E-Talk July 2016

E-Talk | July 2016 2

INDEX & LIST OF CONTRACTS ......................................... 2

MESSAGE FROM COO & CFO ........................................... 3

COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS ................................................... 4

HSE INITIATIVES ............................................................... 8

MANAGEMENT TRAINEES 2016 ..................................... 10

NEW MANAGEMENT PRACTICES .................................... 11

EMPLOYEES CORNER ..................................................... 12

WEDDING BELLS ............................................................. 15

SITE RELATED NEWS – INDIA ......................................... 16

SITE RELATED NEWS – OVERSEAS .................................. 17

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES ................................................... 19

IN-HOUSE PROGRAMMES .............................................. 20

Index

List of Contracts Secured from Dec-2015 to Jul-2016S.No Project Details Client Owner

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Erection cum Material Supply for Electrical and Instrument Works in Energy Saving Project of Ammonia-Urea Plants at Phulpur-I & Phulpur-II and Aonla-I & Aonla-II-- M/s. Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd. (IFFCO)

IFFCO IFFCO

2

ETC of Steam Turbine Generator & its Auxiliaries for Unit- 1 & ETC of Circulating Water (CW) and Complete ACW (Auxiliary Cooling Water) System for Unit -1 & 2 for 2 x 500 MW, Neyveli New TPS (NNTPP), Neyveli, Cuddalore Dist, TamilNadu

BHEL –PSSR NLC

3Provision of services of instrumentation team forturnaround -2016

SPIC SPIC

4Mechanical Erection works of TG & its auxiliaries for 1x150MW Nagai Thermal Power Plant at Okkur village, Nagapattinam, TN

KVK Nagai Power KVK Nagai Power

5Maintenance of Unit#1 -Boiler & its auxiliaries and Unit#2 - TG & its auxiliaries at 2 x 600 MW – Mutiara Thermal Power Plant at Tuticorin, TN for a period of Three years.

Coastal Energen Coastal Energen

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Cover Page Photo :CEPL 2X600 MW Power Plant, Tuticorin, Tamilnad u

WORLD BLOODDONOR DAY

Blood Connects us all14 June 2016

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Designed By: Lipilive, Chennai-17


Director & COO Message

Director & CFO Message

Dear Colleagues,

Pleasure to reach you all through E-Talk.

Our company is poised for growth phase now after few years of sustenance. Given the unrelenting support from the Promoter and focused dynamic leadership spearheaded by our COO, EDAC is expanding its base into new areas / sectors / avenues apart from the traditional power and oil & gas sectors.

We had an excellent interaction with our execution and support teams in the recently held site managers’ meet. Looking forward to such regular meets.

We continue to give priority to cash flows, statutory compliances and risk management. Participation from every team member is required at various levels to achieve our goals.

Wishing you all every success and together let us take EDAC into the next higher level both in Indian operations as well as globally.

Dear Colleagues,

It is indeed pleasure to see that our team is reviving the newsletter and being brought out as E-Talk. Let me congratulate all those involved.

With consistent efforts of our team, the overall performance of our company is good and in encouraging trend both in domestic and overseas. The records of Health, Safety & Environment(HSE), quality and customer engagement is appreciable.

There are challenges to the growth of our business due to low oil prices, slow infrastructure growth etc. With the new initiatives from Government of India, Power sector and infrastructure business is poised for a revival of growth from 2016-17 and our company is geared up to utilize the opportunity. Globally the oil prices are likely to stabilize in the next one year thus opening up new investments in this sector.

With our diverse approach in allied sectors and expanding geographically in India & Overseas along with our team cooperation, we are confident of realizing the targets.

Let all put our focus together towards this goal.

M NandakumarEDAC Engineering Limited

R ChandrasekarEDAC Engineering Limited


Completion of drum lifting activity in Auxiliary Boiler on 05.02.16 at NNTPP site

Ceiling Girder Lifted to Position on 22.04.2016 at Banharpalli Site

Hydro Test Completion at Kudgi site:

GT Unloading at MEPL Site 11/04/2016

Milestone Achievements – 2016

Successfully completed the BOILER HYDRO TEST of both HP & MP section witnessed by the Director of Boilers on 18.03.16.

