NMDC signs MoU with RailTel for ICT and Digital Solutions

Hyderabad,(thestates.news): Mining major NMDC and RailTel Corporation of India have entered into
an agreement covering ICT and Digital Transformation Services of NMDC, both at its Corporate Offices
and Mining Complexes.
An MoU to this effect was signed by Shri H Sundaram Prabhu, GM (C&IT), NMDC and Shri Manohar
Raja, Executive Director, RailTel in the presence of CMD Shri Sumit Deb at NMDC’s headquarters in
Hyderabad on Monday. Also present on the occasion were the company’s Director (Finance) Shri Amitava
Mukherjee, Director (Technical) Shri Somnath Nandi, Director (Production) Shri Dilip Kumar Mohanty
and senior officers.
“This partnership will focus on optimal utilization of resources and build mineral accountability, paving
the way for a robust digital transformation in the mining sector. As India’s leading miner, NMDC has been
an early adopter of automation and digitalization. Our collaboration with RailTel will accelerate this journey
that we are already on.” said Shri Sumit Deb.
Shri Amitava Mukherjee said, “RailTel will provide Consultancy, Project Management and Execution
services that will enhance efficiency and transparency. It is a huge step forward to keep NMDC in the top
league.”
This MoU builds on the partnership that NMDC already has with the National Railway Telecom which has
been providing MPLS VPN at 11 of NMDC’s locations, and Internet Leased Lines (ILL) at 7 locations and
High-Definition Video Conferencing solutions since 7 years.