KR wins Pollution Control Excellence Award Mr PK Thampi, General Manager (Technical), Mr Murali Madhavan, DGM (OM&S), Mr Mathew P Thomas, Chief Manager (Energy & Environment) receiving the Kerala State Pollution Control Board Excellence Award on behalf of BPCL Kochi Refinery from Mr Arayadan Mohammed, Hon’ble Minister for Electricity, Railways, Post & Telegraph and Pollution Control, Government of Kerala. BPCL Kochi Refinery efforts by the Kerala State Electricity, Railways, Post received the Kerala State Pollution Control Board. & Telegraph and Pollution Pollution Control Board The award is in recognition Control, (KSPCB) Excellence of the conscious efforts for Mr Aryadan Mohammed, Award among Very Large mitigating pollution and the at the World Environment Industries in Kerala for concerted greening drive by Day Celebrations organized making substantial and Kochi Refinery. by KSPCB at Fine Arts Hall, sustained effort towards The award was received by Ernakulam on 5 June. pollution Control in Mr PK Thampi, General Mr K Babu, Hon’ble Minister the year 2014. This is Manager (Technical), Mr for Fisheries, Ports & Excise, for the eighth time in Murali Madhavan P, DGM Mr Hibi Eden MLA and a row Kochi Refinery (OM&S) and Mr Mathew P Mr Benny Behanan MLA is getting recognized Thomas, CM (E&E) from were also present during the for its pollution control the Hon’ble Minister for occasion. JULY 2015 I Volume XLX I No. 7 Unity of mind & body It was a rare sight. A moment which shall remain in the minds of many. National Cadets Corps had brought around 1800 students to BPCL Kochi Refinery Oval for a mass Yoga demonstration on 21 June as part of the International Yoga Day observance. Cadets came together in demonstrating various Asanas, Pranayamas and meditation steps in unison to the instruction of the acharya. Having seen this spectacle that finds place in our cover page, we who had come together for the Yoga practice were indeed inspired. It was all indeed a celebration of the essential spirit of Yoga which is unity of mind and body. July issue of JwalaDhwani is a health special covering the International Yoga Day and an innovative initiative to encourage wellness among employees. ‘Build My Image (BMI),’ as it is named, is a contest to reward those who are able to optimize their Body Mass Index. A time when the whole world is celebrating an ancient Indian wellness tradition is right to begin the practice of Yoga and to roll out an initiative like BMI. It is also heartening that KR Club is continuing its promotion of Yoga by launching a new training batch in view of the overwhelming response. JwalaDhwani urges one and all to join in these initiatives for a healthy today and tomorrow. Thought for To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall the month not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. - Buddha 2 4 14 19 21 Special feast at Mass Yoga Demo IREP Updates +ºÉ±ÉÒ {Éc÷ÉäºÉÒ aqeyw ad-¡p¶ Kochi Refinery conducted at Kochi aqe-_-Ô-§Ä Refinery Editor MV Prabhakaran Associate Editor Special feast at George Thomas/HR Editorial Board Girija V R/HR Kochi Refi nery Ganesan S /P&U Chandrasekharan M/Retd Sasidharan R/Retd Editorial team Vineeth M Varghese/HR Latha Kamath/HR Elizabeth Davis/HR Mohammed Nizar PA/HR Anil Kumar CS/HR Correspondents Bijoy K I / Maint Biju T N/ Projects Chandresh S/ OM&S Gopalakrishnan CV/ F&S Harinath V/ Mfg Joseph KT/CQC Lab Joseph Simon VM/ Maint Krishnan T B / Maint Manojkumar TS/ Finance Padmanabhan K/ Projects Parameswar S / HR Philly Cherian/ Projects Rajan CK / GM(AE)’s Office Shaji P Stephen/ Mfg Mr Prasad K Panicker, ED I/c (Kochi Refinery) lighting the traditional lamp to mark the inauguration of the celebration at Kochi Refinery Sreeraj KR/ P&U Subramanian KP/ P&U The special feast organized in carvings and the salad collection Suresh Babu/ OM&S Thulasidas N/ P&CS Kochi Refinery to celebrate the kept in the opening of the hall gave a Valsala Joseph/ Retd achievement of BPCL crossing `5000 5-star feel to people. Vidhya KV/ IS Crore profit brought lot of glad Mr Prasad K Panicker, Executive Vilma Jaims/CR School tidings and cheer among employees. Director In-charge (Kochi Refinery), Edited & published by Employees came together in the inaugurated the event by lighting Deputy General Manager (HR) I/C Ground-Floor Canteen which was the traditional lamp and cut the Circulation decorated in the traditional way celebration cake in the presence G Kumar/HR with the theme ‘Let us celebrate our of Mr P Kumaraswamy, Executive Design & Printed at achievement’ as the slogan. BPCL’s Director (Project), Mr PK Suresh, Niseema Printers, Saroj, SRM Road, Kochi Email: [email protected] achievements were highlighted in General Manager (Finance), Mr the hall through standees and film PK Thampi, General Manager Produced by Public Relations screening