CONSTRUCTION WEEK INDIA AWARDS 2021: SETTING NEW RECORDS

The 11th Construction Week India Awards saw much enthusiasm as it was the first on-ground event most attended post pandemic

- JAYASHREE KINI MENDES

While our awards have always been a crowd puller, this year was a little different. The pandemic had kind of put a spanner in the works and we were bold enough to go ahead with the first on-ground event - something that no one had attended in the last two years since the lockdowns kicked in. So there was bound to be some enthusiasm.

For those who might not know, we also had the Metro Rail India Summit 2021 during the day.

THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS

We continued with our digital nominations. That was a bonus for the team, the companies participating and, of course, the Grand Jury.

With a process that started in August, we enlightened all participating companies to this format. With over 430 nominations in our stockpile, the Jury that met on November 16 had a tough time allotting points as they knew that the fate of participating companies hung on their decision.

It was now up to the team to showcase their work at the Awards that was held on November 26.

We had a full house at Sahara Star Mumbai, which is where the Awards was held, going by hotel protocol.

Prior to the Awards, we organised a Procurement Panel that had renowned and recognised names of the real estate and infrastructure sector.

Moderated by Haroon Siddiqui, VP, MEP, Rustomjee, the panellists comprised Shabbir Kanchwala, VP, Procurement, K Raheja Corp; Cyrus Pithawala, Director, Engineering, Hiranandani Group; Ganesh Mane, Director, Gama Developers; Ashish Kapoor, Sales Director, Schueco India; and Rajesh Sharma, Director, Marketing & Branding, GM Modular.