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Sh. Praveen KumarVishwa BhaUara RamakrishnaFrom Editor’s Desk02Editorial BoardVishal ShahHappy reading,I leave you with a final thought, embrace change, for it is the catalyst for growth and new opportunies. May Kalpatarang connues to ignite curiosity, foster connecons and inspire greatness within each and every one of you.As I step away from the editor's desk, I have full confidence in the team that will carry the torch forward. I am excited to witness the magazine's future successes and eagerly ancipate the stories that will unfold under new leadership. Back in 2014, when reins of Kalpatarang were held, the aim always has been to inspire, inform and connect our readers. From featuring arcles, that shed light on organizaonal achievements; to employee spotlights that celebrated the exceponal talent within our organizaon; it has been an incredible journey of storytelling and shared experiences. I want to express my deepest appreciaon to all the talented contributors who have poured their hearts and souls into each edion. Their dedicaon and creavity have been the lifeblood of this publicaon, and I am immensely proud of what we have accomplished together.Change is a natural part of life, and it is through embracing new perspecves and fresh voices that we connue to evolve and grow. There is change in the editorial board of Kalpatarang. Ms. Uara & Ms. Vishwa strengthen the editorial team, which will be mentored by Sh. Praveen Kumar.Change is the only constant in the world! Our organizaon's name is changed to Kalpataru Projects Internaonal Ltd. (KPIL). With the broad bandwidth, we will now be able to bid further larger projects in India and globally. Dear readers,All staff and their family members are requested to send their suggesons, feedbacks and arcles on topics of general interest such as humour, health, short stories etc. The arcle shared should be indigenous and must not be copy/paste work from internet. Write to us All are humbly requested that, while sending photos for any event or person, please send high resoluon photo, i.e. original photo taken in digital camera or high resoluon mobile camera. Photo sent or forwarded on WhatsApp etc. are of very low resoluon and hence while prinng, the photo fades down. The HRFs and coordinators are requested to collect digital photos only of the new joinee etc. Pracce of scanning hard copy of photo must be avoided. Utmost care has been taken while compiling received details. Noced error, if any, is inadvertent.

03One of the largest Engineering & Construcon companies listed in India, with a diversified porolio of projects worldwide, in the sectors of Power Transmission & Distribuon, Buildings & Factories, Water Supply & Irrigaon, Railways, Oil & Gas Pipelines, Urban Mobility (Flyovers & Metro Rail), Highways and AirportsWe are now...Kalpataru Projects International Limited

Visionary Wordsby 04We entered the new financial year with a strong order book and a robust tender pipeline across our key markets. Both domesc and internaonal markets present significant growth opportunies for all our businesses, which is a remarkable shi. The government and private sector investments in water, infrastructure, airports, buildings, manufacturing and railways are driving remarkable growth and capital expenditure.I believe the new name 'Kalpataru Projects Internaonal Limited' (KPIL), truly reflects the breadth of our well diversified EPC business, global presence and sll imbibes the values and legacy associated with it. Over the past four decades, we have established ourselves as one of the most valuable brands in the EPC sector. With the strategic amalgamaon of JMC Projects (India) Limited, we have emerged as one of India's largest listed engineering and construcon companies with extensive global presence along diversified business segments spanning Power Transmission & Distribuon, Buildings & Factories, Water, Railways, Oil & Gas and Urban Infra. Dear Kalpataru Parivar,

Since its incepon, KPIL has believed that a corporaon has a larger role to play beyond generang wealth. It serves as an integral part of the social system, addressing environmental and societal needs. As one of the few EPC companies in India, we generate approximately 15 MW of green power and extensively ulise biofuel, solar and wind energy in our daily operaons. To create a dense green forest, we have implemented the Miyawaki technique, planng 9,000 saplings at a project site in Lalitpur. Our commitment for reducing carbon footprint and praccing sustainability aligns with our journey towards achieving Net Zero carbon. We foster a technology-first approach throughout our organizaon, transcending levels and funcons. This culture enables us to achieve our strategic objecves in operaonal excellence and sustainability. By invesng in advanced IT infrastructure and digital tools, we have reduced project delivery meframes, enhanced responsiveness to urgent events and maintained our focus on value creaon.The Company has doubled its global reach to over 70 countries in the past five years, with significant growth seen in developed economies. We focused on expanding into newer geographies to drive profitable growth, and our strategy has been successful. In the long run, our focus will be on further augmenng our engineering capability and expanding to newer geographies and high-margin segments so that our overall profitability remains robust.The merger-related synergies and our other strategic intervenons will aid in 2025 vision of achieving a revenue of US$3+ billon, an order book of US$6+ billion, with an ROCE of 20%+.Our projecons for FY24 include standalone revenue growth exceeding 30%, achieving the PBT margin in the range of 4.5-5%, ensuring the finance cost as a percentage of sales to be in the range of 2%, and achieve a ROCE of 18-20%. With favourable tender acvity and a consolidated target of Rs. 26,000 crores or more in order book for the fiscal year 2023-24, we have a substanal growth runway. However, we remain vigilant regarding uncertaines such as geopolics, inflaon, commodity, and currency volality. To navigate these challenges, we are strengthening our risk management, diversifying our business mix and enhancing our execuon capabilies. ChairmanMofatraj P MunotI take this opportunity to thank all of you for your unsnted loyalty and dedicaon. I look forward to your connued support in our journey toward seng higher levels of excellence.I strongly believe that our People are our biggest asset - Our invaluable pillar of strength. Our employees live the company values and contribute as much to the fabric of our organisaon as they do to our success. Our People and their well-being are one of our top priories. We made significant efforts in the last one year, by focusing on aspects such as work-life balance, training, global learning opportunies and retenon programs. Whilst high arion has emerged as a common phenomenon in the EPC industry and in business in general, we connue to acvely engage with employees, understanding their aspiraons, needs and concerns. We have acted and modified policies, pracces and development discussions based on connuous feedback.Through our iniaves in healthcare, educaon, animal welfare, environment, and community development, we connue to posively impact the lives of hundreds of thousands, aiming for sustainable and inclusive developmentOur Company's governance principles revolve around transparency, accountability, responsibility, compliance, ethics and trust. Upholding these values, which have been our hallmark for over four decades, is our priority. Our vision is to become the world's leading EPC organizaon, delivering sustainable soluons through connuous innovaon.05

