Rebuilding of Railway Infrastructures during the present crisis by Rajesh Prasad

Rebuilding
of
Railway Infrastructures
during the Pandemic (New Normal )
By
Rajesh Prasad
Director (Operations)
RVNL

 About RVNL
 Impact of COVID-19 (New Normal) and initiatives taken by
RVNL
 Importance of ‘Make in India’ policy and implementation by
RVNL
 Infrastructure building in Railway sector
 Way forward by RVNL
SCOPE

PERFORMANCE OF RVNL
 Operations started in 2005 with the appointment of
BoDs.
 Granted Mini Ratna status on 19th September 2013,
(under process for “Navratna”).
 RVNL has been rated “Excellent” for the consecutive
Nine times by DPE.
 RVNL has been ranked 1st amongst the Railway
CPSEs for the four times out of last six years.

1445 1598
2117
2493
3142
4541
5920
7557
10060
14530
16000
(Projected)
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
18000
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
CRORE
TURNOVER
CAGR of 36.78% in last 5 years
(Rs. in Cr.)

185.72
304.02
381.61
469.65
606.59
789.86
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
PAT (RS. CRORE)
PAT (Rs. Crore)
2678.86
3011.57 3083.37
3351.48
3738.76
4499.77
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
NET WORTH (RS. CRORE)
New Worth (Rs. Crore)
MOU
PERFORMANCE :
Assessment Year Rating
RVNL’s rank
among Railway
CPSEs assessed
by DPE
Rank of RVNL
2007-08 Good 8th
2008-09 Very Good 10th
2009-10 Very Good 7th
2010-11 Excellent 5th
2011-12 Excellent 2nd
2012-13 Excellent 1st

2019-20 2019-20
(upto December 2019)
2020-21
(upto December 2020)
Turnover 14530.58 10309.90 9825.77
Profit before Tax
(PBT)
990.83 742.09 742.40
Net Profit
(Profit after Tax-PAT)
789.86 592.96 596.67
There is a decrease in turnover by 4.70% during last 9 months mainly due to
COVID-19, though PBT and PAT are marginally higher.
Rs. in Crore

Order Book of RVNL
 Total 183 nos. of projects assigned to RVNL for execution.

ACHIEVEMENT
New Railway Track 456
Gauge Conversion 1889
Doubling of Track 3483
Railway Electrification 4970
MTP (KM) 42
Workshops 8
Cable Stayed Bridge 1
456
1889
1
92 projects have been fully commissioned upto March 2020
3483 4970
42
8

2019-20
2020-21
(upto 03.09.2021)
Gauge Conversion (GC) +
Doubling (DL) + New Line
(NL)
665 Kms 565 Kms*
Railway Electrification (RE) 714 RKM 1561 RKM
Workshop 1 No 3 Nos.
*181 Kms Engine Rolling in 2020-21 waiting for commissioning.
Achievements and Highlights

This NEW
NORMAL is
getting OLD
1st case of COVID-19 detected on 17 November 2019 Today's seminar …

What COVID and IT have done to us?
NEW NORMAL LIFE :

Special initiatives to combat COVID-19 in RVNL
 Contractors were advised to make arrangements for lodging,
boarding, fooding duly following social distancing norms,
moving patients to nearby doctors/ hospitals, paying charges of
doctors/ hospitals, providing sanitizers, soaps etc for labourer
stuck at worksites during the lockdown period and claim
reimbursements from RVNL for the same.
 Precautions taken in labour camps to ensure social distancing
norms, checking of temperature of workmen on daily basis so
that works can progress duly ensuring safety of
labourers during the difficult times of COVID-19.
Cont..

 A separate link was provided for instructions due to COVID’19
on RVNL’s website to facilitate easy dissemination of information
at all levels.
 In keeping with the Ministry of Finance guidelines to give
financial relief to contractors, release of proportionate BG’s
permitted.
 Recovery of mobilization advance from contractors has been
deferred for 6 months to improve the cash flow during
COVID’19.
Cont..

