when chennai went down under… and was lifted...

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October - December 2015Volume - 5, Issue - 4

Education 14Health 10 Tree plantation 12L&Teering 02 Blood donation 16

When Chennai went down under … and was lifted up!

and waslifted up!It had been the wettest November for Chennai

in a century and no sooner had the citizens

heaved a sigh of relief the city was again lashed

by 270 mm of rain during a 12-hour period

on December 1st, 2015. The massive flooding

drove thousands from their homes, forced

industries and factories both large and small

to shut, retail and commercial establishments

had to either down shutters or contend with

the surging waters. Chennai was rendered

powerless, without any kind of connectivity and

cut off from the rest of the country as the airport

was shutdown, rail tracks were under several feet

of water and highways leading to and from the city

damaged. Life came to a grinding halt!

In these moments of high strife, as the civic

authorities struggled to come to terms with

the magnitude of the disaster, the people of

Chennai rose displaying fortitude, resilience and

brotherhood to help one another.

In this section, we pay tribute to our wonderful

colleagues from across the globe who took

it upon themselves to lend a helping hand.

We salute all those who braved the waters to

contribute towards getting our submerged

campus operational once again and finally

we acknowledge some of our colleagues

who have chosen to share their experiences

with us.

L&T ECC Emirates

Recreation Club in

collaboration with

RAAC, Coimbatore

(NGO) reached out to

the flood victims of

Tamil Nadu. Within a

span of 3 days, the team organized 12 large cartons

of blankets, biscuits, toothpaste, tooth brushes,

sanitary napkins and other utility items.

Team SSRP (Solapur-Sangareddy Road project) was

involved in the relief operations at Killai village in

Cuddolore district which was one of the worst hit

areas. The team donated 1.57 L for this cause and

distributed essential material to about 140 families.

WET SBG’s Chennai Cluster CWSS Cuddalore

project team extended flood relief support to over

280 affected families of Kullamchavadi Panchayat

A helping hAnd … from our coLLEaguEs aT siTEs

in Agaram village and

Bhuvanagiri town by

distributing 1.4 tons

of rice in 5 kg bags

and 600 bed sheets.

The team helped in

draining the stagnant

water near Judge bungalow by engaging 2 HP CRI

pumps for more the 24 hours.

WET SBG’s Chennai Cluster team reached out to the

stranded localities of SIDCO Nagar at Villivakkam,

Chennai by helping to drain out more than 3 feet of

rain water by engaging two 70 HP pumps for more

than 40 hours, much to the relief of 2000 families

residing in the area.

The CSR arm of L&T Construction swiftly responded

to the need for health care by organizing 10

mega medical and sanitation camps across the city

WHEn cHEnnai WEnT doWn undEr…

covering areas like Thiruvottiyur, Otteri, Waltax Road,

Pulianthope, New Washermanpet, Kannigapuram,

Korrukupet and Kotturpuram. These camps were

organized in association with HelpAge India and

a voluntary organization working pan-India. The

mobile van also carried purified drinking water

for people, medicines and chlorine tablets and

bleaching powder for sanitizing and disinfecting the

villages. 2519 people benefitted from these camps.

2 L&Teering 3L&Teering

THE day afTEr....270 mm of rain in a 12-hour period is more than

enough to flood most cities and as Chennai

reeling under this onslaught, the waters let

out from a neighboring lake submerged our

campus under several feet of water. During this

period, some of our own employees braved the

surging waters to either rescue some of their

marooned counterparts or frantically move

costly equipment and articles of value to safer

and higher places. The water started to recede

only after 2 days and then Project Manapakkam

Campus Restoration began in right earnest with

Mr. S. Kanappan, Mr. B. Ramakrishnan, Mr.

S.V. Desai, Mr. V.S. Raju and Mr. S. Sunmugam

taking the lead. It is thanks to their herculean

efforts that we were able to resume operations

as quickly as we did. Hats off to them and the

many who worked day and night.


It is Tuesday 1st December 2015. It

has been raining for some days now

and there is no sign of the rains

slowing down. The weather seems

to be unusually rough and giving

everyone a sense of looming disaster.

It is evening and all hell breaks loose

from the sky. The rain gods have never

been so cruel. By the time I reach my

apartment the roads are flooded.

