Dear Shareholders,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 15th Annual Report
together with the audited accounts of your Company for the year ended
March 31, 2011.
Financial Results
You are aware that your Company has a unique business model. Your
Company, as a holding company, operates in four different business
sectors - Energy, Airports, Highways and Urban Infrastructure through
various subsidiaries and associate companies. Your Company in the
previous year commenced the Engineering, Procurement and Construction
(EPC) business as a separate operating division which mainly caters to
the requirements for implementing the projects undertaken by the
subsidiaries. During the year, your Company through its subsidiaries
took over the Male International Airport in Maldives and has started
the operations and development of the Airport.
The Company''s revenue, expenditure and results of operations are
presented through consolidated financial statements and the details
given below show both the consolidated and standalone financial
results.
Presented below are the consolidated financial results of your Company:
(Rs. in Crore)
March 31, March 31,
Particulars 2011 2010
Gross revenue 6,425.04 5,123.42
Fee paid to Airports Authority 651.26 556.91
of India
Net Revenue 5,773.78 4,566.51
Operating and administrative 4,218.29 3,202.20
expenditure
EBITDA 1,555.49 1,364.31
Other Income 311.30 291.34
Interest and Finance Charges 1,230.06 850.28
Depreciation / Amortisation 860.92 612.24
Exceptional Items :
Provision for diminution of (938.91) -
investment
Amounts written off in earlier 140.33 -
years written back
Provisions for taxation
(including deferred tax and MAT 23.90 (32.21)
Credit entitlement)
(Loss)/Profit after tax and before
minority interest and share of (1,046.67) 225.34
Profits / (Losses) of associates
(PAT)
Share of Profit / (Losses) (3.46) (21.58)
of Associates
Minority Interest – 120.49 (45.36)
(Profits) / Losses
(Loss)/Profit after tax after
Minority interest and share of (929.64) 158.40
profit / (loss) of associates
Surplus brought forward from 914.12 778.36
previous year
Profit / (Loss) available for (15.52) 936.76
appropriation
Appropriations / Adjustments (43.29) 22.64
Available (Deficit)/Surplus carried (58.81) 914.12
to balance sheet
Earnings per share (Rs.)
(Face value of Re. 1/- each) (2.40) 0.43
- Basic and Diluted
Consolidated gross revenue grew by 25.41 % from Rs. 5,123.42 Crore to
Rs. 6,425.04 Crore and net revenue by 26.44 % from Rs. 4,566.51 Crore
to Rs. 5,773.78 Crore. Airport, Energy, Highways, EPC and other
segments contributed Rs. 3,021.52 Crore (47.03 %), Rs. 2,185.84 Crore
(34.02 %), Rs. 390.25 Crore (6.07 %), Rs. 515.26 Crore (8.02 %) and Rs.
312.17 Crore (4.86 %) respectively to the gross revenue.
EBITDA has grown by 14.01 % as compared to the previous year from Rs.
1,364.31 Crore to Rs. 1,555.49 Crore. PAT has gone down from Rs. 225.34
Crore to a negative PAT of Rs. (1,046.67) Crore mainly due to provision
for diminution of investment, higher depreciation and interest charges.
Most of the projects are in their initial phase of operations wherein
the capacity costs tend to be higher and revenue optimization is yet to
accrue.
The negative PAT for the year was primarily on account of exceptional,
one time and non-recurring loss of Rs. 938.91 Crore from the divestment
of InterGen N.V. Of this loss, Rs.366 Crore was due to the reversal of
incomes (success fee, interest on debentures invested for the
acquisition of InterGen N.V., asset management fee) earlier accounted.
