Contents 2023
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Vol.28,No.7,January 2023
Report
Infrastructure Sector to See Pre-Poll Boost in FY 2023-24 24
Construction costs up by 28% as of Nov 2022 but remain stable since March 2022: Colliers 32
200,000 Hydrogen Engine Vehicles to be Sold in 2035 Interact Analysis 36
Expected Increase in M&A and Refinancing Activity for HAM Projects in India: ICRA 278
Interaction
Gurunath Kulkarni, Baudouin 30
Nimesh Patel, BAI 40
Dimitrov Krishnan, Volvo CE India 52
Sandeep Singh, Tata Hitachi India 56
Arvind K Garg, L& T 62
Sorab Agarwal, ACE 68
Jaideep Shekhar, Terex MPS 74
V.G.Sakthikumar, Schwing Stetler India 78
Sanjeev Bajaj, Escorts Kubota 80
Abhijeet Pai, Puzzolana Group 86
Dheeraj Panda, Sany India 90
Song Shuang, CRCHI 94
Hafeez Khan, Manitou South Asia 100
Premraj Kashyap, KYB Conmat India 104
Deepak Shetty, JCB India 110
Ramesh Palagiri, Wirtgen India 114
Anand Sundaresan, Ammann India 116
Manish Bhartia, CDE Asia 124
Swaminathan Dhandapani, Etrack 130
Nischal Mehrotra, LiuGong India 136
Gopi Krishna More, Torsa Machines 140
RJ Williams, Hailstone Innovations 142
Debasis Bhattacharya, Ajax Engineering 146
Abhijit Som, Dynapac 150
Prashant Suryavanshi, Potain Cranes India 152
Deepak Tiwari, Gulf Oil Lubricants India 154
Jayanta Ray, GS Caltex India 160
R.B. Patel, Electro Magnetic Industries 162
Anson Zhong, Weichai India 164
Prasanta Ganguly, BKT 170
Ritesh Patel, Kroma Paints 172
Magesh Swaminathan, Gmmco 174
Gangandeep Singh, Volvo Eicher 176
Shridhar Rao, Elematic 178
Akash Jain, Cat Digital India 184
Dr. Raghupati Singhania, JK Tyre 186
Piero Guizzetti, MB India 188
Rakesh Raina, Casagrande India 190
Arunachalam Radhakrishnan, Esskay 194
Manoj Kumar Pillai, Armix Machinery 196
Paresh Patel, Alltech Industries India 200
Chirag Vasoya, C.S Techno Engineers 202
R.V. Panchal, Neptune Industries 206
Vatsal Patel, Ashitech Equipments 208
Arup Ratan Chanda, Dhyanendra Tripathi, Normet India 210
Dr. Vikram Mehta, Spartan Industries 214
Basil Siddeeqi, Alkraft 218
Ramesh Jayaram, Parijatha Machinery 220
Mitesh Chitkara, COBO 224
Prashanth Kumar, Sicoma Mixers India 230
Sunil D. Chavan, Siddhi Equipments 231
Vinesh Bhatia, Burner India 232
Jignesh Patel, Dynemix India 233
Avinash, Pavithra and Vaishnovi, Infra Engineers India 234
Jitender Aggarwal, AGGCON 236
Suhail Shaikh, MYCRANE India 238
Rohit Grover, JREW 240
RS Raghavan, PROMAN 241
Ajay Tripathi, Kamlesh Patel, Nilang Asphalt Equipments 242
Ashvin Patel, Siddhivinayak 245
Keyur Raval, Apollo Techno Industries 246
Kuna! Vadgasiya, Fluid Tech Systems 248
Bhavesh Patel, Nilesh Patel, Atlas Technologies 249
Hardik. T. Shah, INGECO Gears 250
Satish Patel, Fortune Panel Systems (India) 252
Akshay Patel, Waken Multitech 253
Amit Panchal, Gayatri Engimech 254
Jignesh Pandya, Pratap Bariya, Gayatri Control and Automation 256
Saumil Shah, Coninfra Machinery 258
Industry Update
Komatsu to acquire German-based manufacturer
GHH Group GmbH 166
ICEMA: Production Linked Incentive (PL!) scheme critical for growth of Construction Equipment Manufacturing in India 270
ISEE Expo: India to become a global manufacturing hub for elevators and escalators 274
Infra Development 262
Roads & Highways 262
Tunnels & Bridges 264
Metros & Rails 264
Real Estate 266
Ports & Airports 268
Industry News 268
Vol.28,No.8,February 2023
Budget 2023-24
Infrastructure Allocation Zooms High 18
The Budget focuses on key factors aligning with the larger vision of the Government to boost economic growth, generate employment, encourage savings and investments, and fiscal consolidation
Insights
Building Materials: Cement, Steel, Paint Companies on Expansion Overdrive 40
Skill Development: Nurturing Future Leaders of Indian Construction Industry 56
Technology: Boosting Jobsite Connectivity 62
Research
Uncovering the Hidden Profit for EPC Companies 44
Electrification of Off-Highway Machines 80
Road Construction
Upgrading Motor Graders for Higher Productivity 82
Wirtgen Group Machines Demonstrate Great Performance on Samruddhi Expressway 92
Potholes to Become History: Breakthrough by Zydex 96
Rock Fall Protection Systems from Gabion Technology India 98
Tunnelling
China's Largest TBM With Panda Face Emerges from Tunnel 106
STRUCINSPECT Technology Transforms Inspection of Los Angeles Metro Tunnel Network 112
Products & Technology
F.B.I. Tasbud Partners with Progress Group for Automation and Software Integration 72
