Right to Information Act - 2005 

           In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 5 and sub-section (1) of Section 19 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, and on reviewing the nominations made earlier vide office order No.34/2008, dated 11.02.2008, in partial modification of the same, the following officers are designated as Appellate Authority, Public Information Officers and Asst. Public Information Officers for the purpose of implementation of the Act in the Corporation :

Human Resources Department

All matters concerning Human Resource Management, and all administrative Matters, etc.,

Shri A. Bose                                     GM (HR) & HoD
North  Wing, ^2nd  Floor,      "DREDGE HOUSE"
Tel: 0891-2561531(D)
Tel: 0891-2871333
E-mail:abose@dci.gov.in

Shri T.Prasada Rao,                 Dy.Gen.Manager (HR)
West Wing,  ^2nd Floor,                     "DREDGE HOUSE"
Tel: 0891-2565061/2871369
E-mail:tprao@dci.gov.in

Information Technology Department

All matters concerning  Information Technology/MIS,  Networking and  DCI Websites etc.,

Shri V.V.N. Murthy                     Dy.Gen.Manager (IT),
South Wing, ^4th Floor,        "DREDGE HOUSE"
Tel: 0891-2563760 (D)
Tel: 0891-2871355
E-mail:vvnmurthy@dci.gov.in

Shri C.B.Sharma,                Manager (IT)
South Wing, ^4th Floor,      "DREDGE HOUSE"
Tel:0891-2871353
E-mail: cbsharma@dci.gov.in

Marketing Department

All matters concerning Marketing, Contracts/Tenders, Publicity & Public Relations etc.,

Shri M.S. Rao,                 Dy.Gen.Mgr (Mktg) & HoD      West Wing, 4th Floor               " DREDGE HOUSE"
Tel:0891-2526372(D)
Tel:0891-2871327/381
E-mail: msrao@dci.gov.in

Shri N.S.R.Prasad,            Manager (Mktg)
West Wing, 4th Floor,     "DREDGE HOUSE"
Tel:0891-2871332
E-mail: nsrprasad@dci.gov.in

Vigilance Department

All matters concerning Vigilance, etc.

Shri S. Vasudeva Rao,IPS         Chief Vigilance Officer 
North Wing, ^4th  Floor,         "DREDGE HOUSE"
Tel: 0891-2569649 (D)
Tel: 0891-2871281
E-mail: svraoips@dci.gov.in

Shri K.V.Appa Rao, Asst.Manager (Vig)
North Wing,  ^4th Floor,    "DREDGE HOUSE"
Tel: 0891-2871313                        

Legal and Purchase Process Department

All matters concerning legal cases and purchase process

Shri V.Narasimha Rao        Dy.Gen.Mgr & HoD                    (Legal & Purchase Process) 
West Wing,2^nd Floor,        "DREDGE HOUSE"
Tel: 0891-2569340(D)                   Tel: 0891-2871215
E-mail: vnrao@dci.gov.in      

Shri Ch.S.Sarma       Asst.Manager (Legal)
South Wing,  ^2nd  Floor,  "DREDGE HOUSE"
Tel: 0891-2871243  

Company Secretary Department

All matters concerning Companies Act, Board Meetings, Share Market and related aspects, etc.

Shri K.Aswini Srikanth,     Company Secretary 
North Wing, 1^st Floor,        "DREDGE HOUSE"
Tel:0891-2566537               Tel:0891- 2871207 /343
E-mail:mailto:sreekanth@dci.gov.in

Name, Designation & Telephone Numbers, and E-mail-ID of Asst. Public Information Officer

Regd. Office

All matters concerning Regd. Office and liaison with Govt Depts. at New Delhi,

Shri  A.K.Ghosh,                      Resident Manager
Tel:  011 -22448528         Fax: 011- 22448527
E-mail: rodelhi@dci.gov.in

Core-2,1st Floor,         'Scope Minar',
Plot No.2A & 2B,      Laxmi Nagar District Centre,
Delhi-110092.

