NewsLetter Sep 2014

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Rodic Consultants PVT LTD

MPLOY TIM S

September 2014 4

th

Edition)

Winter is a season of

recovery and preparation


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This Quarter issue of EmployeeTimescomesto you with bag full of good news. Rodic has

been awarded prestigious project in Bihar with

expanding our horizon in the field of Urban

development in the state of Jammu & Kashmir

as well.

As we are approaching the Winter season

which brings festive atmosphere in air, do

accept our best wishes.

As the Editor of the newsletter, I will urge the

family member & their better haves to

exercise their humorous & literati faculties to

contribute liberally in making the Employee

Timesa success.

Keeping in view the lack of enthusiasm &

contributions received from the family

member, we have made Employee Times

quarterly.

Consultants:AECOM Asia Company Ltd. injoint venture with Rodic has been awarded

this work.

Road & Bridges: 11.90 Km. (4 LaneElevated Corridor).

Project Cost: Rs. 717.4 Crore (Approx.)

Location:Bihar

Period:Oct 2013/Ongoing (3 years)

Client: Bihar State Road DevelopmentCorporation Limited.

Project: Construction SupervisionConsultancy Services for Rehabilitation and

Up gradation to 2 Lanes/2 Lane with Paved

Shoulders configuration of Anishabad-

Aurangabad-Hariharganj Section (Km 0.0 to Km

154.625) of NH-98 in Bihar under Phase-I of

National Highways Inter-connectivity

Improvement Project (NHIP).

Consultants:ICT Pvt. Ltd. in association withRodic has been awarded this work

Project Length / Lane:154.625 Km (2 Lane)with paved Shoulder

Project Cost: Lot-1 (Rs. 282.41 Cr.) & Lot-2(Rs. 358.22 Cr.) Total Project cost: Rs. 640.63

Crore

Location: Bihar

Period:April 2014/Ongoing (7.5 years)

Client: Ministry of Road Transport andHighways (MORT&H) Govt. Of India

Project: Jammu & Kashmir Urban SectorDevelopment Investment Program, Project 2 -

Design & Supervision Consulting Services at

Jammu (Funded by ADB)

Consultants:IPE Global PVT LTD & LahmeyerGKW Consultant in joint venture with Rodic

have been issued the Letter of award.

Duration:33 months.

Location:Jammu & Kashmir.

Client: J&K Economic Reconstruction AgencyLimited.

Editor: Aakaar AmitTeam Member: Meenakshi Rawat

Suman Guha

Mithun Dolui

Abhishek Kumar Singh

Design By: Suman Guha

"If a man does his best, what else is there?" - General George S. Patton

Thanks for all employees who gave theirvaluable article and time to make thisnewsletter vivid and meaningful.

Project: Authority Engineer' for the Projectof Construction of Elevated Corridor from

AIIMS (On NH98) to Digha on Ganga Path

(11.90 Km) in the State of Bihar on EPC Basis.


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Project:Independent Engineer Services forRehabilitation, Strengthening and 4-laning of

Jammu & Udhampur section of NH-1A, from

Km 15.00 (on Jammu Bypass) to 67.00 on BOT

(Annuity) basis in the State of Jammu &

Kashmir (Pkg. No. NHDP-Phase-II/BOT/VI/J&K)on DBFOT Basis under NHDP-Phase-II)

Status:On the verge of completion we are inthe process of final closure of this project.

Impact:Travelling time significantly reduced.

Project:Independent Engineer Services for4-laning of Hungund-Hospet Section of NH-13

from Km. 202+000 to Km. 299+000 in the Stateof Karnataka.

Status: Construction phase has beencompleted. Operation and maintenance phase

is in progress.

Project:Independent Engineer Services for2-Laning with Paved shoulders of Agra to

Aligarh Section of NH-93 from Km. 0+000 to

Km. 79+000 in the State of Uttar Pradesh onDesign, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer

(DBFOT) on Toll Basis under NHDP-Phase-IVA

Status:On the verge of completion we are inthe process of final closure of this project.