Kennametal Stress Free Foundation Drilling Solutions 102
Mobil Lubricants Propelling Progress in C&I Industry 116
Everest Engineering Equipment: Catering to Mega Infra projects 118
INGECO: 47 Years of Experience in Manufacturing Custom-Made Gears 120
Arihani Panel Fittings: Meeting demand for Quality Products 121
Atlas Copco: Importance of Regulating Systems in Portable Compressor 122
MB Crusher: Meeting Transportation & Raw Material Challenges 124
On Display at bauma CONEXPO India 2023
Volvo EC55 Electric Compact Excavator 128
CRCHI Underground Engineering Equipment 128
Caterpillar Products, technologies, and services 129
JK Tyre Strengthens Position in OTR segment with 3 New Tyres 130
Puzzolana Displays Road Paver, Milling and Crusher 130
ACE India's first Electric Mobile Crane 131
Terex India unveils 8 new products 133
SCHWING Stetler India 14 new products 135
Hai lstone Innovations Curtailing customers' operating costs 136
' Sany Bharat Product strength and versatility 137
Tata Hitachi Future-ready machines arid solutions 138
SOLG India Hydraulic Excavator and Wheel Loader 139
Komatsu and L& T Hybrid Excavator & Sustainable Technology 140
BKT New Tyres for construction and mining sectors 141
BharatBenz High Performance Construction and Mining Trucks 142
GMMCO Seamless experience for Customers 144
Event Report
World of Concrete at Las Vegas Returns with Strong Attendance 150
2023 CICEE Spring Symposium in Beijing 151
Waste Recycling
IIT Madras uses Solar Thermal Energy to Recycle Waste Concrete 146
Material Recycling Association of India Hosts 10'" Edition of IMRC 148
Industry Update
Sandvik Sets Up New Factory; Hands Over First 'Made in India' Tunnelling Jumbo to KSR Group, Hyderabad 68
Parker Plant India Inaugurates New Production Facility Near Mehsana 70
Vol.28,No.9,March 2023
Infra Development 20
Roads & Highways 22
Tunnels & Bridges 24
Ports & Airports 24
Metros & Rails 26
In Focus 38
BRO Always Ready to Find a Way or Make One
Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry Director General Border Roads Organisation
Face to Face 96
Why India is an Important Market for TEREX
John L. Garrison
Kieran Hegarty
Jaideep Shekar
Escorts-Kubota Ready to Showcase Strengths 108
Sanjeev Bajaj
SROT: lndigenizing Production 124
Yusuf AS lnamdar
Mega Infra Projects & Solutions by BRO
Road Over Umling-La Pass at 19,024 ft - world's highest motorable road 52
Sela Tunnel Project by Col. Parikshit Mehra SM60
Use of Steel Slag for Road Construction by Col. Kamlesh Kumar Tiwari 72
Launch of indigenous Modular Bridge in Sikkim by Col. Sumit Kapoor 80
Comprehensive BRO Habitat to Support Carbon Neutrality in Ladakh by Lt. Col. Deepak Badoni 86
BRO's Construction Activities Lead to Reverse Migration in Arunachal Pradesh by Col. Prashant Oberoi 88
Industry Developments
JK Tyre launches new tyres for wheel loaders & skid steer 30
Weichai India ready to meet demand for complete power train requirements 34
GS Caltex Kixx Hydraulic Fluids perfect fit for construction machinery 36
ACE first to launch Electric Mobile Crane & 180-ton Crawler Crane in India 104
Burner India's Biomass Pellet Burners & Stoves reduce carbon emission 106
Casagrande machines providing higher productivity & efficiency 112
SHIG India anticipates strong demand across sectors 114
Progress Group automating production 116
Liugong India forays into Mining Segment 118
Macons expands & strengthens Concrete Equipment range 120
CRCHI launches Slurry TBM for Water Supply Tunnels in Singapore 122
Dextra's Architectural System for Arch Bridges 126
Armix promotes range of concreting solutions 128
Columbia's Mould Manufacturing Technology in demand 129
MB Crusher plans long-term investments in India 130
Ashitech forging ahead with strong brand recall 132
Neptune innovates artificial sand, green sand & artificial aggregates 133
Kennametal India eying road construction and mining equipment 134
Prime Technologies launches Electric Floor cum Wire Saw Machine 136
ASKA introduces new mobile light towers 137
Spartan introduces Advanced Fire Evacuation Lifts 138
Elematic India confident of future of Precast Business 140
Vol.28,No.10,April 2023
Infra Development 16
Roads & Highways 18
Tunnels & Bridges 20
Metros & Rails 23
Ports & Airports 24
Real Estate 28
Mega Infrastructure Projects Redefining Geographies 40
Intra- and intercity linkages across regions are driving socio-economic changes, while ensuring minimum disruption to the ecology.
