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INTERVIEW





                                             With the launch of the National   distribution with Morgan Stanley,
                                           Highway Integration plan, we     later hiving off the business for
                                           participated in landmark projects   substantial returns. This approach
             If we stick to the plan,      such as the Golden Quadrilateral   has been key to our progress –
             India will be among           and Bharatmala, further evolving   identifying new opportunities and
             the top two or three          as a company.                    capitalizing on them.
             countries in the world        Powering Progress
             by 2047. The PM Gati                                           Ashoka Buildcon has also
             Shakti program is a           In 2009, Ashoka Buildcon         made significant strides in
                                                                            the railway sector…
             key enabler, and both         entered the power
             the government and            distribution sector. What          Our strategy to identify
             Ashoka Buildcon are           drove this diversification?      emerging sectors led us into the
             committed to making             Our diversification into       railway industry, where we now
             this vision a reality.        power distribution began in      have 10 to 12 projects in our
                                           Maharashtra, initially as a joint   portfolio. We have also embraced
                                           venture and later independently.   solar technology and integrated
                                           While such projects typically    it into our BOT projects. Notably,
                                           took years to complete, we       we partnered with NTPC to deliver
                                           delivered them in just a few     a 150-Megawatt solar project in
                                           months. Today, we are one of     Rajasthan. Our success in these
                                           the top companies in the power   areas comes down to our ability
                                           distribution sector.             to execute quickly and efficiently,

                                             As we evolved, we went public   often surpassing competitors in
                                           and even ventured into city gas   speed and quality.










































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