Mechanisation & digitisation are inevitable for sustainable mining: CIL Chairman

New Delhi: "Mechanisation and digitisation are inevitable for sustainable mining in the era of mining 4.0" said Coal India Limited's (CIL) Chairman Pramod Agrawal while addressing the inaugural session of the 5th International Conference on Opencast Mining organised by Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) in Singrauli.

CIL's Director (Business Development) Debasish Nanda delivered a speech on the company's initiatives to minimise carbon footprints.

Coal India Chairman also released a souvenir containing research papers on opencast mining, its roadmap and challenges. He also inaugurated an exhibition organised as a part of ICOMS to showcase various equipment and technological advancement in the mining sector.

During his NCL visit, CIL Chairman inaugurated a 5-lane cement concrete (CC) road constructed by NCL. The road has separate lanes for coal and public transportation.

NCL's CMD Bhola Singh along with senior management from NCL and mining industry specialists, were also present at this event.

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