Volume 011 Issue 04 1 September 2013

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Building Indials Future

Uttarakhand on its o reconstrEtid?F

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l e the metro metro ~ e o ~under line Page no - 4 Interview with ITD Cementation, Managing
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Director, Mr. Adun Saraban

Interview with LeeBoy India

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Construction Equipment Private Limited, CEO, Mr. Kamal Bali

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Digitalization in the construction industry is now simpler with BIM Page no - 18

MR.ADUN SARABAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR.

ITD

MR. M.S.

CEMENTATION INDIA LTD.

BHADBHADE. MD, AQUARIUS ENGINEERS. PVT LTD.

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We expect the current financial and also at least half of the next financial year to be extremely difficult all around-in terms of new project awards, working capital management, customer r e l a t e d clearances, cost of debt and project manpower. Those who survive these tough times will, no doubt. emerge stronger.

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a penod 01 ttme, the earth below these roads become unaole to bear the load Though, as per market reports. 4.500 kms of road have been uxlstnrcted in the state since 2010 under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), these mads cannot be expected to handle the extraordinary increase in movement of vehicles on acraunt of tourism activities.
AS per the Minisby of Road Transport and Highways, there are fifteen National Highways with an aggregate length of 2149 Kms in the Stale of Uttarakhand. Out of these, majority are single or intermediate ianed highways. Though efforts have been made lo initiate development of the national highway resun wuid ~e ach~eved network, very i~mlted ~III I W W Oesolte the fact that road s one of the major modeof transportation in Uttarakhand, the wesent road network is not able to caterto the'increased traffic demand. Fulther, roads buiil near to the river banks need to be upgraded more cautiously as these are more prone to any natural calamity like landslide. flood etc.

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Road should be construct with modern technologies of Geo textiles and Slope Stabilisations.

Towards creation of physical inhastructure wch as Guest Houses Hotels, etc, a proper zoning of varbus sites need to be done and buildinaconstruction on the river bank needs to be ktricted. At each tourist or religious destinatbn. s~ecific areas (which are awav hom river banks and dev-sthans) need to b i earmarked for undertaking such constructions. Unauthorisedconstructkm has to be stopped. Building plans have to be verified with special focus on earthquake resistance,evacuafion, accessibility.

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Q 1.There is need to create a good I n f r a s t r u c t u r e for T o u r i s m i n Uthmkbnd. What is your take on It7

stones, etc sothat illegal mloing acbvWs are conbdledWopped reducing t h e w of land and sodden ~ e o f w u m b y r i v m . Further, a sustainable Munsm hhastrumKe as well asdvil~aninh~tf~ture. particular(y in lJlW&md. also known as the Devghumi. hasnot&sesn. te g r h in state like URarakhand whm e a ddkuil terrm, requires a healthy rmx of b tourism ~ ~ a m t i t i o u s l geagraphrc y systems w M doesn't seem to be explwed its hydro power pomM kmwbg t~anSWl the case todey. Road rs the @mary mode of that it has a capacity to produce a d travd and thus pumng all the pesswe on t 40.000 MW of hydel power. However, due to ladcof adequate infrastruchireto suppoct this There is d e w a need to d e v ~ a ~ e m a t e mode inchKgng m y s , rope ways, etc. to level of acbviiv,the $!ate has not been able to that r e its p o k i a andmore ~ ~mpo~anlty, has reduce Me pressure. Further.
~b6ingundettakelbyBMdecRoad organnabon (BRO) but also by differern W e players, due care and importanca need to be given to the technology and method beingdeployed by h . & & of dvnamie, for insrancs, needs to be reeubted a&resttictedtothetestpossl~ee;tantto prevent lnddents of lands I ' i .

Thus, efforts have to be taken by the central as well as state government to undertake upgradation of roads by inviting private parties as well as by involving government aaencies havina sufficient technical and financial ca@'lities. Further, necessary attention need to be orovided bv the authorities at the time w h n ; detailed boject reports (DPR), Feasibility Study (FR) so that up to dale details of the existing road can be providedtothe executingcontractor.

-Weather forecasting at each of the micro sites has to be shared with tourists at Me state ievei enhy point itself. In case of heavy Demission of anv kind of b i ~ monsoons. . the . inaffectedareashouldmtbepmhded. -Medial and insurances services have to be extended to reach the micm sites (tourist and religiousplaces) -Development of alternate modes of transportation needs to be taken up including air, rope ways, etc. -Upgradatin of road network needs to be taken up immediately and agencies having sufficient in-line experience should be involved in the same. Further, neoessary attention need to be provided by the authorities at the time when detailed project reports (DPR), Feasibility Study (FR) so that up to date details of the existing mad can be provided to the executing contractor. Construction contractors may be asked to maintain roads constructed by them for a minimum duration of 5-7 years so as to ensurequaliiandinvolvement. -Illegalmining of sand, stones, etc, need to be stopped sbictly as these aclivities may cause land slide, change of river course, etc. -To handle any unlikely scenario of such a disaster, a comprehensive disaster management program has to be created with adequate resources to implement a rescue plan. Actual site plan of each of the destinations (such as Kedarnath, GauriKund, Uttarakashi, etc) need to be prepared and made available to the disaster management team.

cater the surge in visitors, espeaally i n areas of relieMls immtaw such as Kedamd.
~ a u r i - ~ u n dUttarKashi . and the surroundings, the t o u r i s m induskyhaslargely been dependent on the make shift 'Mushroom infrastructure' Including temporary to somewhat permanent constructions (with or without proper construc(ion app-ovals) ak,ngs& the river banks l v W near to me holy temples, Mering ddierent s M a s hduding guest house I hotels e t c . R is nssdlass to say that when structures are consbudad on mrer banks,

kt addrtiaral to the above, the infomalion technology has to be introducad as an enabler and tourlst information and qktmkbn centers have to be opened at major destinations and should also be eccasstMe online. Further, reg~sbahons must be made mandatwy for such Y a m vnth c a p on maxknum numbers of Yahis at a tune. Unauthorlsed businssses. guides, travel opwators have to be brought under check. Facllmes such as medical, insurance,

Q. 3. How one should modcmise t o use f o r better development o f infrastructure in Uttrakhand?

In order to ensure adequate development of infrastructure in Ullarakhand. efforts have to betakenfrom grass root!evel: -To start with, a technology enabled tourism monitoring system has to be created w h i i shall include physical as well as online centers Registrations for tourists entering the state, especially for religious trips, need to be made mandatory. Further, a maximum capacity needs to be affixed for each of the tourism destination.

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w i r e s a close inspection epd the need of the hour is to create sodstructures.

Q. 2. What is your Feedback on the

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