VISION NAVA BHARAT

VOLUME 24 | ISSUE NO.4 | JANUARY – MARCH, 2019

TOPICS INSIDE …..

Achievements

Our Pleasure

Training

Management Systems

Celebrations

Healthy Living

Social Development

Education

Laughing Corner

Think About It

We Miss

Farewell

Annual Day Celebrations at the Units

Lighting of lamps as part of

inauguration at Paloncha &

Odisha Works Cultural Programmes

Presenting memento on

completion of 25 years of

service

Distribution of Prizes to winners

of Sports events

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ACHIEVEMENTS…..

OUR PLEASURE…..

The Production and Sales of Silico Manganese

crossed the 1 lakh MT milestone for the first

time in the history of Nava Bharat. During the

Financial Year 2018-19, the production

touched 1,05,032 MT and the sales touched

1,05,611 MT of Silico Manganese.

The 150 MW PP achieved 10 Million accident

man hours till 23rd January i.e. 2000 accident

free days. To mark this occasion, the Safety,

Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ)

department organised a thanks giving to staff

of NBEIL.

The Management congratulates the staff of

the FAP (T), the Corporate Marketing team and

150 MM PP for the achievements.

“Production & Sales of Silico Manganese

cross 1 lakh MT milestone for the first time

from FAP (T) since the inception of the

Company.”

The CSR Committee (constituted at the Board

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

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

Directors, visited Odisha Works, in January. The

Committee reviewed the status of the

implementation of CSR projects taken up by

the Company in and around Kharagprasad

Village. As part of the review, the Committee

visited the newly constructed Diarrhea ward

at Motanga Government Hospital, Nava

Bharat Skill Development Centre (under

construction), RO Water Plant at

Meramandali Village, Brahmani Public School

(BPS), Biswa Kuntala Children Home, etc.

During their visit to BPS, the committee

members interacted with the students.

The Hot Metal

pouring in

progress at

FAP (T)

CSR

Committee

interacting

with the

students at

BPS

Cake cutting on

the occasion of

2000 accident free

days at NBEIL

CSR Committee reviewing construction of Nava

Bharat Skill Development Centre,

Kharagprasad, Odisha

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Name of the Programme Name of the

Trainer

Name of the

Training Institute

Month in which

programme

conducted

Technical Seminar on “Antifriction Bearings”

for the Staff of FAP(O) & PP(O)

Mr. C.H.Rahul &

Mr. Debranjan

Naik

M/s TIMKEN

INDIA LTD.,

Kolkata

March

5S Procedures at Paloncha Works Internal Faculty - March

TRAINING

OTHER TRAINING PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED DURING THE QUARTER …..

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS …..

A two day training programme on “3M

(Muda, Muri & Mura)” was conducted by

Mr.Y.Pattanaik, Vice President (Odisha Works),

to create awareness on waste management

among HoDs and Line Supervisors of Odisha

Works, on 5th & 6th March.

Mr. K.Gangadharam, Manager (Process), Mr.

OVV Satyanarayana, Assistant Manager

(MPP) and Mr. KV Narasimheswar, Junior

Officer (Lab), attended a workshop on

“Chlorine Hazards and Safe Handling of

Chlorine” conducted by the Factories

Department, East Godavari District in

association with The Andhra Sugars Limited,

M/s Grasim Industries Limited & Godavari EHS

Association, Kakinada, on 18th March.

As part of the programme, a demo was also

organised at Victoria Water Works, Municipal

Corporation, Kakinada.

Mr. S.Suresh Kumar, Technician, Sugar Division,

attended a two-day residential training

programme on “Industrial Pollution Control

Methods” conducted by The Andhra Pradesh

Pollution Control Board at APHRDI, Bapatla,

Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, in February.

Surveillance & re-certification audit of

Integrated Management System i.e. QMS (ISO

9001), EMS (ISO 14001) & OHSMS (OHSAS

18001) were conducted at Sugar Division,

Samalkot, NBVL & NBEIL, Paloncha, in January

& February respectively.

Convinced with the effective implementation

of the above systems, the Auditors i.e. BSI,

Kolkata and IRQS, Chennai recommended

continuation of the accreditations for the

respective locations.

