Shri Sachchidanand Yadav
Managing Director

Shri Sachchidanand Yadav, Executive Director in GAIL (India) Ltd. has been appointed as Managing Director of TFL wef 11th June, 2020. Sh. Yadav is Mechanical Engineer from MNNIT, Allahabad and he started his career in GAIL in the year 1991 as Graduate Engineer Trainee at Hazira Compressor Station. At Hazira, he was involved with O&M of Gas Turbine of HVJ pipeline system and thereafter also dealt with construction and O&M activities of Turbines under GREP rehabilitation project of GAIL. During a career spanning 30 years, he has worked in different capacities in GAIL including construction of major cross country pipelines of GAIL viz. Dadari-Bawana Pipeline (DBPL), Chainsa-Jhajhar Pipeline (CJPL) and Bawana-Nangal Pipeline (BNPL)- Punjab section and at Vijaipur he worked as HoD of HVJ pipeline network and simultaneously also held charge as HoD of Mechanical Maintenance Dept. of Vijaipur Plant Complex (LPG Plants & Gas Compressor Station).

Before appointment as TFL’s MD, Sh. Yadav was working as in-charge of eastern UP and Bihar section of GoI’s flagship project Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga pipeline project (Jagdishpur – Haldia – Bokaro – DhaShria pipeline project) and successfully commissioned the pipeline span of about 750 km. He also implemented the CGD business of GAIL in the cities of Varanasi and Patna.

He has extensive experience in Project planning, construction & commissioning, O&M of pipelines and retail gas business. His areas of interest and expertise include rotary equipment, gas turbines & compressors and project management.

Shri Deepak Gupta
Chairman

Shri Deepak Gupta is a Mechanical Engineer, a DCE alumnus, with more than 33 years of rich and diverse experience in Oil and Gas Sector encompassing Project Management, Construction Management and Business Development functions. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by the PMI, USA.

He has comprehensive and extensive experience in Project Managementof Refinery, Petrochemicaland Pipeline Projects from concept to commissioning and has led the execution of several successful Projects in Indiain all modes of Project implementation.

Shri Gupta is holding the position of Director (Projects) GAIL India Limited, a Maharatna CPSEs which is one of the promoter company of TFL. At GAIL, he is responsible for the Operation & Maintenance of ~ 18090 KM of pipeline network, Gas Processing Units, Compressor & Booster stations, Implementation of pipeline projectsPAN India, SCADA and Telecommunication Network along the pipeline and Contracts & Purchase functions. Apart from TFL, Shri Gupta, is concurrently on the Board of Directors of some Joint Venture Companies of GAIL, which includes Green Gas Limited (GGL) as Chairman, ONGC Petro-additions Limited (OPaL) as Directorand South-East Asia Gas Pipeline Company Limited (SEAGP) as Director.

Prior to GAIL, he was in Engineers India Limited as ED (Projects) leading the implementation of the multi-billion dollar 650 KBPSD Dangote Refinery and 830 KTA Polypropylene Project in Nigeria., Implementation of one of the largest Polymer facilities for HMEL Bhatinda besides several other refinery & Petrochemical projects in India and Overseas.

Shri Gupta hasauthored several papersand books sharing his experiences and ideasfor fast tracking Project execution. Several key innovations and initiatives proposed by him are now a part of the best execution practices and strategies.His special interests include project implementation innovations, strategy formulation, business growth initiatives, system improvement and digitalisation- for fast track project execution.

Shri Gupta has won wide appreciation for his thoughts and ideason strategies for mega project implementation and digitalisation at key forums in India & abroad.

Shri Vivek Srivastava
Managing Director

Shri Vivek Srivastava is Chemical Engineer from Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (Now known as IIT-BHU). He is also a qualified Safety professional (Advanced diploma in industrial safety) and Certified “Energy Auditor” by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE). He is a qualified “Internal Auditor” for ISO 9001: 2015, 14001: 2015, ISO 45001:2018 & ISO 50001:2018.

He joined Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited in December 1991 as Management Trainee and rose to the post of General Manager in April-2023. In his long career spanning more than 30 years, he has worked in various capacities in Urea, Heavy Water Plant, Fire & safety and NPK project.

