SHRI KAILASH CHANDRA VIJH Shri Kailash Chandra Vijh (67) is a graduate mining engineer from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. He holds First Class Mine Managers’ Certificate of Competency and is also a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers. He also holds Post Graduate higher specialisation in Mine Planning from Leningrad Mining Institute, USSR and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (Gold Medallist). Shri Vijh had an excellent and distinguished career in mining industry over three decades worked in various subsidiaries of Coal India Limited and retired as Chairman-cum-Mg. Director of Western Coalfields Limited. Shri Vijh has expertise in design and operations of large underground and opencast mines, Design and layout of longwall faces/continuous miner faces and their successful operation with improved productivity and reduced cost. He had started large green field projects without time and cost over run. During his distinguished career, he had handled complex industrial relations problems including management development and training of manpower. Shri Vijh is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Eastern Coalfields Limited. He joined ECL Board on 24th August 2007.