Ramesh Chandra has assumed charge as Chairman, Railway Board from his predecessor J.P.Batra.
New Delhi, Aug.1 : Ramesh Chandra has assumed charge as Chairman, Railway Board from his predecessor J.P.Batra.
He will also continue to look after the duties of Member Electrical, Railway Board.
An officer of 1968 batch of the Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE), Chandra has been Member Electrical, Railway Board since May 1, 2005.
Prior to this, he worked as General Manager, Southern Railway. During his 37 year long career, he served in various capacities including as Divisional Railway Manager, Mugalsarai, Chief Electrical Engineer, South Eastern Railway, Additional General Manager, Eastern Railway, Senior Deputy General Manager, South Central Railway and Officer on Special Duty, South East Central Railway.
He is credited to have been associated with several important projects of Railway electrification, including that between Delhi-Mathura-Agra-Jhansi-Bina-Bhopal-Itarsi-Bhusawal. He also contributed substantially while serving at RDSO, Lucknow.
An engineering graduate from Aligarh Muslim University and recipient of two Gold Medals, Chandra was also awarded a Gold Medal by the Institution of Engineers, UP Centre in 1967. He was again conferred the eminent award by Institution of Engineers on the occasion of Engineers' Day on September 15, 2005.
Chandra has had several foreign assignments. He visited Japan, USA, Germany, UK, Switzerland and France in connection with various training programmes, seminars, finalization of designs and test schedules.
ANI