Vol. 05 Iss. 02 Main Feature :GVKEMRI ventures overseas GVK EMRIventures overseas Recognitions: MrGVSanjay Reddyhonoured withtheBITB award

Jul-Sep 2016 COMMUNICATION CHAMPIONS Dear colleagues, This is a much awaited time of the year, when the festive PVSS Kumar - Jegurupadu CCPP season starts setting in, and the weather begins to cool down P: 08498090335 E: [email protected] in preparation for winter! Pradeep Kumar R - Gautami CCPP Welcome to the Fall issue of GVK WORLD! P: 07702003150 E: [email protected] The last quarter saw many significant developments and Maninder Singh - Goindwal Sahib TPP achievements across our business verticals. From GVK being P: 08968231111 E: [email protected] named amongst the Best Infrastructure Brands 2016 ; GVK Dinesh Kumar Sharma - Shrinagar HEP CSIA bagging the Best Airport in Metro Cities award; our P: 09759700158 E: [email protected] Deoli-Kota Expressway winning the Best Roads and Highways Project of the Year, and GVK ONE being bestowed with the Darren Yeates - GVK Australia P: 00061 730035608 E: [email protected] Times Retail Icon Award, these last few months have been quite rewarding. Tanmay Shringarpure - GVK CSIA, P: 09820452681 E: [email protected] Flip through, to know more about all the bagful of accolades that have come our way lately. Saroj Maria Joseph - GVK KIAB P: 09538882041 E: [email protected] We are happy to share with you the news that GVK EMRI has now expanded its services across Indian boundaries Kenneth R. Guldbjerg - GVK Indonesia to Sri Lanka. Our cover story brings you insights on how E: [email protected] this significant service, after transforming the emergency Gaurav Rastogi - GVK BIO care scenario in India, would contribute towards further P: 09989959031 E: [email protected] strengthening the health care set-up of our neighbouring country by providing timely access to emergency situations. Sachin Nirgun - GVK ONE Presently, this service has been deployed in the Western and P: 09930002221 E: [email protected] Southern provinces and would gradually spread to other Ravi Soni - Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway Project districts across Sri Lanka, in a phased manner. P: 09784004290 E: [email protected] EDITOR SPEAK EDITOR Another development is the launch of ‘Tajness’ at all our RSP Singh - Deoli-Kota Expressway Project TAJGVK properties - a unique concept that goes back to P: 0869424503 E: [email protected] the core values of the group: distinctive hospitality, Indian inspired luxury and a sense of warmth. Tajness is a new brand Sandeep Kaundil - Taj Krishna P: 09701168007 E: [email protected] philosophy that would ensure consistency in service and an experience that is Indian at heart. Read on to know more Murthy Hansi - Vivanta by TAJ about this unique concept. P: 09030000287 E: [email protected]

This issue also encapsulates glimpses of traditional festivals Selvam. T - Taj Club House like Ganesh Chaturthi, Vishwakarma Puja and Navratri P: 09282244108 E: [email protected] celebrations across various locations, as well as celebrations Srinivas Indukuri - Taj Deccan at the GVK AP1 Bali International Airport, Indonesia. We P: 08143036299 E: [email protected] also present the colourful contributions received for the ‘Dress in tri-colour’ contest that was launched as part of the Resham Gupta - Taj Banjara Independence Day celebrations. P: 9295001331 E: [email protected] Wish you a great festive season ahead…. Raghuram Varma M - GVK EMRI P: 09949354988 E: [email protected] Happy reading and here’s wishing you all a very happy, prosperous and environmentally friendly celebration of Diwali!! Ram Mohan S.V - GVK Corporate Office P: 09966002052 E: [email protected]

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CONTENT PAGE 04 MAIN FEATURE G a first-of-its-kind 1990Emergency Sri Lankangovernment tolaunch now collaboratedwiththe scenario inIndia,has emergency care transforming the VK EMRIafter GVK EMRIjoinshandswiththeSri LankanGovt to launch 1990EmergencyAmbulance Service Our Founder ChairmanandMDDrGVKReddyHon’ble PrimeMinisterof ventures overseas Sri LankaMrRanilWickremesinghe lightingthelamp GVK EMRI held on28July, 2016atthehands The inaugurationceremonywas emergency situations. by providing timelyaccess for any strengthen thehealthcaresystem country, whichwould further Ambulance Service(EAS)inthat JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 GVK EMRI,MrSubodh Satyawadi, Mr KKrishnamRaju,Director Reddy, Vice Chairman GVK, in thepresenceofMrGVSanjay and ourChairmanDrGVKReddy Sri LankaMrRanilWikremesinghe of theHon’ble Prime Ministerof fulfillment to be apartofthis a matterofgreathonourand Dr GVKReddystated,“Itisindeed Sri Lanka,ourFounder Chairman held attheGalleFace Green, During theinaugurationceremony Sri Lanka. officials fromthe Government of other dignitariesandimportant Airports Development alongwith Mr KarthiGajendran,President Sr Vice PresidentGVKEMRIand Dr HarshaDeSilva,DyForeign MinisterSriLankaandMrSubodhSatyawadi,SrVice President GVKEMRI (L-R) MrGVSanjayReddy, DrGVKReddy, MrYKSinha,IndianHighCommissionerto Sri Lanka,MrRanilWickremesinghe, DrRajithaSenaratne,HealthMinisterSriLanka, alongwith otherdignitariesatthelaunchceremony shared hishappiness tobe Mr RanilWickremesinghe also Sri LankanPrimeMinister Services inLanka.”TheHon’ble of implementing1990Emergency GVK EMRIinrealizingthisdream Lanka, for theirtrustplacedin Prime MinistersofIndiaandSri indebted toboththeHonourable in SriLanka.Iampersonally of EmergencyManagementServices historic momentofcommencement JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 and improve the emergencycare India, thisservicewould helpuplift and technicalassistancefrom With aUSD7.6milliongrant on theoccasion.. Shri NarendraModiwasalsoplayed Hon’ble PrimeMinisterofIndia, videotaped messagefromthe by thepeopleofSriLanka.A is aservicethatmuchneeded initiative, andmentionedthatthis associated withsuchanoble 05 MAIN FEATURE 06 MAIN FEATURE Mr KKrishnamRaju,GVSanjay Reddy, DrGVKReddy, DrHarshaDeSilva,RajithaSenaratne, It isinthat‘goldenhour’caremustbeadministered in caseofemergencysituationsandtheseambulances are equippedwithallthefacilitiesalonghighly Mr KKrishnamRaju,YSinha,SubodhSatyawadiandRanilWickremesinghe trained personnelwhoprovide pre-hospitalcare. Mr RanilWickremesinghe andMrY KSinhaalongwithotherdignitaries Mr KarthiGajendran,GVSanjayReddy, DrGVKReddy, alongwith otherdignitaries JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 a state-of-the-art Command and US paramediccertificationsand knowledge transfer, whichincludes emergency care.Thisextentof in managingandadministering the know-how andcompetencies have beentrainedandequippedwith pilots and50CallCenterOperators stringent standards.Inaddition,250 who were trainedinIndiato (Emergency MedicalTechnicians) employment including250EMTs Sri Lankansarebeinggiven Through thisinitiative, over 550 medical facilitiesinSriLanka. Mr SubodhSatyawadi,GVSanjay Reddy, DrGVKReddyandMrKKrishnam Raju nearest andappropriatestatesector and transportthepatientto the spotwithin30minutes,stabilize equipped ambulancewould arrive at call thehotline‘1990’andafully anyone wantingtheservicecan the sicktoahospitalintime.Now, facilities torushthewounded or Many deathsoccurduetolackof access toemergencysituations. gap thatexistedingainingtimely of thisservicewould helpfillthe is quitewell developed, thelaunch charge. WhileSriLanka’s healthcare would beavailabletoanyone, freeof hospital careambulanceservicethat Lanka’s firstfullyfledgedpre- sense, reachandcare,thisisSri Based onGVKEMRI’s modelof country’s healthcareset-up. Colombo isanotherfirstinthe Control CenterlocatedinRajagiriya, during thecakecutting ceremony JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 nations. economic development ofthetwo and would alsohelpstrengthenthe ties between IndiaandSriLanka the ambulanceprojectaugurscloser initiative. Thecommencementof be associatedwithsuchanoble of Indiaandespecially, GVK,to it isindeedanhonourfor theGovt facets embeddedinthisinitiative, Given thesociallyresponsible districts aswell. and would graduallyspreadtoother Western andSouthernprovinces presently beendeployed inthe pre-hospital care.Theservicehas highly trainedpersonnelwhoprovide with allthefacilitiesalong these ambulancesareequipped case ofemergencysituationsand that caremustbeadministeredin hospital. Itisinthat‘goldenhour’ 07 MAIN FEATURE 08 MAIN FEATURE LaunchofambulanceservicesacrossSriLanka Kalutara District-10Sep,2016 Handing over thekeystoambulancecrew The ambulanceservicewasinitiallylaunchedinthethreedistrictsofHambantota,MataraandGalleSouthernProvince andlaterlaunchedin Gampaha andKalutaradistrictsintheWestern Province. Lately, theservicehasalsobeenextendedtotraffic-congested Colombodistrictwith Hambantota District-30July, 2016 Handing over thekeystoambulancecrew JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Gampaha District-15Sep,2016 fully equippedambulancesandtrainedEMTs. Chief Guestflagging offtheambulances LaunchofambulanceservicesacrossSriLanka The ambulanceservicewasinitiallylaunchedinthethreedistrictsofHambantota,MataraandGalleSouthernProvince andlaterlaunchedin Gampaha andKalutaradistrictsintheWestern Province. Lately, theservicehasalsobeenextendedtotraffic-congested Colombodistrictwith Gampaha District-15Sep,2016 fully equippedambulancesandtrainedEMTs. Chief Guestflagging offtheambulances Visit ofGeneralV KSingh,IndianUnionMinisterfor External Affairs atGalleDistrict-26Aug,2016 Chief Guestatthelaunch JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Colombo -28Sep,2016 Chief Guestflagging offtheambulances

