Context :
{ Zeebiz / 17 Oct 2023 }
Extract :
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
is facing difficulties in
the preparation of detailed project reports (DPRs), as companies concerned are
not ready to accept new technology, union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday.
The road transport and highways minister said
that the government is encouraging the use of new technologies.
Addressing the 'CRISIL India Infrastructure Conclave
2023', he said big players in the steel and cement industry are indulging in
cartelisation to jack-up prices.
"... The steel industry and cement
industry... Whenever they get the chance, they make the cartel and increase the
rate," he said.
According to Gadkari, rating of companies who make DPRs is
a big challenge. "The preparation of DPRs is a big problem
for NHAI... There is no
perfect DPR anywhere in any project," Gadkari, who is known for
his frank views, said.
"While making DPR,
they (companies engaged in DPR making) are not ready to accept new
technology, new innovation, new research
and even
the standard of DPRs are so low that everywhere (there is) additional scope of
work," he said.
Talking about
high logistics costs in India, he pointed out that in India, logistics cost is
14-16 per cent, compared to 8-10 per cent in China.
Dear Shri Gadkariji ,
You say : “ There is no perfect DPR anywhere in any
project “
I would be surprised – and feel very sad – if your comment
also covers any DPR submitted by L&T
!
These days, while submitting any DPR , whether L&T
ALSO submits corresponding PERT chart or not , I would not know . But I do know
that L&T used this project management technique, some 40 YEARS ago , when
it set up its first Cement Plant at Awarpur in 1981-83
The project covered HUNDREDS of “ Activities “ , - some
running parallel and some running sequential . For each activity , ESTIMATED
TIME ( for completion ) , had to be decided
At that time, there were no Computers
. Everything had to be computed using some very rudimentary hand-held, calculators
. And then , a PERT
chart was generated MANUALLY, by plotting ALL the activities on A 1 size papers, which were taped together
( like a jigsaw puzzle ) and then pasted on a wall of the project office.
That PERT covered 10 feet x 30 feet of
that wall !
All through the day – and the night - , Site Engineers would
come running to the project office with latest data about %age completion of those activities which were going
on. An engineer , standing on a sliding staircase , would UP-DATE the PERT
chart !
Although the Project Manager ( Mr B Nangrani ) would frequently visit various
construction sites, he had a BIRD’s EYE view of the entire project, sitting in
front of the PERT chart. Based on the “ slack “ or “ Over run “ of time for any
activity, he would phone up the concerned Site Engineers , and give
instructions for deploying / redeploying the RESOURCES , to speed up the
activities concerned . This would continue late into the night !
No wonder , L&T commissioned this 1 Million ton plant
within the stipulated TIME ( 2 years ) and COST ( Rs 70 crores )
I retired from L&T , 33 years ago and have no idea if
L&T still uses PERT ( or MS Project Management Software ) , for its
Infrastructure Projects but considering its TRACK RECORD , I bet it does !
May be it “ feeds “ all the activities , along with the “
estimated times “ to an AI tool and just gets AI to develop relevant PERT chart
, in matter of minutes !
And I am certainly not letting out any secret , if I think
that , by feeding the DPR , L&T’s AI
tool , even calculates :
Ø Project Cost
Ø Project Time
Dear Shri Gadkariji ,
I urge you to go through my following earlier emails and implement
the suggestions made therein
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.hemenparekh.ai / 19
Oct 2023
Past E mails sent to Cabinet Ministers / NITI
Aayog :
Project
monitoring using PERT ……………………………….. 07 May 2016
Project
monitoring……………………………………………………… 05 Mar 2016
Project
monitoring is not difficult………………………………. 08 Dec 2015
Ease
of doing business………………………………………………… 27 Jan 2015
Infra
Projects : How to control TIME/COST over-runs.. 05 June 2022
Nothing prettier than PERT ! …………………………[ 04 Dec 2015 ]
Thank You, Dear
Prime Minister ……………………….[ 13 Oct 2021 ]
No More Delayed
Projects ? ……………………………….[ 26
Aug 2021 ]
Monitoring
Projects in Real-time ? …………………….[ 11
Aug 2020 ]
PERT
for Digital Dashboard…………………………………[ 27 Feb 2018 ]
Remembering
Admiral Rickover !
………………………[ 04 June 2017 ]
Thank You, Dear Prime
Minister ……………………….[ 13 Oct 2021 ]
No More Delayed
Projects ? ……………………………….[ 26
Aug 2021 ]
Monitoring
Projects in Real-time ? …………………….[ 11
Aug 2020 ]
PERT
for Digital Dashboard…………………………………[ 27 Feb 2018 ]
Remembering
Admiral Rickover !
………………………[ 04 June 2017 ]
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