Presented below are the standalone financial results of your Company:
(Rs. in Crore)
March 31, March 31,
Particulars 2011 2010
Gross revenue 727.40 169.36
Operating and administrative 487.84 95.09
expenditure
EBITDA 239.56 74.27
Other Income 5.46 9.42
Interest and finance charges 174.14 69.11
Depreciation 4.91 0.94
Profit before tax 65.97 13.64
Provisions for taxation (including 7.09 0.19
deferred tax and fringe
benefit tax)
Profit after tax 58.88 13.45
Surplus brought forward from 277.48 251.04
previous year
Amount available for 336.36 264.49
appropriation
Appropriations
Debenture redemption reserve 37.73 (12.99)
Surplus carried to balance sheet 298.63 277.48
Earnings per share (Rs.) 0.15 0.04
- Basic and Diluted
The gross revenue of your Company on standalone basis has gone up by
329.50 % from Rs. 169.36 Crore to Rs. 727.40 Crore primarily due to
increased revenue from EPC segment of Rs. 439.01 Crore. The increase in
operating and administrative expenditure from Rs. 95.09 Crore to Rs.
487.84 Crore is mainly due to operating expenses of construction
division. Increase in interest expenditure from Rs. 69.11 Crore to
Rs.174.14 Crore is on account of interest on borrowings made during the
year to meet the increased requirement of funds for investments.
Dividend
Your Company''s strength lies in identification, planning, execution and
successful implementation of the projects in the infrastructure space.
To strengthen the long-term prospects and ensuring sustainable growth
in assets and revenue, it is important for your Company to evaluate
various opportunities in the different business verticals in which your
Company operates. Your Company currently has several projects under
implementation and continues to explore newer opportunities, both
domestic and international.
Your Board of Directors considers this to be in the strategic interest
of the Company and believes that this will greatly enhance the long
term shareholders'' value. In order to fund these projects in their
development, expansion and implementation stages, conservation of funds
is of vital importance. Therefore, your Directors have not recommended
any dividend for the financial year 2010-11.
Subsidiary companies
As a purposeful strategy, your Company carries its business operations
through several subsidiary and associate companies which are formed
either directly or as step-down subsidiaries or in certain cases by
acquisition of a majority stake in existing enterprises, mainly due to
the requirement of concession agreements. As on March 31, 2011, your
Company had 121 subsidiary companies apart from other joint ventures /
associate companies. The complete list of subsidiary companies as on
March 31, 2011 is provided as Annexure ''A'' to this report.
Review of Operations/Projects of Subsidiary Companies
The detailed review of operations of each subsidiary''s business is
presented in the respective company''s Directors'' Report; a brief
overview of the major developments thereof is presented below. Further,
the Management Discussion and Analysis, forming part of the Report,
also brings out a brief review of the business operations of various
subsidiaries and associates.
Airport Sector
Airports business of your Company consists of two operating airports in
India at New Delhi and Hyderabad and two airports abroad at Istanbul in
Turkey and Male in Maldives. Significant developments in these assets
during the year are briefly presented below:
Delhi International Airport Private Limited (DIAL)
DIAL, a Joint Venture (JV) between GMR Group (54%), Airports Authority
of India (AAI) (26%), Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
(Fraport) (10%) and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) (10%) has
entered into a long-term agreement to operate, manage and develop the
Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), New Delhi.
DIAL achieved an important milestone of successful delivery of new
integrated terminal, T3 at IGIA, New Delhi in time for the Commonwealth
Games as per schedule and commencement of T3 commercial operation
without any major glitches.
The other significant developments during the current year are:
-Opened Transit Hotel with 40 rooms for domestic and 60 rooms for
international passengers;
- On the Airlines marketing front, 5 new airlines have started
operations during 2010-11.
DIAL recorded passenger traffic of 29.94 million in 2010-11, which is
an overall growth of 14.7 % over the previous year. Cargo volume has
touched 600,000 tonnes (MT) for the year 2010-11, an overall growth of
20 % over the previous year.