He areas of expertise include Large continuous chemical plant operations , Production planning, Raw material acquisition, Project activities, Energy Management , implementation of ISO standards, Co-ordinating with regulatory Authorities & external agencies, Process Safety Management, Safety Audits, Safety training and HAZOP.

He has published & presented technical papers in various forums.

Shri Sanjay Arora
Director (Operations)
Shri Sanjay Arora has been appointed as Dir. (Ops.) of TFL with effect from 16th July 2020. He is an alumnus of St.Francis College Lucknow, joined Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. as Management Trainee in 1986, after completing Masters in Marketing & Logistics.

He, in his illustrious career spanning over 33 years, has served across a wide spectrum of gamut in RCF and had distinction of tenanting key appointments in diversified fields namely, Rail dispatches, Port Operations, Marketing, Direct Benefit Transfer DBT, HRD, CC/CSR and others.

As an avid traveler, he has outstandingly discharged number of projects in different fields, in nearly ten states of the country.

The notable achievements of saving high demurrage charges in rail dispatches at Trombay / Thal, earning dispatch money in port operations at Visakhapatnam, recovery of huge outstanding amount against sale proceeds and others, speaks volume of his professional competence, diligence and prudence.

He was not only instrumental in steering Digital payment platform in Rural sector but amongst the pioneers in implementing Point of Sale (POS) to transform DBT projects into reality on ground.

With the successful implementation of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Skill India, BetiPadao – BetiBachao and Promoting Digital India campaign, he had made a remarkable presence in the field of C.S.R.

Highly confident, experienced and vivid writer, he was bestowed with the coveted National award by Fertilizer Association of India in December 2018 for the best article on ‘Feasibility of Digital Transactions in Fertilizer Sector’.

Academically inclined, as an ardent reader and accomplished guest speaker, he has won laurels for extensive study in the field of Inland Waterways Transport, Operation Sagar Mala and delivered over 100 presentations at various reputed institutes across the country. He has written extensively on challenging issues in journals of SCOPE, Universities and management colleges.

The knowledge of different languages steers him well towards people networking. The experience is the backbone for impeccably conducting quiz events in RCF, SCOPE, Universities and external institutions with the focus on spreading the light of knowledge.

Shri Shyamal Roy
Director (Operation)
He has more than 28 years of experience in Mega Petrochemical Plant operations particularly in Gas Cracker Unit, Technical Services Deptt., Integrated Offsite Plant & having wide exposure of Carrying out Mega turnaround of entirePetrochemical Complex.

Besides that, he had also worked in critical positionin Production planning, Strategy Making in Polymer Grade Change Over inclose coordination with marketing company for profit maximization, Raw material (Natural Gas) acquisition, Bio- diversification in plant & township and Energy Conservation.He also acted as bridge between Marketing Services Group (MSG), Pata and OilMarketing Company (OMC, viz. IOCL/ HPCL/ BPCL) for distribution of LiquidHydrocarbons (LPG & Propane).

He coordinated the Process of SafetyManagement, Safety Audits, Documenting Standard Operating Procedures(inhouse & with Process Licensor), Safety Training, Digitization and HAZOP.

He is also associated in Bathymetric Survey of Six nos. of Raw Water Reservoirshaving total Capacity of 7 Lakhs M3 for assessing silt deposition on real time basisand subsequent mechanical dredging for preparing site to install floating Solar Panel,an Initiative to net zero emission.

He had successfully undertaken various initiatives under the caption of ‘Waste toWealth’ by recovering & selling Slop Oil (a revenue earning) earlier that waseventually converted into Oily Sludge as Hazardous Waste being disposed toTSDF involving the substantial revenue expenditure.His combined effort with his team made the ETP/WWTP Plant a sustainable future of Mother Earth by reducing the VOC/ BOD/ COD level far below thestipulated limit of CPCB/ UPPCB/ MoEF&CC.