Project: Independent Engineer Servicesfor 4-laning of Goa/Karnataka Border -

Kundapur Section of NH-17 from existingkm. 93.700 to km. 283.300 (Design length =

187.24 Km) in the state of Karnataka under

NHDP-Phase IV to be executed on BOT

(Toll) on DBFOT Basis (Package No.

Kar/Phase-IV/IC-6/2012-13).

Consultants: AECOM Asia Company Ltd. inAssociation with Rodic have been issued

the Letter of award.

Project Length / Lane: 187.24 km /4 Lane

Project Cost:1655.01 Crore.

Location: Karnataka

Client: National Highways Authority of

IndiaPeriod:March 2014/Ongoing (2.5 years)

Project: Selection of Consultant forproviding of Comprehensive Contract

Management Services for Implementation of

EPC Contract, for construction of 48 MW Lower

Kalnai HEP, at Kishtwar & Doda Districts in the

State of Jammu and Kashmir.

Consultants: Indo Canadian ConsultancyServices Ltd. in joint venture with Rodic has

been awarded this work.

Project Cost:Rs. 480 Crore

Location:Jammu and Kashmir

Period:May 2014/Ongoing (4 years)

Client: JKPDC (Jammu and Kashmir State

Power Development Corporation)

Project: Selection of Consultant forproviding of Comprehensive Contract

Management Services for Implementation of

EPC Contract, for construction of 37.7MW

PARNAI HEP, in Poonch Districts in the State of

Jammu and Kashmir.

Consultants: Indo Canadian ConsultancyServices Ltd. in joint venture with Rodic hasbeen awarded this work.

Project Cost:Rs. 375 Crore

Location:Jammu and Kashmir

Period:May 2014/Ongoing (4 years)

Client: JKPDC (Jammu and Kashmir StatePower Development Corporation)

Project: Selection of Consulting Servicesfor: Construction Supervision of Rehabilitation

and Upgrading of Group B Roads at Durg

funded by ADB.

Consultants: Intercontinental Consultants &Technocrats Pvt. Ltd. in joint venture with

Rodic has been awarded this work.

Duration :36 Months

Project Length :451.17 Km.

Location:Chhattisgarh

Client:PWD, Govt. of Chhattisgarh

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Thomas Alva Edison


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Smooth Sails into Hydro Electric Power

"You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality." - Ayn Rand

Our Honble Chairman cum MDMr. Raj Kumar at the inauguration

of foundation stone laid for the48 MW Lower Kalnai HydroElectric Project with the HonbleChief Minister of Jammu &Kashmir Mr. Jenab Omar Abdullahin the month of November 2013.

HonbleMinister of J&K-PowerMr. Bakar Rasool Wani at thepresentation stall of RodicConsultants Pvt. Ltd. at APDRPProgramme, Srinagar in theState of Jammu & Kashmirwith Mr. Shagun Chopra

General Manager (RO, J&K).Mr. Majid Imran HighwayEngineer (Quazigund-Banihal

Tunnel Project and Mr.Jaigopal Mengi Project Co-ordinator-Highway (RO,Jammu)

HonbleChief Minister of J&K Mr.Jenab Omar Abdullah, PowerSecretary Mr. A K Mehta, Mr.Zahoor Ahmad Chat-TechnicalHead-Hydro (RODIC) and Mr.

Shagun Chopra General Managerat the presentation stall of RodicConsultants Pvt. Ltd. at APDRPProgramme, Srinagar in the Stateof Jammu & Kashmir.