Indira Gandhi International Airport in the year 2010 has been conferred
with the following accolades:
- Rated for the second consecutive year as the 4th Best Airport in the
World in the category of airports handling 15-25 million passenger per
annum;
- T3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport is the first airport in the
world to be awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) NC Gold rating;
- Best International Project by British Construction Industry Award
(BCIA) for the best International Project among 180 International
Projects;
- Best Infrastructure Award and PPP Project of the Year - KPMG
Infrastructure Awards 2010.
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL)
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) is a joint venture
company promoted by the GMR Group (63%) in partnership with the
Airports Authority of India (AAI) (13%), Government of Andhra Pradesh
(13%) and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) (11%). GHIAL has set
up India''s first Greenfield Airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
(RGIA) at Shamsabad, Hyderabad.
The key highlights for the current year are:
- RGIA was declared world''s no.1 airport for the second consecutive
year in the 5-15 million passenger category by Airport Council
International (ACI) with Airport Service Quality overall score of 4.51
on a scale of 1 - 5. It also won ''Best Airport in India'' National
Tourism Award 2009-10 by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India;
- Approval received in November, 2010 for hike in User Development Fee
(UDF);
- Airline Marketing''s efforts aimed at establishing Hyderabad Airport
as South and Central India''s gateway and hub of choice have resulted in
additional routes and schedules. An agreement has been signed with
Spice Jet to improve and strengthen regional connectivity out of
Hyderabad. Similarly, MOU was signed with Lufthansa Cargo AG (LCAG) for
making Hyderabad as Pharma Hub for LCAG and joint marketing of the
facility;
- MAS-GMR MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhauling) achieved Financial
Closure during the year;
- Hyderabad Duty-Free (fully owned subsidiary of GHIAL) operations
started during July, 2010. Pharma Zone operations at the Cargo terminal
commenced from January 1, 2011.
In the Financial Year 2010-11, GHIAL recorded a passenger traffic of
7.63 million, a growth of 17.6% over the previous year, with
international traffic growing by 11% and domestic traffic growing by
20%. Similarly cargo traffic grew by about 22.89% over the previous
year reaching a volume of 80,777 tonnes (MT).
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (ISGIA)
Your Company owns 40 % of Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Uluslararasi
Havalimani Yatirim Yapim ve Isletme A.S., the company which is
operating ISGIA through a BOT agreement for 20 years (extended by an
additional 2 years). Other shareholders of ISGIA are Limak Holdings of
Turkey with 40 % and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) with 20 %
stake. The Consortium took over the operations as of May 2008 and has
successfully inaugurated the new integrated passenger terminal with a
capacity of 25 million passengers on October 31, 2009.
Important highlights for the year are:
- ISGIA was selected as the Best Airport at the World Low Cost Airlines
Awards on September 29, 2010 in London. The award was given post
nomination and voting by 38 international airlines;
- The declared airside capacity of ISGIA has increased to 32 Air
Traffic Movement (ATM)/ hour from the previous 28 ATM/ hour by building
a perimeter road around the airport to reduce runway crossings;
- 16 new airlines started flights out of ISGIA during the year;
- The prestigious journal called Risk Management Monitor named ISGIA to
be amongst the 5 safest places on earth with its unique earthquake
ready infrastructure;
- ISGIA closed the Calendar Year 2010 with 11.6 million passengers,
which corresponds to a 75 % growth compared to the previous year. It
continues to rank among the fastest growing airports in the world.
GMR Male International Airport Private Limited
(GMIAL)
GMIAL is a Brownfield airport in Male, capital city of Maldives through
a partnership between GMR Group (77 %) and Malaysia Airports Holdings
Berhad (MAHB) (23 %). The bid was won through an international bid
process run by International Finance Corporation (IFC) amidst stiff
competition.
The Concession agreement was signed on June 28, 2010 by the Company.
The key highlights are:
- Took over the operations of airport on November 25, 2010 - 4 months
ahead of schedule;
- Traffic has grown over 10 % in the months of operation compared to
same months last year;
- Rolled out Terminal improvement plan and service quality improvement
initiatives to improve service levels.