09 MAIN FEATURE 10 SPECIAL FOCUS P boarding! our customers;fromcheck-in till an extendedhospitalityarmfor the ‘travel buddy’ofourguestsand the airportbutwe aimtobecome want toprovide justfacilitationinside experience. AtPranaam,we don’t stress-free andahassle-freeairport that every Pranaamguesthasa kerbside tilltheaircraft, we ensure providing dedicatedassistancefrom travel throughCSIA,Mumbai.By passenger experiencewhilethey Airport HospitalityRedefined Airport toenhance Mumbai International Services isconceived by ranaam GVKGuest At Pranaam,we are alwaysworking oninnovative meansfor making‘momentsoftruth’ for ourguests Pranaam GVKGuestServices Have anexclusive lounge experiencewhenyou finish 50 years oftogetherness! JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 in otherpartsoftheworld buttheirwarmthandefficiencywithanaddedlayer ofIndianhospitality Shraddha Kapoor “For me,theon-groundexperienceisasimportantin-flight one. Ihave usedsimilarservices Bollywood Actress taking careofyou andmakingsureyour timethroughtheairportisassmoothandworry-free as Amaze ateenonherSweet 16birthdayby jammingintoa Being treatedlikeroyalty whenyou begin your newjourney ‘Straight From theHeart’by someofourregularguests up beingunpleasantdealingwithcrowds, longqueuesanddelays.It’s greathavingan‘insider’ really setsPranaamapart.Atonetimeairtravel used tobeanelegantaffairbutthathasall changed. Airportsarenow stressfulandchaoticand, asI’moftentravelling alone,itcanend Birthday Songinthemiddleofacrowded lounge! Contributed by Ragini Abichandanifromthe PranaamteamatMIAL home andtakemeawaywherever mydestination is.Thankyou!” you guyssomuchfor alwaysbeing thereandIhopePranaamisalwaystowelcome meback I goorwhencomebackhomethey’realwaystheretowelcome mewithalotoflove. Sothank “So PranaamServicesisreallyawesome. They’remytravel buddiesalmost.Whenever JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 memories creatinganichefor ourselves. We believe andwork asateamtomakebeautiful much morethanatransit/transactionalplace. At Pranaam,we trulybelieve theairportcanbe hot favourite amongsttheBollywood fraternity. over thelastfew years; we have alwaysbeena memory! Pranaamasabrandhasgrown by leaps us backinmakingtheairportexperiencealifelong wedding union,we ensurethereisnothingholding we getanopportunitytocommemoratea And we don’t like tosticktheordinary. Whenever Hollywood actors (MummystarBrendanFraser) being facilitatedby our growing team possible.” Bollywood Actor Rahul Khanna 11 SPECIAL FOCUS 12 SPECIAL FOCUS to deliver anunparalleledexperienceofsincerecare Indian heritageandblendsitwith thelocalcultures Tajness seeksits inspiration fromthenobilityofthis strategic locationsacrossthe hotels. also unveiled thebrandposters that were displayed at Purpose andBrandPromise.TheHeadsofDepartments it stemmedfromtheValues, MutualRespect,Mission, the associates,elaboratedonTaj Ethos,andhow Taj. TheGeneralManagersintroducedtheconceptto as Tajness wasunveiled atTaj Banjaraand Vivanta by was indeedamomentofgreatpridefor theassociates A operations philosophyfor thefuture.It unveiled Tajness –thegroup’s brandand Taj HotelsResortsandPalaces has s oneofAsia’s finest groupofhotels, Nobility inspiredby Indianheritage Unveiling Tajness Unveiling Tajness atTaj Banjara JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 gentle yoga onwake-upandtheafternoonteathatpays for itshotels.TheTajness ritualswillalsoinclude all itsproperties.Ithaschosen ‘jasmine’ asthefragrance bringing aboutuniformity infragrance andmusicacross is smell,touch,feel ortaste.For instance,thecompanyis rituals. Tajness willbe exhibitedinmanyforms whetherit of theirarrival honouringlocalandtraditionalwelcome Taj hotelstoguidetheguests’ journeyfromthemoment The Tajness ritualswillbeputintopracticeacrossall will helpshapethefutureofcompany. for guestsandstakeholdersthathonoursthepast and thequalityofservice.Itisapromisesincerecare properties andbringaboutuniformity inlookandfeel to redefinetheexperience for customersacrossall Taj at its100hotelsaroundtheworld. The concept aims

homage to local tea traditions, to the atmospheric sunset ritual that lights its way into the evening and the sleep ritual that soothes into a restful slumber. Some of its signature dishes will also be available across its hotel The launch of Tajness brands including Vivanta and Gateway. A Tajness farewell reinforced the core would ensure that the guests carry a bit of Taj with them; lasting memories that will bring them back for their next philosophy of true Indian visit. hospitality that may be Additionally, the ongoing product improvement plan through upgrade, redesign and refurbishment will deliver reflected across all the the Tajness consistency across all hotels and resorts. Tajness will be rolled out across all 100 Taj hotels in Taj properties. India and internationally in a phased manner with completion scheduled by the end of 2017.

