Profile of Shri. Baidya Nath Basu

Sri Baidya Nath Basu, Director(Technical)/CRD), CMPDI, aged 58 years (30.05.1953)

is a Mining Engineer and obtained degree in Mining Engineering from Indian School

of Mines, Dhanbad in 1975 and Ist Class Mine Managers Certificate from DGMS,

Dhanbad in 1979. He has vast working experience and expertise in the various fields

and in different capacities as Under Manager in a statutory capacity in Western

Coalfields Limited, as Assistant Manager in production (statutory capacity) for about

11/2 years in Central Coalfields Ltd.

He has for more than 30 years of rich experience in mine planning and design at

CMPDI, Planned a number of opencast projects upto 25 MTY capacity along with

project costing including preparation of PR for Gevra OC (25 MTY), Dipka OC (20

MTY), Magadh OC (12 MTY), Amrapali OC (12 MTY) and prepared number of Project

Reports including underground, opencast, EMPs, Operational Plan, Mine Closer Plans

as Project Leader. He has rendered service as Tender Committee Members for

technical and commercial evaluation, worked as Regional Director, CMPDI, Regional

Institute-I, Asansol and looked after overall administration, preparation of Project

Reports, Environmental Monitoring and Exploration activities including GR

preparation. During this period two Hydrostatic drills each having capacity of drilling

1000 m per month have been introduced in CMPDI for the first time at Raniganj

coalfield within the command area of Regional Institute-I, Asansol. Presently he is

working as Director (Technical), CMPDIL and looking after Coal Resource

Development.

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