Awards & Achievements

House Magazine of Nava Bharat Ventures Limited Vol.18 No.3 October – December 2012

The Power Plant of the Company in

Odisha bagged the “National

Award for Excellence in Water

Management 2012” in the form of a

Shield and a Certificate as

“Excellent Water Efficient Unit”

from Confederation of Indian

Industry. This National award was

received by the Unit for the 2nd

consecutive year.

The 50 MW Power Plant (Unit-1) at

Paloncha completed one year of

uninterrupted operation on 16th

October with a plant load factor of

97%, despite several “island mode”

operations, mostly due to grid

disturbances. This is a remarkable

achievement of the O&M staff of

the Power Plant.

Projects - Domestic

The construction of 150 MW Power

Plant at Paloncha is progressing

briskly on all fronts and nearing

completion. The Unit is slated for

synchronisation by mid February,

2013.

The picture shows the Turbine

Generator getting ready.

The 60 km long 220 kV Double

Circuit transmission line from the

project site to the Sub-Station of

APTRANSCO at Budidampadu and

Switchyards were completed and

the line was energized. This

facilitates evacuation of power from

the 150 MW Power Plant at

Paloncha.

A new “Centrifugal Machine” was

installed at the Sugar Plant at

Samalkot to facilitate enhancement

of the capacity of the Plant to 4000

TCD. The Centrifugal Machines

help separation of sugar from

molasses.

Picture 2

Projects - Overseas

Training

The construction works of 2 X 150

MW Power Plant at Maamba,

Zambia, are going on in full swing.

The picture shows foundation

works of the Main Building of the

Power Plant.

The picture shows bottom

reinforcement fixing in progress for

the foundation of the 150 metre tall,

twin-flue Chimney of the Power

Plant.

Dr. Rangarajan, Sr. Asst.Director of

National Metallurgical Laboratory,

Jamshedpur, conducted one-day,

in-house workshop on “Basics of

ferro chrome production with

submerged electric arc furnace”

and "Thermo dynamic principle

and thermo chemistry of ferro

chrome production" at FAP(O), in

October.

Er. Amulya Kumar Patnaik, Training

faculty of IIPM, Kansbahal,

Rourkela, conducted a three-day,

in-house training programme on

“Legal & other requirements

under Indian Electricity Rules,

EC Act and BEE Books" to the

Core Committee members of

Energy Management System.

A training and development

programme on "Zero Budget

Farming" was conducted by

Sri Ravi Shankar Guruji for the

benefit of cane growing farmers, at

the Sugar Division, in November.

For the benefit of staff and their

family members, a programme on

“Peace & Happiness” was

organised by the Sugar Division,

with speakers from Brahma

Kumaris, in December.

Apart from the above, training programmes were conducted at Sugar Division on

“Compressed Air System & Steam Network System” with the help of Petroleum

Conservation & Research Association (PCRA), Visakhapatnam, in November.

Energy Conservation

Celebrations

To create awareness on the

importance of “Fuel Conser-

vation”, a programme was

organised at the Sugar Division,

with the help of PCRA, in

December, for the benefit of drivers

of trucks used for sugar cane

transport.

The "Chemical Disaster

Prevention Day" was observed on

4th December at the Odisha Works.

Awareness on how to prevent

chemical disasters was created

among the staff, on this occasion.

The "National Energy Conser-

vation Day" was observed on 14th

December at the Odisha Works.

Sri Pradipta Kumar Sahani, Sub-

Collector, Dhenkanal District, the

Chief Guest of the function,

distributed prizes to the winners

who participated in various

competitions.

Vocational Training

Education

The 5th batch of trainees of Nava

Bharat Vocational Institute at

Paloncha, completed their training

in November. Certificates were

awarded to the trainees by the

Chief Guest, Sri Bhaskar

Bhushan, IPS, Asst. Superintendent

of Police, Kothagudem, at a

function organised on this occasion.

Nava Bharat Public School at

Paloncha organized Mathematics

Exhibition and Charity Fair in the

school in December 2012, marking

the National Mathematical Year.

The Exhibition was formally

inaugurated by Sri A.Venkata Rao,

Executive Vice President, NBVL.

The Charity Fair showcased the

talents of the staff and students.

Nine students of Nava Bharat Public School (NBPS) from

Classes IX & X participated in Model UNO Conference,

organized by Hyderabad Public School, in October. Students

from 64 schools participated in this conference. Miss M. Jahnavi

of NBPS bagged the overall 3rd prize for her position paper

representing Iran.

The Management congratulates Miss Jahnavi for her

achievement!

Sports

The students of Nava Bharat Public

School at Paloncha went on an

educational tour to North India in

October. The students returned to

school with rich experience and

memories after visiting several sites

in Kulu Manali, Chandigarh, Delhi

and Agra in the nine-day trip.

Nava Bharat Schools at Paloncha celebrated the 34th Annual Sports Day on 8th December. Sri Bhaskar Bhushan, IPS, Asst. Superintendent of Police, Kothagudem, graced the function as Chief Guest and gave away prizes to winners.

Miss G. Vinoothna, VIII Class student of Nava Bharat Public School, bagged Silver medal in 400 meters event and Bronze medal in 200 meters event at CBSE Cluster VII Athletic Meet held at Tirupati, in November and got qualified for National Meet. The Management congratulates Miss Vinoothna for her

outstanding performance!

The students of Nava Bharat Public School (NBPS) at Paloncha participated in the 19th state

level cultural competitions at Balotsav organized by Kothagudem Club. A total of 13,000

students of 371 schools from 22 districts all over the state, participated in the competitions. The

students of NBPS bagged 17 prizes in various categories of events.

Social Development

Farewell

As part of women empowerment

initiative under the ongoing

"Chaitanya Jyothi" programme,

training was imparted in stitching of

bags, preparation of household

items, etc.

Smt. P Raja Sree, Smt. Usha,

Smt. Neelima and Smt. Arunasree

awarded certificates to the trainees

at a function held at Sugar Division,

in November.

The Sugar Division donated Desks and Benches for use by the students of Jawaharlal Nehru

Municipal High School at Peddapuram, East Godavari district.

The following employees of FAP(AP) retired from the Company’s services after serving for a

long period.

Name Designation Date of Retirement Length of Service (yrs)

M. Kaleswara Rao CM-Production 03.10.2012 33

V. Rajeswara Rao Manager- Finished

Product

03.10.2012 33

M. Ramulu Electrical Fitter- B Gr. 31.10.2012 31

M. Veerabhadram Asst. Foreman-Mech. 31.12.2012 38

The Management appreciates the long and useful services rendered by the above

employees and wishes them a happy and peaceful retired life!

Think it over......

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