A Tribute To The VISIONARY FOUNDER
Pioneer in Aircraft Manufacturing-Founder Hindustan Aircraft Company
Founded “Hindustan Aircraft Company”.Manufactured planes like
“Harlow Trainer”, “Glider”, “Hawk-P36”, “Horlow-PC5”.Later on
it was Nationalized by Govt. of India.
Pioneer in Maritime Shipping-Founder Scindia Steam Navigation Company
On 5th April 1919 the ship “SS Loyalty” sailed on its maiden voyage. A crucial step when sea routes were controlled by the British. 5th April is celebrated as “National Maritime Day”.
Pioneer for Shipbuilding Industry-Founder Hindustan Shipyard Vizag
Seth Walchand recognizing the need of the country of infrastructure for ship building, established a shipyard in Vishakhapattam in 1948. Company’s 1st ship “Jal-Usha” was commissioned by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Later on the shipyard was Nationalized by Govt. of India.
Pioneer in Organized Farming
Successfully transformed the barren, rock-strewn,practically
uncultivated land into lush green sugar cane fields near Kalamb
village and organized sugar cane farming.This led to the foundation
of Walchandnagar Industries Ltd in 1934 with a sugar factory to
process sugar cane.The township of WALCHANDNAGAR was built around
this sugar factory.
WIL has grown and diversified into a High-tech Heavy Engineering
Company,manufacturing Critical Equipment for India's diverse requirements
in the field of Defence, Nuclear Power and Space Programmes, and
also for core sectors like Cement Plant Machinery, Steam Generation
and Power Projects, Sugar Plant Machinery, Industrial and Marine
Gearboxes.