Gaskets, Gland Packings, Valves and Sight Glass” was conducted by Mr. Mankar, Sales Manager, Uniklinger Limited, for the staff of Engineering Department at the Sugar Division, in June.

Installation of Generator Transformer (Unit-1)

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A training programme on “Continuous Pans” was conducted by Mr.A.S. Venkateswara Rao, Asst.

Process Superintendent, for the staff of Process Department at the Sugar Division, in June

Training programme on “Continuous Pans”

at Sugar Division

Celebrations

The “World Environment Day” was celebrated

at our Units on 5th June. The theme this year

was “Seven billion Dreams, One planet,

Consume with care”. On this occasion, various

competitions were conducted and prizes given

away.

The Company took up plantation of saplings in

Nava Bharat School campus and invited the

Environmental Engineer, RO, TSPCB, Kothagudem

to inaugurate the same by planting a sapling.

NBVL’s staff participated in ‘Swachh Bharat’

exercise all along the compound wall of the

Company, adjacent to Bhadrachalam road.

The “National Electrical Safety Week” was

celebrated in May, at Sugar Division. On this

occasion, a ‘mock drill’ on electric safety was

conducted. Further, do’s and don’ts while

working with electrical equipment were also

explained to workmen.

Training programme on “Technical

Protection of Gaskets, Gland Packings,

Valves and Sight Glass” at Sugar Division

Staff of Paloncha Unit participating in

Swachh Bharat

Mock drill

on

Electrical

Safety at

Sugar

Division

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Social Development To improve sanitation, the company donated 70 push carts, 300 unbreakable bins, along with waste colleting basins, HDPE dry resources bags, jumbo bags, hand gloves, aprons, caps, whistles, and spring balances, to the Municipal Council, Paloncha, in May, in the presence of Mr. Jalagam Venkat Rao, MLA Kothagudem and Mr. Kalicharan S Kartade, IAS, Sub-Collector, Paloncha.

To provide safe drinking water at affordable cost to villagers, the Company installed 9 (nine) RO water plants around the Paloncha Unit. These plants were inaugurated in May and June: at Punukula by Mr.Kalicharan S Kartade, IAS, Sub Collector, Kothagudem; at Pandurangapuram by Mr.C.Saravanan, IFS, Divisional Forest Officer, Paloncha; at Pusugudem by Mr.D. Surendra Rao, DSP, Kothagudem; at Sanjay Nagar by Mr. Tirumala Rao, Superintendent Engineer, TSNPDCL, Khammam; at Nagaram by Mr. Raghava Reddy, Tahsildar, Paloncha; at Singabhupalem by Mr. Ashoka Chakravarthy, Tahsildar, Kothagudem; at Koyaguden & Tekulapalli by Mr.Koram Kanakaiah, MLA, Yellandu and at Manchikantinagar by Mr.G.Raji Reddy, Commissioner, Paloncha Municipality.

The authorities appreciated the efforts made by

the Company for improving health and hygiene in

the area.

Push Carts donated to Paloncha

Municipality

The 1st batch of candidates completed Tally

and DTP courses at Nava Bharat Vocational

Institute (NBVI), Paloncha, in April.

The trainees were awarded certificates at a

function organized in April.

Mr. B. Surendar Rao, Sub Divisional Police

Officer, Kothagudem, the Chief Guest, gave

away the certificates to the candidates.

RO Water Plant in operation at

Pusugudem

1st batch undergoing training in DTP at

NBVI

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The trainees of 6th batch of Tailoring and Embroidery course and 4th batch of Beautician course completed training at NBVI, Paloncha. The trainees were awarded certificates at a function organized in May. Dr. N. Kishore Reddy, Director, Sri Ramananda Tirtha Rural Institute, Jalalpur, Nalgonda, the Chief Guest of the function, gave away the certificates.

Mr. B. Surendar Rao & Dr. N. Kishore Reddy

appreciated the efforts of the Company to

improve the employability of youth and for

empowerment of women.

The Sugar Division installed an RO water plant

in Ganapathinagaram, Samalkot Town to

provide safe drinking water to the locals. The

Make-up Session of Beautician Course in

progress

RO Water Plant was inaugurated by Mr. N. Prabhakar, Vice President, Sugar Division, Samalkot, in

June.

Education Nava Bharat Public School (NBPS) at Paloncha has once again achieved cent per cent results while Nava Bharat High School (NBHS) achieved ninety eight percent results during the academic year 2014-15. Out of the 113 students of NBPS, who appeared for 10th Class Examination, 111 secured distinction and 2 secured first class. Thirty students obtained the maximum possible GPA of 10.

All the students of the Brahmani Public School, Kharagprasad, Odisha (managed by Nava Bharat) who

appeared for X Class Examination (CBSE syllabus) secured first class.

All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. – Walt Disney

Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to

reach their potential. – John Maxwell

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Farewell

The following employees retired from the Company’s services during the quarter April –

June:

Name Designation Date of

Retirement

Length of

Service Unit

Mr.M. Rama Krishna Dy. General Manager

(Raw Materials) 30.04.2015 34 years FAP (T)

Mr.P.D.V.R. Anjaneyulu Dy. General Manager

(Sales) 30.06.2015 36 years FAP (T)

Mr.K. Satyanarayana Office Attender 30.04.2015 38 years FAP (T)

Mr.V. Chandru Tapper 30.04.2015 36 years FAP (T)

Mr.G. Atcha Asst. Foremen

(Prod.) 30.04.2015 35 years FAP (T)

Mr.K. Balaiah Sr. Tapper 30.04.2015 35 years FAP (T)

A junior in office dialled his boss’s extension by mistake & said: Hey, bring a coffee to my desk in 2 minutes. Boss shouted: Do you know to whom u r talking? Junior: No! Boss: I am the boss in this company. Junior: Do you know to whom you are talking to? Boss: No! Junior: Thank God and hung up the phone.

--------------- In heaven God told all husbands & wives to gather for a meeting. He told the men to stand in two queues….. those who are controlled by their wives & those who control their wives. Only one man stood in the second queue. God asked, “So you control your wife?”

Man: “Are you Crazy? My wife told me to stand here.”

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Mr.Bidesi Rout Tapper 05.04.2015 17 years FAP (O)

Mr.C.L.N. Acharyulu Jr. Manager (Crane) 19.04.2015 38 years Sugar Division

Mr.M. Venkateswarulu Accountant 29.06.2015 18 years Sugar Division

Mr.M. Appa Rao Fitter 30.04.2015 34 years Sugar Division

Mr.B.G. Barnabas Fitter 31.05.2015 35 years Sugar Division

Mr.Y. Madhusudhana Rao Sr. Manager (Safety) 25.05.2015 6 years NBEIL

The Management appreciates the services rendered by the above employees and

wishes them a happy and peaceful retired life!

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