S no. SITE ACTIVITY DATE

1 CEPL UNIT 2 OF 2X600MW FULL LOAD OF 609 MW GENERATED 2nd JAN 2016

2 CEPL UNIT 2 OF 2X600 MW “COD” DECLARED 10th TO 13th JAN 2016

3 SAGARTHIGI STEAM BLOWING ACTIVITY STARTED IN UNIT 4 30th APR 2016

4CEPL (O & M)

INAUGURAL FUNCTION FOR O & M WORKS UNIT 1 OF BOILER & UNIT 2 OF TG. 14th JUL 2016


Mr M Nandakumar, Director & COO giving away the “ BEST SITE AWARD” to

Mr K Rajashekaran, AGM-Projects & Mr K Selvam, Manager-Projects on behalf of LARA Site

National Safety Day Celebration – 2016

We celebrated the 45th National Safety Day Celebrations in our Head office in a grand manner. We conducted numerous programmes for our Staff, lady Staff, wives of our Staff members & for our Staff children during the preceding week. There was active participation from one & all.

On 4th Mar 2016 all the Staff members assembled in the conference room to rededicate ourselves for the safety of ourselves & for the safety of our Staff & Workers working in different Projects Sites.

The Top Management shared their valuable suggestions on how to take our Company to reach the high levels of Safety Standards that are expected from us to be in the Construction business.

Our Top Management also interacted with our Site Managers & Safety Incharges of all our Sites & was apprised of the status of HSE implementation & our Top Management wanted the Sites to enhance the Safety compliances to ensure that unsafe Acts & Unsafe Conditions & Near Misses are controlled & Safety Indices are improved.

Our Director & COO also informed the august gathering that the Industry is going through a rough patch because of economic slowdown. But he assured that our Company will look forward to better future & we will turn around with the best resources of competent & skilled manpower.

EDAC LARA Site was adjudged the Best Site for the year 2015 & the Project Manager of Lara Site Mr.K Rajashekaran and Manager Mr. K Selvam received the trophy & certificate form COO on behalf of the LARA Team.

By: Mr. T Joshua George – Head - HSE

In addition two of our HSE Staff from our sites namely Mr. Dilip Kumar Azaad HSE Executive from MEPL Site and Mr.M. Azhar Ahamed HSE Supervisor from Neyveli New Site received Special Award for maintaining high level of HSE performances in their individual capacity. We congratulate the individuals for their contribution to their respective sites.


Awards – 2016

Our Company has been awarded a prestigious Certificate and Shield for the Year 2015-16 for “Development and Implementation of Proactive Safety Management” at our Banharpali Site by our Customer “American Energy Services” (AES) an American Multi National Company during the “Safety Day Celebrations” on 18th May 2016. The Safety Day Celebrations is conducted by AES on 18th May every year worldwide. The award was handed over by Mr Yuri Santibanaez, Construction Manager-AES Banharpali Site. The Award was received on behalf of EDAC by HSE Incharge of our Banharpali Site Mr. Kanta Prasad.We have been judged for the Award among around 10 Sub-Agencies based on the initiatives we have taken to improve our HSE Performance in line with American Standards.

Some of the parameters which were taken into consideration for assessing the HSE performance of the Sub-agencies is as follows.

1) Hard Barricading at “Zero” meter.

2) Material Stacking Arrangements.

3) Tightening of Lifelines.

4) Periodic Maintenance of our Tools & Plants.

5) Fixing of Safety Nets.

6) Welding Cable Arrangements.

7) Improving Safety Culture.

We congratulate all the members of our team at Banharpali Site for working together to make this possible.

We place on record the efforts put by the following team members of the Execution & HSE Depts who made this possible under the leadership of Mr L. Umapathy Site Manager Banharpali Site

Mr. L Umapathy -Site Manager

Execution HSE

Mr. N Vijayabaskaran-DSM Mr. Kanta Prasad-Incharge

Mr. S Ramesh Babu-DSM Mr. R C Malik-Officer

Mr. Janmejoy Panda-Engr. ESP Mr. Shashi Ranjan-Engr

Mr. M Rajendran-Sr. Sup. Mr. Bipin Prasad-Exe

Mr. Pravu Prakash Sarangi -Sr. Sup. Mr. D K Prathap-Sup.

