From April - 1998 to June 2001
Manager with M/s Adani Port Ltd (APL) a subsidiary of M/s Adani Exports Ltd, No. 1 Super Star Trading House in India. APL is Developer and sole terminal operator of Private Port at Navinal Island, Mundra, India. The Port development Project was First in Private Sector in India.
The Port Project involved Dredging, Jetty Construction, Petroleum storage terminal of capacity 2.65 lac KL, Delivery Terminals, Storage godowns, Open storages, 24” Pipelines from Jetty to terminals, Railway line, Bulk Conveyor System, Container Terminal, Housing township, Electrification, Instrumentation, Roads, drainage, Water and other Utilities,.
I was mainly responsible for coordination, monitoring and review of various activities Project Management and Controls during stages of Pre Contracts and Post Contracts; and periodical review of activities relating to Quality, Safety, Security and Environmental Protection.
When I joined the Project, it was in board room stage and just taken up with Govt clearances. During my tenure, the Port was fully operational in a record time of about 4 years and within the budgeted cost.