Simulation-Based Welding Lab at ITI, Mansa (dist. Gandhinagar, Gujarat)KPIL to further set up similar simulaon-based welding labs in ITI Patan (Gujarat) and Raipur (Chhasgarh) as part of the CSR skill development iniaves.The lab, which is developed by Kalpataru Foundaon under CSR project Kalpa Vidhya Kalpa Kaushal (KVKK), is a state-of-an-art lab is equipped with eXtended Reality (XR) based welding simulator, which will support the ITI, Mansa to move from the convenonal way of teaching to an augmented reality based training. These welding simulators provides the students a fully immersive true 3-D view with full HD resoluon with clear percepon of a real welding gun, sparks and the ambience based on the exact distance and angles. As a part of CSR iniaves, KPTL developed 'Simulaon based welding lab' at ITI, Mansa (dist. Gandhinagar, Gujarat). The lab was inaugurated on April 12, 2023 by Sh. Kamal Kishore Jain (Chief Ethics Officer and Director – Integrity, KPIL) in presence of Sh. Dilip V Patel (Principal – ITI Mansa), senior dignitaries of KPIL and teachers and students of ITI Mansa. 06

Kalpataru Skill Development AcademyMoU with CIDC MoU with ITI, Nashik PARFI Candidates placed at DMPD, Delhi SiteMoU with PARFIMoU with KIIT ITI, BhubaneshwarPARFI Candidates placed at KLIP Site, ThaneAs part of commitment to providing accessible and efficient learning opportunies, a skill development applicaon, 'Kalp-Kushal' is also being developed. This applicaon will serve as a digital plaorm for workmen to access a wide range of e-learning modules and assessments. The applicaon will also offer access to administrators and sub-contractors to monitor the producvity grievance portal.KSDA has successfully collaborated and signed MoUs with different government instuons like ITI Kanpur, ITI Nashik, KIIT ITI, PARFI and CIDC. These collaboraons has enabled to access industry experse, offer industry-relevant training, and facilitate apprenceships and placements. Currently 100+ skilled workmen of B&F and Water BUs are being trade under KSDA. A Program Manager has been engaged for manpower mobilizaon and training at overseas projects including Australia and Sweden.Kalpataru Skill Development Academy (KSDA) is established with a vision to empower youngsters by imparng essenal technical skills and knowledge, enabling them to thrive in a rapidly evolving EPC contracng Industry by making them self-reliant07

