The Entrepreneur - Arun Lakhani

Posted by vil india on October 6th, 2016

“Passion leads to design, design leads to performance, performance leads to success!” – Arun lakhani

Acquired Vishvaraj Infrastructure in 1997 and lead the organization with PPP as business philosophy. VIL India under his leadership has conceptualized many ground-breaking projects like Nagpur 24×7 in water sector, the 200 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant and many others in highways sector as well. VIL’s innovative solution to the problem resulted in decrease in non-revenue water and increase in metering. The company ensured efficient use of water in a constantly pressurized distribution system, to keep contaminants surrounding the pipelines away. In his own words, he says, “A 24×7 pressurized water system ensures that there is no contamination or bacteria getting into the water, our theme is to improve quality of life through healthy water. Our effort is to provide long term and permanent solutions which will enable us to cut cost and ensure a better management of this precious resource.”

Arun Lakhani started his profession in the field of Software, Data Processing and Industrial energy audits; he started his first major business by launching Maharashtra Organo-Chemicals Ltd. (MOCL), a pioneer company in the field of Private LPG in India in the year 1994 under the brand name “Mahagas“.

According to Mr. Arun Lakhani it’s ‘People’- the fourth P that makes the critical difference to PPP (Public –Private Partnership).  PPP can be very successful if the fourth P- People are integrated in the structure with openness and responsibility of communicating with larger masses. People as largest stakeholders in any PPP must participate to monitor the contracts done between the two Ps. With the fourth P of People, PPP is enriched with a completely new dimension of a more humane face & greater sensitivity towards its largest stakeholder- the people. Every PPP project is conceived to benefit the People, but often in the dry domain of numbers this fact is lost sight of. The factoring in of this fourth P as a central heart has a completely transformative impact on the long-term success of the project. An analysis of failed PPP projects will bear out that the major cause of failure was the ‘People’ dimension being ignored. Without the active association of ‘People’ from conceptualization to the final execution no PPP project can hope for long-term success. In the current context taking ‘People’ on-board with open communication & transparency is a business essential for the Private Partner rather than a CSR initiative.

Mr. Arun Lakhani’s vision keeping people in mind is exemplary and helps to better India’s development and progress as a whole. He believes in investing in infrastructure which will benefit us in the long run.