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The Grid Builder

Bhuwan Chandra Tripathi has been involved with almost everything related to natural gas distribution in India, be it trunk pipelines or retail distribution. He also happens to be the longest serving chief of a public sector undertaking (PSU) and has worked with four ministers – Murli Deora, Jaipal Reddy, Veerappa Moily and Dharmendra Pradhan – during his 10-year tenure at the top.

Over the last three fiscals, under his stewardship, GAIL India has seen its turnover increase from ₹49,237 crore in 2016/17 to ₹75,126 crore in 2018/19. During the

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