Board of Directors :

N. Sivasailam, IAS, (1985 Karnataka Cadre) Managing Director, from GoK

Name	N.Sivasailam
Education	Graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi College of Engg - 1982 Post Graduate in Business Management from Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi - 1984 Post Graduate in Social Policy and Administration from London School of Economics -1999 Post Graduate Diploma in "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS LAW (PGDIPRL)-2010"
Service	INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE - 1985
Service Postings	Assistant commissioner of Jamkhandi Sub-division, (then in Bijapur district) now in Bagalkot dt 1987 Assistant Commissioner of Kumta sub-division, Uttara Kanara dt - 1988 Deputy Secretary in the departments of Forest, Education, Commerce & Industry, Government of Karnataka 1989, 1991-1995 Deputy Commissioner, Hassan District 1990-1991 " Deputy Secretary, All India Services, Govt of India 1995-1998 Managing Director, Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Ltd 2000-2006. Secretary, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka 2005-2006. Managing Director, Karnataka State Beverages Corporation Ltd 2006-2008. Managing Director, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. since June 2008
Family Status	Married with two children Aged 20 & 17 respectively.
Hobbies	Tennis, Cricket, Badminton, Table Tennis, Chess, Bridge Music - Carnatic and Hindustani Sightseeing - Going Places!
Important Contributions in Public Service	Admissions to Engineering & Medical Colleges in Karnataka - Designed the CET system that is presently in operation in the State and is rated as one of the best public systems in the country after the Railway reservation system - 1993. Revised the Rules for lateral entry into the Indian Administrative Service to avoid protracted litigation and make recruitment time-bound - 1997. Drafted the Central Vigilance Ordinance & Bill that set the STATUTORY Institution of the Central Vigilance Commission in the Country - 1998. Organised the State Housing program to provide 1m houses to the poor during 2000-2006 as head of the State-sponsored and state-supported program for providing Housing to the poor in the State of Karnataka. Recipient of the Outstanding Performance Award of the Government of India for Housing successively for Two years 2001& 2002. Other awards include are for promotion of Fly Ash, Promotion of Nirmithi Kendras, Promotion of Housing through CBOs in 2005-06. State awarded the Second Best State in promotion of Panchayat Raj in 2006. Organised systems to prevent leakage of excise revenues while ensuring a customer friendly servicing system - KSBCL model is the industry benchmark for excise systems in the country today.

Contact details : email: sivasailam@bmrc.co.in,Phone : 91-80-22969202,22969203


B. S. Sudhir Chandra , Director (Project & Planning), Functional Director
He obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (first batch) and Master's in Structural Engineering from IIT, Madras and was awarded the President's Gold Medal in 1964. He joined the Indian Railways Service of Engineers in November 1965 and has grown from being a probationary officer to Member, Railway Board. During his career, he held various positions in the Railways, the prominent ones being Divisional Railway Manager, Chief Track Engineer, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction), General Manager of Central Railway. He superannuated in August 2003, after 38 years of service. His forte has been survey and construction of new railway lines, double lines, gauge conversions, mass rapid transit line at Chennai, etc., involving construction of bridges/viaducts on pile/well foundations, prestressed concrete/steel girders superstructure, tunnels, industrial workshops and sheds etc. As CAO(C), Bangalore, he commissioned about 700 kms of double lines and gauge conversions in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala in a span of 3 years. He has visited Japan, Germany and USA for training and inspection of Railway track equipments. He was deputed to Zambia Railways for 5 years. Besides being a Life Member/Life Fellow of many Indian Technical and other Institutions, he was conferred 'Fellow of National Academy of Engineering' (FNAE) in 2004 in the prestigious Institution of 'Indian National Academy of Engineering'.'Fellow of Institution of Engineers' and 'Fellow of The Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers'.
Contact details : email: sudhirchandra@bmrc.co.in,Phone : 91-80-22969206


D.D.Pahuja, Director (Rolling Stock, Signaling & Electric),Functional Director

He obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh in 1971. After working in B.A.R.C, Mumbai and Asst. installation Engineer in A.I.R, New Delhi for sometime, he joined the Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (1975 batch) and has grown from being a probationary officer to Principal Chief Electrical Engineer, East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar. During his career, he held various positions, the most prominent one being as Chief Electrical Engineer of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for more than 8 (eight) years. He was associated with drawing up specifications, preparation of tender documents, invitation and evaluation of bids, selection of contractors, review of detailed designs, manufacture/installation, testing and commissioning of major sub-systems such as Rolling Stock, Electric Traction, Station Air-Conditioning and Tunnel Ventilation, Train Depot construction and equipment installation. He was also responsible for maintenance of rolling stock. Thus he was associated with DMRC Ist Phase project comprising of three lines of 65 Km length from CONCEPT TO COMMISSIONING from Aug-1997 to December 2005. Thereafter as principal Chief Electrical Engineer of East Coast Railway, he was heading a team of three Chief Electrical Engineers and host of other Electrical Engineers responsible for operation and maintenance of 200 Electric Locos, 25 KV AC traction distribution system and Electrics of coaching stock. He has visited a number of Metro Railway and mainline Railway Systems in Asia, Europe and USA during his career sparing 34 years. After taking voluntary retirement from East Coast Railway, he joined as Director (R.S.E), Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd., on 25th June 2007.
Contact details : email: pahuja@bmrc.co.in,Phone : 91-80-22969231