CAMPUS to CORPORATE
Issue 02
L&T Construction
Builders to
the
Nation
In service lies success
– Henning Hock-Larsen & Soren Kristian Toubro
Dear GET, by now you would have booked your tickets
to travel to Chennai for the Orientation event, which
commences on 30th June (Zero Day). As you are aware, you
can begin checking into your hotel on 29th June, 8:00 a.m.
Contents
About the IC s
Buildings & Factories.......
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Heavy Civil
Infrastructure..................
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.................. Transportation
Infrastructure
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Power Transmission &
Distribution
onwards.
Water & Effluent
Treatment ......................
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You are making a new beginning in an unfamiliar
L&T GeoStructure............
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environment. How exciting! We understand that making
the transition from students to professionals can be quite
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overwhelming and at the same time exciting.
We hope that once you join us, you will quickly adapt to your
new environment, among our warm and welcoming teams.
In this issue, we take the opportunity to talk to you about
our Independent Companies (IC s) and L&T Geo Structure,
to which you have already been assigned. We will also cover
L&T’s international presence and L&T in the media. We are
very pleased to announce the winners of the Campus to
Corporate Quiz #01. If you did not get a chance to attempt the
last Quiz, seize your opportunity now!
- Editorial Team
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..................... International
Presence
..................................L&T
in the Media
Fun @ L&T.......................
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Quiz.................................. 12
Heavy Civil
Buildings &
Factories
Infrastructure
IC
IC
The Buildings & Factories (B&F) IC undertakes engineering
design and construction of airports, IT Parks, office spaces,
educational institutions, stadiums, convention centers, metro
stations, hospitals, hotels, residential buildings, factories,
cement plants and warehouses. Construction excellence
coupled with technology, experience and expertise gained
over several decades has established B&F business as one of
the premium contractors in the industry, not just within India,
but also overseas. The strategy of “Concept to Commissioning”
has allowed B&F to maintain its position as Industry leader,
retaining key customers, entering new markets and securing
major orders. The B&F IC has received repeated large orders from
the likes of Cognizant, TCS, Omkar and DLF.
Heavy Civil Infrastructure business undertakes design,
engineering and construction of projects in Metros, Ports,
Tunnels, Special Bridges, Hydro Power, Nuclear Power and
Defence infrastructure sectors.
L&T has supplied critical equipment and built almost every
nuclear power plant in India. Its portfolio includes the
Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant and the Kudankulam Plant.
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The strategy of ‘Concept to
Commissioning’ has allowed
B&F to maintain its position
as Industry leader
Understanding the finer aspects & nuances of complex factory
designs allows B&F to cater to the intricate relationships
between people, machinery, raw materials, operating process
and circulation patterns of a modern factory complex. Our
design looks beyond the present & incorporates provisions for
future expansion, modification and rectification plans.
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L&T offers comprehensive construction services for building
hydropower projects including geo-technical and foundation
engineering works. The IC continues to undertake major
landmark projects in Ports & Hydel, such as the 171 MW Lata
Tapovan Hydropower project in Uttarakhand and the 850 MW
Ratle Hydropower Project in Jammu & Kashmir.
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Some of the key projects completed by the business include
Kattupalli port cum shipyard facilities in Tamil Nadu and the
520 MW Parbati HEP in Himachal Pradesh.
L&T has supplied critical
equipment and built almost
every nuclear power plant
in India
L&T’s
L&T’s
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From bottom left – clockwise
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1. Hydroelectric power project in Srinagar
2. Kakrapar Atomic Power Project 3 & 4, Gujarat
3. Kattupalli Port- Kattupalli International Container Terminal
(KICT) is located north of Ennore Port near Kattupalli village
in Thiruvallur district near Chennai.
From bottom left – clockwise
4. Delhi Metro - L&T constructed the largest Delhi Metro
underground station at Rajiv Chowk. In addition, the
company executed a platform tunnel for the deepest station
at Chawri Bazaar.
1. Terminal 2 of the Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport
takes design inspiration from the Peacock
2. Inspired by the architectural splendor of the Great Chola
Empire, the ITC Grand Chola opened as the World’s largest
LEED certified green hotel.
3. The Ford Factory at Maraimalai Nagar is spread over 350 acres
and has the capacity to produce over 100,000 cars p.a.
4. The Wankhede stadium, which has a capacity of 45,000.
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Power
Transmission &
Distribution IC
Transportation
Infrastructure
IC
The PT&D business is a leading EPC player in the field of Power Transmission and Distribution
business offering integrated solutions and end-to-end services ranging from design, manufacture,
supply installation and commissioning of transmission lines, substations, distribution networks,
electrical & instrumentation works for power, process & infrastructure projects, communication
systems in both domestic & international markets.
