- Prabhakar is a B.Tech.(Metallurgy) and a MBA in HR & Marketing.
Suchnaji.com,Nagarnar. MNVS Prabhakar, Executive Director, took charge as Head of NMDC Steel Ltd.s’ integrated steel plant on 21st February 2025.
“It is an honour for me to head the dynamic team at NSL, Nagarnar which has, in a
short span since its commissioning, established several records. I look forward to the
support of all stakeholders of the steel plant, both internal and external, so that we
may collectively establish it firmly as the pride of Bastar, Chattisgarh and the nation
at large” stated Shri Prabhkar on assuming office.
Prabhkar’s appointment comes at a time when India’s youngest steel plant
which has created a place for itself in the domestic Hot Rolled Coils (HR Coils)
market is poised to reach the 3 million tonnes mark in hot metal production, and is
striving to break-even soon.
An experienced technocrat, Prabhakar is a B.Tech.(Metallurgy) and a MBA in HR
& Marketing. Prior to taking over the reins of NSL Steel Plant, he was the Chief
General Manager (In-Charge, Services) at SAIL’s Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP). He has
been in charge of many important areas of operations at RSP where he has
successfully accomplished organizational objectives and pioneered new initiatives.
In a career spanning over 34 years, he has shouldered various responsibilities; he
was one of the key members of the Blast Furnace (BF) team, playing a vital role for
stabilization of BF No.5, “DURGA”, he has been at the forefront of RSP’s
decarbonisation initiatives, has been instrumental in debottlenecking and
smoothening of raw material management, as also finished goods transportation,
and has played a key role in resolving issues of contractors working at RSP through a
novel initiative called ‘Samanvaya.
Given his wide exposure to various aspects of steel production, Prabhakar’s
appointment as head of NSL’s integrated steel plant at Nagarnar is expected to
herald an era of greater stability and fast growth for the fledging steel plant.