Energy Sector
The year under review was a significant year for the Energy Sector of
your Company which now has 3 operating assets and 13 projects under
different stages of construction or development.
New Initiatives
- Your Company has made a foray into transmission sector winning two
projects in Rajasthan;
- Your Company has also made a foray into renewable energy undertaking
a 25 MW solar project in Gujarat which is expected to be completed in
the Financial Year 2011-12; and
- A 2.1 MW Wind Turbine is being set up in Gujarat which is likely to
be commissioned by July 2011.
Operating Assets update
- Successfully commissioned GMR Energy Limited barge on combined cycle
at Kakinada;
- GMR Vemagiri power plant won the prestigious National Energy
Conservation award on December 14, 2010 in recognition of its energy
conservation measures;
- Social Accountability - 8000 system was implemented, with initial
audit conducted by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and certification was
obtained for the Chennai Power Plant;
- GMR Power Corporation Limited (GPCL) also obtained favorable decision
from Appellate Tribunal on commercial issues with Tamil Nadu
Electricity Board (TNEB).
Projects update
- The construction activities are in advanced stages in 3 thermal
projects (Rajahmundry, Kamalanga and EMCO), which are due to start
commercial operations in the calendar year 2012;
- Achieved financial closure of the 768 MW Rajahmundry and 1370 MW
Chhattisgarh Energy Projects;
- Approval of the Kamalanga Project expansion by one unit of 350 MW;
EPC contract has been awarded for the same;
- Significant progress in development of the coal mines in Indonesia
which is expected to start production during Financial Year 2011-12;
- EPC contract placed on consortium of Siemens – Samsung for Island
Power Plant at Singapore;
- Environmental Clearance obtained and Implementation Agreement signed
with Government of Himachal Pradesh for Bajoli Holi Project;
- Your Company increased its investment to a majority stake in Homeland
Energy Group (HEG) towards its long term strategy for fuel security.
The management team of HEG has been strengthened to ensure profitable
operations.
Your Company is on track to implement several other projects which are
under different stages of construction and development. These projects
are coal based 1370 MW SJK Powergen project and the hydroelectric power
projects - (i) 300 MW Alaknanda power project on the Alaknanda River in
the State of Uttarakhand, (ii) 160 MW Talong power project in East
Kameng district in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, (iii) 600 MW Upper
Marsyangdi power project in Nepal; and (iv) 900 MW Upper Karnali power
project in Nepal.
Highways
Your Company operates the following six highways across India measuring
a total length of around 1684 lane kms:
Three Annuity based highways:
- Tuni - Anakapalli;
- Tambaram - Tindivanam;
- Adloor Yellareddy - Gundla Pochanpalli.
Three Toll based highways:
- Ambala - Chandigarh;
- Thondapalli – Jadcherla;
- Tindivanam - Ulundurpet.
During the financial year under review, your Company has been
successful in achieving financial closure of the three new projects in
the Highways Sector and has made significant progress in the execution
of these projects. These are:
- The 1090 lane km Hyderabad - Vijayawada toll project;
- The 178 lane km Chennai Outer Ring Road annuity project;
- The 376 lane km Hungund – Hospet toll project.
Urban Infrastructure
Your Company is developing SEZs in Krishnagiri and Kakinada and two
Aerotropolis around the Delhi and Hyderabad Airports as part of this
sector. The major developments are:
Krishnagiri and Kakinada SEZ
Pursuant to a memorandum of understanding entered into with the State
of Tamil Nadu, SEZ is being developed in Krishnagiri district in the
State of Tamil Nadu, through a joint venture with Tamil Nadu Industrial
Development Corporation. The Krishnagiri SEZ is expected to cater to
biotechnology, information technology, traditional electronics and
engineering sectors.
The Krishnagiri SEZ is planned to be spread over 3,000 acres, major
portion of which has already been acquired. Commercial operation of
this SEZ is expected to commence in 2014.
