New Terminals at GVK CSIA and GVK KIA Commence … CSIA and GVK KIA received the STAT TIMES International Awards for Excellence in Air Cargo. GVK CSIA was recognised as the ‘Best

Vol II Issue III March 2014

a corporate e-zine

In a major milestone the new integrated Terminals at GVK Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) and GVK Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) have commenced operations The iconic Terminal 2 at GVK CSIA opened its gates to international passengers with the arrival of first international flight (AI-343) from Singapore at 1300 hrs and the departure of Jet Airways (9W118) to Heathrow airport London at 1320 hrs on 12th February 2014

Executive Chairman MIAL Dr GVK Reddy and Managing Director MIAL Mr GV Sanjay Reddy welcomed the passengers of the first departing international flight at the terminalrsquos check-in hall The Air India flight received a ceremonial water cannon salute on its touchdown Permanent baggage tags specially created for the occasion saying lsquoFirst to experience T2rsquo and goodie bags were given to the passengers

GVK KIArsquos new Terminal enhanced also

opened to public with the departure of Jet Airways flight 418 to Mumbai at 1558 hours on 8th February 2014 and arrival of the flight EK 566 from Dubai at 1840 IST on 10th February 2014 The first set of passengers at the new enhanced Terminal received a warm welcome at the arrival and departure gates

With world class infrastructure cutting edge technology and passenger friendly design new Terminals at GVK CSIA and GVK KIA have raised benchmarks in airport infrastructure sector

New Terminals at GVK CSIA and GVK KIA Commence Operations

Executive Chairman MIAL Dr GVK Reddy and Managing Director MIAL Mr GV Sanjay Reddy welcoming the first departing passengers at GVK CSIA

Welcoming the first arriving passengers with gifts at GVK KIA

Water Cannon Salute to First Arriving Flight Air India - 343 at GVK CSIA

GVK CSIA and GVK KIA received the STAT TIMES International Awards for Excellence in Air Cargo GVK CSIA was recognised as the lsquoBest Cargo Airport of the Yearrsquo and GVK KIA was awarded the lsquoEmerging Cargo Airport of the Yearrsquo at the 5th biennial International networking Air Cargo Event AIR CARGO INDIA 2014 held in Mumbai

GVK CSIA amp GVK KIA Receives Recognition for Excellence in Air Cargo

GVK has come forward to promote two budding Tennis players from Andhra Pradesh Ms Shaik Jafreen (Hearing Impaired) and Ms Sama Sathwika are currently performing exceedingly well in their respective categories GVK Foundation will provide financial assistance for their training travel and participation in various national and international tournaments and championships GVK had earlier supported top seeds including Sania Mirza Pranjala Yadlapalli and Gunuganti Sruta Kirti

GVK Promotes Budding Tennis Stars

Our Founder Chairman and Managing Director Dr GVK Reddy with Shaik Jafreen (Right) and Sama Sathwika (Left)

Chief Minister of JampK Visits GVK one

Mr Lokesh Matta (first from left) and Mr Vinay Verma (first from right) receiving the Award for GVK KIA

GVK CSIA Cargo Team receving the award

Mr Manoj Singh Vice President ndash Cargo MIAL receiving award at the hands of Mr Peter Scholten Senior Vice President Head Cargo Saudi Airlines

(L-R) Director GVK one Mr Krishna Ram Bhupal Chief Minister of JampK Shri Omar Abdullah Head-Mall GVK one Mr Sanjay Bansal taking a tour of the mall

Chief Minister of JampK Shri Omar Abdullah along with Head-Mall GVK one Mr Sanjay Bansal

Carrying the baton of green initiatives for all our business processes GVK CSIA received the first prize for Vile Parle under flyover greenery and beautification project at the prestigious 19th Flower show and Garden competition in Mumbai The event witnessed participation from esteemed organizations like Godrej Tata HPCLBPCLCEAT and SBI among others

The Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) a one point airport contact centre has been made live at GVK CSIA T2 IVRS number - 022 66851010 will provide automated information regarding airport related queries to all callers A Passenger Response Cell (PRC) has also been set up to provide customised information to the callers and also obtain feedback on airport services All complaints and comments will be registered and will be taken up under the complaint handling process to improve service standards

GVK CSIA Receives Recognition at 19th Flower Show amp Garden Competition

Interactive Voice Response System at GVK CSIA

Head-Horticulture GVK CSIA Mr Hanumant Raje receiving the award

Malindo Air a Malaysian hybrid airline has officially launched five times a week service from GVK CSIA Mumbai to Kuala Lumpur This would enhance the airportrsquos connectivity with Malaysia and other South East Asian countries reinforcing GVK CSIA T2rsquos position as a leading gateway to Mumbai and India Alliances like these would certainly pave the way for effective connectivity to other parts of the world

Malindo Air Launches Scheduled Services at GVK CSIA

Health Minister of Rajasthan Shri Rajendra Singh Rathore flagged off 25 new GVK EMRI 108 ambulances on 21st February 2014 in the presence of PHS Shri Deepak Upreti (IAS) AMD- NHM Shri Niraj K Pawan (IAS) State Head GVK EMRI Rajasthan Shri Hiren Bhatt and other dignitaries and media personnel Within a weekrsquos time 65 new ambulances would be deployed adding a total of 90 ambulances to the existing fleet of 522 GVK EMRI ambulances

GVK EMRI Rajasthan Launches 25 New Ambulances

Health Minister of Rajasthan Shri Rajendra Singh Rathore flagging off the ambulances along with PHS Shri Deepak Upreti (IAS) AMD- NHM Shri Niraj K Pawan (IAS) and State Head GVK EMRI Rajasthan Shri Hiren Bhatt