Clouds are pouring their hearts out.

The residents have already calculated

that a big disaster is on the way.

A very dark night. We hear noises from

everywhere. There is no electricity.

The power cut instills more fear in us.

‘Where do I go? What do I do???’. I

look for my mobile. It is also silent. I

think the rain has also taken a toll on

the network. I can’t go anywhere and

I can’t talk to anyone except walking

up to my stranger neighbor to share

my concerns. People in distress

get united. No bar of caste, creed,

regionalism and, most importantly,

language. All of a sudden each one

understands each other. Emotions

cross all boundaries. We develop so

much affinity amongst us, such as

never seen before. No festival, no

function and no cricket match have

ever brought us so close.

Later in the night, the beeps of

various cars start emanating from car

parking area. The rains are lashing

down on doors, balconies and roof

tops - mercilessly. It sends a chill down

the spine. There is an eerie sense

that something untoward is going

to happen. The beep sounds (alarms

!!!) finally get choked indicating that

the batteries have given up. It was a

real horror show. Residents are seen

on balconies.

The dawn brings more disaster. Nature

is at its fiercest. I look down from my

balcony. Water, water everywhere.

There is hustle bustle and noise on

the staircases: people are rushing

upstairs with their valuables and

necessary items holding the hands

of little children. Children seem to be

lost; not understanding: “Why this

kolaveri?” They have been freshly

woken up from their sleep (against

their wishes). Some of them are still

sleepy and calmly perched on the

laps and shoulders of their mothers.

Now the water has risen to the first

floor and is gradually rising further.

Oh God!! It has entered into the first

floor. The muddy waters are entering

the bedrooms now.

A morning has never been so scary.

The rains take a commercial break

and I see people rushing on to the

roof tops. I see new faces - never

seen before and get introduced to

wonderful human beings. We strike

a conversation. I find them happy -

everyone is happy to find themselves

alive. This is the time I realize that

we are blessed to be breathing and

walking.

With every spell of rain, the panic

soars as water rises. People staying

on the second floor plan to shift to

higher floors. I can see pain, worry

and indefiniteness writ large on their

faces. People from the ground floor

tell with tearful eyes that they have

lost everything; but they have not

lost hope and still have the spirit to

celebrate life and recreate everything

from scratch. I stay alone in a rented

apartment on the third floor and

I have everything in place, but my

car is nowhere to be seen. I realize

that my loss is nothing compared to

that of others. My pain diminishes

when I see the pain of others. I

reach out to people in a situation

that I have never seen before. I don’t

know them but they are my family

now. I am completely disconnected

from my own family (They are in

Delhi – worried about me). My last

communication with them was early

in the morning when I got some

signal on the roof top.

During this trying time I come across

a senior citizen who has shifted

upstairs from her flooded first floor

apartment. She has not had a wink of

sleep the whole night but she is busy

preparing food packets and taking

the help of people who can throw

these to bachelors who have no food.

I talk to her. She says she loves Christ

and she also loves human beings

and animals. She loves humanity and

believes that true prayer is in service

to people in distress. What a noble

thought. She bears no pain on her

face for the loss she has suffered.

Every now and then I see her serving

food to people with a smile. She

embodies human kindness and

grace. It reminds me of the idiom -

‘Handsome is as handsome does’. I

see another group of people huddled

together planning to reach out to

neighbors to help them and bring

them out of their misery.

Now it is the third day of confinement

due to the incessant rain and

continuous flooding.

There is a young couple from

Ludhiana. They are busy serving

people. Later on when the water

recedes and leaves our colony, I see

this couple cleaning the muck from

their ground floor flat. They have lost

everything, but the fighting spirit and

smile continue to stay on.

The water has vanished from the

scene. The wind is still, but one can

see the destruction everywhere.

There is no sign of electricity and

communication network. Through

the day most of the residents are

fleeing from the colony as the water

level recedes. Rescue teams are

helping them to reach safer places.

Night falls. I look for candles and

have food with the people from other

floors who have shifted into mine.

