Operation Halla Bol!

Operation Halla Bol is a campaign on ‘War on Waste’ driven thro’ an age old Japanese concept called 5S. The objective to adopt Halla Bol was primarily to reduce the waste generation and thereby further improve the housekeeping in & around the plant. The mode of accomplishment is through fostering a disposition among all employees to discourage generation of waste by controlling at the very source and develop an appropriate waste disposal system to recycle the unavoidable waste, separate the saleable waste and dispose the balance methodically. Since the company is practicing TPM initiatives, Operation Halla Bol will facilitate institutionalizing the Autonomous Maintenance.

Keeping the above in mind, ‘Operation Halla Bol’ was inaugurated by our Managing Director by dividing the entire plant & township into 10 different zones and selecting leaders for carrying out the operation. The movement is being centrally coordinated by Mr J P Mishra, our Head (Operational Excellence).

The movement has experienced a huge positive response from the employees through their self involvement in the cleanliness drives. Enthusiastic employees were seen attending awareness programmes being conducted by the Zonal leaders in large numbers, offering their suggestions for further improvement and taking ownership of their respective zones. Within a very short span, polythene bags have completely disappeared from all the zonal areas. The control is being exercised at the source itself. By segregating disposable waste systematically and making the same available for sale & scrap, a total saving of over Rs.5 lakh has so far been achieved, besides a clean ambiance and safe workplace.