Piyush Goyal, Secretary, Ministry of Mines, on Wednesday visited the headquarters of Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprises National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) at Bhubaneswar and reviewed the progress of ongoing expansion projects.
During his maiden visit to NALCO Headquarters after assuming charge as secretary, Ministry of Mines, Goyal chaired a review meeting in the presence of Brijendra Pratap Singh, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NALCO. He reviewed the Company’s ongoing expansion initiatives and operational performance.
The meeting was attended by members of the NALCO Board, Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Director (Production), Jagdish Arora, Director (Projects & Technical), Tapas Kumar Pattanayak, Director (HR), Abhay Kumar Behuria, Director (Finance), along with other senior officials.
During the meeting, Goyal emphasized timely completion of expansion projects, meeting of production targets, and systematic enhancement of operational efficiency.
He commended NALCO for its collective achievements and strong performance across key physical and financial parameters. Goyal also encouraged the collective to continue setting new benchmarks across all spheres of its operations.
Earlier in the day, the secretary had a meeting with chief secretary and other senior state government officials to discuss matters related to expediting NALCO’s expansion activities at its Mines & Refinery Complex in Damanjodi and Smelter & Power Complex at Angul.