We are happy to be together and

someone remarks that it is candle-

lit dinner, and we all laugh. I feel

after a long time a family has gotten

together to enjoy a dinner in candle

light. A pin drop silence falls for some

seconds. May be the flash back of

their loss is troubling, but again

we start sharing the food with one

another. Sharing brings us closer and

generates true and selfless love. Such

Mahesh Chandra Singh Bhakuni, JGM - Industrial Relations

my WorLd LasT WEEk

is the power of sharing. People are

not hesitant in asking /giving water

and milk for children. I feel a sense of

achievement when I share my candle

with a family. I am ready to make

many pieces of this only candle if it

brings a smile on someone’s face. Big

things are done once in a blue moon,

but small beautiful things can be

done every day.

After three days under siege by the

floods the ‘Family members’ leave

for safer places as there is a rumor

that a bigger flood is on the way. I

am alone now with one oil lamp

and wick, waiting to get hungry and

eat the only packet of food. There

is no one to talk to. I have been

used to meeting and talking to so

many people during the past week.

I come out in my balcony look for

people that I may share my feelings

with. Only the darkness and ghostly

silence surround me. I feel left out.

Emptiness engulfs me.

Chennai flood has taught me many

things. I have become more mature,

patient and sensitive. Now I call the

city “Namma Chennai” and I feel

very proud to be a part of it.

Everyone from L&T is very keen to

come back to the office as early

as possible as they are concerned

about the wellbeing of their fellow

colleagues. The management is

doing the best to reach out to

everyone on a war-footing - trying

to bring back normalcy. I need my

mobile to be recharged. During this

search I see many faces thronging

the streets. When I smile and I get

a warm smile in return, I tell myself

“Chennai is smiling once again”.

I am very happy and enthusiastic

now. I see at a distance a colony that

has electricity due to a generator.

I dare to ask a security Supervisor

‘Subramanian Anna’ to allow me to

charge my mobile. He looks at my

face and instantly allows me at the

Gate. There are so many things to

make one happy.

On the road again I reach office from

the back gate. I raise my hand to ask

for a lift from people on bikes and

cars. I am pleasantly surprised to see

a man riding a three wheeler meant

for the disabled, stopping for me and

ready to give me a lift. I am touched

and moved. It seems Chennai

has seen many faces of humanity

personified.

My few days in Chennai have taught

me lessons for life. Life is to be

celebrated everyday and adversity

makes us stronger and more

compassionate. We are all brethren.

Every one of us has the power to

touch lives. We should enable people

to face challenges. We must empower

them to create and recreate. That is

the true essence of life. We do not

need to be powerful and rich to help

people. We only need a beautiful

heart with lots of compassion and

empathy.

Where Calamity StrikeShumanity BeginS

by Ms Seema Gupta Senior Manager – HR, Divisional Corporate

Always wanted to have days off from studies or work,

Never Expected these many off days

Always wondered how life would be with candles and lamps

And longed to have a candle light dinner with loved ones

Never Expected to live a life without electricity

Always wanted to run away from the madding crowd, technology, apps

computers, mobile phones FB, whatsapps and internet

Never Expected to be disconnected in this way

Always had fond rain memories of playing with paper boats in front of a house

Never Expected to see real boats in front of houses saving lives

Always wished for chopper ride, to see the bird’s eye view

Never Expected to see one on our roof dropping food.

Always when nature’s fury strikes the earth

Humanity comes together to save Humanity

Never seen a unity like this before

Chennai gave it all at once

& Let this unity and ‘working togetherness’ continue sans floods!


L&T’s Way of LifE From supporting old age homes and orphanages to meeting the needs of special children, from running marathons for a cause to many other reach out initiatives, L&Teering is a part of L&T’s way of life. Here’s a quick look at how L&Teers helped change lives of people in communities around project sites.

On 3rd June 2015, HelpAge

India Chennai HelpLine 1253

received a call from a Good

Samaritan, Mr. Krishnan who

had spotted an elderly lady

near Albert Theatre, Egmore.

82 year old Dhanabakyam

had been on the streets,

surviving merely on the food

provided by the passersby.

She had spent about five

terrible nights on the streets,

terrified by stray dogs and

swarming dengue-bearing

mosquitoes. On receiving the

call, the rescue team reached

the spot and took the lady

under their custody. On

enquiry, the team discovered

that she had lost her way and

had landed in Chennai. Her

loss of memory added to her

woes. She was mentally and

physically misplaced and her

family details were unknown.

