Pramod Kumar Jena of the Indian Railways Traffic Service (IRTS) assumed charge as the new Principal Chief Operations Manager (PCOM) of East Coast Railway on Tuesday.
He was previously working as the Principal Chief Operations Manager of South East Central Railway at Bilaspur.
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 had joined the Indian Railways. He belongs to Kolar village of Jagatsinghpur district.