Vol VI Issue I January 2018 GVK MIAL signs Concession Agreement with CIDCO It was a momentous occasion for all of us at GVK MIAL on the 8 th of January, 2018 when Dr GVK Reddy, our Founder and Chairman signed the Concession Agreement for the Navi Mumbai International Airport project along with Mr Bhushan Gagrani, Vice Chairman & MD of CIDCO, in the presence of the Hon ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra Mr Devendra Fadnavis. Also present on this occasion were Mr G V Sanjay Reddy, Vice Chairman GVK, Mr R. K. Jain, CEO GVK MIAL, Mr Krishna R Bhupal, Director GVK PIL, Mr G V Keshav Reddy, Mr Vinod Hiran, EVP Finance, MIAL and other senior functionaries of CIDCO. Dr GVK Reddy said on the occasion, We are delighted that GVK has got the opportunity to yet again display it s technical and managerial prowess in the Airport sector after having created the award winning Mumbai airport, for developing and managing the Navi Mumbai International Airport. With the continued support of the Central government, the Maharashtra government, CIDCO and all our stakeholders, we are confident of creating and delivering the much needed second airport for the twin cities of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. CIDCO, the nodal agency of the Government of Maharashtra for the Navi Mumbai International Airport had given the Letter of Award (LOA) on 25 October 2017 to Mr R. K. Jain, CEO GVK MIAL. Earlier In February 2017, GVK MIAL was declared the winning bidder for the Greenfield airport that will be built on 1,160 hectares in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode with CIDCO. GVK MIAL will hold a 74 per cent stake while the remaining 26 per cent will be with CIDCO. The initial concession period is 30 years from the appointed date which is extendable for a further 10 years. Highlights of GVKonnect GVK CSIA welcomes Air Deccan Road Safety Week at Gautami CCPP Internal Training at Jegurupadu CCPP Swachhata Pakhwada Programs Kite flying competition at Taj Banjara 2nd Anniversary celebrations at Taj Santacruz GVK ONE bags the Best Food Court Award South India 108 National Savior Awards Republic Day Celebrations Significant Days of the Month GVK in the Media click on the topics above to go to the particular story
GVK AIRPORTS GVK CSIA welcomes Air Deccan GVK CSIA gave a warm welcome to Air Deccan, which began its operations from Mumbai to Jalgaon on 23 December, 2017. The low cost airline, Air Deccan started its operations under the regional connectivity scheme - UDAN, which was initiated by the Government of India. A lamp lighting ceremony was organized by the commercial team of GVK CSIA and all the dignitaries and passengers lit the lamp before boarding the first inaugural flight of Air Deccan. These low cost services will help the flyers who want to travel within the state of Maharashtra and nearby places. GVK CSIA hosts 35 Officers from DSSC Team Quality and Customer care at GVK CSIA hosted 35 officers from the Defence Services Staff College and organized a half-day session for them about the airport which was followed by a round of the Terminal and a specially curated walkthrough safari of the GVK Jaya He New Museum to experience and feel the cultural essence of India through its incredible art pieces. The officers appreciated the Airport design and operations team at CSIA and enjoyed the hospitality. They were also quite excited to see our unique art program Jaya He. GVK CSIA hosts first cargo flight from Kabul It was a historic moment for GVK CSIA when they hosted the first cargo flight from Kabul, Afghanistan which was carrying perishables. The Cargo team of GVK CSIA welcomed all the representatives from Government of Maharashtra and the Afghan delegation at the airport. The cargo flight was inaugurated to provide a dedicated air freight corridor between Mumbai and Kabul and to provide Afghanistan access to the markets of Maharashtra. The Kabul-Mumbai-Kabul inbound flight carried 40 tonnes of fresh apples, and on the outbound journey, it carried 20 tonnes of bananas along with 20 tonnes of fresh tomatoes.
