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Meeting Project objectives differently
Blind people work together and make parts of Boilers at Trichy for IOCL's
Paradip Refinery project ........ An experience sharing.
21st December 2011 has etched an unforgettable memory in my mind. I was at
Tiruchirapalli on a mission to expedite supplies of Boilers at BHEL's works for
Power plant of IOCL's ongoing Paradip Refinery Project. BHEL has outsourced
non-pressure parts of these boilers to certain vendors nearby Trichy. 'ORBIT'
is among such outsourced vendors, who is making Pins & Clamps of these boilers
for our project. We decided to visit ORBIT also for review and expediting
balance supplies.
When we reached ORBIT works, we were greeted by their President Mr. P.R. Pandi,
who himself is a blind person. To my utter surprise, the whole ORBIT workshop
is run by blind persons. Though I was aware of certain special schools and
institutions for blind persons but never heard about any manufacturing industry
run completely by such persons. What I saw next inside the workshop is quite
difficult to believe.
I had never witnessed such well coordinated and coherent working by blind
persons. People were segregating the raw material, feeding the raw material on
cutting, shearing and punching machines with the help of their fellow blind
friends, collecting the final products and bagging them after quality checks.
The whole manufacturing process was efficiently done and finished product was
meeting the quality standards. I was lost in deep admiration seeing their
untiring efforts for making vital parts for my project and emotionally touched.
Their interpersonal understanding and collective effort was exemplary and far
better as compared to normal workers engaged in other industrial units. Below
photos depict it completely but silently...
People were working with no ego and communication was being made not with vital
sensory organs like eyes, but with their hearts. I was thrilled and compelled
to think that dedicated and sincere working by these special people is a great
example towards values of humanity which defies all laws of Project management.
Calm and peace prevail here in their coordinated rhythm of working against any
feeling of industrial acrimony.
What came next was even more surprising. A physically handicapped welder was
doing welding on the job and was assisted by a blind helper. We saw his blind
helper almost running and going to store room next door to fetch the electrodes
quickly. When enquired how he could do such job with much ease, my fellow
companion from BHEL, Mr. Jai Ram told me that every worker working here is
fully conversant with the layout of workshop and does the job with calculated
steps - concepts of time and motion study, well grasped by them by heart. I was
overwhelmed by their indomitable spirit, everlasting zeal and working in
perfect harmony.
At the end, ORBIT president Mr. Pandi requested me 'Sir, if you come across any
blind person, please direct him to me, we will make him our team member here'.
I controlled my emotions, advised them to maintain timelines and quickly
moved out with mixed feelings, thinking and admiring effort and passion of
ORBIT in this endeavour and with firm conviction that Paradip Refinery Project
will soon be a realised dream.
Arvind Kumar
Chief Project Manager-PDRP
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
Refineries Head Quarters, New Delhi
PS:I would like to thank IOCL Management & BHEL team for giving me an
opportunity to have such wonderful experience with a noble cause during project
expediting at BHEL,Trichy.
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