As the head of Alstom Transport, he is responsible for expanding
the Alstom Transport footprint in India and for ensuring that projects get delivered in time and within budget. During the last three years, since he joined, Alstom Transport has substantially expanded its footprint in India and today has several projects under execution. Since his taking over, Alstom has augmented its footprint in India by adding over 2,000 engineers to its twin innovation hubs at Bangalore, Alstom Transport India is well positioned for serving not only the Indian market but also the rapidly expanding markets in South Asia Pacific region and beyond.

Today, the company is working on prestigious projects. "Alstom is executing metro projects in several Indian cities including Chennai,
Kochi and Lucknow where it will be supplying rolling stock manufactured out of its state of the art facility at Sri City in Andhra
Pradesh. In the mainline space, Alstom is executing signalling & power supply systems for the 343 km section on World Bank funded Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor. Construction of the new electric locomotive factory for manufacturing and supply of 800 numbers of high horse power locomotives is also in full swing at Madhepura, Bihar. These locomotives will be the most advanced in the Indian Railways fleet and the first rollout of the finished product is expected in early 2018," said Salhotra.

Speaking on the Indian market, he said, "India is one of the most
promising transport markets in Asia Pacific region. As per the latest
UNIFE forecast, the accessible market in India alone is estimated at close to 4 billion euros over the 2016-2018 period, with a growth rate of 6.6 percent as compared to 2013-2015. Alstom, with its strong footprint in India, is well positioned to address both the urban as well as the mainline railway markets."