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JMD DTA Contd.
When the MTF and Utility operations took over and attempted to commission, we were getting water fountains at all places and every one started blaming me. Rather it went to that extent , the management got the inputs suspecting my integrity! They all thought that I have colluded with the contractor and overlooked the job. So keeping me out, the site construction management formed emergency task force. I was cursing my luck and fate.Their set task was to send people inside with brooms and torches and mark the holidays wherever observed. As the line size was 42" Dia., people movement was easy &flexible and they completed this update inspection as well as rectification in 28 days for all the three lines. By that time it was Oct./Nov.'99 and every one was under extreme pressure with time constraint.
Then came the chaos! When they restarted the system, once again the fountains were there. Though it was set back for commissioning, as an individual I got relieved from my mental tensions. Then only people understood my position and some people even came to the extent of consoling me.Sh MDA understood the seriousness of the situation- sea water transportation is life-line for the refinery operations; Immediately he called up his classmate Sh Raju Narayanan and sought his emergency attention. For info. Raju after his chem. engineering degree at UDCT, migrated to London, specialized in underground service and corrosion technology.
Raju Narayanan & Bechtel's corrosion specialist Trevor Osborne landed in Jamnagar on Dec. 17th 1999. This day has some importance in my life as well, which will be disclosed as the flow goes. The team from UK came to site directly after lunch and I was asked to receive them at MTF. On reaching MTF limits, even from a distance of 50 M , Raju uttered to me in chaste Tamil saying " Ramanathan, nobody can help the situation: It is the blunder of basic engineering ; that people have not cared to notice the electrolysis effect of valve shaft nobel metal with that of CS pipe internal lining be it cement lining or enamel coating." No inspection or holiday check can solve the issue for ever. Then ,as reaction , I questioned him, are there no solution at all for this impasse. He asked me the details about the agency and contractor who has undertaken this coating contract. As soon as I mentioned the name PSL, he asked me to call Ahuja to have direct talks. As Raju is in marine corrosion study business, he was aware that PSL deal with sacrificial anode also. He made Ahuja to talk to their Kandla factory and enquire the stock availability of sacrificial anodes and its type with dimensions. Things worked in lightning speed. Then the whole team moved to Desalination module area in utilities block. There M/S Sinhal, RM Shah and PB Patel received us and they started narrating their bitter experience. Raju asked them to demonstrate the water movement in that local manifold. Things were no different from that of MTF end. That made Raju to come to firm conclusion. Once Ahuja got the input data from Kandla by fax, Raju generated a hand sketch for suspending this sacrificial anode from the 42" dia. pipe manhole at every 250 M apart. By the time all these were over, it was 7.30 PM and we came to my office to wind up the day. Then came the bad news phone call from my wife at 7.45 PM- stating my mother has breathed her last at 7.25 PM at Chennai and rush back. Raju only controlled my grief and escorted me to guest house for moving to Chennai via. Ahmedabad that night. Contd......
Key Aspects :-Communication, Critical challenge, Human relations, Incidence analysis, Initiative,
Lack of experience/exposure, Surprise&shock, Reputation, Ups&down
JMD DTA Contd.
When the MTF and Utility operations took over and attempted to commission, we were getting water fountains at all places and every one started blaming me. Rather it went to that extent , the management got the inputs suspecting my integrity! They all thought that I have colluded with the contractor and overlooked the job. So keeping me out, the site construction management formed emergency task force. I was cursing my luck and fate.Their set task was to send people inside with brooms and torches and mark the holidays wherever observed. As the line size was 42" Dia., people movement was easy &flexible and they completed this update inspection as well as rectification in 28 days for all the three lines. By that time it was Oct./Nov.'99 and every one was under extreme pressure with time constraint.
Then came the chaos! When they restarted the system, once again the fountains were there. Though it was set back for commissioning, as an individual I got relieved from my mental tensions. Then only people understood my position and some people even came to the extent of consoling me.Sh MDA understood the seriousness of the situation- sea water transportation is life-line for the refinery operations; Immediately he called up his classmate Sh Raju Narayanan and sought his emergency attention. For info. Raju after his chem. engineering degree at UDCT, migrated to London, specialized in underground service and corrosion technology.
Raju Narayanan & Bechtel's corrosion specialist Trevor Osborne landed in Jamnagar on Dec. 17th 1999. This day has some importance in my life as well, which will be disclosed as the flow goes. The team from UK came to site directly after lunch and I was asked to receive them at MTF. On reaching MTF limits, even from a distance of 50 M , Raju uttered to me in chaste Tamil saying " Ramanathan, nobody can help the situation: It is the blunder of basic engineering ; that people have not cared to notice the electrolysis effect of valve shaft nobel metal with that of CS pipe internal lining be it cement lining or enamel coating." No inspection or holiday check can solve the issue for ever. Then ,as reaction , I questioned him, are there no solution at all for this impasse. He asked me the details about the agency and contractor who has undertaken this coating contract. As soon as I mentioned the name PSL, he asked me to call Ahuja to have direct talks. As Raju is in marine corrosion study business, he was aware that PSL deal with sacrificial anode also. He made Ahuja to talk to their Kandla factory and enquire the stock availability of sacrificial anodes and its type with dimensions. Things worked in lightning speed. Then the whole team moved to Desalination module area in utilities block. There M/S Sinhal, RM Shah and PB Patel received us and they started narrating their bitter experience. Raju asked them to demonstrate the water movement in that local manifold. Things were no different from that of MTF end. That made Raju to come to firm conclusion. Once Ahuja got the input data from Kandla by fax, Raju generated a hand sketch for suspending this sacrificial anode from the 42" dia. pipe manhole at every 250 M apart. By the time all these were over, it was 7.30 PM and we came to my office to wind up the day. Then came the bad news phone call from my wife at 7.45 PM- stating my mother has breathed her last at 7.25 PM at Chennai and rush back. Raju only controlled my grief and escorted me to guest house for moving to Chennai via. Ahmedabad that night. Contd......
Key Aspects :-Communication, Critical challenge, Human relations, Incidence analysis, Initiative,
Lack of experience/exposure, Surprise&shock, Reputation, Ups&down
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