Training

programme

on 3M in

progress at

Odisha

Works

The audit team from IRQS, Chennai addressing

the Management Team at Paloncha Works

during Opening Meeting

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CELEBRATIONS …..

HEALTHY LIVING …..

Skit by FAP (T) staff

during Annual

Cultural Celebrations

The 70th Republic Day was celebrated at all

our Units with fervour, on 26th January.

The Annual Cultural Programmes were

organised at Paloncha Works and Odisha

Works, in January. As part of the celebrations,

the employees and their family members

presented cultural items viz., dance

performances, skits etc. On this occasion staff

who completed 25 years, were also

felicitated.

Sugar Division, Samalkot, as part of their safety

week celebrations, conducted various

competitions for the students of High Schools

and ITI College. About 240 High School and

63 ITI students of different age categories

participated in the competitions. Awareness

Camps were also organised on Safe Usage of

LPG Gas among spouses of employees.

Skit by NBEIL Staff

during Annual

Cultural

Celebrations

The 48th National Safety Day/ Week was

celebrated at all our Units. The celebration

commenced with safety flag hoisting, safety

pledge, rally and mock drill. To imbibe safety

consciousness among staff, workmen and

their family members, various competitions on

safety were conducted and prizes were given

to the winners. A blood donation camp was

also organised at Paloncha with the help of

Government Hospital, Kothagudem.

Rally being organised at Odisha Works for

creating Safety Awareness

Safety

Competition in

progress at

Yarlagadda

Akkiraju

Municipal High

School

To inculcate healthy lifestyle among staff and

their family members, “Yoga Classes” were

organised, at the Auditorium of Nava Bharat

Public School (NBPS), Paloncha, from 17th to

23rd February.

A Yoga Session

in progress at

the NBPS

Auditorium,

Paloncha

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SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT …..

The Paloncha Unit donated 400 dual desks to

26 Government Schools at a function

organized in Nava Bharat Public School, in

February. This will benefit 1,200 students.

Mr.K.Venkateswarlu, Incharge Collector &

Joint Collector, Bhadradri Kothagudem

District graced the function as Chief Guest

and handed over the dual desks through

formal letters, to the Headmasters of the

Schools spread over 7 mandals viz., Paloncha,

Kothagudem, Mulakapalli, Annapureddypalli,

Chandrugonda, Julurupadu and

Bhadrachalam. Mrs. D. Vasanthi, District

Educational Officer, graced the function as

guest of honor.

Training

programme on

basket making

with Sikki Grass

in progress at

WEC,

Paloncha

A training programme on basket making with

Sikki Grass was organised at Women

Empowerment Center (WEC), Paloncha. Mrs.

Nasreen Joseph, a trainer from M/s Capri

Foundation, Faridabad conducted the

programme from 21st to 31st January. The

trainer expressed that the learning skills of the

candidates at WEC are far better compared

to the candidates in other centres or location,

where she conducted similar programmes.

The Paloncha Unit constructed toilet blocks/

washrooms at Government High School,

Coolie Line, Kothagudem, M P E School Urdu

medium, Old Paloncha & M P U P School,

Erragunta. These toilet blocks/ washrooms

were handed over, through formal letters, by

Mr.D.Venkat, Mandal Educational Officer,

Kothagudem to the Headmaster of the

Government High School, Coolie Line,

Kothagudem and by Mr. P.Satish Sarma,

Tahsildar, Paloncha Mandal, to the

Headmasters of M.P.E and M.P.U.P. Schools,

Erragunta, respectively, in February.

Formal handing

over of the

Toilet blocks to

MPUP School,

Erragunta

“To improve overall hygiene and privacy,

the Company has so far constructed 24

Toilet Blocks (each having 4 compartments)

in 24 Government Schools in and around

Paloncha”

Handing over

of dual desks

through formal

letter to

Telangana

Social Welfare

School (Girls),

Paloncha

“To create congenial learning environment,

the Company has so far distributed 3,935

dual desks to 112 Schools benefitting 11,805

students”

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SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT …..

EDUCATION …..

Certificate

being

awarded to

a trainee of

Tally Course

The Company in its endeavour to improve the

overall health of people of villages, situated in

and around its factories has been setting up

safe & affordable drinking water plants.

