Rajnikant Lad

Rajnikant Lad is a Thane-based elevator consultant. He graduated from Jabalpur College of Engineering Madhya Pradesh in 1982 and has been on a mission to see no elevator accidents in India for the past 35 years. He was part of a research study on elevator maintenance trends in the Indian elevator market in collaboration with ValueNote Database, Ltd. He is working for the creation of safety awareness for users with the motto, “Zero deaths from elevator accidents in India.” He is an active member of the National Safety Council and Society for Reliability and Safety. He has been associated with the elevator industry for more than four decades.

Integrated Elevator System for Diversified Buildings

Important aspects for the best possible elevator configuration The most common practice for deciding the number and type of elevators for a particular project is to consider the total floor...

Technology Upgradation and Safety – A Few Grey Areas

Upgradation is a continuous process, and innovation should remain a priority. In line with all-around developments in various fields, elevator technology is also getting upgraded from time to time. In...

Reliability of the Elevator System 

Your author advocates for preventive maintenance and a well-coordinated effort to ensure elevator safety. The difference between quality and reliability is that quality shows how well an object performs its...

In Pursuit of “Zero”

Your author shares insights from his research on possible reasons for passenger deaths in elevator accidents, available safety provisions, their effectiveness and potential for further development.  My ultimate aim to...

Decoding the Future of Vertical Transportation in India

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Fire Evacuation Lifts

In this Readers’ Platform, your author evaluates industry reaction for effective implementation. The latest advisory issued by the Energy Department, Government of Maharashtra, to provide evacuation lifts for high-rise buildings...

A Holistic Approach to Sustainability

Your author describes changes occurring to sources and users. ELEVATOR WORLD India (EWI), aside from providing technological developments and all-around national and international industry information, is now taking a constructive...

Green Elevators

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Importance of Digital Presence

In this Readers’ Platform, your author shares his views on the growing digital presence in the elevator industry, highlighting its significance in the financial growth of the company. Significance of...

Rising to the Challenge

Your author discusses how advanced elevator systems can improve elevator performance.   For a considerably long period in the past, say up to the year 1980, we were decades behind...

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