Tajness will also be incorporated into the online guest experience through a dedicated Tajness microsite: www.tajness.tajhotels.com, the recently redesigned tajhotels.com and on Facebook (facebook.com/ tajhotels), Instagram (@tajhotels) and Twitter (@tajhotels). SPECIAL FOCUS SPECIAL

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JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 14 SPIRITUAL TALK T atmosphere, people willdo If you justcreateaconducive we mustcertainlyharnessit. an effervescent intellect exists, he willpropelhimself.Whensuch he findsthenecessaryexposure, just give himanopportunity, and because ofhiscapabilities.Ifyou situations inwhichheexists,not entrepreneur onlybecauseofthe going onwithinhim.Heisasmall is, hehasacertainactive intellect ever smallorbiganentrepreneur selling aheapofpeanuts.How so brainstorming involved, even in to theseason.Thereisalotof what oneshouldsayaccording is therightkindofmarketingand where themarketisgood,what where isthecheapestresource, street, you stillneedtounderstand are justsellingpeanutsonthe being anentrepreneur.Even ifyou between takingupajoband himself. Thereisadifference everyone isanentrepreneurby is self-employed. Thismeans the Indianpopulation large percentageof nation isresilient.A he beautyofour renowned speaker,Sadhguru’s witandpiercinglogicprovoke Sadhguru isayogi, mysticandvisionary, andaprominent spiritual leader.Anauthor,poet,andaninternationally A Vision for India and widenourperceptionoflife segment ofthepopulationmay dream were possiblefor alarger things thatwe couldnoteven of aneconomicupsurge.Various Today, Indiaisonthethreshold climb. a personlittlesupport,hewill an effervescent intellect.If you give become static.Rightnow, itisstill too long,itwilldive down and If you leave itunharnessedfor culture. Andithastobeharnessed. the effect ofthousands years of general populationofIndia.Thisis a certainlevel ofintellectinthe question aboutit,butthereis There arebrilliantpeople,no scientists andeconomicleaders. the highestlevel ofacademicians, spoken toallkindsofgroups, the peopleonplanet.Ihave more effervescent thanmost of crowd isintellectuallymuch see isthatanaverage Indian for you. AnotherthingIalways they would alwaysbethere If you dosomethingfor them, they have ahugesenseofloyalty. One thingaboutIndiansisthat incredible things. JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 understand thatthishappens to culture hasfallen.But,onemust talk. Thiswasalwaystherebut the of livingwell. Sothisisnotempty looked eastwhentheythought had thispower. People always is power. Thisculturehasalways look atyou for guidance–this world. Iftheywanttolive well, they looks atyou for guidanceinthe world?” Power meanseveryone have thebiggestarmyin Power doesnotmean,“Will we anything canbe. necessary intellectisasgood population of1.2billionwiththe are apopulationof1.2billion.A tremendous power becausewe situation smartly, we canbea that ifwe handlethepresent will we beasuperpower?” Ifeel will happentoIndia?Infifty years, “Sadhguru, canyou predictwhat People wantpredictions, depends onhow we handleit. are rightonthethreshold,itjust population mayhugelybenefit. We manner. Largesegmentsofthe – ifwe handlethingsintheright be possibleinthenextfew years now, whatpeopleneedisatleast need iswhatneedstohappen. Right think orwhatyou think.Whatpeople A visionfor IndiaisnotaboutwhatI human beinghastodoit. other leadercannotdoit.Every cannot dothis;some area. Thegovernments make thathappeninhis has, hastostandupand whatever influencehe responsibility heholds, life heisin,whatever whatever sphereof work. Every individual, do something.Thisisthetimeto time totalk;thisisthe around thenation.Thisisnot Too muchemptytalkisgoingon towards it. on itsown; everyone hastowork to pullitup.Thisdoesnothappen generation have anysense,we have there willbedowntrends. Ifwe asa all cultures.Therewillbepeaksand the biggestarmyinworld?” Power Power does notmean,“Will we have means everyone looksatyou for people unhealthy, malnourished, out ofit.Butifyou have 1.2billion something, you canmakeamiracle active, focussed andtrainedfor you have 1.2billionpeople,healthy, is avery bigriskfor thefuture.If underdeveloped humanity, which to fullsize.We areproducing an size, your brainwillalsonotgrow If your bodydoesnotgrow tofull systems arenotgrowing tofullsize. well-to-do –becausetheirskeletal malnourished –even thereasonably Indian populationisconsidered happen. Today, sixtypercentofthe thing isnourishment,whichmust of living.So,themostimportant a reasonablydecentstandard guidance intheworld. Sadhguru, IshaFoundation JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Contributed by L&D CellatMIAL over by someoneelse. threshold for toolong,you willbe run it maybetoolate.Ifyou sitonthe possible becauseifthistimepasses, next tentofifteen years.And every are goingtodeterminethatinthe to turnthisintoadisaster?We – intoapossibilityorarewe going on theplanetintermsofnations – whichistheyoungest population Are we goingtoturnthispopulation on your hands. uninspired, you have amajor disaster uneducated, unfocussed and in this,whichever way to actively participate many peopleaspossible my vision:todrawas way hecando.Thatis this happeninwhichever to participateinmaking breathes onthislandhas human beingwho 15 SPIRITUAL TALK 16 SHOWCASE T an opportunitytothefirsttime the boardinggates,thusgiving Angels, theyroamupanddown Also known asComforting CSIA thsedays. that aretrainedtowork withhumans Comfort dogsareessentiallytherapy dogs against ourhandandthelively interaction people whoarestressedor nervous tofeel oxytocin inourbrain.Oxytocinis‘feel we petananimal,thesoftnessoffur after interactingwithdogsisthatwhen with thepeopleandcomfort them.The different needs.Theirroleistointeract rationale behindwhypeoplefeel good stress. Thesehormonalchanges help good hormone’ whichhelps reducing of thedogstimulaterelease are acommonsightatGVK Goldie, Pepe andSunshine he GoldenRetrievers named GVK CSIA’s Comforting Angels relaxed instantaneously. from Friday toSunday. Thisservice respectively, threedaysaweek 7.30pm-11.30pm and5pm-7pm may availthisservicebetween international anddomestictravellers unwind themselves. Theembarking personal problems,tode-stressand of flying,areunwell orarefacing travellers, whohave ananxiety JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 GVK alwayssurprises!” hour, thiswasindeedcomforting. Greatconcept- Angels. Afterstandinginthequeue for over an “Animals areGodsent.Asyou rightly calledthem India atanairport!Muchappreciated.” brighten anyone’s day!Sogladtoseeitin “Animal therapy isanamazingwayto “I thinkthisisthesweetest thingtohappenat the airport!Loved meetingPepe andSunshine! So happy andchargedupbefore the travel! Feedback fromthetravellers Karishma Thakur Aleena Ross 6 June. at thedomesticdeparturesfrom commenced theservicefor travellers departures, MIALrecently travellers attheInternational overwhelming responsefromthe 26 September.Afteran departures lastyear on commenced attheInternational Manjari Fadnis O Shri NajeebJung,LieutenantGovernor oftheNational Sayeed, Hon’ble ChiefMinisterofJammu&Kashmirand 2016. Hereceived theawardfromSmtMehboobaMufti impact intravel and tourisminNewDelhion4October, towards theairport infrastructureandfor makingglobal Mr GVSanjayReddyhonouredwiththeBITBaward - BusinessHeadTimes Conferences Limited Road Transport andHighways,Govt ofIndiaandMsSunitaQuadros award fromShriMansukhLMandaviya, Hon’ble MinisterofState- Mr PBCapoor,Vice President-CorporateAffairs(C),GVKreceiving the Mr GVSanjayReddyandRajeevSethireceivingtheawardfromSmtMehboobaMuftiSayeed andShriNajeebJung Bazar (BITB)Award for hiscontribution honoured withtheBharatInternationalTourism ur Vice Chairman MrGVSanjayReddywas JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 of MakeMyTrip andMrZubinKarkariaofVFS. Mr PRSOberoiofTheGroup,DeepKalra,CEO Mr NareshGoyal, Founder ChairmanofJetAirways, promoting Indianheritage.Otherwinnersincluded Museum wasalsoawardedfor hiscontributiontowards Mr RajeevSethi,thecuratorofJayaHe-GVKNew Capital Territory ofDelhiataconclave heldinNewDelhi. G Brands 2016 the BestInfrastructure GVK honouredamongst others togetinspiredfrom. test oftimeandarecreatinga paradigmfor multiple challengeshave stooduptothe in theinfrastructuresector,whichdespite companies acknowledge thetopperforming on 27September,2016.Theseawards by EconomicTimes inNewDelhi Best InfrastructureBrands2016 VK washonouredamongstthe