CONGRATULATIONS


Appreciation Certificate

Best Vendor Rolling TrophyFor EDAC Banharpali Site

Awards – 2016

M/S.EDAC HO received Appreciation Certificate from M/S.ITC LTD for the year of 2015-2016

M/S EDAC 2 x 660MW Banharpali site received “Best Vendor Rolling Trophy” from M/S. BHEL for the month of June - 2016

On 18-07-2016 EDAC 2 X 660 MW IB Valley project, Banharpali received the “Best Vendor Rolling Trophy” for the best HSE performance in the month of June 2016 from BHEL/Client

The award is being received by EDAC Site Manager Mr. L Umapathy & Mr. N Vijayabaskaran, Dy. Site Manager from Mr Chandan Kumar – BHEL/HSE Co-ordinator, Banharpali site


Neyveli New Thermal Site MEPL Nellore Site

Fire Mock Drill – Neyveli New Thermal Site

Height Vertigo Test for workers in Neyveli New Thermal Site

HSE Initiatives

Warm Up Exercise – Neyveli New Thermal Site

Housekeeping is one of Company’s “Excellence Program” in place in all our Project Sites. Many Incidents - small & big take place due to poor housekeeping. Keeping this in focus our Company has taken housekeeping as a popular program across our Sites.


Weekly Mass Tool Box Talk- Aonla Site

Worker Awarded for Good HSE Practices - Lara Site

Height Rescue Training -B’Pali Site

Monthly Safety Awards - Aonla Site

In-House Training - Lara Site

Mock Drill for Height Work Rescue - B’Pali Site

Monthly HSE Motivational Programme - Nellore SiteFirst Aid Training-Nellore Site


Management Trainees 2016

Management Trainees are recruited through Campus Interview every year from various institutions. Accordingly for this FY we had recruited the management trainees from various institutions located at Tamilnadu such as Vellore, Salem, Karur and from Andhra Pradesh.

They will be joining in the month of June / July after completing a stretched discipline wise training provided by us in major areas like Planning, Pressure Parts, QC, HSE etc., and shall be deputed to Project sites.

Accordingly, they had been given induction program in the following areas by both Internal and external faculties at Agni College of Technology, Thalambur campus.

By:Mr. R Sudhagar | AGM HR & Admin

• Fundamentals of Power Plant & Solar Power Plants

• Renewable Energy

• Project Management

• Basic Metallurgy

• Basic Electrical Technology , C&I

• QA / QC , NDT & Welding

• Turbine Execution

• Oil & Gas, Operations & Maintenance, Project Management Challenges in Overseas Projects

• BOP

• Management of Stores

• HSE & Safety Practices & Procedures in Overseas Projects

• Site Organization & Managing Skills

• Blue Print Reading

Few Trainees have been sent to SPIC, Tuticorin to undergo inplant training for a period of 6 Months.


New Management Practices

By:Mr P Balasubramanian | AGM Projects

• Imagine having missing fingers?

• Imagine the pain and damage you can cause yourself?

• Imagine not being able to tie your own shoe laces?

• Imagine the need of a third person’s help to eat?

• Imagine not being able to sign your name?

To go home in one piece to your family at the end of the working day is paramount.Your hands are your most important day to day tool. If you damage your hands, or particularly and more importantly, your fingers, you will be affected in everything you do. Every day in many industries, people are sustaining hand and finger injuries that are preventable. Using the correct safety device should be an essential part of everyday life.

When using the Finger Saver you are able to keep your hands away from any potential danger of impact. The Finger Saver is designed to be held by you, or it can be held in position by a work colleague to further reduce the risk of injury. The Finger Saver tool allows you to mitigate any risk involved in the task at hand and it gives you the confidence to perform the work activity safely, without injury to your hands. This safety tool is a must if you have a need to move fingers away from the impact zone of a hammer on flogging spanners and from pinch points when using impact wrenches and hydraulic torque equipment.