 To further address liquidity problems, stage payment conditions
have been reviewed and revised on supply items.
 As it was not possible to follow routine procedures of test checks
due to restriction of movement due to COVID’19, to address the
cash flow problem of contractors, measures were taken to allow
provisional passing of bills till such checks are possible.
 Submission of Bid Security in physical form relaxed to 30 days
from 5 days, due to restrictions in movement, for the tenders
opened between May’ 20 to Aug’ 20.
Cont..

 System of online pre-Bid Conference has been introduced and it
is working very well avoiding physical travel and gathering and at
the same time meeting the purpose of Prebid conferences

New Normal:
E-Conference saves Time & Money

Name of Work Value Tender Opening Award of Contract
Construction of Viaduct
from P276 to P314
including Mominpur and
Majerhat Station
196.30 Cr. Technical bid opened on
29.07.2020 and Price bid
opened on 14.08.2020
17.08.2020
(Total no. of days in
finalization of the
contract in only 19 days)
Construction of PEB shed
structures, buildings,
P-Way and utilities,
General Electrical works
and supply, installation
and commissioning of
Machinery and plant for
setting up of Metro Car
Depot at Joka
350.89 Cr. Technical bid opened on
31.07.2020 and Price bid
opened on 22.08.2020
25.08.2020
(Total no. of days in
finalization of the
contract in only 22 days)
Fast track finalization of Tenders

P287 & P288 of Joka-Esplanade Metro Corridor :
Taking the Opportunity given by Lock Down, we Completed very critical Two
Metro Piers adjacent to ‘JAI HIND’ Bridge.

Taking the benefit of Lock
Down, we substantially
Completed, substructure part
of very critical Pier Locations
on the Railway track at
Majerhat Station, Kolkata

Other measures taken to improve delivery
of projects:
 In cases where equipment suppliers are not ready to
despatch plant and equipment to contractor without full
payment, supply of equipment is facilitated by giving Comfort
letter to supplier. This has reduced the delay in delivery of
projects due to delay in supply of plants and equipment.
 In case where main contractor is not making timely payment
to sub-contractors, thereby delaying the progress of
execution, a provision has been made in standard bidding
documents for making direct payment to sub-contractors.

 A system of offloading has been introduced to get executed, at
the cost of the Contractor some small value yet important works
for commissioning, by other agency, which the contractor is
unable to progress at the desired pace. The provisions have
been kept in such a way that this enhances the speed
of execution of works without any additional cost on RVNL and
also without adversely affecting the performance of main
contractor.
 New rate to the agency where work site not handed over even
after the original DoC.
 Amicable settlement policy : 12 Cases settled.

 In view of difficulty being faced by contractors in obtaining
BG, the performance security has been made admissible in
the form of FDR (free from any encumbrance) in addition to
other forms.
 Several financial powers have been delegated to field officers

Subject : Bid Security/ Earnest Money Deposit
Option of submitting Bid Security through a declaration
form instead of only Bid Security has also been introduced
in RVNL.

Subject : Performance Security
Performance Security from existing 10% to 3% of
the value of the contract has been introduced in
RVNL.
In the existing contract performance security in
addition to proportionate performance security
released.

Subject : Amendment in GFRs, 2017- GTE.
No Global Tender Enquiry (GTE), however shall be
invited for tender upto Rs. 200 crore.

Subject : Global Tender Enquiry (GTE).
Restriction on Global Tenders as specified in the
revised Rule 161(iv) will be applicable on all
procurements including Goods, Non-consulting
services, Constancy Services and Works
including turnkey projects.

Subject : Restriction on agencies participating in
tenders from countries sharing land boundary
with India.

