Alumni, Industry and International Relations

Alumni, Industry and International Relations

Alumni, Industry and International Relations

National Institute of Technology Rourkela

Distinguished Alumnus Award

Distinguished Alumnus Award


 
Award Year

Recipients of Distinguished Alumnus Award For 2023


Industry and Management
Shri Sariputta Mishra
B. Sc. Engineering, Mining Engineering, 1984
Director and CEO Odisha Coal and Power Ltd.
Mr. Sariputta Mishra is a 1984 B.Sc Engineering graduate from the Department of Mining, NIT Rourkela. He has served Coal India Ltd for 23 years in three of its subsidiaries (SECL, MCL & BCCL) and has served reputed MNCs like Hindalco, Lafarge Holcim Group for 10 years. He joined NTPC in 2018 as its Head of Mining/Regional Executive Director based at NTPC Coal Mining HQ, Ranchi. Upon completion of his term at NTPC, he switched over to Odisha Coal and Power Ltd. and is currently working as its Director and CEO. His special achievements include being conferred with the Mine Manager of Deulbera U/G Mine in 1990 one of the youngest of the time. An expert in underground, opencast and mixed coal mining, he is credited for commissioning several Greenfield projects in the country. He has consistently bagged outstanding performance ratings in PSUs and MNCs where he worked. He has been nominated as the “Chairman of Coal Standing Committee" of Federation of Mineral Industries, lndia (FIMl), New-Delhi for the year 2022-23. He has been awarded with "Brands of Odisha and Pride of India" Gold Category by Sambad Media Group for 2022, “ Baisakhi Samman Award for Corporate Social Responsibility'' in 43rd National Baishakhi Festival-2022, and NMDC Award for Social Responsibility 2021-22 by FIMI, NewDelhi.