Interview Times 
BY- PRISITA DAS
Amidst the chaos of our daily lives, there are some with strong ideological convictions who never stop plotting ways to improve our lives and the world at large. Today we are in a conversation with such a trailblazer who has been constantly inspiring us, Mr. Gyana Ranjan Mohanty, founder Corrosion Protection Pvt. Ltd.
In 1980, Gyana Ranjan Mohanty received his MECH degree from NIT Rourkela. Qualified for a number of jobs, including those with the Border Roads (through Combined Engineering Services, UPSC), the Indian Navy, the Merchant Navy, and the public sector (at companies like SAIL, BHEL, Indian Oil, HAL, and others), but only joined a handful for brief stints. He spent two years working in various government agencies before deciding to leave and start a company with three of his fellow engineering students. He established B. Engineers & Builders Ltd., an industry leader in the design and construction of bridges, dams, railroads, sports arenas, hydro mechanical structures, and industrial buildings. In addition to domestic work, engineers have completed international projects in places like Oman and Bhutan. After 30 years of working together, the partners mutually agreed to stop looking for work as B. Engineers and instead focus on their respective passion projects.
Mr. Mohanty founded the Jagatpur-based mechanical works firm Corrosion Protection Pvt. Ltd. in 2006. The machine shop and fabrication facilities of the Jagatpur factory are cutting edge. This facility has accreditation from the Controller of Explosives and the BIS to manufacture cylinders and valves for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), among other engineering goods. Railways for Steel Bridge Girders are also manufactured by this company, which has received regulatory approval. In addition to being approved by the railways, this company also manufactures bridge bearings and seismic isolators for use in bridges and other structures on the trains and on the roads. The firm produces crucial sand castings for a wide range of heavy industries, as well as investment castings for the defense sector. Many of the most important bridges, tunnels, major dams, architectural monuments, and world heritage constructions have benefited from his creative approach to procedure planning and implementation.
Mr. Mohanty quotes Corrosion plans to contribute significantly to the fields of aerospace and defense technology by the year 2030. We have diversified into the railroad, oil and gas, steel, and other manufacturing sectors. Even more micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) operate in the same market. Policies from the government are helping the firms.
Lastly he addresses that the absence of sufficient funding for the engineering business, in his opinion, has always been the primary difficulty. Virtually no banks have any familiarity with this sector. They always look at our turnover and compare it to a trader’s performance when evaluating our books. The second obstacle was the age-old question of “the chicken-or-the-egg” logic. Before ever considering you as a vendor, every sector will investigate your qualifications. Even if a new company has the necessary skill sets and equipment to produce an item, it will never be able to claim a track record of reliable supply. Having provided them effectively for 3 years is a requirement of most public sectors, making it difficult for us to obtain recruited as ancillary. They don’t give you any credit for your engineering expertise, even if you’ve built products for heavy industry. To make the necessary adjustments to the policy, the MSME department should raise the issue and request a review of the current framework.