GVK ENERGY Road Safety Week Gautami CCPP This year Gautami conducted a week long Road Safety Campaign for 2018 at the plant site for all the employees and outsourced workers. Road safety oath was taken by all employees of GVK s Gautami CCPP along with Mr P. Venkata Ravi Ram, plant head on 8 January, 2018. A training program was conducted to make them aware of the different safety rules and regulations as a part of the campaign on 11 th and 12 th January, 2018 respectively. Jegurupadu CCPP Jegurupadu CCPP organized a Road Safety Week campaign from 8 th to 14 th January, 2018 for all the employees and contractual staff in the plant premises. A special badge carrying the safety message was distributed to all the employees which they had to wear at the workplace during the week. Banners were displayed at important locations in the entire premises and outside the plant. A session was also organized along with the safety oath ceremony for the employees to motivate them about the various road safety practices. Goindwal Sahib TPP Goindwal Sahib TPP organized Safety Quiz Competition for Agency Personnel at O & M Hall of the plant site on 17 January, 2018 to create an awareness about all the safety practices at work and strengthen safety movement. Mr Vikas Chandra Shukla, plant head and Mr B C Ghosh, operations head of plant quizzed the participants of 6 different teams on five topics like General Safety, Unsafe Condition, Practices Visuals, Cautionary Signages along with True & False Rapid Fire Questions.
Internal Training at Jegurupadu CCPP GVK ENERGY Jegurupadu CCPP conducted an internal training programme on Chlorine Emergency for the employees to train them about any Chlorine Emergency so that they could take preventive measures at the time of any chemical leakage emergency in the plant. Mr B Murali Krishna, Deputy Manager, Chemistry conducted the training. A detailed presentation with various safety practices were presented by the senior executives in the conference room of the plant. Go Goindwal GVK s Goindwal Sahib TPP generated around 100 Million Units of electricity during the month of January 2018 from both the units. The Power Plant is a 540 MW (2X270 MW) thermal power project located near Goindwal Sahib Village, District Tarn Taran in the state of Punjab. Shrinagar HEP generates over 3754 million units of Electricity The GVK Alaknanda Hydro Power Company Ltd has generated and transmitted over 3754 million units of electricity till 31 st January, 2018 since it commenced operations in April 2015. Lohri Celebrations Goindwal Sahib TPP Shrinagar HEP
GVK TRANSPORTATION Swachhata Pakhwada Programs Deoli Kota Expressway Deoli Kota Expressway conducted Swachhata Pakhwada Programs from 16 th to 26 th January, 2018 at NH-52 near toll plaza to create awareness as well as to clean the nearby areas of the toll plaza and tunnel area. All the employees of the toll plaza participated in the drive and cleaned the road, ODF Toll Plaza and also planted saplings for a green environment. A Workshop was also conducted for the toll collectors. Pamphlets were distributed and various display signages were also installed to create awareness. Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway inaugurated different awareness activities as part of Swachh Bharat Pakhwada program for the employees, nearby people and commuters from the toll from 16 th to 31 st January, 2018 at the toll Plaza. Banners with different messages were displayed at major points at highway of the toll road and pamphlets were distributed to the people. An oath ceremony was also conducted along with cleanliness drive at various locations, toll area and nearby places during this program. GVK HOSPITALITY Taj Club House Taj Club House welcomes new joinees New joinees at Taj Club House were given a warm welcome as a part of Taj Swagat programme with a traditional Arti, Tikka and garlanding to make them feel like treasured members of the big Taj Family. The new joinees enjoyed the lunch buffet with other associates as the part of Friends over Lunch session. They had a fruitful conversation with all the HODs and other Senior Executives over lunch, and all of them were assured about the potential of learning and growth in the organization.
Team Taj Banjara organized a kite flying competition on the occasion of Sankranti on the rooftop of the hotel building for all the employees and Senior Executives. All the necessary arrangements of colorful kites were organized by the HR & Admin department of Taj Banjara for all the employees from different departments who participated in this colorful competition. Mr Rajesh from the Security Team was adjudged as the winner and his effervescent smile showed his excitement about his achievement and made this competition more joyful. GVK HOSPITALITY Taj Banjara Kite flying competition Sankranti Celebrations Taj Banjara hosted Makar Sankranti celebrations at the hotel premises to make the festive occasion more joyful and to make this festivity so special for all the employees and Senior Executives. The team had arranged an elaborate lunch buffet with delicious dishes from Telangana cuisine in the associate dining hall to celebrate this festival. The venue was beautifully decorated with flowers and coconut leaves to give the traditional feel and make the ambience more vibrant. Taj Krishna Special-Visit to Pawmen Cap A new year sure is incomplete without the kind act of giving. All the phenomenal team of chefs of Taj Krishna, Taj Deccan and Taj Banjara came together under the brand Taj Group for a noble cause and visited the Pawmen Cap institute who worked for the specially abled people in Hyderabad as a part of New Year celebrations. All the chefs from the three hotels served multi-cuisine and varieties of dishes for lunch to the special children of Pawmen Cap. All the volunteers from the three hotels also joined for this noble cause and motivated the children by doing meaningful conversation with them. All the children were excited and felt amazed after this sweet gesture from all the team members and volunteers of Taj.