Major Connectivity Projects Transforming Urban Development
Landscape of Delhi-NCR 32
The Indian government is fast tracking road, rail and air connectivity projects for urban development and improving the liveability of the masses.
Report
CRISIL: Debt to rise for road developers amid strong revenue growth 30
ICRA: Indian Toll Roads to witness moderation in growth 115
Viewpoint
Women in Construction 56
• Dola Roychowdhury: GCube Consulting Engineers LLP
• Minimal Korulla: Maccaferri
• Rubee Kongbrailatpam: Manipur
• Dr. Ambika Behl: CSIR
• Atasi Das: G R lnfraprojects
• Shruti Choudhari: BL Kashyap and Sons
• Sandhya Rasakatla: Hindustan Zinc
• Yogeshwari Rane: Hindustan Zinc
Interactions
Caterpillar's Tech Driven Approach to Meet Customer Expectations 78
Liu Gong India: Going from Strength to Strength 81
PIC: Helping Precasters Overcome Cost & Time Overuns 89
Garware: Technical Fibers Making a Difference 99
J. Kumar lnfraprojects Automating Construction with Cutting Edge
Technologies 101
Equipment & Technology
Breakthrough by 15.01 m Slurry TBMs of CRCHI in two projects 82
Combo X150 proves mettle in converting low-grade VSI dust to M-Sand 84
Sustainable screening of coal by Keestrack K5e 86
Tata Hitachi displays powerful Hydraulic Excavators at STONA 2023 88
Dingli heading towards world's number one AWP manufacturer 92
ULMA’s ONADEK set to revolutionize Deck Formworks 93
Eimco Elecon launches 'Made in India' Rotary Piling Rig 95
Fayat positioning brand competitively in Indian market 96
Atlas Copco proving ultra-tough status of its portable air compressors 98
IFC to invest in JK Tyre's energy-efficient tyres 102
Trimble driving efficiency & productivity through smart construction 104
Spartan stresses need for fire evacuation lifts in hospitals 105
Siemens expands portfolio in India's Machine Tool Industry 114
Event Reports
CONEXPO-CON/AGG showcases Future of Construction 106
VDMA organizes Emo Hannover Machine Tools Roadshow 116
Vol.28,No.11,May 2023
Infra Development 18
Roads & Highways 18
Real Estate 22
Tunnels & Bridges 24
Metros & Rails 28
Ports & Airports 30
Report
ICEMA: Construction Equipment sales cross 1 lakh mark in FY 22-23 32
J&K Realty and Infra Development on fast track 40
Bridges: Design, Construction, Retrofitting
Prestressing Concepts, Systems & Technologies: Vinay Gupta 48
Structural Integrity Assessment of Submerged Bridges Using Robots: Tanuj Jhunjhunwala 64
Structural Retrofitting of Chitpore Bridge: Dr M. V.Joshi 70
Design Concept of pedestrian bridges Atal, Sambhaji and Deccan: Yogesh G. Waingankar 76
Construction of Balason Bridge in Darjeeling District: Anupam Das 80
Dextra supplies Mechanical Rebar Couplers and Post-Tensioning
Bar Systems to new Zuari Bridge in Goa: Manoj Nayak 94
Construction Industry Progressing Towards A 'Digital' Future: Sandeep Desai 100
Tunnelling: Challenges & Solutions
CRCHI creates world record; deploys 52 TBMs at Guangzhou Metro Construction 104
Managing geological complexity in BVC and PAC of Tehri PSP: A.
