About the Author

Amiya Ranjan Mallick, with more than 27 years of experience, is General Manager (Power Plant), B.K. Birla Group of Industries, Maharashtra, India. Earlier, he served with a Government of India enterprise and subsequently worked at Tata and Birla Group of Companies. Comprehensive operation and maintenance of power plant is the main functional area of his career. He is actively associated with Boiler Operation Engineers (BOE) Examination, and presently, is a member of BOE Examination Board and Fellow of Institution of Engineers (I) as well.