Dr. Pankaj Lalit

Managing Director cum CEO

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Responsibilities:

• Conduct the business of SJPNL as per the WSS policies of GoHP and SMC and achieve the specified service standards, operational efficiency standards, energy efficiency requirements, and the grievance redressal standards
• Implement the policies and procedures established by the Board of Directors
• Oversee customer service; ensure identification and redressal of access and affordability concerns of urban poor
• Enter into performance-based contracts with the approval of the Board of Directors for water production, water distribution, sewage collection and sewage disposal
• Implement the capital investment program for Greater Shimla approved by the GoHP and the SMC
• Oversee contract management, asset management, financial management, compliance, human resources, public relations and legal functions of the company
• Provide leadership to key managers

Sh. Anil Mehta

General Manager (Operations)

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Responsibilities:

• Water Distribution within Shimla and Peri Urban areas .
• Coverage of water to every household .
• Maintaining water quality.
• Developing Water Distribution Network.
• Developing Connection policy, Billing, tariff.
• Improving service delivery orientation.
• Increasing accountability and responsiveness to customers.
• Introduce regulatory mechanisms to strengthen transparency, accountability and affordability in services.
• Operation & Maintenance of all STP’s, its network .
• Construction of new STPs and sewer network lying under MC area Shimla.
• AMRUT Sub Missions, customer acquisitions.
• Oversee bulk production from sources not assigned to private operators .
• Co-ordinate bulk production and transmission requirements with contract manager and private operators.
• Oversee water and sewerage responsibilities not assigned to private operators .
• Oversee water resources management and planning for the Greater Shimla region .
• Oversee long term service improvement and capital expenditure planning beyond the horizon of performance based contracts.
• Improving operational and energy efficiency .
• Work as Public Information Officer.
• Co-ordinate Bulk production and transmission requirement with contract Manager and private operators.

SH. GOPAL KRISHAN

AGM Sewerage

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Responsibilities:

• Operation &Maintenance of all STP’s, its network
• Operation &Maintenance of office buildings and Vehicles.
• Construction of new STPs and sewer network lying under MC area Shimla.
• AMRUT Sub Missions, customer acquisitions.
• Public Information Officer (PIO)Sewerage responsibility not assigned to private operator.

Sh. Prem Prakash Sharma

AGM Distribution

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Responsibilities:

• Water Distribution within Shimla and Peri-Urban areas
• Coverage of water to every household
• Maintaining water quality
• Developing a Water Distribution Network.
• Developing Connection policy, Billing, tariff,
• Oversee bulk production from sources not assigned to private operators
• Co-ordinate bulk production and transmission requirements with contract manager and private operators
• Oversee water and sewerage responsibilities not assigned to private operators
• Oversee water resources management and planning for the Greater Shimla region
• Oversee long term service improvement and capital expenditure planning beyond the horizon of performance-based contracts
• Improving operational and energy efficiency
• Work as a Public Information Officer
• Co-ordinate Bulk production and transmission requirements with contract Manager and private operators. Improving service delivery orientation.
• Increasing accountability and responsiveness to customers.
• Introduce regulatory mechanisms to strengthen transparency, accountability and affordability in services.

MR. MOHAN CHAUHAN

Finance Manager

MBA Finance

Responsibilities:

• Effective implementation of the financial management arrangements for the projects.
• Attract commercial finance to augment public finance resources.
• Developing training strategies for imparting training to finance staff and the accountants
• Preparation of the annual work plan and budget prepare and review quarterly budgets and generate fund requests to respective agencies.
• Monitoring expenditure and preparation of reimbursement claims, Monitor and review monthly expenditure reports and grant in aid.
• To assist and prepare all the financial documents for making payments, keep a proper record of all the contracts, payments against agreements, prepare sanctioned letters, etc.
• Financial progress reporting in line with the funding agency requirement.

MS. SOMA SHARMA

Human Resource and Administration

BA, MBA in Human Resources

Responsibilities:

• Support in the management of human resources in the company, including secondment of employees; and in administrative matters such as facilities management.
• Developing and administering human resources plans
• Planning, organizing, and controlling the activities and actions of the HR department
• Creating and revising job descriptions
• Developing Incentive Policy.
• Developing, analyzing and updating the company’s evaluation program.
• Developing, revising, and recommending personnel policies and procedures.
• Maintaining and revising the company’s handbook on policies and procedures.
• Conducting new employee orientations and employee relations counseling.
• Job training and specifically identified training programs.
• Overseeing exit interviews.
• Maintaining department records and reports.
• Maintaining organizational charts.
• Recommending new policies, approaches, and procedures.

MR.SAHIL SHARMA

Communication & Customer Relationship

MBA(Marketing)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for customer interface and accountability.
• Oversight of Grievance redressal.
• Increase customer awareness about water consumption and conservation.
• Develop materials such as leaflets, posters, stickers and other devices to ensure maximum impact to the targeted customers.
• Prepare questionnaires/surveys, pamphlets, instruments needed to carry out the information and awareness campaigns.
• Conduct training and workshops as needed (for stakeholders such as the media)
• Develop messages for SJPNL that are to be issued to the public via different communication media
• Motivate unconnected consumers to take household connections
• Handhold/support households from the poorer communities about new connection formalities, metering and billing, payment of water tariff, etc.
• Liaise with elected representatives and other opinion-leaders
• Organizer for all field level FGDs, Meetings Workshops
• Set up institutional forums for interaction and consultation with stakeholders and for conflict resolution.
• Build consensus on service levels, tariff, mutual responsibility and obligations though transparently negotiated process with stakeholders.
• Facilitate transparent monitoring and dissemination of outcomes
• Identify the need to conduct independent surveys periodically and facilitate the exercise

MR.ASHWANI THAKUR

Contract Manager

B.Tech, MBA

Responsibilities:

• Establish a fully functional Department that is capable of ensuring that the needs of SJPNL are met when it comes to a PPP/PBC program that delivers projects that are sustainable and delivered by the private sector.
• Liaise with SJNPL’s auditors, lawyers, tax advisers, bankers and shareholders and other stakeholders.
• Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures for the Contracts Management Department, and in particular management provisions and methodologies of PPP/PBC Contracts, to ensure achievement of the corporate expectations of SJPNL.
• Ensure that PPP/PBC projects are prepared for competitive market bidding in such a way that all financials and risk components are adequately identified, quantified and allocated in a manner consistent with prescribed methodologies.
• Member of the Evaluation Team for the Evaluation of Bids, and PPP/PBC Agreement Negotiations with the preferred bidder.
• Be the focal point for interaction with the private operators; Anticipate, manage and resolve any disputes, which may arise, and identify areas of improvement in the contracting process of SJPNL; Refer to mediation or arbitration as needed; Organize regular meetings to coordinate incident management between SJPNL and the respective PPP/PBC Contractors.

ER.ADARSH CHAUHAN

Asset Management

B.Tech

Responsibilities:

• Long term capital investment planning (CIP).
• Production from minor sources, which will be retained in the company, water resources planning for Greater Shimla area.
• Oversee bulk production from sources not assigned to private Operator
• Co-ordinate bulk production and transmission requirements with the contract manager and private operator.
• Oversee water resources management and planning for the Greater Shimla Region.