Akshay S Bapat has taken over as Director (Technical) of Coal India subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL). He was Executive Director (Environment) at Coal India Headquarters and was also working as OSD for production and co-ordination activities at MCL before taking over as Director (Technical) MCL.
He has worked in various capacities in Coal India subsidiaries Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) and South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) and has over 36 years of rich experience in coal mining, planning and matter pertaining to forest and environment.