Senior Railway officer Shri Rajeev Tyagi assumed charge as Director (Project) of Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited on 10th May.
An IRSE official of 1989 batch, Rajeev Tyagi started his career as an Assistant Engineer at Katni (East), Madhya Pradesh and worked in areas of Track Modernisation. He has held multiple posts since then in Mumbai suburban system of Central Railway. He was instrumental in introducing various Track Machines in suburban system and also good maintenance practices.
Rajeev Tyagi has also served as Chief General Manager, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) at Mumbai which handled the most critical JN Port-Vaitarna Section of WDFC. DFCCIL is a public sector undertaking which undertakes planning, development, and mobilisation of financial resources and construction, maintenance and operation of the Dedicated Freight Corridors.
Prior to his present posting, Rajeev Tyagi held the important charge of Chief Engineer (Track Procurement) in South Central Railway (SCR) and was responsible for Planning and Procurement of P-Way Material for the entire SCR.
Since assuming charges as Director (Project), many pending works have been completed. He has been instrumental in shaping of Phase-II of Nagpur Metro Rail Project and bagging new Project of Thane Integral Ring Metro. Recently, a prestigious 5.67 km long Double Decker Flyover on single pier in Nagpur was commissioned on 05.10.2024.
He bagged General Manager’s Award twice in 1998 and 2006. He was also conferred with the prestigious Minister of Railway’s Award in 2008.
An accomplished official, he has undergone training in Advanced Management at Singapore, Track monitoring at Italy, urban train infra system at Germany and Denmark and on Heavy Haul system in USA.
A sportsman at heart, Rajeev Tyagi is an avid sports lover and is passionate about playing the game of cricket.