Shri Hari Mohan Gupta has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of IRCON. Prior to this role, he served as the Director (Infrastructure) at DFCCIL. An Indian Railway Officer from the 1989 batch, he brings a wealth of experience from holding various key positions across multiple sectors. His extensive expertise and leadership are expected to significantly contribute to IRCON International’s continued success.
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IRCON International has appointed Shri Hari Mohan Gupta on the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), he is an Indian Railway Officer of 1989 Exam Batch (Indian Engineering Services, IES-89), graduated in Civil Engineering in 1988 from University of Roorkee (renamed as IIT/Roorkee). Before joining IRCON, he was holding the position of Director (Infrastructure) of DFCCIL (Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited) for almost 4 years and during this tenure of Director/Infra/DFC, 1404 Route Kms (3173 Track Kms) double line electrified with automatic signalling of WDFC has been Commissioned.
Experience and Contribution:
- He worked as Executive Director (Works) in the Ministry of Railways, Railway Board, New Delhi from 23-04-2019 to 12-10-2020.
- Before joining Ministry office, he worked for 7 years on deputation on a challenging Iconic Project as Chief Project Manager of Rewari-Dadri section of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor in DFCCIL Organization and was instrumental in acquisition of land in 7 Prime Districts (Rewari, Alwar, Mewat, Gurgaon, Palwal, Faridabad & GB Nagar of UP) of National Capital Region territory, ensuring Forestry clearances in all Districts including special permission to pass through Aravali Ranges by making a tunnel in Aravali Hills.
- All Designs & Drawings of the project components were finalised during his tenure and construction activities all along the alignment started in a big way.
- He is also having experience of track maintenance, repair/maintenance/operation/overhauling of huge Railway track machines responsible for laying/maintenance of Railway track network, tendering/contract finalisation/arbitration/administration of Zonal Railways etc.
- Also, during his stint in Railway Board while working as ED/Works, he helped Zonal Railways in a big way and gained a lot of experience in project monitoring, financing & other related fields.
The appointment of Shri Hari Mohan Gupta as the Chairman & Managing Director, brings holistic and in-depth knowledge and experience to the management of the organisation. With his expertise in managing complex projects, he is expected to take IRCON to new heights in terms of taking up and executing important railway projects.
Source: IRCON – Press Release | Image Credit: DFCCIL
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