Towards fulfilling this objective, Paloncha Unit

has installed the 16th Safe Drinking Water Plant

at Kommugudem village, Julurupadu

mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district. The

plant was inaugurated by Mr. Rajat Kumar

Saini (IAS), District Collector, Bhadradri

Kothagudem District, on 15th March.

The trainees of WEC, Paloncha, put up a Palm

Leaf Products stall in the exhibition “DECCAN

HAAT – 2019” organised by NABARD, at

Hyderabad. The All India Radio interviewed

Mrs. Amudha, Palm Leaf trainer of WEC,

Paloncha. This has enabled them to get new

orders for various Palm Leaf Products, thereby

generating income for the trainees.

Mr. Rajat Kumar Saini (IAS), District Collector,

Bhadradri Kothagudem District, understanding

the functioning of RO Water System

Nava Bharat Public School (NBPS), bagged

the “Best CBSE School in Telangana” award,

at the 6th National Conference of Brainfeed

Magazine, held at Hyderabad, on 31st

January. The award was instituted by

“Brainfeed Magazine”.

Mrs. Amudha,

Trainer, WEC,

Paloncha

being

interviewed

by All India

Radio staff at

DECCAN

HAAT – 2019

The Principal,

Nava Bharat

Schools, Paloncha

receiving the Best

CBSE School in

Telangana award

The trainees of 12th batch of DTP & Tally

Course completed their training and were

awarded certificates by Mr. Ahmed Safiullah,

Municipal Commissioner, Paloncha, the Chief

Guest, at a function organised at WEC,

Paloncha, on 15th February.

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Dr. C.V. Madhavi, Independent Director of the

Company along with some of the prize winners

Dance performance by Students of Nava

Bharat Schools during NBS Annual Day

Celebrations

Nava Bharat Schools (NBS), Paloncha,

celebrated the 40th Annual Day on 27th & 28th

January. Prof. V. Gopal Reddy, Former Vice

Chancellor, Kakatiya University, graced the

inaugural function as Chief Guest.

Dr.C.V.Madhavi, Independent Director of the

Company was the Chief Guest for the

Valedictory function.

As part of the Annual Day celebrations,

students presented a mesmerizing cultural

show. The Chief Guests addressed the

students and gave away the prizes to

meritorious students and winners of various

events.

International Women’s Day was celebrated

by NBPS, Paloncha with festive spirit and

splendor. As part of the celebrations, the

Female faculty members of NBPS presented

thematic and message oriented

programmes. Smt.Adi Laxmi, a noble lady

running the Sneha Vruddhasramam,

Kothagudem, was felicitated in honour of her

yeomen services to the society.

A little boy went to his father and asked: “Dad, where did my intelligence

come from?”

The father replied. “Well, son, you must have got it from your mother,

because I still have mine.”

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Judge: While pronouncing a judgement in divorce case, Mr. Mohan, I

have reviewed this case very carefully, “I have decided to give your wife

an alimony of Rs.30,000/- p.m.”

Mohan: “That’s very kind of you, your honour”. “Every now and then I will

also send her some money.”

Dance

performance by

NBPS faculty

members on

International

Women’s Day

Felicitation of

Smt. Adi Laxmi

in honour of

her yeomen

services to

society

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The following employees retired from the Company’s services during the quarter January - march;

Sl.

No.

Name Designation Retired on Length of

Service (in Yrs)

Location

1. D. Krishna Rao Asst. Foreman (Mech.) 31.01.2019 39 FAP (T)

2. G. Satyanarayana Seasonal Worker 21.02.2019 28 Sugar Division

3. P. Paddalu Seasonal Worker 23.02.2019 28 Sugar Division

Mr. J. Ramesh, relinquished office as Executive Vice President on 31st March, 2019, after serving the

Company at its Corporate Office for 30 years.

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

happy and peaceful retired life!

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WE MISS …..

FAREWELL …..

Mr. B. Krishna Mohan, Senior Manager (Materials), Paloncha works, expired on

26.03.2019. May his soul rest in peace!

The Management conveys condolences to the members of the bereaved

family.

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” ― Albert Einstein

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