SATYA PRAKASH
Secunderabad
Summary
Extensive experience in Indian Railways, excelling in project management and infrastructure planning. Successfully commissioned critical projects, enhancing operational efficiency and capacity. Proven track record in construction management and team development, driving quality improvements and fostering strong stakeholder relationships.
Overview
2
2
Languages
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Additional General Manager
South Central Railway
Secunderabad
08.2025 - Current
- Oversaw operations of South Central Railway, enhancing safety, upgrading infrastructure, maintaining systems, improving capacity, redeveloping stations, managing finances, planning manpower, developing human resources, fostering customer relations, resolving public grievances, and ensuring responsiveness.
Chief Administrative Officer/ Construction
South Central Railway
Secunderabad
09.2024 - 08.2025
- Led construction organization for South Central Railway, surveying, planning, designing, and executing infrastructure development and capacity enhancement projects, including new lines, doubling, gauge conversion, and ROB/RUB, to improve rail connectivity. Commissioned 206 km of projects, including double line Kazipet (with Rail Under Rail) and Wadi bypass, enhancing regional transportation infrastructure in 2024-25.
Additional Director General
Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering
Pune
05.2023 - 09.2024
- Managed Institute operations, upgraded technical processes to enhance service delivery, ensured quality management standards, conducted course appraisals to assess effectiveness, and coordinated training for officers and supervisors to improve capability.
Dean
Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering
Pune
12.2019 - 05.2023
- Led faculty in enhancing teaching strategies and fostering academic collaboration, improving overall instructional quality.
- Coordinated research initiatives that promoted innovation in civil engineering practices, impacting project outcomes and methodologies.
- Introduced new courses and topics, training DFCCIL managers and RDSO research engineers to align with industry needs.
- Improved curriculum for civil engineering programs at Indian Railway Institute.
Principal Chief Engineer
Central Organisation for Railway Electrification
Allahabad
03.2018 - 11.2019
- Led civil engineering team for railway electrification projects and achieved record commissioning.
Chief Bridge Engineer
North Central Railway
Allahabad
11.2017 - 03.2018
- Executed maintenance and rehabilitation of bridges for North Central Railway, ensuring structural integrity and safety. Coordinated stakeholder engagement for grade separation construction, reviewing GAD, design, and drawings to facilitate project alignment and compliance.
Chief Engineer (General)
North Central Railway
Allahabad
04.2016 - 11.2017
- Oversaw tender and contract policy, arbitration, land management, environmental sustainability, tree plantation, and colony maintenance, achieving highest non-fare revenue in 2016-17.
Chief Engineer (Construction)/North
North Central Railway
Allahabad
06.2011 - 04.2016
- Executed construction of new lines, multi-tracking, flyover, yard remodeling, workshops, and RUB/ROB works. Completed commissioning of the Agra-Etawah (114 Km) and Etawah-Mainpuri (55 Km) NL and Tundla Flyover.
Director Track-I
Research Design and Standards Organisation
Lucknow
04.2009 - 04.2011
- Conducted research and development on rails, fish plates, long welded rails, glued joints, flash butt welding, rail lubrication, and ISO procedure standardization to enhance overall rail systems. Revised flash butt welding manual and specifications for fish plates to ensure compliance with industry standards.
Director/Bridge & Structure/II
Research Design and Standards Organisation
Lucknow
02.2009 - 04.2009
- Bridge inspection, testing, monitoring, plate/composite girder design etc. Initiated design of composite girders for 25 T Loading.
Joint General Manager/Track Rehabilitation/Project
IRCON International Ltd
Ipoh
08.2006 - 11.2008
- Planned, executed, and monitored Track Rehabilitation Project between Ipoh and Bukit Mertejam (138 km) on North Line of Malaysia, completing project in 2 years.
Director Vigilance (Engg.)/II
Railway Board
12.2002 - 07.2006
- Technical appraisal, monitoring of vigilance activities of Engg. Elect & S&T deptt. of Indian Railways. Contributed to revision of IR Vigilance Manual.
Dy. Chief Vigilance Officer (Engg.)
Western Railway
Mumbai
04.2001 - 12.2002
- Coordinated and monitored vigilance activities of Western Railway and appraised technical cases for Engineering, Elect & S&T departments.