2 nd Anniversary celebrations GVK HOSPITALITY Taj Santacruz Team Taj Santacruz, Mumbai celebrated their 2 nd Anniversary on 16 January, 2018 with joy and enthusiasm along with all the HODs, Senior Executives and the employees. General Manager, Mr Pankaj Sampat cut the cake along with employees and thanked all for their incredible efforts and services. The F&B team of Taj Santacruz served a special multi cuisine Lunch and Dinner at the Grand Ballroom of the hotel premises. All the employees danced on the floor with their rock star moves to different music beats. The HR team also projected the pictorial gallery of all the important memories and milestones of the Hotel since inception. Congratulations to the entire team of Taj Santacruz on completion of two years of successful operations and we wish them all the very best for the future! GVK BIO GVK BIO bags the 1st Runner-Up award GVK BIO bagged the 1st Runner-Up award at the infhra s FM Excellence Conference & Awards 2017-2018 under the Innovation and Technology category held in Hyderabad on 24 January, 2018 for developing Traccia- the comprehensive tool for maintenance. Traccia Caters to all the requirements of individual, technical and maintenance users. Mr Ramesh Gambhir - Vice President, Corporate Services and Mr Girinandan Valluri - General Manager Corporate Services, GVK BIO received the award. This award is considered as the Best of the Best within the Facility Management Industry and promotes the strategic value and progress of the facilities management industry. UpBeat - Year End Celebrations GVK BIO celebrated the New Year Eve and 1st Anniversary of their ETHICS programme with over 600 employees and all the employees took part in the Value Lucky Dip as part of one year anniversary of ETHICS. All the participants received goodies as a token of appreciation and the few lucky participants among them won bigger prizes. Mr Manni Kantipudi CEO, GVK BIO graced the event and also joined the employees on the dance floor. The employees danced to the latest Bollywood and Tollywood music tunes and enjoyed the celebrations.
GVK ONE GVK ONE bags the Best Food Court Award South India GVK ONE bagged the Best Food Court Award South India at the IMAGES Golden Spoon Awards 2018 under the Food Service Awards category held in Mumbai on 18 January, 2018. The GVK ONE mall won the award on the basis of excellence in various parameters and mix of cuisine, growth and innovation, customer service, food service quality and hygiene and also for providing a one stop solution of multi-cuisine dining experience to the people of Hyderabad city. The award was received by Mr Gerald Mathew, Assistant General Manager-Marketing and Mr Amol Savale, Sr Manager- Retail of the GVK ONE mall. GVK EMRI GVK EMRI Gujarat organizes the Karuna Conclave GVK EMRI Gujarat organized the Karuna Conclave 2018 at the campus on 4 th January, 2018 for the Kite festival on the occasion of Uttarayan Festival in the State. The objective of the conclave was to align GVK EMRI, Government of Gujarat and the NGO to work together for the welfare of animals and birds and hassle free operations of 1962 project specially during the Uttarayan festival. Dr Falguni Thakar, Additional Director, Department of Animal Husbandry, Govt of Gujarat, Mr Jashvant Prajapati, COO- GVK EMRI, Gujarat, Dr Modh, Dy. Director, Department of Animal Husbandry, Govt of Gujarat, Mr Girish Shah, Committee Member, Animal Welfare Board, Govt of India, Mr Mital Khetani, Committee Member, Animal Welfare Board, Govt of Gujarat attended the conclave along with 135 representatives from 56 different NGOs of Gujarat. GVK EMRI Uttar Pradesh ambulance staff assists around 90 K deliveries GVK EMRI Uttar Pradesh assisted around 90,000 deliveries in the ambulances while on their way to the hospital or at the caller s house in the state with the help of dedicated life savior of 102 and 108. The women and newborns were admitted to the nearby hospital after deliveries in the ambulances. They handled a maximum 3,216 deliveries in Hardoi district between 2012 and 2017 and a minimum of 342 deliveries in Mau district in the state. Hon ble CM Shri Yogi Adityanath launched the fleet of 150 Advanced Life Saving ambulances in Uttar Pradesh on 13 th April, 2017 last year to improve the services in the state. GVK EMRI runs more than 2000 Janani Shishu Suraksha Ambulances (Mother & Child), a specially designed ambulance to care the pregnant women and the ambulances are technologically advanced vehicles that were fully equipped with all requirements to handle deliveries in the state.
