Vol. 06 Iss. 03 & 4 Oct 2017 - March 2018 GVK’s Navi Mumbai International Airport gets on track GVK EMRI: Using ICT to Give Back to Society GVK Bio ramping up operations GVK CSIA adjudged as the ‘World’s Best Airport’ Editor Speak Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to present yet another interesting issue of GVK WORLD for your reading pleasure. It was a momentous occasion for all of us when GVK MIAL won the bid to build and operate for the Navi Mumbai International Airport (GVK NMIA) and received the Letter of Award (LOA) on 25 October 2017. Subsequently, Dr GVK Reddy, Chairman, GVK NMIAL signed the Concession Agreement for the Navi Mumbai International Airport project along with Mr Bhushan Gagrani, the then Vice Chairman & MD of CIDCO on 8 January, 2018. On 18 February, 2018, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi unveiled the foundation plaque at the ground breaking ceremony for the Navi Mumbai International Airport at the project site. In yet another significant step towards the creation of the Navi Mumbai International Airport, Dr GVK Reddy, Chairman GVK NMIAL signed an MoU along with Mr. R. N. Chaubey, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt of India at a meeting held in Mumbai on 11 April, 2018, that will enable the setting up of a Joint Coordination Committee with representatives of all the agencies, to ensure smooth and efficient rendering of the Reserved Services such as CNS/ATM Services, Customs Control, Immigration Services, Plant Quarantine Services, Animal Quarantine Services, Health Services, Meteorological Services and Security Services. At GVK, we always believe in going beyond our business for the upliftment of the Society. As part of the “Giving Back to Society” initiative, GVK EMRI has identified many avenues to work for holistic growth and improvement of the people and the society, leading towards overall societal and economical growth, and thus helping build the nation by using ICT and more such technology driven concepts. We are delighted to publish a detailed plan for GVK EMRI as envisioned by Dr. K. Krishnam Raju, Director, GVK EMRI. GVK BIO has ramped up operations and commissioned its new unit at the Pharma SEZ in Visakhapatnam. With two production blocks in Hyderabad with global regulatory approvals (including USFDA) the unit will carry out process R&D and manufacturing. We reproduce an interview of Mr. Manni Kantipudi, CEO, GVK Biosciences for your reading pleasure. The jewel in the crown, GVK MIAL set new benchmarks when our Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport was adjudged the ‘World’s Best Airport’ for customer experience in the over 40 million passengers per year category by Airports Council International on 6th March, 2018. It also brought home a host of awards and recognitions like the Gold - Green Airports recognition 2018 by ACI, ‘Best Airport in India and Central Asia’ by Skytrax, Best Domestic Airport by FICCI’s ‘Wings India Awards 2018’ and many more, details of which you can read in this issue. TAJ GVK has set a global benchmark in hospitality for environmental sustainability with five of its hotels (Taj Banjara, Taj Chandigarh, Taj Deccan, Taj Krishna and Taj Club House) being awarded Gold Certification and Vivanta By Taj a Silver Certification by EarthCheck, an international leader in environmental benchmarking and certification on 3 April, 2018. Safety and Health is top priority for us at GVK and we always motivate people to be safe while working. National Safety Week was celebrated at different project sites of GVK with various engagement activities. And we have lots more for you as you leaf through the pages of this GVK WORLD. We wish to thank all our colleagues for their contributions in the form of pictures, messages and poems etc. and expect an even better response in the coming months. Happy Reading! Ram Mankekar Corporate Communications GVK WORLD I Oct 2017 - March 2018 Communication Champions PVSS Kumar Ajay Singh Deo Jegurupadu CCPP Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway Project P: 08498090335 P: 09887614594 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Pradeep Kumar R Y. 