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In-house Journal of L&T Construction
Volume - 37, Issue - 1 October 2013 - March 2014
Welcome to
Mumbais
new gateway
to the world!
A shining example of
world-class engineering! If airports reflect the character and
personality of a city, then the new
Mumbai International Airport sports
all the verve and vibrancy of Indias
throbbing commercial capital. And,
Larsen & Toubro, is proud to have
created a gateway for the world that
is truly a landmark of the future. Built
to exacting specifications and by
overcoming innumerable challenges,
this very complex brownfield project is
yet another sterling example of L&Ts
engineering prowess and reaffirms its
leadership position in providing total
infrastructure solutions for a new India.
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What is more difficult than making an
elephant dance?
Making a peacock dance!
Inspired by the dancing peacock, Indias national bird, the picturesque new Terminal 2 of the
Chhatrapathi Shivaji International Airport is a resplendent icon of modern infrastructure.
And it took a lot of doing!

A. M. Naik S. N. Subrahmanyan
Group Executive Chairman Whole-time Director & Sr. EVP (Infrastructure & Construction)
We started our MIAL journey almost out the work. Simultaneously, we The magnitude of the project was
6 years ago and as EPC contractor had to co-ordinate with airline almost too huge to consider. Every
for the entire project, our challenges industries across the world through day about 15,000 workmen, 1,000
were mindboggling! It was one NOTAM that gave no room for engineers, 200+ sub-contractors and
of the most complex brownfield failure or slippages. A concourse was some 4000 of their staff turned up for
projects that had to be executed built to join the two terminals while work. 250 engineers and architects
The new Terminal 2 of Mumbai project requires extensive country, every time we pass without disrupting the operations a 3.3 km, 6-lane elevated corridor formed the on-site design team
International Airport is truly globally planning; time bound schedules through it, we will cherish and of a fully-functional airport! We had connected the airport with the while expats were mobilized from
benchmarked for its architecture, and constant monitoring to ensure take pride to have been associated to double the passenger capacity of Western Express Highway to address the world over for various functions.
design, quality and cost. I have timely execution of elaborate with this dream project. Indias busiest airport by building a Mumbais traffic problem. The 83.8 Project planning, which was globally
not seen many, in fact, any other engineering. T2 of the Mumbai massive infrastructure right in the metre tall ATC tower and the terminal benchmarked, involved handling of
airport even outside India that is as International Airport represents It is good to have associated with heart of Mumbai with no extra land building, which incorporates the more than 200 specialized national
good as this one! Unique in terms one of L&Ts best performances GVK who also share our ideology to expand, no time to shut down, dancing peacock in every element and international agencies.
and reflects the flawless teamwork in partnering only with the best to highly sensitive from a commercial, is an engineering marvel. The latest
of the synergy of aesthetics and
and smooth coordination that political and security point of view; technologies such as rubbilization At the end of the day, we had to live
functioning, this is easily one of the bring about perfection. I am glad
and finally, world-class quality to be for apron construction, high rise up to the expectations of a lot of
most beautiful airports in the world. have become synonymous with that L&T was a part of creating
delivered in a limited time frame. jaw crushers for dismantling, hot stakeholders the client, the airport
us. Now, that the airport is fully Mumbais first public building that tapping for diverting live fuel authorities, the Government, the
The overall framework and operational and has become also doubles up as an art project. It The new terminal building, lines, carbon reinforced fiber local statutory bodies but none as
concept for this kind of gigantic an important landmark of the constructed over the footprint of
is a national symbol! technology for strengthening an big as the passengers themselves.
the existing international terminal existing bridge under the operating And we did that in style, which
building, on a built-up area 4 runway, erection of 28000 tons of is typical for every L&T executed
times larger was made possible structural steel roof using launching project.
by demolishing several existing girder over 40m tall highway
structures. On the Airside, we had trusses, were all a part of the Hats-off to the entire MIAL project
to reconstruct two existing runways mechanization strategy adopted to team for having created such a
with defined time windows to carry quicken this project. marvelous edifice!

M.V. Satish V. Ramanathan
Sr. VP & Head - Buildings & Factories Deputy Project Director - Electrical & IT works
As the ever-throbbing commercial capital of India, Mumbai has a number of facets to be 80,000 light fixtures, 750 kilometers of conduiting and another 250 kilometers of HT/LT
proud of and we are honoured that we have been able to add to that long and illustrious cables, 940 chandeliers, 3,000 CCTV cameras, some 26,000 data points, a Diya
list with a gateway that is truly world-class and representative of the exuberant Wall with 1,000 LED lamps the numbers are totally awesome but that was our
spirit of Mumbai. Our journey commenced with a vision to create one of the challenge in the Electrical and IT space. It was our responsibility to breathe life
and infuse light into this huge structure. The magnitude of the task was huge
most sophisticated, state-of-the-art and picturesque airports in the world
that called for micro-planning. Each and every aspect, however insignificant,
and I am absolutely delighted that we have been able to translate this lofty had to be checked and approved because back-tracking would have cost us
vision into breathtaking reality. The challenges that we encountered at time, which we did not have and erosion of our margins which we could not
MIAL were unique that required an equally unique and robust team that allow. We were dealing with a plethora of suppliers from around the world and
could drive the project with passion. And they did so quite splendidly! had to be ever-vigilant that deliveries and installations were happening like
The MIAL project has showcased to the world, L&Ts construction prowess clockwork. Several new technologies and methodologies were adopted to
and seamless project management capabilities. Perhaps, what is even fast-track the project like using multiple conduits instead of cable trays
more satisfying for us is that through this project, we believe, we have been and flexible cables for wires. Our team was young and dynamic driven by
able to take stakeholder satisfaction to an all-time high. After all, we are the urge to create systems that shall suffer no downtime! At the
not only in the business of creating landmarks of the future, we are also end of the project, we are proud for having contributed in the
transforming lives for the better. creation of a masterpiece.
Niranjan Simha C.J.A. Davidraj

Project Director Deputy Project Director Finishes
The project was very complex with multifarious challenges that had to be resolved, phase-wise, Making a thousand peacocks dance was the vision with which the finishes team took up the
as we proceeded and kudos to the entire MIAL project team for having succeeded despite MIAL project. Every single square inch of the terminal, be it interior or exterior, had to
seemingly overwhelming odds. Some of the operative words that describe the MIAL project have the touch of perfection to not just create a landmark project, but an edifice that
are Planning, Co-ordination, Quality, Execution and Timeliness. Managing the huge would be regarded as one of the worlds most stunning airport terminals. The numbers
work force was like leading an army with so many people, who were experts in their were mind blowing, 80,000 sq.m of GFRG canopy, 1.83 lakh sq.m of granite, 1.10
various domains, drawn from various parts of the country and the globe. Since lakh sq.m of metal ceiling and 30,000 sq.m of carpet. With such mega volumes
we were working to stringent deadlines, it was imperative to get the right involved in every procurement item, standardisation was indeed a challenge.
resources at just the right time. Overall, it was one of our toughest Detailed method statements followed by mock-ups and strict adherence
assignments but we were able to deliver a world-class facility on time, thanks to the charted sequence of execution made implementation seamless
to the qualities that sets L&T apart, its design excellence, construction and smooth. The swank finishes have truly created the intended wow
capabilities, the freedom to take calculated risks all brought together effect with even the Prime Minister of India terming the terminal as
by unmatched teamwork which contributed to the creation of this The Pride of the Nation.
beautiful edifice.
J. Gopalakrishnan Rajesh Kanade

Deputy Project Director Head - Project Planning and Control & TC; Project Manager - Airport System
When we embarked upon the project, the entire footprint of the proposed For L&T, MIAL was the fourth international airport project in an Indian metro, and although the
terminal measuring 125,000 sq.m was occupied by various facilities. The considerable experience gained from these previous projects did hold the team in good stead, we
teams primary task therefore was to plan and create the required footprint, were yet faced with a whole lot of challenges hitherto not faced that required new and innovative
inch by meticulous inch by demolishing to commence construction. solutions. Considered perhaps the worlds most complex brownfield airport project, the planning
This called for consistent out of the box thinking from the team in for MAIL combined several unprecedented dimensions and the team faced them head-on. Our
terms of construction sequences, erection methodology and innovative goal was to create a global landmark. Sharp planning and committed implementation, coupled
equipment to be deployed. Getting it right the first time was the operative with rigorous follow-ups, saw the project progress at unbelievable speeds. Once commissioned,
phrase for the planning team simply because there was neither the time the task of testing, commissioning and successfully integrating over 75 MEP, airport and IT
for rework nor room for deviation. Activities were planned and scheduled systems and carrying out 200 project operation trials was arduous but completed, thanks to
in tandem such that when combined with faultless execution, it would seamless cross-functional interfacing. The sophisticated electro-mechanical and IT enabled
bring out nothing but the expected results. An indomitable BHS, HBSS, VHT and PBB airport systems called for impeccable standards of execution and
spirit, steely determination and unfailing commitment became commissioning. The remarkable six-lane elevated corridor constructed right over a busy
the work culture at the MIAL project site which transformed an operational at-grade road has become a marvelous dedicated access to the terminal. The
ambitious dream into reality. The successful completion of the success of the MIAL project was indeed a perfect performance through flawless teamwork
MIAL project has greatly boosted the self-confidence and pride of everyone involved in it. and smooth coordination.

Chhatrapathi Shivaji International Airport Facilities Existing Planned project was that new facilities had to be
constructed after a phased dismantling
Area for Passenger Terminals of the existing structures.
Santacruz 64,000 sq.m 1,08,000 sq.m
The swanky gateway Sahar 94,000 sq.m * 4,39,204 sq.m Scope of work
Total 1,58,000 sq.m 5,47,204 sq.m Terminal Works
Passenger Boarding Bridges at CSIA yy O
ne-roof new passenger terminal
Santacruz 5 gate houses/6 bridges 10 gate houses/11 bridges of 4,39,204 sq.m and ancillary
facilities
13 gate houses/ 25 gate houses /
Sahar yy 63 contact and 10 remote stands
22 bridges 52 bridges
Car Parking Spaces yy C
onnector building (T1 C) for two
domestic terminals T1 A and T1 B
Santacruz 1,050 1,050
Sahar 1,240 5,000 Airside Works
* Excludes unused Terminal 2B yy Airfield pavements including

runway reconstruction and potential
widening of 6.5 km of runways
L&T at MIAL airport operations and enable MIAL
to meet Operation, Maintenance and yy 3 new parallel taxiways, associated
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) was appointed Development Agreement (OMDA) connectors and rapid exit ways
by MIAL as the main contractor to requirements for such performance. yy 1
0 million sq.ft. of hard stands
design, procure and execute the for new terminal and for general
works on the terms and conditions L&T was engaged in the planning,
aviation, airline support and aircraft
of the contract. As the airport design, engineering, procurement,
maintenance
was operational, the users would construction, testing and commissioning
of the airport facilities on an EPC basis. yy T
axiways and aprons for large wide-
continue to use the airport during
The existing airport site was land-locked bodied Code F aircrafts
the performance of the work. L&T
was to carry out the works with by the city and the biggest challenge yy Associated support buildings, systems
minimal inconvenience to the for L&T in executing the brownfield and utilities
Grand check-in hall
The name of the mighty Maratha king sits well on the Mumbai International
Airport for its resplendent splendor. The project is unique as it is perhaps one of
the very few airport expansion projects that have been successfully completed
despite the challenges of being a brownfield project, in the midst of a fully
functional airport with only limited space available to operate smoothly as well
as to expand in tandem to futuristic needs.
40 million by 2015 tonnes of cargo per year to close to 40 Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)
million passengers and about a million Global and Airports Authority of India
A master plan was developed with a tonnes of air cargo shipment by 2015. (AAI). MIAL was awarded the mandate
vision and framework for the long-term for operating and modernizing the
but at the same time realistic in the Mumbai International Airport Chhatrapati Shivaji International
Airport (CSIA), Mumbai in April 2006.
short term, to build a swanky world- Pvt. Ltd. GVK leads the consortium with 50.5%
class airport factoring in the limitations
Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd. stake while BSDM holds 13.5%, ACSA
and challenges. The aim was to increase
(MIAL) is a Public Private Partnership Global 10% and AAI the remaining 26%.
the present capacity of handling 25.6 MIALs vision is to transform CSIA to
million passengers and 0.5 million joint venture between GVK, Bid Services
one of the worlds best airports. Exterior view of Terminal 2
Division (Mauritius) Limited (BSDM),

Terminal 2
Welcomes you
Perspective view of the departure bay

View of Check in Counters
The 3.3 km, tree-lined, six-laned elevated corridor that takes a visitor to the
Cargo Mumbai International Airport is only a succulent starter! The main course
yy S
hort term domestic cargo and
international cargo facility
awaits at the swanky new T2 a terminal that is a class apart and has already
Mumbai International Airport was the countrys busiest airport until yy International cargo terminal building set several global benchmarks for airport terminals.
2008 after which Delhi gained the pole position. Put together, Mumbai, of approximately 1,00,000 sq.m.
Delhi and Chennai airports are estimated to handle more than half the
Ancillary Facilities
traffic of South Asia. The elevated corridor leads to a
yy 8
3.8 m high air traffic control tower 70 meter wide bay at each of the
In 2010, CSIA was ranked the 30th busiest airport in the world in terms and multilevel car park with 5000 four levels of the terminal building yy 10 lakh cu.m concrete yy 188 check-in counters
of cargo with 671,238 tonnes handled. In 2011, the airport was ranked capacity where visitors are treated to tastefully yy 58,000 t reinforcement steel yy 5 levels of security screening
the third-best in the world in the 2540 million passengers category by landscaped areas and adequate
Relocation and obstacle removal yy 36,000 of structural steel
Airports Council International. Also in 2011, the airport was the 44th signage. One can never feel lost in yy 2.5 lakh sq.m of ducting
busiest in the world with 30,439,122 passengers handled, registering a yy Relocation of contiguous facilities a 4.39 lakh sq.m expanse equipped yy 36,000 sq.m of skylight roofing
to handle 40 million passengers per yy 87 elevators
7.6% growth rate over the previous year. and integration of many duplicated yy 1.4 lakh sq.m of roofing
facilities annum. yy 55 escalators
yy 28,000 sq.m of faade
Today, with a dedicated six-lane elevated corridor leading in to the yy E
nabling works for sustaining the Resembling an X from a birds eye yy 11,000 sq.m of cablenet wall type yy 41 travelators
airport that features world-class amenities, the Chatrapathi Shivaji operations while dismantling the view, the T2 has four levels. The faade
International Airport is poised to set several benchmarks in Indias existing buildings uppermost is common for both yy 52 passenger boarding bridges
civil aviation sector. international and domestic check- yy 46,000 sq.m of ceiling & cladding
Common utilities yy 1,98,000 sq.m granite for
in facilities apart from having yy 20.6 km of chilled water piping
flooring
yy Power supply international security and retail areas. works
yy Drainage Domestic security and retail outlets

Project planning & control
for domestic passengers and boarding
gates are at the third level. The second
handles all arrivals with the lowest
(at-grade) level dedicated for facilities
and added arrivals.
Winning takes planning
T2 features 188 check-in counters, 60
departure and 72 arrival immigration
desks, 52 boarding gates, seats for 10,900
passengers and 102 wash rooms.
A rich collection of some 7,000 works of

art is housed in a 3 km long area. Touted
as one of the main attractions of the
new terminal, it is also the largest in the
country in a public structure.
161 elevators, escalators and travelators

transport visitors to 16 lounges, a day
hotel, a transit hotel, and a wide array
of retail areas where they will be spoilt
for choice with several popular brands Check-in counters
merchandising their latest to market
on the shelves. With ritzy retail spaces, luxurious then, anybody who wishes to do
interiors, vibrant lighting and a lot that for long enough is reminded
When it comes to food and beverages, of pampering, the T2 at Mumbai is by a smooth voice announcing
there is not a cuisine that a foodie easily a place where one can spend either their flight or their cab. Time
cannot find while at the terminal. hours indulging in the features, but to take off!
Illuminated view of GFRC bullnose and ceiling
Constructing a brand new airport in the midst of a fully functioning one

had its fair share of challenges that required foresight, meticulous planning
and considerable co-ordination to address and Team L&T came through
with flying colors!
Constructing a brownfield airport in on a whole spectrum of areas that yy S equencing of works
the middle of a fully functional airport included: yy Project monitoring
which was, by the way, also one of the yy Phasing of the terminal building yy Airside staging
busiest in the world, called for several
yy C oncept design and development
levels of planning, deliberations and Phasing of Terminal 2
of the reverse ramp to enable
brainstorming to evolve a plan that connectivity between Phases 1 & 2
was both efficient as well as dynamic. A potential phasing of projects was
yy Terminal traffic management
proposed well in advance since the
The project planning team played a yy Validation of traffic management new integrated terminal had to be
vital role not restricting itself to simply plan with IIT Bombay constructed with minimal disruption of
Service cores at the departure corridor scheduling and monitoring but working yy Logistics management plan existing operations, within a restricted

