Team News Riveting
Nagarnar, February 25
MNVS Prabhakar, Executive Director, on Friday assumed the charge as new Head of NMDC Steel Limited’s integrated steel plant located at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district.
“It is an honour for me to head the dynamic team at NSL, Nagarnar which has, in a short span since its commissioning, established several records. I look forward to the support of all stakeholders of the steel plant, both internal and external, so that we may collectively establish it firmly as the pride of Bastar, Chattisgarh and the nation at large” Prabhkar said on assuming office.
His appointment comes at a time when India’s youngest steel plant, which has created a place for itself in the domestic Hot Rolled Coils (HR Coils) market is poised to reach the 3 million tonnes mark in hot metal production, and is striving to break-even soon.
An experienced technocrat, Prabhakar is a B.Tech.(Metallurgy) and a MBA in HR and Marketing. Prior to taking over the reins of NSL Steel Plant, he was the Chief General Manager (In-Charge, Services) at SAIL’s Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP). He has been in charge of many important areas of operations at RSP where he has successfully accomplished organizational objectives and pioneered new initiatives.
In a career spanning over 34 years, he has shouldered various responsibilities; he was one of the key members of the Blast Furnace (BF) team, playing a vital role for stabilization of BF No.5, “DURGA”, he has been at the forefront of RSP’s decarbonisation initiatives, has been instrumental in debottlenecking and smoothening of raw material management, as also finished goods transportation, and has played a key role in resolving issues of contractors working at RSP through a novel initiative called ‘Samanvaya.
Given his wide exposure to various aspects of steel production, Shri Prabhakar’s appointment as head of NSL’s integrated steel plant at Nagarnar is expected to herald an era of greater stability and fast growth for the fledging steel plant.
