 L.V.
Nagarajan
Managing Director
Karnataka Power Corporation
Ltd (KPCL)
Nagarjan did his high schooling
from Patna. He joined IIT,
Madras Mechanical Engineering
Branch in 1971 and graduated
in 1976. After working for
a while, he joined the IAS
in 1979. He has held many
important assignments including
Deputy Secretary (Budget),
Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore.
He was the Executive Director
in charge of Silk exports
from India at Bombay for
4 years. He was the Chairman
& Managing Director
of Mysore Minerals Ltd.,
a Company mining Iron Ore,
Manganese Chromite, Granite,
etc. He has spent considerable
time in the infrastructure
sector being the Finance
Director in Irrigation Company,
Chief Executive of Road
Development Corporation,
Bangalore Underground Metro
Rail Project and is presently
the Managing Director of
Karnataka Power Corporation.
In the Road Corporation,
he took up the challenge
of putting up 140 bridges
in a record period of
14 months. Many of these
bridges were constructed
using pre-cast segments.
A major innovative road
maintenance scheme on
State Highways of Karnataka
was started wherein 9000
tenders were cut short
to 27 tenders. The scheme
is currently on. Shri
Nagarajan negotiated the
World Bank loan for State
Highway project. As Director
(Finance), in Krishna
Bhagya Jala Nigama, he
was instrumental in raising
over Rs.2500 Crores as
bonds.
In his earlier assignment,
he organized “Resham
India” an exclusive
trade fair for Indian
silks.
He is bringing his Engineering
background, analytical
skills and financial acumen
in steering the Power
Generation Corporation
into reaching greater
heights by completing
275 MW in Almatti project
in record time, and 500
MW at Bellary. Works have
been started for another
500 MW at Bellary, 250
MW at Raichur, and 230
MW at Varahi. Blue prints
have been prepared for
7500 MW of thermal power.
Nagarajan takes up challenges,
launches projects putting
in place innovative strategies.
He devotes time for details,
motivates subordinates
and encourages lateral
thinking.
Nagarajan is a keen
Golfer. He spends his
spare time reading and
listening to music. His
wife is a school teacher.
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