New Delhi: Jai Prakash Dwivedi is set to be next Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), a PSU under the Ministry of Coal. He has been recommended for the post by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel on Friday. Presently, he is serving as Director (Technical) in the same organisation.

Dwivedi has been recommended for the post of CMD of WCL from a list of nine candidates, who were interviewed by the PESB panel in its selection meeting held on October 3. Out of nine candidates, three candidates were from Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), two candidates were from CMPDIL and one each from CMPDIL, CCL and SAIL.

Dwivedi has over 37 years of experience in opencast and underground coal mining. After completing his graduation in mining engineering from IIT-BHU Varanasi, Dwivedi started his career in Coal India Limited (CIL) as a mining engineer in year 1986. During his tenure in CIL, he has served SECL, ECL and NCL before joining WCL.

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Dwivedi is known for the successful work done for labour-force management in the coal mining sector. Before taking charge as Director (Technical), Dwivedi was General Manager (Coordination) at the WCL Headquarters.

He has undergone several training programmes in India and abroad. He was conferred with the 'Best Engineer Award' by the Institution of Engineers for his outstanding work in the field of mining.

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