RV Suchiang to take over as new CMD of MeECL

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJune 28, 2021

Additional Chief Secretary Rebecca V Suchiang will take over as the new Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL).

Informing this on Monday, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said he has passed the order on this regard on Friday last.

“Kong Rebecca is a very senior person and she is handling finance also so therefore a good coordination will be there. Let us see that we can move in a positive manner and find a solution so that we can start seeing improvement in the overall functioning of the MeECL,” Sangma told reporters. 

“Having said that, I am not saying that the previous functioning of the outgoing chairman was bad or good, it is a tough situation so therefore tough situation will require tough decisions to be taken,” he added. 

This also came following demands for appointment of a senior bureaucrat to head the MeECL.

Stating that the MeECL is expected to incurr a revenue loss of Rs 900 crore during this financial year, the Chief Minister said the Corporation is also going to inevitably face a very difficult financial situation in the coming 8-9 months. 

“Therefore, as a team, we felt that we needed a senior person, somebody who is connected with finance to be there at least for time being to be able steer the entire ship and closely coordinate with finance and move things forward,” he stated. 

Asked if frequent change of CMD would help the cashstrapped MeECL,Sangma however said it will not immediately show results because it is very complicated.