It is said that roads are the lifeline of an economy. The
Transportation Infrastructure (TI) business has, over the years,
made remarkable contributions in this regard, by undertaking
major projects in roads, runways, elevated corridors, railway
construction and railway systems.
L&T has executed numerous expressway and highway projects
in India conforming to international standards, using bitumen
as well as concrete. L&T’s expertise also covers construction of
hi-speed motor race and test tracks with high levels of precision
and specialized surface treatment.
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In Railways, L&T holds the unique distinction of energising
major trunk routes in the Indian Railway networks in record
time since 1981. L&T has a proven track record of over 7500 tkm
of railway electrification, 700 tkm of track construction, and
more than 30 traction substations including India’s first 2x25 kV
AC 220 switching stations.
The IC works with organizations such as PGCIL, NPCIL, state utilities and other private players in
Generation, EHV transmission & distribution segment. Major Transmission Line projects include
800 kV HVDC Line from Champa to Kurukshetra, 400kV Line from Kurukshetra to Jalandhar,
Barh to Gorakhpur & Biharsharif to Sasaram for PGCIL. In industrial projects, the IC has worked
with and continues to work with major clients including HSM, Tata Steel, NMDC and NPCIL.
“L&T has executed numerous
expressway and highway
projects in India conforming
to international standards
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L&T’s
PT&D has worked with and
continues to work with major
clients including HSM, Tata
Steel, NMDC and NPCIL.
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From Bottom left – clockwise
1. 880 m long Vivekananda Bridge- Kolkata Named after Sister
Nivedita, the bridge is constructed to carry over 48,000
vehicles per day. Much care was taken not to mar the view of
the Vivekananda Setu and the Kali temple.
From Bottom left – clockwise
2. The 1.3 km elevated access project at Sahar, Mumbai
1. India’s first 1200 kV substation at Bina, Madhya
Pradesh
2. 60 m high 420 m long viaduct across Panvel Nadi for Konkan
Railway Corporation Limited at Ratnagiri.
2. 800 kV Nidura - Agra Transmission Line
4. India’s highest altitude (88m high, 308m long)
Jhajjar Khad bridge on the Jammu – Baramullah line is also
Asi’s tallest steel railway bridge.
3. 400 kV Switchyard at Amritsar
4. Tower testing at Kanchipuram
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L&T
GeoStructure
Water &
Effluent
Treatment IC
L&T GeoStructure, is a part of the USD 12.8 billion Larsen &
Toubro conglomerate.
With over four decades of experience, it has wide expertise
in all kinds of geotechnical and underground works, with
specialist staff and state-of-the-art equipment from best of
sources around the globe. Geotechnical exploration involves
a wide range of activities such as drilling, sampling, fieldtesting, laboratory testing and reporting.
Supply, clarification, desalination and distribution projects
constitute a vital thrust area for L&T Construction in the
water sector. Through its dedicated business group – Water &
Effluent Treatment Independent Company, L&T Construction
offers total solutions right from concept to commissioning of
urban and rural water supply, water treatment plants, waste
water treatment and network, industrial and water effluent
treatment and lift irrigation projects. ‘‘
L&T has executed many projects under this sector including
the waste water treatment plant at Mahul, Sai Ganga
approach canal, 43.50 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant at Kavoor
in Mangalore, Approach bridge and pipeline for Vizag and 40
MLD Final Effluent Treatment Plant at Ankleshwar are some
of its projects in India. It has also expanded its reach at the
international market with projects like SCADA & Leakage
Control System of Water Transmission Network in Muscat and
Waste Water Treatment Plant at Doha, Qatar.
WET has executed 471
m high guyed mast
communication tower
project, the tallest in India
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The design team offers end-to-end solutions such as
feasibility studies, conceptual designs, comprehensive
recommendations, detail engineering and economic
alternatives pertaining to foundation for various projects
such as buildings and factories, road and rail network, ports,
bridges, power plants, hydropower, petrochemicals, etc. The
team has the capability to offer unique, technically sound
and optimised solutions involving soil-structure interaction
using in-house software and special numerical software.
L&T GeoStructure was the first to introduce integrated
driven precast and cast-in-situ piling equipment in India.
L&T owns the largest number of integrated driven piling
rigs in India which are capable of driving 600 RM per day
per rig to high quality and safety standards.