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Shared By: Mr. A K Tiwari - DRE, Jharkhand

"The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work." - Emile Zola

Projects on the move

DUMKA


DIGHA TO AIIMS

Shared By: Ms. Runu Sarma, CAD Expert, Assam

ASSAM WB

DUMKA

Shared By: Nitesh Shrivastava , Pln. Engineer, Bihar

ASSAM WB


DUMKA

DIGHA TO AIIMS

Shared By: Nitesh Shrivastava , Pln. Engineer, Bihar


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Shared By: Mr. Shagun Chopra, DGM, J&K

Shared By: Ritesh Kumar,Computer Operator, Bihar

"The full use of your powers along lines of excellence." - John F. Kennedy

Shared By: Mr. Purshottam Sharma, Manager (HO)

Projects on the move

JAMMU UDHAMPUR

QUAZIGUND - BANIHAL

GREENFIELD



Shared By: Mr. Purshottam Sharma, Manager (HO)

JAMMU UDHAMPUR

JAMMU UDHAMPUR

QUAZIGUND - BANIHAL


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Rodic Corporate OfficeTeam celebrating RodicDayon 20th June 2014

S.N Location Employee Name Designation

1 Head Office M Ravi Kumar Deputy General Manager - Recruitment

2 Kalnai Hydro Power Autar Krishen Koul Senior Civil Engineer

3 Kalnai Hydro Power Farooq Ahmad Mintoo Team Leader

4 Kalnai Hydro Power Prithi Pal Singh Electrical & Control Engineer

5 Bihar NH-98 Sudhir Kumar Resident Engineer

6 Anishabad Aurangabad Prabhat Kumar Environmental Specialist

7 Assam World Bank P Srinivas Reddy Resident Engineer8 AIIMS Digha Anil Kumar Singh Sr Quantity Surveyor

9 Assam ADB Rumjhum Ray Chaudhuri Social Economic Impact Monitoring Specialist

10 AIIMS Digha Suprakash Choudhury Senior Quality cum Material Expert

11 AIIMS Digha Anil Kumar Singh Senoir Bridge/ Structural Engineer

12 Banihal Satyeshwar Sharma Tunnel Lining Expert

"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." - Thomas Jefferson

Our New Family Members

EVENTS

Rodic successfullyorganized a Eye Camp inassociation with Centrefor Sight at Corporateoffice on 11th March

2014

Rodic successfullyorganized a BloodDonation Camp inassociation with AIIIMSTrauma Centre atCorporate office on

Friday, 23rd May 2014

Mr. Gaurav Handa from Finance Department at Corporate Office tookthe initiative for the noble cause by volunteering blood donation forthe patient who was admitted in Vimhans Hospital due to BrainHemorrhage dated on 20thAugust 2014.


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Many Many Happy Returns of the Day!!!Following members celebrate their Birth Day in coming months. We wish them