Sh. Shailendra Kumar Tripathi08Rendezvous with LeaderI have blissful memories of my childhood days in Allahabad and Jabalpur! Together with my parents and three siblings, we revelled in the simple joys of life. I was fortunate to grow in large combined family of uncles, aunts and cousins. During my formave years, my grandfather, who was a teacher by profession and father who was Employment Officer with Govt. of MP, became my greatest source of inspiraon. At a tender age, I was capvated by their simplicity, perseverance and steadfast atude of never giving up. They have influenced my life in more ways than one. I aribute a significant part of who I am today, to the strong guidance and nurturing provided by my grandfather, uncles and parents. From them, I learned the importance of sharing, discipline, dedicaon and resilience. Dear Sir, thank you for taking the me out for this interview. Without further ado, let us dive in to where it all began, your childhood. During your formave years, what were your dreams and aspiraons like? Who served as your role model and what qualies or characteriscs made them parcularly influenal?I was a studious student who enjoyed learning, so much so that, I would diligently complete the curriculum of the forthcoming academic year during my summer breaks. Seeing my love for academia, my parents encouraged me to pursue a career in medicine and become a doctor. Nevertheless, aer devong a month to the study of biology in the lab, I realised that this was not my true calling. I had disnct plans with my life from a very young age. My dream was to have a successful career in the corporate world and be a jet seer, even though I had not travelled by air ll then! I had an inmate group of 7-8 friends in college, all of whom had aspiraons to take up Government jobs. This was an era where securing a Government job was considered cushy and the epitome of achievement for any Indian middle-class household. During my first year of college, I once stumbled upon a copy of Business India magazine, and it capvated my aenon completely. Compeon Success and Business India magazines became my companion throughout my college days. They played a significant role in broadening my awareness of potenal career prospects within the corporate realm and providing valuable insights into the industry's landscape. Upon my college graduaon, I found myself presented with two job offers: one as a second Lieutenant in the Defence sector and the other from the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board.Despite pressure from family and peers to pursue a governmental job, what prompted you to embark upon a career in the private sector?In this interview, we delve into Sh. SK Tripathi's remarkable journey, his formave years, his approach to leadership, his role models, hobbies and many more interesng aspects. Our Leader effortlessly navigates the complex dynamics of the business world, while exuding a remarkable sense of calm, just like the serene Buddha statue in his office room. At the core of his leadership philosophy, lies a deep understanding of mindfulness and inner balance. He seems to have mastered the art of remaining centered, even amidst the most chaoc circumstances. Team Kalpatarang is honoured to have Sh. Shailendra Kumar Tripathi, Deputy Managing Director of Kalpataru Projects Internaonal Limited, for this exclusive rendezvous.

However, by that point, the corporate bug had firmly latched onto me, and I was determined to pursue the career of my dreams within the corporate domain. I always believe that the failure to aempt is the biggest failure in life. Hence, I declined both offers, embarking instead on my corporate journey with Gammon India, determined to chart my own path and seize the opportunies that lay ahead.One of the qualies you are known for is your perseverance. Can you recall an experience where you faced a challenging situaon that truly tested your tenacity? You are a role model to many. We would love to hear from you about what excites you the most about our Company and the current stature it holds today?The key takeaway here is that one's ability to persist through adversity can lead to personal growth and posively impact the situaon at hand. It has the potenal to unearth the hidden talent within oneself. In my case, I embraced the challenge and incorporated it into my journey, using it as a catalyst for personal and professional development.Upon compleng the project, it emerged as one of the most successful and notable endeavours for the company. As a result, I advanced up the corporate ladder mulple mes. This experience taught me a valuable lesson: had I undertaken the project solely with the intenon of garnering promoons, I might have been unable to achieve the transformaon necessary to make this project profitable. In addion, there is always an opportunity in every adversity and challenging situaon. It was a project assigned to me during my tenure at a previous company. Many had already wrien off my career, predicng its demise with this undertaking.Undoubtedly, it was an arduous task. Reflecng on those six months spent in Lonavala, all I can recall is my unwavering focus on the task, without concern for personal recognion or accolades within the company. Somemes, we tend to selfishly fixate on our own success and lose sight of the bigger picture. In this case, my sole determinaon was to turn the project from a loss-making venture into a profitable one, thereby contribung to the overall growth of the company.There have been a few adversies I have encountered in my professional journey, but one, in parcular, stood out as truly challenging and has been influenal in shaping me as a leader. The merger and the synergies established therefrom have posioned us as one of the largest listed EPC Monoliths of India. What excites me most about our company today is the ability to bid for large-size, more complex projects involving the combined experse of our different businesses. I envision our company as the premier choice globally for any complex projects, cemenng our status as an eminent EPC player on the global stage. We should be recalled by customers as preferred partner in the areas of our business. What is that core value or principle that guides your decision-making both as a leader and as an individual?I firmly believe in the power of "Non-Self-Conscious Individualism," a concept rooted in having a purpose-driven life that is not centered around self-seeking desires. When pursuing a specific goal, it is crucial that the goal itself transcends personal interests. The focus should not be on what one can gain personally, but rather on something greater than oneself. From a professional standpoint, I apply the same principle to any business decision I make. I priorize the growth of the organizaon first and foremost, followed by the broader strategic business goals, and then the individual business objecves. By adhering to this order, I have found great success both as an individual and leader. By placing the greater purpose above self-interest, we unlock abundance of energy and pave the way for genuine growth and transformaon. I am also greatly influenced by works of Carl Jung and Vedic scriptures including Upanishads and Geeta. Understanding of Geeta blended with Jungian psychology, specifically, has had a profound impact on me. 09

