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ABL will be selective in bidding as we • Reduce long term cost of the
road scheme
did in past and will focus on the viable • Implementation of safe design
projects without compromising on the practices
bottom line 2) RSA applies to all six stages of
development:
• Feasibility study
• Preliminary design
Machine – As a company, we patchwork approach. We have
deploy the best of our equipment for designed a 3E concepts (Engineering, • Detailed design
quick project execution. And that’s Enforcement and Education) to • During construction
why we have been able to achieve reduce the road accidents. • Constructed (Pre-opening)
milestones over the past so many As an infrastructure developer,
years. we are always looking at a proactive • Existing roads (monitoring)
Material – We already have an approach towards unsafe conditions Enforcement: We are working
annual contract with the suppliers of the road, such as sight distance with the authority and traffic police
to avoid road incidence. We have
for the required materials. Since we and sharp curves. distributed the speed guns and
have a strict quality specification Road Engineering:
policy, we don’t entertain fly-by- • Use the best engineering design breathe analyzer to support the
enforcing authority.
night companies. We always track and method (considering
our dispatch schedule and do surprise Education: Ashoka has a policy to
quality check in the presence of of gradient and geometric educate the citizens on road safety.
authorities. standards) Till today, we have educated around
• Avoiding of monotonous (straight 5.6+ lakh consists of commuters,
Methodology – As per QAP plan,
all the design, methodologies and alignment) school kids and college students on
road safety.
execution plans are discussed during • Avoid the sharp curves and sharp
initial meetings which then we turns What is your sustainable growth
communicate with all the respective • Minimum sight distance strategy for 2020 and how are
team members. you going to achieve it? Tell us
• Eye refreshers such as
Management: Unlike the Landscaping, sculptures, about your order book position
construction of a building structure, foundations, & eye-catching to date?
the highway spans into multiple lighting. The driver can get some We have a total order book of Rs
districts and sometimes across relief to his eye stress 9,700Cr as on September 2019 and we
multiple states. The project are expecting another Rs 1,000Cr orders
management team is required to • Night Visibility for the road user from a HAM project. In terms of growth,
coordinate with multiple government • Road Furniture, Lighting and its we have already achieved 18% growth
agencies, local population etc. The effective long-term life in the first half of FY20. Meanwhile,
effectiveness of our systems can be In road engineering, we conduct based on the existing order, and having
judged by the fact that most of our Road Safety Audits (RSA) received LOAs for HAM projects, orders
projects have been completed ahead 1) Specific aims of RSA are: from UP and AP, and execution of TOT
of schedule. • Minimize the risk and severity of projects we are expecting at least a 20%

In India, road safety is mere a accidents growth in 2020. Our order book is also
well balanced with 80% in the road
patchwork approach. So, as a • Remove the unsafe Conditions sector, 10% in power/railway verticals
concessionaire, how are you and Construct the accident-free and balance on other verticals like Smart
trying to change the perception? roads Infra and CGD.
Ashoka doesn’t share the same • Meet the needs of safe use by all
opinion that road safety is a mere users Rahul Kamat

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