- Coal India arm, MCL has introduced drone technology through a web-based portal ‘VIHANGAM’ along with a drone and ground control system in coal mines.
- Aim: For environmental monitoring, volume measurement, and photogrammetric mapping of mines for digitalization of the mining process.
- It allows an authorized person to access real-time drone video from the mine.
- This pilot project is at present operational at Bhubaneswari and Lingraj opencast mines, Talcher Coalfields.
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