MAKE IN INDIA
https://www.makeinindia.com
Launched :- 25th September 2014

Make in India focuses on the following 25 sectors of the economy:
1. Automobiles
2. Automobile Components
3. Aviation
4. Biotechnology
5. Chemicals
6. Construction
7. Defence Manufacturing
8. Electronic Systems
9. Electrical Machinery
10. Food Processing
11. Information Technology and Business Process
Management
12. Leather
13. Media and entertainment
14. Mining
15. Oil and gas
16. Pharmaceuticals
17. Ports & Shipping
18. Railways
19. Renewable Energy
20. Roads and Highways
21. Space
22. Thermal Power
23. Textiles and Garments
24. Tourism and Hospitality
25. Wellness

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
Ranking system established by the World Bank Group.
India has emerged as one of the most attractive destinations not
only for investments but also for doing business.
India jumps 79 positions from 142nd (2014) to 63rd (2019) in Ease of
Doing Business Ranking 2020'.
Construction Permits: India’s ranking :- 184 in 2014 and 27 in 2019.
Getting Electricity: India’s ranking :- 137 in 2014 and 22 in 2019.
Apart from these significant improvements, among the 190
economies, India ranks 13th in Protecting Minority Investors and
25th in Getting Credit.

RVNL to promote ‘Make in India’ policy by using
indigenous rails in Kolkata Metro Rail Project
In an effort towards ‘आत्मनिर्भर र्ारत’ RVNL has used, for the first
time, indigenous HH Rails in a Metro Rail Project in our country. A step
taken by RVNL for Kolkata Metro. All Metro systems in different cities in
India have used imported Head Hardened (HH) Rails. HH rails offers
greater efficiency through its ability to handle higher axle loads of over
25 Tonnes with low deformation and wear. For the first time indigenous
HH rails shall be used for a Metro in our country.

LAYING OF BLT ON EMBANKMENT BY USING PCRSB

 Freyssinet’s Parallel Strand System (PSS) stay cables - which has a design life of
100 years and is the most advanced and durable stay cable system in the
world today. There are 3 planes of stay cables with 18 cables each.
 Isotension® Method
4-lane Cables Stayed Bridge, Barddhaman

4-lane Cables Stayed Bridge, Barddhaman

Make in India Policy :- Manufacture of Cables by M/s. Usha Martin,
Ranchi on behalf of Freyssinet – subcontractor (a french company)
using their technology in India.

Reconstruction of Pamban Bridge
Construction of new Pamban Bridge involves Pile foundation, Pile cap and Pier
caps with Steel girders as the Superstructure. The existing navigational span is
known as scherzer span, which is having Roller Lift arrangement, whereas the
proposed navigational span is a vertical lift span. The navigational span consists
of Steel through Girder with warren type trusses. The weight of the proposed
navigational span is 1200 MT.

 RVNL is fully committed to follow the world best
construction practices which include mechanization for
better quality of output.
 Executed transmission line work for supply to TSS (in
case of refusal/failure of state govts to execute).
 Use of self propelled UTVs in RE projects saving loco,
crew and fuel.
 First over Indian Railways to do mechanized wiring by
AWT (Automatic wiring Train).
 AWT machine is capable of wiring both the wire
under cool tension thus increasing wiring speed and
also reducing the post wiring activities.

MECHANIZED WIRING BY
AUTOMATIC WIRING MACHINE

DISINFECTION OF SITE OFFICES, LABORATORIES,
MACHINES, EQUIPMENTS AND VEHICLES

PATIENCE, DISCIPLINE AND NEW NORMAL ARE THE KEY

Awareness
Thermal screening of all at entry and exit of work site Disinfection of Site, Store
Hands Free Sanitizer dispenser
Hand Soap, Mask and
Sanitizer facilities
provided

Food/Ration Distribution to Site Labour

I’LL ADMIT, THIS IS NOT HOW I SAW 2020
GOING.
Pile Cap Steel Reinforcement binding
Lattice Girder fabrication yard

BE TECH SAVVY TO FIGHT COVID
• VIDEO CONFERENCING instead of physical presence in meetings.
• VIDEO CALL instead of personal visit.
• E-OFFICE in place of paper files.

