R K Vishnoi assumed charge as Director (Technical) of THDC India. Vishnoi is a graduate in Civil Engineering from BITS Pilani and has around 33 years of vast experience in design, engineering and construction of hydro project
structures. He joined THDC in year 1989 at the level of engineer and worked in different capacities to rise to the current position of Director (Technical). He has also undergone Advance Management Programme in Leading Strategic Change from ASCII Hyderbad in association with SDA Bacconi School of Management, Italy and professional upgradation programme in design and construction of hydraulic structure and hydropower constructions from state University of Moscow.
Some of his major contributions are design and construction of Tehri spillways, concept to commissioning of Koteshwar project, handling of various technical challenges of engineering design and construction of unique 1000 MW Tehri Pumped Storage Plant. Under his leadership, Geotechnical Baseline Report was also incorporated for the first time in India in the recently awarded contract agreement of Vishnugad Pipalkoti Project. He has also undertaken several consultancy assignments on behalf of THDC including that of preparation of DPR of 2,585 MW Sankosh Hydro Project in Bhutan, stabilisation of Mata Vaishnodevi slopes, Varunavat parvat Uttarkashi treatment, Uttarakhand Govt landslides projects.
