Jan 27 2010
Mr. S. C. Agnihotri has taken over as Managing Director, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
Mr. Satish Agnihotri has taken over as Managing Director of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited on 27.01.2010. Mr. Satish Agnihotri, M.E. (Structures) and B.E. (Civil) from IIT, Roorkee, joined the Indian Railway Service of Engineers in 1984. Before joining as Managing Director of RVNL on 27.01.2010 he was working as Director (Projects) of the company since 4th July 2007. Before 4th July 2007, he headed the Metro Project Directorate of Ministry of Railways dealing with upcoming metro lines in metropolitan cities. While working as OSD to Member Engineering, he was involved in laying down the policies, standards, planning, implementation and monitoring of infrastructure projects all over Indian Railways. As Executive Director (Corporate Coordination) & OSD/Chairman Railway Board, he was engaged in substantive decision making in the Ministry of Railways. In his career, spanning over 24 years, he worked on important projects including construction of a double line bridge over river Ganga, doubling of tracks, major yard remodelings, etc. He worked on the Rajdhani Route of Allahabad Division, the most prestigious track on Indian Railways, as Maintenance Engineer progressively as Assistant Engineer, Divisional & Senior Divisional Engineer. He was largely responsible for raising the speed potential of Rajdhani route from 130 to 160/180 KMPH by upgrading the track geometry and strengthening of track. He was also deputed to Japan for undergoing training in Tunnel and Tunneling organized by Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA). Through UNDP, he was deputed to Germany, France and Austria for extensive training on maintenance of high speed track and upkeep of track machines. While working as Executive Director/Track Machine, he visited Germany, France, Italy and Russia as the team leader for development of high output track machines. Along with Chairman, Railway Board, he attended the Conference of Chief Executives of world railways in Japan, organized by UIC.
Mr. Agnihotri has also keen interest in sports and was adjudged as best in sport and studies amongst all branches of Engineering at IIT, Roorkee and was awarded Sarojini Naidu Cup for Work and Play. | 