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“L&T owns the largest number
of integrated driven piling rigs
in India which are capable of
driving 600 RM per day per rig to
high quality and safety
L&T’s
L&T’s
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From bottom left – clockwise
1. Command and Control Centre at Vadodara, Gujarat
2. Surface aeration tanks for the 75 MLD sewage treatment
plant for BWSSB at Bangalore
From Bottom left – clockwise
1. Pile integrity testing
3. Water pipeline on elevated trestles for the Delhi Jal Board
2. Driven Pre-Cast Concrete piling
4. Sagardhigi sewage treatment plant
3. Diaphragm wall work for Chennai Metro
4. Ground improvement work using pre-fabricated
Vertical drains
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L&T The Growing
International Footprint
L&T – in the Media
L&T wins CNBC TV 18 ‘Inclusive India’ award
L&T has been conferred the ‘Inclusive India’ award in the
corporate foundation category by the ICICI Foundation and the
leading business television channel, CNBC TV 18. The award
recognizes L&T’s contribution in providing employable skills
to rural youth through its various skill-building programmes.
L&T’s eight Construction Skills Training Institutes and various
CSR programmes conducted through its Ladies’ Clubs have
reached to over 28,000 youth across the country in 2013-14
alone.
L&T ranked Asia’s 2nd most sustainable company in the
industrial sector
L&T has been ranked 2nd in Asia in the industrial sector in
Channel News Asia’s Sustainability Rankings. Channel News
Asia is a respected Singapore-based news and current affairs
TV channel that conducts an analysis of companies across
Asia to determine the continent’s Top 100 ‘Most Sustainable
Corporations’.
L&T among the only five Indian companies in
global CDR report
L&T in Top 5 ‘Best Companies to Work For’
- Business Today Survey
L&T secured a place among only five Indian companies to
feature in the Global Carbon Disclosure Report (CDR) 2014 - an
annual assessment of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and
climate change strategies of companies - conducted by UK-based
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). This distinction acknowledges
L&T’s contribution to the cause of climatic change and its efforts
to keep abreast with regulatory changes
Ranks First in Engineering & Automotive Sector The annual
Business Today-People Strong Survey has ranked L&T among
the Top 5 companies to work for, and the first in the Engineering
& Automotive sector.
L&T wins Golden Peacock Award for excellence in
corporate governance
Sudan, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, Yemen, Uzbekistan, Bahrain,
Nepal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Suriname, Jordan, Kenya, Tanzania, Germany and
West Indies.
Today, L&T has built a strong local presence in various GCC
countries by forming joint-ventures with local partners and
has, thereby, demonstrated its long-term commitment to
the region. In addition, L&T has established state-of-the-art
fabrication facilities for the manufacture of modular structures,
jackets and offshore oil & gas platforms at Sohar, Oman. L&T
has also invested in workmen training in Oman. The workers’
training institute at Sohar, Oman, focuses on producing skilled
technicians who will carry with them L&T’s stamp of excellence.
Projects executed include hi-rise commercial and residential
buildings, IT parks hospitals, hotels, stadia, airport infrastructure,
factories, roads, bridges, flyovers, water supply projects and
treatment plants, hydropower projects, bulk material handling
plants, EHV power transmission lines, extra high voltage
substations and industrial electrification projects etc.,
L&T is second to none in creating landmark urban
infrastructure. A score of structures executed worldwide in
key markets amplifies its proven ability and L&T Construction
has set its footprint in more than 20 countries across the globe
and the projects executed cover every segment of industry
and infrastructure. Countries that have tapped the company’s
expertise and resources include UAE, Iraq, Oman, Kuwait,
Through the Airport Terminal, the Gateway to Abu Dhabi,
L&T has established its reputation as a major construction
organization which is truly world-class in reach, resource, scale
and speed. L&T is growing by building and it is ever expanding
its horizons meeting challenges one after the other.
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L&T is India’s 8th most valued Brand
L&T has bagged the ‘Golden Peacock Global Award for Excellence
in Corporate Governance’ for 2014 by the Institute of Directors
(IoD), a non-profit apex association of directors committed to
improving competitiveness of Indian businesses
L&T has been recognized as India’s 8th most valued brand
by Brand Finance - the leading global brand valuation
and consultancy firm in its annual study of India’s most
valued brands. The only company from the engineering and
construction field to have made it to the Top 10 list, Brand L&T
has been valued at $2371 million - an 11% increase in value
over 2013.
Construction World Man of the Year 2015
S .N. Subrahmanyan, Deputy Managing Director and President,
Larsen & Toubro was chosen as the ‘Construction World Man
of the Year 2015’ by the Construction World in recognition of
his outstanding contribution to Larsen & Toubro as a Board
Member and for his leadership and acumen in spearheading the
fortunes of L&T Construction to the stature it has now reached.
L&T Ranks in Top 10 Companies for CSR
- The Economic Times
L&T’s wide-ranging CSR efforts received further recognition as a
survey by the leading business newspaper The Economic Times
along with Futurescape and IIM Udaipur ranked us among the
Top 10 of ‘India’s Best Companies for CSR’.The Economic Times
survey studied the country’s top 115 companies to arrive at the
ranking. It covers industries as varied as automobiles, banks,
diversified, FMCG, infrastructure, information technology,
metals and mining, oil, power, steel, pharmaceuticals,
telecommunications and others.