You are an avid runner. What fascinates you most about running? Any other hobbies you would like to share with us? I enjoy both running and cycling. There's something truly magical about lacing up the shoes, stepping out onto the open road or trail, and feeling the rhythm of the body in moon. It's a form of stress buster and meditaon in moon, where I can focus solely on the rhythmic cadence of my breathing and the steady beat of my feet hing the ground. The feeling of strength and vitality that surges through the body during a run is invigorang and addicve. It is also a constant source of discovery and growth. Also, I am always compeng against myself. I have also taken a serious liking for golf. Yes, Golfing has undoubtedly become a passion that I intend to pursue seriously once I slowdown from my professional endeavours. The tranquillity and strategic nature of the sport has capvated me. We hear that one of your biggest inspiraons in life is the poem . What specifically about this हार नह󰍮 मानूँगाpoem inspires you the most?Yes, ' by Shiv Mangal Singh 'Suman' is my हार नह󰍮 मानूँगा'go-to poem. There is a line in parcular in the poem that says, 'संधष󰉆 पथ पर जो िमले, यह भी सही, वह भी सही। वरदान माँगूँगा नह󰍮।' Never accept defeat. Difficult mes are oen blessings in disguise. Hence, always hold your head up high and keep moving forward. What pearls of wisdom would you like to impart to the young, aspiring leaders in this fiercely compeve corporate world? Based on your experiences, what advice would you offer to help them navigate their own leadership journeys successfully?We are blessed with two children. Our son Priyanshu is dabbling his hands on Markeng & Adversing aer his MBA in Markeng and our daughter Pallavi is working with T&T in USA aer her MS in Construcon Administraon. Kids have helped to me evolve with changing mes, with their constant feedback, for which I am eternally grateful. Follow your passion, and then the rest will follow. In this fiercely compeve corporate world, it is easy to be swept up in the pursuit of success, recognion, and financial gain. However, true fulfilment and success stem from aligning your work with your passion. When you genuinely love what you do, it becomes a driving force that fuels your movaon, creavity, and resilience. It propels you to go above and beyond, pushing boundaries and unlocking your full potenal. Therefore, I encourage each and every one of you to listen to the whispers of your soul, idenfy your passions, and fearlessly pursue them. When you do what you love, success, fulfilment, and happiness will naturally manifest, leading you on a remarkable journey where the possibilies are limitless. Trust in your passion, and the rest will undoubtedly follow.Thank you for this wonderful rendezvous, Sir. Team Kalpatarang wishes you the very best in all your future endeavours. Absolutely! My family is undoubtedly my biggest support system and my best cheerleader. My beer half Kavita is the nucleus of our family. She runs a school for spasc children. Her commitment to philanthropic endeavours is truly admirable! She possesses an innate ability to connect with everyone, especially kids, and make this feel cared for and valuable. Numerous instances have arisen wherein parents of these school children would reach out to her, seeking guidance on various aspects of daily parenng. This school in partnership with the Rotary Club, has successfully carried out several cochlear implants for kids. Your family has played a pivotal role in supporng your career and leadership journey. We would love to hear more about them and their influence and contribuons. Rendezvous with Leader10

New ProjectsBU & Project CodeTLI WO-434 Kuwait USD 38.060 million Transmission LineTransmission LineTransmission LineTransmission LineTransmission LineTransmission LineTransmission LineTransmission LineBuilding ProjectResidenal BuildingCommercial BuildingCommercial BuildingInstuonal BuildingCommercial BuildingWater SupplyRailway EPCTransmission Line and substaonTransmission Line and substaonTransmission Line and substaonTransmission Line and substaonRs. 417.06 croreUSD 64.456 millionUSD 21.011 millionUSD 19.570 millionUSD 64.999 million (USD 35.326 million and USD 29.673 million)USD 61.238 millionUSD 42.443 millionRs. 897.71 croreRs. 478.48 croreRs. 754 croreRs. 753 croreRs. 658.81 croreRs. 460 CroreRs. 455 croreRs. 189.50 croreRs. 306 croreRs. 708 croreUSD 29.72 millionRs. 302 croreIraqTunisiaNepalKarnatakaWest BengalTanzaniaTanzaniaTanzaniaGujaratGujaratRajasthanSeychellesHimachal PradeshBengaluruMaharashtraChhasgarhMaharashtraMaharashtraUarPradeshTLI WO-435TLI WO-441T&D WO-442T&D WO-446TLI WO-452Civil-InternaonalHi-Commission of IndiaT&D WO-445TLI WO-450T&D WO-453RailwaysChandigarh-BaddiTLI WO-451T&D WO-456B&F-WIOVeras Data Center Dev.B&F-WIOTrade Center, MumbaiB&F-NEWNMDC BacheliB&F-NEWGodrej HorizonWater JJM-2T&D WO-454B&F-SIOPresge ClarimontState/ CountryContract valueContract Scope11

MilestonesProject CodeCESI, Italy (500 kV HVDC & 66 kV Line) Monenco, Iran (220 kV Line)USD 29.67 million (Incl. substaon)ClientProject ScopeConsultantContract Value Open Stock Holding company "BARQI TOJIK"Client requested KPIL to provide unique aesthecal features in tower design for good visual appearance. KPIL designed six human shape towers and installed them on major road crossing for the visibility of general public. Govt. of Tajikistan appreciated KPIL's efforts.WO-344DescriponSurveyFoundaonExcavaonConcrete(PCC + RCC)ReinforcementTower EreconTonnegeStringing500 kVHVDC66 kVEarthElectrode220 kVHVAC220 kVHVACLILOTotal13.93 1.00 145.2248 7 4388,236 1,603 50,350961 165 6,49578 16 481487438524 78 4,625101.0627734,6204,6743512773,43910129.231065,8916953510658329 14 1 145kmnos.cum.cum.MTnos.MTkmUOMWO-344Special Features 12TLI – Tajikistan

