Pramod Kumar Jena assumes charge as Principal Chief Operations Manager of ECoR

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jan 28, 2020 at 8:18 PM Updated On : Jan 28, 2020 at 8:20 PM

Bhubaneswar: Pramod Kumar Jena, 1987 batch officer of the Indian Railways Traffic Service (IRTS), today assumed charges as the new Principal Chief Operations Manager (PCOM) of East Coast Railway. He has taken over as the head of the operations wing of the ECoR.

Prior to his taking over as the Chief Operations Manager, he was working as the Principal Chief Operations Manager of South East Central Railway at Bilaspur and before that working as Principal Chief Commercial Manager (PCCM) in South Eastern Railway at Kolkata.

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He has served in the Freight Operations, Coaching Operations, Safety, Planning, General Administration departments of the Railways.

Sources said as the head of the Operations Department, Jena’s immediate priorities include achieving of the stiff loading target, improved punctual running of trains, putting infrastructure planning, better logistics supply to industries and strategic connectivity to ports.

After completing MA in Economics from JNU in 1984, Jena has joined in Indian Railways. He belongs to Kolar village of Jagatsinghpur District.