Your Company has acquired a majority stake in Kakinada SEZ Private
Limited and is developing the area as a Special Investment Region.
Conceptual Master plans have been developed through reputed
international consultants.
Aerotropolis Development
Your Company is developing airport cities around the Delhi and
Hyderabad Airports to match world class standards. The Delhi Airport
Aerocity is in its first phase of development, which may ultimately
cover up to 5% of the 5,100 acres of the land area of Delhi Airport.
The hospitality district is envisaged to be developed in the first
phase of property development to bring in leading national and
international brands of hotels. A total of 45 acres of land divided
into 14 asset areas has been leased out. 7 asset areas (21.8 acres)
were awarded to successful bidders in 2008-09 during the first round of
bidding and the remaining 7 assets were successfully awarded during
2009-10. The second phase development is expected to start in Financial
Year 2011-12. Delhi Airport Express Metro services commenced
operations during the year under review. Infrastructure development
activities for the hospitality district will be completed and some of
the hotels will start functioning during Financial Year 2011-12.
The Hyderabad Aerotropolis is envisaged on 1,000 acres of commercial
land around the Hyderabad Airport. Your Company has plans to develop
the Hyderabad Aerotropolis on a theme based development. The Company
employed reputed international consultants and has completed the Master
planning of the Aerotropolis development. Several themes have been
identified and feasibility established for some of them and these are
in advanced stage of planning. Financial closure and construction is
likely to happen during Financial Year 2011-12. The airport based
hotel, Hyderabad Airport Novotel has improved its operations
substantially as compared to the previous years.
Aviation Business
The Group''s Corporate Aviation business consists of chartering business
jets both to the Group companies as well as to third parties. It is
presently focusing on external charter growth to reduce dependence on
the group for its financing needs. The Company''s wholly owned
subsidiary, GMR Aviation Private Limited (GAPL) has a young fleet
comprising of short-haul and long-haul planes and helicopters with
experienced crew and operational staff. The fleet includes Falcon and
Hawker aircraft and Bell helicopter. During the year, GAPL has procured
one Bell 412 twin engine helicopter and the same is being actively
utilized for external charters.
InterGen N.V.
Your Company, through its step-down subsidiary, GMR Energy Global
Limited (GEGL), had entered into necessary arrangements to acquire 50%
economic stake in InterGen N.V. In this regard it had subscribed to the
Compulsory Convertible Debentures (CCDs) issued for this purpose, by a
fellow subsidiary, GMR Holding (Malta) Limited (GHML), a step down
subsidiary of GMR Holdings Private Limited, the Company''s Holding
Company. The said fellow subsidiary, GHML, had acquired the 50% stake
in InterGen N.V. through its step down subsidiary GMR Infrastructure
(Malta) Limited (GIML) for USD 1,135 million through a mix of external
borrowings of USD 1,107 million (under the guarantees extended by your
Company) and the balance was funded through CCDs as above. Your Company
has extended further funding support to GHML by subscribing to
additional CCDs to meet the interest, transaction / carrying costs.
Due to the changed economic environment in overseas markets and the
group''s intention of renewed focus in developing large energy assets
within India for which opportunities are opening up due to sustained
economic growth of India fuelling huge demand for power, during the
year ended March 31, 2011, GIML was advised to sell the investment in
InterGen N.V. Accordingly, GIML entered into an agreement with Overseas
International Inc. Limited, an associate of China Huaneng Group to sell
the investment in InterGen N.V. for USD 1,232 million.
On consummation of the transaction during April 2011, after due
regulatory approvals, GHML has repaid the loans availed from the banks
in full but could repay the CCDs in part only after meeting the
interest, transaction / carrying costs. Thus GEGL has recorded a one
time loss of Rs. 938.91 Crore, which is disclosed as an exceptional
item in the consolidated financial results.
Though the divestment of InterGen N.V. has resulted in a one time and
non-recurring loss of Rs. 938.91 Crore, it has released an equity
capital of Rs.958 Crore that would enable the Company to reinforce its
focus and deploy resources on more profitable Assets.
