The Minerals and Metals SBU team of Essar Projects Limited (EPL), Angul, Odisha, received four awards in January 2013 for exhibiting an exemplary HSE performance, while executing Phase 1 of the steel plant for Jindal Steel and Power Limited. EPL bagged the awards for 'Best Line Manager', 'Best Crane Operator', 'Best Contractor', 'Best Supervisor' and safety quiz categories.
The success story was repeated in March 2013 when the same team was awarded the 'Best Safety Conscious Contractor'. The recognition is significant since it was achieved while executing critical, civil and mechanical works for the coal gasifying unit, process boiler, Direct Reduced Iron (DRI), oxygen unit, Raw Material Handling System (RMHS), Steel Melting Shop (SMS), pipe rack and amongst stiff competition from peer contractors such as Larsen & Toubro, Leighton Welspun, Petron, among others, at Angul site.