By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/BARBIL: Office Bearers of Keonjhar Chapter of Indian Institute of Metals elected at its first Annual General Meeting. Manikanta Naik , Senior General Manager (O&M), Tata Steel Long Products has been elected unanimously as Chairman while Dr. Suresh Chandra Khattoi, Managing Director, Minmet Consultants, was elected Vice Chairman.
Others who were elected to the Executive Committee are: Secretary – Mr. Pratyush Nanda, Deputy. Divisional, Head (Electrical), TSLPL; Joint Secretary – Mr. Brij Badhadra, Executive Vice President, JSPL; Treasurer – Mr. Pratyush Pattanayak, Director, Minmet Consultants; Executive Members: Mr. Suraj Prasad, GM, Arya Steel, Mr. Ramachandra Sahu, ex-HOD, Mett. Engg., UGIE, Rourkela; and Mr. P K Deo, GM, Rungta Steel, Barbil.
The AGM was followed by an absorbing technical session which comprised 3 presentations by eminent speakers. Mr. A K Patra, Principal, Orissa School of Mining & Engineering, Keonjhar was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The topics covered included use of lean ore in steelmaking, by Dr. Ashok Sahu, Sr. Scientist, IMMT, Bhubaneswar; refractory for DRI and pelletisation by Dr. Arup Samant, Sr. Vice President, TRL Krosaki Refractories Limited and use of natural gas for industrial application in steelmaking, by Mr. Shailendra Voleti, Zonal General Manager, Gas Authority of India Limited. The participants made the sessions interesting through their queries and observations.
