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State-owned Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) has introduced a virtual reality-based programme to provide safety and operational training to its 17,000 workforce by 2026, the ministry of coal said in a statement...
Emphasising on skilled workforce as a key to safe and productive mining operations, Om Prakash Singh, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of MCL stated that regular training and upgradation of skills is required by leveraging cutting-edge technologies to match the advancements and introduction of new technology in mining sector..
MCL plans to upgrade the technical skills of workforce involved in operational activities, to achieve 300 million tonne (MT) coal production by 2026 and enable Coal India Ltd achieve the target of one billion tonne production..
Hyderabad based Virtual Reality technology company Concoct Human Resource Practitioners has been entrusted with the job, through competitive bidding at the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), for development of simulated environment and running the training programme in areas like blasting, mine inspection, electrical safety, working, traffic simulation, engine/transmission maintenance etc..