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Jyothsna P: 09930002221 GVK Corporate Office E: [email protected] P: 08341656768 E: [email protected] Nikhil Mujumdar Taj Santacruz P: 09820914780 E: [email protected] Please send your contributions / feedback to [email protected] GVK WORLD I Oct 2017 - March 2018 Cover Page 18 06 GVK’s Navi Mumbai International Airport gets on track Special Focus 12 GVK EMRI: Using ICT to Give Back to Society 14 Showcase GVK Bio ramping up operations Recognitions/Events Work/Fun/Family Children’s Day Celebration A bouquet of Lifetime Achievement awards for our 35 Chairman Employee Focus 16 Special Event Mrs International Global Energetic title for Ms. Manika Sinha GVK CSIA organizes 49 ‘Cook-Off’ festival and contest Cover Story GVK’s Navi Mumbai International Airport gets on track The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi unveiled the foundation plaque at the ground breaking ceremony for the Navi Mumbai International Airport. “We are delighted that GVK has been awarded this exciting project. In collaboration with CIDCO, the Government of Maharashtra and the Government of India, we are confident of providing yet another landmark airport for the city of Mumbai. The invaluable experience that our team gained whilst developing the Mumbai airport will be very useful and will enable us to deliver yet another world class facility. GVK is committed to develop its airport business globally and the award of the Navi Mumbai project to us is another major step in this direction.” Dr GVK Reddy, Founder and Chairman, GVK and Chairman NMIAL GVK WORLD I Oct 2017 - March 2018 06 Cover Story GVK’s Navi Mumbai International Airport gets on track The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi unveiled the foundation plaque at the ground breaking ceremony for the Navi Mumbai International Airport. GVK has got yet another opportunity to create a new icon - the Greenfield new international airport in Navi Mumbai. GVK MIAL won the bid to build and operate the much awaited Navi Mumbai International Airport (GVK NMIA) which will be one of the world’s largest Greenfield international airport projects GVK MIAL received the Letter of Award (LOA) on 25 October 2017. GVK NMIA will be built on 1,160 hectares and will have two parallel runways when it is fully operational with a 60 million passengers per annum capacity. 07 GVK WORLD I Oct 2017 - March 2018 Cover Story Mumbai’s position as India’s unveiled the foundation all of us at GVK on the financial and commercial capital plaque at the ground breaking 8th of January, 2018 when depends on global connectivity ceremony for the Navi Dr GVK Reddy, our Founder and and it is also India’s largest city Mumbai International Airport Chairman signed the Concession by population. Today, over 40 at the project site on 18th Agreement for the Navi Mumbai per cent of India’s exports pass February, 2018. Present on the International Airport project through its airport and seaport. occasion were the Governor along with Mr Bhushan Gagrani, It houses the head offices of of Maharashtra, Shri CH. the then Vice Chairman & MD major Indian companies as well Vidyasagar Rao, the Chief of CIDCO, in the presence as multinational corporations. Minister of Maharashtra, Shri of the Hon’ble Chief Minister Despite that, Mumbai has Devendra Fadnavis, Union of Maharashtra Mr Devendra only one International airport, Minister for Road Transport & Fadnavis. Also present on this the GVK Chhatrapati Shivaji Highways; Shipping and Water occasion were Mr G V Sanjay International Airport which Resources, River Development Reddy, Vice Chairman GVK, had handled over 47 million and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Mr R. K. Jain, CEO GVK MIAL, passengers during 2017. Nitin Gadkari, the then Union Mr Krishna R Bhupal, Director Since GVK CSIA is gradually Minister for Civil Aviation Shri P. GVKPIL, Mr G V Keshav reaching a point of saturation, Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Reddy, Mr Vinod Hiran, EVP the city needs a second Dr. GVK Reddy, Founder and Finance, MIAL and other senior International airport to cater to Chairman, GVK and Chairman functionaries from MIAL and the growing air traffic. NMIAL, Mr G V Sanjay Reddy, CIDCO. Vice Chairman GVK and other Speaking on the occasion, The Hon’ble Prime Minister dignitaries. of India Shri Narendra Modi Dr GVK Reddy said, “ We are It was a momentous occasion for delighted that GVK has got the GVK WORLD I Oct 2017 - March 2018 08 Cover Story opportunity to yet again display competition amongst the best and hence we decided to go it’s technical and managerial international architecture firms with ZHA, a firm known for its prowess in the Airport sector that were shortlisted by GVK.