Rakesh Kumar KhaIi 106
New-Gen DRAMIX Fiber Reinforced Precast segment allows Eco Efficiency & Performance: Benoit de Rivaz 116
Precast
Brimax AAC - an Indian Lighthouse Project from HESS AAC Systems, Netherlands 42
Vollert India expands production capacity to cater to Infra Development Sector 44
Company Updates
COE Asia and Deister Concentrator join forces to Revolutionize Mineral Processing Equipment Market in India 34
Ashoka Buildcon achieves Largest Continuous Concrete Pour for Building Project 36
Case India showcases new high-tech products at its Pithampur plant 124
Products & Solutions
JK Fenner providing one-stop-solution for Power Transmission
Products, Industrial Solutions & Automation Systems 60
Dinamic Oil offering high quality, energy efficient, customized
Hoists and Planetary Gearboxes 127
Cusmat's lmmersive Learning Techniques 128
Vol.28,No.12,June 2023
Infra Development 18
Roads & Highways 20
Tunnels & Bridges 22
Metros & Rails 24
Real Estate 28
Ports & Airports 30
100 kms in 100 hours
GAEPL and Cube Highways has set an example of speedy, safe, and sustainable road construction 32
Indian Companies Delivering Projects Overseas
Ashoka Buildcon Limited is making its mark felt across the globe with a presence in Maldives, Guyana, Bangladesh, and Benin in West Africa 36
Reports
NHAI Awards 6,003 km of Highway Projects in FY23 38
Motilal Oswal Financial Services
Is the Indian Road Sector Navigating a Smooth Journey? 42
Report by CareEdge Ratings
Roads: Materials, Construction & Management
Editorial Courtesy: Manoranjan Parida, Director, CSIR-CRRI Delhi
Balanced Mix Design for Bituminous Mixes by Dr. Abhishek Mittal 54
Sustainable Road Construction in Hilly Regions by Siksha Swaroopa Kar 62
Enhancing Corrosion Resistance of Steel Bars in Reinforced Concrete Structures Dr Rajeev Goel 67
Implementation of Road Maintenance Management System Benefits & Technologies by Dr Pradeep Kumar 74
Remotely Piloted Aerial Vehicle Monitoring of Bridges by Dr Naveet Kaur 78
Replacement of Steel Reinforcement with Synthetic Fibre for Concrete Pavement & Floor by Manoj Didwania 82
GTI® Reinforced Soil Slope System by Namrata Bichewar 90
Innovation of Bottom Ash, a by-product of Thermal Power Plants in the Production of Concrete, Undergoes Successful Trial in Road Construction by Dr Partha Ghosh 92
Tunnelling
Sandvik Inaugurates Jumbo Drill Manufacturing Facility in Pune 50
14.02 TBM 'New Crossing' Assists in Shanghai Airport’s Link Line Tunnel Section 98
Products & Technology
Re-lmagineering the Wind Energy Sector under the aegis of AM/NS India 99
MB Crusher: How to Ensure Timely & Cost-Effective Material Supply at Remote Project Sites 102
Trimble: How Construction Industry is Using Technology to Become More Sustainable 104
Caterpillar organizes customer meeting; showcases range of large hydraulic excavators 105
CASE: Committed to Skill Development 106
Real Estate
7 Years of RERA: Gains, Challenges & Pitfalls 108
National Ropeway Development Programme to Boost Real Estate 110
Event Report
ICEMA: Fintech and Data Analytics to enable Future-Ready Financing
Ecosystem for Construction Equipment & Infrastructure 113
CICEE 2023
Showcasing China's Manufacturing Strength to the World 114
Vol.29,No.1,July 2023
Infra Development 20
Ports & Airport 20
Roads & Highways 22
Tunnels & Bridges 24
Metros & Rails 28
Real Estate 30
Construction Mishaps Place a Question Mark on Quality & Safety
The series of recent construction mishaps underscore the urgent need for accountable project management, stricter quality checks, comprehensive safety measures, and a skilled workforce on project sites.32
Cover Story
Decarbonizing Construction Industry for a Greener Future In this cover story on decarbonization, a critical issue of our generation, we have reached out to heads and representatives of companies throughout the construction ecosystem to explore their comprehension of the matter, the technologies they are adding into their operations, and their preparedness to contribute toward the ambitious goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070 50
Ashoka Buildcon, Satish Parakh, Managing Director 56
Patel Engineering, Kavita Shirvaikar, Director & CFO 62
Volvo CE India, Dimitrov Krishnan, Managing Director 66
GR lnfraprojects, Atasi Das, Assistant Vice President 68
Tata Hitachi, Sandeep Singh, Managing Director 74
Beca, Sujatha Manoi, Technical Director 78
Master Builders Solutions, Nilotpol KAR, Managing Director 80
Wirtgen India, Ramesh Palagiri, MD & CEO 84
Ammann India, Anand Sundaresan, Managing Director 86
DB RRTS Operations India, Kumar Keshav, CEO 90
Circular Economy to Boost Infra Construction
Given the colossal construction waste generated annually, the meagre recycling rate, and the resultant environment degradation, the concept of circular economy is gaining ground as it can bring significant sustainability in the construction sector 42
ACE, Sorab Agarwal, Executive Director 96
Puzzolana, Abhijeet Pai, President 98
Egis, Sandeep Gulati, MD, India and South Asia 100