COVID-19 – A Pandemic has resulted into
→ The entire country is shaken in locked down
condition
→ World Share Market earlier tanked
→ Wheel of Indian Railway carrying passengers has
stopped after 167 years
→ Shutdown of creation of Railway Infrastructures
→ Share price of major companies has touched to
the bottom and trying to recover

QUESTION COMES TO OUR MIND ..
What next
to
→ Our country
→ Indian Railway
→ RVNL

Karoly Takacs (Hungarian Armyman)
• ‘Impossible is nothing’
• 1938 – In Army Camp, during practice hand grenade exploded in his right hand. He
lost his right hand then he started practicing with his left hand.
• 1939 - He won the Hungarian national pistol shooting championship.
• Won the gold medals in 1948 & 1952 Olympics
Arunima Sinha (Indian mountain climber and sportswoman)
 2011- She was pushed from a running train by some robbers and She lying there seven
hours. Her left leg had to be amputated below the knee, she got rods in right leg and
multiple fractures in spinal cord
 2013 - She reached the summit of Mount Everest
 World's first female amputee to scale Mount Everest,
Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Mount Elbrus (Russia),
Mount Kosciusko (Australia), Mount Aconcagua (South
America), Carstensz Pyramid (Indonesia) and Mount
Vinson
 2015 - Padma Shri Award

CHALLENGES BEFORE INDIAN RAILWAYS
1950-51 2020 %age increase
Loading 73 MT 1200 MT 1550%
Million Passenger Kms 66517 12,00,000 1700%
Route Kms 53500 67,000 25%
Double/Multiple route length 5100 Kms 25000 Kms 390%
• 161 out of 247 sections in HDN routes > 100% line capacity
16% of route km carries 55% of passengers and 58% of freight

Project :- It simply means converting vision into reality. A set of
activities are undertaken to meet the specified objectives for the
changes. The various features of typical projects are as under:
• Temporary - have a definite beginning and an end.
• Unique – no two projects are identical.
• Predefined goals & objectives – financial/ social/ economic.
• Budgets & schedules – prefixed budget and time frame.
• Uses Resources & Manpower – both are limited.
• Quality/ performance - determined at beginning.
• Face Risks – known and unknown risks
• Have a project life cycle – many phases from start to end.

Fast Track Project Implementation (FTPI)
– Why affected
Budget (2014-15) :
• “Para – 18: There has been focus on sanctioning projects rather than completing them. In the
last 30 years, as many as 676 projects were sanctioned worth Rs 1,57,883 crore. Of these, only
317 projects could be completed and 359 projects remain to be completed which will now
require as much as Rs 1,82,000 crore.”
• “Para – 19: In the last 10 years, 99 new line projects worth Rs 60,000 crore were sanctioned out
of which only one project is complete till date. In fact, there are 4 projects that are as old as 30
years, but are still not complete for one reason or another.

RVNL has got
major role to play in
Railway Infrastructure

Way forward by RVNL
Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL)
Subsidiary SPV’s
Kutch Railway Company Ltd. (KRCL)
(50.00%)
HSRC Infra Services Limited (100%)
Bidding arm and a new vertical
Krishnapatnam Railway Company Ltd. (KPRCL)
(49.76%)
Bharuch Dahej Railway Corporation Ltd. (BDRCL)
(35.46%)
Haridaspur Paradeep Railway Company Ltd. (HPRCL)
(30.00%)
Angul Sukinda Railway Ltd. (ASRL)
(32.37%)

 RVNL has created the following SPVs:-
 Kutch Railway Company Limited :- Commissioned
 Krishnapatnam Railway Company Limited :- Commissioned
 Bharuch-Dahej Railway Company Limited :- Commissioned
 Haridaspur- Paradip Railway Company Limited :- Commissioned on 30th July 2020
 Angul Sukinda Railway Limited :- Commissioning target June 2022
 RVNL is an Equity Partner of 10% in a SPV with 12 Major Ports under Ministry of
Shipping for undertaking railway projects and activities in major ports (Indian Port Rail
Company Ltd.-IPRCL).
 Rs. 73,776 crore revenue generated for Indian Railways without any invested by
Ministry of Railway.
 Equity contribution of only Rs. 822 crore in the 4 operational SPVs at a total project cost
of Rs. 5560 crore.
RESOURCE MOBILISATION THROUGH SPVs
RVNL LEADING THE GROWTH FOR AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT

Achievements of Kutch Railway Company Ltd.
 Operations started from July - 2006
• Freight Loading (MT) - 407.45
• Total Revenue Earned (Rs. Cr.) - 54619.34
• Share of IR’s Revenue (Rs. Cr.) - 47367.82
• Share of SPV’s Revenue (Rs. Cr.) - 7251.52
 KRC (Kutch Railway Co. Ltd.) – 1853 rakes in Jan.
2021, all time record.

