Shri Raghava Venkata Rao Pasumarty

General Manager (Excavation)

Shri Raghava Venkata Rao Pasumarty, General Manager (Excavation), assumed charge as Head of the Excavation Department on 01.10.2025. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from University College of Engineering, Burla, Sambalpur University (1988) and joined Coal India Limited on 14.12.1989, beginning his career with Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL). With over three decades of experience in Open Cast Mining, Shri Pasumarty has served in major NCL projects including Jayant and Dudhichua Mines, where he worked in key roles across the Excavation Department. He functioned as Shovel Section In-Charge and Manager (Field Equipment), handling 20 Cu.M capacity Electric Rope Shovels and other high-capacity HEMMs, with responsibilities encompassing equipment performance, maintenance, and productivity enhancement. On promotion, he was transferred to Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) in May 2017 and posted at the Mungoli Project, Wani Area, where he was In-Charge of Dragline, handling critical excavation equipment and ensuring operational reliability. He later served in Nagpur Area from June 2020 and was entrusted with the responsibilities of Staff Officer (Excavation), Nagpur Area in August 2023, involving planning, monitoring, and coordination of various functions of Excavation Department, Nagpur Area. In June 2025, he joined Central Workshop (CWS), Tadali as General Manager, a state-of-the-art centralized workshop facility of WCL, where he was associated with major overhauls, refurbishment, condition-based maintenance practices, and reliability assurance of heavy mining equipment. Thereafter, he was transferred to WCL Headquarters in October 2025 as Head of the Excavation Department. A seasoned excavation professional, Shri Pasumarty possesses extensive hands-on expertise in Draglines, 20 Cu.M electric rope shovels, and other high-capacity Open Cast Mining equipment, with strong focus on equipment lifecycle management, reliability, safety, cost optimization, and productivity enhancement.