Salil Kumar, Director (Projects), MECON has assumed additional charge as CMD, MECON in September 2021. The decision was taken after ShriAtul Bhatt was appointed as CMD, RINL. An Electrical Engineering graduate from MNREC, Allahabad in 1983, he started his career with HINDALCO, Renukut in the same year. In 1987 he joined EPIL and played an integral role in the implementation of various projects. He has more than 34 years of experience in project planning and execution.