17 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. GVK CSIA conferred the National Tourism Award GVK CSIA, Mumbai bagged the prestigious National and Dr Mahesh Sharma, Minister of Tourism and Culture Tourism Award 2014-15 under the category of in New Delhi on 30 July, 2016. The Ministry of Tourism, Best Airports in Class X (Metro) Cities for its significant Government of India presents the National Tourism contribution towards the promotion of tourism in Awards to various segments of the travel and tourism Maharashtra and India. The award was presented by industry every year. Smt Sumitra Mahajan, Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha

Mr Raveen Pinto, Vice President-Aero Marketing, MIAL (R), Mr Rahul Banerjee, General Manager-Corporate Affairs (L) receiving the award from Smt Sumitra Mahajan and Dr Mahesh Sharma RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. GVK honoured at the Construction Week India Awards

At the Construction Week India Awards held in Mumbai on 21 September, 2016, GVK won the Roads and Highways Project of the Year 2016 for its Deoli-Kota Expressway Project. GVK also bagged the award for the CSR Activity of the Year and was declared a runner-up in the Infrastructure Company of the Year category. The prestigious Construction Week India Awards honour the achievements of the country’s construction and infrastructure players. These awards recognize and reward individual excellence, corporate prowess and project success. 18

JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 GVK CSIA bestowed the Procurement Excellence Award 2016

GVK CSIA received the prestigious Procurement Excellence Award 2016 at the 4th Procurement Strategies Forum 2016 held in Mumbai on 21 September, 2016. The esteemed award was received by Mr Praveen Mahadik and Mr Jatin Jain, Sr Managers - Operations Procurement at the hands of Mr Vijay Krishna Asu, Solution Consultant, Cloudbuy in recognition of the exceptional work done in the operations vertical.

Mr Praveen Mahadik (C) and Mr Jatin Jain (R) receiving the award from Mr Vijay Krishna Asu

GVK MIAL conferred the ICI Dr Ramakrishna Award 2016

The Multi-Level Car Park at Terminal 1 was awarded the involved in Concrete. It is a non-profit organization, ICI Dr Ramakrishna Award for the ‘Best Project with dedicated to the cause of disseminating knowledge RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. Pre-cast Concrete in India’. The award ceremony was on concrete, to promote concrete technology and held in Bengaluru on 24 September, 2016. ICI is one construction and to address the research needs of of the leading professional bodies in India, catering to concrete. the professional needs of individuals and organizations

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Mr Subodh Kumar - Head Operations - Project (C) and Mr Asif H. Momin - Deputy General Manager - Urban Planning (R) receiving the award from Dr Manamohan R Kalgal, President, ICI

JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 20 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. had displayed theirstalls. insurance companiesthat centres, hospitalsand and privatehealthcare from amongmanypublic GVK EMRIwaschosen and abroad. from allover thecountry officials and health activists public andprivatehealth entire medicalfraternity, The Conference hostedthe Health InsuranceConference heldinTamil Naduon25-26August,2016. GVK EMRIbaggedtheFirst Prizefor theBestStallatInternational Health InsuranceConference GVK EMRIawardedattheInternational while traveling throughtheairport.With over 100 Karnataka whichhasenhancedpassengerexperience as Gardencityandtherichheritagecultureof Airport, BengaluruisbasedonBangalore’s reputation landscape designatKempegowda International occasion ofIndependenceDaycelebrations.The Garden by TheMysoreHorticulturalSocietyonthe Memento’ for theBestMaintainedLandscape/ BIAL wasawardedthe‘SpecialOutstanding GVK KIABawardedfor itsgreencover Green cover atGVKKempegowda InternationalAirport,Bengaluru JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 and adecentralizedautomaticirrigation system. acre plant nursery, open space for warehousing facility climate controlgreenhousefor indoorplants,afive also technologicallyprogressive, witha well-equipped The ‘airportinagarden’ isnotonlycaptivatingbut of lawn,theairportflauntsaspectacularlandscape. and plantsahundredthousandsquaremeters acres ofgreencover, 135distinct varietyoftrees Telangana, theTimes RetailIconawardsrecognize contribution ofretailtosocio-economicprogressin Hyderabad on1October,2016.Acknowledging the Award 2016for thePremium RetailDestinationin GVK ONEwasbestowed with theTimes RetailIcon Mr SachinNirgun,AssistantManager-Marketing (R)receivingtheaward Mr GeraldMathew, AssistantGeneralManager-Marketing(C)and GVK ONEbestowed withtheTimes RetailIconAward GVK ONEawardedfor BestMarketingInitiatives Mr SanjayBansal-HeadMall(R)receivingtheawardfromShriB.Venkatesham, IAS- Secretary Youth Advancement,Tourism &CultureDepartment-Telangana State JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 wellness providers andmore. consumer durables,homedécor,exhibitors,designers, winners from29categoriesincludedjewellery, silks, outstanding contributionofRetailinHyderabad. The achievement! team atGVKONEfor thisremarkable country. Congratulationstotheentire and activationagenciesacrossthe from amongmanymalls,brands 2016. GVKONEwasrecognized held inMumbaion13September, the ActivationVenues Forum 2016 the ‘BestMarketingInitiatives’ at Team GVKONEwasawardedfor 21 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. 22 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. at T2helpedfetch themaximumpointsinevaluation. cleaning andadditiontorooftopsolarpower generation and comfort andinnovation. Useofgreenchemicalsfor management, waterefficiency, energyefficiency, health andfacility 94 pointsbasedonitsin-siteperformance System. MIALwasawardedthehighestscoreof this ratingwithintheExistingBuilding(O&M)Rating 2016, thusbecomingthefirstIndianairporttohold Green BuildingAwards 2016inMumbaion6October, the IndianGreenBuildingCertification(IGBC)at MIAL wasawardedtheprestigiousPlatinumratingby and ShriRajendraSinghRathore Mr NagendraSinghalreceivingtheawardfromShriFaggan SinghKulaste GVK CSIAbestowed withtheExcellenceinTravel RetailInfrastructure receiving theaward Mr SanjayKhanna,ChiefCommercial Officer,MIAL(R) GVK EMRIawardedfor BestEmergencyServices MIAL winsPlatinumratingby theIGBC

JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 experience toitspassengers. made by GVKCSIAtooffer bestretailanddining CEO, BombayDyeing inrecognition oftheefforts Development, RaymondandMrNageshRajanna, CEO, Adidas,MrSanjeevRao,Director-Business Mr SanjayKhannaatthehandsofAnshulJain, 22 September,2016.Theawardwasreceived by at TheIndiaRetailForum 2016heldinMumbaion the Year for Excellence inTravel RetailInfrastructure’ GVK CSIA was recognized as the ‘Admired Retailer of Mr HemantApte,SrVP-E&M(3 receiving theawardfromDrPremCJain,Chairman,IGBC Rajasthan andotherdignitaries. Shri RajendraSinghRathore,HealthMinister, Health, Govt ofIndiainthepresence Shri Faggan SinghKulaste,MinisterofState, GVK EMRIRajasthan,received theawardfrom Mr NagendraSinghal,StateHead, 23 September,2016. the EletsHealthcareSummit,Rajasthanon Emergency ServicesinthestateofRajasthanat GVK EMRwasawardedfor providing Best rd fromL)alongwithhisteam Mr LRNReddy, AVP-InternalAudit,GVKattheawardfunction their own benchmarkswith higherservicestandards. significant achievement andfurthermotivatedthemtoraise by Taj congratulated theentireteamathotelfor this hotels ofthecity. MrSrinivasLahari,GeneralManager, Vivanta General ManagersandSales and Revenue headsofthevarious entire hotelindustryfraternityinattendanceincludingthe by MakeMyTrip atTaj Krishna,Hyderabad. The event sawthe Partner certificateataglitteringawardsceremonyorganized on 2September,2016.ThehotelwasalsoawardedtheStar in theUpperUpscalesegmentby MakeMyTrip inHyderabad Vivanta by Taj was bestowed withthe‘Customer ChoiceAward’ members fromthepoliticalfraternity. presence ofUnionMinistersMrNitinGadkari,RamVilas Paswan, MrRajivPratapRudyandotherkey convenience toallthetravellers throughitsstate-of-the-art infrastructure.Thegrandevent witnessedthe Smt. SmritiIrani,wasconferred toCSIAinrecognitionofitsefforts tooffer best-in-classcomfort and Awards. heldinNewDelhion24August,2016.Theesteemedaward, presentedby UnionTextile Minister, GVK CSIAwasadjudgedthe‘BestMetroAirport’atAirPassengers AssociationofIndia(APAI) Vivanta by Taj winsCustomerChoiceAward GVK CSIAdeclaredastheBestMetroAirport Mr GVKeshavReddyreceivingtheaward JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Excellence Awards GVK honouredatIndywood ideas, conceptsandinnovations. technocrats andacademicianstotheirindustrythrough efforts andcontributionsoforganizations,entrepreneurs, 26 September,2016.Theseawardsrecognizetheprodigious 2016 attheIndywood ExcellenceAwards heldinHyderabad on GVK washonouredwiththeIndywood CSRExcellenceAward Team Vivanta by Taj 23 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. One million aircraft movements at GVK KIAB VK KIAB crossed a significant milestone as it clocked one million G planes taking off and landing on 10 August, 2016 since it began operations on 24 May, 2008. In 2015, it achieved the status of a mid-sized airport, when it recorded 18 million flyers during the year, becoming the third busiest airport after Delhi and Mumbai. On an average, it caters to 60,000 flyers and sees over 476 arrivals and departures on a daily basis. The airport operates 44 airlines that connect the city to various national and international destinations.

ARFF program at GVK CSIA RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES.

The ARFF unit at GVK CSIA he Airport Rescue & Fire aircraft-related fires. The training that require specific attention to Fighting (ARFF) unit at GVK was conducted from 11 July to successfully diffuse the situation. T CSIA organized a Mutual Aid 2 August, 2016. The Mutual Aid Training Program Training Program for the Mumbai The local fire-fighters were given provides the local fire brigade an Fire Brigade (MFB) in order to a tour of the airport premises initiation to the basic airport and enhance the local utility in handling and periphery to help them get aircraft related fire safety, as well off-airport accidents and to develop acquainted with the area. The as educates them about ARFF’s 24 capacity to assist at on-airport program aimed to equip local fire specialized equipment that is also accidents. The weekly program was agency crews, especially those in the available for use in the event of conducted in four sessions and had vicinity of the airport, with the basic major fire incidents elsewhere in the around 200 participants. training required to proceed with fire city. Through this joint training, the This program was based on the suppression in case of any accidents ARFF and MFB officials were able recommendations of International at the airport. This training would to formulate a plan in terms of the Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) help the local crew to take control of division of responsibilities between which states that such mutual aid the basic fire-fighting measures and the departments. The Air India Fire training between airport rescue the specialized airport emergency & Security Department and Air India services and local fire personnel crew to simultaneously consult Engineering also assisted in these helps build confidence in handling with them and identify those areas sessions.

JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 M the MonthlyLearningCalendar. CPR. Thetrainingisaregular feature in AED installedatCSIAwhiledelivering cardiac arrest, by timelyusageofthe medical emergencieslikesudden This programhelpsrespondtowards guidelines ofCPRandAEDusage. participants were trainedonthe latest Resuscitation) Training. The and CPR(CardioPulmonary AED (AutomatedExternalDefibrillator) Services Deptconductedahalf-day in co-ordinationwiththeMedical MIAL Learning&Development (L&D) Airside Operationsteam. Service Manual,AircraftAct,RulesandLicensingofAerodromes.Thisprogramisaregularfeature for the GVK MIALconductstrainingprograms faculty for AirportOperationsprogramsinIndianAviation Academy. ThekeytopicsincludedAirport for stafffromtheAirsideOperationsteam.Thetrainingwasconducted by MrRajinderZalpuri, IAL L&DDeptconductedanAdvancedtrainingprogramonLegalAspectsandAirportOperations Advanced trainingprogramonLegalAspects and AirportOperations AED &CPRTraining Airside OperationsTeam JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Employees undergoingAEDandCPRtraining 25 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. 26 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. Government. MrK.Sreenivasu,AGM-ProjectsandMaintenance, Mr Somesh,SeniorManager-Operations and I mining protestorsandwould helpcontinuethe to four years oflegalchallenges fromanti- Coal Project.Thiswould now bringanend the EnvironmentalAuthorityfor theAlpha GVK ONEconducted‘HarithaHaram’, asaplingdistributiondrive incollaborationwiththeTelangana Queensland CourtofAppealstouphold Australia welcomed thedecisionof n asignificantdevelopment, GVK Mr Sridhar,SeniorManager-Securitydistributedthesaplings tothe visitorsatthemall. Team GVKONEdistributingsaplings tothevisitorsatmall Good newsfor GVKAustralia GVK Australia Sapling DistributionDrive GVK ONE JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 commence. step closertoapointwhereconstructioncan Mining Lease,whichwilltakeourprojectanother the remainingapprovals inordertoattainthe The nextstepsfor theprojectinvolve finalizing thousands ofjobsfor thestate. development ofaprojectthatwould create Sarma –DGM(CorporateAffairsMaterials).The session included: Abhishek AshokSaraf-DGM(CorporateAffairs), T.Srinivas Reddy–DGM(Gas)andM.V. Laxman Mr Raghunath–VP(Materials),G.Niraja-DGMLegal),T.Srinivas Reddy-AGM(Electrical), Sales headedthesession.Amongattendeeswere MrSrinivasSagi-VP (IT), at theCorporateOffice, Hyderabad incollaborationwithIDFC.MrKasturiNarayen, VP-Institutional A sessionexplainingtheimportanceoffinancialIndependenceand Corporate Office, Hyderabad Q&A sessionfor theparticipants. A presentationexplainingthebenefitsofSystematicInvestment Plan(SIP). message ofwisdominavery lucidandwittymanner. financial literacyinourcommunitiesandthemeanstoachieve them,thus revealing the ka dabba”). Themovie showcased theneedandimportanceoffinancialindependence A shortfilm‘OneIdiot’directed by MrAmoleGupte(fameof“Taare Zameen Par” and“Stanley Session onFinancial IndependenceandLiteracy Mr KasturiNarayen, VP-Institutional Salesconductingthesession Employees attending thesession JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 financial literacywasorganized 27 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. 28 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. G benefit ofthetravellers. concessionaires andbrands for the understanding between airports, to improve dialogueandmutual held in2003,theForum seeks that theevent cametoIndia.First Asia-Pacific, thiswasthefirsttime Davitt Report,ACI World andACI Co-organized by TheMoodie 12-14 September,2016. Trinity Forum, inMumbaifrom GVK CSIAhostsTrinity Forum conference –the commercial revenues world’s leadingairport VK CSIAhostedthe (L-R) MrMartinMoodie,TheMoodieDavittReportChairman, Ms Patti Chau,ACI Asia-Pacific RegionalDirector, Mr GVSanjayReddy, Vice Chairman-GVKand Ms AngelaGittens,ACI World DirectorGeneral, Mr RajeevJain,CEO-MIALattheinauguration Dr GVKReddy, Founder Chairman & MD-GVK, heart andspirit’. at theMumbaiairport–‘Indian in a warmexpressionofGVK’s vision GVK CSIA.MrSanjayReddy shared passenger experiencecreated at and prideintheextraordinary the delegatesandsharedhisvision journey. DrGVKReddywelcomed view onenrichingtheconsumer retail modelandoffered anairport the bricksandmortarofairport brand perspective onre-inventing revenues segment,provided aglobal practices intheairportcommercial conference highlightedthebest The sessionsorganizedatthe JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 many others. Commercial Officer,MIAL among Mr SanjayKhanna,Chief General, ACI World and India, MsAngelaGittens,Director Chairman, AirportsAuthorityof included DrGuruprasaMohapatra, speakers attheconference paths throughouttheday. Other inspired anumberofdiscussion airport sectorandsubsequently Trinity perspectives seenfrom the offered oneofthemostengaging of (infinite)possibility for airports’ His presentationon‘Thepower evolving digitalneeds.Through will keepadaptingtotheairport’s platform’s innovative potential touch points.Thenewlybuilt digital integrated servicesacrossvarious with itscustomersandprovide technological capabilitiestoengage GVK KIABwillbuildonitsexisting customers’ digitalinteraction. step towards strengtheningits This marksanothersignificant part ofitsdigitalplatform offering. launch theBLRAirportapp,as a globaltechnologycompany, to collaborated withThoughtWorks, A update, BIALhas real-time flightstatus Twitter hashtagfor fter introducingthe Digital transformation enhances travel experienceatGVKKIAB GVK Kempegowda InternationalAirport,Bengaluru special RetailandF&Boffers, etc. related toflightsandgates, sharing tracking, provides timelyupdates pocket’ experiencethatallows flight the travellers an‘airportintheir offerings. Theseaimatgiving flight information andcommercial withreal-time intimate interface click. Thenavigationprovides an experience throughasimple simplify thepassengers’ airport number ofusefulfeatures tohelp The BLRairportappincludesa services. personalized andjust-in-timetravel data availableandcreatemore by utilizingtheabundantdigital proof itsoperationsandservices these efforts, BIALaimstofuture- JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Experience’. its customersa‘Naturally, Easy airport’s philosophy ofproviding intuitive designandisbasedonthe navigable userjourneythrough principle istomaintainaneasily The app’s underlyingdesign standards. by leveraging leadingindustry by beacontechnologydeployed commercial notificationspowered context-specific operationaland Airport touseGoogleIndoorMaps), Indoor Maps(thefirstIndian navigation powered by Google customers withthebestofairport platforms, theappprovides the Available oniOSandAndroid 29 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. 30 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. Department attheGoindwalSahibThermalPower Plantconductsregulartrainingprogramsfor the ‘Importance oftoolboxtalkbefore startingthejob’ To maintainthebestsafety standardsandworking conditionsattheplantsite, Safety Here aretheglimpsesoftrainingsessionsthathave beenconductedlately: ‘Emergency Siren System’ Goindwal SahibTPP employees, contractualmanpower, etc. Safety Training JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 ‘Role andResponsibilitiesduringemergency’ Jaipur-Kishangarh ExpresswayProject appreciated theOperationsPersonnel for theirtimelyandefficientemergencycontroloperations. the SiteController.TheGeneralManagerreviewed theoperationsundertakenduringdrilland Engineer coordinatedthecontroloperationsunderguidanceof theGeneralManagerand Gautami CCPPconductedamockdrillonfireat LV Auxiliary Transformer. TheShiftCharge As partoftheContinuousTraining Program,aRefresherTraining wasconductedatthe Jaipur-Kishangarh ExpresswayProjectfor allthetollcollectors. Toll collectors attendingtheRefresherTraining Gautami CCPP Employees participatinginthemockdrillsession Training Program Mock Drill JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 31 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. 32 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. I donations have beensuccessfully pioneering efforts, manyorgan With GVKEMRI’s proactive and donation inthelife ofanindividual. us understandthevalueoforgan donate theirorgans.Italsohelps and motivatehumanbeingsto awareness aboutorgandonation year. Thisdayaimstocreate observed on13Augustevery n India,OrganDonationDayis at aprivatehospital toGovernment hospital. Now, 104facilitatedtheorgan donation ofabraindeadpatient GVK EMRImakesadifference…. 33 eye donations health helpline. implemented withthehelpof104 GVK EMRItakespridetobe enucleation iscarried out. reaches thecaller’s residenceand team fromtheeye bankthen the nearesteye bank.Themedical GVK EMRIimmediatelycontacts In suchsituations,theteamfrom a death,104helplinegetscall. for transplantation. transferred toprivatehospitals Government Hospital would be organs harvested from a been facilitated.Predominantly, One multiorgandonationhas JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 104 -Paving pathtochange - In caseof have beensuccessfullyfacilitated. Four wholebodydonations successful donation. close coordinationtocarry outa Improvement Officers workin Officer, Psychologists andService Officers, Paramedics,Medical wherein ateamofRegistration This serviceis24X7inTamil Nadu helps ingettingbackthevision. associated withtheteamthat Visit totheTraining Centre Shri MRSynremIASinteractingwiththestaffatDial100centre Shri MRSynrem’s visittoGVKEMRI Shri MRSynremIASalongwithMrSubodhSatyawadi,SrVice President,GVKEMRI, Dr G.V. RamanaRaoMD,Director,EmergencyMedicineLearningCentre(EMLC) Mr ChandanDatta,NationalHeadOperations&Quality, GVKEMRIand & ResearchatGVKEMRIcampus,Hyderabad JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 S huge success. management ofGVKEMRItomakethisservicea and commitmentoftheentirestaff emergencies. Heappreciatedthelevel ofdedication level oftechnologythatgoesbehindhandlingthe was overwhelmed withtheinfrastructureand the variousinitiatives undertakenby GVKEMRI.He interacted withthestaffandwasbriefed about was given atouroftheentirefacility. Healso He waswelcomed by MrSubodh Satyawadiand (MHIS) visitedtheGVKEMRIcampusatHyderabad. Meghalaya HealthInsuranceScheme National HealthMission(NHM)andCEO, hri MRSynremIAS,SecretaryHealth,MD Ambulance demonstration 33 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. 34 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. G also awardedthePilotsfor thehighestfuelconservation. GVK EMRIfor attendingtothecallofdutyandsavinglives whileadheringtothestandardprotocol. GVKEMRI at thesigningceremony Mr KKrishnamRaju,DirectorGVK EMRI GVK EMRIconductsNationalEMCare with MrKKrishnamRaju,Director,GVKEMRIandSubodhSatyawadi,SrVice President, while attendingemergencies.OurFounder ChairmanandMDDrGVKReddyrewardedtheEMTs along VK EMRIfelicitated theBestEMTs (EmergencyMedicalTechnicians) for renderingexceptionalservice Dr GVKReddyalongwiththeawardeesandotherseniorexecutives fromGVKEMRI and BestKMPLAwards services toWest Bengal GVK EMRIexpandsits healthcare scenarioofthestate aswell asthecountry. of thepoor,thisservicewould furtherhelpstrengthenthe areas inthestateofWest Bengal.Accessibletothepoorest of technologyaswell asemergencycaretotheremotestof development thatwould bringGVKEMRI’s expertiseinterms free CentralizedCallCentre(102).Thisisaremarkable for expectantmothersandsickinfantsthroughatoll- to operatethe24X7EmergencyTransportation Service of Understanding(MoU)withtheGovt ofWest Bengal services inIndia,GVKEMRIhassignedaMemorandum In anothersignificantsteptowards expandingits JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 T to launchanysuchapp. Himachal Pradeshhasbecome thefirststateinIndia as nameandlocation.With thisuniquedistinction, and alsodoesnotrequiresharingofinformation such faster toaccesstheambulanceserviceinstate any smartphone.Theappwould makeiteasierand app named‘108HP’thatmaybedownloaded from the state,HealthMinisteralsolaunchedamobile To availeasyandimmediateaccesstoambulances in this service. far, around82,000women have beenbenefitedfrom to thehospitalandbackhomepostdelivery. So provides freeservicestopregnantwomen fromhome the peopleofstate.Also,102JananiExpress topography, thisservicehasproved tobeaboonfor in thestatehasrisento199.Consideringtough Singh Thakur.With this,thenumberofambulances by HP’s HealthandFamily Welfare MinisterShriKaul New 108ambulancesandmobileapp have beenlaunchedunderthe108scheme in HimachalPradesh,five newambulances o strengthentheemergencyresponsescenario launched inHimachalPradesh Health andFamily Welfare MinisterShriKaulSinghThakurflaggingofftheambulances JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 108 HPApp 35 RECOGNITIONS. EVENTS. UPDATES. 36 WORK. FUN. FAMILY Before Mr SwapnilKadam Biggest LoserChallenge-2016,GVKCSIA After JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 M Services, MIAL. monitored by DrAnandMore,HeadMedical period atMIAL-Medical Sectionandwasclosely was conductedevery fortnight duringtheentire and 30%were female participants. Weigh-in in theChallenge,outofwhich70%were males manner. Atotalof151MIALofficialstookpart to loseweight inasafe, healthyandresponsible or obese,andhadtocompetewitheachother open toalltheemployees whowere overweight and wellness atworkplace. Thiscontestwas Mr SanjeevKumarGupta Before Challenge 2016’topromotehealth organized ‘TheBiggestLoser IAL Safety Departmenthad After Biggest LoserChallenge-2016,GVKCSIA 4 3 1 Position

