LEADERSHIP
Dr. Uday Kelkar
Dr. Kelkar has more than 28 years of experience in the process design of Water and Wastewater treatment Projects including 14 years in India on various World Bank/ JBIC-JICA/ USAID/USTDA/ADB projects. During these years, Dr. Kelkar has served in various capacities, as Managing Director/ Business Director, Business Development Manager, Program Manager, Project Manager, Process Engineer, and Team Leader on a number of design/engineering projects and/or studies in water and sanitation sector in USA, Middle East, Sri Lanka, South East Asia and India.
Dr. Uday Kelkar
Director
Dr. Kelkar has more than 28 years of experience in the process design of Water and Wastewater treatment Projects including 14 years in India on various World Bank/ JBIC-JICA/ USAID/USTDA/ADB projects. During these years, Dr. Kelkar has served in various capacities, as Managing Director/ Business Director, Business Development Manager, Program Manager, Project Manager, Process Engineer, and Team Leader on a number of design/engineering projects and/or studies in water and sanitation sector in USA, Middle East, Sri Lanka, South East Asia and India.
His expertise includes study, evaluation and design of water and wastewater treatment processes; process chemistry; oxidation (conventional and advanced), disinfection-physical/chemical; advance nutrient removal process (BNR), application of membranes in wastewater (MBR and Tertiary filtration) processes, energy management, Recycle and Reuse of domestic wastewater for non-potable application; Landfill leachate treatment; Master planning; treatment techniques for the minimization, handling, and disposal of water and wastewater treatment plant residuals.
He currently leads Business/Project Development in India and simultaneously serves as senior technical expert on various water and wastewater projects for NJS Consultants. He has worked as Team Leader and Sr. Technical Expert in various projects and studies in India like – Yamuna Action Plan Phase III – New Delhi, Hussain Sagar Lake Improvement and reuse Project – Hyderabad, Cauvery Stage IV Phase II Project- Bangalore, Agra Water Supply Project, Nagpur/MSPGCL wastewater reuse project, V-valley recycle and reuse project for BWSSB, and various SAPROF studies and studies on recycle and reuse technologies of waste water and waste to energy conversion.
Honors and Awards:
Received “Hall of Fame Award 2016” as one of the “50 Most Influential People in the Indian Water & Wastewater Industry 2016” at the EverythingAboutWater, Annual Conference held in Delhi, August 2016.
Received “Environmental Leadership Award” presented by the United States Asia Environmental Partnership Program as part of the USAID-Asia initiative, May 2010. The award recognizes outstanding contribution made by an individual through working in partnership to improve the environment and quality of life for the people of Asia.
Has authored more than 150 papers/publication/presentations combined on various subjects dealing with Advanced Water and Wastewater treatment processes, distribution system water quality, disinfection, sludge management, and recycle and reuse of Wastewater for indirect potable and non-potable applications.
Dr. Yogeshwar Gokhale
Dr. Gokhale holds a B. Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay and a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, USA. With almost 20 years of experience in water treatment, wastewater treatment, wastewater recycling and sludge treatment, Dr. Gokhale worked with numerous industrial and municipal clients in India, Australia and Oman across all project phases. A recognized expert in process design, commissioning and troubleshooting, he has led the process design of many municipal wastewater treatment plants.
Dr. Yogeshwar Gokhale
Director
Dr. Gokhale holds a B. Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay and a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, USA. With almost 20 years of experience in water treatment, wastewater treatment, wastewater recycling and sludge treatment, Dr. Gokhale worked with numerous industrial and municipal clients in India, Australia and Oman across all project phases. A recognized expert in process design, commissioning and troubleshooting, he has led the process design of many municipal wastewater treatment plants.
He also has expertise in Plant Operations & Maintenance and has served various clients as Operations Specialist.
Some of his notable projects are: Oxygenation Process for Manikchand’sOxyrich Packaged Drinking Water Project in India; Lime Softening Process of Raw Water from River Ganga for ITC Triveni Tissues near Kolkata; Brackish Water Desalination Plant for Gulfar in Oman; Several wastewater treatment plants for Hunter Water in Australia including Membrane Bioreactor Plants for unrestricted urban reuse; Technologist on Sydney Water’s Biosolids Reduction Study and; Water Recycling Masterplan for the City of Hyderabad, India; Yamuna Action Plan III; Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Project; and Survey for Ganga Rejuvenation.
At NJS and NJSEI he is the Lead Process Expert on various water and wastewater treatment projects across India with a combined capacity of more than 2000 MLD.
Vidyadhar Sontakke
Mr. Sontakke has a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering with over 22 years of experience in wastewater conveyance, treatment, recycle, reuse and its safe disposal. He has experience in every stage of the project from conceptualization to commissioning including design, detailed engineering, construction supervision, commissioning and Project Management of medium to large size projects. He has worked over projects in private sector and public sector projects. He has worked on approximately 50 projects which are funded by urban local bodies, state governments, Government of India and bilateral as well as multilateral international funding agencies.