health, wealth and prosperity in the years to come

"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right." - Henry Ford

S. No. Date Names Location

1 1st Sep Thangjam Joykumar Singh Manipur ADB

2 2nd Sep Kumar Neeraj Gangapath

3 2nd Sep Sita Kumari Patna

4 3rd Sep Rama Shankar Choudhary Delhi Agra

5 4th Sep Mohammad Abu Obaida Gurgaon

6 4th Sep Rajesh Kumar Jammu

7 5th Sep Ritesh Kumar Tiwari Parnai - Hydro Prower

8 13th Sep Biplab Kumar De Assam World Bank

9 15th Sep Nitesh Shrivastava AIIMS Digha

10 16th Sep Jeewan Singh Gurgaon

11 30th Sep Sanjay Kumar Rathee Gurgaon

12 2nd Oct Salman Khan Parnai - Hydro Prower

13 2nd Oct Jitendra Kumar Singh Rosra-SH88

14 5th Oct Madhukant Prasad Yadav Rosra-SH88

15 5th Oct Rakesh Ranjan Varanasi

16 6th Oct Tej Pratap Singh Meghalaya-ADB

17 6th Oct Ajay Kumar Jha Rosra-SH88

18 6th Oct Satyendra Prasad Rosra-SH88

19 8th Oct Rajiv Ghoshal Bihar ADB

20 8th Oct Kamal Kant Kalyan Gangapath

21 10th Oct Deepak Negi Gurgaon

22 10th Oct Zahoor Ahmad Mallik Jammu

23 11th Oct Manaw Sasaram

24 12th Oct Vijay Kumar Gupta Ranchi Supervision

25 12th Oct Raja Ram Singh Sasaram

26 14th Oct Dintakurty Jawaharlal Nehru Assam World Bank

27 14th Oct Ashwin Rupchand Nagdeve Gurgaon

28 15th Oct Mahesh Chandra Punetha Uttarakhand

29 17th Oct Mahesh Chandra Delhi Agra

30 21st Oct Chandra Prakash Gurgaon

31 27th Oct Radhe Shyam Maurya Varanasi

32 30th Oct Mahbub Ali Ahmed Assam - ADB

33 31st Oct Manpreet Singh Rishi Gurgaon

34 31st Oct Rishi Raj Singh Panwar Rosra-SH88

35 1st Nov Vikas Pandita Banihal

36 1st Nov Priya Ranjan Bihar ADB

37 1st Nov Lal Bihari Singh Mohania - Ara

38 1st Nov Brajesh Kumar Singh Rosra-SH88

39 5th Nov Anil Kumar Singh Goa-Kundapur

40 5th Nov Rajesh Kumar Singh Ranchi Supervision

41 6th Nov Kshiti Sundar Roy Assam - ADB

42 6th Nov Chandra Shekhar Prasad Sinha Ranchi Supervision

43 7th Nov Srinivasa Rao K Goa-Kundapur

S. No. Date Names Location

44 8th Nov Arabinda Talukdar Assam - ADB

45 9th Nov Amrendra Kumar Singh Ranchi Supervision

46 10th Nov Anshuman Krishanu Gurgaon

47 10th Nov Anshuman Kumar Pandey Parnai - Hydro Prower

48 12th Nov Bhawani Shankar Mukherjee Banihal

49 12th Nov Vasu Sharma Gurgaon

50 14th Nov Raju Kumar Gangapath

51 14th Nov Suraj Prakash Kapoor Parnai - Hydro Prower

52 15th Nov Samant Dey Bihar ADB

53 15th Nov Rajesh Sarma Manipur ADB

54 15th Nov Angom Bijoy Singh Meghalaya-ADB

55 16th Nov Pradip Kumar Pani Malda (Pack-4)

56 17th Nov Sukla Sen Assam - ADB

57 22nd Nov P Krishnan Kutty Assam World Bank

58 29th Nov Rajeev Chandra Assam - ADB

59 29th Nov Arvind Kumar Singh Greenfield

60 1st Dec Ashok Kumar Gupta AIIMS Digha

61 1st Dec Golmei Meijinlung Assam World Bank

62 2nd Dec Randhir Kumar Bihar ADB

63 5th Dec Abhaya Kumar Singh Mohania - Ara

64 5th Dec Abinash Kumar Prabhakar Siwan Siswan

65 6th Dec Maheshwar Prasad Yadav Siwan Siswan

66 7th Dec Mithun Dolui Gurgaon

67 12th Dec Karna Singh Varanasi

68 15th Dec Anil Kumar Singh AIIMS Digha

69 15th Dec Chandra Bhushan Mishra Anishabad Aurangabad

70 15th Dec Jainendra Kumar Tiwari Rosra-SH88

71 17th Dec Vinay Kumar Sasaram

72 18th Dec Sali l Kumar Thakur Greenfield

73 18th Dec Aribam Surjit Kumar Sharma Manipur ADB

74 18th Dec Arun Kumar Sinha Ranchi Supervision

75 20th Dec Surender Kumar Sharma Gurgaon

76 21st Dec Nitesh Kumar Kushva Gurgaon

77 22nd Dec Mritunjay Kumar Singh Baharampore

78 22nd Dec Purshottam Sharma Gurgaon

79 22nd Dec Amit Wali Jammu

80 22nd Dec Nikhil Gandotra Jammu

81 24th Dec Jai Prakash Dwivedi Malda

82 25th Dec N Saravanan Jowai

83 25th Dec Jagdish Mishra Rosra-SH88

84 30th Dec Amarendra Kumar AIIMS Digha

85 31st Dec Tapan Kumar Handique Assam World Bank

86 31st Dec Rama Shankar Sinha Gangapath


9/16

Direct Tax Amendments

Basic exemption limit increased by INR50,000 for Individuals taxpayers (Impact: tax saving to theextent of INR 5,000-15,000 depending upon the tax bracket in which individual falls)