CSIR-CRRI, Dr.Ambika Behl, Sr. Principal Scientist 104
Ambuja Cement, Dr. Nadeem M, Head – Alccofine 108
Escorts Kubota, Sanjeev Bajaj, Chief Officer 110
Terex India, Jaideep Shekhar, VP & Managing Director 112
Jacobs, Sandeep Singh Nirmal, Senior Tunnel Engineer 116
Schwing Stelter India, V.G. Sakthikumar, Managing Director 122
Renuka Consultants, Dr. Yogini Deshpande, Technical Director 124
Welspun Enterprises, Amor Kool, ESG Lead 128
COE Asia, Manish Bhartia, Managing Director 134
SOBHA Ltd, Jagadish Nangineni, Managing Director 138
KONE Elevator India, Amit Gossain, Managing Director 144
Kobelco India, E. Moses, Executive VP & Division Head 146
DTSC, K Srinivasa Reddy, Managing Director 149
Nuvoco Vistas, Jayakumar Krishnaswamy, Managing Director 150
CASE, Puneet Vidyarthi, Head - Marketing & BD 152
Balkrishna Industries, Rajiv Poddar, Joint Managing Director 155
Keestrack, Marcel Kerkhofs, Global Marketing Manager &
N.V. Deepak Pandit, Country Manager - Sales & Marketing India 158
RPS Group, Suren Goyal, Partner 162
AFCONS Infra, Dr. Lakshmana Rao Mantri, Dy GM – Designs 163
GS Caltex, Jayanta Ray, GM, Industrial and OEM 164
Keller, Hari Krishna Y, Managing Director 166
Maccaferri India, Vikramjiet Roy, Managing Director 168
Elematic India, Shridhar Rao, Sales Head 171
SS GROUP, Ashok Singh Jaunapuria, MD & CEO 174
ADRA Group, Sarvessa SB, Managing Director 175
SW Steel, Prabodha Acharya, Chief Sustainability Officer 176
Advait lnfratech, Shalin Sheth, Managing Director 179
Naiknavare Developers, Anand Naiknavare, Head Business Process 182
JSW Cement, Manoj Rustagi, Executive Vice President 183
Prem Group, Ridham Gada, Partner & President 190
Vaishnavi Group, Kishan Govindaraju, Director 191
Signature Global, Pradeep Aggarwal, Chairman 192
Dalmia Bharat, Dr. Arvind Bodhankar, Executive Director 194
Vestian, Shrinivas Rao, CEO 196
SoftTech Engineers, Vijay Gupta, CEO 198
Goel Ganga Developments, Gunjan Goel, Director 200
Nahar Group, Manju Yagnik, Vice Chairperson 201
AsmitA India Realty, Mazhar Syed, Director- Marketing & Sales 202
Trehan Group, Saransh Trehan, Managing Director 205
Eros Group, Avneesh Sood, Director 206
C I EM Solutions, Bhaskarudu Peddakotla, Consultant 214
Precast Concrete Technology
India an Important Market for TOPWERK 186
Vollert: Building a Stronger India with Precast 208
Company Highlights
Wacker Neuson: Construction Partner for 175 years 28
Tata Hitachi launches a new campaign 215
Aao Kartavya Nibhaye, Chalo Desh Banaye
Vol.29,No.2,August 2023
Cover Story: Tech-Enabled Startups 32
Heads of Startup Companies in the field of Construction share
how their Advanced Software, Project Monitoring Tools,
Digitalization, and Automated Processes are Disrupting and
Redefining India's Construction Industry.
• Askar Poonthala, Founder & CEO, Buildo.Market
• Sanket Sheth, Founder & MD, Elixia Inc
• Gaurav Bhushan, Founder, EQUIP9™
• Akshansh Agarwal, Co-Founder, Onsite
• Srinivas K Pai & Ayushmoy Roy, Co-Founders, Pace Robotics
• lesh Dixit, CEO & Co-Founder, Powerplay
• Nishant Maitre, Founder, Tappet Box
• Prabh Paul, Founding Partner, Tracecost
Special Feature: Excavators 54
Excavator Manufacturers share their Initiatives in Developing
Technologically Sophisticated Equipment for Higher Fuel
Efficiency & Productivity
• E. Moses, VP & National Head - Excavator Division, Kobelco
• BKR Prasad, General Manager, Marketing, Tata Hitachi
• Dimitrov Krishnan, MD, Volvo CE India
• Deepak Shetty, CEO & MD, JCB India
• Puneet Vidyarthi, Head of Marketing & Business Development, CASE Construction India
• V. G. Sakthikumar, MD, Schwing Stetter India
• Nischal Mehrotra, VP, Liugong India
Interviews
CJ Darci Logistics 82
Rachit Mishra
Head - Brand Marketing & Communication
Trimurti 88
Manik Gupta & Rahul Gupta, Directors
Project Management
Managing Cost and Time Overruns of Megaprojects by Dr. N. Subramanian 92
Site Selection for Engineering Plant Projects by Anil Kumar Nanda 100
Products & Technologies
CRCHI Mega Slurry TBM Jinghua Completes West Line Tunnel of Beijing East Sixth Ring Road Reconstruction Project 86
Vogele Introduces New-Gen Dash 5 Road Pavers 87
Market Updates
Roadmap for Innovation & Digital Tech Transformation in Construction Sector 28
Five Equipment Dealership Trends 2023-24 78
Achievers Mitul Patel, MO, Apollo Infratech Group Making Dreams Come True, Contributing to Country's Development 116
Events
3rd Edition of CVF Off Highway Forum to be held on 24th August, 2023 105
First edition of Construction Tradeshow 'Gujarat CONEX 2023 to be held from 21st to 23rd September 106
CSIR - CRRI Organises 'One Week One Lab' Campaign Highlights Waste to Wealth Initiatives 108
NATCON 2023: Fostering knowledge exchange and innovation in the construction sector 110
Vol.29,No.3,September 2023
Making Waste to Wealth A Reality
In this feature, government bodies, construction industry experts, and entrepreneurs share their perspectives on how waste recycling and reuse will benefit both the country's economy and the environment, and present solutions to make