Shri P G Malusare
Chief Operating Officer (Downstream)
Shri P. G. Malusare is Engineering Graduate of 1993 batch from MIT, Pune. He joined RCF Ltd as management trainee in 1995 and now holding the post of Chief Manager (Chemical) in RCF Ltd. He has got vast experience for about 24 years in various fields of Operation, Troubleshooting, Project execution, Revamps, Commissioning, Contracting and Co- ordination of large Ammonia Plants.

He possesses a degree in Chemical Engineering. Before joining the Talcher Project he was Head of Process in Ammonia Plant in Trombay Unit for about 8 years. Presently he is servings as Chief Operating Officer (Downstream/Ammonia-Urea) for Talcher Fertiliser Ltd.

Smt.Ambati Lakshmiprabha
Director (Finance)
She is nominated Director (Finance) Talcher Fertilizers Limited (TFL) on 4th June 2022.

She is associated with TFL from October 2018 and played active role in achievement of the Financial closure of Rs 9559.59 crores for TFL Project with Consortium of Nine Banks including execution of Loan Facility Agreement in June 2021. She was also Member of Working Committee for suitable pricing model for marketing of Methanol.

She joined Coal India Limited in 2006 as Finance Officer at Cost and Budget Division of Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Dhanbad. Later in 2008 she joined International Coal Ventures Limited (ICVL), a joint venture of CIL, SAIL & NTPC at Delhi where she worked in the field of acquisitions of coal mines overseas.

She completed her post graduation, Master of Business Administration (Finance) from prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad in 2000. She has diverse experience of 22 years of which 16 years is in Coal Industry.

Shri Sunil Vinayak Pevekar
Chief Operating Officer (Downstream)
Shri Sunil Vinayak Pevekar has been appointed on 9th August 2024, as Chief Operating Officer (Down Stream) of Talcher Fertilizer Limited. (TFL)

He is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, Mumbai. He has started his career as a Management Trainee (Mechanical) on November 1991 at Rashtriya Chemical and Fertilizers (RCF) Limited, Thal Unit.

He has 33 Years of diverse experience in Mechanical maintenance departments of Suphala Plant, Steam Generation Plant / Yard Piping, Ammonia I Plant, Maintenance Engineering Services department and Urea /ABC Plant during his tenure at Thal and Trombay unit.

He was involved in following activities while working in various Plants at Thal & Trombay unit.

• Planning and execution of day to day, preventive and shutdown maintenance jobs
• Planning of preventive maintenance jobs, based on the check list & reports from CMC / NDT Cell.
• Ensuring the availability of critical equipment spares, Contract agency for day to day and Shut down maintenance jobs.
• Following the Safety procedures and ensuring safe execution of maintenance jobs.
• Ensuring no tripping of Plant due to failure of mechanical equipment.
• Initiating and implementing the Improvement, Capital budget, Improvement & Energy conservation jobs in the Plant.
• Identification of areas of concern, analyzing the problems in Plant & taking necessary action.

He has successfully carried out following technical modifications and energy conservation measures at Trombay Unit:

Steam Generation Plant:

• Reduction in Oxygen in flue gas from 4.5% to 2.3% by modification of linkage mechanism of Vane Controller assembly of ID/FD fans of Boiler no.1,2 &3
• Replacement of nine stage BFW Pump by eight stage BFW Pump of KSB make in Boiler no.1 & 2
• Overhauling of 1 no. of (spare) Reduction gear box (M/s FALK USA make) for Air Preheater

Urea Plant:

• Hook up and commissioning of various Static and Rotating equipment’s which were installed under Casale revamp Project in Urea Plant. Achieved specific energy consumption of 5.9 MKcal /MT against 6.5 MKcal/MT.
• Replacement of a kettle type Carbamate Condenser (E 604 A).
• Procurement of a Stripper having Bimetallic Tubes from M/s L&T Hazira & successful replacement in March 2023.
• Procurement, installation and commissioning of 2 nos. of Burckhardt make Air Compressors and motors for supply of Passivation air to new Bimetallic Stripper.
• Procurement of a new Carbamate Condenser and Carbamate Ejector assembly.
• Replacement of FRP blades by Energy efficient blade Assembly of 2 nos. of Cooling Tower fans in Urea Plant.

