Government Plans Digital Infrastructure To Support Coal Mines Operations

New technologies can have a number of impacts on mining operations, including safety and productivity as well as environmental protection

Government aims to build digital infrastructure and introduce new technologies to help current and future coal mines operations. The step is focussed at cutting down on import of dry fuel.

"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.

The roadmap also includes 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 (like start-ups, established vendors and research institutes among others). The technological transformation will also entail the creation of a new culture in the organisation," it said.