NEW DELHI: The government plans to implement new technologies and build digital infrastructure to support current and future coal mines operations, a move that would reduce the country’s dependency on imports.
Technological advancements in coal mining are also making operations more productive.
“The objective is to implement new technologies and build digital infrastructure to support current and future ramp-up for the mines,” according to the government’s draft technology road map for the coal sector.
This involves a strong, multi-speed backbone information technology and infrastructure system that allows rapid deployment of new technologies.
“Creation of such system would require access to new-age ecosystems (e.g., start-ups, established vendors, research institutes, etc). The technological transformation will also entail the creation of a new culture in the organisation,” it said.
