NE NEWS SERVICE
KOLKATA, MAY 6
Dr. Ranjit Rath has been entrusted with the additional charge of Director General of Geological Survey of India (GSI) from May 1. Dr. Rath succeeds M. Sridhar who retired on 30th April 30, a GSI release said.
Dr Rath, a recipient of the “National Geosciences Award 2016” from the President of India and the Chairman cum Managing Director of Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL), a Mini Ratna -I CPSE under Ministry of Mines.
Many feathers on his cap of glory
A practitioner Geoscientist, Dr. Ranjit Rath, is an alumnus of IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, and IIFT, New Delhi. He has a portfolio of multifarious roles spanning from strategy formulation, business development, upstream oil and gas assets management and application of geosciences and exploration geology in several important projects, including the creation of Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs), a first of its kind initiative of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India entailing underground unlined rock caverns for strategic storage of crude oil – An intervention towards energy security. He has co-authored an important book on “Underground Storage Technologies” and has published several technical papers and participated in a conference in India and overseas.
Able administrator
Under his leadership MECL for the year FY 2019-20 has achieved all-time highest physical and financial performance since the last 48 years – Turnover, PBT, PAT, Order book & Productivity through seamless project execution. He has implemented several HR welfare policies, including training & skill development for a future-ready organization, concerning the prepared “Vision 2030-Strategy & Action Plan” for enhanced and expedited exploration coverage through active engagement with the Ministry of Mines, Ministry of Coal, GSI, IBM, CMPDIL & several CPSEs, State Govts. and State PSUs etc.
With the above 24 years of impeccable experience and expertise in the field of Geosciences as well as his corporate exposure would enable him to discharge his responsibilities as Director General, GSI. It is expected that GSI will continue to rise further and attain newer heights and would facilitate seamless convergence between central and state governments, industry, and academia for the geology and mining sectors in the country.