the circular model viable. 32
Shalini Goyal Bhalla, NITI Aayog 36
Mohan Ramanathan, Advanced Construction Technologies 38
Sanjay Seth, TERI and GRIHA Council 40
Sushil Kumar, UPMRCL 42
Abhijeet Pai, Puzzolana Group 44
Mohak Gupta, Development Alternatives 48
Amol Sinha, Terex India 50
Binish Desai, Eco Eclectic Tech 54
Swaminathan Dhandapani, etrack Crushers 56
Hardik Panchal, Hardy Smith 60
Mahesh Girdhar, EverEnviro 62
Manish Bhartia, cfloworld.com 64
Angad Singh Bedi, BCD Group 66
Prashant Singh, Blue Planet 68
Tarun Datta, Nish Earthmovers 72
Sooraj Cherukat, Hailstone Innovations 74
Ashish Goel, Finetech Recycling 76
Ramesh Palagiri, Wirtgen India 78
Dr.Ambika Behl, CSIR-CRRI New Delhi 80
R S Raghavan, PROMAN Infrastructure Services 84
R.V. Panchal and Soham Panchal, Neptune Industries 86
C&D Waste Recycled Materials: A Circular Economy Solution
Dr Krishna Murari Soni, Former Addi. Director General, CPWD, New Delhi
Industry Developments
CFlo and MinRizon join forces to advance Global Mineral Processing EPC 28
ICEMA's Annual Session highlights experts' perspectives on Technology Roadmap for CE lndustry 30
Exclusive Interview
Kobelco: Growing fast in the Indian market 88
E. Moses, EVP-Division Head
Bauer Engineering India 114
Offering global standard modern solutions and expertise in Deep Foundation Projects Harvinder Manocha, MD
Backhoe Loader: An All-Time Performer 96
Backhoe manufacturing company heads share how they are revising their short and long-term marketing strategies to drive sales and remain competitive.
• Deepak Shetty, JCB
• BKR Prasad, Tata Hitachi
• Puneet Vidyarthi, CASE Construction Equipment
• Manish Handa, ACE
• Hafeez Khan, Manitou
• Suraj Prakash Verma, Escorts Kubota
Geotechnical Investigation & Foundation Engineering
The Why & How of Geotechnical Investigation by A.M. Shingarey, M.D., Geotech Services, Nagpur 120
Building Sustainable Foundations for Infrastructure Projects by Madan Kumar Annam, Head-Engg and Anurag Chafale, Dy Manager, Keller India.126
Reverse Circulation Drills for Large Dia Marine Piles by Sunil Newatia GMO, Suretech Infrastructure 130
Measures Prior to Pouring of Concrete for Deep Foundations by Parthasarathy C R, Nandhagopal A R, Srinivas N, and Soumik Ghosal Sarathy Geotech & Engineering Services 132
Sustainability in Construction Industry 140
Florian Bauer & Karsten Beckhaus, BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, Germany
Re-Use of Old Pile Foundations in Amsterdam 144
Marcel Bielefeld, Allnamics Geotechnical & Pile Testing Experts, The Netherlands
India's Foundation Solutions Market 146
Sany India
Assessment of Earthquake Induced Liquefaction Hazard in J&K 148
Dr. Abdullah Ansari, Dept of Smart City Engineering, lnha University Republic of Korea, and Dept of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi
Products & Technologies
INGECO: 47 years of manufacturing Geared Boxes 160
Waken Multitech: Making the right marketing moves 162
Coninfra Machinery: Confident of in-house efficiencies 164
MB Crusher: To unveil game changing Mobile crushing Solutions at Dem Tech 2023 166
Vol.29,No.4,October 2023
News
Intra Development 20
Roads & Highways 22
Tunnels & Bridges 24
Metros & Rails 24
Ports & Airports 28
Real Estate 28
Critical Considerations for Effectively Digitalizing Engineering & Construction
Industry
From the right organization structure, involvement of business
teams from conception to design, to skilling for digital adoption, the integration of digital solutions must encompass both traditional and disruptive technologies by Samara Almeida, Sr. Consultant, LTIMindtree 32
IMEC: Big Booster for India's Intra Construction Sector 40
The BODO km India Middle-East Europe Corridor initiated at G20 Conclave in New De/hi is set to open up a multi-billion dollar opportunity for India's infra construction companies by Vinod Behl
Interviews
Indian Road Congress Setting High Construction Standards 44
SK Nirmal
Secretary General, IRC
Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Making a Sustainable Future Possible 60
Sushil Kumar
Managing Director, UPMRCL
JCB India Committed to Make In India 68
Deepak Shetty
CEO & Managing Director, JCB India
Roads, Expressways, Pavements
Dynapac Machines Deployed on Palkhi Marg Project in Maharashtra 54 Overview of Delhi Vadodara Expressway Package-1 by Harpreet Singh, Chief Project Manager, B&S Engr. Consultants 76
Bonded Rigid Pavement
Atasi Das, Assistant Vice President, GR lnfraprojects
BRO Builds 'Zero Fatality Corridors' in Arunachal Pradesh Col. Prashant Oberoi, BRO 86
Engineering Measures for Pothole Prevention A Ramesh and K Sitaramanjaneyulu, VNR, Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engg. 88
ReRoute™: A 'Waste to Wealth' Initiative of Reliance Industries
KRS. Narayan, Reliance Industries 92
Pavement Marking for Road Safety & Application of Hot Thermoplastic Paint Vivek Singh, MD, BuildStreet 106
Developments