Terminal phasing plan site and over existing facilities, an
operation that Mr. Sanjay Reddy, Vice
President of GVK group described as
performing an open-heart surgery on
a marathon runner who was running!
The earmarked area included ramps, car

park facilities, a statue, a police station,
AAI offices, a temple, and overhead tanks,
apart from the apron and contact bridges
on the airside. To facilitate a smooth
transition, L&T and MIAL developed and
implemented a master phasing plan for
the New Integrated Terminal 2. Firstly,
work started on the south west pier of
the new terminal for which a part of the
existing Terminal T2 A was dismantled.
This reduced the number of operational
contact stands for which the team built
gate expansions through which 3 new
contact stands could be added on the
eastern side of the existing terminal. Sample Logistics Plan
Next, a mezzanine floor was added to
the existing International Terminals T2
B and C, to relocate the facilities from client offices were located at the project constituted the 3 buildings on the east
T2A. Later, the taxiway was reoriented site and shifted several times within the side with 43,732 sq.m BUA, 14 fixed link
to accommodate the south west pier of span of 6 years of construction. bridges and the entire east side apron
the new terminal 2. measuring 3.3 lakh sq.m. This mammoth
Another major hurdle for the project was task was required to shift the entire
Since a major part of Terminal 2 was the relocation of the Chhatrapati Shivaji domestic facilities to the new terminal
to be located on the car park area apart memorial on the airport premises. and thus making Chhatrapati Shivaji
from the Up-Down and central ramps of Situated in the heart of the building, International Airport an integrated
the existing terminal, the ramps were
it affected the main baggage handling terminal catering to both international
relocated to the extreme left and right
system, MEP rooms, AHU rooms, fire and domestic passengers.
sides. Working in tandem, MIAL created
& domestic water tanks, pump rooms
a temporary structural steel multilevel
car park on the east side of the terminal.
and thus had to be shifted. Though Concept design and
a sensitive matter, it was carried out
following approvals from all concerned.
development of reverse
Work then commenced on the south
west side of the new integrated terminal.
ramp to enable connectivity
However, the north side housing the The last hurdle for the Phase 2 works between Phases 1 & 2
services hub was affected by the presence was connecting the south west pier
of a police station and a temple and hence with the main terminal building. This This plan was conceived following a lot
a new police station and temple were built was long delayed due to continuous of brain storming sessions led by L&Ts
outside the airport area. movement of traffic from east to west project planning team and stakeholders
through the T2 B and C ramps until such as the MIAL project team, the
Next to be tackled were the overhead after a thorough study of the traffic airport landside operations team, the
storage tanks for drinking water and fire along with IIT Mumbai, a reverse ramp land development team, and design
safety facilities for the existing operational in the eastern side was proposed which personnel from L&T Rambll.
terminal and the underground sumps for facilitated traffic to enter and exit using
the sewage facilities. The underground the same side of the existing terminal, The concept design which was developed
tanks in the newly constructed south west freeing the entire western side. with the assistance of L&T Rambll,
pier were used as interim tanks for the was further checked and attested by
domestic and fire water services for the With this, the Phase 2 works were IIT Bombay for the available curvature
T2 B and C terminals. The entire sewage taken up and completed successfully and width of the road so that it could
network was also diverted to the new following which the facilities at the old accommodate inward and outward
sewage sumps constructed in the future terminal were shifted seamlessly to the traffic.
apron area. new international terminal.
Terminal traffic management
Due to the severe space constraint, MIAL With the old facilities having been
was unable to provide land for the setup removed, they paved way for the overall Traffic bottlenecks at a busy airport
of a proper office hence the project and completion of the MIAL project which which is also a brownfield project can

daunting circumstances, logistics amenities proving to be herculean of discussions with various stake holders
management played a vital role in tasks. such as designers, subcontractors and
setting up facilities away from the site execution engineers. This concept,
project site yet bridging the gaps In several cases, contracts were however, could not be generalized for all
through meticulous planning and formulated based on the criterion of non- work fronts as it could vary according to
flawless implementation. availability of space! Sub-contractors factors. For instance, any area involving
and vendors were encouraged to hire BHS was given right of preference over
As the MIAL project spanned a huge area, warehouses near the airport site for all other services.
individual sub-projects were accorded operations and storage of material. Later,
the status of separate projects and small even MIAL hired a common storage Project monitoring
setups were provided close to each of warehouse at Bhiwandi to minimise
these operations such as the Domestic material storage at site for want of space. At the peak period of construction about
Terminal 1C, Air Traffic Control Tower, 1300 engineers and 14,000 workmen
South West Pier, Terminal 2 and Multi- The logistics of construction material were involved at the MIAL project site.
level car park. Even the airside works to the New Terminal Building which This is a really huge number to monitor
were divided into sub-projects such is landlocked was another extremely and control for complete alignment to a
as the Runway 14-32, Intersection challenging task. Meticulous traffic common goal and plan. To enable this,
works, Delta, Domestic apron works, management and logistics planning the works were divided into four groups
International Apron works, Mithi river ensured that there was no disruption of / sprints
works and the like. The sub-projects airport operations or other construction
operated out of portable container activities. a) Sprint 1 Shell & Core
offices within the project area. The b) Sprint 2 MEP & IT works
Expectedly, a huge amount of debris was
canteen facility was, however, centrally
generated from the construction site on c) Sprint 3 Airport Systems
located where food was prepared for
a regular basis and a common disposal
the entire site team and distributed to d) Sprint 4 Finishes
point was assigned for all agencies.
various locations for better control on
Further, a common agency was assigned The handover and takeover dates for
quality and cost.
to safely dispose off the debris without each of the group was finalized and
View of reverse ramp
L&Ts main project office which harming the environment in any way. signed off between all the concerned
housed the top management, project parties and later, progress was
easily make headlines in a city like have been a nightmare was efficiently and propose corrective measures, leaders and other vital support services Sequence of works monitored against the planned dates.
Mumbai that is bursting at its seams. managed using Traffic and Interface if any. Surveys were conducted by department was relocated four times The strategy for monitoring the progress
The airport witnessed massive amounts Management. the transportation department of IIT to various locations to make room for Every single package was studied in
was also dynamic according to the stage
of public traffic that had to be managed Bombay that included both video upcoming structures as the project detail at the design stage itself to analyse
of the project. For instance, during the
alongside construction traffic bearing Validation of traffic graphic and manual methods before progressed. Even the MIAL office was and understand the relevant interfaces
initial stages, design and manufacturing
developing a circulation plan using and inter dependencies. The sequence of
heavy payloads. With work proceeding management plan with IIT shifted three times with the attendant
works was finalized after several rounds
were closely monitored and later the
simultaneously in three mega structures simulation of the entire airport traffic. shifting of connectivity and other floor team was formed to play the
Bombay The traffic data of construction vehicles
such as the Terminal building, multi- pivotal role of handing over the areas to
level car park and elevated access provided by L&T was also added to the next team. When all the disciplines
IIT Bombay was approached to
this data to check the sufficiency of had completed their respective work,
road, traffic management which could validate the traffic management plan
the geometrics of the existing road a strategy of Focus Area was adopted
facilities. Based on the outcome of to complete the final bit of work with
simulation, the geometric details the joint efforts of all concerned. This
were upgraded at critical sections work methodology helped progress
and intersections to avoid bottlenecks without major stoppage of work due to
during peak traffic. misunderstandings / misinterpretations.
Logistics management Airside staging

Even before the first step had been At any given point of time, 24
taken in the construction of Terminal 2, parking stands were required for the
a huge road block that had to be cleared smooth functioning of the airport.
was to make land available because This requirement led to granular
approximately 308 acres of airport planning whereby, completed areas
land was encroached upon by 85,000 were handed over before taking up
hutments housing around 400,000 additional work. The fact that flight
people! This was prime space absolutely schedules are published worldwide to
necessary to establish the main offices, all the aircraft carriers through NOTAM,
batching plants, material storage called for robust planning and tight
enclosures, offices for subcontractors monitoring.
and labour colonies. Faced with such
Sprint Review - Interior and Fit-outs Sequencing of head house area

Baggage handling system
has provisions for future expansion to
manage 10,800 bags/hour.
Where precision meets perfection System planning and

conceptualisation
The conceptual design of MIALs BHS
began with the study of international
and domestic flight schedules, passenger
ratios, baggage profiles, dimensions,
shapes and other relevant data specific to
Mumbai which was supplemented with
inputs and requirements from MIAL
(Client) and the Airports Authority of
India.
The layouts, functionalities and

architecture are well-defined for
the system to provide a world-class
baggage facility with enhanced safety,
security and service. The common
check-in principle has been used to
optimise the facilities allowing any BHS departure system layout
airline to use any check-in counter.
This centralized system is based on the
Tilt Tray Sortation (TTS) technology handling screening system that uses for processing through Level 3 CT scan
which transports the bags from a combination of automated and machines (4 nos.). If bags alarm at Level
inductions to predefined destinations manual screening processes. The 3, an operator can view the images in
so that bags can be delivered departure security screening system greater detail at Level 4 (5 nos.) and
from any check-in counter to any is based on a 5 level screening concept all images alarming at Level 4 will be
make-up carousel, giving flexibility to wherein eight EDtS X-Ray machines diverted onto a manual search area,
the airport/airline operations. are utilised for Level 1 screening. At Level 5 is for Explosive Trace Detection
Level 2A (25 workstations) & 2B (12 (ETD) and/or passenger reconciliation.
An outstanding feature of the BHS is workstations), an operator can view In case any threat is identified at the
the state-ofthe art, in-line baggage the alarmed images which are diverted Level 5 screening process, the bag will
Passenger baggage reclaim area
The baggage handling system of the Mumbai International Airport has been
designed and executed, embracing many new features and services, to make
the processing of hold baggages easier, less stressful and reassuring for
passengers.
Picture this. If nearly 3 billion precision. Surprisingly, the truth is The baggage handling system of
passengers enplane every year that all this is accomplished by an the Mumbai International Airport
at CSIA, one can well imagine efficient Baggage Handling System has been designed and executed,
the amount of hand and check-in (BHS) with a lean team operating and embracing many new features and
baggage that has to be handled. The managing it. This becomes critical services, to make the processing of
thought itself can be intimidating especially since baggage mishandling hold baggages easier, less stressful and
and it would be natural to imagine can be an expensive affair for it cost reassuring for passengers. Initially
many thousands of hands and minds the airline industry a whopping $2.06 planned to cater to passenger traffic
working to ensure accuracy and billion in 2012 alone! of 9600 bags/hour up to 2015, the BHS Baggage make-up area

Level 5 Screening Room
Distribution Systems (MDS), database management systems, baggage processed messages to the airport host. The HLC
management information systems, baggage information equipment and the LLC devices are linked via the networking
systems and baggage information display systems. edge switches located at the BHS field.
BHS receives flight information, baggage source messages The entire BHS system monitoring, control and visualization
with real time updates and communicates the sort destination is centralised via SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data
Aerial view of tilt tray sorter
be diverted to the bomb cooling pit of 4, transporting through Levels 3 and The baggage is supplied one by one from
the airport through an automated lift 2 to the make-up carousels in Level 1. the conveyor lines to the first belt on the
system and subsequently to threat bag The check-in facility has 6 islands for induction where the TTS control system
carrying vehicles. economy passengers with 28 counters inducts the baggage onto an empty tray
on each island totalling to 168 counters. on the sorter, scans its barcode tag,
Design features The 2 CIP VIP exclusive check-in transports it to the sorter and tilts it into
facilities have 10 counters on each a predefined carousel through the chute.
The foundation of this well-designed island. The bags are transported to the
baggage system is an optimised 18 make-up carousels after the security Control system
mechanical layout, complete with and custom screening as per the flight
the conveying lines, maintenance allocation. Majority of these conveyors The lifeline of the BHS is the control
accesses, screening machines and are designed as suspended structures system that handles all the conveyors
processes complying to the prescribed from the deck above, allowing the and sortation devices which are divided
security standards viz. International space below on the ground for drive-in, into Low Level Controls (LLC) and High
air transport association, International loading and drive-out functions. Level Controls (HLC).
civil aviation organisation, Bureau of
Indian civil aviation security, European Tilt Tray Sortation LLC includes all elements involved in
security standards, Transport security, the PLC (Program Logical Controllers)
Administration, etc. The Spine of the baggage handling based control of the equipment such as
system is the Tilt Tray Sortation (TTS) panels, sensors, actuators, etc. All bags
The design of the layout had system which distributes the bags to the are virtually tracked and sorted to the
been validated through computer respective make-up carousels through designations as per the screening results
simulations and emulations to verify the tilting mechanism. The airport by the PLCs.
the design and determine the maximum features 2 sorters with 278 trays on
baggage processing time apart from each sorter operating at a speed of 1.9 HLC includes all elements of the
system throughputs as defined in the m/s giving it a capacity to process 5400 control system above the PLCs,
specification. bags/hr. The baggage from the check- including networking of equipment,
in/transfer conveyor lines is supplied servers, workstations, etc. It controls
The departure system is laid out to two LS-4000E Tilt Tray Sorter via the IT system of BHS which includes
declining from check-in hall at Level inductions. sort allocation controls, Message Vertical sorting unit

Passenger boarding bridges
Acquisition). The status of individual
equipment is represented in unique
colours so that trained operators and
maintenance employees can quickly
identify and isolate the location of a Reaching out to an enriching experience
fault and determine the cause within the
entire system to en-force appropriate
procedures.
Loads of risks to be mitigated

The criticality of BHS lies in precision.
Even a single bag handled wrongly or
reaching the wrong destination can
create chaos. The challenges in the
physical execution of baggage handling
system are:
yy Performance risks of the system

yy Execution risks
Performance risks include the
HLC development and integration,
throughput compliance of the BHS
layout apart from performance of
the electromechanical components. Vertical sorting unit Security screening room
These risks can be mitigated by
performing repeated simulations
and emulations to check the system power turns, and the like assists the electro-mechanical components such
and hardware capabilities apart from throughput and load balancing of as bearings, rollers, motors, in terms of
meticulous evaluation of HLC and LLC the layout. This is further evaluated durability, energy efficiency, noise levels,
configurations through audits. and ensured by analyzing simulation wear & tear were mitigated through
models for required throughput delivery a selection of pre-approved makes,
The optimised selection of special and analysis on failure scenarios and warranties, guarantees and factory tests.
equipment such as high speed requirement of redundancies. The risks
diverters, vertical sorting units, merges, associated with the performance of Execution risk involves erection and
Passenger Boarding Bridge connected to the first flight that landed at MIAL
interface coordination of the back-up
structural steel assemblies with other
terminal services such as fire protection/
alarm works, air conditioning & Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBB) are increasingly being seen as style statements
A bagful of interesting facts ventilation systems and electrical &
cabling works. The likelihood of clashes
was mitigated through 3D model clash
at airports! These enabling structures are efficient and safe ways for passengers
to board an airplane in any kind of weather condition.
analysis which displays typical steel
yy Designed to handle 9600 bags per hour for the current phase with a provision
structure supports and the interfacing
of expansion up to 10,800 bags per hour to cater to the future demand. The apron drive Passenger Boarding 43 meters. Advanced automatic leveling two Code `C air crafts at the same time
services. The clashes that were still
yy 168 economy check-in counters, 20 VIP CIP check-in counters and 12 Bridges installed at MIAL are capable of systems enable the bridge floors to rise or serve a single Code F or Code È
identified at site were resolved by
recheck-in counters (expandable from 14 to 17 nos. for future demand) manually or automatically extending, or lower in accordance to the aircraft aircraft. For a Code F aircraft, two of
facilitating on-site support to effect
retracting and rotating to facilitate safe door sill height which oscillates during the PBBs can connect to the lower deck
yy Indias first airport to have exclusive VIP/CIP check-in facility immediate changes for expediting works.
docking with commercial aircraft. In the aircraft loading and unloading. The PBBs doors while the third PBB to the upper
yy Around 7 km of conveyors for transporting bags The other challenge of the protection
current phase, fourteen fixed link bridges can be controlled using an on-board deck.
of sensitive equipment installed at
yy Indias first world-class energy efficient automated tilt tray sorters (lS-4000E) have been commissioned at MIAL with console apart from being remotely
site environmental conditions was MARS with Code E feature two PBBs
using Linear Synchronous Motor (LSM) technology which consumes only thirteen of them accommodating two monitored and controlled through the
mitigated through regular maintenance to serve either one wide body aircraft
25% of power boarding bridges and one featuring Building Management System.
and sufficient protection. (B747) at two doors, or two narrow
yy Eight Level 1 EDtS X ray machines and four Level 3 CT scan machines three bridges for a total of 29 PBBs.
The Fixed Link Bridges are of three types body air crafts (A318 & B737) at the
yy Fully decentralized electrical controls through ASI bus modules aiding ease Another innovative feature in the
All PBBs are of glass that comply to such as MARS (Multiple Aircraft Ramp same time.
of installation and reduced cable requirement steel structure is the modular design
using only clamps and screws thereby fire safety norms as per NFPA-415 and System) with Codes F and È and non
yy 1000 t of steel structures to support the baggage system Non MARS with Code E are equipped
completely avoiding major work at manufactured to withstand 5,000 cycles MARS with Code È.
with 2 PBBs to serve either one wide
yy Over 1400 motors and special equipment provided with variable frequency site that will be beneficial from a per year frequency of use and having
MARS with Code F are equipped with body aircraft at two doors, or serve one
drives long-term operational perspective for three telescopic retractable tunnels
three PBBs each and are meant to serve narrow body aircraft at the same time.
replacements and rectifications. with a maximum length extending to

Vertical & horizontal transportation
of public safety were also considered to
minimize risks to passengers.
A notch above! Elevators

There are 87 elevators with stops
ranging from 2 to 20 landings with a
handling capacity of 544 to 5000 kg and
speeds varying from 0.5 to 1 m/s. A high
capacity elevator is installed exclusively
for moving large show pieces and
automobiles into the retail area. Six
scenic elevators made entirely of glass
greatly enhance the ambience of the
terminal.
All elevators feature speed governors

and double-up as Fireman Lifts in case
of emergencies. The elevators are also Travelators at the departure corridor
connected to seismic sensors to prevent
people from getting trapped inside
the lift in the event of an earthquake.
This apart, safety and security features
include CCTV, status displays, automatic
rescue device and voice announcement
& monitoring through BMS.
Escalator
With a capacity to handle 9000 persons
/ hour, the heavy duty escalators have
a rated speed of 0.5 m/s and rise-
range from 3 to 11.6 m. Among the 55
escalators installed is Indias tallest
airport escalator which rises to 11.6
meters going all the way from the 6th to
10th level of the multi-level car parking
(MLCP). Eight escalators are exclusively
for the transportation of passengers View of elevators and escalators
Escalator set amidst grand interiors between MLCP and the terminal
building. objective of minimal downtime even Interiors
during the design stage. The complete
The interior of elevators had to
All major airports have to envisage heavy passenger flow and hence it is Travelators VHT system has been interfaced with the
Building Management System (BMS) for
be upscale to be in-sync with the
imperative that the building design factors the need for a hassle free and Travelators a.k.a moving walkways have monitoring and well-established brands ambience of the terminal. To meet
the demanding quality parameters of
been thoughtfully provided around the such as Schindler, TKE and Kone offered
relaxed experience at the terminal. terminal to improve passenger mobility. international warranties and excellent finishes, a specialized and dedicated
MIAL features 41 of such equipment service support. vendor was engaged to work
with a handling capacity of 16,200 exclusively on enhancing the interior
persons / hour and a rated speed of 0.65 No stumbling with these look and feel of the elevators.
The vertical and horizontal alone. The number, location, speed consumption. The auto start sensors m/s. If installed one behind another, the
transportation (VHT) system of and capacity of the VHT systems to be ensure that escalators and travelators travelators would measure a whopping challenges Installation
travelators, escalators and elevators deployed was arrived at after a detailed start only on detecting approaching 1.3 km in length. MIAL also features
Logistics VHT being supply items with long lead
aim to ease congestion and ensure a traffic study conducted by an expert passengers to maximise energy the first Pit-less Travelator installed in
efficiency and equipment lifetime. times had to be strictly monitored even
seamless flow of passengers (departing team. Asia which eliminates the need for a Escalators and travelators were
during production and dispatch of
and arriving), goods, baggage, staff and travelator pit and simply rests on the delivered in heavy segments (weighing
The VHT blends well with the aesthetic units from Spain, Germany and China.
visitors. Design and engineering finished floor. in tons) after the main faade work was
standards and aspirations of the terminal In addition to stringent factory testing
completed so it took some planning
183 internal transportation equipment MIALs VHT systems are capable of non- architecture. Consistency in the standard prior to dispatch, experts from these
have been installed at MIAL of which of material used for the escalators and Operations and maintenance and effort to bring these segments
stop operations, in either direction, into the terminal area through the countries were invited to carry out the
177 are located at the terminal area and are designed for low energy travelators was ensured while factors testing and commissioning.
The VHT team embarked with an available openings.