GVK EMRI 108 National Savior Awards Every quarter GVK EMRI conducts a National Review Meeting (NRM) to recognize the best performer for their hard work and dedication in life saving missions of GVK EMR for the people in different states of India. GVK EMRI organized NRM this quarter on 31st January, 2018 and Dr GVK Reddy Founder and Chairman, GVK awarded Mr Dhaneshwar Prasad and Mr Netram Yadav from GVK EMRI - Chhattisgarh, Mr Raju Raini and Mr Srinivas B from GVK EMRI-Telangana in the presence of Mr K. Krishnam Raju, Director- GVK EMRI, Mr Subodh Satyawadi, CEO- GVK EMRI, Dr Ramana Rao, EMLC & Research Head and other Senior Executives from GVK EMRI. The team led by Dr Ramana Rao identifies the best cases every quarter and the EMTs and Pilots are rewarded for their efficient life-saving skills. GVK EMRI Tamil Nadu serves in New Year EVE GVK EMRI Tamil Nadu prepared for New Year Eve to meet any emergencies and placed the ambulances at strategic locations in the state where maximum crowds were expected from 30 December, 2017 to 2 January, 2018. Dr. C. Vijayabaskar, Hon ble Minister for Health and Family welfare along with Dr. Darez Ahmed, IAS, Mission Director of the National Health Mission, Mrs. Uma Maheswari, IAS, Project Director, TNHSP, Dr. Inbasekaran, Deputy Director, DMS, Dr. Kamatchi, Strategic and Planning, TNHSP and Smt. S. Shoba, Additional Director TNHSP visited the facility to review our preparedness on the eve of New Year. All the dignitaries monitored the live moments of ambulance service across the state with GPS tracking system and appreciated the services and alertness. GVK EMRI Telangana launches Drop back ambulances and Bike ambulances Hon ble Chief Minister of Telangana, Mr K Chandrashekhar Rao launched the Drop back 102 maternal ambulances service to pick up and drop women before and after delivery with their neonates from their homes and hospitals. The ambulance service will also be used to transport women with high risk pregnancies under this programme. Project Rekkalu or two-wheeler vehicle scheme for auxiliary nursing midwives was also launched to providing mobility support to women, Multipurpose Healthcare Assistants (MPHA) who take up field visits. The Chief Minister also flagged-off 50 bike ambulances at People s Plaza. The bike ambulances will be managed by a trained Emergency Medical Technician.
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Significant Days of the Month World Cancer Day- 4 February World Cancer Day is observed on 4 th February every year to raise awareness about cancer and encourage its timely detection, treatment and prevention. To commemorate the day, many health institutions and cancer centres host various educational publications and materials about cancer and its prevention on their websites. Many organizations and individuals around the world unite to raise awareness about cancer and work to make it a global health priority. Every year more than 8 million people die of cancer worldwide. World Radio Day - 13 February 13 th February is observed as World Radio Day, which celebrates radio as a way of educating people, providing information and promoting freedom of expression across cultures. Despite being over 100 years old, radio is one of the most popular means of exchanging information, providing social interchange and educating people all over the world. The first World Radio Day was officially celebrated in 2012. Shivaji Jayanti 19 February Shivaji Jayanti or the birthday of Shivaji Maharaj is widely celebrated in Maharashtra. His parents Jijabai and Shahaji Bhonsle named him Shivaji after the local Goddess Shivai. He was the creator of the Maratha nation and was instrumental in uniting the Maratha chiefs of Maval, Konkan and Desh regions. He is remembered for his military prowess and civil administration. Taj Mahotsav -18 February Held annually in the historic city of Agra, the Taj Mahotsav is one of the most spectacular and celebrated events in the Indian calendar. Organized by Uttar Pradesh Tourism, this festival pays respect to the matchless cultural heritage of the state and the country as a whole. The visitors get to see a variety of art-forms from classical to folk, subtle classical to popular film songs etc. National Science Day - 28 February National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28th to honour the discovery of Raman Effect by Indian physicist Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman on this day in 1930. For his discovery, Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930. National Science Day is celebrated as one of the major science festivals during which students from schools, colleges and science institutions from across the country demonstrate projects as well as their latest researches.