Planning Construction of Buildings, Community and Individual Housing, and Townships Dr. S. V. Deodhar, Consultant Indore 96
Evaluating Lateral Bracing Code Requirements for Large Diameter Foundations 100
Mining
BKT to showcase masterpiece tires at 10th edition of IME 30
Role of Geotechnical Software in Open Pit Mining
Dr. Manoj Verman, Rocscience 112
Reports
CVF Off Highway 2023: Wraps up Successfully 111
Green Compliant Office Buildings Boom in India 116
Vol.29,No.5,November 2023
Once again equipment manufacturers, distributors, builders, developers, and contractors, will congregate at the BIEC Expo grounds to assess the latest infra construction products and technologies, watch demos of new machines, find opportunities for business expansion and attend seminars and discussions on India's fast-growing infra construction industry. 24
Industry Updates
Indian Construction Equipment Industry sales for 02 FY24 record 31% YoY growth: ICEMA 20
Colliers leads Al revolution in construction with remote monitoring tool CoGence 118
Cement volumes to expand by 9-10% in FY 2024; operating margins to improve by 260-310 bps: ICRA 148
Polls perk up Realty & Infra Projects and vice versa by Vinod Behl 154
India's largest C&D Waste Processing Plant powered by CFlo Technology unveiled by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal 158
Tunnelling & Underground Spaces
Innovations & Contracting in Tunnelling: Adaptive Measures & Climate Change by Harald Wagner 44
Safety in Construction of Underground Structures in the complete Geology of Tehri Pump Storage Project - Case Study by Dr. Rakesh Kumar Khali 56
Tunnelling in Challenging Topography & Geological Conditions for a Railway Doubling Project in Eastern Ghats by S. S. Nirmal 68
CRCHI exports China's first EPB TBM to South America 80
Role of Drum Cutters in Tunnel Construction: Suretech 84
Why Waterproofing is crucial for Tunnels Construction and Maintenance b Keng Senephimmachack 88
Navigating the Subterranean by Dr. Manoj Verman 96
Hard Rock Double Shield TBM starts operations in Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydropower project: TERRATEC 104
Carbon Saving initiatives boosting PSCL Development by Benoit de Rivaz 106
Company News
Apollo HawkeyePedershaab in India develops large size Precast Box Culvert (7mx3m) Casting Solution 116
Sr Schindler's value-added Concrete Pavers enhance aesthetics and functionality 120
Ascenso Tyres builds global team to focus on OEMs 148
New Excavators & Forklifts launched by HD Hyundai India 150
Putzmeister expands Stationary Concrete Pump Range 152
Events
TEXCON 2023 marked by announcements of New Products & Business Verticals 124
JCB India: Growing its Excavator Business across Sectors 128
COAOI Organizes 11th AGM 130
ICEMA organizes CE Technology Summit for a Transformative Future 134
Demtech: Bigger & Better in 2023 138
CCMA to organize 4th Intl Suppliers Conference on Construction Chemicals for Next Gen 152
News
Infrastructure Development 140
Roads & Highways 142
Tunnels & Bridges 142
Metros & Rails 144
Real Estate 145
Ports & Airports 146
Vol.29,No.6,December 2023
EXCON 2023 Exclusives
MoRTH: Focus on Method & Machinery 22
In a prelude to EXCON 2023, Hon' Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari, Ministry
of Road Transport & Highways, discusses various aspects of road
construction including policies, new technologies, alternate fuels, and
shares his views on how CIIEXCON is contributing to the growth of India's infra construction sector.
ICEMA: Leading The Change 32
V. Vivekanand, President – ICEMA and Managing Director - Caterpillar
India, shares his views on the growth prospects, challenges, training and
upskilling imperatives, and the solutions provided under ICEMA's
Technology Vision Plan 2035.
BAI: Working on Many Fronts 38
According to S. Narsimha Reddy, President, Builders' Association of India, modern construction technologies, use of sustainable building materials and standardisation are important for achieving project
completion timelines and quality, but real estate developers and builders must also focus on efficient project management.
COAOI: Creating a Favourable Environment 46
COAOI is engaging with the government and relevant stakeholders to promote a more conducive business environment so that crane rental companies can operate efficiently and safely: Premal Thaker, President, Crane Owners Association of India.
CERA: Paving The Way Forward 52
Rentals are paving the way forward for the construction equipment industry, and to ensure long-term resilience and growth, we
are championing initiatives like unity, standardization, and commitment to fair practices: Satin Sachdeva, Founder & Secretary General CERA
EXCON 2023: A Window to India's Engineering Prowess & Global Competitiveness 58
NBM&CW's interviews with around 100 company heads reveal the innovations, technologies, value additions, strategies, and sustainability initiatives that OEMs are taking to enhance the productivity of their machines: all of which will be on display at Excon 2023
Excon 2023.