Under Section 80C deduction, limit raised from INR 100,000 to INR150,000 (Impact: tax saving to

the extent of INR 5,000-15,000 depending upon the tax bracket in which individual falls)

Deduction limit for interest expense in respect of self-occupied property raised from INR150,000

to INR200,000 (Impact: tax saving to the extent of INR 5,000-15,000 depending upon the taxbracket in which individual falls)

CSR expenditure not deductible in computing taxable income (Impact: no tax benefit of suchexpenses)

Sunset date to claim tax holiday by power generating, distributing or transmitting companies

extended to 31 March 2017 (Impact: earlier this extension was given for short durations onlysay one year now with one time extension upto 2017 gives more clarity to business housesand support government view of 24 X 7 power supply)

Advance received and forfeited in relation to a transfer of capital asset now taxable immediately

under the head incomefrom other sourcesand not to be reduced from the cost or written down

value or the fair market value, as the case may be, in computing the cost of acquisition of such

asset (Impact: earlier it was used as tax planning to defer the tax liability and the same loophole has been removed now)

Disallowance of expenditure on account of non-withholding of tax on payments made to residentsrestricted to 30 per cent as against 100 per cent disallowed currently (Impact: 30% disallowanceof expenses as against the 100%)

Unlisted security and units (other than equity oriented mutual fund) to be short-term capital asset

if held upto 36 months (Impact: period of holding has been increased for calling it the longterms capital assets)

Effective 1 October 2014, dividends distributed by domestic companies and mutual funds to be

grossed up for the purpose of computing DDT (Impact: higher dividend distribution tax rate and

reduction in dividend payout to stakeholders)

Finance DepartmentHead Office

Highlights of

Budget-2014

"Do, or do not. There is no 'try'." - Yoda


10/16"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." Jimi Hendrix

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam is an Indian

scientist and administrator who served as the 11th

President of India from 2002 to 2007. Kalam was born

and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, studied

physics at the St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli,

and aerospace engineering at the Madras Institute of

Technology, Chennai.Before his term as President, he worked as an

Aerospace engineer with Defence Research and

Development Organization (DRDO) and Indian Space

Research Organization (ISRO). Kalam is popularly

known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the

development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle

technology. He played a pivotal organizational,

technical and political role in India's Pokhran-II

nuclear tests in 1998, the first since the original

nuclear test by India in 1974. Some scientific experts

have however called Kalam a man with no authorityover nuclear physics but who just carried on the

works of Homi J. Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai.

Kalam was elected the President of India in 2002,

defeating Lakshmi Sahgal, was nominated by

Bharatiya Janata Party and supported by opposition

Indian National Congress, the major political parties

of India. He is currently a visiting professor at Indian

Institute of Management Shillong, Indian Institute of

Management Ahmedabad and Indian Institute of

Management Indore, honorary fellow of Indian

Institute of Science, Bangalore, Chancellor of the

Indian Institute of Space Science and TechnologyThiruvananthapuram, a professor of Aerospace

Engineering at Anna University (Chennai), JSS

University (Mysore) and an adjunct/visiting faculty at

many other academic and research institutions across

India.

Kalam advocated plans to develop India into a

developed nation by 2020 in his book India 2020. He

has received several prestigious awards, including the

Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. Kalam is

known for his motivational speeches and interaction

with the student community in India. He launched hismission for the youth of the nation in 2011 called the

What Can I Give Movement with a central theme to

defeat corruption in India.