Electrical works
Power DSS2, houses an installed capacity
of 2 X 20 MVA, 33/11 kV transformer for
terminal load, 1 X 20 MVA, 33/11 kV
Powering-up with passion transformer for terminal HVAC and 1 X
20 MVA and 33/11 kV transformer as a
standby.
yy Two power sources from DSS2 to all

the 11 substations (at terminal) that
serve at 11 kV level
yy A third source (DSSC3) for 4

substations on the western side
of the terminal out of the total 11
substations
yy Power back-up is from six 3

MVA, 11 kV stand-by diesel generator
sets Control panels in substation
yy The electrical control system has

been centralized using the SCADA
modular design along with an
enormous data handling capacity of
100000 tags
yy 5 MVA of UPS power with 30

minute backup has been installed
for critical IT system capacity as a
100% standby
SCADA the control center

The SCADA system provides centralized
control and monitoring for the entire
terminal that controls emergency
View of one of the substations power distribution and supply to the
essential sections by isolating non-
essential BUS during emergencies. The An array of control panels
system updates live power data and
The conceptualisation of lighting and power distribution system for the breaker status to BMS for monitoring
terminal area went through substantial contemplation for it plays a major role apart from providing various historic
trends for analysis and maintenance.
in enhancing the ambience and providing well-spread power availability. The The SCADA system is interfaced with
entire focus was therefore on enhancing the WOW factor. a GPS clock for precise time stamping
of each event and the flow-less graphic
interface in Windows environment is
extremely user friendly.
Visitors to the airport terminal at equipped with plenty of power sockets for safety, reliability, operability,
Mumbai can now experience a cozy for visitors to plug in their electronic maintainability and, at the same time, to
ambience and treated to a magnificent devices. ensure a modular design so as to allow Billing server
view of an art-wall based on cultural the electrical services to grow along with
heritage that seamlessly blends life-size The scope under the electrical system the airport during future expansion The billing server fetches 3000
murals, art-form and antiques. The hard broadly involved power distribution phases. various meter data required for
wood floor, pastel shaded walls and the to all utilities, customized chandeliers, commercial billing and is sent to
warm and welcoming lighting evokes a decorative feature walls and ceilings and Power system network SAP through BMS interface for the
pleasant feeling. Apart from the elegant life safety equipment with an IT back
bone. The entire work was designed The main receiving substation at TATA various tenants.
look and feel, the lounge areas are
Diesel generators for back-up power

Lighting works
Highlighting the features
SCADA panels
Terminal internal transition is so smooth that a visitor

at the terminal area will hardly be
electrification Chandeliers resembling lotus petals
Quantities bespeak the size able to notice when the natural light
The power received from the switches over to electrical lighting.
3 MVA, 11kV DG Set - 6 nos
utility building is distributed to 11
substations in the terminal for various HT/LT Panels - 290 sets Chandeliers magnificence to Visitors to the Terminal 2 will always be awed by the exquisiteness of the
utility and passenger amenities. 300 look up to
km of LT cable was laid through many
Transformers - 28 nos lighting. All areas such as public, non-public, retail and landscape have
public and non-public areas mostly UPS / ATS - 39 nos Chandeliers designed on the lines
of lotus flower motif add to the
been aesthetically treated based on the intended use and functionality
above the false ceiling to help interface
many services.
HT / LT Cable - 250 km
magnificence of the waiting areas at of the area.
Cable Tray - 55 km both the domestic and international
Clever daylight harvesting Distribution Boards - 1800 nos terminals. These extravagant light
fittings have been customized in Terminal 2 of the Mumbai They were looking for an integrated Aesthetically bright
Conduiting - 750 km International airport is exquisitely and resilient distributed lighting
An efficient daylight harvesting design and manufactured to suit
lit with all areas such as public, system to optimise energy efficiency, The Lighting Control & Monitoring
system is in place. At level 4, around Fire Trace System - 36 sets the classy environment. Numerous
non-public, retail and landscape meet LEED requirements, maximise System (LCMS) features advanced
36000 sq.m of sky light enters out glittering LEDs placed atop the innovations such as day-light
aesthetically treated based on the flexibility for the future, and at
of 72000 sq.m of roof area which chandeliers resemble fire flies during harvesting, lumen maintenance, time
intended use and functionality of the same time, enhance passenger
is 50% of the area and all electrical night. the respective areas. The project experience. They also had the task scheduling and scene setting to optimise
lights have been integrated with the evenings will be compensated team that planned lighting for the of ensuring that the lighting blended energy efficiency using DALI, DMX &
the skylights in such a manner that by 3 kW metal halide lamps for key areas of the terminal had more with the image and identity of the circuit switching controllers. Interfaced
gradual reduction of sunlight during each skylight fitting. Simply put, the than just the specs to contend with. country. with the BMS, the system is equipped to

provide automated control of lighting by
using daylight sensors which responds
in real time to varying conditions of
daylight and adjusts the lighting based
on the extent of daylight available. The
lighting changes according to time and
date and manual over-rides are possible
using touch screens. Mono-colour
LEDs, RGB LEDs in retail, landscape and
water-feature areas are grouped and
controlled through DMX for dimming
and creating sequences to create a
vibrant atmosphere.
Lighting the art wall

A standout feature of CSIA is an
impressive and expansive art wall
located on the east and west sides of
the T2 processor building that features
themes inspired from Indian heritage
presented most effectively, creatively
and mystically. Each theme captures
glimpses of this great country, its
passage through history and what sets it
on top in the pantheon of countries of
the world. The art wall is lit by a wide Lighting at the head house roof Lighting at the retail area bulk head
array of decorative and combination have been designed for trouble free, safe Public area light fixtures - 44,000 nos
light fixtures. functioning with sufficient emergency Non-public area light
backup. Occupancy sensors located fixtures - 13,000 nos
Crowning lights in office spaces automatically adjusts
Chandelier - 943 nos
lighting lumens based on the presence or
Several decorative ceiling-mounted absence of occupants in the room. LED fixtures - 17,000 nos
chandeliers enhance the look, feel and
aesthetics of the circulation area that
have been custom designed like flower
petals to resemble the CSIA logo. The
diffusers are made of Borosilicate float
glass in amber colour.
There are 943 such chandeliers that

crown Terminal 2. Weighing between
65 to 75 kg depending on the type, these
are supported by suspension tubes,
which are connected to the substructure
of the false ceiling such that the
mounting height varies between 2.6 to
3.5 meter from the finished floor level.
They are also integrated with LCMS to
remotely control the lamps and monitor
status.
Efficiently lit-up
The non-public area lighting system is
designed to enhance task performance,
improve appearance and ensure cost and
environmental efficiency. Areas such
as the MEP rooms, substations, baggage
Lighting that integrates skylight and electrical light handling systems, office spaces and closets Decorative ceiling lights at retail area

IT systems
IT devices located throughout the accommodating servers for the entire security, airlines and other back of
facility to equipment located in airport systems. house operational personnel at the
Telecommunication Closets (TCs), core piers and international & domestic
network switches and servers located The magnitude of the installation task operations.
Taking IT sky-high in Main Computer Room/s (MCR/s) is in the numbers: 2000 km of CAT 6
and IT switch rooms. Devices and (UTP) cabling, 250 km of fibre cabling, The flight information display system
systems were interconnected using 500 access switches, 18 distribution informs passengers across the terminal
standard CAT 6 UTP cables which switches, 2 core switches, internet and at check-in desks, departure & arrival
were in turn connected onto the internal firewalls, server aggregation lounges and is integrated with the
network through access switch ports. switches, server farm switches and other airport operational database. The
Redundancy was provided for across security devices. public address systems deliver clear
levels for smooth operation using a intelligible speech and voice alarms
three tier architecture comprising core Airport security to various zones across the terminal
distribution, access switches and a in addition to automated and manual
built-in capability to allow for future Security is one of the most challenging announcements.
expansions. of airport operations. A versatile and
robust CCTV system takes care of Airport Operation Control
The IT network utilises the Juniper wide-spread surveillance across the
terminal covering all public areas
Centre (AOCC)
network equipment and a 3-tier
carrier grade (scalable, converged including back of house operations, The AOCC is located in the heart of the
for voice and data support) secured multilevel car park, elevated road and terminal and is the main command
dual redundant data centre. The the ATC. The CCTV system consists of and control facility controlling the
network is on a 10 Gig backbone PTZ cameras, IP fixed dome cameras 24 x 7 operation of the CSIA Terminal
that is designed to avoid downtime and IP fixed cameras connected to the at both landside and airside. It also
in case of a failure of a link, switch or IP network with video and network encompasses the Security Operation
any other component. A redundant storage recorders. The access control Control Centre (SOCC), the Crisis
fibre backbone interconnects the TCs system is designed to restrict access Management Centre (CMC), the
and MCR (Master Control Centre) at all interface points for staff and Terminal Services Centre, Airside
FIDs screen at the check-in counter area
Operating an airport is like managing a small city with numerous amenities,

facilities and systems that need to work seamlessly to enable its smooth
functioning. Modern day airports depend heavily on Information Technology
to simplify complexities and improve efficiencies.
It was no different in the case of MIAL. systems included procurement, radio), airport operations (Airport
The IT infrastructure was designed to design, planning and progress Operational Database AODB) and
meet such demanding operational needs monitoring, QA / QC and project information message broker also fell
by providing complete user friendly implementation of a dedicated within its ambit. The IT system is a
access at all passenger interface points large scale entity that interconnects
network backbone and flight
apart from ensuring safe operation of the Terminal with the other ancillary
information display system. Security
the Terminal. buildings.
systems (access control and CCTV),
utility systems (public address &
L&T set sky-high benchmarks in Network the backbone
providing a robust IT environment voice alarm, building management,
and the scope of work of the enabled distributed antenna and trunk mobile The network infrastructure connects Interior view of Airport Operations Control Center

The numbers are numbing!
Network Data &

HVAC package
26,000 nos
Voice Point A warm welcome to a cool ambience
CAT 6 UTP Cable 1560 km
OFC Cable 333 km
Active Switches 492 nos
CCTV Cameras 2914 nos
Access Control
891 nos
Points
PA Speakers 3931 nos
BMS Points 1211 nos
DAS Antennas 931 nos
TMR System 148 nos
Flight
Information 1026 nos
Display Screens
View of master control room
Services Centre (ASC), the Engineering Systems integration and Docking Guidance System). It
Systems Management Centre (ESMC), also integrates the mechanical &
and the Telecommunications System
information broker electrical systems such as HVAC, fire
Management Centre (TSMC). Three The systems integration package detection & protection, fuel hydrant
large video walls ensures clear integrates the various IT systems system, electrical power and lighting
monitoring for the operations team. (IT network, BMS, FIDS and PAVA, systems and the airports operational
The AOCC also features a dedicated ACS and CCTV) with the airport database.
visitors gallery for accommodating systems (Baggage Handling System,
high profile visitors and stake holders. Passenger Boarding Bridges, Visual Various systems have been integrated
with the AODB using the Information
Message Broker (IMB) which is
based on Web Sphere Process Server
and Web Sphere MQ. IMB does the
transformation, validation and Cozy interiors that give a soothing experience
information and data dissemination
from one system to others as required. If passengers are greeted by a comfortable ambience of 23C1C and
IMB receives flight data, resource and RH in comfort zone at the Mumbai T2 Terminal it is thanks to the well-
planning information from AODB
to share with other systems, post designed HVAC package.
validation. IMB receives real time
updates like on-block, off-block, Thanks to a well-designed HVAC several zones based on various factors, 100% treated fresh air units supplying
package, passengers are greeted by a requirements and functions and then treated fresh air to tenant spaces such
chute updates, first bag, last bag,
comfortable ambience of 23C1C and accorded weightage based on their as retail, duty free shops, restaurants,
baggage statistics, check-in counter
RH in comfort zone at the Mumbai T2 functions such as IT, critical services, eateries and CIP/VIP lounges within
updates from BHS, FIDS and VDGS that zone.
Terminal and a suitable atmosphere passenger and retail zones.
and sends this information to AODB. for the trouble free operation of critical
equipment and gadgets. The occupancy The terminal building had 13 zones Life safety systems such as smoke
Extensive testing was done in the and fresh air loads are based on with each one having a mechanical extract systems and lift / stairwell
Integrated Test Facility (ITF) as National Building Code (NBC) - 2005 room that housed the Air Handling processor pressurization systems
well as in the actual production recommendations. Units (AHUs) and the heat recovery are based on the respective NFPA
environment, for flawless units for that particular zone. The heat codes. The smoke extract systems for
recovery unit consisted of enthalpy public areas include smoke extract
integration. Design Criteria fans designed for high temperatures
wheel and supply / extracts fans with
FIDs screen of baggage handling system The terminal area was divided into filters. Some mechanical rooms had (300C) and fire rated ducts.

Major HVAC Major HVAC
Type of fans CFM Qty.
equipment items
Smoke exhaust fans 1,155,000 Description Units Quantity Description Units Quantity
Chillers Ducting Sqmtr 350,000
Staircase & lift well Nos 6
395,000 (2500 TR) HT
pressurization fans
Piping Rmtr 25,000
Cooling tower Nos 6
Baggage area ventilation 1,342,000 DDC panels Nos 473
Pumps Nos 21
Electrical & BMS
Kitchen exhaust 108,000 AHUs Nos 82 Rmtr 150,000
cabling
Toilet fans 1,800,000 FANs Nos 346 VAVs nos 1,800
FCUs & CAHUs Nos 410 Sensors Nos 3,300

Other fans like LV
closet, MEP room, pump 317,000 CRAC units for CRAC units for
room Nos 6 Nos 6
MCR room MCR room
Detailed Engineering and installation. Pipes of about 25 km and that each pipe joint was 100% leak proof
over 300 rmt ducting from AHUs were as rectification of joint failures would be
Installation distributed in the building spread over a extremely difficult once commissioned.
535 drawings were painstakingly very large area. Extensive radiography tests were
prepared and meticulously checked in conducted prior to hydraulic testing to
3D Naviss Works for clash detection Chilled Water System ensure zero leakage.
prior to releasing it for site execution.
For clash resolution, 3D Revit software The utility room located 1.5 km from Air Distribution System
was used as it required coordination T2, pumps 5800 cu.m/hr of water to
with multiple utility services. The the terminal through a 1.1 m diameter, All AHUs are typically two-tier
terminal area was divided into buildings pre-insulated underground pipe located constructions with supply air fans
and levels to enable better control on below the existing roads. It was essential and filters in the lower tier and return
Exterior view of utility complex
air fans in the higher levels. The AHUs water became very dirty on the first on the HVAC system. The controlled
are located in the basement area for fill following installation. About 35 fresh air is then supplied through the
easy maintenance apart from keeping lakh liters of water was used to flush CO 2 sensors.
servicing personnel away from visitor and remove sediments before the final
zones to ensure passenger safety. commissioning. The condensate recovery system
Medium pressure ducting carries was commissioned by pumping low
dehumidified air from AHUs to Energy Savings temperature condensate generated from
conditioned spaces while filters AHUs back to the cooling towers to reduce
with activated carbon and alumina An airport never sleeps. To operate it the cooling tower inlet temperature and
impregnated with KMnO4 (Potassium 24 x 7, the annual power consumption thereby the power consumption apart
of the HVAC system alone could from providing savings in the make-up
Permanganate) are used to combat the
run into several millions which is water consumption of cooling tower.
effect of exhaust fumes from aircraft
unaffordable. The answer lay in Cooling tower fan motors are operated
that could be present in the fresh air. On
energy conservation at all times through Variable Frequency Drives
the upstream side, pre-filters and back
through chillers of very low power (VFDs) for energy savings at part loads.
filters have been provided.
consumption and high efficiency
pumps. The thickness of insulation
Water Flushing and was also carefully selected to
Building Automation System
Commissioning maintain low temperature drop from (BAS)
utility to building distribution. For
To achieve the desired chiller Yet another unique feature of Terminal
all to breathe easy considering the
performance and maintain low power T2 is BAS with 936 (473 DDCs + 463
high occupancy rates, the building
consumption of chillers, it was essential required 14 Lakh cu.m/hr of fresh air VAV converters) controllers and over
to meet the required water parameters which was met by treating exhaust 3300 sensors installed for the HVAC
before circulation through chillers and air through heat recovery units to equipment alone. This system has
Chiller plant AHU coils. Being a large system, the lower the intake of fresh air load been integrated with the Building

Fire detection and protection system
Warriors always on high alert
Piping works for chiller water
Management System for remote Quality yy Chillers and AHUs are AHRI certified
controlling and monitoring of all HVAC and use environment friendly
equipment including Variable Air Several national and international refrigerant (R134A)
Volume boxes for energy conservation standards have been strictly adhered
and comfortable air-conditioning. to, implemented and inspected at yy Motors used in pumps are energy
In addition, the Chiller Management every stage during manufacture, efficient (EFF-1) complying to IS
System (CMS) has also been integrated delivery and installation. 12615
with BMS for remote monitoring.
yy Fire dampers meet UL 555 standards
yy All fans are AMCA certified
Gas suppression system
yy Smoke extraction ducts are 2 hours
fire rated as per BS 476
yy A separate fire paint booth was Risk mitigation at all levels and types are of paramount importance in public
established to ensure uniform
coating quality
buildings such as airports. Large capital is invested for the safe and secure
yy T
he ducting work was carried out
operations of a terminal building and fire detection and protection system
as per SMACNA standards using is significant among them.
appropriate tools and tackles
yy T
he supports were fabricated in a
dedicated workshop and fixed using MIAL features the worlds most area, the FAS equips the fire commander Fire Protection Systems
advanced Fire Alarm System (FAS). with the convenience of extinguishing
laser beam technique to maintain a
Systems such as VESDA (Very Early a fire from a remote and dedicated fire yy Internal hydrant system : 400 nos
straight line and uniformity
Smoke Detection Apparatus) have command centre. The Fire Protection
been deployed using 60,000 detectors System at T2 employs over 50,000 yy External hydrant system : 100
yy Piping is done as per IS -1239 & IS
and devices connected in loops using sprinklers connected with 270 km pipe hydrants connected with 4 km long
589
650 km of cable to offer one of the most and 500 hydrants. Rooms containing ring fire main
yy Standard welding procedures were efficient fire management systems. computing systems have been installed yy S
prinklers : 50000 nos covering
followed as per IS 10234 with gas suppression system that uses
Covering four lakh sq.m of building every nook and corner of the
eco-friendly NOVEC -1230 gas. terminal
Air handling units

Public health engineering
Solving watery issues
Sewage treatment plant
Meeting the water demands of an airport terminal is crucial that can allow no
Central alarm control facility
lapses. The PHE package at MIAL had its own share of complications primarily
yy G
as suppression system: for all terminal building was divided into to automatically operate as per the
due the major quantities involved in the scope and due to the large number
communication rooms 350 fire zones as per the fire strategy cause and effect matrix. of vendors being involved for the supply of numerous construction material.
and all important electromechanical
yy P
re - action sprinkler system: Never dampened to meet
and IT services such as HVAC, access
control room equipment protected
with pre action sprinkler system, doors, public announcement system, challenges Even the orders for the PHE package to avoid wall chasing and for easy
baggage handling system and vertical came through in a staggered manner maintenance. Rainwater is efficiently yy 1
0 MLD SBR type Sewerage
with double interlock using air and
& horizontal transport system were The biggest challenge was to create throwing planning and implementation harvested across the entire terminal as Treatment Plant
detection
a system with global benchmarking out of gear several times over during the a green measure and adequate storm yy 4 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant
integrated to meet the requirements
yy W
ater curtain system: installed at while having to interface with course of the project. water piping drains off the runoff
of this fire strategy and evacuation yy 12 Sewage pumping stations
MLCP to isolate the affected area various other services of the terminal. water while manholes at all accessible
plans. A comprehensive cause and The Brihanmumbai Muncipal locations ensure easy maintenance. yy 120 km of piping
Testing & Commissioning of Fire Corporation supplies domestic water to
yy F
irst aid fire extinguishers: 3500 effect matrix was also developed to Several pumping systems of the existing yy 15 Hydro-pneumatic systems
Protection System on finish works the terminal while water for flushing
nos installed for first level of identify the operational mode of the terminal have been refurbished and yy 157 Public / staff washrooms
such as false ceilings, wall claddings is catered to by treated grey water. The
protection electromechanical and IT systems put to use at the new terminal as a cost
and carpeting was difficult that internal drainage system is single stack yy 22 De-watering pumps
falling in the respective fire zones in saving initiative.
yy F
ire water pumping called for close monitoring. Several with hubless CI piping and individual
case of fire alarm activation.
system : 6 pumps connected to 470 advanced pneumatic and leakage venting arrangements. Planning and Sewage Treatment Plant
cu.m underground fire water tank The fire alarm panel provides signal to tests were carried out for gas based implementing the drainage gravity systems. The water input to this system
fire suppression systems during the flow piping was truly a challenge due to For the very first time in India, a 10 MLD undergoes a series of treatments
various systems such as air handling
Integration units, fire dampers, fans, fire shutters testing and commissioning stage to clashes of various other services. Sewage Treatment Plant employing including screen, CASS basin, pressure
ensure safety. UK based CASS (Cumulative Activated sand filter, UF, RO and finally the treated
Integration of the Fire Alarm System of BHS, travelators, escalators, Another striking feature is that all the Sludge System) technology was installed water is discharged for utilization to
is a critical part of the testing and elevators, access controlled doors wash rooms have been provided with which has substantially reduced sludge cooling towers, flushing purposes,
commissioning activity. The complete and public announcement system pipe chases featuring exposed piping volume as compared to conventional gardening and landscaping.

