Sh. Sachchidanand Yadav
Managing Director

Sh. 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 – Dhamra 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.

Sh. Vivek Srivastava
Director (Operations)

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.

Sh. 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.

Sh. Shyamal Roy
Chief Operating Officer (Upstream/Gasification)
Shri. Shyamal Roy has been appointed as COO (U/S) of Talcher Fertilizer Limited (TFL) as of 20th March 2023. He is a Graduate Engineer in Chemical Engineering Discipline from Jadavpur University in 1994. He is a BEE certified Energy Manager & doing his MBA in Operation Research from IGNOU.

He started his career in Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (CFCL), Gadepan, Kota (Raj.) in year 1994. He left CFCL in the year 1997 after completion of an eventful three years engaging in post stabilization of the plant and then switched over to Petrochemical Industry by joining GAIL at Pata Unit in the year 1997.

He comes with nearly 30 years of vast experience in various arenas of fertilizers & Petrochemicals unit. He has extensive experience in erection, pre-commissioning, commissioning and O&M of Gas Cracker Units & Integrated Offsites Plants. He is also heading Technical Services Department taking various initiatives in reduction of Sp. Energy consumption of Plant, Propylene Reduction in flare, Conducting Energy Audit, Water Audit, IMS ISO audits, Sustainable Steam Trap Management program, Benchmarking study of O&M activities, framing of Solid Waste Management policy and Setting up of Scientific Solid Waste Management Shed in Petrochemical Plant. He is successfully coordinating mega turn-around event of Petrochemical Plant several times.

Under his guidance, Bathymetric Survey of all six nos. of Raw Water Reservoirs (Total Capacity: 14 Lacs M3) has been carried for assessing underwater silt presence for enabling mechanical silt removal from reservoir bed. His special effort makes 25 years old underperforming Air Separation Unit into revitalization to full capacity.

Other than main Plants, his footprint is becoming a testimony in protecting the environmental like reduction of VOC in surrounding atmosphere pant & nearby populus, BOD, COD & increasing of Dissolve oxygen in treated water of Pata Plant and.

Sh. 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. Shrikant Shankarrao Patil
Chief Operating Officer (Downstream)
Shri. Shrikant Patil has been appointed as COO (D/S) of Talcher Fertilizer Limited (TFL) as of 29th August 2022.

He is an AMIE (Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers) graduate in Electrical Engineering from The Institute of Engineers, India. He started his career in Rashtriya Chemical and Fertilizers (RCF) Limited, Thal in year 1990 as Management trainee (Electrical). Now he is holding the post of Assistant General Manager (Elect.) in RCF Ltd, Thal unit.

He comes with over 32+ years of experience in various fields of Auto-electrical, Electrical troubleshooting in Urea, WTP, SGP plants and Electrical engineering services. He is a certified Energy Auditor 2009 from Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE). He became the first electrical safety officer for RCF Thal unit in year 2014-15 and has successfully established the electrical safety systems internally. He has been acting as an Energy manager for RCF Thal unit since 2016. He was Head of Electrical Engineering Services department in RCF Thal unit for over two years. He has extensive experience in various systems like IMS, PSM and their internal audits.

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”