L&T wins Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards 2015
Larsen & Toubro Limited has been awarded as the top Indian
company under the sector Construction - Infrastructure
Development in the most prestigious Dun & Bradstreet
Corporate Awards 2015.
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Fun @ L&T
Frequently Asked Questions
The word “recreation” is really a very beautiful
word. It is defined in the dictionary as “the
process of giving new life to something, of
refreshing something, of restoring something.”
This something, of course, is the whole person.
1. When will our Place of posting be communicated to us? How will we travel to our place of
posting?
Place of posting is generally communicated during the Orientation. The company will make travel
arrangements to your place of posting.
2. Can we bring our parents to stay with us during the Orientation?
Your parents can accompany you but, as a company policy accommodation is not provided for
parents.
-Bruno Hans Geba
3. What time should we reach the hotel on June 29th, 2016?
You can reach the hotel at any time from 8:00 AM in the morning till late evening.
Intra-Eastern Region Cricket
Tournament gains more
patronage
L&T-ites at Qatar get-together
for a sporting fiesta
ECC Recreation Club-Kolkata recently organized the IntraEastern Region Cricket Tournament (20 overs) for Kolkata
based employees across offices and sites which saw 12 teams
and 192 players participate. 6 teams from West Bengal, 3 from
Odisha, 1 from Jharkhand and 2 from Bihar took part in the
tournament. The matches were held over weekends at various
venues over a period of 3 months.
L&T-ites at Qatar got together for a sporting outing and vied
for honors across a range of team and individual games that
also included an exclusive painting competition for children
from 15th January to 19th February 2016. Organized by the
Qatar Sports Committee, the event received overwhelming
response with 60% of the employees registering for the
games that included 12 teams for cricket, 8 for football, 110
competitors for table tennis, 105 participants for carom and
25 children for the painting competition.
4. What is the duration of the Orientation?
You will have a common Orientation till July 02, 2016. Post which you will have your IC Orientation,
duration of the IC Orientation varies for every IC.
5. Can the Joining be deferred to a later date?
Joining cannot be postponed as all GETs for the year are Joining on June 30th, 2016. Although for
some genuine reasons you may get in Touch with your IC HR. (Contact details on last page)
6. A few of my friends have received a survey to give their preferred location for posting, but I have
not received any such survey. Where can I give my location preference?
Different ICs have different forms that need to be filled prior to Joining. You may check with your IC
HR if any such provision is available for you as well.
7. Will we be picked up from the Station/Airport and dropped to our Hotel?
No, you need to reach your hotel on your own, We will make travel agreements to & fro from your
Hotel to the Orientation venue.
Women’s Day celebrations at Bangalore
The women in BLRO and at the project sites in Bangalore
stepped out in style on the occasion of the International
Women’s Day. Around 40 lovely ladies from various ICs visited
the Mango Mist Resort – located on Bannerghatta Road, and
had great fun participating in various games like archery,
shooting, rock climbing, water roller, water zorbing, land
zorbing, rope climbing, fish-spa and also had a wonderful
time at the swimming pool.
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Congrat
ulat
ions!
Quiz
Winners of
Quiz #01
Thanks for the overwhelming response for
the first Quiz.
Only ten have emerged victorious in this
Quiz battle, and they are:
G. Goutham ( Osmania University )
If your name does not appear in the right
Koushik Mondal (NIT, Durgapur)
column don’t be disheartened. If you did not
get a chance to attempt the last Quiz, seize
Ankur Gupta (SVNIT, Surat)
your opportunity now. Click on the Link
Abhishek Tiwari (NIT, Silchar)
below to be featured in our next issue and
win exciting prizes while at the Orientation.
Sarath Kumar R (Sastra University)
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Nitesh Kumar (ISM, Dhanbad)
Dibyajyoti Basak (NIT, Agartala)
Anand Kumar K (PSG College of Technology)
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Satya Ranjan Sahoo (NIT, Rourkela)
Do get in touch with us for any feedback / query.
Independent
Company (IC)
Contact Person HR
Buildings & Factories
Mr. Vijaya Raghavan
[email protected]
044-22597214
Heavy Civil
Infrastructure
Ms. Vasanthi G
[email protected]
044-33193131
Transportation
Infrastructure
Mr. Rajarshi Ghosh
[email protected]
022-61817605
Power Transmission &
Distribution
Ms. Saumya Mishra
[email protected]
044-33195706
044-33195722
Water and Effluent
Treatment
Ms. Malini D
Dakshinamoorthy
[email protected]
044-22705992
L&T Geostructure
Ms. Ratna Mishra
[email protected]
044-22704327
Metallurgical and
Material Handling
Mr. Vikas Gupta
[email protected]
033-44088205
Email
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