Achievements of Bharuch-Dahej Railway
Company Ltd.
Operations started from March 2012
• Freight Loading (MT) - 42.72
• Share of SPV’s Revenue (Rs. Cr.) – 563.56

Achievements of Krishnapatnam Railway Company
Limited
Operations started from Nov. 2008
• Share of SPV’s Revenue (Rs. Cr.) - 807.78

 HPRCL (Haridaspur Paradip Railway Co. Ltd.) – Single line
commissioned in July 2020. 2974 nos. of rakes
transported from Aug. 2020 to Feb. 2021 (only 7 months).
Achievements of Haridaspur- Paradip Railway Company
Limited

Angul Sukinda Railway Limited
• SPV formed in Feb’2009 for new line from Angul to Sukinda
• Cost of project - Rs.2440.53 Cr
• Project length - 104 Km
• Equity - Rs. 778.60 Cr / Debt - Rs. 1600 Cr
• Equity : Debt :: 33: 67
• Land acquisition is being done by East Coast Railway through the Government of Orissa
• Commissioning target : June 2022
RVNL-32.37% CONCOR-26.71% Jindal Steel and Power Ltd.-7.71%
Govt. of Odisha-21.89% Odisha Mining Corporation-
10.79%
Odisha Industrial Infrastructure
Development Corporation-0.54%

New Rail Connectivity from Pachchwara coal blocks to Nagarnabi in Jharkhand
• A DPR is under preparation by M/s RITES.
• Alignment has been modified as earlier one was
passing through the Urma Paharitola coal block.
• Three alternative routes has been proposed by
RITES, which is to be finalized by Power
Companies.
• A Bankability study by SBICAPS is in progress.
• Draft bankability study is ready, final DPR is
also submitted by M/s RITES.

New Rail connectivity from Sardega – Pelma
• Coal India Limited is planning to construct a rail link
from Sardega to Pelma for an integrated coal
evacuation arrangement having a total length of
about 35 Kms.
• Ministry of Railways has nominated Rail Vikas Nigam
Ltd (RVNL) to be the SPV partner in the Railway
Project as Railway PSU with a subsidiary of Coal
India Ltd.
• It has been decided by the Coal India Ltd. that
Mahanadi Coal Ltd (MCL) will be the partner in the
proposed SPV.
• The project will be implemented under participative
policy of Ministry of Railways and RVNL will be the
implementing agency.

Workshop Projects on Turnkey basis
 Civil work of construction of Diesel Loco Component Workshop at Dankuni
completed in a record time of 1 year.
 DMU Factory at Haldia completed in 16 months.
 Electric Loco Factory at Dankuni completed in 25 months.
 DLW Capacity augmentation completed in 22 months. Its work
commencement was done by Hon'ble PM who gave a target of 24 months.
RVNL completed this work in 22 months and was inaugurated by Hon'ble PM.
 Workshop for manufacture of Fiat Bogies for LHB Design Coaches, Yadgir
completed in 17 months.
 Aunrihar - DEMU Shed completed in 21 months.
 Vadlapudi - Wagon POH workshop of 200 Nos capacity near Duvvada station
completed in 25 months.
 Diesel Loco Shed, Barauni completed in 27 months.
 Marathwada Rail Coach Factory, Latur completed in 26 months
 MEMU Shed, Kanpur completed in 22 months.