Risk Management
As an enterprise with presence in different segments of Infrastructure
industry, your Company is exposed to a number of risks, having
potential to impact the businesses in varying measures. Your Company
realizes that it is imperative to identify and address these risks and
leverage opportunities in order to achieve the objectives that it has
set for itself.
During the year, your Company revised the risk management framework in
line with ISO 31000 in order to bring it in line with current
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) best practices and effectively address
the emerging challenges in a dynamic business environment.
Significant developments during the year include:
- Revised ERM Framework deployed across all Key Business Sectors;
- Top risks at the Group, Sector and Business Unit level are being
profiled for treatment and regular monitoring of risks;
- Awareness of risks among employees being improved through Risk
Newsletters, regular updates on risks and training programmes;
- Development of a Bid / Opportunity screening framework with detailed
parameters;
- Extended the scope of ERM to build resilience through Business
Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP).
The output of ERM process in the form of identified top risks served as
a critical input for the Company''s Strategic / Annual Operating
planning exercise.
The ERM Team presents to the Management and the Audit Committee of the
Board, the risk assessment and minimization procedures adopted to
assess the reliability of the risk management structure and efficiency
of the process.
A detailed note on risks and concerns affecting the businesses of your
Company is provided in Management Discussion and Analysis.
Developments in Human Resources and Organisation Development
Your Company has robust process of human resources development which is
described in detail in Management Discussion and Analysis under the
heading Developments in Human Resources and Organisation Development
at GMR Group.
Consolidated financial statements
As per Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, the Company is required
to attach the Directors'' Report, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss
account of its subsidiary companies to its Annual Report. The Ministry
of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India vide its Circular No.2
/ 2011 dated February 8, 2011 has provided an exemption to the
companies from complying with section 212,
provided such companies publish the audited consolidated financial
statements in the Annual Report. Accordingly, the Annual Report 2010-11
does not contain the reports and other statements of the subsidiary
companies. The annual audited accounts and related detailed information
of the subsidiary companies will be available to the investors of the
Company upon request. These documents will also be available for
inspection during business hours at the registered office of the
Company.
The statement pursuant to the aforesaid circular of the MCA about
financial information of each subsidiary containing details of (a)
capital (b) reserves (c) total assets (d) total liabilities (e) details
of investment (except in case of investment in the subsidiaries) (f)
turnover (g) profit before taxation (h) provision for taxation (i)
profit after taxation (j) proposed dividend are provided as Annexure
''B'' to this report. However, the financial statements of GMR Corporate
Centre Limited (GCCL) are not consolidated, since GCCL is a guarantee
company having no share capital and commercial operations.
As required by Accounting Standard - 21 and Listing Agreement with the
Stock Exchanges, the audited consolidated financial statements of your
Company and its subsidiaries are attached.
Changes in Share capital
As you are aware, during the year under review your Company completed
issue of 225,080,390 equity shares of Re.1 each at a price of Rs.62.20
per equity share, including premium of Rs.61.20 per equity share,
aggregating to Rs.1,400 Crore to Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs)
as per Chapter VIII of SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure
Requirement) Regulations, 2009, through the Qualified Institutional
Placement (QIP). The QIP opened for subscription to QIBs on April 15,
2010 and closed on April 19, 2010. The entire money amounting to
Rs.1,400 Crore was received and allotment of shares was made on April
21, 2010. Consequent to this allotment, the listed equity share capital
has increased from Rs. 3,667,354,392 to Rs. 3,892,434,782.
The Company has paid the listing fees payable to the BSE and the NSE
for the Financial Year 2011-12.
Directors
Mr. O. Bangaru Raju, Mr. R. S. S. L. N. Bhaskarudu, Dr. Prakash G Apte
and Mr. Kiran Kumar Grandhi, Directors, retire by rotation at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for
reappointment. The Board recommends their reappointment for your
approval. The profiles of the above Directors are given under the
section Board of Directors in the Report of Corporate Governance
attached to the Annual Report.