Early life and education

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 in

a Tamil Muslim family to Jainulabudeen, a boat owner

and Ashiamma, a housewife, at Rameswaram, located

in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He came from a

poor background and started working at an early age

to supplement his family's income. After completingschool, Kalam distributed newspapers to financially

contribute to his father's income. In his school years,

he had average grades, but was described as a bright

and hardworking student who had a strong desire to

learn and spend hours on his studies, especially

mathematics. After completing his school education

at the Ramanathapuram Schwartz Matriculation

School, Kalam went on to attend Saint Joseph's

College, Tiruchirappalli, then affiliated with the

University of Madras, from where he graduated in

physics in 1954. Towards the end of the course, he

was not enthusiastic about the subject and wouldlater regret the four years he studied it. He then

moved to Madras in 1955 to study aerospace

engineering. While Kalam was working on a senior

class project, the Dean was dissatisfied with the lack

of progress and threatened revoking his scholarship

unless the project was finished within the next three

days. He worked tirelessly on his project and met the

deadline, impressing the Dean who later said, "I

[Dean] was putting you [Kalam] under stress and

asking you to meet a difficult deadline". He narrowly

missed achieving his dream of becoming a fighterpilot, as he placed ninth in qualifiers, and only eight

positions were available in the IAF.

Career as scientist

This was my first stage, in which I learnt leadership

from three great teachersDr. Vikram Sarabhai , Prof.

Satish Dhawan and Dr. Brahm Prakash. This was the

time of learning and acquisition of knowledge for me.

After graduating from Madras Institute of Technology

(MIT Chennai) in 1960, Kalam joined Aeronautical

Development Establishment of Defense Research and

Development Organization (DRDO) as a scientist.

Kalam started his career by designing a small

helicopter for the Indian Army, but remained

unconvinced with the choice of his job at DRDO.

Kalam was also part of the INCOSPAR committee

working under Vikram Sarabhai, the renowned space

scientist. In 1969, Kalam was transferred to the Indian

Space Research Organization (ISRO) where he was the

project director of India's first indigenous Satellite

Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully deployed

the Rohini satellite in near earth's orbit in July 1980.

Joining ISRO was one of Kalam's biggest achievementsin life and he is said to have found himself when he

started to work on the SLV project. Kalam first

started work on an expandable rocket project

independently at DRDO in 1965.

To be continued in next Issue.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam


11/16"I have nothing to declare except my genius." - Oscar Wilde

Relax. You deserve it, it's good for you, and it takes less time than you think. You don'tneed a spa weekend or a retreat. Each of these stress-relieving tips can get you from

OMG to OM in less than 15 minutes.

Meenakshi RawatManager (BD) - HO


12/16

Natural Wondersof Lemon

Packed with vitamin C, flavonoid, potassium and

calcium, lemons are used world over! So, todays

natural wonders is all about this little yellow fruit that

is loved by everyone!

Lemons give you relief from sore throat, help your skin

glow and add great flavor to your foods.

Health benefits of lemon

You may have heard your grandmother tell you to start

your day with a glass of lemon and lukewarm water.

This is because lemons contain alkaline-forming

nutrients which are excellent for your body and helps

alleviate several illnesses. The lemon water removes

toxins and restores your bodyspH balance.

Lemons are packed with anti-bacterial properties and

are therefore excellent for indigestion and

constipation. They destroy the bad bacteria and let the

good bacteria flourish in turn giving you relief from

indigestion or constipation.Lemon juice is good for you. If you want to lose weight,

make sure lemon is a part of your daily diet. You can

stop yourself from overeating by drinking a cup of tea

with half a lemon squeezed into it. This can stop you

from overeating. The soluble fibre called pectin found

in lemon makes you feel full quickly. Make a drink with

the juice of one lemon, two teaspoons honey and one

glass of warm water. Drink it before breakfast. Again

the feeling of fullness will stop you from eating too

much.