Commencement of work at site by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 25.12.2014, Project (Part-I)
dedicated to Nation by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 24.10.2016
Augmentation of Production Capacity of DLW

TUNNELING
Tunnel Constructed:-
• Tunnel of 1.0 km in 4 months & 6.7 km long in 25 months completed in
Obulavaripalle - Krishnapattnam New Line project in SC Railway.
• 680 m Tunnel completed in Goelkera-Manoharpur 3rd Line project.
Tunnel Under-construction:-
• 110 km of tunnels (17 nos.) in Rishikesh-Karnaprayag New Line (125 km).
Longest tunnel = 15.7 km.
• 25.9 km of tunnels (20 nos.) in Bhanupali-Bilaspur-Beri New Line (63 km).
Longest tunnel-3.79 km.
• 6 tunnels (longest-2.7 km, total-9.8 km) in Yevatmal-Nanded New Line
(207 km).
• 16 tunnels (longest-410 m, Total = 2.56 km) in Castlerock-Kulem Ghat
Section in Hospet-Vasco Doubling Project.
• 5 tunnels (Total-2.15 km/Longest-1.08 km) in Budni-Barkhera 3rd line
project.

6.7 KM TUNNEL - KRISHNAPATNAM PORT SPV COMPLETED IN 25 MONTHS

4.62 km long bridge in Kerala completed in 27 months

Cable Stayed Bridge at Bardhhaman - erection completed in less than 200 days

65 Kms of Metro construction in City of Kolkata has been mandated for execution.
Noapara - Baranagar – Dakshineswar Metro inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 22.02.2021
First Metro commissioned by Railway PSU

RVNL Coffee Table Book
• https://www.rvnl.org/en/RVNL%20Documents/RVNL%20Book%20-
%2017yrs%20of%20Journey.pdf
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rvnl_rvnl-corporate-book-17-years-
of-glorious-activity-6710166556195729408-XnVn
The elegantly designed book captures
the storyline and highlights of 17 years
of RVNL's journey. We sincerely hope
you like it and the book brings us
closer by helping you know more
about RVNL.

Over the past years, RVNL has established its mark as a professionally mature,
technologically upbeat and managerially sound organisation. RVNL's contribution
to growth of railroad infrastructure in India that directly translates to economic
growth and human development across diverse regions of the country will be
remembered in the times to come.
The corporate video especially focuses on the projects delivered and accelerated
by the company in the last 2 years. It is commendable how the complete team of
RVNL, from the chairman to the project teams in field, worked in synergy to ride
through even tough times of pandemic and lockdown.
This video is a dedication to and appreciation of the talented team of RVNL across
all site offices, PIUs, SPVs, JVs, Subsidiary companies and Corporate Office.
YouTube link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gc6AH7XMH0
RVNL Corporate Video

रेल विकास निगम लललमटेड
हम हैं गनत विकास की
राहें दुर्गम पर हम सक्षम
हम हैं गनत विकास की
गुणित्ता है साख हमारी
सददयों की है जिम्मेदारी
हम बढ़ते हैं हम र्ढ़ते हैं
राहें कल की आस की
हम हैं र्तत विकास की
पारदलशभता सब बातों में
कमगशीलता हर हाथों में
दूरदशी सपनों से ललखते
र्ाथा रेल विकास की
पटरी सा फौलादी कल था
पदहये सा र्ततमान आि है
रेल बढेगी देश बढेगा
यह है लौ विश्िास की
पुल ढाले हैं नददयााँ लाांघी
ट्रैक बबछाए धरती नापी
हम र्ारत का स्िर्णभम कल हैं
बात िह ीं इनतहास की
हम हैं गनत विकास की.
YouTube link : https://youtu.be/Oav1KRuovaI

Side effects of COVID and Technology …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oav1KRuovaI

“Be the change that you
wish to see in the world.”
Mahatma Gandhi
“Everyone thinks of changing the
world, but no one thinks of
changing himself.”
Leo Tolstoy

The conclusion remain …
 We need to be ever motivated.
 Indian Railway will remain lifeline of the
nation and growth engine of the country.
 RVNL will continue to play very major
role in building Railway Infrastructure
thus in building nation.

Obey
Social
Distancing…
THANK YOU
BE ALERT, BE SAFE
to beat
Corona.

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