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#LeaderTalk : In conversation with Dr. Abhay Kimmatkar, Managing Director, Ceinsys on latest in the Indian ER&D sector

August 14, 2020

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At Ceinsys, the company proactively implemented WFH model and it was observed that with the right infrastructure and adopting dynamic technologies, WFH complements the needs for a sustainable business operations. As a result, the Company was able to carry out more than 90% of the business operations in a seamless manner using the WFH model

 

Dr Abhay Kimmatkar, MD, Ceinsys

In an exclusive interview with Community by NASSCOM Insights, Dr Kimmatkar delves deep to share his insights about the ER&D sector, developments that are already underway, and how the future is going to look like. PM Modi has alteady sounded the clarion call for self-reliance and ER&D has a pivotal role to play in Atmanirbhar Bharat.   


1. Please share your learnings in the last three months specifically from your industry’s standpoint. What kind of new geospatial & ER&D applications were called into play? 

The unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic situation has impaired the entire world economy and thrown myriad challenges to businesses. All businesses had to rethink their strategies both in terms of employee safety as well as business continuity. The countrywide lockdown imposed by government introduced a new WFH (Work from Home) culture in the country. At Ceinsys, the company proactively implemented WFH model and it was observed that with the right infrastructure and adopting dynamic technologies, WFH complements the needs for a sustainable business operations. As a result, the Company was able to carry out more than 90% of the business operations in a seamless manner using the WFH model. From a geospatial perspective, applications pertaining to COVID situation analysis, district-wise analysis on a day-to-day basis, tracking international and outstation visitors; tracking the spread; hospital applications like identification of hospitals within a certain distance, availability of beds, ICU facility, oxygen, ventilators, PPE inventory; locating test centers; locating food distribution facilities etc. are some of the key applications that were called into play. Ceinsys has played an instrumental and key role in drawing out dashboards for AP government during this crisis period. Brief of the same can be viewed on https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceinsys-has-created-informative-powerful-intuitive-dashboard-kamune/?trackingId=BXd1xPTK3cRzHC5DFfBTZw%3D%3D  

2.The PM’s clarion call for Atmanirbhar Bharat – please share your thoughts on Indian manufacturing and where we stand today. Of course, manufacturing can’t be broad-brushed so you may want to touch upon one/two key areas.

 While the industry has widely appreciated Hon’ble Prime Ministers clarion call for Atmanirbhar Bharat, more push is required from the government both in terms of implementing flexible policy initiatives as well as conducive business environment, within the country to make it a manufacturing hub. The key areas where the country could benefit would be:Defence – Since the government spending on Defence is increasing manifold year after year, indigenous manufacturing would lead to substantial savings for the country as well control the brain drain which is being experienced since the past few decades. Mobile & Telecom – While many OEMs have setup their manufacturing base in the country, the actual activity done at these plants is pure assembling. By introducing core manufacturing of parts, the country could limits its dependency on other countries and become self-reliant.     

3. Where are we exactly on the Smart Cities initiative and you want to share some of the work you have done on this. And, your thoughts about the future, please.

 At this point of time for some cities we are well equipped with Smart City Operations Centre with Smart Elements like City Wi-Fi, Emergency Call Boxes, PA system, Environment Sensors, Variable Message Display, Smart Parking, ATMS, Smart Lighting, e-challan, Smart Water Meter, ITMS, and integration with e-Governance system, city surveillance. But the kind of situation right now we are facing due to Covid-19 Pandemic, there is a need to have the integration of Smart city operation center with the Hospital Management and the Health department to give the holistic view of the city in terms of readiness to face pandemic situations and accordingly help to take necessary action. As a matter of fact, a sophisticated Geospatial Disaster Management system is a critical requirement for a Smart City.   

4.What kind of advice do you have for prospective talent who want to build a career in ER&D – specific skills, attributes that are must-haves?

 With the amount of research and new development being done in the area of Artificial Intelligence with specific work areas being addressed through machine learning and deep learning, this is poised to be a highly disruptive as well as future technologies for various sectors. These skills if properly imbibed will be very much in demand for prospective talent to build their career.   

5. Would you please like to take us through a project life cycle with respect to one of the very large projects? And also laying emphasis on collaboration. 

 AEC industry has evolved over the years and last one decade with respect to technology, expanse and complexity. While conceiving large and complex infrastructure projects, it has become imperative to have a robust project life cycle management system in place. Off late DPMS (Digital Project Management System) has been seen as a major PLM in AEC wherein digital interventions have been widely used. The engineering technology platforms from Autodesk, Bentley, etc. brings an immense value to such interventions and as well as a high ROI to its customers. Considering the case of a highway corridor project having viaducts, tunnels and bridges as an integral part and having multiple and complex project management stages of consulting, planning, designing, contracting, construction, Go-Live etc., Digital Technology plays a pivotal role in monitoring and managing each stage of the project right from conceptualization to O&M. Moreover, Implementation of DPMS through 5DBIM using high end engineering solutions from various OEMs along with project management tools and ERP helps in seamless integration of data. These solutions helps in creation of a digital twin model with intelligent attributes and parameters which effectively governs cost and productivity of the Project eventually curtailing project overruns and significant reduction in project cost.  Similarly, CDE (Common Data Environment) helps in smooth flow and integration of data from various stakeholders such as consultants, authority engineers, EPC contractors etc.  

6. Specific policy recommendations from an ER&D standpoint?

  • Standardization and sovereignty of data policies.
  • Mandate on usage of IT solutions such as 5D BIM, GIS, etc. for monitoring of all major infrastructure projects.
  • Enhancing allocation of IT spend ratio.
  • Suitable tax incentives for ER&D.

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