Finishing works Tikri works
The final stroke of perfection The Rajasthani handmade glass

inlay pattern called Tikri works
is artistically acclaimed the world
over. The mega column wall fascia of
the terminal are adorned with Tikri
works based on a falling leaf theme.
About 30000 leaf shaped glass pieces
cover an area of 1620 sq.m immersing
it in dazzling beauty. A machine cut
template was used to achieve 100%
accuracy of the design intent.
Mega columns and coffered

Mega column with Tikri work, water feature and curved glass
ceiling
Designed on the likes of the columns of

the Fathepur Sikri, the mega columns
are some of the most prominent
elements of the terminal architecture.
28 mega columns (12920 sq.m) have
been architecturally finished using
GFRG, of which 19 tower to a height
of 26 m from Level 2 all the way to
Level 6. The 7 columns placed at the
entrance of the terminal tower from
Level 1 to Level 4 while 2 columns
enclose staircases leading to the head
house roof from the departure bay at
Departures - south west pier corridor Level 4. 426 various sizes of GFRG
panels have been used for the overall
cladding of these mega columns. Green wall with waterfall
The new Terminal 2 is perhaps Mumbais first public building that doubles
Fixed link bridges
up as an art project. Ritzy and magnificent interiors that greet visitors include
inspiring works of art, plush seating comforts, posh retailing areas, shiny marble The fixed link bridges are the final leg
flooring and ceiling panels with awesome chandeliers. of the airport experience to a traveler
just before he/she boards an airplane.
To accord a fitting and royal farewell
panels have been electro-galvanized to a visitor who has already been
Glass Fiber Reinforced decorated using dichroic glass to give
pampered by the splendid interiors
a vibrant look to terminal roof. The following fabrication and are
Gypsum intriguing HRR structure resembles a polyester powder coated using custom right from the entrance, the interiors
honeycomb and covering a vast area colors. Other areas have been finished of the fixed link bridges are exquisitely
Perhaps the first attraction for
of 48,100 sq.m. with a warm wood grain to create a
passengers will be the Head done with soft carpeted floors, artificial
cozy atmosphere. For enhancing the
House Roof (HHR) that has been stone clad walls, acoustic metal ceiling
architecturally finished using Gypsum Acoustic metal false ceiling acoustic property of the ceiling and
to control sound up to 35 dB, sound and automatic glass doors partitions
Fiber Reinforced Glass (GFRG). A The ceiling above most public areas absorbent fleece has been used. About featuring brush finished steel
light weight material, weighing only has been covered with attractive 90880 sq.m of such metal false ceiling handrails.
8 kg/sq.m, GFRG can be easily molded acoustic metal panels. 0.6 mm has been commissioned at the MIAL
into various shapes and have been thick, these cold rolled carbon-steel project. Interior view of fixed link bridges

Floor management
Stitching it together
disputes, mismatches and site clashes. project. The functioning involved key issue resolution meetings with
A floor manager was akin to a project cordial meetings and joint decisions clients. Other responsibilities included
manager for the floor and some of the that kept the client happy at all efficient management of the floor area,
critical tasks handled by him included: times. A systematic problem solving creating better working conditions,
methodology was followed that maintaining workmen discipline and
yy Manage and document front involved weekly log implementation, creating a common resource pool
clearances interface with design and weekly comprising access devices and the like.
yy I nterface point among various
stakeholders
Design
View of the expansive check-in area
Procurement
HSE/QA-QC
The floor team worked upon issue resolutions, interface management and Package teams
Clients
subcontract interactions becoming almost the face of L&T for the client as well Subcontractors
as the internal customer, across disciplines. yy Sequencing, monitoring and de-
bottle necking of works in line with
schedule
yy Ensuring HSE, protection and
The construction of the Mumbai systems, 11 MEP systems and over 20 Floor Team which soon became the housekeeping on the floor
International Airport was very much interior packages, all working with face of L&T for the client as well as the
yy Issue resolution, particularly
like solving a huge engineering jigsaw each other requiring a staggering internal customer, across disciplines.
multidisciplinary problems
puzzle. It involved several teams amount of multi-stage clearances. A This organization mirrored a typical
matrix structure, with the floor manager yy Floor logistics
working feverishly in tandem at the multi-functional core team popularly
same location demanding insightful known as the Floor Team took on becoming the focal point for the various
Floor management expeditiously
management for targets to be achieved the onus of ensuring that everything disciplines.
resolved over 2000 clashes and
as per schedule or even earlier. Project went like clockwork. Issue resolutions, Coordination between multiple agencies coordinated the contractual closure
management had the unenviable task interface management and subcontract was thus effectively streamlined and of additional items which were
of coordinating between 5 structural interactions were all handled by the processes were set-up to manage critical for the completion of the
Baggage reclaim area

Testing, commissioning & trials
interoperability between equipment Considering the size of this project and
groups and inter-connecting involvement of different facilities such
Project Operation Trials
components. Performance tests ensured as utility building housing the multi
load, capacity, throughput, utilization,
The final sign-off stress testing, fail over tests, emergency,
receiving substation, HVAC chillers,
sewage treatment plant; NACIL building,
Integration Tests
contingency, equipment recovery air traffic tower, Terminal 1C where the Individual System Tests
behavior and backed-up data (re) master computer room 1 is located, it Equipment Tests
configuration tests, including any data was necessary to have a master interface
network related components.
diagram, a master system interface list
Integration testing which confirms and sequence of commissioning for
functionality across systems were different systems.
yy Sequencing, phasing and monitoring
conducted in two stages: firstly at the the T&C activities of all systems
integration test facility and then at The terminal was divided into twelve
the site. The tests were conducted in a different blocks identifying the coverage yy Coordination for project operation
controlled test facility. The systems were area of different systems and a sequence trials
connected through a mock-up of the was developed to have a seamless T&C yy Develop sequence of T&C activities
network communications to mitigate with proper monitoring between facilities and readiness for
risks at an early stage with a strong focus project operation trials to commence
on software / firmware functionality of Major responsibilities of T&C yy Master system interface matrix as
different systems. team per different PTS and ICD
yy Commission sequence for different
Scope of T&C yy Develop guidelines and templates
systems
for testing, commissioning, training,
yy 35 systems under the scope of L&T yy Integrate testing sequence for
project operation trials, operation
yy 21 systems by MIAL and maintenance manuals different interfaces
yy 68 interface via dedicated cabling yy Review and validation of test yy Develop integrated T&C schedule
procedures as per the technical
yy 110 interface via shared IT network Testing, commissioning and
specifications, interface control
integration of multiple airport
yy 08 interface via IT shared network documents
systems needed special skills and the
through IB yy Identification and incorporation ability to communicate effectively
yy 835 string testing of special requirements of to define and redefine every single
OMDA, specific standards like requirement so as to advance the
yy 5 group testing
NFPA, ASHRAE, NEC, and client stage of static installation with
yy 55 scenario testing requirements respect to prescribed requirements.
Cable net wall
Testing was a crucial stage that preceded the safe and orderly handing over
of the MIAL project. The process of testing the specified and quantifiable
characteristics of an equipment/system guarantees its operability and for the
airport, it was in terms of performance, reliability, safety and traceability apart
from ensuring compliance to the design intent and specifications.
For the final act of a safe and orderly The Master Testing Plan (MTP) for Equipment testing was conducted
handing over of the MIAL project, the project was in accordance to the during manufacturing and factory
testing was the crucial last stage. conditions of the Main Contract (MCoC) acceptance tests whereas project site
Commissioning of the airport involves which L&T had entered into with MIAL. and pre-commissioning tests were done
networking with innumerable entities The main work breakdown for Testing on-site.
such as the client, consultants, and Commissioning (T&C) was made
Individual system tests included
architects and vendors to understand as per the requirements of the MCoC commissioning and performance tests.
every single technical requirement of and was divided into four major stages Commissioning were tests focused on
the project in detail. following a bottom-top approach. additional levels of complexity and Immigration counters

Airside works
Soaring above the superlative
Closer view of the check-in counters
Commissioning and Integration subcontractor responsible as customs, and security team to

testing of more than 56 systems with system initiator for a group of familiarize themselves to the systems
186 interfaces involving different interface and facilities.
people required considerable
yy To conceptualize the entire business
projection and planning. Continuous Terminal trials started in May 2013
interaction with all participants model of the functions of the airport
with single process trials where the
and keeping them abreast of the and develop the integrated T&C
focus was on a single process like Birds eye view of the airside
developments through timely sequences
terminal entry, trolley movement,
communication and exchange of yy Review, coordinate, monitor, witness check-in, staff entry, delivery of goods
information helped mitigate this of specific requirements during the and waste management. Once the
issue. execution of integration testing single process trials were completed
The journey towards creating a world-class airport at Mumbai started in mid
T&C workshops and meetings were
Project operation trials
successfully, integrated trials started 2007. The challenge was to strike a balance between undertaking a complex
regularly conducted with the prime where different processes were
objective of facilitating agreements simulated in an integrated manner
construction project whilst maintaining operations in one of Indias busiest
Project operation trials conform
with all sub-contractors regarding roles
and responsibilities, timely provision of
to airport processes and standard like departure trial involving the airports. Being a brownfield project, it was absolutely necessary to envisage the
check-in process, security screening,
interface information and identification
operating procedures and have a strong
human element focus, predicated on immigration and boarding. Integrated
complexities involved in executing airside works without disturbing operations.
of critical issues.
the integration and inter-operability of trials were conducted in non PPE
systems and facilities. environment involving different
Challenges The planning and phasing required the major part of the runway upgrade taxiway stage 1 & 2, apron H, central
stakeholders such as airlines, customs,
yy The most important challenge for In airport operations, passenger and immigration and CISF. Contingency relentless coordination between design, projects could be delivered on time. loop, 14 end loop, 32 loop and T1C
L&T as the main contractor was baggage are prime considerations and engineering, procurement, purchasing, apron, selected for multiple work front
trials were also conducted for different
to play the role of Master System and project controls with granular Planning and phasing of airfield creation and improving the efficiency of
hence there were baggage and terminal types of failures like power; network
Integrator (MSI) as the scope of the attention to detail. The initial projects works: were divided into Seasons the runway.
trials which involved core, support, and emergency. During the advance
System Integrator (SI) was limited falling under the airside works, such with one season defined as the working
contingency and emergency processes. trails the entire facility including Season 2009-10: Projects taken up and
as apron L, 14 loop, 32 loop, taxiway D duration from 1st October to 31st May of
only to Information Broker (IB) multi-level car parking, elevated road completed were the runway 14/32 up-
stages 1 & 2 and the central loop were a particular year.
centered systems The baggage trials involved different network was done with 2000 trial aimed at enhancing the infrastructure gradation, runway intersection works,
yy Identifying the different types of stakeholders like the airlines, airport volunteers (trial passengers). Season 2008-09: During this season, T2 apron, delta taxiway stage 3 to 6 and
and airport efficiency. These projects
interfaces and making a particular operations, airport maintenance, were taken up in the early phase so that the projects executed included the delta runway 09 west end.

Season 10-11: The projects handled 09/27 runway runs to of drains and 12 km of duct bank
included the runway 09/27 up- along the runway. Work was carried
gradation, T2 apron, delta taxiway stage
completion out largely during the restricted
7 to 9 and Mithi River phase 1. Re-carpeting the 3.4 kms long 09/27 hours from 09:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
main runway involved 1.45 lakh t of every day for six days a week. To
Season 11-12: The Mithi River phase 2, ensure that the runway was handed
asphalt, 59 km of AGL conduiting,
Mithi River bridge strengthening work, over in a ready for operations
3.3 lakh sq.m of grading, 2.6 km
taxiway N1, taxiway E3, taxiway N1- condition. Meticulous planning and
N3 junction, engine run-up bay and T2
apron were handled. Major Quantities
14/32 runway and intersection Quantity in Lakhs
works 7.00
The 14/32 runway being the secondary

6.00
runway was taken up early in the
piece for renovation. It was closed for 5.00
6 months during the 09-10 season
for major rehabilitation, including 4.00
pavement strengthening and
Cum
widening, slope compliance correction, 3.00

drainage upgrades, AGL upgrades
and construction of new connecting 2.00
taxiways. One of the major complexities
in this was the intersection works of 1.00
the 09/27 and 14/32 runways. Work

0.00
was permitted only for 6 hours every Excavation Filling WMM GSB CTB PQC Asphalt
Tuesday during which time the airport 2008-09 2.84 0.98 0.15 0.04 0.09 0.20 0.17
was completely shut down. The work 2009-10 6.19 2.41 0.59 0.16 0.67 1.61 0.63 View of runway after up-gradation works
proceeded rapidly on the intersection 2010-11 4.41 1.41 0.45 0.17 0.31 1.07 0.76
for 22 weeks and, as expected from L&T, 2011-12
was completed as scheduled!
4.80 1.67 0.49 0.28 0.32 1.09 0.07 coordination among all stakeholders Working without sufficient maintaining the existing aircraft
were imperatives on a daily basis. parking positions, taxiways, service
Post construction, runway 09/27
elbow-room roads, cargo staging areas and GSE
now boasts off the capacity to handle Space was always a constraint parking.
wide-bodied Code F aircrafts such especially for apron development
as A 380 and B 747-8. At every stage of apron development,
around Terminal 2 at CSIA for
only a limited number of aircraft
and equipment could be shuffled
from one place to another. With such
moves being typically restricted to 1-3
aircrafts at a time (a single aircraft stand
measures around 5,000-10,000 sq.m),
developing an apron of approximately
9 lakh sq.m currently occupying over
30 aircrafts, was a herculean task
that involved several stages of micro-
phasing development and meticulous
implementation.
Bridge over River Mithi

As part of Maharashtra Governments
initiative to upgrade and expand
urban drainage systems following the
devastating 2005 Mumbai floods, the
existing Mithi River flowing within
the vicinity of CSIA was widened
significantly. The part of the river
that runs beneath runway 09/27 and
parallel taxiway N1 also had to be
Aerial view of the apron Work in progress at the runways intersection

widened which required closure of the
taxiway and shortening of the runway
for 15 months to combat which an
enormous 2 x 12 m cast in-situ bridge
culvert was constructed across the
airport to almost double the capacity
of the river.
Overcoming multiple
challenges
Though Team L&T achieved resounding
success in the task of airfield works, it
was not without encountering multiple
challenges such as:
yy The existing airport site is land
locked by the surrounding city,
complicating logistics planning
yy Construction in an operational
environment, on top of the existing
pavements that are being used daily
for aircraft operations and parking
had its own complexities
yy The Mithi River diversion was
a complex job. Since the actual
quantity of hard rock encountered
Mithi River bridge
Illuminated view of apron
was 600% more than the predicted and environmental friendly, the of working on a functional runway,
estimate, 25 rock breakers were project team adopted rubblization the project was handed over one day
deployed all along the location for and concrete recycling technologies in ahead of schedule.
completing the job on time the T2 apron development works. The
yy An invisible blast fence was procured
yy Time restrictions for operations were existing concrete was either rubblized
and installed for the first time in
major challenges in-situ or crushed on-site and recycled
India
for reuse as base-course material
yy Frequent disruptions to work due to
by using specialist machineries yy Strengthening of existing Mithi
VIP visits
imported from Europe. The base River bridge under operating main
yy The Mumbai climate which can material underneath the existing runway carriage way was executed
potentially shutdown all works apron pavement was also recycled. before schedule to accommodate
during the monsoon period lasted Apart from material being reused, A 380 (Code F) aircraft
almost 4 months these initiatives also saved a great deal
yy E3 Taxiway was constructed in a
yy Non-availability of existing of transportation requirement and
restricted time during 14/32 runway
underground service layouts thereby reduced the use of fossil fuel.
closure from 10th October 2011 to
Despite the inherent challenges, the 12th January 2012 and was handed
Many reasons for L&T to take over 8 days ahead of schedule
project team successfully completed
approximately 24 lakh cu.m of earth
a bow!
yy N5 taxiway was constructed during
work, 8 lakh cu.m of concreting and 4 yy L&T took up the critical work of main
the restricted time period of main
lakh t of asphalt - a truly amazing feat runway up-gradation involving
runway shutdown for six hours from
considering that it was accomplished restricted timelines from 09 a.m. to
20th January 2012 to 20th May 2012.
without any disruptions to a fully 05 pm with complete confidence
It was completed 10 days ahead of
functional airport. and experience gained from past
schedule
projects. The project was handed
Going green over for air traffic from 05 p.m. to yy Installation of zero radar footprint,
09 a.m the following day. Despite invisible blast fence made of fibre
To make the project more economical this short time period and criticality glass for the very first time in India
Veiw of remote stand for parking

Airfield ground lighting Stop bar control system
The stop bar control system is based
on microwave sensor based technology
A trailblazing effort with both static and dynamic controls to
avoid runway incursions.
AGL Control and Monitoring

System (CMS)
The Profibus networking standard has
been adopted to control the Constant
Current Regulators (CCRs) by the air
traffic controllers from the ATC.
PAPI system
Being one of Asias busiest runways,
Mumbais airport is equipped with
an advanced Precision Approach
Path Indicator System, also known as
Instrumental landing that ensures
View of PAPI lights
displaced threshold design to clear
obstacles around the airport.
redundant fiber network takes care of back-up and ring main supply system
Power and control network / the Airfield Ground Light (AGL) and will power the system within 15 seconds
AGL substations Control & Monitoring System (CMS). of a mains power failure.
Two 11/0.433 kV substations are All the runway circuits are fed through Apron high mast lighting
provided to cater to the AGL system, the a 250 KVA UPS to ensure reliable
operations. In addition, the AGL system
power supply to which is fed by a 11 kV
redundant network system. A dedicated substations are provided with 100% DG As per ICAO requirements, 38 high
View of air field ground lighting
The Runway and Taxiway Lighting System have been designed to handle Code
F Aircraft Airbus (A 380-800) which is presently the biggest flying aircraft and
in aviation history too.
The Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL) runways - RWY 14/32 & RWY 09/27 Individual Lamp Control and
provided at Mumbai international - the AGL technology has been Monitoring System (ILCMS)
airport is one of the most technologically designed to cater to cross runway
sophisticated systems with design operations even during low visibility All the AGL light fixtures are provided
capabilities complying to CAT II conditions. Several more advanced with addressable switching devices for
Category as per the ICAO (International and sophisticated features have been better controlling and monitoring and
Civil Aviation Organization) Annexure integrated. to reduce maintenance downtime. The
14 & DGCA CAR (Director General system provides lamp on/off status, lamp
of Civil Aviation Compliance and SFL system failure status to both the maintenance
Requirement). teams and Air Traffic Controllers. The
For the first time in India, the AGL system ILCMS also interfaces with AGL CMS
Some glowing features was designed with Sequential Flash for the Air Traffic Controllers to use the
Lighting System to provide additional routing facility to guide aircrafts from the
Since the airport features two cross guidance for approaching aircrafts. runways to the apron stands. VDGS & high mast lights at apron area

mast lighting systems have been
provided to illuminate the apron area
which can be controlled remotely
through the Building Management
System (BMS).
Visual Docking Guidance