Did you know that you can alleviate your tooth achewith fresh lemon juice? Apply freshly squeezed lemon

juice on the aching tooth and youll soon feel much

better. Also, lemon juice can keep gum disease at bay

and stop bleeding gums. Lemons are packed with

vitamin C and are excellent for your skin. Slice half a

lemon and use it like a scrub on your face. It removes

dirt, exfoliates, rejuvenates your skin and keeps your

skin looking young and glowing.

The flavonoids or the vitamin P in lemons strengthen

your blood vessels, pectins lower your cholesterol

levels in the blood and potassium helps prevents highblood pressure In other words, if you want a healthy

heart lemons are a must in your daily diet.

S K Mattoo

Geotechnical Engineer (Quazigund-BanihalTunnel Project)

Common Sense Is NotSo Common !!!

1. Which is correct: The yolk of egg is white or the

yolks of eggs are white?

2. How can you make 5+5+55 = 600 at a stroke?

3. Is it legal in Scotland for a man to marry his

widowssister?

4. What was the US presidents name on January

1, 1963?

5. If a doctor gave you three pills and told you to

take one every half hour, how long would they

last?

6. Some months have 30 days, some have 31. How

many have 28 days?

7. If a plane crashed on the border between

Mexico and United States of America, where

would the survivors be buried?

8. A farmer had 17 sheep. All but 9 died. How

many did he have left?

9. Divide 30 by and add 10. What is the

answer?

10. Take two apples from three apples and what doyou have?

Answers

1.Neitheryolksareyellow2.545+55=600

3.Ifawifeisawidow,themanwouldnotbearoundto

marryhiswifessister

4.IfthepresidentoftheUStodaywasalivein1963,his

namewouldhavebeenthesameasitistoday.

5.Onehour

6.All-12

7.Youdonotburysurvivors

8.Nine

9.70

10.Twoapples

Mohammad Abu Obaida

DGM - Planning (HO)

"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must." - Edward George Bulwer


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Creativity &Talent Hunt

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Asst. Manager Contracts (HO)

Art By: Esha Guha (Daughter of SumanGuha) Read in Class VIII, Age: 14 Years

Suman Guha

Executive - BD (HO)

India is a country of 127 crore people and who knows how

much that figure is likely to increase in the coming years.With the increase in population, there is an obvious increase

in the consumption of resources. And major pressure is

increased on the consumption of energy, be it fuel or

electricity.

The population of New Delhi in 2011 was around 1.1 crores

and the number of vehicles in 2008 was about 11 lakhs. That

is a very huge number considering the car per person ratio.

The amount of pollution those cars create is unthinkable.

People might be saying that the increase in inflation is

seeing no end but the purchasing power of the mass is also

increasing. Speaking of purchasing power, Denmark has 180%tax on car registration and it might be hard to believe but

the people are happy with this taxation policy. This means

less number of cars and the government pushing for the use

of public transport and BICYCLES. Yes, BICYCLES.

Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland and Norway) has the highest

number of cyclists in the world and it is really great that the

government is pushing for a sustainable development to save

the planet.

Many will be saying itsnot possible to ride a bicycle in a

country like India and I couldntagree more but there have

been developments in a particular form of energy and were

all familiar with it - Renewable Energy. It is being used in

motor vehicles for over 5 years now. There are many

manufacturers out in the market like Honda, Now Mahindra

acquired Reva, just to name a few. But there is one

manufacturer that is making waves all over the world - That

is TESLA MOTORS. Founded by Elon Musk, this American

company under the leadership of its maverick leader has

made commendable efforts to save the environment. Just a

few weeks back they reported that the Tesla users have

saved 7 crore litres of fuel in the last 12 months. A recent

study from BP analysts also showed that the global oil andgas reserve will only last for another 53 years which means a

shift of paradigm is required urgently before itstoo late to

save the planet, specially in India where there are large

number of people and motor vehicles.

