Mr. V. Somasundaram, Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), has retired from the Indian Railways as Principal Chief Engineer. He is a civil engineer with extensive experience in implementing infrastructure projects for the Indian Railways, National Highways Authority of India and Chennai Metro Railways. Having handled multiple PPP projects both as an engineer and as a project in-charge he will bring practical execution experience to the committee and be able to guide the fund management team with an insider’s view of projects. He would provide the “dual discipline” structure of this committee. He is currently an independent consultant and is engaged in arbitration, adjudication & conciliation for various metro rail projects.