FULL NAME: Suresh Chandra Mohapatra
GENDER: Male
BORN: 4th February 1962
NATIVE ADDRESS: Keonjhar, Odisha, India.
PRESENT ADDRESS: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
PARENTS: (Father), (Mother)
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: M SC (Tech) (App Geology)
ROLE IN SPORTS: Tennis office-bearer and player
PROFESSION: IAS Officer

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS TENNIS PLAYER:
*     Finished 50-plus senior men’s doubles runners-up with Saroj Sahu as partner in the 18th All Odisha Nalco Open Tennis Tournament, held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar from Dec 9 to 11, 2016.

ROLE AS TENNIS ADMINISTRATOR:
*     Functioning as president of Bhubaneswar District Tennis Association.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Assumed charge as Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha on 1 January, 2021.
*     Functioning as Energy Department Principal Secretary and Chief Administrator, Jagannath Temple, Puri.
*     Also served as Director of Grid Corporation of Odisha
*     Plays tennis at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.
*     Also plays football and cricket.
*     He was born Kansar village of Deogarh district .
*     Passed matriculation from DN High School, Keonjhar; BSc from Ravenshaw College, Cuttack and MSc Tech Applied Geology from ISM Dhanbad.
*     Served as Sub-Collector, Nuapada from 1988 to 1990 and ADM Puri, followed by PD DRDA Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts from 1990 to 1993.
*     Became the Collector of newly formed Bhadrak district in 1993 after the riots.
*     Also worked as Collector of Kandhamal district during serious riots.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 11 January, 2017
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 2 January, 2021