Payment Banking – New Changing Era Of Banking

Before 1990’s, generally as a general public, many of us know Banking means, visiting to nearby bank branch (1) deposit cash / cheque / DD and take cash from bank whenever we require and (2) banks will lend money and charging interest to customers.

After 1990’s the concept of banking had changed due to various initiatives of Central Government and Reserve Bank of India coupled with information technology advancement. Banking can be done from anywhere and no need to visit branches any more. ATM machines, Internet Banking, Mobile Banking etc had been introduced and banking can be done at our finger tips. Still the objective of minimum one account to every individual has not met.

RBI had formed “Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low Income Households” under the head Mr. Nachiekt More, former ICICI Bank Director, to provide bank accounts to people in the villages, to bring them into the digital economy, to send money, buy goods and services, thus objective of reaching of banking to every individual. The said committee recommended the formation of new category of bank called Payments Bank.

What is a payment bank?This is for the first time in the history of India's banking sector that RBI is giving out differentiated licences for the specific activities, under which Payment Banker can do following activities:-

a. Enable transfers and remittances through a mobile phone.

b. Offer services such as automatic payments of bills, and purchases in cashless, cheque less transactions through a phone.

c. Issue debit cards and ATM cards usable on ATM networks of all banks.

d. Transfer money directly to bank accounts.

e. Provide forex cards to travellers, usable again as a debit or ATM card all over India.

f. Offer forex services at charges lower than banks.

g. Offer card acceptance mechanisms to third parties

h. They can accept deposits other than NRI up to Rs.1 lac per customer and pay the interest on money

However they can’t offer loans to customers or issue credit cards. Moreover, they have to invest customer’s money into Government securities.

Payment banks can be integrated with your savings bank accounts via IMPS and NEFT transfers. As already mentioned, the payment banks ATM or debit cards will also work on all banks' machines.

In simple, converting cash into virtual money, vice-versa thru any digital channel, i.e an individual can store money with Payment Banker and do all the above mentioned transactions.

Presently RBI had given licence to 11 private players, (this is the first time since banks were nationalized, that private sector business groups have bagged the RBI’s nod for banking services) based on the criteria of:

(a) Reachability (India post, Pay Tm as it already popular, Finotech),

(b) Large mobile network provider (Reliance, Airtel, Vodafone, Idea,),

(c) IT company (Techmahindra)

(d) Finance and Banking (Cholomandalam, National Securities Depository, Dilip Shangavi with IDFC)

Payment Bank – Game Changer in BankingPayment banks target India’s migrant labourers, low-income households and small businesses, offering savings accounts and remittance services with a low transaction cost. It will enable poorer citizens who transact only in cash to take their first step into formal banking. It could be uneconomical for traditional banks to open branches in every village but the mobile phones coverage is a promising low-cost platform for quickly taking basic banking services to every rural citizen. The innovation is also expected to accelerate India’s journey into a cashless economy.

In near future, RBI expects Payment banks can play a crucial role in implementing the government’s direct benefit transfer scheme, where subsidies on healthcare, education and gas are paid directly to beneficiaries’ accounts.

Hence the future of Banking, as a general public, we all used to tell “Payment Bank”.

By:Mr TV Swarna Prakash | GM-Finance

Employees Corner


By:Mr S Narayanan | Incharge-IT

The word yoga means "union" in Sanskrit, the language of ancient India where yoga originated. We can think of the union occurring between the mind, body and spirit.

Yoga is a scientific system of physical and mental practices that originated in India more than three thousand years ago. Its purpose is to help each one of us achieve our highest potential and to experience enduring health and happiness. With Yoga, we can extend our healthy, productive years far beyond the accepted norm and, at the same time, improve the quality of our lives.

What is commonly referred to as "yoga" can be more accurately described by the Sanskrit word asana, which refers to the practice of physical postures or poses.

Asana is only one of the eight "limbs" of yoga, the majority of which are more concerned with mental and spiritual well being than physical activity. In the West, however, the words asana and yoga are often used interchangeably.