Key PersonnelCountry Manager – Jagmohan RaoProject Manager – Shekhar SharmaCommercial Head – Sandeep ShahHighlight of the projectBoth the projects are parts of ambious "CASA 1000" renewable energy infrastructure construcon project to supply 1300 MW of surplus power from central Asia to South Asia. The projects involve the cooperaon and shared electricity transmission for Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The CASA 1000 system includes 1387 km HVAC and HVDC transmission lines. KPTL is execung significant scope of work in Afghanistan and Tajikistan.Challenges Faced KPIL managed to complete construcon acvies at Tajikistan/ Kyrgyzstan border (WO-350) facing extremely challenging situaons of cross firing across the border with help of local authories.Major poron of transmission lines passes through extreme hilly terrain and is snowbound for 3-4 months in a year.Pile foundaons were executed at 18 locaons (WO-344) and 25 locaons (WO-350) due to poor quality of soil and presence of high ground water tableDue to lack of skilled manpower with subcontractor, KPIL brought Indian technicians to support the local contractors to complete the project in me.Special towers with 35 meter body extension were designed and installed in Sugdh and Kyrgistan border line.ProjectCodeMonenco, IranUSD 60.15 million (Incl. Substaon)ClientProject ScopeConsultantContract Value Open Stock Holding company "BARQI TOJIK"WO-350DescriponSurveyFoundaonExcavaonConcrete(PCC + RCC)ReinforcementTower EreconTonnegeStringingSUG-BDR REG-SANTotal142,464081,04,07215.6261,4354088,35028.53721,603165167781113.9333690,00013,9181,2743367,057114 142kmnos.cum.cum.MTnos.MTkmUOM WO-350Special Features 13MilestonesTLI – Tajikistan

Royal Haskoning DHV, NederlandRs. 248.52 croreDemolion of defined exisng structures phased to suit the ongoing shipyard workPiling for foundaons on land Fabricaon, erecon and cladding of steel framed workshopsConstrucon of ancillary buildings, pavements, sewage system and drainageSupply, installaon and commissioning of all the required new mechanical and electrical services, sub staons and equipment in the workshops and other buildingsSupply, erecon, tesng and commissioning of a number of EOT cranes in defined areas of the workshops up to 80T capacitySupply, installaon, tesng and commissioning of new shipyard producon equipment including steel fabricaon producon linesClientMajor Scope of work ConsultantContract Value Goa Shipyard Limited, Vaddem, Vasco Da Gama, GoaMilestonesB&F-NEW-Goa Shipyard14Key PersonnelProject Head: Mr. Gaurav RanaProject Manager: Mr. Sushant Walode

Preliminary and detailed design, manufacturing and supply of all elements of the equipment package including all structural, mechanical, electrical and ancillary elements of assembly and transfer of equipment including final tesng and commissioning were done under Korean expertsDetails of award wonth11 CIDC Vishwakarma Award Cerficaon of appreciaon from client for achieving 8.2 million Safe Man Hour without any LTICerficaon of appreciaon from client in recognion of significant effort & achievement for maintaining high quality standardHighlight of the project20 different capacity EOT cranes having capacity from 1T to 80), 28 service JIB of 1T capacity, hanger door, fabric door15Total kitchen equipment in canteen building including stainless steel dining arrangement with waste dumb li facilitySpecial Features MilestonesB&F-NEW-Goa Shipyard

Bridgecon Infra Consultants Pvt. Ltd.Yongma Eng. Co. Ltd in associaon with Sterling Indo Tech Consultant Pvt. Ltd.Rs. 549.23 croreLength of Flyover - 7.3 kmNo of open foundaons - 256 No. of viaduct spans - 248 No. of precast segments - 2477 No. of I-girders - 124 No. of solid slabs - 19 No. of lakes beauficaon - 4 ClientProject Major Scope of work Design ConsultantAuthority EngineerContract Value Naonal Highway Authority of India (NHAI)Four Laning of Madurai(0/000) -Chekulam (7/300) on EPC mode under Bharatmala Pariyojna Phase-I in Tamil Nadu.MilestonesUrban Infra - MCFO16

Key Challenges High numbers of ulity, specially HT/LT line on both side of project alignmentShiing of HT line and erecon of segment by Launching Girdhar near HT line was major concern, which was dealt with safelyThree LGs were operated simultaneously in heavy traffic areaKey PersonnelProject Manager - Sathish Ramaiah Planning Engineer - Felix Regi Procurement Manager - S Sateesh Highlight of the projectLongest four lane flyover of Tamilnadu (7.3 km). The flyover was Inaugurated by Hon. Prime Minister of India on 8 April 2023Implementaon of Advance Traffic Management SystemBeauficaon of four lakes along the alignment wherein play area, gazebo etc. were constructed17MilestonesUrban Infra - MCFO

