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An
introduction to Mr. Jain is like showing
a lamp to the Sun .The name 'Kumar
Builders' of which Mr. Jain is the
Chairman & M.D. is a name synonymous
with the builders of Pune . Its like a
brand name in Pune.
Mr. Jain started his career as a site
supervisor with the Gera construction
Company at the tender age of 17 when
most of the youngsters are having a good
time. Within a year he joined his family
business under the name of 'Kumar
Group'. All this time he did not give up
on his studies .In spite of working full
time he completed his Civil Engineering
Degree standing 3 in the merit. Modestly
he credits his success to timely help of
friends & family with whose help he
started his first site at Shukrawar Peth
.It was a 21,000 sq.ft. 2 floored
building having a ground floor shop. The
building was called 'Ashoka'. The rest,
as we all know is history. In 1999 he
parted ways with his joint family
business and started his own business
under the banner of 'Kumar Builders'.
Happily married with a son and a
daughter, Mr. Jain is truly a successful
person.
According to Mr. Jain all projects
should be an example of the work done in
itself. His prime pet projects as of now
are :Residential Sector-Kumar City;
Commercial Sector-Concorde Towers. As
for future plans for his business, he is
open to all kinds of options including
linking up with other builders for some
projects. When asked about the builders
of other cities swarming our city he
said that "gud hai to makhiya aayegi"
(where there is Jaggery flies are bound
to get attracted). As for him expanding
to other cities he leaves it in the
hands of time. He is not for building
hotel buildings as he says he is home
maker. He is absolutely smitten by his
profession & he thoroughly enjoys his
work. On asking about any plans to join
politics he just smiled & said "I want
to be 100 feet away from politics".
Mr. Lalit Jain had made a 50 years
Vision Plan for Pune. He was invited by
the Chief Minister of Maharashtra to
submit it to the ministry, but then as
we all know it was a kind of publicity
gimmick & the plan is still to see the
light of day.
When asked about ways of making Pune a
better place to live in he said "Wake Up
Pune". Pune is right now the most
polluted city. Create a common platform
from which all -Bureaucrats, businessmen
& the common man should strive hard to
make it a better city. Create a task
force to pursue it making & following a
collective agenda. To start with -the
acute traffic problems by taking
decisions to build flyovers & have rapid
transport system like monorails etc
.Solutions like this help in preventing
pollution & traffic problem. Pune's
caretakers should strive for the
betterment of the city rather than
hogging credit for it.
All in all Mr. Jain is a true punekar
who feels for the city with his heart &
would genuinely take interests & efforts
in improving it, given a chance. Let us
try & go on the path showed by him. |