System (VDGS)
The Mumbai airport is equipped with
state-of-the-art laser based VDGS
systems to guide aircrafts while docking.
Each VDGS unit is interfaced with the
Gate Operating System (GOS) to control
the system remotely. In turn, the GOS is
interfaced with the Flight Information
Display System/Airport Operational
Database system to automatically
control the VDGS units as per the
updated flight schedule.
Emergency shut down system

for fuel distribution network Power and control network for AGL
The aviation turbine fuel distribution
network features emergency shutdown Sheer magnitude of the task AGL Substations of 1 MVA - 2 nos
systems comprising push buttons,
remote I/O modules and integration AGL CMS & ILCMS System- 1 lot
Inset and Elevated lights - 5500 nos
with IOCL control system.
Isolation Transformers - 6000 nos Ancillary buildings
Big challenges Primary Cabling - 750 km Illuminated view of NACIL hangar
ATC tower
Secondary Cabling - 450 km
Enabling works yy The ATC tower is equipped with
Taxiway Guidance Signs - 393 nos 100% DG back-up in view of Numbers tell a story
redundant power supply from
To create a work front for civil
CCR Panels - 126 nos 2 x 1000kVA transformers with aviation security. 100% UPS power Major Quantities
construction activities as per the has also been provided to meet Electrical
phasing plan, the existing services of eventualities for all the traffic HT/LT Panels - 18 sets HT / PCC Panels - 3 nos
NAVAID System, RADAR System and controller equipment, NAVAID and Transformer - 2 nos Transformers - 2 nos
Communication System of ATC had to communication systems.
be re-routed. 1MVA DG Set - 2 nos UPS - 2 nos
yy Indias tallest ATC has a sandwich UPS - 6 nos
HT/LT Cables - 6 km
Runway / taxiway works busduct from ground to the top HT/LT Cables - 9 nos
floor (level 22) along with tapping Distribution Boards - 55 nos
Refurbishing the AGL system of the Distribution Boards - 40 nos
provisions at all floors. Conduiting - 29 km
main runway 09-27 during airport Conduiting - 24 km
operations was completed in 6 months yy External lights are provided at level Light Fixtures - 924 nos Light Fixtures - 1624 nos
from 1st November 2010 to 31st May 1, level 4 and level 20 to add to
2011 much to the appreciation of the aesthetics and grandeur. IT Systems
client. CCTV Cameras - 15 nos
yy LCMS is provided at all levels
ACS Points - 23 nos yy All hangar lights are approachable
Runway intersection works to reduce the intensity of lights
through cat walks for easy
according to the requirement BMS - 1 lot
Keeping the team in readiness to maintenance
of the user and to reduce power
complete the scheduled activities Cat 6 Cable - 12 km
consumption to save costs. yy The hanger has been provided with
within 6 hours of closure of RWY
yy All the necessary access control
NACIL Air India hangar and the requisite power sources to meet
intersection for consecutive 22
annexure buildings the maintenance requirements
closures on every Tuesday from systems, CCTV cameras and building
12:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs and handing management systems guard this yy The Air India hangar has a redundant yy External lights provided to the
over the runway back to operation was important and security sensitive power source and UPS back-up for hangar caters to the full requirement
one of the toughest jobs. installation. all the energy systems of engine run-up bay
View of transformers

Forecourt and elevated corridor
Flying in to the airport forecourt
Mumbai is perhaps the only metro in India to boast off an The centre spine was constructed using conventional
airport located right in the heart of the city. Though well cast-in-situ methods with massive staging works whereas
connected to the arterial Western Express Highway, reaching the cantilever portion was precast and connected to the
it can be quite harrowing. To address this vexing traffic issue, a main spine using state-of-the-art stitch concreting and
dedicated elevated corridor leading to an expansive forecourt post tensioned cables. This four lane access way connects
was proposed as a part of the MIAL project. MMRDAs Sahar elevated portion to the airports forecourt
with a deck width of 19.2 m that expands to a whopping 73
The MIAL elevated corridor features some of the best-in-class m (9 lanes along with wide footpaths in front of departure)
technology making it a landmark in its own right. There are as it approaches the terminal departure bay. A couple of two
81 spans of cast in-situ spine connected to a precast cantilever lane ramps enable ascent and descent from the departure
with void former of 2200 mm diameter, a first-of-its-kind level leading to Powai and Sakinaka parts of Mumbai. Three
structure in the country. Another unique aspect is that it connecting ramps at an elevated level of 16 m connect the
contains various types of superstructures comprising of in- MMRDA portion and level 10 of the multi-level car park.
situ PSC & RCC voided slabs, PSC & RCC box apart from I Tree-lined, the deck of the superstructure features attractive
girder spans. While the superstructure is varied in dimension, palm trees and shrubs in the median apart from aesthetic
the cantilever section was precast and erected using specially lighting that adds to the grandeur.
designed launching girders.

Multi-level car park ATC sky tower
The most spacious pit-stop in town Standing tall as an icon
The Multi-level Car Rising above to lord

Parking (MLCP) at MIAL over all it surveys,
could easily be Indias the new ATC Sky
largest at an airport Tower at Mumbais
packed with some of the International airport
most passenger-friendly stands as a towering
conveniences. example of L&Ts prowess
and considerable
The 10 floor MLCP has a 5000 car and
400 two wheeler capacity and can be capabilities.
accessed from both the elevated and at-
grade road levels. Built on a 2.32 lakh
sq.m area, it connects to every level of the ATC sky tower
terminal via 8 elevators and 8 escalators
View of the state-of-the-art floor decking system at the MLCP
for hassle-free movement. The MLCP is The new Air Traffic Control Tower
also stacked with adequate trolleys for at Mumbais Chhatrapati Shivaji
baggage handling and wheelchairs for International Airport stands tall as an
the differently abled.
iconic representative of the meteoric
Gardens and water fountains give a rise of the Indian aviation Industry
relaxing and soothing experience to and its entry into global reckoning.
the passengers. About 20000 sq.m of The nerve center of one of the busiest
beautiful landscaping makes it one of airports in the world, the ATC tower,
the most exquisite parking facilities in with its futuristic design, rises to a
the country. The architectural finishes height of 83.8 meters, the tallest of its
include 1.5 million sq.ft of painting, kind in the country and unique in its
95000 sq.m of floor-decking work and
placement being located outside the
20000 sq.m of external granite flooring.
airport premises, in the forecourt of the
The HVAC system includes 3324 fans domestic terminal.
for ventilation and the entire building
features a world-class fire detection Conceptually designed by the Hong
and protection system apart from CCTV Kong-based global architectural firm,
surveillance and public announcement HOK, the tower will be the first sighting
systems for enhanced safety of passengers. Eastern entry into the MLCP for travellers coming into CSIA as it is
taller than the existing ATC. Its view will
extend beyond by 5 miles from each of
the runways start and end points.
Features
Built in a site area of 1200 sq.m, the
tower consists of 3 floors at its base
called the technical block for security
and Airport Authority of India (AAI)
staff for ATC operation. There are 4 floors
at the top called the Stalk and CAB that
accommodates the ATC operational
area, navigation equipment, etc. The rest
Aesthetic elements such as plants and fountains enliven the ambience Illuminated view of ATC sky tower

A marvellous beacon Project quality management system
Near enough is not good enough
The awe inspiring and magnificent structure rises up in the heart of Mumbai
city is a sterling example of L&Ts workmanship apart from its capability to
handle highly critical constructions.
The new ATC Sky Tower is already a much-acclaimed piece of construction:

it has bagged the Hong Kong Building Information Modeling (BIM) Award
2009; Golden Peacock Jury for Occupational Health & Safety in 2011; ACCE
(I) Billimoria Award 2012 and ICI Annual Award 2013.
of the tower between the technical block (50 TR) for cab Level. The staircase and
and stalk is only a RCC shaft housing firemen lift has been provided with one
lifts and staircases. duty and one stand-by pressurization
fan for each area.
Scope of works
Construction methodology
Civil works
The ATC sky tower is unique in its
design, construction, erection and
Plot area: 2800 sq.m (approx.) functional performance. It stands tall
PCC = 125 cu.m from FGL on 11 pile caps of which the
central cap supports the central core
RCC = 4546 cu.m
wall which extends up to +77.80 m (level
Shuttering = 19550 sq.m 0 to level 22) and an inclined skirt wall
Reinforcement = 705 t which connects to the central core at
+62.05 m (level 0 to level 18). Passenger
Structural steel = 260 t and firemen elevators are provided
inside the core with a staircase through
PHE- UG sump works the core from level 0 to level 22.
Domestic tank (2 nos) = 30,150 litres The 1st lift core wall (3 m) was executed
using conventional formwork while
Fire storage tank = 4,24,000 litres further lifts were executed using Retail area at the terminal
Flush (grey water) = 30,552 litres climbing formwork. The technical block
floors followed after the core and skirt
Electrical wall completion up to level-4. The skirt For a project of the size and complexity of MIAL, it was imperative to set
wall ascends right up to 3 lifts below
the core wall and the staircase inside ATC sky tower
project specific quality objectives with regard to monitoring, auditing and
Transformer (2 nos) = 1000 KVA each the core ascends 3 lifts below the core reviewing so as to exceed the expectations of the client, in specific, and visitors
Diesel generator (2 nos) = 1000 KVA each wall using conventional formwork.
Concreting was done using pipe line. Accuracy in profile was achieved by to the airport, in general.
VHT shuttering that involved pre-check and
The skirt wall is connected to the post concrete check surveys. The skirt
Audit inspections and test plans were prepared were taken even for small components
central core at + 62.05 m (level-18). and core walls were constructed using
Passenger Lift ( 1 no) = 800 kg capacity and implemented during project such as screws and nuts before use at the
After the connection of core and skirt, the jump formwork system. Formwork
Annual audit plans that covered every execution. A material approval system site.
Firemen Lift (1 no ) = 1600 kg capacity the preparatory slab was taken up fixing for concrete and installation
department within the project, vendors was introduced and over 350 materials
for erection. During the same time of faade glass panels was monitored Third party tests were conducted for
and sub-contractors were drawn up and were approved in the contractors
HVAC the core continued leaving the beam through an anemometer for wind
status reviewed on a bi-monthly basis works package. An exclusive system every lot of structural and reinforcement
embedment at the respective cab level velocity. The structure has an external steel irrespective of quantity. These
with effectiveness measured once every for material approval of sub-contractor
Air cooled direct expansion type slabs. After erection of the preparatory coat of anti-fungal, dust resistant, and tests also took into consideration the
6 months. works package was also implemented
packaged air conditioning units for slab, the structural steel beams along anti-carbonation paint which involved structural design intent in terms of
by taking approval from designers and
technical block and cab level with with rolla-deck sheets and rebar was a critical procedure of heavy staging durability and seismic conditions. About
estimated cooling load of 190.6 KW (58 fixed in position for level-18 to 20 and around the structure and sequential Monitoring of materials architects from both the L&T and the
MIAL teams. So tight was the material 28000 tons of structural steel and 30000
TR) for technical block and 175.5 KW concreted. painting from top to bottom. tons of reinforcement steel were tested.
Activity based method statements, approval system that due approvals

The project involved huge volumes Due to the large scale of operations, Demolition works by hydraulic
under different disciplines which went establishing certain facilities enabled concrete crusher
through stage-wise process inspections L&T to carry out construction in a hassle
such as on-site and off-site inspections free manner and achieve the desired Hydraulic concrete crushers with
for material and process controlling. quality standards. diamond wire cutting were used for
Numerous tests were carried out in the demolition of old buildings. About
well-equipped, on-site labs. Steel Service Center (SSC) 2500 tons of reinforcement scrap was
retrieved from the reinforced concrete
For stringent process control, several SSC was commissioned for better members such as slabs, beams and
inspections were performed including; control and management of huge bridge decks.
material on receipt, pre-dispatch volumes of reinforcement steel in terms
and factory inspections. Stage-wise of minimal wastage, better inventory Clash resolution technique of 3D
inspections were also conducted for control, enhanced quality apart from modeling
every activity to maintain the exacting on-time and on-schedule delivery
Clash resolution technique was adopted
standards in conformance to the L&T
Concrete batching plant for clash analysis of all mechanical,
stamp of excellence.
electrical, plumbing services and airport
The establishment of a concrete services inside the terminal building.
Management review batching plant at the site not only
produced economical concrete but also Green construction technology
Management review meetings were
facilitated rapid supply to site locations
conducted bi-monthly to assess the Existing rigid pavements were rubblized
for achieving progress under the control
progress on quality objectives and to by advanced machines and used
of QC inspectors round the clock.
formulate action plans to achieve the set for developing pavements above it.
objectives. Action plans included product Hot mix asphalt plant Demolished pavement materials like
quality ratings, acting on customer pavement quality concrete boulders
complaints, corrective & preventive Setting up of a hot mix asphalt plant were crushed for reuse as granular sub
action on audits and implementation for a brownfield airport project was base for pavement works.
of the same. Non-conformance reports a critical task but it reduced the trip
issued by the client were reviewed on time of hauling vehicles especially for Pre-cast technology
a periodic basis to focus on avoiding the runway asphalt works which were
repetitive complaints and identifying carried out in a window of 6 hours a day Pre-cast technology was used to cast
View of airside from the terminal building
critical areas for timely action. with assured quality. various structural elements like precast
wall panels, drains, ducts and chambers Quick-set concrete bored piles were completely verified
to reduce construction time and achieve and inspected by deploying a full-time
the desired quality. To overcome time constraints during geo-technical engineer along with a QC
runway overlay works, quick set concrete engineer.
Light weight concrete was used for encasing ducts and pipes so
as to allow usage of the runway within 6 The investigation of raft subsoil of
Light weight concrete having density hours from the commencement of work. Terminal 2 was carried out to determine
equal to that of water was used to the general sub surface conditions and
overcome extended thickness to achieve Milling of asphaltic pavement grout underneath the basement surface
the desired slope and at the same time using ground penetration radar survey
reduce the load on the RC structure in Milled asphalt material was used as a
which is an electromagnetic geophysical
the multi-level car park. substitute to granular sub-base in minor
method for mapping of cavity in rock
pavements and shoulders, thus reducing
anchor and the grout vicinity.
Gypsum plaster cost and consumption of material.
Gypsum Plaster which is more Foundation of quality Best practices

economical compared to river sand was
CONQUAS
introduced in place of conventional The foundation engineering for the
plaster to save on cost and overcome the terminal building and the ATC tower CONQUAS technique was implemented
quality issue due to silt. comprised bored cast in-situ pile
to ascertain product quality rating
foundation. Over 5000 piles of different
for all components of works and take
Self Compacting Concrete (SCC) diameters and 5000 rock anchors were
up preventive measures required to
installed and its application in the
SCC was used to achieve the desired foundation was monitored to ascertain improve product quality.
architectural intent of curvature, slim the designed load to competent sub-
Visual communication
and corrugated elements. Consistency strata through various load tests such
in surface texture of the ATC sky tower as vertical load tests, lateral load tests, Dos and Donts for concrete works,
profile stands a tall testimony to this instrumented cyclic load tests, pull out finishing works and MEP works were
Attractive ceiling made of Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete path-breaking technique. tests and integrity tests. The strata for displayed at appropriate site locations,

Contracts management
Focusing on the finer elements
Security check-in of international departures
so as to create awareness on quality. Deployment of pour sequence tough task that becomes increasingly
Work methodology was also displayed tougher when the stones are sourced
to achieve consistency in quality. Pour sequence concept for all concrete from various locations across the globe.
pours were introduced covering the To avoid shade variations and to ensure
Vendor Satisfaction Report (VSR) necessary resource, rate of pour and avoidance of unsuitable shades in the
standby arrangement stone works, it was decided to proceed
VSR was implemented to understand
with dry lay of stone before the final wet
the vendors perception of project Shade variation in natural stones
lay. Architects from L&T & MIAL were
organization and thereby facilitate them
Complying with the approved shades, involved in identifying the right shades Work in progress at the bull nose and elevated road network
to build long-term relationships and
when it comes to natural stones, is a of stones to avoid the use of unsuitable
maintain enhanced quality levels.
stones with different shades. This
exercise was done in addition to source
inspection. The strategy of contracts management was focused on creating a better
MIAL team, take a bow! Protection of works understanding of the contract obligations and its implementation at every
level of staff involved in the project.
Protecting the final finished product
yy MIAL, ATC Tower: ACCE(I) - Billimoria Award-2012, Excellence in inside a terminal building where several
construction of high rise building/structure other activities were proceeding in
yy MIAL, ATC Tower: Commendation award from Golden Peacock Jury for tandem was important. For instance, The contracts management team strategies with foresight considering The lofty aspirations of the client (GVK)
occupational health & safety in 2011 protecting the granite flooring and glazing comprised a clutch of expert talent future risks. to create a world-class airport saw the
from breakage or scratches was very with world-class specialization to project team relying on the capabilities
yy Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award-2011, Commendation certificate with
difficult. Replacing the damages involved However, the MIAL project had certain of several third party organizations that
a Silver Plaque under the category of large scale service industries from guide and support a young and
cost, time and other complications since unique characteristics rendering had no prior presence in India. This
Bureau of Indian Standards. dynamic mainstream staff team.
most of such materials were imported. contracts management, in general, considerably increased the need for a
yy MIAL, ATC Tower won the Outstanding Concrete Structure Award-2013 Backed by the benefit of steep learning
Special protective measures were and risk management, in particular, robust and efficient risk management
from Indian Concrete Institute curves from three other mega airport incredibly challenging. The fact that this
adopted such as covering the stone works strategy.
yy MIAL twice won L&Ts internal Annual Quality Trophy 2010-11 and 2012-13 construction project contracts at brownfield project was located in the
with commercial plywood and wrapping
in major job sites under Airport business unit. breakable materials like glass with Hyderabad, Bangalore and Delhi, the middle of one of Indias most densely The strategy of the contracts management
cardboard sheets. team formulated experience-based populated areas was a major challenge. team was focused on creating a better

Site administration
Enabling the enablers
An administration teams
work kicks-off way before
even the mobilization
process begins for a
project.
In the case of MIAL, the challenge for
the admin team was to provide suitable
and comfortable accommodation for
all the staff members who were trans-
located from various parts of the country
and, perhaps, the world. This involved
a staggering 450 families and about 350
bachelors.
The task was huge: to find suitable

residential complexes for such large
number of staff members, near the site,
in heart of Mumbai city complete with
View of terminal roof area with skylight harvesting system
police NOCs and society permissions.
Finally, three societies were identified

understanding of contract obligations critical contractual response time management team that a complex and selected. At peak period, about 300
and its implementation at every level of the communications with the brownfield project always had the apartments were booked in Bhandup, and
of staff involved in the project. In the involvement of various stakeholders, a possibility of increasing the variables another 250 flats in Malad to accommodate
course of conforming to the obligations communication protocol was evolved in the risk management equation. all the staff members while 25 flats in
of the contracts, care was taken to and strictly adhered to. To mitigate it and handle risk Powai were earmarked exclusively for
ensure achievement of cost benefits and management successfully, the team senior staff members. Locations were
customer satisfaction. Spreading the word had to be versatile and constantly carefully chosen having all amenities and
sought added information to mitigate facilities such as schools, hospitals and
Playing the IT advantage The awareness on contracts was a key risks. entertainment in the immediate vicinity.
to the successful implementation of
Once the people were placed, the next
The implementation of contracts the project. Team leaders made every Plugging the brain-drain
relied heavily on the latest innovations single individual involved in the team big challenge was to arrange for their
in information technology. A case aware of the contracts by conducting The learning that the team acquired movement between residence and project
in point being the Electronic Data training sessions, monthly meetings and from the project is an invaluable site in the bustling city of Mumbai. About
Management System to deal with the circulation of contractual obligations resource that had to be carefully 21 buses and 100 cars ensured that people
challenges of handling time bound, and highlights. The various tools of documented and archived for future were able to commute conveniently. The
massive quantum of communications contracts management such as claim use. The contracts team ensured that catering for the bachelor staff members
with various stakeholders of the management, subcontract management, specifications, method statements at all the facilities was also ensured right
from the early stages.
project. This system was inspired by change management and payment and learning on successes & failures
the ACONEX system adopted in the management were strategically handled were all recorded for every discipline In a project of this magnitude and
Delhi International Airport Project and within the established protocols with in a single repository. The sharing of complexity, the employees were always
based on that experience, a new system the client as well as subcontractors. The such experiences not only ensures under pressure both to perform and
was developed and implemented by perennial issues involved in a mega development of a holistic, project- complete the project on time. Several
the in-house team in a cost effective project such as coordination, access, wide understanding and improves get-togethers and sightseeing trips were
and successful manner. payment strategies were based strongly interdisciplinary efficiency but organized for them and their families to
on earlier experiences. also helps immensely for future stress bust and enliven their spirits. Some
Every single document had to pass tender proposals and project of them even involved themselves in a
through a contractual screening for In the case of the Mumbai International implementation. few CSR initiatives to give something back
verification. Taking into account the Airport, it was evident to the contracts to society despite their busy schedules.