Senior Divisional Engineer/ East
Western Railway
Mumbai
08.1998 - 03.2001
- Coordinated maintenance and upgradation of track, bridges, and works for Udhna-Jalgaon (305 Km) section, enhancing safety and improving overall train running.
Executive Engineer/ Construction
Western Railway
Jaipur
04.1997 - 08.1998
- Planning, coordination and execution of Bridge works, ROB, RUB, North Western Railway HQ construction. Completed 19 bridges in flood prone Alwar-Mathura section in one year.
Executive Engineer/ Construction
Western Railway
Beawer
04.1994 - 04.1997
- Coordinated and monitored gauge conversion project for Kharwa-Sendra (34 km) section of Ajmer Mehsana project, ensuring timely commissioning in 1997.
Assistant Engineer
Western Railway
Surendra Nagar
01.1992 - 03.1994
- Planning, coordination of maintenance and upgradation of track, bridge and works. Executed formation rehabilitation and track upgradation works i.e. sleeper density enhancement works etc.
Engineer/Project Engineering Management/Civil
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
04.1988 - 04.1989
- Planning and structural design of Power Plant Structures
Education
B.Tech - Civil Engineering
IIT Delhi
05-1987
Skills
- Leadership and team building
- Project management
- Infrastructure planning
- Capacity improvement
- Quality management
- Operations management
- Human resource development
- Team training and development
- Financial management
Current Responsibilities
General superintendence of South Central Railway operations, safety, infrastructure upgradation and maintenance, customer relations, industrial relations, capacity enhancement, station redevelopment, grievance redressal, efficiency and responsiveness etc.
Research And Innovation Work
- Conducted research on LWR on sharp curves and steep gradients and submitted report to RDSO in 2011. It resulted in issue of instructions for permitting LWR on curves upto 6.5 deg and gradient upto 1:80.
- Conducted research on LWR on steel girder bridges and submitted 3 reports to RDSO in 2023 and 2024. It resulted in issue of instructions permitting LWR on plate girder and underslung girders in limited way.
Technical Papers Published
- Rails for heavy axle load operations – 2011
- Operation of high tractive effort locomotives on existing bridges -2022
- LWR on open deck bridges with H- Beam sleepers -2023
- Challenges in continuation of LWR on long bridges and possible solutions – 2023
- Raising speed in mixed traffic regime for semi high speed trains -2023
- LWR on open deck truss bridges -innovative solutions for RSI Analysis- 2024
- Determination of longitudinal and later resistance of H-Beam sleeper track with full toe load fastenings - 2024
Designation
Additional General Manager/ SCR/ Secunderabad
Date Of Joining
01/22/90
Lien Railway
Western Railway
Qualification
B.Tech (Civil Engineering), IIT Delhi
Personal Information
- Service: Indian Railway Service of Engineers, 1988 Exam Batch
- Date of Birth: 10/09/66
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Native
Native
Timeline
Additional General Manager
South Central Railway
08.2025 - Current
Chief Administrative Officer/ Construction
South Central Railway
09.2024 - 08.2025
Additional Director General
Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering
05.2023 - 09.2024
Dean
Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering
12.2019 - 05.2023
Principal Chief Engineer
Central Organisation for Railway Electrification
03.2018 - 11.2019
Chief Bridge Engineer
North Central Railway
11.2017 - 03.2018
Chief Engineer (General)
North Central Railway
04.2016 - 11.2017
Chief Engineer (Construction)/North
North Central Railway
06.2011 - 04.2016
Director Track-I
Research Design and Standards Organisation
04.2009 - 04.2011
Director/Bridge & Structure/II
Research Design and Standards Organisation
02.2009 - 04.2009
Joint General Manager/Track Rehabilitation/Project
IRCON International Ltd
08.2006 - 11.2008
Director Vigilance (Engg.)/II
Railway Board
12.2002 - 07.2006
Dy. Chief Vigilance Officer (Engg.)
Western Railway
04.2001 - 12.2002
Senior Divisional Engineer/ East
Western Railway
08.1998 - 03.2001
Executive Engineer/ Construction
Western Railway
04.1997 - 08.1998
Executive Engineer/ Construction
Western Railway
04.1994 - 04.1997
Assistant Engineer
Western Railway
01.1992 - 03.1994
Engineer/Project Engineering Management/Civil
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
04.1988 - 04.1989
B.Tech - Civil Engineering
IIT Delhi