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Rendezvous with LeaderProcrasnaon, lies, and negave mindsets are among the qualies that Mr. Deepak Saxena disapproves of. When asked about his likings, he responds, "I relish leading a disciplined life, embarking on global travels, indulging in music and poetry! As a maer of fact, I derive immense pleasure from reading and composing poems, which has greatly enhanced my understanding of diverse perspecves on life and circumstances. My university provided me with a plaorm to nurture my passion for poetry, and many of my poems have been published! This pursuit has granted me insight into the depths of the human psyche, which proves invaluable in my professional endeavors.”The son of Ms. Pushpa and Mr. Onkar, Mr. Deepak Saxena speaks about his family, stang, "I was born in Aligarh into a family of government employees, as my father served in Uar Pradesh Irrigaon Department. Presently, he is enjoying his rered life with my mother." The pride of having supporve family is evident in Mr. Saxena's eyes. He connues, "My life partner Saumya holds a Post Graduate degree in HR and has enjoyed a successful corporate career even aer our marriage. However, when our children began to grow, she made the sacrifice of leaving her job in 2003 to take care of them. She is remarkably tech-savvy and also an exceponal writer. She is the author of the book Scoring is Boring" Mr. Saxena pauses for a moment, reflecng, "We strived to raise our children to the best of our abilies. Currently, our son Rishi, aer compleng his Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from NIIMS and further pursuing a Master's in Engineering Management from New York University, USA, works as a Project Manager (Innovaon & Strategy) at LG Energy Soluon in Michigan. Our daughter Rushali completed her Bachelor's in Computer Engineering from Amity University and worked as a Business Analyst at Hawkins Cookers Ltd., Mumbai. She is now pursuing her MBA from Brock university, Canada”Mr. Saxena completed his Master's in Human Resources (PM&IR), Post Graduate Diploma in PM&IR, Diploma in Labour Laws, Diploma in Training & Development, and LLB, marking the commencement of his professional career with Nuchem Ltd. "At Nuchem, I began as a trainee in and later joined Siemens Telecom. Subsequently, I worked for companies like R Systems Internaonal Ltd., Webhelp Global, Reliance BPO, Essar Projects Ltd., and Reliance Power Ltd. In November 2016, I joined KPIL (erstwhile JMC) and currently hold the responsibilies of HR & Admin for SBG-1 (B&F, Water, and BOOT businesses)."He possesses a unique blend of professionalism and childlike enthusiasm. In a world where the monotony of corporate life oen overshadows our passions, he has managed to strike a fine balance b e t w e e n h i s p r o f e s s i o n a l commitments and personal interests and hobbies.Team Kalptarang is delighted to have Mr Deepak Saxena for this wonderful Rendezvous. Mr. Deepak Saxena20

A true lover of music, Mr. Saxena finds joy in both singing and playing percussion instruments such as the Congo and the Drum.Reflecng on some of his proudest moments, he reminisces, "The most prideful moment of my life was when I secured my first job and held my very first paycheck in my hands. The sheer delight on my parents' faces sll floats vividly in front of my eyes! Undoubtedly, the happiest memory was the birth of my children and the profound feeling of holding them in my arms for the first me.”Mr. Saxena regards Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and Mr. Ratan Tata as his foremost role models, finding their simplicity and humility truly inspiring.When Team Kalpatarang asked him about his success mantra, he says, "Seize the moment, think creavely, adapt connuously to changing mes, and empower your team. My advice to the younger generaon is to lead a disciplined life with integrity, use your presence of mind, and set goals for yourselves without losing focus."As a closing remark, Mr. Saxena expresses, "I urge everyone to support and encourage their fellow individuals, provide them with sound guidance, and allow them to take the lead. Let us always uphold human values and maintain a posive outlook. While technology can take us far, it is ulmately human values that will sustain society."Team Kalpatarang extends our gratude to Mr. Deepak Saxena for this memorable tête-à-tête. We wish him the very best in all his future endeavors. Rendezvous with Leader21

Rajesh KanadePresident,Civil Internaonal, MumbaiRajesh KanadePresident,Civil Internaonal, MumbaiSunit DhokaDy. President - Commercial Internaonal Business & Railways, MumbaiDesh Raj PathakSr. VP – ProjectsTLI, MumbaiSadanand NayakSr. VP – P&MHO, MumbaiRishi MishraSr. VPRenewable/ Solar Business,TLI, MumbaiT Madhusudan RaoVP – Projects,SIO, BangaloreAmit AgarwalVP – Finance & AccountsTLI, MumbaiSameer KerkarVP – ContractsHO, MumbaiDnyanesh ParadhiVP-Group Procurement & SCM HO-Corp, MumbaiKetan VaishnavAVP – Tendering & EsmaonTLI, MumbaiRajnish PandeyAVP – Project ExecuonTLI, MadagascarK JeykumarAVP – Project ExecuonSIO-B&F, BangaloreSruthi JalasutramAVP – Design & EngineeringT&D, GandhinagarAnup SharmaAVP – Accounts & FinanceTLI, MumbaiAvdhesh Kumar MishraAVP – P&MUrban Infra, MumbaiGROWING 22