1.TadasanaTada means a mountain. Sama means upright, straight, unmoved. Sthiti is standing still, steadiness. Tafosana therefore implies a pose where one stands firm and erect as a mountain. This is the basic standing pose.

This asana is like the base or the mother of all asanas, from which the other asanas emerge. Most of the standing poses are shifts in a certain part of your body or an individual joint that spring from the Tadasana, while the other parts remain neutral.

Technique Effects

1. Stand erect with the feet together, the heels and big toes touching each other. Rest the heads of metatarsals on the floor and stretch all the toes flat on the floor.

2. Tighten the knees and pull the knee-caps up, contract the hips and pull up the muscles at the back of the thighs.

3. Keep the stomach in, chest forward, spine stretched up and the neck straight.

4. Do not bear the weight of the body either on the heels or the toes, but distribute it evenly on them both.

5. Ideally in Tadasana the arms are stretched out over the head, but for the sake of convenience, one can place them by the side of the thighs. In this case, keep the arms parallel with the body. The fingers together and pointing downwards. Each of the standing poses described below can then be followed easily, starting with the pupil standing in Tadasana with palms by the side of the thighs.

People do not pay attention to the correct method of standing. Some stand with the body weight thrown only on one leg, or with one leg turned completely sideways. Others bear all the weight on the heels, or on the inner or outer edges of the feet. This can be noticed by watching where the soles and heels of the shoes wear out. Owing to our faulty method of standing and not distributing the body weight evenly on the feet, we acquire specific deformities which hamper spinal elasticity. Even if the feet are kept apart, it is better to keep the heel and toe in a line parallel to the median plane and not at an angle. By this method, the hips are contracted, the abdomen is pulled in and the chest is brought forward. One feels light in body and the mind acquires agility. If we stand with the body weight thrown only on Ihe heels, we feel the centre of gravity changing; the hips become loose, the abdomen protrudes, the body hangs back and the spine feels the strain and consequently we soon feel fatigued and the mind becomes dull. It is therefore essential to master the art of standing correctly.

To be continued…

Introduction


By:Mr V Anantharaman | Sr. Manager – Finance

To be continued…….

DHYANA MUDRA

FLOOD RELIEF by EDAC Neyveli New Thermal Site Team – 2015

VARUN MUDRA (Removes Skin Diseases)Method : This mudra is formed by touching the tips of the thumb and the little finger.Time : 5 to 20 minutesBenefits :Useful in skin diseases, acne, itching, ring worm, boils, and pustules Facebecomes soft and beautiful.

APAAN MUDRA (Removes Kidney Troubles)Method : Bend the middle and the ring finger and press with the thumb. Keep the index and little finger straight.Time : 5 to 15 minutesBenefits : Removes urinary troubles. Helps getting rid of bad habits.

SHIVLING MUDRA (Removes Cold. Asthma & Breathing Troubles)Method : Clinch the fist, keep the thumb of left hand straight, finger crossed and put the hand on the chestTime : 3 to 5 minutes

SHANKH MUDRA (Removes all the ailments related to voice)Method : This mudra is formed by grasping the left thumb with the right fist and joining the little finger of the left hand to the right thumb.Time : Time: 5 to 25 minutesBenefits : Removes all the ailments related to voice. Improves digestion and increases the appetite. Removes intestinal troubles.


By:Mr M N Kamalanaban | VP-Services

Wedding Bells

Much after ‘your’ life, And ‘my’ life, Has become ‘our’ life…

Existence has purposefully created man and woman a little incomplete so that they could embrace each other and make it complete. However, centuries of conditioning have given the terms husband and wife a very narrow connotation. It has shrunk the scope of this relationship. Drop the words husband and wife from your vocabulary and resolve to be ‘friends for a lifetime’. Then, both the man and the woman will sometimes play mother, sometimes the father, sometimes a cranky kid, then the mentor, the teacher, the mirror… and of course, sometimes husband and wife too. Expand the definition of this relationship and keep it open.

