New Delhi: Ramesh Chandra Mohapatra is set to be next Director (Technical) South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), 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 Aera General Manager (Jhanjra Area) in the same organisation.
Mohapatra has been recommended for the post of Director (Technical) of SECL from a list of 10 candidates, who were interviewed by the PESB selection panel in its selection meeting held on May 2. Out of 10 candidates, two candidates were from Coal India Limited (CIL), two from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), and one each from Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), NLC India Limited and NMDC Limited.
As Director (Technical) of SECL, Mohapatra will be a member of the Board of Directors and will report to the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD). He will be responsible for operation of mines and also of field activities, technical functions and safety of mines.
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