Pilots and EMTs of the new ambulances

ACI Asia Pacific Technical Bulletin Features GVK AirportsAirports Council International (ACI) Asia Pacific Technical Bulletin has featured GVK CSIA and GVK KIA for achieving Airport Carbon Accreditation of Level 2 (Reduction) and Level 3 (Optimisation) respectively GVK CSIA and GVK KIA are among few international airports in the Asia Pacific region to have achieved this prestigious recognition

The first ever edition of Airport Cricket League an Inter Corporate Cricket Tournament was organised by GVK KIA at Bengaluru International Airport Sports Ground The final was played between CISF and Menzies Bobba 16 Teams from 21 companies participated in this 4-day Tournament where Menzies Bobba emerged as the winner Former Indian Cricketer Mr Syed MH Kirmani presented the Rolling Trophy to the winning team and individual trophies to players from both teams

GVK KIA Organises the First Ever Airport Cricket League

Mr Syed Kirmani (centre) celebrating with the winning team

GVK EMRI Chhattisgarh in association with Health department of the state had organised a three-day training programme at Dantewada for doctors paramedical staff police and paramilitary forces for handling medical emergencies during mass casualties There were over 100 participants from the districts of Bijapur Dantewada Sukma and Jagdalpur The training programme included mock drills of mass casualties to assess the response of doctors and paramedical staff The participants were trained to tackle emergency situations to handle patients with life threatening wounds and to effectively coordinate with various agencies in such situations

GVK EMRI Chhattisgarh Conducts Training Programme for Doctors

GVK EMRI to Introduce All-Terrain Ambulance

Continuing its noble initiative to serve people GVK EMRI has developed an indigenous design to convert the commercial four-wheel-drive vehicle into an ambulance The new ambulances which will be part of the 108 ambulance network will ply in hilly areas and tribal regions The Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project has purchased 78 four-wheel-drive ambulances to reach the inaccessible areas of the state

The new ambulances will include a collapsible stretcher and a spine board with a provision to load two oxygen cylinders Some of the other ambulance features include floodlights and blinkers on three sides and a revolving siren

Road Safety Drive in GVK EMRI-KarnatakaNational Road Safety Organisation (NRSO) in association with Indian Institute of Hams and GVK EMRI Karnataka organised a 50 km long road safety drive in Bengaluru aimed to create road safety awareness while promoting the concept of lsquodefensive drivingrsquo Over fifty vehicles including cars and motorcycles participated in the drive

Training Programme in progress

Interiors of GVK EMRI Ambulance

GVK BIO has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aragen Bioscience Inc a privately held US based pre-clinical CRO (Contract Research Organisation) specializing in high-value biologics services The deal will enable GVK BIO which has established itself as a pre-eminent small molecule service provider to expand its service offering to a broader base of organizations and gives GVK BIO expertise in biologics services and a significant US presence The acquisition provides Aragen with the ability to expand its service offerings access to GVK BIOrsquos global sales force and access to new markets

GVK BIO acquires US based CRO Aragen Biosciences

The Bagodara Vasad Expressway Project employees performed a Puja at km 30+650 to mark the commencement of the construction works at the Sabarmati Bridge along the Sabarmati River

Puja at Bagodara Vasad Expressway Project

GVK Bagodara Vasad Expressway Project Team performing Puja at the Sabarmati Bridge

GVK EMRI in association with Tech Mahindra has developed a new mobile application that has been devised to automatically pick up location coordinates (latitudelongitude) of the caller and flash the same at GVK EMRIrsquos centralised call centre This would reduce the current response time by 23

The application has been integrated with Google maps to achieve greater degree of accuracy in finding the location of the caller While the app is initially only compatible with android devices it would soon be made available to other users as well The ambulances too are equipped with tablets that will navigate to the location of the callers

GVK EMRIrsquos New Mobile App to Improve Response Time

Tease Bar at GVK Vivanta by Taj Begumpet bagged the lsquoBest Resto-Barrsquo Award at the Times Food amp Nightlife Awards 2014

Organised by Times Group the Times Nightlife Awards are the biggest popular choice awards for food and nightlife The nominated restaurants and bars that secured maximum votes on timescitycom were crowned as winners at the awards ceremony

Tease at Vivanta by TAJ Bags Best Resto-Bar Award

GVK Vivanta by TAJ Supports Visually Challenged ChildrenGVK Vivanta By TAJ Begumpet associated with DEVNAR Foundation an NGO that strives to provide opportunities to visually challenged children by showcasing their talents GVK VBT invited these children to perform at the Hotel

GVK VBT was also commended for providing a platform for these kids to showcase their talents

Visually Challenged children performing at GVK Vivanta By TAJ

CEO GVK Australia Mr Darren Yeates Visits GVK Tree Plantation at Gautami CCPP GVK EMRI Emergency Response Centre Hyderabad

(Left-Right) Advisor-TechnicalGVK Gautami Power Plant Mr G Satyanaryana CEO GVK Australia Mr Darren Yeates GM-Goup HR Mr Mukul Joshi Director-Operations Mr John Fernandes Plant Incharge GVK Gautami Power Plant Mr P V Ravi Ram

Mr Darren Yeates CEO GVK Australia visited GVK EMRI Emergency Response Centre Hyderabad on 25th Jan 2014 and GVK EMRI National Marcom and IT Head

Mr Siddhartha Bhattacharya explaining the process of Emergency Services

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