while the fruits / vegetable (Technical), Mr Prabhakaran MV, BPCL Kochi Refinery Mailing address Post Bag No. 2 Ambalamugal 682 302 Ernakulam District Kerala, India. Tel: 0484 2722061 Fax: 0484 2720856 The views expressed in JwalaDhwani are not necessarily those of the management Member, Association of Business Communicators of India JwalaDhwani estd. in 1966 as CRL Newsletter For private circulation only All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form only with the written permission of the editor. Mr Prasad K Panicker, ED I/c (Kochi Refinery) cutting the cake 2 Jwaladhwani Mobiles feasting on the vegetable carving skills of BPCL ECS staff Dy General Manager (HR) I/C all to gear up for Project Sankalp saw the culinary and service skills of and other senior executives, Mr K which would be unveiled soon. BPCL-ECS employees. HR team Gopakumar, BPCL-ECS Board The feast that offered a range of played a major role in facilitating the President and his team. He addressed delicacies including Kerala Appam event. Many employees from other the employees and shared the happiness with stew, Malabar Biriyani, Samosas departments also volunteered in this of the achievement and urged one and and the traditional Ada Pradaman team effort. July 2015 3 Mass Yoga Demo conducted at Kochi Refinery International Day of Yoga was observed in BPCL Kochi Refinery with employees and their family Mr MV Prabhakaran, DGM(HR) I/C lighting the traditional lamp to mark the inauguration of Yoga Day members joining a Yoga Demo at KR Dy General Manger (Project Units) Yoga practice at Kochi Refineries Club on 21 June. and Mr PN Sreekumar, Sr Manager Oval ground from 7 am to 7:30 am. A renowned Yoga Guru Mr M (Administration). The mass demonstration, which Radhakrishnan lead the two- Meanwhile, Cochin Refineries was coordinated jointly by Cochin hour Yoga demonstration. Mr School hosted a mass yoga Refineries School and NCC 22(K) MV Prabhakaran, Dy General demonstration by 1812 NCC cadets Bn,Eloor was indeed a visual treat Manager (HR) I/C inaugurated the belonging to the 22 KERALA Bn creating awareness on this unifying programme in the presence of Mr NCC Battalion. NCC cadets approach. S Rajmohan, Dy General Manager including students from Cochin (L&D), Mr V Venugopala Kurup, Refineries School participated in the Yoga Classes @ KR Club IVth batch to begin from 12 July. Classes on Sundays – 07:30 am to 09:00 am at KR Club For more details, contact Mr PN Anil Kumar - 9497276682/ 1841 / Mr Binu Kumar S - 9645700233/ 2085 Employees and family members practising Yoga 4 Jwaladhwani BMI=Build My Image Check your Body Mass Index and set yourself on an adventure of health and agility. Enroll in the ‘Build My Image’ initi ati ve. This is as part of Svaasthya, a comprehensive wellness programme in KR. Obesity has emerged as a health and overweight is an energy hazard all over the world. As per imbalance caused by increased the assessment of World Health intake of energy-dense foods that are Organization (WHO) obesity has high in fat and sedentary habits of more than doubled since 1980. In people. 2014, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 Raised BMI is a major risk factor years and older, were overweight. Of for non-communicable diseases as these over 600 million were obese. cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, Overweight and obesity are defined musculoskeletal disorders and some as abnormal or excessive fat cancers. accumulation that may impair health. Moreover, obesity is also a major Body mass index (BMI) is a simple cause of low self-esteem. HR index of weight-for-height that Department is launching an is commonly used to classify innovative health initiative for KR overweight and obesity in adults. employees to support them enhance It is defined as a person’s weight in their health and well-being. kilograms divided by the square of To begin with, a BMI examination his height in meters (kg/m2). machine has been installed at A BMI greater than or equal to 25 is Occupational Health Center through overweight and a BMI greater than which the BMI of each employee or equal to 30 is obesity. would be measured periodically. The fundamental cause of obesity A contest is being rolled out to Join the Health Fun: Arjuna Awardee Mr Tom Joseph examining his BMI in the new machine at OHC encourage employees to facilitate an optimum BMI. The initiative named as ‘Build My Image’ is to encourage each of you to visualize yourself as healthy, beautiful, strong and energized and actualize these promising aspirations. July 2015 5 Joint Secretary (Refinery) visits Kochi Refinery “A well run and efficient refinery, on the path of becoming bigger,” noted Mr Sandeep Poundrik IAS, Joint Secretary (Refinery), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, after visiting Kochi Refinery on 19 June.