New CMD for Dredging Corporation of India

By Aiswarya Laksmi February 3, 2015

Rajesh Tripathi assumed charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the public sector Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) w.e.f. February 02, 2015.

Capt. D. K. Mohanty, Chairman and Managing Director has been relieved from the services of the Corporation w.e.f. January 30, 2015 on attaining the age of superannuation.

Previously, Tripathi was working with the Indian Railways. He held several key positions in the Railways including Project Director of IRCON, Malaysia Railway Project, Chief Engineer of Jammu Kashmir Railway Project. He also worked as Director (Way and works) in Konkan Railway Corporations.

Rajesh Tripathi assumed charge as CMD vide Ministry of Shipping, Department of Shipping letter dt. December 04, 2014. The letter says that his appointment as CMD of the Company for a period of five years w.e.f. the date of assumption of the charge of the post on or after February 01, 2015 or till the date of superannuation or until further orders whichever is earliest on permanent absorption basis.

DCI has recently appointed Barun Mitra, IAS Joint Secretary (Shipping), Ministry of Shipping, Government of India as Part-time Official Director on the Board of the Company.