After completing the initial

documentation formalities

and police memo, the rescue

team rehabilitated her on the

same day, to Little Drops Old

Age Home at Porur, a shelter

for deprived and deserted

people.

It was a new environment

for Dhanabakyam and Ms.

Mary, the caretaker of the

home spent considerable

time consoling, encouraging

her and taking care of

her. Gradually she started

adapting to the environment

and started engaging herself

in the daily activities of

the home and remained

optimistic about reuniting

with family. Back home, her

entire family was in search of

her for almost six months.

chennai floods help dhanabakyam reunite with her family


The CSR arm of L&T

Construction partnered with

Deaf Enabled Foundation

(DEF) in organizing Helen

Keller Students’ Award &

Annie Sullivan Teachers’

Award on the occasion of the

58th International Day of the

Deaf (IDD) on 18th October

2015 “A Friendship Evening”.

The event was held at Rajah

Annamalai Mandram, Parrys

Road, Chennai from 2:15 PM

to 5.30 PM. The purpose of

the event on International

Day of the Deaf (IDD) was

to draw the attention of

people in authority and

the general public to the

achievements of deaf people

and to the concerns of the

deaf community. Various

programmes were held during

the week to increase the

solidarity among deaf people

and their supporters.

L&T construction observes 58th international day of the deaf

The programme started with

the screening of a video

film “PK-D (Deaf)” entirely

produced, directed and

written by deaf people. The

film carried the message of the

importance of sign language.

The actor and the director

of the film were honored on

stage for their outstanding

contribution to the film.

Dr. Swarnamalya Ganesh, Film

Actress was the chief guest

and Mr. V.S Ramana, General

Manager, Constructions

Skills Training & CSR was the

special guest of honor. Mr.

Ramana expressed thanks

and happiness for being a

part of the event every year

and vouched continued

support from L&T CSR for the

Deaf Enabled Foundation for

carrying out its responsibility

and commitment towards the

deaf community.

Miss Abhinaya, the budding

Film-Actress, deaf by birth

shared her life experience

which lifted the spirits of

the deaf people and her

motivational speech in sign

language triggered confidence,

energy and applause from the

participants.

More than 1200 people took

part in this event. Students

The CSR arm of L&T

Construction, partnered

HelpAge India, an NGO, in

organizing a programme

on the occasion of the

‘International Day for Older

Persons’ on 29th September

2015, at Kuchalambal

Kalyana Mandapam,

Chennai. Over 800 elders

from 30 Old Age Homes in

and around Chennai took

part in the event.

Competitions such as Group

Dance, Fancy Dress and

Grandpa King & Grandma

L&T celebrates the international day for older Persons

Queen were organized for the

elders. 78 elders actively and

enthusiastically participated

showcasing their skill and

talent. Eminent people

from several Corporates,

Educational Institutions, and

Prayas Trust were Juries for

these competitions.

The celebrations were a part

of the L&T-Helpage India CSR

project for the rehabilitation

of elderly people. The day-

long celebrations concluded

with a prize distribution to

the winners.

Mr. V.S. Ramana, General

Manager – CSR &

Construction Skills Training,

L&T Construction was the

Guest of Honor and in his

address outlined the long

relationship L&T has had with

HelpAge India in supporting

the cause of the elderly. He

also indicated that the CSR

team would strengthen its

bond with HelpAge India

going forward.

Mr. Prabhu Solomon, Cine

Director was the Special

Guest, who shared his

experiences of interacting

with senior citizens, advised

everyone to respect and

care for their parents and

grandparents.

Mr. Soosai of Mercy Home

and Ms. Bharathi of Mercy

Home were the Grandpa

King and Grandma Queen

for 2015. The jury crowned

the winners and presented

them gift hampers.

On this occasion, HelpAge

India felicitated Mr. C.K.

Natarajan, Head-Business

Development (Factories), B&F

IC, for his article on ‘Elderly

Abuse’.

HelpAge India thanked L&T

and Prayas Trust for their

perennial support towards

the cause of the elderly.

usE of sHuTTEring oiL sPrayErThe Government Medical

College & Hospital

Project in Madhepura,

Bihar has initiated the

use of shuttering oil

sprayer instead of the

conventional method of

application using a waste

cloth or paint brush on

plywood surface.

