Choti choti batyen of NKSTPP - III

 

Choti choti batyen of NKSTPP - III

Increasing over time !!! We NTPC-ians are mad over acronyms. For any sounding words or group of words we go for an acronym. Over the years these acronyms gradually have become NTPC jargons. More the meetings are there more acronyms are created. In CC [very old acronym for Corporate Center] due to more number of meetings atleast [if not more] 25% additional acronyms are there. PLF, AF, SD, UOH, APC, PTW, ROMP,SFT, LWC, BF, RBF, CG, CCR, UCB, BTL, BLF [Belt Loading Factor],AERCS [Accident Enquiry Recommendation Compliance Status]  are notable very few among them.

However, one thing is very true for all these acronyms – they deteriorate in value over time. PLF deteriorates, APC deteriorates so are all other.

But few acronyms which I’m pushing in NKSTPP – GLF [Gate Loading Factor], RLF [Road Loading Factor ] actually improves over time!!! In very short time they reach 200% and even more. Don’t believe? look at any NTPC road or gate, Out of four main gates and adjacent 4 to 6 small gates only two are kept open while rests all are kept closed in the name of less CISF man power. Over the last 15 years these have become the norm as if the designer has made a sheer wastage of resources in creating so many gates for the NTPCians!!!

The RLFs are also no exceptions ! Out of two main trunk roads leading to the main plant, half of one road is kept closed almost permanently due to the same reason.  

Therefore, while the PLF, AF, BTL , BLF are degrading over time, the GLF, RLF, AERCS are heading north !

Cheers!

[A scene of dense forest of Tandwa region ]

Shall I approve your leave!:Sir, I got your OD application in my inbox, what shall I do! “You? How come?”, Was my first response to one of my DRO’s modest phone call in the morning. “Sir, I see your leave application has reached my inbox today!”, He replied politely. “Is it? let me  see how did it happen”, I hung up the phone and then checked our ESS module.

To my utter surprise I find that by the stroke of mid night last night he has been my RO and all my reports are set to reach his inbox!

I called the Head of HR. He also did not believe first but after some checks, he concluded that some mistakes have been done by the computer guy somewhere in the upper blue hierarchy which needs to be rectified immediately!

I just imagine someday due to another mysterious error the CMD’s humble leave application hits my inbox and I call his number to ask him … 

Meal turns milk! : This happened with one of our senior colleague who was that day got delayed in a meeting. When he became free from the meeting, it was post lunch time to leave for office again. So he decided to stay back. Reached his office and called the township ICH to pack a “meal & egg curry”. He also sent his car to pick up the meal pack promptly.

The driver came back with the meal pack. Surprisingly he found that the ICH guy has also provided a paper cup for no apparent reason. Whoa ! he carefully opened the pack and found that it contains an egg curry neatly packed along with a glass of milk! The accompanied glass was to pour the milk in it and sip!

The “meal” sounded “milk” that day to the poor ICH guy!

 The recalcitrant washing machine! Necessity knows no low and this Sunday I had no other way but to head for the washing machines that is kept at the hallway. This is my 5th visit for these daunting machines & frankly I always feel belittle in presence of this space age like BB-8 robots. Those who have seen movies like – Star wars or Empire strikes back, can easily recall the BB-8 [small robot] robot of pilot Andrews Jarkov, which confuses Jarkov more often than answering the questions!

To be frank these machines never treated me gently! They always behaved mischievously. At one occasion it did not take start despite all my pleadings & prayers. The yellow, blue, white and green leds were horrendously laughing seeing my idiotic posture in front of them. I was profusely confused & about to terminate the process when it finally took start. As if telling me – “my boy go home and learn more of me next time”

However, last Sunday they treated me so badly that I was on the verge of breakdown! To avoid rush I reached the machine well before 7AM. Load all my dresses and the machines took start so gently that I was little non-a-pause at such gentle behavior! The timer shows that by 8:40 the washing cycle will be over but who knew it was a sham!

I reached the machine at 8:50, the washing cycle was completed & all the lights were off as usual! I readied the bucket and open the door to gather the clothes. Oh my god! The door is not opening! I tried & pleaded the machine all my possible way but the recalcitrant , idiot machine did not budge at all to approve my request!

It 9’O clock and I left all hope of getting it open and called the most experienced man of here – Mr D…. He immediately came to my rescue and told me to start another small cycle of any sequence [ rinsing, washing or drying] then let it complete & wait for atleast 20 to 30 minutes after that the door will open for sure. As if the idiot machine in this cycle have forgotten to open the door therefore, it needs another start.

In medical term it's a sure sign of Dementia which will finally led into Alzaimer disease.

BEWARE !

Bera

NKSTPP / 17/07/2022

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