Rajesh KanadePresident,Civil Internaonal, MumbaiUmesh DoshiGM – HR & AdminTLI, MumbaiTarun GuptaGM – Finance & AccountsTLI - MauritaniaAjaz Ul SheikhGM – Project ExecuonTLI, Saudi ArabiaTathagata GhoshGM-PMGCivil Internaonal, MumbaiVikas JainAGM – Investor RelaonsHO-Corp, MumbaiNilesh SorteAGM – PMG TLI, MumbaiNin ChauhanAGM – Business DevelopmentHydrogen, MumbaiRash Kumar DasAGM – Project ExcuonTLI, KuwaitRajesh ChauhanAGM – PMGTLI-Substaon, MumbaiAshik KappoorAGM – TenderingTLI, MumbaiYogender SinghDGM – Finance & AccountsTLI, TunisiaSiva Kumar RajagopalanAGM – Project ExecuonTLI, KuwaitKiran KumarDGM – HR & AdminTLI, MumbaiSandipan NandyAGM – HR & AdminTLI, MumbaiPARIVAR23

“Technology Excellence Awards 2023” KPIL received in two categories:1. Tech Team of the Year – Innovaon & Strategy Team, KPIL 2. Best Tech Innovaon Leader of the Year (Infrastructure) – Mr. Ashok Kumar1 Brish Safety Council Awards TLI WO-393 (Dubai)Labzone Bengaluru Life Science ParkDlf-3 Down Town ChennaiMaldives Social HousingIIT Tirupa - Stage 1 ProjectDEWD ProjectIIT Tirupa - Stage 1 ProjectSIOSIOSIOSIOSIONIOBrish Safety Council AwardsBrish Safety Council AwardsBrish Safety Council AwardsNCSI Safety AwardNCSI Safety AwardCII Andra Pradesh industrual SafetyExcellence Award234567The other award KPIL received are as below, Instute BU ProjectSr. No.24

Every year since 2009, CIDC organizes Vishwakarma Awards to recognize the work and achievement of individuals and organizaons. Every year, various divisions of KPIL parcipate in it and recognize the individuals and projects.thThe award ceremony for the 14 Vishwakarma Awards was scheduled on 13-14 April, 2023 at Delhi. Following awards were received by KPIL in the event where Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Sh. Arjun Ram Meghwal was the Chief Guest.th14 CIDC Vishwakarma AwardsIIT, Tirupa, Phase-IBagmane Rome, BangaloreMedal + CerficateNaya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA), RaipurNMDC 1008 Township Project, Jagdalpur, ChhasgarhViva City, HyderabadIndis VB City, HyderabadPresige Falcon City forum Mall, BangaloreRailway Electrificaon of RBL+UCR work, RaebareliT&D – 3TLI – 1Railway – 1Oil & Gas – 1T&D – 9TLI – 6Railway – 6SIO – 3Oil & Gas – 3Railway – 13SIO – 11T&D – 10TLI – 5 25Trophy + CerficateChairman Commendaon AwardAchievement Award for Best Construcon ProjectTrophy + CerficateAchievement Awards for Arsans and SupervisorsTrophy + Cerficate (Total 6)Medal + Cerficate (Total 27)Cerficate (Total 39)

Glimpses of Railway Division’s off-site meeng at Alwar, Rajasthan26

27Glimpses of Oil & Gas Division’s off-site meeng at Karjat

Kalpotsav28Glimpses of Annual funcon Kalpotsav, at Gandhinagar on 5th Feb 2023

29Glimpses of Annual funcon Kalpotsav, at Gandhinagar on 5th Feb 2023Kalpotsav

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Indian President at SurinameIndia's President Droupadi Murmu was in Suriname in June-2023 on a three-day visit, which was her first visit since assuming office. Our Suriname site team got chance to meet her at Indian Ambassador office in Paramaribo. In-FocusElecrama-2023In February -2023, for the first, me, all the six core Business Units, i.e. T&D, Railways, Oil & Gas, Water, B&F and Urban Infra came together under one roof for Elecrama exhibion. The exhibion exceeded the expectaons as more than 5,000 fooall per day for a 5-day event. Data MigraonKalpataru as a group decided to move its technology infrastructure to private cloud to support the business growth by providing a scalable and agile infrastructure and security backbone. In that direcon, mammoth task of Data Centre migraon was achieved, which consisted of 300+ servers, 10000+ mailboxes, 1.2 Peta bytes of storage, 50+ applicaons, mulple networks, and many other devices across six locaons. The project required immense collaboraon of 80+ IT professionals across Kalpataru Group and partners, major OEMs (Microso, VMware, Cisco, SAP, etc.) as well as logiscs and telecom partners. The IT team completed the task without any major hassle to the users.Power Uzbekistan 2023Honourable Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan - M r. M a n i s h P r a b h a t a n d M r J u r a b e k Mirzamahmudov, Minister of Energy, Uzbekistan graced our stall with their presence at Power Uzbekistan 2023, a leading exhibion held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.32

