New Delhi: Sunil Prasad Singh has taken over charge as Director (Technical) of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) on Tuesday. Prior to assuming the charge as Director (Technical) of NCL, Singh was serving as General Manager, Krishnashila Area of NCL.

Enriched with sharp technical, administrative, and managerial abilities, Singh has spectacular experience of over 34 years in opencast and underground mines, in various coalfields of Coal India Limited (CIL). An alumnus of BIT Sindri of the 1988 graduation batch, Singh started his career in CIL in 1989 with an initial posting at Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), a Ranchi-based Coal India Arm. In 1993 he obtained a 'First Class (Coal)' Mining Certificate.

In NCL, he has also served as General Manager in the Jhingurda Area and spearheaded the crucial departments i.e. Safety & Rescue, CMC, Quality and IED at NCL HQ. He recently visited Australia as a part of India's delegation for the World Mining Congress (WMC) 2023 held in Brisbane.

Notably, one of the posts of Director (Technical) was vacated after the superannuation of Dr. Anindya Sinha on 30th June. NCL is a Singrauli-based subsidiary of CIL, operating with 10 opencast mines based in Singrauli and Sonbhadra District.

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