Information systems
the challenge of matching the right
amount of storage capacity with the
Highlights
back-up need as part of the system
yy 21 different locations were connected through OFC network
Live wire support yy 8
00 computer systems and 150 laptop users during the peak period of
design.
the project EIP based services

yy 30 different types of servers deployed
yy I mplemented the in-house EIP
yy Multiple internet and intranet links enabled
Vidhya EDMS (Electronic, Database
yy E
DRC network license based application shared from MIAL to other Management System)
locations via MPLS
yy H
andled 25 TB of data including various types of drawings, mails and yy O
ver 10000 work orders created
other files with properly scheduled back-up using work order management
yy Wireless CCTV helped monitor site progress activities system
yy High definition video and audio conferencing solutions used
yy 1
4,000 unique item codes generated
yy 67 printers that includes MFD and plotters pressed into service in the work order management
yy B
io-metric attendance recording system for both staff and 10000 system
workmen
yy 52 nos. of UPS for power back-up yy O
ver 1000 bills generated per
month
yy 1
200 vendor (sub-contractor) codes
created
Business continuity and back- Managing the back-up process
up service yy 8
1412 documents handled in
True data protection requires EDMS
yy Daily back-up and reporting
continuous management. As new data
yy Daily monitoring and maintenance yy 3
8,000 purchase orders processed
is created and changes made, back-up
of back-up status
processes and storage devices have to through SCM module
yy Regular testing of restore
availability be monitored, tested, and updated. The
yy Data recovery MIAL IT team successfully addressed
View of TC closet
During the construction phases and the life-cycle of a building, large amounts
of information are handled that enables task control, data integration,
material and resource control and communication exchange between the
company and its suppliers. In the MIAL project too information technology
played a vital role.
Organizations depend heavily technology in order to achieve time, Fully managed IT support
on Information Technology for cost, and quality goals. services
creating, processing and protecting
data. Construction projects are no Project Management yy Round-the-clock monitoring of
exception and require extensive servers, firewalls and critical devices
Armed with project management
exchange of data and information software, contractors were able to manage yy Remote support for computer/ EIP
between the project participants complicated business processes with issues when identified by monitoring
on a regular basis. It is therefore of planning, organizing and managing the service or help desk
paramount importance that project various resource pools available ensuring
yy On-site services
management remains adaptive to efficient project execution, high quality
newer developments in information results and overall business profitability. yy Voice enabled tech support State-of-the-art design facility

Plant and machinery
Resources propelling productivity
The speed of
construction depends
on how advanced is
the equipment that
has been deployed at
the site.
Planning resources such as man &
machinery were unique for MIAL due
to the sheer volumes and the high
fluctuations in requirements due to
staggered receipt and packaging of
jobs. It was therefore the responsibility
of a specially formed central resource
planning team to mobilize, deploy and
demobilize all critical resources such
Workmen arriving to start the days work at the check-in hall
as batching plants, steel service centre,
formwork, plant & machinery apart
from workmen and staff with the twin and labelled in detail to ensure easy right machine was made available based Material
objectives of optimum utilisation of identification at site. on the construction methodology and
resources at levels and avoidance of programme schedule which propelled Handling enormous quantity of bulk
any compromise in the progress of the Plant and machinery the progress of work as scheduled. materials such as aggregates could
project. In several packages, the project was result in erroneous quantification of the
Plant and Machinery (P&M) was the completed ahead of schedule due to the physical stock. Hence, third party survey
Formwork engine that powered the project. The innovative deployment of P&M. teams were hired to ensure the accurate
quantification of available physical stock.
Handling 7600 tons of formwork
material and reconciling such huge stock Major Plant & Machinery deployed by L&T
periodically is humanly impossible, Workmen
if attempted manually. A dedicated Equipment Quantity (nos)
software was developed for this which Terming the workforce that trudged
Batching Plant (60 - 120 cu.m, combined capacity - everyday into the project as an army
also avoided duplication during manual 04
315 cu.m/hr) would have been an understatement. The
counting. Item-specific 2-D bar-coded
stickers were developed and used on Hot Mix Plant (200 TPH) 01 manpower exceeded 15000 during peak
the formwork material for faultless Steel Service Centre - 2000 t / month 01 periods of construction. Mobilising and
inventory management. retaining workmen of such huge numbers
Tower Crane 11 across disciplines of construction was
Weigh Bridge - 330 t capacity 05 certainly a challenge that was overcome
Steel service centre by tying-up with social organizations to
Soil Compactor - 10 t 02
Since huge volumes of rebar had to source rural unskilled labour. An on-site
Wheel Loader 05 training centre established with the help
be cut and customised for concreting,
a sophisticated steel service centre Boom Placer 03 of L&Ts Construction Skills Training
with 3000 t per month capacity was Institute, trained such raw workforce
Sensor Pavers 02
established right at the early stages greatly enhancing their skill levels
Concreting Pumps (30 & 60 cu.m/hr) 06 within short periods. Suitable workmen
of the project that helped automate
rebar works. Wastage was substantially Transit Mixers 04 tenements were planned at the vicinity
reduced by using bar bending schedules of the project along with management
Power Generator (6556 KVA) 54
(BBSs) with RC CAD software and other of daily commute using the dedicated
Welding Machine 25 services of 130 buses from Mumbais
special software to optimize the cutting
schedule. The cut rebar were organised EOT Crane 03 BEST undertaking.
Massive formwork used for painting the ATC sky tower

Innovations at MIAL Rubblization
To construct a new pavement, the old
one needed to be removed and the
Inspired by insight breaking, excavation and removal
of waste material would have been
a massive logistical problem in the
already congested airport area. The
concept of recycling the existing
pavement material was proposed and
advanced machines were mobilized
from England for rubblizing the
pavement and using it as a subgrade.
Roughly 75,000 truck trips were saved,
thanks to rubblization, apart from
saving a massive land fill of excavated
material.
High-reach jaw crushers in action along with blowers Strengthening the bridge over
the River Mithi under the
main runway
Cable net wall structure a clean and seamless look including all
the capabilities of a conventional wall An aircraft takes off from Mumbai
MAIL uses a highly transparent system. MIAL is also benchmarked for airports runway every three minutes.
structural glass system called using the longest unidirectional cable To withstand the impact of so many
the cable net wall structure that net wall structure in the world, the frequent take-offs and to support
eliminates the use of conventional only cable wall of its type that uses gigantic aircrafts (such as the Airbus
support structures, utilized are pre- sharp corners. Three types of systems A 380) that weigh close to 600 tons,
tensioned cables arrayed in vertical have been used, such as, building the bridge over River Mithi had to be
or horizontal patterns. This glass wall to roof, building to building and strengthened. CFRP (Carbon Fibre
structure gives the transparent facade roof to roof. Reinforced Polymer) was used to
Rubblization work in progress
MIAL had several firsts and numerous path breaking innovations to be proud
of in the areas of construction, demolition and recycling of construction
waste.
Demolition by hydraulic yy The total quantity crushed was was isolated from the remaining
32,000 cu.m of which reinforced portion using diamond wire
concrete crushing machine concrete alone was 16,000 cu.m cutting of concrete members such
as slabs and beams.
Destruction for construction was an
y y About 13,000 cu.m of RCC ramp
oft used term in the MIAL project as at a height of 23 m and about yy Reinforcement retrieved from the
several existing structures had to be 35,000 sq.m floor area of the 20 scrap alone amounted to 2500 tons
demolished to make way for the newer m high terminal building was of steel
ones. For this a 26 m high reach boom demolished.
hydraulic concrete crusher and a dust yy Resulted in 35 % savings in cost
boss water spraying machine were yy Only a portion of the slab and when compared to conventional
used in combination. ramp that was meant to be retained demolition methods
Structural steel erection using highway truss

T2 goes live
valves to divert fuel flow only
through the new pipeline
yy The redundant 18 bypasses lines
and 22 old main pipeline were Terminal 2 takes off in style
removed after draining the leftover
fuel
yy Fittings were welded to the existing
pipeline at four locations, while fuel
12th February 2014
was flowing at a controlled rate of was a red letter day for
flow between 5300 to 15700 litres
per minute to adequately dissipate L&T; the day on which
the heat of welding and avoid
rapid cooling of the weld. Leakage
the new Terminal 2 of
checking was done with nitrogen the Chhatrapati Shivaji
purging.
International Airport
Head house structural steel was commissioned and
Hot tapping method erection began operations.
Due to space constraints, a unique
strengthen the slab and beam for a locations to ensure that the fuel flow methodology was adopted for the
length of 90 metres. was through the 18 bypass line only The national carrier, Air Indias
erection of structural steel works. A
international flight, AI-343SI from
yy After draining the fuel, the redundant 250 ton structural steel pod each of
Hot tapping method Singapore landed to a water canon
existing pipe section adjacent to size 32m x 32m and weighing about
bypass line was cut and removed. A salute marking its status of being
250 tons was erected using a launching
To maintain fuel supply to both the new diverted pipeline was fixed to the first ever aircraft to land in the
mechanism. A highway temporary
operational airport as well as the new the existing 22 pipeline between the newly built Terminal 2 of the Mumbai
truss was used to erect the pod from the Air Indias AI-343SI from Singapore given a water canon welcome
one, the innovative Hot Tapping Method two cut locations International Airport. The Jet Airways
was resorted to employing the following launching platform at one end to the
flight 9W118LHR to London Heathrow
methodology: yy The Stopple plugs were first mega columns which were 40 m free received over 14,500 passengers and minutes from landing whereas the global
removed at two intermediate points was the first flight to depart from the
standing columns. 29 out of 30 pods in handled 22,664 bags. On the arrivals average is around 10 minutes.
yy A Stopple machine was installed and then at the two extreme points new terminal and its passengers were
the structure were erected using this front, 77 flights touched down on the Mr. S N Subrahmanyan, Member of the
and plugs inserted at each of the 4 thereby closing the sandwich given a royal farewell including the
innovative methodology. first day and 13,296 bags were processed. Board & Senior Executive Vice President
traditional Maharashtrian Tutari drums
during their departure process. Handling 3,000 bags per hour, the baggage (Infrastructure & Construction) was
operation was seamless. It is a matter of present at the terminal on the first day
On its first day of operation, the terminal great significance that the first passengers along with senior officials from MIAL
handled 72 international departures, bag reached the conveyor belt within 6 and L&T.
Dr. Manmohan Singh unveils new

terminal of Chhatrapati Shivaji
International Airport in Mumbai
Describing the new airport terminal as world-class and an ideal
example of a successful public-private partnership (PPP) model,
the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurated the state-
of-the-art Terminal 2 at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
in Mumbai on January 10, 2014. Speaking on the occasion
Dr. Singh said, The terminal is expected to establish new global
benchmarks of functional efficiency and operational safety for
airports. It also exemplifies our ability as a nation to build world-
class infrastructure. I have no doubt that this terminal will fulfil the
expectations we have from it and make us all proud.
The inaugural ceremony was attended by dignitaries such as Union
Minister, Sharad Pawar, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh and
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan apart from other
Ministers and Government officials.
Birds eye view of head house structural steel works

Topping the charts in numbers
Shell and Core

10 lakh cu.m of concrete
58,000 t of reinforcement
Terminal 2 bar Airport systems

36,000 t of structural steel
10,800 bags / hr baggage
4,39,204 sq.m built-up 36,000 sq.m of skylight Other highlights
area 1.4 lakh sq.m of IT systems handling system
188 check-in counters membrane roofing 10 baggage reclaim

carousels Finishing works 5,000 capacity multi-level
28,000 sq.m of faade 25 airport IT systems car parking
58 self-check-in kiosks 160 escalators, travelators
12,000 sq.m of cable net 1560 km of CAT 6 cabling 80,000 sq.m of GFRG 3.3 km long, 6 lane,
50 feet high check-in hall & elevators
wall 333 km of OFC cabling covered canopy elevated corridor
70 m wide departure bay 25 fixed link bridges
30 free-standing mega 15,600 IT ports 1,83,000 sq.m of granite 83.8 meter ATC sky tower
40,000 sq.m canopy 52 movable aero
columns 1,10,000 sq.m of metal
21,000 sq.m of retail 2190 CCTV cameras bridges 6.5 km of runway and 12
ceiling km of taxiway
shopping 747 access control devices
2100 metal doors 1 million sq.m of apron
700 chandeliers
Material sourced from
MEP 3500 speakers for PA
system 30,000 sq.m of carpet area
25 countries Connected load of 50 1026 flight information 102 washrooms
MVA capacity screens 60 departure counters
6 DG sets of 3 MVA 931 antenna systems for 72 arrival immigration
capacity mobile network counters
Six chillers of 2300 TR 4,000 rmt of glazing
capacity work
14 MLD capacity STP
New Orders
Contributors for the articles Orders Valued `6718 Crs in the bag!
L&T Construction has won new orders order from the Gujarat Water water system and heat rejection
Project planning & control : Rajesh Kanade, Supply and Sewerage Board for the system at Gujarat apart from other
cumulatively worth ` 6718 crores
Rushikesh N Jogdand, Manoj G construction of an underground orders. The Power Transmission and
across various business segments
Baggage handling system : Rajesh Kanade, Ramanujam, in the period October to December drainage system in nine towns of Distribution business has bagged
Sumesh M 2013. Among some of the major Gujarat. turnkey orders in several parts of the
orders bagged is the construction of country and an international order
Passenger boarding bridges : Rajesh Kanade, Ramanujam, The Heavy Civil Infrastructure
a green-field international airport in has been won for the construction of
Manoj Jadhav Business won orders from the
Kannur, a super speciality facility for a 132 kV transmission line.
Vertical & horizontal transportation : Rajesh Kanade, WE Sampath, the Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi Department of Atomic energy for
Kumar Pranav and the construction of a sinter plant design, engineering and supply of
in eastern India. The Waste Water thermonuclear reactor components
Electrical works : D.C. Mallick for cooling water system, chilled
Business secured a major turnkey
Lighting works : G. Bhowmick
IT systems : Sagar Sunil Agrawal
`13360 Crs worth more orders bagged

HVAC package : Shrikant Dighe, Suraj G
Fire detection and protection system : Vijay Kumar,
Jyothula Somasundara Murthy,
K Timothy
Public health engineering : Vijay Kumar,
between Jan-Mar 14
Jyothula Somasundara Murthy,
Balathandayutham M
L&T Construction has bagged a from the Ministry of Transport and National Thermal Power Corporation
Finishing works : Anil Dureja slew of orders between January Communications, Sultanate of Oman. involving supply, erection, testing
and March 2014 aggregating to The Railway business has secured and commissioning of 765 kV & 132
Floor management : Suman Chanda, Priyank K
`13360 Crores. Significant among EPC orders from Rail Vikas Nigam kV switchyards for power evacuation
Testing, commissioning & trials : Manigalan Nair them in the domestic market is for various railway packages spread & transmission at Madhya Pradesh
the order from the Government of across the northern part of India. has been secured.
Airside works : Natarajan Namachivayam,
Rajesh Pachlot Gujarat for Saurashtra Narmada
Avtaran Irrigation Yojana for the The Heavy Civil Infrastructure It has been a productive
Editor Airfield ground lighting : DN Nayak Water Business. The Buildings & business secured EPC orders from beginning to 2014 and these orders
V. S. Ramana Factories business has bagged a large the National Highways Authority of reaffirm our leadership position in
Ancillary buildings : Natarajan Namachivayam, India for construction of a new four our various business verticals, said
R Inian order from the West Bengal Medical
Editorial team Services Corporation Limited for lane extra dosed heavy bridge across Mr. S N Subrahmanyan, Member
Vinod Jacob Chacko Forecourt and elevated corridor : Raveendra Hegde, planning, design and construction the river Narmada and six laning of the Board & Senior Executive
Tiruvuri Srm Srinivas of health care hospitals across West of a portion of the Vadadora-Surat Vice President (Infrastructure &
V. Ramesh Kumar | Gopi Kannan. S
Bengal. section of NH-8 in Gujarat and other Construction), L&T. Although there
Ashwin Chand | Mayura. K Multi-level car park : Shivarajjayadevappa Kubsad,
road projects. is still sluggishness in our economy,
Subha Anand | Shamala Nadendla Deepak S Danai
The Transportation Infrastructure these orders reflect that there is
ATC sky tower : Natarajan Namachivayam, business bagged the single largest On the Power Transmission & some positive movement in the
Photography Manish Kota international road project job for Distribution business front, a major infrastructure sector which augurs
V. S. Natanavelu | R. Vijay Kumar L&T from ASHGHAL (Public Works order for the construction of 161 km, well for both the country and L&T
Project quality management system : Kanniah Ranjan 110 kV Double Circuit transmission
Tushar Thakur | Nirav Dave Authority), State of Qatar, for design going forward, he added.
Contracts management : Bhoothalingam N and construction of Al Wakrah line in the Western Region of
Bypass Road (P015) and another road Saudi Arabia has been secured and
Design & layout Site administration : Jayaprakash T K back home a major contract from
project between Bidbid-Sur Section
Global Print Design, Chennai
Information systems : Kamalakannan Rajendiran
Article Co-ordination Resources & Procurement : Shantanu Guha, Harshal Kajale,

