Haat has been waging a relentless war against waste, always finding new methods and designs to combat this unwanted and disliked enemy of mankind. Waste is the cause of infection, diseases and spreading of viruses.

While pursuing this endeavour, we encountered instances of a peculiar nature. Initially we thought this might be a strange coincidence but it kept repeating itself, which made us feel we should share our experiences!

When we negotiate with some of our customers for finalisation of a contract or commissioning of a supplied equipment, some kind of internal trouble or rebellion or civil war or border skirmishes breakout in that region, making our travel and task challenging. The situation which was normal earlier, suddenly turns volatile and serious, causing anxiety and unrest, making it risky even to step out of the hotel, posing serious danger to human life.

It is a strange coincidence or happenstance because it has happened to us many times. We were either forced to go or dared to go to these places, where there is an existing war-like condition or the situation becomes difficult after we land at our destination.

There are some examples, some of which we share here.

We airlifted four large machines to Kandahar airport for use by the British Army. This was way back in the year 2010 at a time when there was war being waged within and outside. There were no direct flights to this airport. Our service team had to travel to Kandahar via Dubai with strict security measures including stomach and bowel wash (!). They were accompanied to the site by American marines in special armoured vehicles and they travelled to the location bent double inside the truck. This was because of the on-going gun battle and actually while travelling to the installation site the truck was fired at by the warring groups. However, they managed to reach the site without any damage and completed the work in such trying conditions.

The good thing is that our commissioning team was able to commission the machines and made them available and useful to the troops stationed in Kandahar under these circumstances.

We supplied a machine to a Korean EPC company in the year 2011 for on-shore use in an oil drilling site in Myanmar. There was an internal rife between two communities in that country, which made our commissioning task very difficult. Local movement itself was extremely dangerous. However, the job was done and the team returned unscathed.

In the gulf region, there was a trouble-torn country where a few systems have been supplied and required to be serviced. Here again in spite of on-going gun battles between the army and the rebels, we managed to do the job.

We supplied a machine to a chemical and fertilizer factory in a neighbouring country although our relationship with them has not been very good. The people whom we dealt with to finalise the contract were quite friendly and looked after our team which was deputed for commissioning. Our team had to be accompanied by customer representatives to the site and back and they had to sign in every day at the local police station. Our team was not sure if they were safe, but managed to complete the job and return without any issues.

We are negotiating now with another EPC company in the middle east and when we are on the verge of finalizing the contract, suddenly all hell broke loose, where everything appeared normal earlier. There is a war-like situation even before we signed the contract!

This dangerous enemy created by man himself is called ‘waste’ and we will continue our fight against this unwanted substance.

We thought of sharing these coincidental instances as they appear to repeat themselves and take this opportunity to salute the brave warriors from Haat who did their job taking huge risks. Qudos to them!