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OTIS INDIA AWARDED
CONTRACT IN MUMBAI
Otis India was awarded a contract to supply and install
equipment in the 75-meter-high Capital office building in
Mumbai. The installation of the equipment will start in
February 2011 and is scheduled to be completed by
mid 2011. The equipment includes 20 Gen2 ® elevators
with ReGen drives, including 16 units equipped with
Compass destination-management systems, in addition
to six escalators. The Compass system delivers personalized
elevator service to help improve lobby traffic flow,
while integrating a security interfacing for elevator dispatching.
The elevator’s regenerative drives recapture
electrical energy that would otherwise be wasted and
returns it to the building’s power grid for reuse.
The building also features other energy-efficient technologies,
including specially glazed windows to help control
the building’s temperature and a rainwater recycling
system. One of the most distinct features of the building
is part of its exterior shape, which looks like an egg. The
egg features an LED screen, which provides interior
shading without blocking any natural light or views to the
outdoors. During the day, the exterior acts as a mirror,
reflecting the surrounding cityscape, while at night, the
LED lights are illuminated like a television, providing news
and business information.
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ELEVATOR WORLD India • 4th Quarter 2010 •
Divekar
BOY LOSES HAND IN ELEVATOR ACCIDENT
In August, The Times of India reported on an accident
in which a 14-year-old boy lost his hand attempting to
open the grille door of an elevator in Mankhurd. According
to the report, the boy reached through the door with
a badminton racquet in an attempt to punch the dooropen
button on the stalled elevator, but instead pushed
the button for the fifth floor. This caused the elevator to
rise with his hand trapped in the door. He was taken to
the hospital, but in the rush to get him to treatment, his
severed hand was not retrieved in time to be reattached.
The boy and his family had moved to the apartment
building in which the incident occurred after losing their
home as a result of a road-widening project in Sewri. A
public interest litigation on elevator safety has been filed.
TRAINING COURSE ON LIFTS
The Maharashtra government held a
training course on Lifts – Maintenance
and Repairs on October 15. Varsha
Divekar, sectional electrical engineer from
the Maharashtra public-works department
(who is also a statutory lift inspector for
the state) delivered a four-hour lecture,
which was attended by 35 engineers
from across Maharashtra. Continued