Q When you took over as CMD (Addi. Charge) of NMDC in 2023, what were the challenges that needed your immediate attention to be addressed?
At the outset of 2023, we had three key priorities - giving impetus to infrastructure that fuels the vision of 100 million tonnes by 2030, expanding our mineral and geographical footprint and commissioning NMDC Steel Limited.
Setting the momentum for 50 million tonnes, the implementation of an all-inclusive Pricing Mechanism for iron ore, operationalization of the Kumar Marenga intermediary stockyard, and the achievement of the highest-ever 01, 02, 03 volumes in company history are crucial milestones of 2023 towards enhancing our production and evacuation infrastructure. This coupled with the new 'Works Organisation' at NMDC is focussed on completing projects in the pipeline towards building the 100 million tonnes capacity.
Further, the operationalisation of our gold mine at Mount Celia in Western Australia testified to our purposeful, prudent and productive approach to
