GLOSSARY

AFC

Ajantha Flying Club

DW

Drill Water

ABB

Asia Brown Boveri Limited

AHTS

Anchor Handling Tug cum Supply Vessel

AMR

Addition, Modification and Replacement

APC

Arab Potash Company

APNACO

APNACO Corporation

AS&FA

Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor

ASP

Alloy Steels Plant

ASU

Air Separation Unit

ATC

Air Traffic Control

BAF

Banker’s Acceptance Facility

BCCL

Bharat Coking Coal Limited

BIFR

Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction

BOD

Board of Directors

BSEB

Bihar State Electricity Board

BSL

Bokaro Steel Limited

BSP

Bhilai Steel Plant

BSR

Basic and Scientific Research

C&F

Cost and Freight

CAB

Certified Annual Benefits

CBI

Central Bureau of Investigation

CCD

Continuous Casting Department

CCL

Central Coalfields Limited

CET

Centre for Engineering and Technology

CGM

Chief General Manager

CIAL

Cochin International Airport Limited

CIL

Coal India Limited

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States

CMD

Chairman cum Managing Director

CMO

Central Marketing Organisation

CMPDIL

Central Mine Plannings & Design Institute Limited

CPWD

Central Public Works Department

CRF

Capital Recovery Factor

CRM

Cold Rolling Mill

CTL

Constructive Total Loss

CWC

Central Warehousing Corporation

DA

Daily Allowance

DAP

Di Ammonia Phosphate

DBG

Drilling Business Group

DGCA

Director General of Civil Aviation

DGS

Director General, Shipping

DM

District Magistrate

DMC

Durgapur Municipal Corporation

DOF

Department of Fertilizers

DPR

Detailed Project Report

DSP

Durgapur Steel Plant

DSTV

Durgapur Steel Television

DVC

Damodar Valley Corporation

ECB

External Commercial Borrowings

ECL

Eastern Coalfields Limited

EID

Equipment and Instrument Development

EIL

Engineers India Limited

EL

Earth Level from Sea

FAC

Final Acceptance Certificate

FOB

Free on Board

GAINS

Global Positioning System-Assisted Improved Navigation System

GC

Galvanised Corrugated

GGM

Group General Manager

GHA

Ground Handling Agent

GOI

Government of India

GP

Galvanised Plain

GSSP

Granulated Single Super Phosphate

GTO

Gross turnover

HAL

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

HDA

Haridwar Development Authority

HDPE

High Density Poly Ethylene

HEC

Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited

HOAs

Head of Accounts

HOD

Head of the Department

HOTO

Handing over taking over

HR

Hot Rolled

HSCL

Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited

HSL

Hindustan Steel Limited

HSM

Hot Strip Mill

IAAI

International Airports Authority of India

IAD

International Airports Division

IAL

Indian Airlines Limited

ICA

Investigation and Consultancy Assignment

IDC

Interest During Construction

IIT

Indian Institute of Technology

INSA

Indian National Shipowners Association

IOL

Indian Oxygen Limited

IPL

Indian Potash Limited

IRR

Internal Rate of Return

IRS

Indian Register of Shipping

IST

Indomag Steel Technology

JS&FA

Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor

L&T

Larsen & Toubro Limited

LA Act

Land Acquisition Act, 1984

LC

Letter of credit

LD

Liquidated damages

LHF

Ladle Heating Furnace

LPH

Landing Parking and Housing Charges

LRF

Ladle Rinsing Furnace

LTC

Lucky Trading Corporation

LTE

Local travelling expenses

MP

Madhya Pradesh

MCL

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited

MDDA

Mussorie Dehradun Development Authority

MDH

Mannesmann Demag Huttentechniks

MEA

Ministry of External Affairs

MOP

Muriate of Potash

MOP&NG

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

MOS

Ministry of Steel

MOST

Ministry of Surface Transport

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MRBC

Mumbai Regional Business Centre

MRP

Maximum Retail Price

MSV

Multipurpose Supply Vessels

MTD

Major Technology Development

MTPA

Million Tonnes Per Annum

MUP

Minimum Upset Price

NAA

National Airports Authority

NAADP

Narayanpur Agri and Agricultural Development Project

NAC (ST)

The Notified Area Council, (Steel Township)

NAD

National Airports Division

NCL

Northern Coalfields Limited

NFL

National Fertilisers Limited

NIT

Notice Inviting Tender

NM

Nautical Miles

NSB

Nhava Supply Base

NSR

Net Sales Realisation

O&M

Operation and Maintenance

ONGC

Oil and Natural Gas Commission

OSV

Offshore Supply Vessel

PDA

Per diem allowance

PG

Performance Guarantee

PGB

Performance Guarantee Bond

PHHL

Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited

PIB

Public Investment Board

PMD

Project Micro Plan Document

PMS

Periodical maintenance schedule

PMT

Per Metric Tonne

PPCL

Pyrites, Phosphate and Chemicals Limited

PPI

Plant Performance Improvement

PPL

Paradeep Phosphates Limited

PSF

Passenger Service Fee

PSU

Public Sector Undertakings

PW

Potable Water

R&D

Research and Development

R&M

Repairs and maintenance

RAU

Regional Accounting Unit

RBI

Reserve Bank of India

RCE

Revised Cost Estimate

RDCIS

Research and Development Centre for Iron and Steel

RED

Regional Executive Director

RHF

Reheating Furnace

RINL

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited

RNFC

Route Navigational Facilities Charges

RO

Regional Office

RSP

Rourkela Steel Plant

SADA

Special Area Development Authority

SAIL

Steel Authority of India Limited

SAR

Save and Rescue

SBM

Single Buoy Mooring

SCI

Shipping Corporation of India Limited

SDF

Steel Development Fund

SECL

South Eastern Coalfields Limited

SFRS

Self-financing rehabilitation scheme

SLAO

Special Land Acquisition Officer

SMS

Steel Melting Shop

SPC

Sale/Purchase Committee

SSP

Single Super Phosphate

STA

Short Term Assignment

STC

The State Trading Corporation of India Limited

SWC

State Warehousing Corporation

TA

Travel Allowance

TAC

Technical Advisory Committee

TCB

Tehri Control Board

TFL

Trimurti Fertilisers Limited

THDC

Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited

TNLC

Terminal Navigational Landing Charges

TPE

Tiazpromexport

UBI

United Bank of India

UP

Uttar Pradesh

UPJN

UP Jal Nigam

UPPWD

Uttar Pradesh, Public Works Department

UPRNN

UP Rajkiya Nirman Nigam

VAI

Voest Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH

VAIL

Voest Alpine (India) Private Limited

VMSL

Vridhishree Marketing and Services Limited

WCL

Western Coalfields Limited

WM

Water Maker