Specific Service Areas

POWER  SECTOR - Restructuring of SEBs and Regulatory Reforms of the Power sector incl. de-novo review of the tariff Structure and re-grouping of consumers, distribution and licensing regulations, complaint handling procedures w.r.t. distribution & retail supply of power, guidelines on load forecasting, resource planning , manpower development , minimisation of T & D losses , computerization of Boards' functions', Energy management of power plants, conducting techno-economic feasibility of new projects etc.

Our team members in their various earlier capacities, have worked on projects in line with World Bank requirements on Restructuring and Reforms for SEBs in Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya , West Bengal etc. Also, entire Design and Implementation of system improvement and augmentation work in three zones of Andhra SEB, 210 MW Korba thermal Power, High Voltage Sub-station works, Teesta Canal falls Hydroelectric project etc. Besides those, Energy Management have been carried out in 2 X 210 MW IB Valley Thermal Power .

INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY - We have got a Core team on IT which can help Government in taking total policy decisions, System Study , finding out requirement of hardware, software, networking and training needs, GIS Applications for setting up GIS Laboratory in the state  for Agriculture, Minerals, Land Records, Topographical Mapping etc.,  product development and software solutions for specific application areas like Health sector, Agriculture, Primary education, Tourism etc, implementing LAN and WAN connectivities etc.

Details about our team members and their projects is available in the ITES ( IT-enabled Services ) page.

MINERAL STUDIES and EVALUATION - Our team with consulting experience of UNDP and World Bank projects, can suggest new areas, new methods, commercial extractability, use for industry as well as export opportunity, techno-economic studies for industrial potentiality etc., on projects like "Strategic Evaluation of Mineral Potential of a State with needed Institutional & Policy Changes for Sustainable Development". This will be a two-phase study; the first phase will be a desk study on the status of mineral development and assessment of potential, to be followed by field studies at identified mineral-rich locales with on-site evaluation of economic, environmental and social impacts. It will try to optimize the long-term benefits of State’s mineral resources through an agenda of actions to enhance  the competitiveness of the mineral industry of the State.

Our Consultants have carried out so far Development of Mining Plans for Tin Mines at Orissa, several national and international projects on Soda Ash, Lignite, Coal mining plans  for several State Governments and for Govt. of Tanzania, Indonesia etc. Also carried out  Development of plan for Waste Disposal for Iron Ore Mine etc.

URBAN DEVELOPMENT - Our team consists of very experienced professionals incl. World Bank consultants on Urban environment, Urban planning, Urban taxation etc.

Our team members, in their earlier capacities, were involved with structural plan of Bangalore and Mangalore, which ultimately became part of the total Master Plan, development of Captive Industrial Mini Township at Haldia for Mitsubishi Chemicals Ltd. and presently working on an ongoing project for a township near Bhubhaneswar.  Recently, we have submitted tender for Master Plan of urban development for 12 nos. of cities in  Jharkhand.  

Some Key Members of Infrastructure Development Team

POWER  SECTOR

Mukherjee Amalendra - B.E., FIE, Chartered Engineer - Served CESC for 37 years, retired as Chief Executive of CESCON and VP (Corporate Planning), he is a specialist in formulation and implementation of Tariff Structure, setting up of IPPs etc.  As a consultant, involved with Restructuring, Tariff formulation, Power sector reforms for various SEBs like Meghalaya, Haryana (in line with World Bank requirements), Andhra Pradesh etc. Ex-chairman of Institution of Engineers (Eastern Region) for 1998-2000 and past member of  Committee on Economic affairs, ASSOCHEM.

Ganguly R.R. - B.E., FIE, Chartered Engineer - A renowned expert in the field Reform / Regulatory programmes of Power Sector , having sound knowledge of  Tariff Formulation, Resource Planning,  Distribution and Licensing regulations, load forecasting etc. Till recently , a Member (Technical) of  West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission, used to interact with experts from World Bank, DFID-UK to carry out reforms and regulatory issues.  Earlier, served DVC for 34 years, retired as Chief Engineer (Commercial) and Dirctor (HRD) from DVC , having exposure to Construction, O & M, H.T. Substations, Transmission and Distribution, Commercial , HRD etc.

Haque  Sk. Md.H.- B.E. (Elec.) - A specialist in modern Electrical Engineering Design upto 400kv System with his total experience of 18 years in the field of Projects, Automation Engineering, Field Engineering, Testing and Commissioning. Was involved in Teesta Canal Falls Hydroelectric project for Andrew Yule,  design, supervision , testing & commissioning for APSEB plants at two districts, commissioning of electrical system at Science City, Calcutta etc.

Ray Aniruddha - B.E., MBA - Experienced in Project Management,  Energy Management  Study  for the last 18 years, carried out  Energy  Management at  2X210 MW IB Valley Thermal Power at Orissa.

MINERAL  EVALUATION

Team Leader for this activity :

Ghose Ajoy Kumar -  B.Tech (ISM), BME (UK), Ph.D (Univ. of Petrosani)  - A renowned expert in the area of minerals and mining with about 40 years experience. He has served as Consultant to UN-ESCAP, ILO and World Bank on many projects on Mineral study as regards extractability, Industrial usage, techno-economic feasibility, export possibility, Environmental angle etc. etc. in India as well as abroad. Earlier,served as faculty at Universities of New Castle and Ostrava. He was the Director-Professor of Indian School of Mines and AICTE Emeritus Fellow.

Past all-India President of Institution of Engineers ( 98-99 )  and  President , Federation of Engineering institutions of South and Central Asia (1998-2000)

He operates with a strong team comprising of Mr. A. N. Bose, a retired Controller General of Indian Bureau of Mines,  Mr.Ashok Mondal, an Executive Director of Hindustan Copper,  Mr.G.S.Khuntia , a Former Director–Raw Materials of SAIL ,  and with overseas consultants , as per requirement.

URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION

Team Leader for this activity :

Das  Partha Ranjan - B.Arch., M.Urban Design - A Fulbright-Hayes Scholar of 1991, and with 22 years experience, he is a well-known Urban Designer and Architect for Commercial Complexes, Hospitals, Hotels & Resorts, Housing Projects, Schools and Restoration works. He was associated with a Govt. of Karnataka project for Structural plan of Bangalore and Mangalore, recommendations of which was subsequently incorporated in the Master Plan. Closely associated with Gujrat Ambuja Group for many of their recent projects in Bengal.

He coordinates with other professionals incl. past consultants of World Bank , UNICEF for carrying out projects for Master Plan & Urban Development, Urban Environment & Disaster Mgmt., Urban Sustainability, Urban Governance etc.

Dutta D. -  B.E.(Civil), M.E.(Proj.Engg.), FIV, Chartered Engineer - With more than 20 years in the field, an authority in Civil and Structural Design. Has carried out various projects like Industrial Township , Market Complex, etc  Empanelled Structural Engineer and Licensed Building Surveyor (Class-I) for CMC and other civic bodies.