Dignity in a martial relationship is found when you relate to your spouse as a complete individual, and not just the body. Observe each other’s way of thinking, discuss personal values, standpoints and convictions; get sensitized to each other’s feelings, develop emotional compatibility ad take time to sit together in quietude to develop spiritual connectivity. Respect the entirety of the person and relate to the whole person, not just the peripheral aspect of the other – the body.

Don’t try to do in one year what can be done in ten years and don’t try to do in one month what can be done in one year. Most married couples fall all over each other, overdo everything within the first few months and then there is no life left in that relationship. They coexist in a dead relationship. What can be a tree should not die as plant. Take it slow and make it long.

In life, as well as in a good relationship, the past is irrelevant. The present forms the building blocks. The future is very significant, for that is where the two of you will travel together. Discussing day-to-day trifles alone will only make you fall in love. Talk future, talk

dreams, talk ambitions, and resolve to play a part in each other’s growth in a very objective and nonintrusive manner. That’s the way to grow in love.

There is this universal concept that after the wedding, both lives superimpose and there is only one life to live from then on. As a result, women were often forced to live as a shadow of their mother in the name of marriage. They tagged on, but as frustrated, self pitying, sacrificial individuals who felt exploited. The fact is much after YOUR life and MY life has become OUR life, there is still my life and your life. ‘Our’ life is that intersecting the space called marriage. Happiness in marriage depends on how both relate in ‘our’ space and how this space keeps growing with every passing year. However, he will continue to have his life and she should continue to have her life. In fact, she is at her best in ‘Our’ space when she goes to her space and then comes to ‘Our’ space; the same is true with him. This will ensure that you respect each other’s space, each other’s individual likes, dislikes and priorities, and most importantly, this alone will ensure that you do not suffocate each other in the name of love.

Marriage, in its true sense, should improve the quality of life of both involved. Marriage can and should be a continuity of life, magnifying the possibilities for both.

A good marriage has to be nurtured and developed. Building a great marriage is an art; so get artistic.

Excerpts taken from the book “Unposted Letter” by Mr Mahatria Ra

Mr. Arepalli Dharmarajuwith Mrs. Manusha

on Feb 11, 2016

Mr. K Karthikesan with Mrs. D Amutha

on Feb 12, 2016

Mr. Janme Joy Panda with Mrs. Rasmita Panda

on Apr 19, 2016

Mr. V Prabhakaran with Mrs. M Tamilselvi

on Jun 09, 2016

As you begin your new life together may you look forward to

All the seasons of life together form the spring of youth to the winter of age.

CONGRATULATIONS!


CO2 Capture Plant – TACFL – Tuticorin

Tree Plantation in Neyveli New Thermal Site

Site Related News – India

Solvent Storage Tank with columns (SS)

DCC Buffer Tank (Rubber linings with columns (SS)

Stripper Reboiler / Condensor with columns (SS)

Bag Filter / ID Fan (ESP)


Wartsila 120 MW Power Project-Tanks Construction, Mussandam- Oman

Site Related News – Overseas

Roof Structure Erection

4000 Cu M Tank Tank Erection using Jacks

Roof Plate Erection

80 Cu M Tank

Pooja Tank Erection


Ethylene Benzene Styrene Monomer Plant Shut Down-Kuwait

Heat Exchangers Bundle Pulling

Multi Lance Tube Cleaner In Action

Rigid Lance Cleaning

Site Related News – Overseas


Annual Get-Together 2016

A View of VIP’s

Mr M Nandakumar, Director & COO Speaking on the Occasion

A View of the AudienceMr S Radhakrishnan, Director, EDAC Universe Pte. Ltd.

Felicitating Mr M Nandakumar, Director & COO

Lighting of Lamp

Prayer Song

Employees and Their Family at Cultural Event

EDAC Top Management Honouring Mr S Radhakrishnan, Director, EDAC Universe Pte. Limited

Cultural Activities


Pooja Celebrations at HO

Womens Day Function at HO

2016 New Year Celebrations at HO

Project Mangement Training at HO

Director & COO Inaugurating Gym Facility at HO

Medical Camp at HO

Employee’s Family Tour to Ooty

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