Hyderabad: 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 H Sundaram Prabhu, GM (C&IT), NMDC and Manohar Raja, Executive Director, RailTel in the presence of CMD, NMDC, Sumit Deb at NMDC’s headquarters here recently.

Deb said that 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, he added.

Director, Finance, NMDC, Amitava Mukherjee said that 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. /BI/