Group
Pursuant to intimation from the Promoters, the names of the Promoters
and entities comprising ''Group'' are disclosed in the Annual Report for
the purpose of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers)
Regulations, 1997.
Directors'' responsibility statement
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, with respect to Directors'' responsibility statement, it is
hereby confirmed:
1. That in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended
March 31, 2011, the applicable Accounting Standards have been followed
and proper explanations were provided for material departures, if any;
2. That the Directors have selected such accounting policies and
applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state
of affairs of the Company as at the end of the financial year and of
the profit of the Company for the year;
3. That the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities;
4. That the Directors have prepared the accounts for the financial
year ended March 31, 2011, on a going concern basis.
Corporate Governance
Your Company continuously works at improving its governance practices
and processes. Your Company strives to ensure that the best practices
are identified, adopted and followed and has also developed a framework
for corporate governance and a roadmap for forward thinking corporate
governance practices.
A detailed report on Corporate Governance practices followed by your
Company, in terms of Clause 49 (VI) of the Listing agreement with Stock
Exchanges, is provided separately in this Annual Report.
Secretarial Audit
As per SEBI requirement, Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit is being
carried out at specific periodicity by a Practicing Company Secretary.
The findings of the audit have been satisfactory.
In addition, Secretarial audit was carried out voluntarily for ensuring
transparent, ethical and responsible governance processes and also
proper compliance mechanisms in the Company. M/s. V. Sreedharan &
Associates, Company Secretaries, conducted Secretarial Audit of the
Company and a Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended
March 31, 2011, is provided in the Annual Report.
Awards and Recognitions
During the period under review, your Company and its subsidiaries /
associates have received the following awards / recognitions:
- Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), New Delhi has been ranked
12th out of 154 participant Airports in overall category based on
Airport Service Quality (ASQ) score and selected for Airport Council
International (ACI) Director General''s Recognition Award;
- Award for Airport with Most New ''Non – Regional'' Routes for IGIA;
- Greentech Gold Award for Environmental Excellence in Infrastructure
Sector for the year 2010 for IGIA; and
- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad was adjudged
world''s no.1 airport for second consecutive year in 5 -15 million
passenger category by ACI.
Management Discussion and Analysis (MDA)
The MDA, forming part of this report, as required under Clause
49(IV)(F) of the Listing Agreement with the stock exchanges is attached
separately in this Annual Report.
Auditors and Auditors'' Report
M/s. S.R. Batliboi & Associates, Chartered Accountants, the statutory
auditors of the Company, retire at the conclusion of the ensuing Annual
General Meeting of the Company. They have offered themselves for
re-appointment as statutory auditors and have confirmed that their
appointment, if made, will be within the prescribed limits under
Section 224 (1B) of the Companies Act, 1956.
The Notes to Accounts forming part of the financial statements are
self-explanatory and need no further explanation. There are no
qualifications or adverse remarks in the auditors'' report which require
any clarification or explanation.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
With a belief that corporates have a special and continuing
responsibility towards social development, GMR Group is undertaking CSR
activities on a significant scale through GMR Varalakshmi Foundation
(GMRVF). The Vision of GMR Group''s CSR activities is to make
sustainable impact on the human development of under-served communities
through initiatives in Education, Health and Livelihoods. Towards this,
GMRVF works with the communities neighbouring GMR Group''s businesses
for their economic and social development thus making them to grow
along with the business. Currently, Foundation is working in about 190
villages / urban communities across 22 locations including two in
Nepal. The locations in India are spread across different states namely
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, New Delhi, Himachal
Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil
Nadu and Uttarakhand. The activities of GMRVF under its various thrust
areas are covered elsewhere in the Annual Report.
