Directors Profile (Power Suspended)

Shri Jyoti Kumar Poddar is a commerce graduate having rich experience as an industrialist with interests in multifarious sectors like tea gardens, real estate and power. Shri Poddar has handled the entire Indian & Sri Lankan operations in solar business for Shell Solar Ltd., Netherland and is actively involved towards contributing to the green energy mission of the country by way of setting up solar photovoltaic cell manufacturing unit and other power projects in India.

Tarun Kumar Mukhopadhyay has been appointed as Whole-Time Director of the Company from October 2023. He is a retired IAS Officer having overall experience of 33 years in dealing with various Administrative Issues, establishment matters, numerous Civil Court Cases, rural development related works at various levels in Government Sector. He has served as Secretaries in various Departments of West Bengal

Mr. Sutanu Prosad Kar a retired IAS Officer with more than 37 years of administrative experience in Government Sector. He has good experience in the process of land acquisition to town planning, Development of Urban infrastructure, under various Laws including Land Acquisition Acts, Transfer of Property Act, Labour Laws, Environment Protection Act, and other Urban related Acts. Mr. Kar has also worked with World Bank in implementation of Major World Bank Projects in creating Sewerage Treatment infrastructure in Municipal Towns of West Bengal. He has also worked in the team set up for the preparation of a comprehensive River Basin Management Plan for River Ganga. He has also worked with Central Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Board, Forest Department, Municipalities Corporations, Bio Diversity Board, Environment Department, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India. He was engaged in implementation of Programmes of the Government of India for abatement of Pollution of River Ganga and its Tributaries along with dealing in Environment related matters. He also served as Advisor to Public Service Commission and was a Member of the Board of Newtown Kolkata Development Authority. Mr. Kar also held the position of Joint Managing Director West Bengal Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd, Director of West Bengal State Project Management Group, AMRUT Project, State Urban Development Agency, Institute of Local Government and Urban Studies.

Tapan Kanti Ganguli is a retired IAS Officer with more than 36 years of administrative experience and held top management position as Secretary Joint Secretary/ Special Secretary/Commissioner/Additional Secretary in Transport Department, Government of West Bengal. He has served as Secretaries in the Transport Departments and Urban Development Department of the Government of West Bengal. He held the position as Managing Director of WBSHWCS Ltd. (Tantuja) under MSME & Textile Department, Assistant Director of Panchayats & RD, also served as Deputy Magistrate, Deputy Collector, BDO. He has contributed towards protection of interest of Micro, small and medium enterprises and marketing nad business interests of the Corporation. He also completed various special assignments by the Election Commission of India.

Barnali Biswas is a retired IAS Officer with more than 36 years of administrative experience holding significant administrative posts in different districts under Government of West Bengal. She has served as Joint Secretary/ Special Secretary/Commissioner/Additional Secretary in various Departments of the Government of West Bengal which included the Commerce & Industries Department and the Home & Hill Affairs Department before attaining the rank of Secretary in Government of West Bengal. She also served as Director of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) under Ministry of Textiles, Project Director of World Bank’s integrated Coastal Zone Management Project in this State, which was a pilot project of the Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India. She also served as Secretary in Consumers Affairs Dept. and Self –help Group and Self Employment Dept of Government of West Bengal.

Mr Kuldeep Rai is an Electrical Engineer holding B.Tech and PGDBM degree. He possess an overall experience of around 29 years. He possesses vast experience in the power sector, serving leading organizations like Damodar Valley Corporation,REC Limited and others. He possess vast experience in operations and maintenance, project and contract management and erection and commissioning.