While applying it the

conventional way, the

coverage area achieved

was around 8-10 SqM/

Litre while the area

covered by the sprayer is

around 40-45 SqM/Litre.

The total scope of

shuttering for the project

is around 5 lakhs SqM and

a saving of 60-70% on the

cost of shuttering oil has

been projected by using

this Sprayer.

susTainaBLE PracTicEs adoPTEd By B&f ProjEcT siTE

On 6th December 2015,

when the world was

helplessly witnessing the

devastation and aftermath

of the Chennai floods on the

television, one family had a

reason to smile and rejoice.

The Sun news channel aired

the plight and distress of

Little Drop’s Old Age Home

in one of its news bulletin

and Dhanabakyam’s family

spotted her in the news

footage.

On 9th December 2015, the

entire family with children

and grandchildren from

Krishnagiri reached the Little

Drops Home where the family

was reunited. Though she

was feeling sad leaving her

new friends and the Home,

re-uniting with her family

brought happiness and a

smile to her face.

We have heard innumerable

stories of pain, loss of lives

and property due to flood

havoc in Chennai, but this

heart-rending story of a

family reunion with a happy

ending was only possible

because of:

• The reach and power of

mass-media,

• Help Line 1253

• Acting with responsibility

(the Police and people like

Krishnan)

• The impact of ‘Integrated

projects for the Elderly and

Destitute’ seamlessly run

by many NGOs

• And the CSR support/

backing of L&T

C o n s t r u c t i o n … t h a t

supports both HelpAge

and Little Drops, thus

playing a major role in

the life of Dhanabakyam

Chennai flood came in as a blessing and a messiah:

and her family ... and

thousands of such needy

people.

“Since the inception of

Helpline project in September

2014, we have reached out

to nearly 2000 such elderly

people of which, 507 were

of cases rescued from the

streets; all were rehabilitated

in old age homes or

repatriated with families,”

says the Chief of HelpAge

India Chennai.

from 7 Speech & Hearing

Impaired schools across

Chennai received scholarship

awards.

The half-day session

concluded with a MIME show

enacted by a talented group

of deaf people on the theme

“Don’t’ Drink & Drive” to

create awareness about safe

driving.

11HealtH Camp10 HealtH Camp

PrEsErving communiTy HEaLTHL&T through its reach out programmes has been focusing on improving access to quality health care for communities around its project sites that largely involve awareness building camps with free screenings. Here’s a brief of the many such customized health camps that have benefitted innumerable people.

Health camp at salaya villageUnderground Drainage System project team at Jamnagar organized a health

check-up camp for the people of Salaya village on 22nd December 2015.

90 people participated in this camp and benefitted from a complete health

screening. Drugs were distributed free of cost to the needy.

comprehensive health screening camp benefits 125 villagers

dc kolkata supports the fight against cancer

mBro celebrated world mental health week

Ti ic organizes cancer awareness and detection camps

200 people benefit from a medical camp

Preventive health measures taken by L&T benefit 300 people

dmrc cc 27 project team donates hand gloves to riders

a camp for dental well-being

On 6th November 2015, 125 people

at Mudigubba benefitted from a

general health screening camp

organized by Sri Sathya Sai Water

Supply project team in association

Divisional Corporate - Kolkata

reached out to Dr. Saroj Gupta

Cancer Center & Research Institute in

Kolkata.

Team L&T donated a Platelet

Agitator with Incubator, Donor bed

for SDP (Single Donor Platelet) &

On the ocassion of World Mental

Health Week, L&T Construction,

L&T Health Centre and Prayas-

Kalpvruksha Trust, Mumbai jointly

organised an exhibition cum sale

for the products made by differently

able people of various NGOs on 27th

October.

L&T-ites gave an overwhelming

response for the sale and even

performed a street play on mental

health awareness which was

appreciated by all. The occasion

was graced by Dr. K J Kamath, Mr.

Niranjan Simha, Mr. B N Sheth, Mr.

Rakesh Garg, Ms. Rucha Patki and

the Prayas team - Ms. Anjali Sheth,

Ms. Sangeeta Deshpande and Ms.

Rajyalakshmi R.

Transportation Infrastructure IC in

association with the Malabar Cancer

Care Society organized a series of

cancer awareness and detection

camps for the residents of Kannur

district in Kerala.