Environmental Protection and Sustainability
Your Company believes in integrating strong Environmental Management
practices into its industrial enterprises across all processes. Several
unique schemes have been implemented to prevent pollution and conserve
natural resources to achieve sustainable development.
All the operating units are in compliance with environmental
regulations. Hazardous wastes are being disposed through Pollution
Control Board authorized agencies. Continuous Ambient Monitoring
systems have been set up at appropriate locations in and around the
plants and the Environmental performance indicators like Stack
emissions, ambient air quality, etc are maintained well within the
stipulated norms.
Vemagiri and Chennai units are certified with OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001
and ISO 9001. At Chennai plant, fully integrated Sewage Water Treatment
Plant (STP) has been set up including Reverse Osmosis (RO) process for
treating 10% of Chennai plant''s total sewage saving fresh water intake
of 5400 m3 per day, which is equivalent to the water use by 100000
people. The treated STP water is used for cooling operations and green
belt development. Waste Heat Recovery Boilers generate steam for use in
indirect heating of fuel storage tanks and pipelines. Solar energy is
used to lighten the boundary fence.
At Vemagiri Plant, the Gas Turbine uses the advanced Dry Low NOx (DLN
2.0 ) burner system to reduce NOx emissions at source. Waste heat from
Gas Turbine is used for power production in Steam Turbine through Heat
Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG). Reuse of Steam Condensate and HRSG is
designed for zero make up.
At GHIAL, special environmental friendly design features have been
incorporated for power savings by using natural sun light. The Lighting
per square foot in the passenger terminal block uses only 0.9 watts of
energy as against the minimum of 1.3 watts prescribed by the American
Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
Process has been put in place for effective waste management system and
for reduction of carbon footprint.
DIAL has won Greentech Gold Award for Environmental Excellence in
Infrastructure Sector for the year 2010. The Greentech award is
presented to company in recognition of outstanding achievements in the
field of environment protection on the basis of evaluation of
performance every year. T3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport is
the first amongst the world''s airports to be awarded the Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) NC Gold rating. DIAL is
certified for its implemented Environmental Management System ISO
14001:2004. At DIAL, an integrated Aircraft Noise Monitoring System
(ANMS) has been put in place in conjunction with the airlines and other
airport stakeholders such as AAI, Directorate General of Civil Aviation
and Air Traffic Control which will help DIAL to monitor and measure the
aircraft noise.
DIAL has undertaken the following pollution abatement steps during the
reporting period:
- Sewage Treatment Plant operational with advanced tertiary treatment
viz. ultra filtration and RO technique and latest water treatment
equipment to achieve zero water discharge plan. The entire treated
water is being utilized for air-condition cooling i.e. Heating
Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and horticulture activities;
- Advanced stage of issuance of Certified Emission Reduction (CER) for
energy reduction measure taken at T3 terminal by United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM); and
- In new T3 terminal, DIAL has incorporated capability for segregation
of waste at source using twin bin system i.e. food and recyclables by
passengers, concessionaires and all service providers.
Conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange
earnings and outgo
The Particulars as required under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies
Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the
Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, are set out in the Annexure
C included in this report.
Particulars of employees
In terms of the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules 1975,
the names and other particulars of employees are set out in the
Annexure ''D''. However, having regard to the provisions of Section
219(1)(b)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Annual Report excluding
the aforesaid information is being sent to all members of the Company
and others entitled thereto. Any member interested in obtaining such
particulars may write to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office
of the Company.
Fixed Deposits
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any deposits
from the public.
Acknowledgments
Your Directors wish to express their grateful appreciation for the
valuable support and co-operation received from customers, investors,
lenders, business associates, banks, financial institutions,
shareholders, various statutory authorities and society at large. Your
Directors also place on record, their appreciation for the
contribution, commitment and dedication of the employees of the Company
and its subsidiaries at all levels.
For and on behalf of the Board
Sd/-
G. M. Rao
Executive Chairman
Place: Bengaluru
Date : May 30, 2011
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