Haldia Project Office

All matters concerning Project Office

Capt K.M.Choudhary Dy.Gen.Mgr (Ops/Proj)         Tel:03224-252234/252165 Fax:03224-252109 Email:pohaldia@dci.gov.in

Chiranjibpur(PO), HALDIA-721 604           West Bengal.

Kolkata Office

All matters concerning Project Office

Shri SSRK Prasad    Manager (Tech)         Tel:033-22826906     Fax:033-22825313 Email:pokolkota@dci.gov.in

Shantiniketan,                   5^th Floor, Room No.9
8, Camac Street
Calcutta-700 017,     West Bengal

Mumbai Project Office

All matters concerning Project Office

Shri M.Sai Prasad Dy.Manager (HR)         Tel:022-22022437     Fax:022-22045239 Email:pomumbai@dci.gov.in

101-A, Mittal Chambers,
Nariman Point,
Mumbai- 400 021 Maharastra

Kochi      Project Office

All matters concerning Project Office

Shri M.Namasivaya,    Project Incharge
Tel: 044 - 24352190-91 24352192-93                             Fax: 044- 24352195
E-mail: pokochi@dci.gov.in

C/o J.M. Baxi & Co.,   No: XXIV/1566,                 Subramanian Road Willingdon Island      Kochi-682 003.

Note :
            Further changes, if any, in the positions of above officers due to transfer / postings or otherwise, will be notified to all concerned by the HR Department.
2.         A person desiring to obtain any information under the Act in respect of the any of the subject matters specified in column 2 shall make a request in writing or through electronic means to the concerned Public Information Officer indicated in column 3 above, accompanying such fee as may be prescribed.
3.         The main features along with the job description of the designated Public Information Officers and Appellate Authority shall be as under :

a)         To receive applications from persons seeking information in writing or through electronic means in English or Hindi in which the application is being made, accompanying such fee as may be prescribed under sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the Act and to render reasonable assistance to the persons seeking information accessible under sub-section (i) of Section 2 of the Act.
b)        To transfer the application requesting for an information which is held by another public authority or the subject matter of which is more closely connected with the functions of another public authority and inform the applicant immediately and in no case later than five days (5 days) from the date of receipt of the application about such transfer under sub-section (3) of Section 6 of the Act.
c)       To seek assistance of any other officer as he or she may consider necessary for the proper discharge of his or her duties.
d)     To dispose of the requests made under sub-section (1) of Section 7 of the Act, as expeditiously as possible, and in any case within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the request by either providing the information on payment of such fee as may be prescribed or reject for any of the reasons specified in sections 8 and 9 of the Act.

For the purpose of implementation of the RTI Act, the Asst. Public Information Officers in various departments  will assist their respective Public Information Officers in all the matters concerning  in their departments, as specified in the Act.   Whereas the Manager (Materials), Chennai,  will assist the PIO of Technical Department at Head Office,  those at all Project Offices will assist the PIO of the Operations Department and the Resident Manager  from the Regd. Office, Delhi, will assist the PIO of the Marketing Department at Head Office.

To dispose of the appeal preferred by any person, who does not receive a decision within the time specified in sub-section (1) or clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 7, or is aggrieved by a decision of the Public Information Officer (PIOs), within 30 (Thirty) days of the receipt of the appeal or within such extended period not exceeding a total of 45 (forty five) days from the date of filing thereof, as the case may be, for reasons to be recorded in writing.

3.         The text of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 is available on the Website of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions at www.persmin.nic.in at and  also at http://www.ar.delhigovt.nic.in/ and similarly, the corporate information of general interest, including the services offered, pertaining to the Dredging Corporation of India Limited, could be viewed  from the web-sites at http://www.dredge-india.com/  and www.dredge.gov.in .                             

                                                                                                                  ( CAPT. S.S. TRIPATHI )                        Chairman-cum-Managing Director