एका चांगल्या जगासाठी उपाय शोधण्यासाठी क्षितिज नदगौडा, लुई बर्जर

Mr. Kshitish Nadgauda is a Managing Director of Louis Berger. Before Joining to Louis Berger, he was based in Oman and New York and held leadership positions at Parsons, a leading engineering, construction, and technical services provider. He has also served at Tams Consultants Inc. an engineering consulting firm in New York, and at Larsen & Toubro, an Indian multinational conglomerate.

1. 1. सर्वप्रथम, कृपया मुंबई मेट्रो मार्ग 4 च्या प्रकल्पाचा पुरस्कार मिळाल्याबद्दल आमचे हार्दिक अभिनंदन स्वीकारा. हा प्रकल्प कधी सुरू होण्याची शक्यता आहे? आणि तुम्ही कोणती वेगळी रणनीती स्वीकारणार आहात?

Thank you very much! Our services on the project commenced in the first quarter of 2018 and are now well underway. Our intent is to deliver high-quality services to our client and to the project closely working with the client and our partners. Our goal is to work towards ensuring the completion of the project on schedule and within the allocated cost. We will also be working towards fostering a strong culture of safety during construction, both of construction workers as well as of the traveling public. 

2. तुमच्या व्यावसायिक प्रोफाइलबद्दल जाणून घेण्यास सुरुवात करण्यापूर्वी. मला प्रथम लुई बर्जरची दूरदृष्टी, ध्येय आणि कार्यसंस्कृतीबद्दल जाणून घ्यायचे आहे.

At Louis Berger, we believe in a working culture founded on integrity, with open and transparent communication internally and externally. We pride ourselves on our business as well as professional ethics, and always endeavor to exceed client expectations on projects. Our mission is to bring Solutions for a better world, and we achieve our objectives on projects by adhering to our core values: Safety, Quality, Integrity, Financial Success and Customer Satisfaction. We encourage our employees to be passionate about their work and to contribute to society through our work. 

3. मुंबई मेट्रो मार्ग 1 प्रकल्प पूर्ण करताना तुम्हाला कोणत्या आव्हानांचा सामना करावा लागला? आणि काही प्रकल्पांमधील अडथळ्यांमागील कारणाबद्दल तुमचे मूल्यांकन काय आहे?

Mumbai Metro Line 1 faced challenges that most urban projects experience. These included delays as a result of previously unidentified live utilities that were encountered during construction. The process of addressing these utilities was time-consuming and adversely impacted the overall schedule of the project, as well as the cost. In addition, obstructions within the right-of-way in the nature of properties to be acquired also resulted in delays. In addition, the metro line crossed existing railway lines. The approval process by Indian Railways for the resultant bridges required over the railway lines further delayed the project. The problems encountered on the Line 1 project are the typical reasons why most urban projects, including metro rail projects, experience delays.