Vidyadhar Sontakke
Director
Mr. Sontakke has a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering with over 22 years of experience in wastewater conveyance, treatment, recycle, reuse and its safe disposal. He has experience in every stage of the project from conceptualization to commissioning including design, detailed engineering, construction supervision, commissioning and Project Management of medium to large size projects. He has worked over projects in private sector and public sector projects. He has worked on approximately 50 projects which are funded by urban local bodies, state governments, Government of India and bilateral as well as multilateral international funding agencies.
He has recently acquired experience on development and execution of projects on Public Private Partnership Programs (PPP mode). Before joining NJSEI-Team, he worked with International Consultancy firms like MWH and Royal Haskoning. He was the recipient of the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Government of India Fellowship for the Master’s Program of study in Environmental Engineering.
Sanjay Kumar Guleria
Mr. Guleria is an Engineering & Management Executive with 25 years of progressively responsible experience including accomplishments in areas of the infrastructure projects related to environment improvement such as Sewage Treatment Plant, Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plant, Recycle and Reuse of Waste Water, Water treatment Plant, Pumping Stations, Water Supply and Sewerage System etc. encompassing Techno-commercial Proposal preparation, Basic Engineering, Detailed Engineering, Project Planning & Monitoring of turnkey project.
Sanjay Kumar Guleria
Director
Mr. Guleria is an Engineering & Management Executive with 25 years of progressively responsible experience including accomplishments in areas of the infrastructure projects related to environment improvement such as Sewage Treatment Plant, Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plant, Recycle and Reuse of Waste Water, Water treatment Plant, Pumping Stations, Water Supply and Sewerage System etc. encompassing Techno-commercial Proposal preparation, Basic Engineering, Detailed Engineering, Project Planning & Monitoring of turnkey project.
He has track record of developing, designing & managing engineering projects based on various advance technologies with time and budget significantly under proposed limit. He has proven leadership ability by handling of several multifaceted engineering projects and thorough understanding of financial controls & strategic planning.
Pradipto Sarkar
A Mechanical Engineer with 22 years of total experience including 20 years in the water industry working on large internationally financed (JICA, ADB etc) water supply and waste water projects. He has worked in various corporates like L&T, JUSCO and has been associated with NJSEI for last 10 years. His experience covers all the spectrum of a project starting from its Inception Phase, business development to marketing, preparation of proposals, Bid Management, contract formulation, Project Management, Contract Management and construction supervision, commissioning and finally its Operation and Maintenance (O&M).
Pradipto Sarkar
Director
A Mechanical Engineer with 22 years of total experience including 20 years in the water industry working on large internationally financed (JICA, ADB etc) water supply and waste water projects. He has worked in various corporates like L&T, JUSCO and has been associated with NJSEI for last 10 years. His experience covers all the spectrum of a project starting from its Inception Phase, business development to marketing, preparation of proposals, Bid Management, contract formulation, Project Management, Contract Management and construction supervision, commissioning and finally its Operation and Maintenance (O&M).
He also has extensive working experience in large scale water and waste water projects which are governed by FIDIC conditions of Contract. He also has specific experience on NRW reduction and distribution improvement projects.
Kunihiko Kiuchi
Mr. Kiuchi joined NJS Co., Ltd. after graduating from Saitama University in Japan in 1987. He studied civil engineering and environmental engineering at the university. After joining NJS, he was mainly involved in sewerage planning and design work. He is a Professional Engineer, under the qualification system in Japan. He is currently in the position of Executive Officer and Deputy Division Director of the Global Business Division of NJS Co., Ltd.
Kunihiko Kiuchi
Director
Mr. Kiuchi joined NJS Co., Ltd. after graduating from Saitama University in Japan in 1987. He studied civil engineering and environmental engineering at the university. After joining NJS, he was mainly involved in sewerage planning and design work. He is a Professional Engineer, under the qualification system in Japan. He is currently in the position of Executive Officer and Deputy Division Director of the Global Business Division of NJS Co., Ltd.
Kengo Fujikawa
Mr. Fujikawa joined the NJSEI’s Board in 2021 after he was appointed to a member of the board of NJS, parent company of NJSEI, and became managing director for NJS’s overseas business. NJS is one of the leading companies for engineering and consulting for water sector in Japan. Mr. Fujikawa has an extensive career that spans about three decades for waterworks.
Kengo Fujikawa
Director
Mr. Fujikawa joined the NJSEI’s Board in 2021 after he was appointed to a member of the board of NJS, parent company of NJSEI, and became managing director for NJS’s overseas business. NJS is one of the leading companies for engineering and consulting for water sector in Japan. Mr. Fujikawa has an extensive career that spans about three decades for waterworks.
He joined NJS as a graduate after studying environmental engineering at Kyoto University, beginning his career as an engineer in Japan for water business in 1993 before moving overseas to work on lots of the company’s major projects in Bangladesh, Iraq, Jamaica, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.