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Mumbai, Dec 28 (UNI) K Venkataramanan, Member of the Board and President (Operations), Larsen&Toubro Limited, was given the prestigious Lala Shriram National Award for Leadership in Chemical Industry by the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers at its annual convention CHEMCON in Bharuch on December 27.

The award lauds Mr Venkataramanan's contribution in extending the boundaries of the chemical engineering profession in India, and setting globally accepted benchmarks in project engineering, execution and management, said a L&T press release.

Under his leadership, L&T's Engineering&Construction Division has set up projects in the Middle East, Africa, Sri Lanka, South East Asia and Australia.

The Company has been cited as the only Indian organization with project execution capabilities of international caliber, and has made a major contribution to indigenizing India's oil and gas exploration sector by executing a number of the large well-head and process platforms currently deployed in Bombay High.

An alumnus of IIT, Delhi, Mr Venkataramanan said the field of chemical engineering provided an expanding canvas for the youth.

Newer and better solutions continue to be developed and the challenge as well as the reward lay in successfully adopting these emerging technologies for industrial application.

The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, established in 1947, is the apex professional society of chemical engineers in India and has 18,000 members on its roll today. Its activities are spread across the country through a nationwide network comprising 40 Regional Centres and 52 Student Chapters.

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