Mathew T Ben * Figures reported reflect cumulative
Rushikesh N Jogdand orders bagged as we go to print Editor.
Manoj G Innovations at MIAL : Manoj G
ECC CONCORD, October13 - March14 83

Project News Project News
L&T signs agreements for three L&T completes first-of-its-kind composite

Government medical college projects slab at TCS Siruseri project in Chennai
in Odisha The steel - concrete composite slab at
+94.125 m level of Signature Tower of
TCS Siruseri project was successfully
cast on 8th of January 2014. This is a first-
of-its-kind achievement in L&T, in view
of the height at which the composite
slab was completed.
L&T signed an agreement on the This feat was completed amidst

8th January 2014 at Cuttack for the challenges that included working at a
construction of three Government height of +94.125 m and completing
Medical Colleges, SCB Medical a RCC slab that was embedded with
College & Hospital campus at Cuttack, heavy structural steel. The +94.125 m
level structural steel girder supports the
VSS Medical College & Hospital at
column at its tip to support the levels
Sambalpur and MKCG Medical College
above it. The structural steel girders of
& Hospital at Berhampur.
1.5 m and 1.60 m depth are embedded
into the 2.60 m thick RCC slab.
Mr. Sukumar Hebbar, Segment Head Advanced non-linear analysis using
Health, B&F IC signed on behalf ATENA software was done to predict
of L&T with Mr. Pramod Kumar the behavior of connections, modes of
Nayak, Executive Engineer, Buildings failure and to estimate the load factor.
representing the Government of Odisha
in the presence of L&Ts Mr. Sushanth The slab encompasses 14 plate girders
with total weight of 120 t. The maximum
Shah Deo, Cluster Project Manager and
Mr. Sukumar Hebbar, Segment Head Health, B&F IC exchanging documents with weight of a single plate girder erected
Mr. J.Sengupta, Project Manager.
Mr. Pramod Kumar Nayak, Executive Engineer, Government of Odisha was 9 t at 24 m radius. Designed by EDRC,
the execution was ably supported by
B&F IC has secured this project on CMPC, BSCC & EHS of HQ /CNCL among
Design & Build basis from Public Works other stakeholders. No single rebar was
Department of Odisha and the project lapped and all bars were connected by
scope at all three locations covers mechanical bar couplers that warranted
construction of medical colleges with meticulous planning of threaded bars.
laboratories, libraries, lecture halls The reinforcement steel were heavily
and examination halls, a 1500 seater congested (450 kg per cu.m) posing
auditorium along with residential difficulties in execution while tying.
accommodation for students and
M 40 grade, temperature controlled,
faculty. The scope also includes
SCC was batched using chilled water
complete design and execution of
and crushed ice. Placing of concrete was
structure, finishes and MEP services
done in 500 mm layers using a static
apart from a 250 bed capacity super- placer boom and the same was cured for
speciality wing for the Berhampur 7 days by baking. The entire execution of
campus. the bowl slab activities were completed
in a safe manner with zero incident.
The bowl deck was supported by
structural steel trusses of 5.60 m height
to withstand the total load of 1100 t from
above. The slab consists of 310 cu.m of
concrete and 140 t of reinforcement
steel.

Inauguration Inauguration
Chennais Apollo Hospital project Twin Towers of Technopark Phase III

inaugurated inaugurated
Ganga & Yamuna, the Twin towers of
Technopark Phase III, Trivandrum and
the largest LEED certified Gold Rated
building in India, was inaugurated by
the Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala
Mr. Oommen Chandy on 15th January
2014. Presided over by Mr.P.K.
Kunhalikutty, Minister for Industry
and Information Technology, the
event was graced by many IT industry
leaders including Mr.V.K. Mathews of
IBS Software and Mr.P.H. Kurian - IT
Principle Secretary to Govt. of Kerala.
The efforts of the L&T team were lauded
for delivering the project on time with
special mention of Mr.K.Kannan, Vice
President & Head IT & Institutional
space BU, Mr.T.Nandakumar, Cluster
Project Manager, Chennai Cluster- a built-up area of one million sq.ft Technopark campus to 7.2 million sq.ft
CBA and Mr.G.Sumanth Raju, Project developed over 92 acres of land taking which is one of the largest such facilities
Manager. The phase III campus features the total built-up area of the entire in the country.
Dr. J. Jayalalitha inaugurating the project through video conferencing
The Honourable Chief Minister of Tamil

Nadu, Dr. J Jayalalitha inaugurated
Bengaluru International Airport
the design and build project of Apollo
Hospital at Aynambakkam, through
video conferencing on 6th November
rechristened and inaugurated
2013. Spread over a built-up area of The new Bengaluru International
2 lakh square feet, the 275 bedded Airport, the Gateway to South India,
super speciality hospital has a service has been rechristened Kempegowda
building area of 8500 sq.ft. in addition International Airport by Shri.
to 26 consultation rooms, Imaging and Siddaramaiah, Honble Chief Minister of
Diagnostics department with MRI, CT Karnataka. It was inaugurated by Shri.
scan, Mammography, Ultrasound, X-ray Ajit Singh, Honble Union Minister for
room, Emergency department and their Civil Aviation, in the august presence of
supporting facilities. L&T Construction Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, Honble Union
is the lumpsum turnkey contractor Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas,
with the scope covering design, project and other dignitaries from the central
planning, procurement, installation, & state ministries. With this expansion,
testing and commissioning of all system the handling capacity of the terminal
with world-class infrastructure to has increased from eleven million
enable Apolo offer sophisticated health passengers per annum to sixteen million
care services. apart from significant enhancements in
various other amenities and facilities
Apollo Hospital at Aynambakkam such as check-in counters, immigration Watch out for a detailed coverage of the Kempegowda International Airport,
counters and baggage reclaim belts. Bengaluru, in the forthcoming April-June 2014 issue - Editor.

ESIC project at Kollam inaugurated Quest Mall makes a grand opening
The Quest Mall at Kolkata, designed and

built by L&T Construction was opened
to the public on 31st October 2013, on
the eve of Diwali. Located at one of
the busiest roads of central Kolkata,
the Quest Mall was developed by
CESC Limited and designed & built by
L&T, based on the concept from RTKL,
London and Bliss Fasman, New York.
With a built-up area of 7.5 lakh sq.ft, the
mall features a double basement, G+5
floors, terrace restaurants and 13 multi-
level car parks for 800 cars. With the
finest of finishes, elegant architecture
and impressive faade, the Quest Mall
showcases luxury brands from across
the world.
B&F IC inaugurates Central Civil Testing &

Training Centre at Panvel Complex
Shri. Oommen Chandy, Honourable
Chief Minister of Kerala, inaugurated
the ESIC Medical College & Hospital
Project at Kollam on 21st December 2013
in the presence of senior government
dignitaries including Shri. Kodikunnil
Suresh, Honourable Minister of
State for Labour & Employment
and Shri. N. Peethambara Kurup, Central Civil Testing & Training Centre
Honourable Member of Parliament, CCTTC, an initiative taken by B&F
amongst others.
IC, was inaugurated by Mr. B N Sheth,
Shri. Kodikunnil Suresh presented a GM-Special Initiatives -West & Regional
memento to Shri. S. Vadivazhagan, Manager, Mumbai at Panvel Complex
Project Manager for the successful in Mumbai on 21st October 2013. CCTTC
completion of project and appreciated will aim to create a pool of quality
the commitment and project staff who will act as catalysts in their
management capabilities of L&T. The respective sites to deliver the projects of
Medical College and Hospital Complex global benchmarks of quality and safety.
is spread over an area of 35 acres with
36 buildings including hospital blocks,
medical college, staff quarters and
students hostel. It is a 500 bedded multi-
speciality hospital with a total built-up
area of 15 lakh sq.ft.

President of India lays foundation stone ATC sky tower inaugurated

for a 2-MLD sewage treatment plant The iconic ATC Sky Tower of the
Mumbai International Airport was
jointly inaugurated by Shri Prithviraj
The President of India, Mr. Pranab Chavan, Honble Chief Minister of
Mukherjee laid the foundation stone Maharashtra and Shri Ajit Singh, Honble
for the construction of a 2 MLD Sewage Union Minister for Civil Aviation,
Treatment Plant inside the Presidents in the presence of Shri V P Agarwal,
Estate in Delhi on 17th February 2014. Chairman, AAI, Shri GVK Reddy,
This ceremony was attended by officials Executive Chairman of MIAL, Shri G V
from the Presidents Estate along with Sanjay Reddy, MD of MIAL and other
Mr. A R Soni, NW Segment Head- ministers and government dignitaries
Waster Water, and L&Ts project team. on 18th October, 2013. Mr. M V Satish,
The 2-MLD STP based on extended Sr. VP & Head B&F IC and other senior
aeration process comprise two Sewage team members of L&T were present on
Pumping Stations and approx. 2.3 km the occasion.
of pipeline carrying sewage water to the
Sewage Treatment Plant at Presidents Rising to a height of 83.8 m the ATC
Estate. The project aims at utilizing the Sky Tower is the most significant
water generated within the Estate for structure in the newly constructed
horticultural purposes. Terminal 2.
Maharashtra CM flags off Indias Making its presence felt at the Modern
first monorail Airports Africa 2013 Expo, Nairobi
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Africas premier summit on airport
Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, and Deputy Chief infrastructure, Modern Airports Africa
Minister, Mr. Ajit Pawar, inaugurated the 2013, was held in Nairobi, Kenya
Mumbai Monorail on 1st February 2014. The on 19th and 20th November 2013 in
formal flag-off took place at Wadala Station, which L&T Construction displayed
and a plaque to commemorate the occasion its comprehensive capabilities in
was unveiled at Chembur Station. providing EPC services for the airport
infrastructure sector.
Mr. K. Venkataramanan, CEO & MD, L&T,
attended the inaugural ceremony, along Mr. T.Krishna, Segment Head
with several senior political leaders of Airports, made a presentation on L&Ts
the city and representatives from the comprehensive and multi-dimensional
state government. Commenting on capabilities in airport construction
L&Ts role in building the countrys first- at the conference. He stressed on the
of-its-kind mass rapid transit system, advantages of having EPC mode, an
Mr. Venkataramanan expressed happiness emerging trend in the region, for
that L&T played a key role in a landmark construction in Africa.
project that the Chief Minister had said
would give Mumbai a new identity. An impressive pavilion projected
the companys capabilities in airport
The elevated guideways on which the construction by displaying signature
monorail runs was among the many system, power supply & distribution, the many high-profile infrastructure airport projects and ATC Towers
challenging civil construction projects as well as the automated fare collection projects executed by L&T on a total executed in India & the Middle East. were among the other exhibitors. The demand of tourism in Africa has
undertaken by L&T. The Companys system and interface management. The turnkey basis in consortium with Scomi Airport Authorities from Kenya, Kenyan double digit growth at the existing created opportunities at regional and
role also extended to the DC traction Mumbai Monorail is the latest among Engineering Bhd. of Malaysia. Airways, Uganda, Zambia and Ghana Airports coupled with growing international hubs.

Events Events
Gold rating awarded by Indian Green Presence at the Rail and Urban
Building Council to several projects Transit expo
Indian Green Building Council

(IGBC) an organisation established
with a vision to build a better living Confederation of Indian Industries of Indian Railways, MoUD, DMRC, DFCC, Infrastructure, a video wall played a
environment conducted its 11 th Green (CII) in association with the Ministry CII and Industry professionals from movie made exclusively for the event.
Building Congress an International of Railways and the Ministry Of Urban India and abroad.
Conference and Exhibition on Green Development organized a Mega Expo L&T was a mid-level sponsor for the
covering Rail Transport and Urban L&T s Pavilion International Railway Conference
buildings on 24 th and 25 th October
Transit at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi 2013 and the Plenary session on Rail
2013 at Chennai. During this event, Infrastructure and Transportation
from 3rd to 5th October 2013 that included L&Ts domain strengths in Rail &
three projects of L&T achieved the was co-chaired by Mr. Rajeev Jyoti,
the prominent International Railway Urban Transit spread across various
Green Building standards required BUs viz; ultra modern station building Chief Executive, Railway Business
Equipment Exhibition (10th IREE 2013 -
for the following level of certification along with Mr. Subodh Jain (Member
Focusing on Rail Industry including Rail capabilities of B&F IC, Railway Business
under LEED India IGBC rating Engg. - Railway Board). The conference
Infrastructure and Equipments) and the of Transportation IC, Metro BU and
provided a platform to receive inputs
system: Urban Mass Transit Expo (1st UMTE 2013 Tunnels & Special Bridges BU of Heavy
from Industry experts with regard to
- Focusing on Metro sector / Monorails Civil Infra IC were showcased along Heavy Haul, Freight Corridor, High speed
yy Cognizant IT facility, Siruseri including Rail Infrastructure, Traction, with PT&D ICs capabilities in associated
Campus Ph1, Chennai GOLD Rail in India, Capacity Enhancement
L&T Construction displayed its architects, builders, consultants, Tracks, Systems works and Equipment) Transmission line works. Technical and Technology & Safety.
rating capabilities in the construction of corporates, manufacturers and other experts from all the business units
yy Cognizant IT facility, Hinjewadi green buildings through an 18 sq.m professionals from the Construction The expo was inaugurated by were present to explain the companys Other notable delegates to visit the stall
Campus Ph1, Pune GOLD rating Mr. Mallikarjun Kharge (Minister capabilities. included Mr. N K Singhla (GM-Multiple
stall displaying live size photographs Industry. Cognizant, as a client
of Railways-GoI), in the presence of Agencies-Western Corridor-DFCCIL)
yy West Block 3 @ Knowledge City of LEED certified projects and its showcased the level of energy efficient
Mr. Arunendra Kumar (Chairman- Apart from providing a comprehensive and Mr. Negi (GM-Co-ordination-
Campus Vadodara, Gujarat GOLD green campus. GBC was attended and environment friendly practices Railway Board), Mr. S Gopalkrishnan perspective on offering Turnkey Western Corridor-DFCCIL) and other
rating by national/ international experts, carried out by L&T. (President-CII), other eminent dignitaries Solutions for Rail and Urban Transit high level officials of Govt. bodies.

Events Events
Comprehensive capabilities displayed at Defence construction capabilities

INFRA Oman expo displayed at DEFEXPO 2014
The 8th land, naval and internal
homeland security systems exhibition,
DEFEXPO 2014, was held at Pragati
Maidan, New Delhi from 6th to 9th
February 2014. Inaugurated by the
Honble Union Defence Minister, Shri.
A.K. Anthony, the EXPO was conducted
with the aim to encourage joint public-
private participation in the defence
sector. Showcased were land, sea and air
capabilities of the Indian defence sector.
Spread over an area of 30,000 sq.m
and arguably the largest ever Defence
Exposition in Asia, DEFEXPO had
over 624 companies from 30 countries
displaying their capabilities.
L&T put up an impressive pavilion

highlighting its defence construction
capabilities through a display of
signature defence projects, defence
bases, ship-lift facilities and storage
facilities executed in India and the
Middle East.
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Kurt Wuthrich,

visits L&T
Nobel Laureate Prof. Kurt Wuthrich,
a Swiss chemist/biophysicist, known
for developing Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance (NMR) methods for studying
biological macromolecules, visited
Subsidiary company Larsen & Toubro Mr. J S Mukul, Indian Ambassador to This international expo is organized L&T Constructions Manapakkam
(Oman) LLC put an impressive showing Sultanate of Oman. Mr. P Surendhra in cooperation with the Ministry campus on 18th January 2014 along
at the international exhibition INFRA Babu Chief Executive of Larsen & of Transport and Communications with his wife, Ms. Marinne Wuthrich,
Oman 2013, held in Muscat, Sultanate Toubro (Oman) LLC gave a brief about and the Ministry of Commerce and professors from IIT Madras.
of Oman from September 30, 2013 to the company and its operations to the and Industry and supported by the Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan and Ms. Meena
October 2, 2013. visiting dignitaries. German Industry & Commerce Office Subrahmanyan welcomed the delegates.
& Middle East Association (NUMOV), In a special gathering organised at Toubro
On display were the companys About 180 companies from various Public Establishment for Industrial Hall, Prof. Wuthrich interacted with
multidimensional capabilities countries took part in the exhibition senior executives of L&T Construction
Estates, Singapore Business Federation,
through signature projects across that featured Country Pavilions and shared extensive information
Spanish Economic & Trade Office,
India and overseas. Among notable from Iran, Italy, Spain, South Africa, about his experimental projects and
Ministry of Economy, UK Trade & R&D efforts that fetched him the much
visitors were His Excellency Turkey, China, Japan and the United Investment, Concrete Sawing & Drilling coveted award. He further expressed
Dr. Rasheed bin al Safi al Huraibi, Kingdom. The three days exhibition Association and Vietnam Association of his reformist ideas and shared his
Chairman of the Tender Board and ended on October 2, 2013. Construction Contractors. interesting experiences in India.