In the 20 camps conducted, over

1800 women were screened. 12

The Sri Sathya Sai Water Supply

project team at Anantapur organized

a health check-up camp on 2nd

October 2015 at Kalyandurg

pump house for the people of the

More than 300 people benefited from

a health screening camp organized by

WSW&C IC’s Bhatpara project team

at the Municipality Urban Primary

Health Center on 8th October 2015.

The medical camp was organized

keeping in view the monsoon and

potential threat of dengue, malaria,

typhoid, and other communicable

diseases. The camp was organized

with the support of two doctors in

L&T-SUCG JV CC 27 project donated

hand gloves for bike, scooter and

cycle riders to safeguard them

from the biting winter cold near

Hauz Khas area on December 21,

2015. Suggested by Mr. R.G. Saini,

Banswara – Bagidora - Pratapgarh

Water Supply Project organized

a dental check-up camp for 200

students of Rajkiye Uchh Prathmik

Vidhayalaya at Bortalab in Rajasthan

on 28th October 2015. The project

team also arranged for the distribution

of dental kits on this occasion.

with the Kraanthi Hospital. During

the camp, the villagers were screened

for blood pressure, diabetes and

orthopedics problems. Medicines

were also given to needy patients.

PBSC (Peripheral Blood Stem Cell)

collection and a Tube Sealer for the

institute’s blood bank to treat the

poor and needy cancer patients.

Around 70 patients will benefit from

this initiative every year in bone

marrow transplantation.

neighbouring villages. 200 people

participated in the camp who were

screened for blood pressure and

diabetes and free medicines were

distributed.

Project Director & Mr. S.Balachandar,

Commercial Leader, the initiative was

spearheaded by Mr. S.Hariharan,

Manager- IR and team. Around 200

pairs of gloves were distributed

during this drive.

association with the Health Center.

Routine blood examination, diabetes,

blood pressure and ECG tests were

conducted and necessary medication

was prescribed and distributed. The

participants were also educated

about the precautions to be taken

to avoid contracting communicable

diseases and to maintain good health

through proper dietary habits and

hygienic lifestyle.

cervical pre-cancer cases detected, 7

onsite cases were treated and 5 cases

were advised follow-up treatment.

The project ‘Live Fearless of Cancer’

was launched on September 08, 2015

in the presence of Mr. Sreekumar P K

(Project Manager) and Mr. Santhosh

Kumar PV (Manager Accounts).

usE of PLyWood arrangEmEnT scHEmE draWing

The same project has taken an initiative of using plywood arrangement scheme drawing from the plywood used for slab shuttering.

This involves the placement of plywood as per the arrangement used in the previous slab which helps in avoiding cut pieces of plywood. This also increases the repetition of plywood and helps in reduction of scrap thereby saving plywood cost.

This practice is recommended for all sites which will certainly reduce plywood cost.

13Tree Plantation12 Tree Plantation

making a grEEn connEcTFrom spreading the good word about trees to creating additional green cover by involving people partner its green mission, L&T Construction’s green brigade is driving the need to create a cleaner and greener tomorrow through its ecological initiatives. L&T-ites across the country nurtured and planted over 16200 saplings in various public places like schools, colleges and local townships in and around its project sites

4450 saplings find new homes in south of indiaWET SBG’s Chennai Cluster project teams - CWSS to Natham Dindugal, CWSS

to TCMC and CWSS to Pudukkottai sites organized a green drive and planted

4450 saplings across schools and community centres by involving students,

faculties and villagers during November 2015.

government park at delhi gets 1500 saplings A tree plantation initiative was planned and executed at the Government

MCD Park, Mehrauli, New Delhi from 11th to 14th December 2015.

Mr. Sourabh Bharadwaj, MLA (Greater Kailash) along with other MCD

officials inaugurated the initiative which was organized under the guidance of

Mr. R.G.Saini, Project Director, and executed by Mr. S. Hariharan, Manager- IR

and other team members from L&T – SUCG JV CC-27 DELHI package.

About 1500 saplings of various species procured for free from the Delhi

Government forest Nursery were planted in this green drive.

