Ankala Saibaba | Chief Engineer
Indian Railways

SAI BABA ANKALA, ME, MBA, IRSE, PhD(*) Ex.Chief Engineer, Indian Railways (Govt. of India) Chief Executive Officer, Abhilan Bridgetunnel Consultants, Hyderabad Presently in-charge of major railway, metro and highway projects Education: B.Tech in Civil Engineering from SVU College of Engineering, Tirupati M.E. in Structural Engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore MBA in Information Technology from JNTU, Hyderabad Ph.D (*) in Infrastructure Management from IIT, Guwahati Academic achievements: Topper in All-India competitive exams like GATE, IES & IRSE (Indian Railways) Fellow member in technical bodies like IEI, IPWE, ASCE, DFI Professional achievements: Having 36 years’ experience in Major infra projects of Railways, Metrorail, Multi-modal transport systems, mega-bridges and long tunnels from planning & design to construction &operation. Some of the challenging projects handled:

• World’s Tallest Rail Bridge with pier height of 141m in Northeast India (Manipur)
• India’s first Cable-Stayed Road-Over-Bridge at Bangalore
• Design & construction of 66km of rail tunnels in NE India (longest 10.5km)
• Design & DPR of long highway tunnels in Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Shimla under sub-zero temperatures and avalanche protection
• Design of 6-lane expressway tunnels in Himalayan geology
• Design of India’s first 1km long double-decker integral PSC flyover bridge in Kerala
• Metrorail projects of Bangalore, Hyderabad, Trivandrum & Surat
• Design & Construction of semi-HSR (upto 160kmph) in Indian Railways
• Six International rail projects including Malaysia -Singapore 350kmph high-speed rail

• Prime Minister group award for innovative idea of “Integrated Green Logistic Parks”
• Railway Minister Gold Medal for contribution to Indian Railway service
• YII International award for design of the world’s tallest bridge
• ICI Life-time achievement award for contribution to construction sector in 2020
• “Mother Theresa award” for contribution towards nation integration
• “Abdul Kalam award” for contribution to student community
• “Railsys” national award for contribution towards sustainable infrastructure
• Delivered over 600 lectures to students and young professionals in national and international conferences