But not all is bleak and gloomy in India regarding the green

movement. There have been efforts made in the

Infrastructure field to save energy. Like the recently

inaugurated Indira Paryavaran Bhawan in New Delhi is a ZNE

(Zero Net Energy) building. It is one of few such buildings

around India and many more must be built. Until the

government doesntstart promoting this on a large scale weshould from our end start saving energy by not unnecessarily

wasting it. And we all are guilty in that area. Charity begins

at home and heres to hoping for a sustainable and green

planet.Himanshu Sharma

Competent Engineer - (HO)

"I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them." - Ian L. Fleming

Moving Towards A Sustainable Future


14/16

One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality... I

wanted to quit my life.I went to the woods to have one last talk with

God.'God', I asked, 'Can you give me one good reason

not to quit?'

His answer surprised me...'Look around', He said. 'Do you see the fern and

the bamboo?' 'Yes', I replied.'When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I

took very good care of them.I gave them light. I gave them water.

The fern quickly grew from the earth.Its brilliant green covered the floor.

Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But Idid not quit on the bamboo.

In the second year the Fern grew morevibrant and plentiful.

And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed.But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said.

'In year three there was still nothing from thebamboo seed.

But I would not quit.In year four, again, there was nothing from the

bamboo seed. I would not quit.' He said.'Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged

from the earth.

Comparedto the fern it was seemingly small and

insignificant...But just 6months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet

tall.It had spent the five years growing roots. Thoseroots made it strong and gave it what it needed

to survive.I would not give any of my creations a challenge

it could not handle.

He asked me. 'Did you know, my child, that all thistime you have been struggling, you have actually

been growing roots'.'I would not quit on the bamboo.

I will never quit on you.''Don't compare yourself to others.'

He said.

'The bamboo had a different Purpose than thefern.Yet they both make the forest beautiful.'

'Your time will come', God said to me.

'You will rise high'

'How high should I rise?' I asked.'How high will the bamboo rise?' He asked in

return.'As high as it can?' I questioned.

'Yes.' He said, 'Give me glory by rising as high asyou can.'

I left the forest and brought back this story.I hope these words can help you see that God will

never give up on you.Never, Never, Never Give up.

For the Prayer is not an option but anopportunity.

Don't tell the Lord how big the problem is,tell the problem how Great the Lord is!

Heavens door open this morning, God asked me...'My CHILD, what can I do for you?'

And I said, 'Father, please protect and bless theone reading this message from You.'

God smiled and answered, 'Request granted.'

You never know when GOD is going to blessyou!! Good things happen when you least

expect them to !!!

A Thought - Dont Give Up!

Purshottam SharmaManager Coordination (HO)

"If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars." - J. Paul Getty


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Funny and lternative Slant on Management

1. Place 400 bricks in a closed room.

2. Put your new employees in the room and close the door.

3. Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours.

4. Analyze the situation you find:a. If they are counting the bricks, put them in the Accounting Department.

b. If they are recounting them, put them in Auditing.

c. If they have messed up the whole place with the bricks, put them in Engineering.

d. if they are arranging the bricks in some strange order, put them in Planning.

e. If they are throwing the bricks at each other, put them in Operations.

f. if they are sleeping, put them in Security.

g. If they have broken the bricks into pieces, put them in Information Technology.

h. If they are sitting idle, put them in Human Resources.

i. If they say they have tried different combinations, they are looking for more, yet not a brick has been

moved, put them in Sales.

j. If they have already left for the day, put them in Marketing.

k. if they are staring out of the window, put them in Strategic Planning.

l. if they are talking to each other, and not a single brick has been moved, congratulate them and put them

in Top Management.HR (HO)

Art By Suman Guha - BD (HO)

"We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time." - Vince Lombardi

Art By: Swraa (Daughter of Ms. SarahAnand) Read in Class IV, Age: 8 Years Design with Coins

We take this opportunity to announce

that Master Anish Raj son of our

HonbleCMD Mr. Raj Kumar, has won

Gold Medal in 300 & 500 meters

(under 8 Squad Boys) at Skating rink

race on 30th & 31st Aug 2014 at

Dwarka Sports Complex (New Delhi)

organized by Delhi Skating Association.

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