2 The winnersoftheBiggestLoserChallenge2016 Before Prizes (Participated for motivationofothers) 3 2 1 rd nd nd st Mr BapuJadhav Prize-AppleWatch Prize-Fitbit Alta Prize-SamsungS2Gear(Watch) Position 3 May, 2016to31July, 2016 After

JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Mr RakeshManoharIndap Mr SwapnilKadam Deputy GeneralManager-Safety Asst Manager-ARFF Sr Executive-Cargo Chief SecurityOfficer-ATS Mr BapuJadhav Mr SanjeevKumarGupta Employee Name Before Mr RakeshIndap % ChangeInWeight -9.96 -15.24 -12.09 -13.98 After 37 WORK. FUN. FAMILY 38 WORK. FUN. FAMILY • • • involve thecrowd inhealthandfitnesstopics Group activitiesandgroupconversations to with activities fitness andflexibilitychallenges fun-filled employees suchasboardgamescoupledwith and Interactive Contests basedonhealthandfitness day-long employee engagement event thatprovides afunbreaktotheemployees. Itseeksto GVK BIOorganizedaChampCampincollaborationwithMediAssist.is enhance awarenessaboutwellness amongtheemployees inafunandplayfulmanner. Champ CampatGVKBIO Many activitieswere conductedaspartoftheevent, like: Making wellness fun JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016

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clicked andsharedwithalltheemployees A videowasalsorecordedandpictureswere the games.Gifts were sentacrosstothewinners Leader boardswere kepttorecordthepointsof contest Photo boothwithphotopropsanda

‘Zumba withPopcorn event’ thatwitnessedahugeparticipation. TheGVKBIOiteswere very thrilled and hadloadsoffundancingtothegreatmusic.Goingforward, theFun Friday event would be An interestingconceptcalledFunFridays @GVKBIOwaslaunchedwithahighlyenergized A dayfilledwithlotsoffunandexcitement Fun Fridays atGVKBIO conducted by theHRteamevery month. JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Mr ManniKantipudi,CEO,GVKBIO attheevent 39 WORK. FUN. FAMILY 40 WORK. FUN. FAMILY K Sunitha,ChinnaiahandYadagiri showcased theircreativityusingrecyclable materialslikeflour,mud,utensils,clay, newspaper, GVK BIOconductedaneco-friendlyGaneshaidolmakingcompetitionwhereintheemployees 2 nd Prize fruits, vegetables, leaves, etc. GVK BIO JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Ganesh Chaturthicelebrations Meena, PramelaandMadhavai 3 1 Raju andBhavaniShanker Phani Kumar,SudhaBindu,Prasad rd st Prize Prize Ganesh Chaturthicelebrations Jegurupadu CCPP Gautami CCPP JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 41 WORK. FUN. FAMILY 42 WORK. FUN. FAMILY Goindwal SahibTPP GVK ONE JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Ganesh Chaturthicelebrations Ganesh Chaturthicelebrations elephant-headed godwithahugebelly, Talking aboutMumbaiCity, anidolof festival celebratedby Hindus allover India. the birthofLordGaneshaisavery popular Ganesha Chathurti,afestival celebrating day-to-day basis. only duringreligiousceremoniesbuton devotion ofthepeoplefor LordGanesha,not mama kiJai...”Itshows thestrongbeliefand Moriya ...MangalMurthy…Undir A loudvoice you hearwith“GanapatiBappa By Yogeeta AUpadhyaya,GVK CSIA JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 my placefor one-and-a-half-day. having eco-friendlyGanesha(madeby me)at attempt tousherinpeaceandhappinessby during thecelebrations.Itwasmysmall - atthehomesofcommonersandcelebrities ranging fromeco-friendlytosheeropulence in different ‘avatars’, moods,andimages- Lord Ganeshawasvisibleinfullsplendour, house andthesocietycompoundsaswell. his mount,arat,isplacedalmostinevery Modak inonehandandaccompaniedwith 43 WORK. FUN. FAMILY 44 WORK. FUN. FAMILY Vishwakarma Pooja Shrinagar HEP JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Vishwakarma Pooja Varalakshmi Vratham (Pooja) Deoli-Kota ExpresswayProject Jegurupadu CCPP JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 45 WORK. FUN. FAMILY Navratri Celebrations @ GVK CSIA

To add more colour to the Navratri celebrations, MIALites dressed as per the theme, ‘one colour every day’. Here are some snapshots of the celebrations that brought everyone together as a family. WORK. FUN. FAMILY WORK.

