P SELVAKUMAR ASSUMES CHARGE OF DIRECTOR(PLANNING & PROJECTS) AT NLC

P. Selvakumar,has assumed Office  as  Director (Planning & Projects)  in  Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited on 1st January 2016.  Prior to this P.Selvakumar has served as Chief General Manager in New projects and Business Development Department of the company

P.Selvakumar  is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering and in Mining Engineering and also a post graduate in Thermal Power Engineering and Finance Management.  He holds First Class Mines Managers Certificate.

The 57 years old   Shri. P.Selvakumar joined NLC in 1981 and had 34 years of wide-ranging experiencein the field of projects planning and execution and Mine planning and operation and held various important positions in the Company.

He has worked for the Barsingsar Lignite Mine Project   (2.1 MT) , a   biggest open cast Mine  in Rajasthan , where he had successfully executed  his abilities and responsible for  the  concept  to  the completion stage without any time or cost overrun. This mine is the feed-head for the Thermal Power Plant (2X125 MW) there.

During his tenure, as Unit Head of the Mine-IA at Neyveli  has achieved the Excellent Level Target in all the Years. Simultaneously, he has served as Project In-charge for Re-Structuring Mine-I & Mine-IA and monitored all the activities of the project and ensured the commencement of work as per the time schedule.

P.Selvakumar has participated in the PDAC-2015 (Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada) an annual International Convention, Trade Show and Investors Exchange Meet held in Toronto in March’2015. He was a member of Indian delegation and attended Indo-US Coal working Group Meeting held in Washington in September’2015. He has completed Certificate Course in Soil Mechanics & Hydraulics, in Lobouck, Germany.

The  widespread expertise of   P. Selvakumar in   Mining   and  Power Industry, especially in the field of Mine planning and operation will help NLC  to expand its  Business in the International era which is planning to expand its projects in all parts of the country.