100 MLD CETP Narol project - 1050 saplings

UGD Jamnagar - 100 saplings

Plant Water System project, Raichur - 500 saplings

IMT Rohtak Phase-III project - 500 saplings

Sri Sathya Sai Water Supply Project - 30 saplings

Jawai Cluster Distribution project - 250 saplings

UGD Jamnagar - 1000 saplings

WET SBG’s CNCO project sites at CWSS

Cuddalore, CWSS Dindugal and CWSS

Vellore initiated a mass sapling plantation

drive as a part of its green campaign

and planted 6800 saplings in the month

of December 2015 across the following

locations:

• A.M.V Muthiah Govt. Arts College, Dindugal

• Samaudhayapuram, Police Station• Government Veterinary Hospital and

Bus stand • Government Hospital at Gujiliamparai

• Govt. Hr. Sec School at Vanjur

• Govt. School at Kattumanar koil

WET sBg’s chennai cluster team plants 6800 saplings

Big gains for LiTTLE LEarnErs

L&T, through its vast network of project sites

has been playing a pivotal role in supporting

institutions with a range of infrastructure and

study essentials. Here are footprints of the many

small initiatives taken by project sites that have

resulted in big gains for the little learners.

400 kV GIS Extension project team

at Parbati, Banala in Himachal

Pradesh reached out to the students

of a government school and held a

session on environmental awareness

on 19th December 2015. Under the

guidance of Mr. Debjyoti Chatterjee

– Cluster Operation Head EHV SS

& PD BU, the team covered issues

relating to community development,

domestic safety and the importance

of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

168 students participated in the

programme which was handled by

Mr. S K Sahoo (EHSO) and Mr. Ved

Prakash from the project team.

Hyderabad Metro Rail Project,

Stage – 5, Project team celebrated

‘Children’s Day’, 14th November,

with 62 children of People with

Hearing Impaired Network (PHIN)

at Malakpet, Hyderabad. The team

donated Rs.4000/- towards providing

An awareness program on ‘Basic

First Aid’ for the children of

Government Boys Sr. Secondary

School, Somai Nagar, Delhi, was

conducted on December 18, 2015

under the guidance and support

of Mr. R.G.Saini, Project Director

of L&T-SUCG JV CC 27 Delhi &

Mr. Suraj Bhardwaj, MLA of Chirag.

Mohanpura LIS project team reached

out to Pratapganj Government

Primary School and provided 10

study desks and a bookshelf at an

400 kV RAPP – Sujalpur TL project

team, Nagpur Cluster reached out to

50 students of Shaskiya Madhyamik

Vidhyalay Government School in

Phoolkhedi on 16th October, 2015,

nurturing environmentally conscious children

HmrP team spread smiles on children’s day

Teaching children the basics of first-aid

a village primary school gets a make over

study materials bring delight to 50 students at nagpur a special lunch for all the children

along with sweets and distributed

stationery (books & pencils). The

children performed at the small

cultural program organized during

the day much to the joy of team L&T.

Also present were Dr. Malick Ahmed,

Occupational Health Officer, Mr.

S.Hariharan, Manager- IR along with

Dr. Jai Kishen, Principal, Dr. Anwar

Saleem, and other teachers from the

school. Using audio visual aids, about

60 children were trained on first aid

apart from other practical sessions.

and donated study kits which included

notebooks, writing essentials and

sports items. Project Manager, Mr.

Chandra Bhan Yadav with the Cluster

HR Manager, Mr. R. Ravichandran

and the team presented the items

to the students in the presence of

the school headmaster and village

sarpanch.

event presided over by Mr. Kamlesh

Bhargav- SDM (Revenue Dept.),

Rajgarh, on 15th October 2015.

RWSS Umedsagar team reached out to a cross-section of the society

and provided RO water purifiers at the following locations:

• Saraswati Higher Secondary School, Mandali

• Kalyanpur Government Hospital

• Samdari Police Station

• Government Upper Primary School, Barnawa

• Kalyanpur Police Station

At the Government Hospital, the reach out event was led by Mr.

Ahad Reza (IR In-charge), Mr. M. Mitul (Accounts & Admin) and Suraj

Verma (EHSO) in the presence of Mr. Amra Ram, Minister of Revenue,

Government of Rajasthan and MLA from Pachpadra. Nearly 200 locals

from the nearby village and 400 students will benefit from these facilities

rWss umedsagar team meets a timely need

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ASSOCIATE EDITOR Mayura. K

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