Events Events
Solar business releases manuals and 15th anniversary of L&T Build India
documents for effective process flow Scholarship
Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan and Dr. Srinivasan Sunderrajan, Director,NIT Trichy exchanging the documents
To commemorate the milestone of Managing Director, Dr. A. Ramakrishna, Infrastructure vertical and co-
the completion of 15 years of the L&T way back in 1997, this programme that ordinator of the programme, shared
Build India Scholarship, an unique began with just 40 engineers has now the journey of BIS from 1998 and
industry-academia collaboration blossomed into one of the best industry how based on the feedback from all
towards transforming engineers into initiatives and has produced more than stakeholders at the 10th anniversary
construction technology managers, a 500 of the finest engineers and leaders. in 2009, the programme was greatly
one-day conclave was inaugurated on Since L&Ts projects are spread across enhanced to benefit all.
21st February 2014, at L&T Constructions the country, we are taking efforts to
Head Quarters campus in Chennai. expand this by getting other institutes of Significantly, on the sidelines of the BIS
The Solar Business recently released The manuals were released by Mr. document on Standard Erection Conclave, Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan and
Entitled the BIS Conclave, the event eminence on board, he added.
Operation & Maintenance training S. Rajavel, EVP and Head, Water & Drawings of Solar PV plants was Dr. Srinivasan Sunderrajan, Director,
saw the participation of the Dean
manual, Testing & Commissioning Renewable Energy IC and were handed released by Mr. R. Srinivasan, Proud of this achievement, he stressed NIT Trichy, signed and exchanged a
and professors from IIT, Madras, IIT
manual, Standard Erection Drawings over to the respective department heads. VP and Head, Renewable Energy, the importance of adding a few crucial MoU to adopt and implement the BIS
Delhi, NIT, Suratkal, NIT, Trichy; senior
document for Solar PV Plants and Man- The Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Security Solution & Smart Grid BU areas to the curriculum like quantity programme in NITs Trichy campus
leadership from L&T and more than 300
day master for CSP. manual will greatly help the site team and will help in standardization of survey, estimation, facility management, too.
BIS staff working with L&T including the
in structuring and constantly reviewing erection procedures, increasing the legal and commercial so that students
These manuals and documents were current batch of BIS students.
their day to day operations. Not only productivity and quality of work and could acquire both theoretical and Professors from IIT, Madras and
made by the Solar team for effective will it help in the easy induction of new sub-contractor management. Delhi shared their experiences
For the last 15 years, L&T has been practical knowledge of managing mega
process flow and are expected to: engineers to the team but also in their and Professor Koshy Varghese of
backing this unique initiative which has projects. L&T Build India Scholarship
better understanding of the Solar PV Man-day Master (CSP Plants) was IIT, Madras, said that BIS was the
become an avenue to transform bright has already given a fine crop of engineers
yy Achieve operational excellence plants for tension free and high quality released by Mr. Shaji John, Head, longest running programme in IIT
young engineers into great leaders to L&T, for the industry and for the
yy Standardize the procedures and maintenance practices. Solar Business and will act as a ready having achieved several milestones
through a structured programme and country and has become a one-point-
processes reckoner for costing, site operations like the first such programme to be
training at college and project sites, stop for people who dare to dream and
The Testing & Commissioning (T&C) and scheduling, thus improving the awarded the ISO certification. They
yy Improve the efficiency of site said Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan, Member aspire to become leaders, he concluded.
manual details the practices to be reliability of planning and reducing also referred to various technical
operations of the Board and Senior Executive
followed in a very user friendly the time. Earlier in his welcome address, advancements made at different
yy Inculcate a sense of knowledge Vice President (Infrastructure and
and structured manner to improve Mr. A.L. Sekhar, Executive Vice L&T project sites contributed by BIS
sharing Construction), L&T. With the vision
process quality and efficiency. The President & Head, Heavy Civil scholars.
and initial efforts of our former Joint

Events Awards
MoU signed with NIT-K Surathkal - L&T bags The Economic Times Good
to enhance industry-institute partnership Corporate Citizen Award
The Finance Minister, Mr. P. Chidambaram,
A Memorandum of Understanding presented to L&T, The Economic Times
was signed by L&T Construction with (ET) Good Corporate Citizen Award
the National Institute of Technology- at a glittering function in Mumbai on
Karnataka, Surathkal on 4th November December 07, 2013.
2013 to enhance Industry-Institute
partnership between the two The award was received by
organizations. The MoU was signed by Mr. A.M. Naik, Group Executive
Mr. S N Subrahmanyan, Sr. Executive Chairman. The Corporate Citizen Award
Vice President (Infrastructure & is part of the prestigious annual bouquet
Construction) and Prof. Swapan of Awards for Corporate Excellence
Bhattacharya, Director, NIT-K at an presented by ET - Indias largest selling
event held in the Manapakkam campus, business newspaper.
Chennai.
Accepting the award, Mr. A.M. Naik
As per the MoU, NIT-K will partner L&T said, As a concept, CSR is ingrained
in implementing the L&T Build India in our DNA and has been part of our
Scholarship (BIS) Programme, under value system long before it became
which L&T sponsors a two-year full time largely realised to do so. There is no
M.Tech Programme in Construction short cut. The only way growth is
Technology & Management (CTM). sustainable is when growth is inclusive.
The L&T BIS Programme is a flagship The awards jury cited L&Ts steadfast
programme of the companys Industry- commitment to CSR over the years. It the marginalised sections of the society going interventions in education, skill
Academia initiative, which has been said that over 700,000 people among have been beneficiaries of L&Ts on- building, and mother and child care.
running for the last fifteen years
in partnership with IIT-Madras and
IIT-Delhi. Several additional areas
of collaboration, like Research to
Commercialisation were also discussed. KVR conferred with a Life Time Achievement
award at the 4th EPC World Awards 2013
Speaking on the occasion, Prof.
Bhattacharya said that L&T was held in
high esteem throughout the country
for its professionalism and innovative
management approach, as well as
for its role in building the countrys
institutions. He lauded the L&T BIS
initiative as an extremely innovative
Mr. K V Rangaswami, Advisor to
one in the area of Industry-Academia
the Group Executive Chairman was
interaction.
conferred with a Life Time Achievement
SNS stated that with the ever Award in recognition of his outstanding
growing need for skilled technical contribution to the construction industry,
personnel, the time had come to at the 4th EPC World Awards 2013 held on
expand the programme in 14th December at Hotel Ashok, New Delhi.
partnership with other premier
The EPC World award recognizes and
academic institutions and said that NIT-K
honors companies/individuals broadly
Surathkal, with its impeccable academic
covering the entire Infrastructure &
credentials would greatly enrich this
Construction industry on the basis
long-term partnership through
The signing ceremony was also Department of Civil Engineering and of their qualitative and quantitative
increasing technical collaboration
attended by the Business Heads and Prof. M.B. Saidutta, DeanAlumni performance during the year 2013.
in the field of Construction
Technology, Management, Engineering HR Heads of L&T Construction and by Affairs & Institutional Relations,
and Research. Prof. Katta Venkataramana, Head NIT-K.

Awards Awards
SNS is Leading Engineering Personality Lifetime Achievement Award for

for Institution of Engineers Mr. V B Gadgil
Mr. V. B. Gadgil, Chief Executive &
Managing Director, L&T Metro Rail
(Hyderabad) Limited was honoured
with a Lifetime Achievement Award
by the American Concrete Institute
for demonstrating effectiveness
and distinction in the field of
Infrastructure development, by
proven interest and dedicated efforts,
towards improving this significant
professional field and thereby the
society as a whole.
The award was presented by Dr. Anne

Ellis, President, American Concrete
Institute, on the occasion of R N Raikar
Memorial International Conference
& Dr. Suru Shah Symposium on
Advances in Science & Technology of
Concrete which was held in Mumbai. this recognition, his responsibility Concrete Institute for their efforts
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Gadgil towards the society and infrastructure and dedication in improving design,
expressed that it was an honour to development has increased manifold. construction, maintenance and repair
receive this great award and with He also appreciated American of concrete structures.
HR Leadership Award for Mr. S. Ganguly

Acknowledging his contribution to the
field of Human Resource Development
for more than thirty years, both in
India and abroad, Mr. S. Ganguly, Vice
Mr. S N Subrahmanyan, Member of the Shri. Pranab Mukherjee, Honourable
Board and Sr. Executive Vice President President of India. President and Head Corporate HR,
(Infrastructure & Construction) was L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited,
honoured at the 28th Indian Engineering Receiving the honour, SNS touched has been conferred the prestigious
Congress held on 20th December upon L&Ts accomplishments and HR Leadership Award by World HRD
2013 at The Leela Palace Hotel in contribution to the country in terms Congress on February 16th 2014, in
Chennai as the leading engineering of Engineering & Construction and Mumbai. Mr. Ganguly also delivered
personality in the event Glimpses of thanked IEI for their appreciation. The a session on Change Management on
Engineering Personalities. He received Institution of Engineers (India) conducts the same day at the 22nd World HRD
this recognition from Mr. S.S.Rathore, the Indian Engineering Congress every Congress, one of the largest rendezvous
President -The Institution of Engineers year, in which they honour leading of HR Professionals from across the
(India). This event was inaugurated by engineering personalities. globe that acknowledges the best CEOs,
HR Professionals, and Organizations
for exemplary contribution to HR.
Awards Awards
PT&D IC honoured L&T wins the Inter Solar Award 2013

The outstanding contribution of PT&D
IC to Power Transmission & Distribution The prestigious Inter Solar Award for
(EPC category) was honoured at the 4th the Solar Projects in India was won by
EPC World Awards 2013 held on 14th L&T Construction for supplying solar
December at Hotel Ashok, New Delhi. energy to L&Ts CSTI (Construction
Skills Training Institute) and CDC
Mr. J.S.Sudarsan EVP & Head, PT&D IC (Competency Development Centre)
along with Mr.K.Rajaram GM & Head, Campuses in Kancheepuram, Tamil
EHV Substations and Utility Power Nadu. The Inter Solar Award honours
Distribution BU, PT&D IC received this Solar Projects in India in the areas
award from Dr. Harsh Vardhan- Former of Off-Grid Solutions, Industrial and
Minister of Education and Shri. Natwar Commercial Use and Utility-Scale
Singh- Former Minister of Steel, Coal Projects as part of the Inter Solar India
& Mines and External affairs in the 2013, Indias largest exhibition and
presence of eminent industry stalwarts conference for the solar industry that
from the Infrastructure & Construction was held in Mumbai from 12th to 14th
space. November.
This EPC World award recognizes and This coveted innovation prize was
honors companies/individuals broadly received by Mr. R Srinivasan, VP & Head-
covering the entire Infrastructure & of PT&Ds exceptional contribution in committee, Jury and Knowledge Partner Renewable Energy BU, Mr. Shaji John,
Construction industry on the basis the Power Transmission & Distribution - Ernst & Young unanimously decided to Head- Solar Business and Ms. Harshitha
of their qualitative and quantitative sector, with fine examples of works honor L&T Constructions PT&D IC for S Kumar, Head- Microgrid and Rooftop
performance during 2013. In the light & projects delivered, the Organizing its outstanding contribution. PV Systems.
The Solar Business Unit exhibited its

comprehensive Solar EPC capabilities
at the exhibition displaying the entire
Company of the Year award for Bulk spectrum of L&Ts capabilities through
executed solar projects. Over 170
exhibitors in the areas of Photovoltaic
Material Handling Business (PV), PV production technologies,

energy storage systems and solar
thermal technologies represented the
solar industrys value-added chain at
The BMH BU was recognized as the this expo.
Company of the Year in the Bulk
Material Handling Market of India in Notably, this year L&T was nominated
2013 by Frost & Sullivan. This award is for 3 different projects and was the
a tribute to the astounding team work only company to have nominations in
and their relentless efforts in delivering each of the 3 separate categories. The
exceptional business performance in other two nominated projects were -
2013. It also awards the BUs approach 20 MWp Composite Solar PV Project
towards customer value creation, in Phalodi, Rajasthan under REC
profitability, quality of products Scheme which was highly acclaimed
and projects and sustainability of for the superfast track commissioning
operations. (the entire project was completed
in a record 60 days time) and 124
This award was received by kWp Microgrid Project with Energy
Mr. V.P. Singh, Head Power BU along Storage at Patna, Bihar (which was
with Mr. Abhijit Gupta - Business another prestigious and one-of-its-
Development Manager, Mumbai on kind micro-grid project in the country
27th November 2013. Frost & Sullivan installed at the Bihar Chief Ministers
recognizes outstanding industry House and Office).
achievements by presenting Frost &
Sullivan Awards to top companies in
regional and global markets.
Awards Awards
Pragati Towers project awarded for Best Construction Contractor Award for
Engineering Excellence L&T Oman LLC
The Best Construction Contractor Award
Pragati Towers, a multi-storeyed was bagged by L&T Oman LLC at the
total precast residential building Dossier Construction Awards 2013 for
constructed by L&T was conferred the innovative and successful steps in the
Third Best Engineering Marvel Award construction industry (commercial,
2013 for its innovative features. institutional, residential, civil and roads
The project has also won the Public sector) in Oman. The selection was
Choice Award 2013 from Engineering based on clear and consistent leadership,
Watch Magazine for Engineering commitment to core Constructing
Excellence. Excellence principles across projects
and activities that have left a lasting
This honour was received by impression on the industry. This award
Mr. Madhav P Deshpande (Segment was validated by the prestigious auditing
Head Affordable & Mass Housing house KPMG.
RB&F BU) and Mr. K Senou (Head-
Precast Initiatives RB&F BU) from Shri. Dossier Construction is Omans first
Sushil Kumar, Member of Parliament and only Business to Business (B2B)
and Prof P.B Sharma, Vice Chancellor magazine for the last seven years.
of Delhi Technological University on Published by United Media Services
(UMS), Dossier-Construction is a This award was presented by HE. Communications, Sultanate of Oman
24th October 2013. Pragati Towers is a
strategic partner for all major industry Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Salem Al- along with HH. Sayyid Tarik Bin Shabib
G+23 storied residential slum rehab by L&T Constructions B&F IC using towers covering 6.3 lakh sq.ft built-up
trade shows in Muscat. Futaisi, Minister of Transport & Al Said to the L&T team.
towers, Phase -I designed and built Precast Technology. It consists of three area and 1012 flats.
Elante wins Most Preferred Mall award

ICI-Ultratech Award for Technopark Elante Mall, built by L&T has won the
Phase III project Most Preferred Shopping Mall of the

Year Award instituted by Franchise
India & Estate World magazine at the
5th edition of the Estate Awards 2013 in
New Delhi on November 19, 2013.
Elante was developed and is being

operated by L&T Realty. Spread over
The Indian Concrete Institute & 1.15 million sq.ft. of retail space, Elante
Ultratech Cement Limited awarded is the largest operational mall in this
L&T Constructions Technopark Phase region, with a mix of department stores,
III, Trivandrum - the Ultratech award international and domestic lifestyle
for Outstanding Concrete Structure brands, hypermarket, multiplex,
of Kerala 2013 in the Infrastructure entertainment zone, food court and a
sector. Mr. G. Sumanth Raju, Project unique open courtyard.
Manager received the trophy from the
Chief Guest Dr. P.K. Aravindan, Retired L&T Realty also won the Best
Professor in Structural Engineering Construction Company of the
Division, IIT Madras. Year 2013-14 for its outstanding
contribution to the growth of the real
estate sector in north India. The awards Operation, L&T Realty, and his team, India, and Ms. Ritu Marya, Editorin-
were received by Mr. S.N. Seth, Chief of from Mr. Manoj Gaur, MD, Gaursons chief, Franchise India Media.
Awards Awards
Holck-Larsen Centre
CSTI Pilkhuwa bags Best Vocational & Visitors Impressions
Skills Institution award
CSTI Pilkhuwa has been adjudged
the Best Vocational & Skills
Institution at the National Education
Summit & ASSOCHAM Education
Excellence Awards 2014. CSTI bagged
this award under the category of
Vocational and Skills Training - Best
Use of Technology for Vocational
Education & Skills Training. The
event was jointly organised by the
Planning Commission, Ministry of
HRD and NSDC on 19 th February at
Hotel Shangrila, New Delhi. Padma
Vibhushan Dr. Karan Singh, Member
of Parliament, presented the trophy
to Mr. S. Natrajan, Head CSTD and My wife and I greatly enjoyed the This museum is fantastic, thank you all
Col. N.B.Saxena, Regional Training historical view of L&T for the warm welcome.
Manager. Nobel Laureate Prof. Kurt Wuthrich, Mrs. Mr. Bjarne Moltke Hansen, MD & CEO,
Marinne Wuthrich & Professors from Country Head M/s F L Smidth, India
IIT Chennai
This is our first step to work together.

I really appreciate your hospitality
EDRC Re-christened AR Centre Mr.Yoshiharu Watanabe, Senior General

Manager, Mr.Hiroshi Fujioka, Chief
Engineer, Mr.Takayuki Hishinuma Senior
General Manager Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries Ltd.
The Engineering Design and Research
Centre (EDRC) at L&Ts campus
has been re-christened AR Centre
after its visionary leader, the late
Dr. A.Ramakrishna (AR) at a formal
function held on December 20, 2013
where KVR and SNS unveiled the name
board.
We are touched is what Mr. Meher

Prasad, eldest son of AR described the
Companys gesture of re-christening
We feel very happy to work with such an Very impressive representation of 75
the EDRC in an emotional address. excellent company through a long term years of excellence from L&T. Here is the
He complimented the Company partnership wishes for the next 75 years
on its strides into new realms and Mr. Nakamura San, Chairman Mr. Martin Mugambi, Managing Director,
technology frontiers and spoke about M/s Calsonic Kensai Ltd. Japan Head of Corporate Finance - Sub-
his wonderful association with L&T and Saharan Africa Division, Citibank N. A.
its people. Also present at the function South Africa
were the members of ARs family, senior It has been an amazing experience at the
executives of L&T Construction and the HHL Centre and a great learning of what
colleagues from EDRC. really drives an excellent organization
Mr. Mohit Singh, Managing Director -
Shipra Estate Group
AR posthumously awarded
Padma Bhushan
The late Dr. A Ramakrishna (AR), former President
and Deputy Managing Director, was posthumously
honoured with the Padma Bhushan in the category of
Science & Engineering on Republic Day 2014. It was
a fitting recognition for this Master Builder and for his
wonderful contribution to the rise of L&T Construction
in an association that spanned over four decades.
Speaking about the signal distinction, Group
Executive Chairman, Mr. A M Naik, said: This honour
is richly deserved recognition of Dr. Ramakrishnas
accomplishments in the field of infrastructure and
construction.
L&Ts CEO and Managing Director, Mr. K. Venkataramanan
described Dr. Ramakrishna as a doyen of the construction
industry and added that the Padma Bhushan was national
recognition of his expertise.
AR, who passed away on August 20th, 2013, has left
an indelible mark on L&T Construction through his
innovative thinking, inspirational leadership and
humane disposition apart from being the moving force
behind building some of the countrys most spectacular
landmarks.
A technocrat par excellence who worked his way
up through technological excellence and innovative
strategies, is how Mr. K V Rangaswami, Advisor to the
Group Executive Chairman described AR and added
that he was quintessentially an organization builder.
Mr. S. N. Subrahmanyan, Member of the Board &
Senior Executive Vice President (Infrastructure & The Institute of Engineers, Andhra
Construction), who had the privilege of ARs tutelage Pradesh Chapter, Hyderabad has
during his formative years was more eloquent in his instituted Annual Endowment
praise. I am very happy to know that our beloved AR
has been conferred with the Padma Bhushan Award,
Lectures to commemorate
the most prestigious civilian award in our country. It is Dr. A. Ramakrishnas contribution
really a proud moment for all of us at L&T. It is indeed a to the infrastructural development
most fitting tribute to one of the most outstanding civil of the county at large and to
engineer and technocrat. He has been a great mentor
and boss. Under his leadership, erstwhile ECC witnessed Andhra Pradesh in particular.
new unprecedented peaks and diversified into many
new lines of business. He was seen as a humane leader
in L&T with pleasing demeanour, optimism and vision.
We, at L&T, salute the memory and the considerable
accomplishments of this great champion of our
Company.
Edited by Mr. V.S. Ramana for L&T Construction from L&T Construction Headquarters, Manapakkam, Chennai - 600 089. The views expressed in this
magazine are not necessarily those of the Management. The contents of this magazine may not be reproduced without the written permission of the Editor.
Not for sale. Only for free circulation among employees of L&T Construction and their customers.

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In-house Journal of L&T Construction

Volume - 37, Issue - 1 October 2013 - March 2014

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Niranjan Simha C.J.A. Davidraj

J. Gopalakrishnan Rajesh Kanade

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* Excludes unused Terminal 2B yy Airfield pavements including

Grand check-in hall

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Perspective view of the departure bay

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A rich collection of some 7,000 works of

161 elevators, escalators and travelators

Illuminated view of GFRC bullnose and ceiling

Constructing a brand new airport in the midst of a fully functioning one

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The earmarked area included ramps, car

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Logistics management Airside staging

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Where precision meets perfection System planning and

The layouts, functionalities and

Passenger baggage reclaim area

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Loads of risks to be mitigated

yy Performance risks of the system

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A notch above! Elevators

All elevators feature speed governors

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yy Two power sources from DSS2 to all

yy A third source (DSSC3) for 4

yy Power back-up is from six 3

yy The electrical control system has

yy 5 MVA of UPS power with 30

SCADA the control center

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Terminal internal transition is so smooth that a visitor

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Lighting the art wall

There are 943 such chandeliers that

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FIDs screen at the check-in counter area

Operating an airport is like managing a small city with numerous amenities,

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Network Data &

View of master control room

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Toilet fans 1,800,000 FANs Nos 346 VAVs nos 1,800

FCUs & CAHUs Nos 410 Sensors Nos 3,300

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Piping works for chiller water

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Sewage treatment plant

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The final stroke of perfection The Rajasthani handmade glass

Mega columns and coffered

Designed on the likes of the columns of

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Cable net wall