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CONSTRUCTION WORLD Person of the Year 2020 (Public Sector)
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CONSTRUCTION WORLD Person of the Year 2020 (Public Sector)

Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, Director General Border Roads (DGBR) Meet a man who’s on track to achieve great heights and make the nation proud! Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry is Director General of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which, under his leadership, has ...

Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, Director General Border Roads (DGBR) Meet a man who’s on track to achieve great heights and make the nation proud! Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry is Director General of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which, under his leadership, has many achievements to its credit. In the most recent news, at an altitude of 19,300 ft in eastern Ladakh's Umlingla Pass, BRO has constructed the world’s highest motorable road, which will help provide connectivity to boost socioeconomic conditions and tourism prospects. It reached another engineering milestone recently with the construction of Chandra Bridge located at the North Portal of Atal Tunnel, Rohtang. The 100-m-long, 12-m-wide heavy steel superstructure bridge is a technical marvel in bridge construction and BRO completed it in only 100 days. Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry assumed the appointment of Director General Border Roads in December 2020.An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers in December 1983. He spent a large amount of his service with troops in difficult areas, including the Far East, Rann of Kutch, Joshimath, the plains of Punjab, deserts and five tenures in Jammu and Kashmir. He has also been part of operations like Brasstacks, Trident, Bajrang, Rakshak and Parakram. Lt Gen Chaudhry has commanded 418 (I) Fd Coy, 62 Engr Regt and 471 Engr Bde, where he was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service. He was also responsible for conducting the first and only engineer brigade exercise with the US engineer brigade, Yudh Abhyas, in March 2012.  Further, he was nominated as Ex Director of Force 18, one of the largest multinational exercises on humanitarian mine action, in March 2016. What’s more, he was selected for planning and preparing the initial designs for the first strategic command post with CBRN protection in the country after the nuclear tests in May 1998.The general officer is a graduate of Defence Services Staff College, Higher Command, and the National Defence College. He has served as senior instructor of the Bomb Disposal School at CME, where he spearheaded the project to transform it into an Explosive Devices Wing. He also has to his credit the creation of the first ever IED Rg in India at CME. He has been commander of CTW and commander at the Faculty of Comb Engg at CME. Further, he had a successful stint as chief engineer, Southern Command, and, thereafter, ADG LW&E in QMG’s Branch.

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Pankaja Munde Lauds CREDAI-MCHI for Tree Plantation in Beed

CREDAI-MCHI has received a second letter of appreciation from Smt. Pankaja Gopinath Munde, Maharashtra’s Minister of Environment & Climate Change, for planting 2,000 tree saplings at Bhagvan Bhaktigad, Sawargaon Ghat in Patoda, Beed. The initiative aligns with the state’s Green Maharashtra Mission and Van Mahotsav drive. In her letter, the Minister commended CREDAI-MCHI’s environmental contribution as a step towards long-term ecological balance and climate resilience. Domnic Romell, President, CREDAI-MCHI, said: “We are deeply honoured to receive this recognition... The p..

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Technology

Rodic Launches Advisory Arm for Data-Driven Governance Reform

Rodic Consultants has announced the launch of Rodic Advisory & Technology, a strategic new vertical aimed at strengthening data-led governance, institutional reform, and infrastructure strategy. The move marks a key milestone in the company’s evolution from engineering consultancy to governance enabler. Positioned as a dedicated public sector think tank, the vertical will partner with government bodies, multilateral institutions, and public agencies to deliver advisory services rooted in real-time operational data, engineering intelligence, and implementation expertise. Service..

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IndoSpace Launches Largest Industrial Park in Pune Region

IndoSpace, India’s leading supply chain infrastructure platform, has launched IndoSpace Chakan V, its largest industrial and logistics park in the country. Spread across 188 acres in MIDC Chakan near Pune, the project involves an investment of USD 120 million and marks the company’s eighth park in the region, bringing IndoSpace’s Pune footprint to 525 acres. Strategically located along major highways—including the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Pune-Nashik Highway, and Bengaluru-Mumbai Industrial Corridor—the park ensures seamless connectivity to key industrial hubs and ports across we..

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