Shri Satyabrata Mishra
Chief Operating Officer (Upstream)
Shri Satyabrata Mishra is an Electrical engineer from University College of Engineering, BurlaSambalpur University, Odisha (Now known as VSSUT)and completed Distance learning MBA (Finance) from Sikkim Manipal University. He has more than 30 Years of rich and diverse experience in project management, construction management, commissioning & Operation & Maintenance.He is a qualified “Lead and Internal Auditor” for ISO 9001: 2015, 14001: 2015, ISO 45001:2018 & ISO 50001:2018.He has also undergone 17 Days Training programme by SAP India and is a power user of SAP PM Module.

He joined National Fertlisers Limited as Management Trainee in the year 1994 and Joined GAIL India limited as Senior engineer in 1998.He is holding position of General Manager in GAIL INDIA LIMITED since April 2022.He has undergone training in Ammonia, Urea, OSBL Plants and has worked in Power plant in NFL. He has worked at LPG RECOVERY PLANT, USAR of GAIL INDIA LIMITED from January 1998 to June 2006.He was involved at LPG, USAR since project and commissioning stage. He was in GAIL PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX, PATA from June 2006 to July 2021 and has worked in all UPSTREAM, DOWNSTREAM and OFF SITES Plants. He was actively involved in project and commissioning of PC-2 Plants. Since July 2021 he has been in Talcher fertiliser limited coal gasification-based urea project.

He has completed many technical modifications and energy conservation measures. He was pioneer in implementation of Grid islanding system at GAIL, PATA which saves a dozens of trippings of PATA PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX. He has rich experience in procurement, handling contracts, shut down planning and execution, coordination with all stake holders including statutory authorities.

He has published & presented technical papers in various forums.

Dr. Rajesh Sinha
CM (E & M) – Coal
Posted as Chief Manager (E&M) in Talcher Fertilizers Ltd. (TFL) (Joint Venture of CIL, GAIL, RCFL.FCIL) with a total work experience of 36 years
Academics
PhD in Commerce and Business Administration
MBA with specialization in marketing management and operation management
Bachelor of Science (Engineering) Electrical

Industry Experience
April 1982 - Present Current Position Held:
Coal India Limited Chief Manager (E&M), TFL (JV OF CIL, GAIL, RCFL, FCIL ) (since June 2017)

Accountabilities:
Working as one of the Head of departments of TFL for revival of old FCIL Unit at Talcher. The work includes set up of office infrastructure including DG set, furniture, office staff, office communication, installation of computers, Guest house infrastructure and furnishing, construction water survey, reservoir renovation, concept paper, PQC approval and other site enabling works since June 2017 till now.
Previously Worked as Technical Expert in IAD, BCCL, Dhanbad,
underground mechanization through SDL machines and also was a part in the team working on environmental clearance for BCCL Dhanbad mining land
Worked as desk/liaison officer in CIL, Delhi office for ECL (Eastern Coal fields Limited) and CMPDIL (Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited) Liaisoning with different Ministries of Government of India and power houses
Worked as Raj Bhaasha Adhikari, CIL, Delhi office
Worked as a part of Sales and Marketing team in CIL DELHI
Worked in UG and OC Mines at a post much higher than the then existing designation.

Awards and Recognition
“BEST EXECUTIVE GOLD AWARD” for excellence in Indian industries presented by Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh, “BHARTIYA SHIROMANI PURASKAR” by Hon’ble Union Minister of State for planning, Appreciation letters from C&MD, Eastern Coal Field and for contribution for revival and coming out of BIFR and also for other achievements and acknowledged by the quarterly newspaper - “ECL Darpan” of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), recognizing abilities and describing as “Pride of ECL” (ECL ka Garva)

Other Initiatives
Conceptualized the publication of an annual Hindi magazine – “Prerika” from Coal India Delhi office

Extra-Curricular and Interests
Article on Coal was widely appreciated and published in Koyla Bharti Magazine published from BCCL, Dhanbad.
Wrote an article which was selected by the Ministry of Coal, for publication in its magazine “Koyal”