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JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Navratri Celebrations @ GVK CSIA

To add more colour to the Navratri celebrations, MIALites dressed as per the theme, ‘one colour every day’. Here are some snapshots of the celebrations that brought everyone together as a family. WORK. FUN. FAMILY WORK.

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JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Taj Banjara

Best Pick

Taj Banjara conducted a game of ‘Best Pick’ for the associates wherein they had to pull out coins from a pan filled with ice cold water. This fun game had many participants showcasing their skills and Mr Kumar from the KST Department was adjudged the winner.

Felicitation at Taj Banjara One Minute Game

As the Summer Splash at Taj Banjara As part of the Fun at Work initiatives for concluded successfully, the swimming coach the associates, the HR team at Taj Banjara

WORK. FUN. FAMILY WORK. Keith Moss made a special recommendation conducted a very unique game wherein the to felicitate Mr Raju-his assistant, for his participants had to prick as many potatoes as tremendous efforts in ensuring smooth they could with their hands. Everyone enjoyed running of the classes. Mr Raju was the game and had loads of fun. Mr Rajesh felicitated in the Townhall and was also from the Security Department was adjudged awarded a token of appreciation. Such the winner of the game. initiatives go a long way in motivating the employees. 48

JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 well-being, Taj Banjaraorganizedasession To stressuponthespiritualandemotional relationships andthepower ofpositivity. associates. Itfocussed onthepurityof by theBrahmaKumariInstitutefor its were formed andtheday endedonamusicalnote rakhi-tying ceremonysignifyingthe enthusiasm amongtheassociates. Sixteams spreading joy andlaughteramongeveryone. Taj Banjarathat setinalotofcheerand A Bollywood Antakshariwasconductedat The sessionconcludedwitha strength ofrelationships. Power ofPurity Bollywood Antakshari Taj Banjara JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 workshop wasconductedfor theassociates of designingpaperbagsandholdersfrom help inthereductionofusenotso of designingwere showcased thatwould the newspapers.Manycreative methods wherein theywere taughteasymethods To encouragetheuseofpaperbags,a Paper Bagworkshop environment friendlyplasticbags. • • • • Team Raag2 • • • Venu (Food &Beverage) Team Mastane1 • Shreyashi (Front Office) Vara Prasad(Food Production) Chetan (Food Production) Khushboo (Trainee) Ratikanta (Food &Beverage) Gulam (Security) Ruby (Front Office) Winners nd Prize st Prize 49 WORK. FUN. FAMILY 50 WORK. FUN. FAMILY W embodiment ofAustin’s incredible Foundation hasbecomean and supporters,StarkeyHearing help ofthousandsvolunteers ‘So theworld mayhear’.With the built theorganizationonhisvision, Hearing Foundation founder ofStarkey illiam F. Austin,the philanthropic act.Alsoprovided aidto3speciallyabledassociatesworking atthehotel Starkey HearingFoundation choseTaj Banjara,Hyderabad asavenue toconductits Vivanta by Taj who arehearingimpaired. included threeboys atthehotel them kitsfreeofcost.Thisalso benefitting 1300kidsproviding two-day campatTaj Banjara,thus The Foundation alsosetupa to thepeopleinneed. 1.9 millionhearingaidsandcare vision andhasprovided morethan Taj Banjara Wellness Camp Noble Deed JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 T hair, etc.withtheexperts. thinningorgrayingof hairfall, hair-related issueslikedandruff, came forward anddiscussed Centres. Around50associates largest chainofTrichology with ‘Richfeel’. ThisisIndia’s associates incollaboration checkup’ campfor the an exclusive ‘hairandscalp a noblemission. felt contentfor beingpartof such great success.Theassociatestoo the staff for makingtheevent a over Certifcates ofAppreciationto team atTaj Banjaraandhanded with thesupportreceived by the The Foundation wasdelighted Vivanta by Taj conducted he HRDepartmentat Taj Club House

Singing Competition

singing competition was organized for all the associates at Taj Club House. A lot of A buzz was created through e-invitations and posters all across and a total of 13 associates participated in the event that showcased immense singing talent. Jerrin from Front Office was declared the winner. The General Manager Mrs Chitra Saleem appreciated all the associates for their participation.

Inter-House Shuttle match WORK. FUN. FAMILY WORK.

An inter-house shuttle match was played among the four houses of the hotel. The tournament was played on a knock-out basis and the Team Ganga won the final match by winning two direct sets. Overall, the tournament served as a welcome break and a great morale booster for everyone.

Quiz Competition 51 Taj Club House conducted a Quiz competition for the associates. The questions were prepared by the L&D Manager Mr Vinod and the best think-tanks from each team were nominated. This was a good platform to assess the impact of the training sessions which had been conducted earlier. All the participants were well-prepared and the team including Walter, Arun, Bhijin and Dinesh won the competition.

JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 52 WORK. FUN. FAMILY who droppedmaximumnumberofballsintheglass towards theotherendoftape.Theparticipant the ballanddropitinaglasswhichwasplaced they hadtoholdoneendofthetapeandbalance interesting gamecalled‘BalancingtheBall’wherein break fromtheirschedules.Everyone enjoyed avery A the associatestogive themarefreshing many funactivitiesareconductedfor s partoftheJoy atWork initiatives, Taj Deccan Balancing theBall Joy atWork Coin Balancing JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 declared thewinner. who balancedthemaximumnumberofcoinswas balance themwithinoneminute.Theparticipant to placethecoinsonedgesofabowl and bowls fromthecafeteria. The participantshad coinsand Another activityinvolved usingcolourful winner. while balancingthemonthetapewasdeclared The associatesatTaj Deccanbondedover agameoftambola.TAJGVK conductsthese As perthecustomaryTaj Swagat,thenewjoineeswere welcomed withthetraditional ‘aarti’ and‘tikka’ followed by breakfastwith theHeadsofDepartmentsalongwith Deputy GeneralManager,Mr BijayanSinha.Theyhadafruitfulconversation withthe senior managementandwere then takenfor athree-dayinduction programfollowed fun-filled gamesonaregularbasisastheyactstress-busterandenhanceteam by aseven-day departmental induction. bonding amongtheassociates. Taj Deccan Taj Swagat Fun Game JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 53 WORK. FUN. FAMILY 54 WORK. FUN. FAMILY IndependenceDayContest Here aretheglimpsesofentriesreceived aspartofthe‘Dressintri-colour’contestthatwaslaunchedonIndependenceDay Team CargoSecurity Officers,GVKCSIA (L-R) AslamShaikh, Team 181Women Helpline,GVKEMRI,UttarPradesh Mayur Darekar andVishal Kamble JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 IndependenceDayContest Here aretheglimpsesofentriesreceived aspartofthe‘Dressintri-colour’contestthatwaslaunchedonIndependenceDay Nitin Surve, GVKCSIA Yogeeta AUpadhyaya,GVKCSIA JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Team GVKONE 55 WORK. FUN. FAMILY 56 WORK. FUN. FAMILY IndependenceDayContest Venkata Rajeshwari,CorporateOffice, Hyderabad Team GVKCSIA JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Mukesh Marolia,GVKCSIA IndependenceDayContest Team GVKEMRI,UttarPradesh Team GVKEMRI,Uttarakhand JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016 Team GVKEMRI,HimachalPradesh 57 WORK. FUN. FAMILY 58 WORK. FUN. FAMILY AP1GVKBALI

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