JCB India: Deepak Shetty 60
Volvo CE India: Dimitrov Krishnan 66
Wirtgen India: Ramesh Palagiri 70
Schwing Stetler (India): VG Shakthi-Kumar 72
Puzzolana: Abhijeet Pai 76
Tata Hitachi India: Sandeep Singh 82
Action Const. Equipment: Sorab Agarwal 86
Larsen & Toubro: Arvind K Garg 94
Ammann India: Anand Sundaresan 98
SANY India: Sanjay Saxena 102
Kobelco: E. Moses 108
Caterpillar India: Mukul Dixit 112
Liebherr India: Subhajit Chandra 118
Terex India: Jaideep Shekhar 122
Escorts Kubota: Sanjeev Bajaj 130
COE Asia: Manish Bhartia 136
Keestrack India: Swaminathan Dhandapani & Deepak Pandit 144
CASE: Shalabh Chaturvedi 150
KYB Conmat: Premraj Keshyep 156
Manitou Group: Hafeez Khan 160
Sandvik: Manojit Haldar & Asoktaru Chattopadhyay 163
Fayal India: Abhijit Som 174
Propel Industries: V. Senthilkumar 176
Hailstone Innovations: Williams R. J. 178
Balkrishna Industries: Rajiv Poddar 180
Manitowoc Potain: Prashant Suryavanshi 186
Hyundai India: Rajiv Chaturvedi 188
Apollo Parker: Mitul Patel 192
Torsa Machines: Gopi Krishna More 196
PMP India: Federico Ferauutti 200
Bonfiglioli: Kennady V Kaippally 202
TOPWERK INDIA: Rajesh Jha 208
Vollert India: Krishan Mohan Sharma 210
Alkraft: Basil Siddeeqi 214
Siddhi Equipments: Sunil D. Chavan 216
PAN Technologies: Pramod Tunikipati 220
ABT PAN Rentals India: S A David 221
Sharp Ply India: Paras Chowatia 222
MB Crusher India: Piero Guizzett 224
TH COMPANY: Satyabrata Misra 225
Suretech Infrastructure: Sunil Newatia 232
Ashitech Equipments: Vatsal Patel 234
GS Caltex India: Jayanta Ray 236
Vibrant: Kranthi Kumar Ravuri 238
Arx: Amarnath Ramachandran 240
Infra Engineers: Vaishnovi, Avinash, Pavithra 244
Kennametal: Vijaykrishnan Venkatesan 246
Doosan Bobcat India: Manjunath S 249
Mother India Forming: Dhirendra Shankla 250
Neptune Ind.: R.V. Panchal, & S. Panchal 256
Revomac Industries: Umesh Patel 258
PRALCKA: Benny Paul 260
Abhay Rana Infra Services: Vikram Rana 264
Aska: Rom Prakash Bhagat 268
Wacker Neuson: Senarat Jayasekera 269
Kroma Paints: Ritesh Patel 270
PROMAN: R.S. Raghavan 272
Bullwork Mobility: Vinay Raghuram 274
Fastverdini: Rajinder Raina 276
Nilang: Ajay Tripathi & Kamlesh Patel 280
Sicoma Mixers India: Prashanth Kumar 282
Dynemix India: Jignesh Patel 284
Coninfra Machinery: Saumil Shah 286
Gujarat Control: S. Modi, A. Patel & H. Patel 288
Boltrack Engineers: Jaidev Ramani 290
DCS Telematik India: Chandan Kumar 292
Burner India: Vinesh Bhatia 294
Sri Parijatha Machinery: Ramesh Jayaram 296
Volvo Penta India: R. Sethumadhavan 300
Terraform Geotech: P.K.D. Nair 302
Kesar Road Equipments: Dipak Chaudhary 304
Asthvinayak Pavers: Gautam Patel 306
Fortune Panel (India): Satish Patel & Jayanti Patel 307
Gayatri Control & Auto.: J. Pandya & P. Bariya 308
a Green Techcon: Nitesh Modi 312
ENDEAVOUR Intelligent Equip.: D. Suthar & P. Suthar 314
ConCat India: Uttam S. Negi 316
Fluiconnecto India: Mahender Singh 318
Sana Diamond: Priyank Patel 319
Fluid Tech Systems: Kuna! Vadgasiya 320
C.S Techno Engineers: Chirag Vasoya 324
Atlas Technologies: Bhavesh Patel 326
Waken Multitech: Akshay Patel 328
Electro Magnetic Industries: R.B. Patel 330
Bull Machines: Gurminder Singh Malik 332
Aesha Projects: Nilesh Panchal 336
Reliflex Machinery & Equip .: Adnan Boxwala 354
Fab Hind: Ritesh Prajapati 352
Armix Machinery: Manoj Kumar Pillai 359
News 346
New Equipment
KOMATSU PC81: Built To Be Tough 340
KOMATSU PC136: A Game-Changing Excavator 356
Columbia Machine Revolutionizing Const. with SPM 30 358