tonk lanrEteMr. A m it K u mar ( U r b a n I n f r a ) c o m p l e t e d h i s Execuve MBA from IIM KolkataMr. Laxman Patel ( S I O ) r e c e n t l y completed PMP®, Diploma in Railway Engineering, PGP PMWP from NICMAR and MBA from Sikkim Manipal UniversityMr. Suhas Joshi (B&F-NEW) received 'Man of Excellence Award' from IAF India in category of 20+years p r o f e s s i o n a l experienceM r. A m i y a M o i ( U r b a n I n f r a ) c o m p l e t e d h i s Execuve MBA from IIM Kolkata, cerfied as PMP ® an d as Chartered Engineer from IEI KolkataVivaan, son of Pinky and Lalit Soni (TLI)PEOPLEPLUSRahul Kumar Tripathi (Urban Infra) ed knot with Suchita PandeyHridya Mary Joseph (Urban Infra) ed knot with Felix K Regi (Urban Infra)33

UNSUNG HEROESPiyush Jain, BiomassPiyush Jain started working with Kalpataru Parivar as a Trainee Engineer at the Padampur Power Plant in 2014. He has a PG Diploma in thermal engineering and a B. Tech. in Electrical. With his proacve approach, he has made significant contribuons to the fields of power plant operaon, equipment upgrade, technical parameter analysis, etc., which has helped management implement mely correcons. Currently, he is employed at the Jaipur Office as a Dy. Manager (Technical), where he is in-charge of technical MIS reporng, variance analyses and evaluang the technical performance of both biomass plants. He also oversees the business development of biomass. He loves to watch movies and likes to play volleyball and cricket in his free me. His wife Jyo is a homemaker.Yogesh Bante, PlantsYogesh Bante is a performance-driven professional with over 10 years of experience. His experse is in the areas of manufacturing operaons and people management across diverse industries. He has successfully led and movated teams in cross-cultural environment thereby contribung to the organizaon's growth and success. He has played a vital role in organizing various programs and training sessions on 5S, QC Circle, Kaizen 7 QC Tools, TPM, Lean, etc. for connuous improvements at the Raipur plant. As the technical assistant, Yogesh provides valuable assistance on cost-saving iniaves, manpower planning, and monitoring plant performance. He has acvely parcipated in various Quality Circle Forum for India compeons, winning the Gold Award in the categories of Kaizen and Lean Improvements. He is a travel enthusiast and loves to read. His wife Nandini works in the field of chemical engineeringSandeep Kumar, PlantsSandeep Kumar began his journey with Kalpataru Parivar in 2013 as a senior engineer in the galvanizing department at Raipur plant. Aer ten years of dedicated hard work, he now heads the galvanizing department. He played a key role in establishing new producon standards at KPIL while keeping an eye on producvity, cost, and other leading parameters. From 2017 to 2020, he along with his team members contributed to the innovaon project – for enhancing the quality and producon at the plant. He is a result-oriented professional who keeps his team movated to achieve the department goals. Some of his passions include reading, parcipaon in sports and learning new technologies. He is married to Nitu, who is a homemaker and they are blessed with two daughters, Rupika and Pranshi.Kalpan Mehta, TLIKalpan Mehta joined Kalpataru Parivar in 2015 in the pre-producon department and later moved to the design department. He joined the Tower Sales team in 2019 and connues to excel in his role as a project planner and coordinator. He has completed complex projects in places like Bolivia, Australia, Colombia, UAE and Sweden and established successful relaonships with the clients. He has completed 14 projects over the course of four years, ensuring the delivery of more than 45,000 MT of supply for 23 work orders. His priories are upholding strict accountability for on-me deliveries, providing excellent customer service and fulfilling contractual obligaons. He was recently given the task of overseeing the coordinaon of tower sales and BD support. He is known for his people management skills and connues to groom and guide his teammates. He is married to Ms. Kajal, a homemaker and they are blessed with twins, Dev and Disha.34

Subhasish Panja (TLI)Darshan Darji (TLD)What’s the missing number in the circle?The number in the center circl of each line is half the sum of numbers towards its le and right. So, for the last line the answer will be : 9 + 3 = 12 (÷ 2) = 6Answer of Riddle of previous issueis 6.Answer of Previous IssuePlease be noted that to qualify as winner of Mind Games, it is mandatory to p r o v i d e all correct answers and solve the Sudoku.This edion's riddle – What will be the combinaon?35

Long Service AwardsLong Service Awards in any organizaon is a meaningful way of recognize employees' dedicaon and loyalty. These awards celebrate individuals who have made significant contribuons over long period of me. These employees foster a posive work culture and movate employees to strive for long-term success withing the organizaon. KPIL recognize such employees on regular basis. Here are some of the senior execuves who are accepng the Long Service Awards.